Famous Birthdays In April - 15

1843  On April - 15 birth of carl Eilhardt, composer   

1843  Henry James, American/British author (Turn of the Screw, Bostonians), (d. 1916) was born on April - 15.   

1845  Dave Gregory, cricketer (Australia's 1st Test captain) was born on this day in history.   

1850  John Munroe Longyear, US, capitalist/bank president was born on this day in history.   

1858  Anton G O Ridder Van Rappard, Dutch painter/lithographer/etcher was born on April - 15.   

1858  On April - 15 birth of emile Durkheim, French sociologist (Division du travail social)   

1861  On April - 15 birth of bliss Carman, Canadian poet (d. 1929)   

1874  On this day in history birth of johannes Stark, Germany, physicist (Stark effect) (Nobel 1919)   

1874  On April - 15 birth of george Harrison Shull, American plant geneticist (d. 1954)   

1875  On this day in history birth of klaziena "Ina" Boudier-Bakker, Dutch playwright/novelist (Poverty)   

1875  James J. Jeffries, American heavyweight boxer (d. 1953) was born on April - 15.   

1878  On this day in history birth of robert Walser, writer   

1879  Melville Henry Cane, American lawyer (d. 1980) was born on this day in history.   

1882  Giovanni Amendola, Italian antifascist/editor-in-chief (Il Mondo) was born on April - 15.   

1883  On this day in history birth of stanley Bruce, eighth Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1967)   

1885  On this day in history birth of tadeusz Kutrzeba, Polish general (d. 1947)   

1886  On April - 15 birth of nikolay Gumilyov, Russian poet (d. 1921)   

1888  Florence Bates, San Antonio Tx, actress (Kismet, I Remember Mama) was born on April - 15.   

1888  On this day in history birth of maximilian Kronberger, German poet (d. 1904)   

1889  On April - 15 birth of asa Philip Randolph, labor leader (Railroad Porter's Union)   

1889  On April - 15 birth of thomas Hart Benton, Missouri, painter/muralist (Lonesome Road)   

1891  Alvin Carter, Virginia, vocalist (Carter Family) was born on April - 15.   

1891  Vaino Raitio, composer was born on April - 15.   

1891  Wallace Reid, St Louis MO, actor/dir/screenwriter (Every Inch a Man) was born on April - 15.   

1892  On this day in history birth of corrie ten Boom, Dutch author and Holocaust survivor (d. 1983)   

1892  Theo Osterkamp, World War I and World War II German fighter pilot (d. 1975) was born on April - 15.   

1894  Elizabeth Mae "Bessie" Smith, Empress of Blues (over 200 songs) was born on this day in history.   

1895  On April - 15 birth of corrado Alvaro, Italian writer (Gente in Aspromonte)   

1895  Harry F V Edward, British Guiana, 100m/200m runner (Oly-bronze-1920) was born on this day in history.   

1895  On this day in history birth of clark McConachy, New Zealand billiards player (d. 1980)   

1896  Nikolay Nikolayevich Semyonov, Russian chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1986) was born on April - 15.   

1898  Marian Jordan, actress, radio comedienne (Molly-Fibber McGee & Molly) was born on April - 15.   

1898  Nini de Boel, Flemish operette singer (White Horse) was born on this day in history.   

1901  On April - 15 birth of joe Davis, English snooker/billiards-world champ (1927-46)   

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1053  Death of Godwin, Earl of Wessex on April - 15.   

1220  Adolf I, archbishop of Cologne, dies on this day in history.   

1415  On April - 15 death of manuel Chrysoloras, Greek humanist and grammarian   

1472  On this day in history leon B Alberti, Italian humanist/architect (Philodoxis), dies at 68   

1502  On April - 15 jan IV Chalon, prince of Orange, dies   

1605  On April - 15 boris Godunov, tsar of Russia (1598-1605), dies   

1607  Cornelius Kilianus, Flemish translator/poet, dies at about 78 on this day in history.   

1610  Johan van Duivenoorde, mister of Warmond, dies at about 62 on April - 15.