Famous Birthdays In April - 01

1858  Arnold Aletrino, Dutch physician-criminologist/author (From Life) was born on this day in history.  

1858  On this day in history birth of gaetano Mosca, Italian sociologist (Circulation of Elite)  

1864  On April - 01 birth of marie Jungius, Dutch fairy tale writer  

1865  On April - 01 birth of richard Zsigmondy, Germany, chemist (Nobel-1925)  

1866  Ferruccio D M B Busoni, Italy, pianist/composer/conductor (Arlecchino) was born on April - 01.  

1866  On this day in history birth of sophonisba Breckenridge, scholar/teacher/social activist  

1868  Edmond Rostand, France, poet/playwright (Cyrano de Bergerac) was born on this day in history.  

1869  Peter A Egge, Norwegian writer (De Droom) was born on this day in history.  

1871  F Melius Christiansen, composer was born on this day in history.  

1872  Tadeusz Joteyko, composer was born on this day in history.  

1873  On April - 01 birth of sergei Rachmaninoff, Novgorod Russia, composer (Prelude in C# Minor)  

1875  On April - 01 birth of edgar Wallace, England, novelist/playwright/journalist (Terror)  

1878  Carl Sternheim, German playwright (Hyperion/Tabula Rasa) was born on April - 01.  

1880  On this day in history birth of agha Petros, Assyrian general (d. 1932)  

1882  On this day in history birth of paul Anspach, Belgian Olympic champion fencer (d. 1991)  

1883  On this day in history birth of aleksander V Aleksandrov, Russian composer/conductor  

1883  Lon Chaney, CO, man of 1000 faces, actor (High Noon, Phantom of Opera) was born on this day in history.  

1884  On April - 01 birth of laurette Taylor, [Helen LM Cooney], US actress (Broadway)  

1885  On this day in history birth of clementine Ogilvy Spencer-Churchill (Hozier), British barones  

1886  On this day in history birth of casimir von Paszthory, composer  

1886  Wallace Beery, KC MO, actor (Alias a Gentleman, Dinner at 8) was born on April - 01.  

1887  On April - 01 birth of leonard Bloomfield, US linguist  

1893  Cicely Courtneidge, Sydney Australia, actress (Double Exposure) was born on this day in history.  

1895  Alberta Hunter, blues singer/composer (Downhearted Blues) was born on this day in history.  

1897  Willem H van de Pol, Dutch theologist (Christian Dilemma) was born on April - 01.  

1898  On April - 01 birth of nita Naldi [Anita Donna Dooley], NYC, actress (Blood & Sand)  

1898  On April - 01 birth of pola Gojawiczynska, Polish writer (Stolica)  

1898  Roger Bastide, French sociologist was born on this day in history.  

1898  On April - 01 birth of william James Sidis, American genius (d. 1944)  

1899  On this day in history birth of gustavs Celmins, Latvian politician (d. 1968)  

1900  On April - 01 birth of robert McDowell, Mayor of Maryborough, Queensland (d. 1988)  

1901  Boris Koutzen, composer was born on April - 01.  

1901  Whittaker Chambers, American writer, editor, and defector (d. 1961) was born on this day in history.  

1902  L P Jai, cricketer (one Test India v England 1934, scored 19 & 0) was born on April - 01.  

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1085  Death of Emperor Shenzong of China (b. 1048) on this day in history.  

1132  Death of St-Hugues, Bishop of Grenoble (b. 1053) on this day in history.  

1204  On April - 01 eleanor of Aquitaine, wife of Louis VII & Henry II, dies at 81  

1205  Amalrik II, King of Cyprus/Jerusalem, dies on April - 01.  

1528  Death of Francisco de Peñalosa, Spanish composer on this day in history.  

1548  Sigismund I, the Elder, King of Poland, dies at 81 on April - 01.  

1580  On this day in history death of alonso Mudarra, Spanish composer  

1611  Death of Gillis van Valkenborch, Flemish painter, buried at about 72 on this day in history.