Famous Personalities Born In April - 11
Thursday, 23 October 2025
1370 Frederick I the Warlike, elector of Saxony was born on this day in history. 

1374 On this day in history birth of roger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March (d. 1398) 

1492 On this day in history birth of marguerite of Navarre, wife of Henry II of Navarre (d. 1549) 

1586 Pietro Della Valle, composer was born on this day in history. 

1602 Johann Neukrantz, composer was born on April - 11. 

1638 Diogo Diaz Melgaz, composer was born on April - 11. 

1661 On this day in history birth of antoine Coypel, French painter/poet 

1681 On this day in history birth of anne Danican Philidor, composer 

1682 Jean-Joseph Mouret, composer was born on April - 11. 

1715 John Alcock, composer was born on April - 11. 

1721 David Zeisberger, Moravian missionary (d. 1808) was born on April - 11. 

1722 On April - 11 birth of christopher Smart, English poet & journalist (Ceremony of Carols) 

1735 Pierre Nicolas La Houssaye, composer was born on this day in history. 

1755 On this day in history birth of james Parkinson, English physician (d. 1824) 

1769 On April - 11 birth of johann Georg Lickl, composer 

1770 George Canning, (C) British PM (1827) was born on April - 11. 

1772 On April - 11 birth of manuel Jose Quintana, Spanish author/poet (El Duque de Viseo) 

1775 Charles-Francois Dumonchau, composer was born on April - 11. 

1779 On April - 11 birth of louise Reichardt, composer 

1793 On this day in history birth of nicolaas C Kist, Dutch church historian/archivist 

1794 On this day in history birth of edward Everett, Dorchester Mass, (Gov-Mass), statesman/orator 

1798 On April - 11 birth of macedonio Melloni, Italian physicist (d. 1854) 

1801 On this day in history birth of claude Tillier, French journalist/writer (My Uncle Benjamin) 

1810 On April - 11 birth of henry Rawlinson, English scholar (d. 1895) 

1815 Klara Fey, German orch leader (Deutscher Arbeiterverein) was born on April - 11. 

1825 Ferdinand Lassalle, French politician/founder (Allgemeiner) was born on April - 11. 

1837 On April - 11 birth of ephraim Elmer Ellsworth, Col (Union Army), died in 1861 

1838 Joseph Leopold Rockel, composer was born on April - 11. 

1840 On this day in history birth of john Conrad Nordqvist, composer 

1852 Cap Anson, American baseball player (d. 1922) was born on April - 11. 

1854 On April - 11 birth of hugh Massie, cricketer (Australian batsman of the 1880's) 

1856 On this day in history birth of arthur Shrewsbury, cricketer (dominant England bat late 19th cent) 

1856 Constantly Lievens, Flemish missionary in India was born on April - 11. 

1859 Basil Harwood, composer was born on this day in history. 

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