Famous Birthdays In April - 15

1843  On this day in history birth of carl Eilhardt, composer   

1843  Henry James, American/British author (Turn of the Screw, Bostonians), (d. 1916) was born on this day in history.   

1845  Dave Gregory, cricketer (Australia's 1st Test captain) was born on April - 15.   

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

1858  On April - 15 birth of anton G O Ridder Van Rappard, Dutch painter/lithographer/etcher   

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 April - 15 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  Klaziena "Ina" Boudier-Bakker, Dutch playwright/novelist (Poverty) was born on April - 15.   

1875  James J. Jeffries, American heavyweight boxer (d. 1953) was born on this day in history.   

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

1879  Melville Henry Cane, American lawyer (d. 1980) was born on April - 15.   

1882  Giovanni Amendola, Italian antifascist/editor-in-chief (Il Mondo) was born on this day in history.   

1883  On April - 15 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 this day in history birth of nikolay Gumilyov, Russian poet (d. 1921)   

1888  On April - 15 birth of florence Bates, San Antonio Tx, actress (Kismet, I Remember Mama)   

1888  Maximilian Kronberger, German poet (d. 1904) was born on April - 15.   

1889  On this day in history birth of asa Philip Randolph, labor leader (Railroad Porter's Union)   

1889  On this day in history birth of thomas Hart Benton, Missouri, painter/muralist (Lonesome Road)   

1891  Alvin Carter, Virginia, vocalist (Carter Family) was born on this day in history.   

1891  On this day in history birth of vaino Raitio, composer   

1891  Wallace Reid, St Louis MO, actor/dir/screenwriter (Every Inch a Man) was born on this day in history.   

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

1892  On April - 15 birth of theo Osterkamp, World War I and World War II German fighter pilot (d. 1975)   

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

1895  On this day in history birth of corrado Alvaro, Italian writer (Gente in Aspromonte)   

1895  On April - 15 birth of harry F V Edward, British Guiana, 100m/200m runner (Oly-bronze-1920)   

1895  Clark McConachy, New Zealand billiards player (d. 1980) was born on April - 15.   

1896  On April - 15 birth of nikolay Nikolayevich Semyonov, Russian chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1986)   

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

1898  On this day in history birth of nini de Boel, Flemish operette singer (White Horse)   

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 this day in history.   

1220  Adolf I, archbishop of Cologne, dies on April - 15.   

1415  Death of Manuel Chrysoloras, Greek humanist and grammarian on April - 15.   

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

1502  Jan IV Chalon, prince of Orange, dies on this day in history.   

1605  Boris Godunov, tsar of Russia (1598-1605), dies on April - 15.   

1607  On this day in history cornelius Kilianus, Flemish translator/poet, dies at about 78   

1610  Johan van Duivenoorde, mister of Warmond, dies at about 62 on this day in history.