Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In April - 15

1843  Carl Eilhardt, composer was born on this day in history.   

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 April - 15.   

1850  John Munroe Longyear, US, capitalist/bank president was born on April - 15.   

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  George Harrison Shull, American plant geneticist (d. 1954) was born on this day in history.   

1875  Klaziena "Ina" Boudier-Bakker, Dutch playwright/novelist (Poverty) was born on this day in history.   

1875  On this day in history birth of james J. Jeffries, American heavyweight boxer (d. 1953)   

1878  Robert Walser, writer was born on April - 15.   

1879  On this day in history birth of melville Henry Cane, American lawyer (d. 1980)   

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

1883  Stanley Bruce, eighth Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1967) was born on April - 15.   

1885  Tadeusz Kutrzeba, Polish general (d. 1947) was born on April - 15.   

1886  Nikolay Gumilyov, Russian poet (d. 1921) was born on April - 15.   

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

1888  On April - 15 birth of maximilian Kronberger, German poet (d. 1904)   

1889  Asa Philip Randolph, labor leader (Railroad Porter's Union) was born on April - 15.   

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

1891  On April - 15 birth of alvin Carter, Virginia, vocalist (Carter Family)   

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  Corrie ten Boom, Dutch author and Holocaust survivor (d. 1983) was born on this day in history.   

1892  Theo Osterkamp, World War I and World War II German fighter pilot (d. 1975) was born on this day in history.   

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  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 this day in history.   

1896  On this day in history birth of nikolay Nikolayevich Semyonov, Russian chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1986)   

1898  Marian Jordan, actress, radio comedienne (Molly-Fibber McGee & Molly) was born on this day in history.   

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

1901  On this day in history birth of joe Davis, English snooker/billiards-world champ (1927-46)   

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1053  On April - 15 death of godwin, Earl of Wessex   

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

1415  On this day in history death of manuel Chrysoloras, Greek humanist and grammarian   

1472  Leon B Alberti, Italian humanist/architect (Philodoxis), dies at 68 on April - 15.   

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

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

1607  On April - 15 cornelius Kilianus, Flemish translator/poet, dies at about 78   

1610  On this day in history johan van Duivenoorde, mister of Warmond, dies at about 62