Page 2: Famous Personalities Born 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 this day in history.   

1850  On this day in history birth of john Munroe Longyear, US, capitalist/bank president   

1858  Anton G O Ridder Van Rappard, Dutch painter/lithographer/etcher was born on this day in history.   

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  Johannes Stark, Germany, physicist (Stark effect) (Nobel 1919) was born on this day in history.   

1874  On this day in history birth of george Harrison Shull, American plant geneticist (d. 1954)   

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  On April - 15 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 April - 15 birth of stanley Bruce, eighth Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1967)   

1885  On April - 15 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  Maximilian Kronberger, German poet (d. 1904) was born on this day in history.   

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

1889  Thomas Hart Benton, Missouri, painter/muralist (Lonesome Road) was born on April - 15.   

1891  On this day in history birth of alvin Carter, Virginia, vocalist (Carter Family)   

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

1891  On this day in history birth of wallace Reid, St Louis MO, actor/dir/screenwriter (Every Inch a Man)   

1892  On April - 15 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  On this day in history birth of elizabeth Mae "Bessie" Smith, Empress of Blues (over 200 songs)   

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  On April - 15 birth of clark McConachy, New Zealand billiards player (d. 1980)   

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 this day in history.   

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

1901  Joe Davis, English snooker/billiards-world champ (1927-46) was born on April - 15.   

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1053  On this day in history death of godwin, Earl of Wessex   

1220  On this day in history adolf I, archbishop of Cologne, dies   

1415  Death of Manuel Chrysoloras, Greek humanist and grammarian on this day in history.   

1472  On April - 15 leon B Alberti, Italian humanist/architect (Philodoxis), dies at 68   

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

1605  On this day in history 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.