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==Events==
===Pre-1600===
* [769](/source/769) – The [Lateran Council](/source/Lateran_Council_(769)) ends by condemning the [Council of Hieria](/source/Council_of_Hieria) and [anathema](/source/anathema)tizing its [iconoclastic](/source/Iconoclasm) rulings.[{{cite book|last=von Hefele|first=Karl Joseph|title=A History of the Councils of the Church: From the Original Documents. Volume 5: A.D. 626 to close of Second Council of Nicea, 797|location=Edinburgh|publisher=T. & T. Clark|date=1896|oclc=10158388|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sn_SNC11TTQC|page=338|postscript=none}}; {{cite book|last=Noble|first=Thomas F.X.|title=Images, Iconoclasm, and the Carolingians|location=Philadelphia, Pa.|publisher=University of Pennsylvania Press|date=2013|isbn=9780812222562|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=o_IADUZ-4yQC|page=146}}]
*[1071](/source/1071) – [Bari](/source/Bari), the last [Byzantine](/source/Byzantine_Empire) possession in southern Italy, [is surrendered](/source/siege_of_Bari) to the Norman [Robert Guiscard](/source/Robert_Guiscard).[{{cite book|last=Vryonis| first=Spyros P. Jr. |chapter=Byzantine Society and Civilization|title=The Glory of Byzantium: Art and Culture of the Middle Byzantine Era, A.D. 843–1261|editor-last1=Evans|editor-first1=Helen C.|editor-last2=Wixom|editor-first2=William D.|location=New York|publisher=Metropolitan Museum of Art|date=1997|isbn=9780870997778|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Caqa12aj55wC|page=15}}]
*1071 – The [sharif of Mecca](/source/sharif_of_Mecca) changes the ''[khutbah](/source/khutbah)'' from the [Shiite](/source/Shiite) [Fatimid caliph](/source/Fatimid_caliph) in Cairo to the [Sunni](/source/Sunni_Islam) [Abbasid Caliph](/source/Abbasid_Caliph) in Bagdhad.[{{Kalifen und Assassinen|page=32}}]
*[1191](/source/1191) – [Henry VI](/source/Henry_VI%2C_Holy_Roman_Emperor), King of Germany, is crowned [Holy Roman Emperor](/source/Holy_Roman_Emperor) by [pope Celestine III](/source/pope_Celestine_III).[{{cite book |title=A Chronology of the Byzantine Empire |date=2006 |publisher=Palgrave Macmillan |location=Basingstoke [England] ; New York |isbn=978-1-4039-1774-4 |page=529}}]
*[1277](/source/1277) – The [Mamluk Sultanate](/source/Mamluk_Sultanate) defeats the [Mongols](/source/Mongol_Empire) in the [battle of Elbistan](/source/battle_of_Elbistan).[{{cite encyclopedia |title=Battle of Elbistan |first=Alexander |last=Mikaberidze |encyclopedia=Conflict and Conquest in the Islamic World: A Historical Encyclopedia |volume=1 |editor-first=Alexander |editor-last=Mikaberidze |publisher=ABC-CLIO |year=2011 }}]
*[1450](/source/1450) – [Battle of Formigny](/source/Battle_of_Formigny): Toward the end of the [Hundred Years' War](/source/Hundred_Years'_War), the French attack and nearly annihilate English forces, ending English domination in Northern France.[{{cite book|last=Burne|first=Alfred Higgins|title=The Agincourt War: A Military History of the Latter Part of the Hundred Years' War From 1369 to 1453|location=London|publisher=FrontLine Books|date=2014|isbn=9781848327658|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2nOpBQAAQBAJ|pages=315, 322}}]
===1601–1900===
*[1632](/source/1632) – [Battle of Rain](/source/Battle_of_Rain): [Swedes](/source/Sweden) under [Gustavus Adolphus](/source/Gustavus_Adolphus_of_Sweden) defeat the [Holy Roman Empire](/source/Holy_Roman_Empire) during the [Thirty Years' War](/source/Thirty_Years'_War).[{{cite book|last=Watts|first=Tim J.|chapter=Lech River, Battle of (April 15, 1632)|title=Germany at War: 400 years of Military History|editor-last=Zabecki|editor-first=David T.|location=Santa Barbara, Calif.|publisher=ABC-CLIO|date=2014|isbn=9781598849806|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rCWMBQAAQBAJ|page=745}}]
*[1642](/source/1642) – [Irish Confederate Wars](/source/Irish_Confederate_Wars): A [Confederate Irish](/source/Confederate_Ireland) militia is routed in the [Battle of Kilrush](/source/Battle_of_Kilrush) when it attempts to halt the progress of a [Royalist](/source/Royalist) Army.[{{cite book|last=Bagwell|first=Richard|title=Ireland Under the Stuarts. Volume 2|location=London|publisher=Longmans, Green and Co.|date=1909|isbn=9783752350623|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XJzyDwAAQBAJ|pages=16–17}}]
*[1715](/source/1715) – The [Pocotaligo Massacre](/source/Yamasee_War) triggers the start of the [Yamasee War](/source/Yamasee_War) in [colonial South Carolina](/source/Province_of_Carolina).[{{cite book|title=History of South Carolina. Volume 1: Proprietary Administration (1670–1719)|editor-last1=Snowden|editor-first1=Yates|editor-last2=Cutler|editor-first2=H.G.|location=Chicago|publisher=Lewis Publishing Co.|date=1920|oclc=2395214|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=e9rdhTozA2YC|page=166}}]
*[1736](/source/1736) – Foundation of the short-lived [Kingdom of Corsica](/source/Kingdom_of_Corsica_(1736)).
*[1738](/source/1738) – ''[Serse](/source/Serse)'', an [Italian opera](/source/Italian_opera) by [George Frideric Handel](/source/George_Frideric_Handel), receives its premiere performance in London, England.[{{cite book|last=Lang|first=Paul Henry|title=George Frideric Handel|location=New York|publisher=Dover Publications|date=1996|isbn=9780486292274|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9aK8AQAAQBAJ|page=299}}]
*[1755](/source/1755) – [Samuel Johnson](/source/Samuel_Johnson)'s ''[A Dictionary of the English Language](/source/A_Dictionary_of_the_English_Language)'' is published in London.[{{cite book|last=Vizetelly|first=Frank H.|title=The Development of the Dictionary of the English Language, With Special Reference to the Funk & Wagnalls New Standard Dictionary|location=New York|publisher=Funk & Wagnalls Company|date=1915|oclc=4428183|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1dJWAAAAMAAJ|page=11}}]
*[1817](/source/1817) – [Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet](/source/Thomas_Hopkins_Gallaudet) and [Laurent Clerc](/source/Laurent_Clerc) found the [American School for the Deaf](/source/American_School_for_the_Deaf) (then called the Connecticut Asylum for the Education and Instruction of Deaf and Dumb Persons), the first American school for deaf students, in [Hartford, Connecticut](/source/Hartford%2C_Connecticut).[{{cite book|last=Crouch|first=Barry A.|chapter=Lessons From the Connecticut Asylum|title=The Deaf Way: Perspectives From the International Conference on Deaf Culture|editor-last1=Erting|editor-first1=Carol J.|editor-last2=Johnson|editor-first2=Robert C.|editor-last3=Smith|editor-first3=Dorothy L.|editor-last4=Snider|editor-first4=Bruce D.|location=Washington, D.C.|publisher=Gallaudet University Press|date=1994|isbn=9781563680267|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bqJxAcmA9yEC|page=226}}]
*[1861](/source/1861) – President [Abraham Lincoln](/source/Abraham_Lincoln) [calls for 75,000 militiamen](/source/Proclamation_80) to quell the insurrection that soon became the [American Civil War](/source/American_Civil_War).[{{cite book|last=Eicher|first=David J.|title=The Longest Night: A Military History of the Civil War|location=London|publisher=Pimlico|date=2002|isbn=9780712668545|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1p94XzYASDAC|page=58}}]
*[1865](/source/1865) – President Abraham Lincoln dies after being [shot](/source/Assassination_of_Abraham_Lincoln) the previous evening by actor [John Wilkes Booth](/source/John_Wilkes_Booth).[{{cite book|last=Steers| first=Edward J. Jr. |title=Lincoln's Assassination|location=Carbondale, Ill.|publisher=Southern Illinois University Press|date=2014|isbn=9780809333493|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2Sl9BAAAQBAJ|pages=72–74}}] Three hours later, Vice President [Andrew Johnson](/source/Andrew_Johnson) is sworn in as president.[{{cite book|last=Donhardt|first=Gary L.|title=In the Shadow of the Great Rebellion: The Life of Andrew Johnson, Seventeenth President of the United States (1808–1875)|location=New York|publisher=Nova Science|date=2006|isbn=9781600210860|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UW32n2HWwRIC|page=63}}]
*[1892](/source/1892) – The [General Electric Company](/source/General_Electric) is formed.[{{cite book|last=Davtyan|first=Lusine|chapter=General Electric|title=Technical Innovation in American History: An Encyclopedia of Science and Technology. Volume 2: Reconstruction Through World War II|editor-last1=Welch|editor-first1=Rosanne|editor-last2=Lamphier|editor-first2=Peg A.|location=Santa Barbara, Calif.|publisher=ABC-CLIO|date=2019|isbn=9781610690935|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aWGHDwAAQBAJ|page=74}}]
*[1896](/source/1896) – Closing ceremony of the [Games of the I Olympiad](/source/1896_Summer_Olympics) in [Athens](/source/Athens), Greece.[{{cite book|last=Hanold|first=Maylon|title=World Sports: A Reference Handbook|location=Santa Barbara, Calif.|publisher=ABC-CLIO|date=2012|isbn=9781598847789|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LTsDeI_ZbncC|page=149}}]
*[1900](/source/1900) – [Philippine–American War](/source/Philippine%E2%80%93American_War): [Filipino](/source/Filipino_people) guerrillas launch a surprise attack on U.S. infantry and begin a [four-day siege](/source/Siege_of_Catubig) of [Catubig](/source/Catubig%2C_Northern_Samar), Philippines.[{{cite book|last=Alegre|first=Joycie Y. Dorado|title=Abaknon of Samar. Katutubo: Profiles of Philippine Cultural Communities|location=Manila|publisher=National Commission on Culture and the Arts|date=2009|isbn=9789718141618|page=12}}]
===1901–present===
*[1912](/source/1912) – The British passenger liner {{RMS|Titanic}} [sinks](/source/Sinking_of_the_RMS_Titanic) in the [North Atlantic](/source/Atlantic_Ocean) at 2:20 a.m., two hours and forty minutes after hitting an [iceberg](/source/iceberg). Only 710 of 2,224 passengers and crew on board survive.
*[1920](/source/1920) – Two security guards are murdered during a robbery in [South Braintree, Massachusetts](/source/South_Braintree%2C_Massachusetts). [Anarchists](/source/Anarchism) [Sacco and Vanzetti](/source/Sacco_and_Vanzetti) would be convicted of and executed for the crime, amid much controversy.
*[1922](/source/1922) – U.S. Senator [John B. Kendrick](/source/John_B._Kendrick) of [Wyoming](/source/Wyoming) introduces a resolution calling for an investigation of a secret land deal, which leads to the discovery of the [Teapot Dome scandal](/source/Teapot_Dome_scandal).
*[1923](/source/1923) – [Insulin](/source/Insulin) becomes generally available for use by people with [diabetes](/source/diabetes_mellitus).
* 1923 – Racially motivated [Nihon Shōgakkō fire](/source/Nihon_Sh%C5%8Dgakk%C5%8D_fire) lit by a serial arsonist kills 10 children in Sacramento, California.[{{cite news |id={{ProQuest|161579022}} |title=FIRE FIEND UNMASKED: Lives and Homes Sacrificed; Confession Uncovers Arson Mystery Reaching From Seattle to Mexico; Hatred of Japanese Incites Army Deserter to Burn Church Mission FIRE MURDERS ARE ADMITTED |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=17 August 1923 |page=I1 }}]
*[1936](/source/1936) – First day of the [Arab revolt](/source/1936%E2%80%9339_Arab_revolt_in_Palestine) in [Mandatory Palestine](/source/Mandatory_Palestine).
*[1941](/source/1941) – [World War II](/source/World_War_II): In the [Belfast Blitz](/source/Belfast_Blitz), 200 bombers of the German [Luftwaffe](/source/Luftwaffe) attack [Belfast](/source/Belfast), killing some 1,000 people.
*[1942](/source/1942) – World War II: The [George Cross is awarded](/source/Award_of_the_George_Cross_to_Malta) "to the island fortress of Malta" by King George VI.
*[1945](/source/1945) – [Bergen-Belsen concentration camp](/source/Bergen-Belsen_concentration_camp) is liberated.
*[1947](/source/1947) – [Jackie Robinson](/source/Jackie_Robinson) debuts for the [Brooklyn Dodgers](/source/History_of_the_Brooklyn_Dodgers), breaking [baseball's color line](/source/Baseball_color_line).
*[1952](/source/1952) – First flight of the [Boeing B-52](/source/Boeing_B-52) Stratofortress.
*[1955](/source/1955) – [McDonald's](/source/McDonald's) restaurant dates its founding to the opening of a franchised restaurant by [Ray Kroc](/source/Ray_Kroc), in [Des Plaines, Illinois](/source/Des_Plaines%2C_Illinois).
*[1960](/source/1960) – At [Shaw University](/source/Shaw_University) in Raleigh, North Carolina, [Ella Baker](/source/Ella_Baker) leads a conference that results in the creation of the [Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee](/source/Student_Nonviolent_Coordinating_Committee), one of the principal organizations of the [civil rights movement](/source/civil_rights_movement) in the 1960s.
*[1969](/source/1969) – The [EC-121 shootdown incident](/source/EC-121_shootdown_incident): [North Korea](/source/North_Korea) shoots down a [United States Navy](/source/United_States_Navy) aircraft over the [Sea of Japan](/source/Sea_of_Japan), killing all 31 on board.
*[1970](/source/1970) – During the [Cambodian Civil War](/source/Cambodian_Civil_War), massacre of the [Vietnamese minority](/source/Vietnamese_Cambodians) results in 800 bodies flowing down the [Mekong](/source/Mekong) river into [South Vietnam](/source/South_Vietnam).
*[1986](/source/1986) – The United States launches [Operation El Dorado Canyon](/source/Operation_El_Dorado_Canyon), its bombing raids against [Libyan targets](/source/History_of_Libya_under_Muammar_Gaddafi) in response to a [discotheque bombing in West Germany](/source/West_Berlin_discotheque_bombing) that killed two U.S. servicemen.
*[1989](/source/1989) – [Hillsborough disaster](/source/Hillsborough_disaster): A human crush occurs at [Hillsborough Stadium](/source/Hillsborough_Stadium), home of [Sheffield Wednesday](/source/Sheffield_Wednesday_F.C.), in the FA Cup Semi-final, resulting in the deaths of 97 [Liverpool](/source/Liverpool_F.C.) fans.
* 1989 – Upon [Hu Yaobang](/source/Hu_Yaobang)'s death, the [Tiananmen Square protests of 1989](/source/Tiananmen_Square_protests_of_1989) begin in China.
*[1994](/source/1994) – [Marrakesh Agreement](/source/Marrakesh_Agreement) relating to foundation of [World Trade Organization](/source/World_Trade_Organization) is adopted.
*[2002](/source/2002) – [Air China Flight 129](/source/Air_China_Flight_129) crashes on approach to [Gimhae International Airport](/source/Gimhae_International_Airport) in [Busan](/source/Busan), South Korea, killing 129 people.[{{Cite web|last=Ranter|first=Harro|title=ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 767-2J6ER B-2552 Pusan-Kimhae Airport (PUS)|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20020415-0|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-14|website=aviation-safety.net|publisher=[Aviation Safety Network](/source/Aviation_Safety_Network)|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051110094142/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20020415-0|archive-date=2005-11-10}}]
*[2013](/source/2013) – [Two bombs explode](/source/Boston_Marathon_bombing) near the finish line at the [Boston Marathon](/source/2013_Boston_Marathon) in [Boston](/source/Boston), Massachusetts, killing three people and injuring over 500 others.
* 2013 – [A wave of bombings](/source/15_April_2013_Iraq_attacks) across Iraq kills at least 75 people.
*[2014](/source/2014) – In the [worst massacre](/source/2014_Bentiu_massacre) of the [South Sudanese Civil War](/source/South_Sudanese_Civil_War), more than 400 civilians are gunned down after seeking refuge in houses of worship as well as hospitals.
*[2019](/source/2019) – The cathedral of [Notre-Dame de Paris](/source/Notre-Dame_de_Paris) in France is seriously damaged by [a large fire](/source/Notre-Dame_de_Paris_fire).[{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-47941794|title=Notre-Dame: Massive fire ravages Paris cathedral|publisher=BBC News|date=16 April 2019|access-date=16 April 2019}}]
*[2021](/source/2021) – [A mass shooting](/source/Indianapolis_FedEx_shooting) occurs at a [FedEx Ground](/source/FedEx_Ground) facility in [Indianapolis](/source/Indianapolis), Indiana, killing nine and injuring seven.[{{Cite web |last1=Neuman |first1=Scott |last2=Jones |first2=Dustin |date=April 16, 2021 |title=Police ID Suspect And Victims In Shooting Deaths At FedEx Facility In Indianapolis |url=https://www.npr.org/2021/04/16/987929888/ |access-date=February 21, 2023 |website=[NPR](/source/NPR)}}]
*[2026](/source/2026) – Ten people and the perpetrator are killed and twelve others injured in [a mass shooting](/source/2026_Oniki%C5%9Fubat_school_shooting) at a school in [Onikişubat](/source/Oniki%C5%9Fubat), Turkey.[{{cite web |last1=Kiper |first1=Cinar |title=Death toll from Turkey’s second school shooting in a week rises to 10 |url=https://apnews.com/article/turkey-school-shootings-kahramanmaras-sanliurfa-5f3332b3242a64e9d2e6a3ba58072c05 |website=[Associated Press](/source/Associated_Press) |date=16 April 2026 |access-date=17 April 2026}}]
==Births==
===Pre-1600===
*[68 BC](/source/68_BC) – [Gaius Maecenas](/source/Gaius_Maecenas), Roman politician (died 8 BC)
*[1282](/source/1282) – [Frederick IV, Duke of Lorraine](/source/Frederick_IV%2C_Duke_of_Lorraine) (died 1329)
*[1442](/source/1442) – [John Paston](/source/John_Paston_(died_1479)), English noble (died 1479)
*[1452](/source/1452) – [Leonardo da Vinci](/source/Leonardo_da_Vinci), Italian painter, sculptor, and architect (died 1519)
*[1469](/source/1469) – [Guru Nanak](/source/Guru_Nanak), the first [Sikh](/source/Sikh) guru (died 1539)
*[1552](/source/1552) – [Pietro Cataldi](/source/Pietro_Cataldi), Italian mathematician and astronomer (died 1626)
*[1563](/source/1563) – [Guru Arjan Dev](/source/Guru_Arjan_Dev), fifth Sikh leader (died 1606)
*[1588](/source/1588) – [Claudius Salmasius](/source/Claudius_Salmasius), French author and scholar (died 1653)
*[1592](/source/1592) – [Francesco Maria Brancaccio](/source/Francesco_Maria_Brancaccio), Catholic cardinal (died 1675)
===1601–1900===
*[1641](/source/1641) – [Robert Sibbald](/source/Robert_Sibbald), Scottish physician and geographer (died 1722)
*[1642](/source/1642) – [Suleiman II](/source/Suleiman_II_of_the_Ottoman_Empire), Ottoman sultan (died 1691)
*[1646](/source/1646) – [Christian V of Denmark](/source/Christian_V_of_Denmark) (died 1699)
*[1684](/source/1684) – [Catherine I of Russia](/source/Catherine_I_of_Russia) (died 1727)
*[1688](/source/1688) – [Johann Friedrich Fasch](/source/Johann_Friedrich_Fasch), German violinist and composer (died 1758)
*[1707](/source/1707) – [Leonhard Euler](/source/Leonhard_Euler), Swiss mathematician and physicist (died 1783)
*[1710](/source/1710) – [William Cullen](/source/William_Cullen), Scottish physician and chemist (died 1790)[{{cite web |title=William Cullen {{!}} Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh |url=https://www.rcpe.ac.uk/heritage/college-history/william-cullen |website=rcpe.ac.uk |date=8 February 2017 |access-date=3 December 2020 |archive-date=24 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024052802/https://www.rcpe.ac.uk/heritage/college-history/william-cullen |url-status=dead }}]
*[1731](/source/1731) – [William B. Whiting](/source/William_B._Whiting), New York politician (died 1796)[{{Cite journal |last=Colton |first=Walter Raymond |date=July 1899 |title=Notes on the Whiting Ancestry of Walter R. Colton |url=https://archive.org/details/oldnorthwestgene02oldn/page/106 |journal=The "Old Northwest" Genealogical Quarterly |volume=2 |pages=106–109 |via=[Internet Archive](/source/Internet_Archive)}}]
*[1741](/source/1741) – [Charles Willson Peale](/source/Charles_Willson_Peale), American painter and soldier (died 1827)
*[1771](/source/1771) – [Nicolas Chopin](/source/Nicolas_Chopin), French-Polish educator (died 1844)
*[1772](/source/1772) – [Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire](/source/%C3%89tienne_Geoffroy_Saint-Hilaire), French biologist and zoologist (died 1844)
*[1793](/source/1793) – [Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve](/source/Friedrich_Georg_Wilhelm_von_Struve), German astronomer and academic (died 1864)
*[1795](/source/1795) – [Maria Schicklgruber](/source/Maria_Schicklgruber), mother of [Alois Hitler](/source/Alois_Hitler) and the paternal grandmother of [Adolf Hitler](/source/Adolf_Hitler) (died 1847)
*[1800](/source/1800) – [James Clark Ross](/source/James_Clark_Ross), English captain and explorer (died 1862)
*[1808](/source/1808) – [William Champ](/source/William_Champ), English-Australian politician, 1st [Premier of Tasmania](/source/Premier_of_Tasmania) (died 1892)
*[1809](/source/1809) – [Hermann Grassmann](/source/Hermann_Grassmann), German linguist and mathematician (died 1877)
*[1817](/source/1817) – [William Crowther](/source/William_Crowther_(Australian_politician)), Dutch-Australian politician, 14th [Premier of Tasmania](/source/Premier_of_Tasmania) (died 1885)
*[1828](/source/1828) – [Jean Danjou](/source/Jean_Danjou), French captain (died 1863)[{{cite book |last1=Lepage |first1=Jean-Denis G. G. |title=The French Foreign Legion: An Illustrated History |date=18 April 2016 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-0-7864-6253-7 |pages=47 and 49 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qqeOMjr9kqYC&pg=PA47}}]
*[1829](/source/1829) – [Mary Harris Thompson](/source/Mary_Harris_Thompson), Mary Harris Thompson, American physician and surgeon (died 1895)[{{cite book|title=Women Building Chicago, 1790-1990: A biographical dictionary|year=2001|publisher=Indiana University Press|location=Bloomington |pages=877–880| editor-first=Rima Lunin | editor-last=Schultz | editor-first2=Adele | editor-last2=Hast | isbn=0-253-33852-2 }}]
*[1832](/source/1832) – [Wilhelm Busch](/source/Wilhelm_Busch), German poet, painter, and illustrator (died 1908)
*[1841](/source/1841) – [Mary Grant Roberts](/source/Mary_Grant_Roberts), Australian zoo owner (died 1921)[{{cite Australian Dictionary of Biography |last1=Guiler |first1=Eric |title=Roberts, Mary Grant (1841–1921) |id2=roberts-mary-grant-8228 |access-date=9 January 2020}}]
* 1841 – [Joseph E. Seagram](/source/Joseph_E._Seagram), Canadian businessman and politician, founded the [Seagram Company Ltd](/source/Seagram) (died 1919)
*[1843](/source/1843) – [Henry James](/source/Henry_James), American novelist, short story writer, and critic (died 1916)
*[1856](/source/1856) – [Jean Moréas](/source/Jean_Mor%C3%A9as), Greek poet and critic (died 1910)
*[1858](/source/1858) – [Émile Durkheim](/source/%C3%89mile_Durkheim), French sociologist, psychologist, and philosopher (died 1917)
*[1861](/source/1861) – [Bliss Carman](/source/Bliss_Carman), Canadian-British poet and playwright (died 1929)
*[1863](/source/1863) – [Ida Freund](/source/Ida_Freund), Austrian-born chemist and educator (died 1914)[{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hJc8afOZV0QC&q=Ida+Freund+15+April+1863&pg=PA301|title=The Palgrave Dictionary of Anglo-Jewish History|last1=Rubinstein|first1=William D.|last2=Jolles|first2=Michael|last3=Rubinstein|first3=Hilary L.|author-link1=William Rubinstein|author-link3=Hilary L. Rubinstein|date=2011|publisher=Palgrave Macmillan|isbn=9781403939104|pages=301}}]
*[1874](/source/1874) – [George Harrison Shull](/source/George_Harrison_Shull), American botanist and geneticist (died 1954)
* 1874 – [Johannes Stark](/source/Johannes_Stark), German physicist and academic, [Nobel Prize](/source/Nobel_Prize_in_Physics) laureate (died 1957)
*[1875](/source/1875) – [James J. Jeffries](/source/James_J._Jeffries), American boxer and promoter (died 1953)
*[1877](/source/1877) – [Georg Kolbe](/source/Georg_Kolbe), German sculptor (died 1947)
*1877 – [William David Ross](/source/W._D._Ross), Scottish philosopher (died 1971)[{{Cite book|chapter-url=https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/william-david-ross/|title=William David Ross – Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy|chapter=William David Ross|year=2022|publisher=Metaphysics Research Lab, Stanford University}}]
*[1878](/source/1878) – [Robert Walser](/source/Robert_Walser), Swiss author and playwright (died 1956)
*[1879](/source/1879) – [Melville Henry Cane](/source/Melville_Henry_Cane), American lawyer and poet (died 1980)
*[1883](/source/1883) – [Stanley Bruce](/source/Stanley_Bruce), Australian captain and politician, 8th [Prime Minister of Australia](/source/Prime_Minister_of_Australia) (died 1967)
*[1885](/source/1885) – [Tadeusz Kutrzeba](/source/Tadeusz_Kutrzeba), Polish general (died 1947)
*[1886](/source/1886) – [Nikolay Gumilyov](/source/Nikolay_Gumilyov), Russian poet and critic (died 1921)
*[1887](/source/1887) – [Felix Pipes](/source/Felix_Pipes), Austrian tennis player[{{Cite web|url=https://www.olympic.org/fritz-felix-pipes|title=Fritz Felix PIPES – Olympic Tennis | Austria|date=June 14, 2016|website=International Olympic Committee}}] (died 1983)
* 1887 – [William Forgan Smith](/source/William_Forgan_Smith), Scottish-Australian politician, 24th [Premier of Queensland](/source/Premier_of_Queensland) (died 1953)
*[1888](/source/1888) – [Maximilian Kronberger](/source/Maximilian_Kronberger), German poet and author (died 1904)
*[1889](/source/1889) – [Thomas Hart Benton](/source/Thomas_Hart_Benton_(painter)), American painter and educator (died 1975)
* 1889 – [A. Philip Randolph](/source/A._Philip_Randolph), American activist (died 1979)
*[1890](/source/1890) – [Percy Shaw](/source/Percy_Shaw), English businessman, invented the [cat's eye](/source/Cat's_eye_(road)) (died 1976)
*[1892](/source/1892) – [Theo Osterkamp](/source/Theo_Osterkamp), German general and pilot (died 1975)
* 1892 – [Corrie ten Boom](/source/Corrie_ten_Boom), Dutch-American clocksmith, [Nazi resister](/source/Dutch_Resistance), and author (died 1983)
*[1894](/source/1894) – [Nikita Khrushchev](/source/Nikita_Khrushchev), Russian general and politician, 7th [Premier of the Soviet Union](/source/Premier_of_the_Soviet_Union) (died 1971)
* 1894 – [Bessie Smith](/source/Bessie_Smith), African-American singer and actress (died 1937)
*[1895](/source/1895) – [Clark McConachy](/source/Clark_McConachy), New Zealand snooker player (died 1980)
* 1895 – [Abigail Mejia](/source/Abigail_Mejia), Dominican feminist activist, nationalist, literary critic and educator (died 1941)[{{cite book|first=Néstor|last=Contín Aybar|title=Historia de la Literatura Dominicana Volume 4|location=San Pedro de Macorís|publisher=Univ. Central del Este|year=1986|oclc=630212151|language=es|page=94}}]
*[1896](/source/1896) – [Nikolay Semyonov](/source/Nikolay_Semyonov), Russian physicist and chemist, [Nobel Prize](/source/Nobel_Prize_in_Chemistry) laureate (died 1986)
*[1898](/source/1898) – [Harry Edward](/source/Harry_Edward), Guyanese-English sprinter (died 1973)
*[1900](/source/1900) – [Ramón Iribarren](/source/Ram%C3%B3n_Iribarren), Spanish civil engineer (died 1967)[{{cite journal |date=October 2003 |title=Relación de académicos desde el año 1847 hasta el 2003. |trans-title=List of academics from 1847 until 2003. |url=https://rac.es/ficheros/doc/00186.pdf |language=es |journal=Real Academia de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales |access-date=15 April 2023}}]
===1901–present===
*[1901](/source/1901) – [Joe Davis](/source/Joe_Davis), English snooker player (died 1978)
* 1901 – [Ajoy Mukherjee](/source/Ajoy_Mukherjee), Indian politician, [Chief Minister of West Bengal](/source/Chief_Minister_of_West_Bengal) (died 1986)
* 1901 – [René Pleven](/source/Ren%C3%A9_Pleven), French businessman and politician, [Prime Minister of France](/source/Prime_Minister_of_France) (died 1993)
*[1902](/source/1902) – [Fernando Pessa](/source/Fernando_Pessa), Portuguese journalist (died 2002)
*[1903](/source/1903) – [John Williams](/source/John_Williams_(actor)), English-American actor (died 1983)
*[1904](/source/1904) – [Arshile Gorky](/source/Arshile_Gorky), Armenian-American painter and illustrator (died 1948)
*[1907](/source/1907) – [Nikolaas Tinbergen](/source/Nikolaas_Tinbergen), Dutch-English ethologist and ornithologist, [Nobel Prize](/source/Nobel_Prize_in_Physiology_or_Medicine) laureate (died 1988)
*[1908](/source/1908) – [eden ahbez](/source/eden_ahbez), American songwriter and recording artist (died 1995)
* 1908 – [Lita Grey](/source/Lita_Grey), American actress (died 1995)
*[1909](/source/1909) – [Robert Edison Fulton Jr.](/source/Robert_Edison_Fulton_Jr.), American inventor and adventurer (died 2004)[Fulton, R. E. Jr., (1983) – ''The One Man Caravan of Robert E. Fulton Jr. An Autofilmography'' – Newtown, Connecticut: Flying Ridge]
*[1910](/source/1910) – [Sulo Bärlund](/source/Sulo_B%C3%A4rlund), Finnish shot putter (died 1986)
* 1910 – [Miguel Najdorf](/source/Miguel_Najdorf), Polish-Argentinian chess player and theoretician (died 1997)
*[1912](/source/1912) – [William Congdon](/source/William_Congdon), American-Italian painter and sculptor (died 1998)
* 1912 – [Kim Il Sung](/source/Kim_Il_Sung), North Korean general and politician, 1st [Supreme Leader of North Korea](/source/List_of_leaders_of_North_Korea) (died 1994)
*[1915](/source/1915) – [Elizabeth Catlett](/source/Elizabeth_Catlett), African-American sculptor and illustrator (died 2012)
*[1916](/source/1916) – [Alfred S. Bloomingdale](/source/Alfred_S._Bloomingdale), American businessman (died 1982)
* 1916 – [Helene Hanff](/source/Helene_Hanff), American author and screenwriter (died 1997)
*[1917](/source/1917) – [Hans Conried](/source/Hans_Conried), American actor (died 1982)
* 1917 – [Elmer Gedeon](/source/Elmer_Gedeon), American baseball player and bomber pilot (died 1944)[{{Cite book|last=Bedingfield|first=Gary|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1ilzBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA137|title=Baseball's Dead of World War II: A Roster of Professional Players Who Died in Service|date=2009|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-0-7864-4454-0|pages=137}}]
* 1917 – [James Kee](/source/James_Kee), American lawyer and politician (died 1989)
*[1918](/source/1918) – [Hans Billian](/source/Hans_Billian), German film director, screenwriter, and actor (died 2007)
*[1919](/source/1919) – [Alberto Breccia](/source/Alberto_Breccia), Uruguayan-Argentinian author and illustrator (died 1993)
*[1920](/source/1920) – [Godfrey Stafford](/source/Godfrey_Stafford), English-South African physicist and academic (died 2013)
* 1920 – [Thomas Szasz](/source/Thomas_Szasz), Hungarian-American psychiatrist and academic (died 2012)
* 1920 – [Richard von Weizsäcker](/source/Richard_von_Weizs%C3%A4cker), German soldier and politician, 6th [President of Germany](/source/President_of_Germany) (died 2015)
*[1921](/source/1921) – [Georgy Beregovoy](/source/Georgy_Beregovoy), Ukrainian-Russian general, pilot, and astronaut (died 1995)
* 1921 – [Angelo DiGeorge](/source/Angelo_DiGeorge), American physician and endocrinologist (died 2009)
*[1922](/source/1922) – [Michael Ansara](/source/Michael_Ansara), Syrian-American actor (died 2013)
* 1922 – [Donn F. Draeger](/source/Donn_F._Draeger), American martial arts practitioner (died 1982)[{{Cite web|url=https://budojapan.com/feature-articles/donn-f-draeger-the-pioneer/|title=Donn F. Draeger: The Pioneer | BUDO JAPAN - Ttraditional Japanese martial-arts}}]
* 1922 – [Hasrat Jaipuri](/source/Hasrat_Jaipuri), Indian poet and songwriter (died 1999)
* 1922 – [Harold Washington](/source/Harold_Washington), American lawyer and politician, 51st [Mayor of Chicago](/source/Mayor_of_Chicago) (died 1987)
* 1922 – [Graham Whitehead](/source/Graham_Whitehead), English racing driver (died 1981)
*[1923](/source/1923) – [Artur Alliksaar](/source/Artur_Alliksaar), Estonian poet and author (died 1966)
* 1923 – [Robert DePugh](/source/Robert_DePugh), American activist, founded the [Minutemen (an anti-Communist organization)](/source/Minutemen_(anti-Communist_organization)) (died 2009)
*[1924](/source/1924) – [M. Canagaratnam](/source/M._Canagaratnam), Sri Lankan politician (died 1980)
* 1924 – [Rikki Fulton](/source/Rikki_Fulton), Scottish comedian (died 2004)
* 1924 – [Neville Marriner](/source/Neville_Marriner), English violinist and conductor (died 2016)
*[1926](/source/1926) – [Jurriaan Schrofer](/source/Jurriaan_Schrofer), Dutch sculptor, designer, and educator (died 1990)["[https://rkd.nl/nl/explore/artists/Schrofer%2C%20Jurriaan Jurriaan Schrofer]" (in Dutch), ''[Netherlands Institute for Art History](/source/Netherlands_Institute_for_Art_History)''. Retrieved 3 April 2022.]
*[1927](/source/1927) – [Robert Mills](/source/Robert_Mills_(physicist)), American physicist and academic (died 1999)
*[1929](/source/1929) – [Gérald Beaudoin](/source/G%C3%A9rald_Beaudoin), Canadian lawyer and politician (died 2008)
* 1929 – [Adrian Cadbury](/source/Adrian_Cadbury), English rower and businessman (died 2015)
*[1930](/source/1930) – [Georges Descrières](/source/Georges_Descri%C3%A8res), French actor (died 2013)
* 1930 – [Vigdís Finnbogadóttir](/source/Vigd%C3%ADs_Finnbogad%C3%B3ttir), Icelandic educator and politician, 4th [President of Iceland](/source/President_of_Iceland)
*[1931](/source/1931) – [Kenneth Bloomfield](/source/Kenneth_Bloomfield), Northern Irish civil servant (died 2025)
* 1931 – [Tomas Tranströmer](/source/Tomas_Transtr%C3%B6mer), Swedish poet, translator, and psychologist [Nobel Prize](/source/Nobel_Prize_in_Literature) laureate (died 2015)
*[1933](/source/1933) – [Roy Clark](/source/Roy_Clark), American musician and television personality (died 2018)
* 1933 – [David Hamilton](/source/David_Hamilton_(photographer)), English-French photographer and director (died 2016)
* 1933 – [Elizabeth Montgomery](/source/Elizabeth_Montgomery), American actress and producer (died 1995)
*[1935](/source/1935) – [Stavros Paravas](/source/Stavros_Paravas), Greek actor and producer (died 2008)
*[1936](/source/1936) – [Raymond Poulidor](/source/Raymond_Poulidor), French cyclist (died 2019)
*[1937](/source/1937) – [Bob Luman](/source/Bob_Luman), American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1978)
* 1937 – [Robert W. Gore](/source/Robert_W._Gore), American engineer and businessman, co-inventor of [Gore-Tex](/source/Gore-Tex) (died 2020)[{{cite web |title=Robert W. Gore, Chairman Emeritus of W. L. Gore & Associates, and Inventor of GORE-TEX® Technology Dies at 83 |url=https://www.gore.com/news-events/press-release/robert-gore-passing |website=gore.com |publisher=[W. L. Gore and Associates](/source/W._L._Gore_and_Associates) |access-date=22 September 2020|date=18 September 2020 }}][{{Cite news|last=Schudel|first=Matt|date=September 19, 2020|title=Robert W. Gore, company president and inventor of Gore-Tex, dies at 83|newspaper=Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/robert-w-gore-company-president-and-inventor-of-gore-tex-dies-at-83/2020/09/19/c6da5244-faa9-11ea-89e3-4b9efa36dc64_story.html|access-date=September 21, 2020|issn=0190-8286}}]
*[1938](/source/1938) – [Claudia Cardinale](/source/Claudia_Cardinale), Italian actress (died 2025)[{{cite web |last1=Seagal |first1=Nina |title=Claudia Cardinale, Actress Who Was 'Italy's Girlfriend,' Is Dead at 87 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/movies/claudia-cardinale-dead.html |website=New York Times |date=23 September 2025 |access-date=24 September 2025}}]
* 1938 – [Hso Khan Pha](/source/Hso_Khan_Pha), Burmese-Canadian geologist and politician (died 2016)
*[1939](/source/1939) – [Marty Wilde](/source/Marty_Wilde), English singer-songwriter and actor
* 1939 – [Desiré Ecaré](/source/Desir%C3%A9_Ecar%C3%A9), Ivorian filmmaker (died 2009)
*[1940](/source/1940) – [Jeffrey Archer](/source/Jeffrey_Archer), English author, playwright, and politician
* 1940 – [Penelope Coelen](/source/Penelope_Coelen), South African actress, model, beauty queen and [1958 Miss World](/source/Miss_World)
* 1940 – [Willie Davis](/source/Willie_Davis_(baseball)), American baseball player and actor (died 2010)
* 1940 – [Robert Lacroix](/source/Robert_Lacroix), Canadian economist and academic
* 1940 – [Robert Walker](/source/Robert_Walker_(actor%2C_born_1940)), American actor (died 2019)[{{Cite magazine|last=Huff|first=Lauren|date=2019-12-06|title='Star Trek' actor Robert Walker Jr. dies at 79|url=https://ew.com/tv/2019/12/06/robert-walker-jr-star-trek-actor-dead-79/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-08-11|magazine=[Entertainment Weekly](/source/Entertainment_Weekly)|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191207073152/https://ew.com/tv/2019/12/06/robert-walker-jr-star-trek-actor-dead-79/ |archive-date=2019-12-07 }}]
*[1941](/source/1941) – [Howard Berman](/source/Howard_Berman), American lawyer and politician
*[1942](/source/1942) – [Francis X. DiLorenzo](/source/Francis_X._DiLorenzo), American bishop (died 2017)
* 1942 – [Walt Hazzard](/source/Walt_Hazzard), American basketball player and coach (died 2011)
* 1942 – [Kenneth Lay](/source/Kenneth_Lay), American businessman and criminal (died 2006)
* 1942 – [Tim Lankester](/source/Tim_Lankester), English economist and academic
*[1943](/source/1943) – [Pınar Kür](/source/P%C4%B1nar_K%C3%BCr), Turkish author, playwright, and academic (died 2025)
* 1943 – [Robert Lefkowitz](/source/Robert_Lefkowitz), American physician and biochemist, [Nobel Prize](/source/Nobel_Prize_in_Chemistry) laureate
* 1943 – [Veronica Linklater, Baroness Linklater](/source/Veronica_Linklater%2C_Baroness_Linklater), English politician (died 2022)
* 1943 – [Hugh Thompson, Jr.](/source/Hugh_Thompson%2C_Jr.), American soldier and pilot (died 2006)
*[1944](/source/1944) – [Dave Edmunds](/source/Dave_Edmunds), Welsh singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
*[1946](/source/1946) – [John Lloyd](/source/John_Lloyd_(journalist)), Scottish journalist and author
* 1946 – [Pete Rouse](/source/Pete_Rouse), American politician, [White House Chief of Staff](/source/White_House_Chief_of_Staff)
*[1947](/source/1947) – [Linda Bloodworth-Thomason](/source/Linda_Bloodworth-Thomason), American screenwriter and producer
* 1947 – [Martin Broughton](/source/Martin_Broughton), English businessman
* 1947 – [Lois Chiles](/source/Lois_Chiles), American model and actress
* 1947 – [David Omand](/source/David_Omand), English civil servant and academic
* 1947 – [Cristina Husmark Pehrsson](/source/Cristina_Husmark_Pehrsson), Swedish nurse and politician, [Swedish Minister for Social Security](/source/Ministry_of_Health_and_Social_Affairs_(Sweden))
*[1948](/source/1948) – [Christopher Brown](/source/Christopher_Brown_(museum_director)), English historian, curator, and academic
* 1948 – [Michael Kamen](/source/Michael_Kamen), American composer and conductor (died 2003)
* 1948 – [Phil Mogg](/source/Phil_Mogg), English singer-songwriter and musician
*[1949](/source/1949) – [Alla Pugacheva](/source/Alla_Pugacheva), Russian singer-songwriter and actress
* 1949 – [Craig Zadan](/source/Craig_Zadan), American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2018)
*[1950](/source/1950) – [Josiane Balasko](/source/Josiane_Balasko), French actress, director, and screenwriter
* 1950 – [Amy Wright](/source/Amy_Wright), American actress
* 1950 – [Karel Kroupa](/source/Karel_Kroupa), Czech football player
*[1951](/source/1951) – [Heloise](/source/Heloise_(columnist)), American journalist and author
* 1951 – [John L. Phillips](/source/John_L._Phillips), American captain and astronaut
* 1951 – [Stuart Prebble](/source/Stuart_Prebble), English journalist and producer
* 1951 – [Marsha Ivins](/source/Marsha_Ivins), American engineer and astronaut
*[1952](/source/1952) – [Kym Gyngell](/source/Kym_Gyngell), Australian actor, comedian, and screenwriter
* 1952 – [Brian Muir](/source/Brian_Muir_(sculptor)), English sculptor and set designer
* 1952 – [Avital Ronell](/source/Avital_Ronell), Czech-American philosopher and academic
* 1952 – [Glenn Shadix](/source/Glenn_Shadix), American actor, (died 2010)[{{Cite web |date=2010-09-09 |title=PASSINGS: Glenn Shadix, Lucius Walker, LeRoy A. Beavers Jr., Mike Edwards, Larry Ashmead, Corneille |url=https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-passings-20100909-story.html |access-date=2023-03-08 |website=Los Angeles Times}}]
*[1955](/source/1955) – [Dodi Fayed](/source/Dodi_Fayed), Egyptian film producer (died 1997)
* 1955 – [Joice Mujuru](/source/Joice_Mujuru), Zimbabwean politician["Presentism, Contested Narratives and Dissonances in Zimbabwe’s Liberation War Heritage: The Case of." Colonial Heritage, Memory and Sustainability in Africa: Challenges, Opportunities and Prospects (2015): p 11.]
*[1956](/source/1956) – [Michael Cooper](/source/Michael_Cooper), American basketball player and coach
*[1957](/source/1957) – [Evelyn Ashford](/source/Evelyn_Ashford), American runner and coach
*[1958](/source/1958) – [Keith Acton](/source/Keith_Acton), Canadian ice hockey player and coach
* 1958 – [John Bracewell](/source/John_Bracewell), New Zealand cricketer
* 1958 – [Memos Ioannou](/source/Memos_Ioannou), Greek basketball player and coach
* 1958 – [Benjamin Zephaniah](/source/Benjamin_Zephaniah), English actor, author, poet, and playwright (died 2023)
*[1959](/source/1959) – [Fruit Chan](/source/Fruit_Chan), Chinese director, producer, and screenwriter
* 1959 – [Kevin Lowe](/source/Kevin_Lowe), Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager
* 1959 – [Emma Thompson](/source/Emma_Thompson), English actress, comedian, author, activist and screenwriter
*[1960](/source/1960) – [Pierre Aubry](/source/Pierre_Aubry), Canadian ice hockey player
* 1960 – [Susanne Bier](/source/Susanne_Bier), Danish director and screenwriter
* 1960 – [Pedro Delgado](/source/Pedro_Delgado), Spanish cyclist and sportscaster
* 1960 – [Tony Jones](/source/Tony_Jones_(snooker_player)), English snooker player
*[1961](/source/1961) – [Neil Carmichael](/source/Neil_Carmichael_(Conservative_politician)), English academic and politician
* 1961 – [Carol W. Greider](/source/Carol_W._Greider), American molecular biologist
* 1961 – [Dawn Wright](/source/Dawn_Wright), American geographer and oceanographer
*[1962](/source/1962) – [Nawal El Moutawakel](/source/Nawal_El_Moutawakel), Moroccan athlete and politician
* 1962 – [Tom Kane](/source/Tom_Kane), American voice actor (died 2026)
*[1963](/source/1963) – [Alex Crawford](/source/Alex_Crawford), Nigerian-South African journalist
* 1963 – [Manzoor Elahi](/source/Manzoor_Elahi), Pakistani cricketer
* 1963 – [Manoj Prabhakar](/source/Manoj_Prabhakar), Indian cricketer and sportscaster
*[1964](/source/1964) – [Andre Joubert](/source/Andre_Joubert), South African rugby player
* 1964 – [Lee Kernaghan](/source/Lee_Kernaghan), Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
*[1965](/source/1965) – [Soichi Noguchi](/source/Soichi_Noguchi), Japanese engineer and astronaut[{{cite book |last1=O'Sullivan |first1=John |title=Japanese Missions to the International Space Station: Hope from the East |date=2019 |publisher=Springer Praxis Books |location=Cham, Switzerland |isbn=9783030045340 |page=42}}]
* 1965 – [Linda Perry](/source/Linda_Perry), American singer-songwriter, musician and record producer[{{cite web | url = http://www.allmusic.com/artist/linda-perry-mn0000285294/biography | title= Artist Biography [Linda Perry] | first=Jason | last=Anderson | publisher= [AllMusic.com](/source/AllMusic.com) | access-date= 2014-03-31}}]
* 1965 – [Kevin Stevens](/source/Kevin_Stevens), American ice hockey player
*[1966](/source/1966) – [Samantha Fox](/source/Samantha_Fox), English singer-songwriter and actress
* 1966 – [Mott Green](/source/Mott_Green), American businessman (died 2013)
*[1967](/source/1967) – [Frankie Poullain](/source/Frankie_Poullain), Scottish bass player and songwriter
* 1967 – [Dara Torres](/source/Dara_Torres), American swimmer and journalist
*[1968](/source/1968) – [Ben Clarke](/source/Ben_Clarke), English rugby player and coach
* 1968 – [Brahim Lahlafi](/source/Brahim_Lahlafi), Moroccan-French runner
* 1968 – [Ed O'Brien](/source/Ed_O'Brien), English guitarist
*[1969](/source/1969) – [Jeromy Burnitz](/source/Jeromy_Burnitz), American baseball player
* 1969 – [Kaisa Roose](/source/Kaisa_Roose), Estonian pianist and conductor
* 1969 – [Jimmy Waite](/source/Jimmy_Waite), Canadian-German ice hockey player and coach
*[1970](/source/1970) – [Chris Huffins](/source/Chris_Huffins), American decathlete and coach
*[1971](/source/1971) – [Philippe Carbonneau](/source/Philippe_Carbonneau), French rugby player
* 1971 – [Finidi George](/source/Finidi_George), Nigerian footballer
* 1971 – [Jason Sehorn](/source/Jason_Sehorn), American football player
* 1971 – [Josia Thugwane](/source/Josia_Thugwane), South African runner
* 1971 – [Karl Turner](/source/Karl_Turner_(British_politician)), English lawyer and politician
*[1972](/source/1972) – [Arturo Gatti](/source/Arturo_Gatti), Italian-Canadian boxer (died 2009)
* 1972 – [Lou Romano](/source/Lou_Romano), American animator and voice actor
*[1974](/source/1974) – [Kim Min-kyo](/source/Kim_Min-kyo), South Korean actor and director
* 1974 – [Danny Pino](/source/Danny_Pino), American actor and screenwriter
* 1974 – [Mike Quinn](/source/Mike_Quinn), American football player
* 1974 – [Douglas Spain](/source/Douglas_Spain), American actor, director, and producer
* 1974 – [Tim Thomas](/source/Tim_Thomas_(ice_hockey%2C_born_1974)), American ice hockey player
*[1975](/source/1975) – [Sarah Teichmann](/source/Sarah_Teichmann), German-American biophysicist and immunologist
*[1976](/source/1976) – [Jason Bonsignore](/source/Jason_Bonsignore), Canadian ice hockey player and coach
* 1976 – [Darius Regelskis](/source/Darius_Regelskis), Lithuanian footballer
* 1976 – [Kęstutis Šeštokas](/source/K%C4%99stutis_%C5%A0e%C5%A1tokas), Lithuanian basketball player
* 1976 – [Steve Williams](/source/Steve_Williams_(rower)), English rower
*[1977](/source/1977) – [Sudarsan Pattnaik](/source/Sudarsan_Pattnaik), Indian sculptor
* 1977 – [Brian Pothier](/source/Brian_Pothier), American ice hockey player
*[1978](/source/1978) – [Milton Bradley](/source/Milton_Bradley_(baseball)), American baseball player
* 1978 – [Tim Corcoran](/source/Tim_Corcoran_(pitcher)), American baseball player
* 1978 – [Luis Fonsi](/source/Luis_Fonsi), Puerto Rican-American singer-songwriter and dancer
* 1978 – [Chris Stapleton](/source/Chris_Stapleton), American country singer-songwriter and guitarist
*[1979](/source/1979) – [Luke Evans](/source/Luke_Evans), Welsh actor and singer[{{cite web |last1=Fearon |first1=Faye |title=Luke Evans is winning the menswear game right now |url=https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/fashion/article/luke-evans-style |publisher=[GQ](/source/GQ) |access-date=4 April 2023 |date=15 April 2020}}]
*[1980](/source/1980) – [Patrick Carney](/source/Patrick_Carney), American drummer, musician, and producer
* 1980 – [James Foster](/source/James_Foster_(cricketer%2C_born_1980)), English cricketer
* 1980 – [Raül López](/source/Ra%C3%BCl_L%C3%B3pez_(basketball)), Spanish basketball player
* 1980 – [Willie Mason](/source/Willie_Mason), New Zealand-Australian rugby league player
* 1980 – [Billy Yates](/source/Billy_Yates_(American_football)), American football player
*[1981](/source/1981) – [Andrés D'Alessandro](/source/Andr%C3%A9s_D'Alessandro), Argentinian footballer
*[1982](/source/1982) – [Michael Aubrey](/source/Michael_Aubrey), American baseball player
* 1982 – [Anthony Green](/source/Anthony_Green_(musician)), American singer-songwriter
* 1982 – [Albert Riera](/source/Albert_Riera), Spanish footballer and manager[{{cite web|title=Albert Riera|url=https://int.soccerway.com/coaches/albert-riera-ortega/3647/|website=Soccerway|access-date=15 April 2025}}]
* 1982 – [Seth Rogen](/source/Seth_Rogen), Canadian-American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
*[1983](/source/1983) – [Alice Braga](/source/Alice_Braga), Brazilian actress
* 1983 – [Matt Cardle](/source/Matt_Cardle), English singer-songwriter and guitarist
* 1983 – [Dudu Cearense](/source/Dudu_Cearense), Brazilian footballer
* 1983 – [Andreas Fransson](/source/Andreas_Fransson), Swedish skier (died 2014)
* 1983 – [Ilya Kovalchuk](/source/Ilya_Kovalchuk), Russian ice hockey player
* 1983 – [Martin Pedersen](/source/Martin_Pedersen_(cyclist)), Danish cyclist
*[1984](/source/1984) – [Antonio Cromartie](/source/Antonio_Cromartie), American football player
* 1984 – [Cam Janssen](/source/Cam_Janssen), American ice hockey player
* 1984 – [Daniel Paille](/source/Daniel_Paille), Canadian ice hockey player
*[1985](/source/1985) – [Ryan Hamilton](/source/Ryan_Hamilton_(ice_hockey)), Canadian ice hockey player
*[1986](/source/1986) – [Tom Heaton](/source/Tom_Heaton), English footballer
* 1986 – [Sylvain Marveaux](/source/Sylvain_Marveaux), French footballer
*[1988](/source/1988) – [Blake Ayshford](/source/Blake_Ayshford), Australian rugby league player
* 1988 – [Steven Defour](/source/Steven_Defour), Belgian footballer
* 1988 – [Chris Tillman](/source/Chris_Tillman), American baseball pitcher
*[1989](/source/1989) – [Darren Nicholls](/source/Darren_Nicholls), Australian rugby league player
*[1990](/source/1990) – [Emma Watson](/source/Emma_Watson), English actress[{{cite web |title=Emma Watson {{!}} Biography, Movie, Harry Potter, & Facts {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Emma-Watson |website=britannica.com |access-date=9 January 2022}}]
*[1991](/source/1991) – [Daiki Arioka](/source/Daiki_Arioka), Japanese idol, singer, and actor
* 1991 – [Javier Fernández López](/source/Javier_Fern%C3%A1ndez_L%C3%B3pez), Spanish figure skater
*[1992](/source/1992) – [Remo Freuler](/source/Remo_Freuler), Swiss footballer[{{cite web|title=Remo Freuler|url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/22624/Remo-Freuler/overview|website=[Premier League](/source/Premier_League)|access-date=15 April 2025}}]
* 1992 – [John Guidetti](/source/John_Guidetti), Swedish footballer[{{cite web|title=John Guidetti|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/john-guidetti/126941/|website=Soccerway|access-date=15 April 2025}}]
* 1992 – [Jeremy McGovern](/source/Jeremy_McGovern), Australian rules football player
*[1993](/source/1993) – [Felipe Anderson](/source/Felipe_Anderson), Brazilian footballer[{{cite web|title=Felipe Anderson|url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/6784/Felipe-Anderson/overview|website=[Premier League](/source/Premier_League)|access-date=15 April 2025}}]
*[1994](/source/1994) – [Brodie Grundy](/source/Brodie_Grundy), Australian rules football player
* 1994 – [Shaunae Miller-Uibo](/source/Shaunae_Miller-Uibo), Bahamian sprinter[{{cite web|title=Shaunae Miller|url=https://www.olympic.org/shaunae-miller|publisher=International Olympic Committee|access-date=10 May 2020}}]
*[1995](/source/1995) – [Leander Dendoncker](/source/Leander_Dendoncker), Belgian footballer
*[1997](/source/1997) – [Ashleigh Gardner](/source/Ashleigh_Gardner), Australian cricketer[{{Cite web|title=Ashleigh Gardner profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/ashleigh-gardner-858809|access-date=2021-04-15|website=ESPNcricinfo}}]
* 1997 – [Maisie Williams](/source/Maisie_Williams), English actress[{{cite web |last1=Kazi |first1=Safeeyah |title=Maisie Williams marks 22nd birthday with funny childhood throwback snaps |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/maisie-williams-marks-22nd-birthday-with-funny-childhood-throwback-snaps-a4118976.html |publisher=[Evening Standard](/source/Evening_Standard) |access-date=4 April 2023 |date=16 April 2019}}]
*[1998](/source/1998) – [Sexyy Red](/source/Sexyy_Red), American rapper[{{Cite tweet|number=1643372196440555520|user=SexyyRed314_|title=My birthday day April 15th}}]
*[2001](/source/2001) – [Shanti Dope](/source/Shanti_Dope), Filipino rapper[{{cite web|url=http://www.wave891.fm/hotspot/?article=423|title=Artist of the Month: 10 Things to Know About Shanti Dope|work=[Wave 89.1](/source/Wave_89.1)|access-date=6 December 2019|archive-date=30 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200330015748/http://www.wave891.fm/hotspot/?article=423|url-status=dead}}]
*
==Deaths==
===Pre-1600===
* [628](/source/628) – [Suiko](/source/Empress_Suiko), emperor of Japan (born 554)
* [943](/source/943) – [Liu Bin](/source/Liu_Bin_(Southern_Han)), emperor of [Southern Han](/source/Southern_Han) (born 920)
* [956](/source/956) – [Lin Yanyu](/source/Lin_Yanyu), Chinese court official and [eunuch](/source/eunuch)
*[1053](/source/1053) – [Godwin, Earl of Wessex](/source/Godwin%2C_Earl_of_Wessex) (born 1001)
*[1136](/source/1136) – [Richard Fitz Gilbert de Clare](/source/Richard_Fitz_Gilbert_de_Clare) (born 1094)
*[1220](/source/1220) – [Adolf of Altena](/source/Adolf_of_Altena), German archbishop (born 1157)
*[1237](/source/1237) – [Richard Poore](/source/Richard_Poore), English ecclesiastic
*[1415](/source/1415) – [Manuel Chrysoloras](/source/Manuel_Chrysoloras), Greek philosopher and translator (born 1355)
*[1446](/source/1446) – [Filippo Brunelleschi](/source/Filippo_Brunelleschi), Italian sculptor and architect (born 1377)
*[1502](/source/1502) – [John IV of Chalon-Arlay](/source/John_IV_of_Chalon-Arlay), Prince of Orange (born 1443)
*[1558](/source/1558) – [Hurrem Sultan](/source/Roxelana), wife of [Suleiman the Magnificent](/source/Suleiman_the_Magnificent) and the [Haseki sultan](/source/Haseki_sultan) of Ottoman Empire (born 1505)["Roxolana in European Literature,
History and Culture" edited by Galina I. Yermolenko, Pg 2][[https://archive.org/details/historyofwestern0000mcka_y1d8 McKay, John P.: "A history of Western society", Pg 491]]
*[1578](/source/1578) – [Wolrad II, Count of Waldeck-Eisenberg](/source/Wolrad_II%2C_Count_of_Waldeck-Eisenberg), German nobleman (born 1509)[{{cite book |last=Haarmann |first=Torsten |title=Das Haus Waldeck und Pyrmont. Mehr als 900 Jahre Gesamtgeschichte mit Stammfolge |language=de |location=Werl |publisher=Börde-Verlag |date=2014 |series=Deutsche Fürstenhäuser |volume=Heft 35 |pages=48 |isbn=978-3-981-4458-2-4 }}][{{cite book |last=Hoffmeister |first=Jacob Christoph Carl |title=Historisch-genealogisches Handbuch über alle Grafen und Fürsten von Waldeck und Pyrmont seit 1228 |language=de |location=Cassel |publisher=Verlag Gustav Klaunig |date=1883 |pages=46 |url=https://digital.ub.uni-duesseldorf.de/urn/urn:nbn:de:hbz:061:1-474762 }}]
===1601–1900===
*[1610](/source/1610) – [Robert Persons](/source/Robert_Persons), English Jesuit priest, insurrectionist, and author (born 1546)
*[1632](/source/1632) – [George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore](/source/George_Calvert%2C_1st_Baron_Baltimore), English politician, [English Secretary of State](/source/Secretary_of_State_(England)) (born 1580)
*[1652](/source/1652) – [Patriarch Joseph of Moscow](/source/Patriarch_Joseph_of_Moscow), Russian patriarch
*[1659](/source/1659) – [Simon Dach](/source/Simon_Dach), German poet and hymnwriter (born 1605)
*[1719](/source/1719) – [Françoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon](/source/Fran%C3%A7oise_d'Aubign%C3%A9%2C_Marquise_de_Maintenon), French wife of [Louis XIV](/source/Louis_XIV) (born 1635)
*[1754](/source/1754) – [Jacopo Riccati](/source/Jacopo_Riccati), Italian mathematician and academic (born 1676)
*[1757](/source/1757) – [Rosalba Carriera](/source/Rosalba_Carriera), Italian painter (born 1673)[{{cite book|first=Ursula|last=Mehler|title=Rosalba Carriera, 1673–1757: die Bildnismalerin des 18. Jahrhunderts|trans-title=Rosalba Carriera, 1673–1757: Portrait Painter of the 18th Century|location=Königstein im Taunus|publisher=Ortensia Koenigstein|year=2006|page=31|language=de|isbn=978-3-00016-194-0}}]
*[1761](/source/1761) – [Archibald Campbell, 3rd Duke of Argyll](/source/Archibald_Campbell%2C_3rd_Duke_of_Argyll), Scottish lawyer and politician, [Lord President of the Court of Session](/source/Lord_President_of_the_Court_of_Session) (born 1682)
* 1761 – [William Oldys](/source/William_Oldys), English historian and author (born 1696)
*[1764](/source/1764) – [Peder Horrebow](/source/Peder_Horrebow), Danish astronomer and mathematician (born 1679)
* 1764 – [Madame de Pompadour](/source/Madame_de_Pompadour), mistress of King Louis XV (born 1721)[{{cite journal |last1=Gordon |first1=Alden R. |title=Searching for the Elusive Madame de Pompadour |journal=Eighteenth-Century Studies |date=2003 |volume=37 |issue=1 |pages=95 |doi=10.1353/ecs.2003.0062 |jstor=25098031 |s2cid=144477737 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/25098031 |issn=0013-2586|url-access=subscription }}]
*[1765](/source/1765) – [Mikhail Lomonosov](/source/Mikhail_Lomonosov), Russian chemist and physicist (born 1711)
*[1788](/source/1788) – [Giuseppe Bonno](/source/Giuseppe_Bonno), Austrian composer (born 1711)
*[1793](/source/1793) – [Ignacije Szentmartony](/source/Ignacije_Szentmartony), Croatian priest, mathematician, and astronomer (born 1718)
*[1854](/source/1854) – [Arthur Aikin](/source/Arthur_Aikin), English chemist and mineralogist (born 1773)
*[1861](/source/1861) – [Sylvester Jordan](/source/Sylvester_Jordan), Austrian-German lawyer and politician (born 1792)
*[1865](/source/1865) – [Abraham Lincoln](/source/Abraham_Lincoln), 16th [President of the United States](/source/President_of_the_United_States) (born 1809)
*[1888](/source/1888) – [Matthew Arnold](/source/Matthew_Arnold), English poet and critic (born 1822)
*[1889](/source/1889) – [Father Damien](/source/Father_Damien), Belgian priest and saint (born 1840)
*[1898](/source/1898) – [Te Keepa Te Rangihiwinui](/source/Te_Keepa_Te_Rangihiwinui), New Zealand commander and politician
===1901–present===
*[1912](/source/1912) – Victims of the [''Titanic'' disaster](/source/Sinking_of_the_RMS_Titanic):
** [Thomas Andrews](/source/Thomas_Andrews), Irish shipbuilder (born 1873)[{{cite web |title=Thomas Andrews {{!}} Irish ship designer {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Thomas-Andrews-Irish-ship-designer |website=britannica.com |access-date=15 April 2022}}]
** [John Jacob Astor IV](/source/John_Jacob_Astor_IV), American colonel, businessman, and author (born 1864)
** [Archibald Butt](/source/Archibald_Butt), American general and journalist (born 1865)
** [Jacques Futrelle](/source/Jacques_Futrelle), American journalist and author (born 1875)
** [Benjamin Guggenheim](/source/Benjamin_Guggenheim), American businessman (born 1865)
** [Henry B. Harris](/source/Henry_B._Harris), American producer and manager (born 1866)
** [Wallace Hartley](/source/Wallace_Hartley), English violinist and bandleader (born 1878)
** [Charles Melville Hays](/source/Charles_Melville_Hays), American businessman (born 1856)[{{cite encyclopedia|title=Widow and Daughters of Hays Speed Home|url=http://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/widow-and-daughters-of-hays-speed-home.html|encyclopedia=encyclopedia-titanica.org|date=August 9, 2011 |publisher=Chicago Examiner (as re-printed on Encyclopedia Titanica)|access-date=March 20, 2012}}]
** [James Paul Moody](/source/James_Paul_Moody), English Sixth Officer (born 1887)
** [William McMaster Murdoch](/source/William_McMaster_Murdoch), Scottish First Officer (born 1873)
** [Jack Phillips](/source/Jack_Phillips_(wireless_operator)), English telegraphist (born 1887)
** [Edward Smith](/source/Edward_Smith_(sea_captain)), English Captain (born 1850)
** [William Thomas Stead](/source/William_Thomas_Stead), English journalist (born 1849)
** [Ida Straus](/source/Ida_Straus), German-American businesswoman (born 1849)
** [Isidor Straus](/source/Isidor_Straus), German-American businessman and politician (born 1845)
** [John B. Thayer](/source/John_B._Thayer), American business and sportsman (born 1862)
** [Henry Tingle Wilde](/source/Henry_Tingle_Wilde), English chief officer (born 1872)
*[1917](/source/1917) – [János Murkovics](/source/J%C3%A1nos_Murkovics), Slovene author, poet, and educator (born 1839)
*[1925](/source/1925) – [Fritz Haarmann](/source/Fritz_Haarmann), German serial killer (born 1879)["Ogre, Killer of 26 Boys, Beheaded— Fritz Haarmann Walks Calmly to Guillotine, Repentant but Unafraid; Consults Pastor", ''The Washington Daily News'', April 15, 1925, p.1]
*[1927](/source/1927) – [Gaston Leroux](/source/Gaston_Leroux), French journalist and author (born 1868)
*[1938](/source/1938) – [César Vallejo](/source/C%C3%A9sar_Vallejo), Peruvian journalist, poet, and playwright (born 1892)
*[1942](/source/1942) – [Robert Musil](/source/Robert_Musil), Austrian-Swiss author and playwright (born 1880)
*[1943](/source/1943) – [Aristarkh Lentulov](/source/Aristarkh_Lentulov), Russian painter and set designer (born 1882)
*[1944](/source/1944) – [Nikolai Fyodorovich Vatutin](/source/Nikolai_Fyodorovich_Vatutin), Russian general (born 1901)
*[1945](/source/1945) – [Hermann Florstedt](/source/Hermann_Florstedt), German [SS](/source/SS) officer (born 1895)
*[1948](/source/1948) – [Radola Gajda](/source/Radola_Gajda), Montenegrin-Czech general and politician (born 1892)
*[1949](/source/1949) – [Wallace Beery](/source/Wallace_Beery), American actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1885)
*[1962](/source/1962) – [Clara Blandick](/source/Clara_Blandick), American actress (born 1880)
* 1962 – [Arsenio Lacson](/source/Arsenio_Lacson), Filipino journalist and politician, [Mayor of Manila](/source/Mayor_of_Manila) (born 1912)
*[1963](/source/1963) – [Edward Greeves, Jr.](/source/Edward_Greeves%2C_Jr.), Australian footballer (born 1903)
*[1966](/source/1966) – [Habibullah Bahar Chowdhury](/source/Habibullah_Bahar_Chowdhury), Bengali politician, writer, journalist, first health minister of [East Pakistan](/source/East_Pakistan) (born 1906)
*[1967](/source/1967) – [Totò](/source/Tot%C3%B2), Italian comedian (born 1898)
*[1971](/source/1971) – [Gurgen Boryan](/source/Gurgen_Boryan), Armenian poet and playwright (born 1915)
* 1971 – [Friedebert Tuglas](/source/Friedebert_Tuglas), Estonian author and critic (born 1886)
*[1979](/source/1979) – [David Brand](/source/David_Brand), Australian politician, 19th [Premier of Western Australia](/source/Premier_of_Western_Australia) (born 1912)
*[1980](/source/1980) – [Raymond Bailey](/source/Raymond_Bailey), American actor and soldier (born 1904)
* 1980 – [Jean-Paul Sartre](/source/Jean-Paul_Sartre), French philosopher and author, [Nobel Prize](/source/Nobel_Prize_in_Literature) laureate (born 1905)
*[1982](/source/1982) – [Arthur Lowe](/source/Arthur_Lowe), English actor (born 1915)
*[1984](/source/1984) – [Tommy Cooper](/source/Tommy_Cooper), Welsh comedian and magician (born 1921)
*[1986](/source/1986) – [Jean Genet](/source/Jean_Genet), French novelist, poet, and playwright (born 1910)
*[1988](/source/1988) – [Kenneth Williams](/source/Kenneth_Williams), English actor and screenwriter (born 1926)
*[1989](/source/1989) – [Hu Yaobang](/source/Hu_Yaobang), Chinese soldier and politician, former [General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party](/source/General_Secretary_of_the_Chinese_Communist_Party) (born 1915)
*[1990](/source/1990) – [Greta Garbo](/source/Greta_Garbo), Swedish-American actress (born 1905)
*[1993](/source/1993) – [Leslie Charteris](/source/Leslie_Charteris), English author and screenwriter (born 1907)
* 1993 – [John Tuzo Wilson](/source/John_Tuzo_Wilson), Canadian geophysicist and geologist (born 1908)
*[1998](/source/1998) – [William Congdon](/source/William_Congdon), American-Italian painter and sculptor (born 1912)
* 1998 – [Pol Pot](/source/Pol_Pot), Cambodian general and politician, 29th [Prime Minister of Cambodia](/source/Prime_Minister_of_Cambodia) (born 1925)
*[1999](/source/1999) – [Harvey Postlethwaite](/source/Harvey_Postlethwaite), English engineer (born 1944)
*[2000](/source/2000) – [Edward Gorey](/source/Edward_Gorey), American poet and illustrator (born 1925)
*[2001](/source/2001) – [Joey Ramone](/source/Joey_Ramone), American singer-songwriter (born 1951)
*[2002](/source/2002) – [Damon Knight](/source/Damon_Knight), American author and critic (born 1922)
* 2002 – [Byron White](/source/Byron_White), American football player, lawyer, and jurist, [Associate Justice of the Supreme Court](/source/Associate_Justice_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States) (born 1917)
*[2004](/source/2004) – [Mitsuteru Yokoyama](/source/Mitsuteru_Yokoyama), Japanese illustrator (born 1934)
*[2007](/source/2007) – [Brant Parker](/source/Brant_Parker), American illustrator (born 1920)
*[2008](/source/2008) – [Krister Stendahl](/source/Krister_Stendahl), Swedish bishop, theologian, and scholar (born 1921)
*[2009](/source/2009) – [Clement Freud](/source/Clement_Freud), German-English journalist, academic, and politician (born 1924)
* 2009 – [László Tisza](/source/L%C3%A1szl%C3%B3_Tisza), Hungarian-American physicist and academic (born 1907)
* 2009 – [Salih Neftçi](/source/Salih_Neft%C3%A7i), Turkish economist and author (born 1947)
*[2010](/source/2010) – [Jack Herer](/source/Jack_Herer), American author and activist (born 1939)
* 2010 – [Michael Pataki](/source/Michael_Pataki), American actor and director (born 1938)
*[2011](/source/2011) – [Vittorio Arrigoni](/source/Vittorio_Arrigoni), Italian journalist, author, and activist (born 1975)
*[2012](/source/2012) – [Paul Bogart](/source/Paul_Bogart), American director and producer (born 1919)
* 2012 – [Dwayne Schintzius](/source/Dwayne_Schintzius), American basketball player (born 1968)
*[2013](/source/2013) – [Benjamin Fain](/source/Benjamin_Fain), Ukrainian-Israeli physicist and academic (born 1930)
* 2013 – [Richard LeParmentier](/source/Richard_LeParmentier), American-English actor and screenwriter (born 1946)
* 2013 – [Jean-François Paillard](/source/Jean-Fran%C3%A7ois_Paillard), French conductor (born 1928)
*[2014](/source/2014) – [John Houbolt](/source/John_Houbolt), American engineer and academic (born 1919)
* 2014 – [Eliseo Verón](/source/Eliseo_Ver%C3%B3n), Argentinian sociologist and academic (born 1935)
*[2015](/source/2015) – [Jonathan Crombie](/source/Jonathan_Crombie), Canadian-American actor and screenwriter (born 1966)
* 2015 – [Surya Bahadur Thapa](/source/Surya_Bahadur_Thapa), Nepalese politician, 24th [Prime Minister of Nepal](/source/Prime_Minister_of_Nepal) (born 1928)
*[2017](/source/2017) – [Clifton James](/source/Clifton_James), American actor (born 1920)
* 2017 – [Emma Morano](/source/Emma_Morano), Italian [supercentenarian](/source/supercentenarian), last person verified born in the 1800s (born 1899)
*[2018](/source/2018) – [R. Lee Ermey](/source/R._Lee_Ermey), American actor (born 1944)
* 2018 – [Vittorio Taviani](/source/Vittorio_Taviani), Italian film director and screenwriter (born 1929)
*[2022](/source/2022) – [Bilquis Edhi](/source/Bilquis_Edhi), Pakistani philanthropist and wife of [Abdul Sattar Edhi](/source/Abdul_Sattar_Edhi) (born 1947)[{{cite news |title=Bilquis Edhi passes away at 74 in Karachi |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2352734/bilquis-edhi-passes-away-at-74-in-karachi |access-date=17 April 2022 |work=[The Express Tribune](/source/The_Express_Tribune) |date=15 April 2022}}]
* 2022 – [Henry Plumb](/source/Henry_Plumb%2C_Baron_Plumb), British politician and farmer (born 1925)[{{Cite web |last=Harley |first=David |date=2022-04-26 |title=Lord Plumb obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/26/lord-plumb-obituary |access-date=2022-05-01 |website=The Guardian}}]
* 2022 – [Liz Sheridan](/source/Liz_Sheridan), American actress (born 1929)[{{cite web |title=Jerry Seinfeld pays tribute to 'TV mom' Liz Sheridan following her death aged 93 |url=https://www.itv.com/news/2022-04-15/jerry-seinfeld-pays-tribute-to-tv-mom-liz-sheridan-following-her-death-aged-93 |website=ITV News |access-date=15 April 2022|date=15 April 2022}}]
* [2024](/source/2024) – [Whitey Herzog](/source/Whitey_Herzog), American professional baseball outfielder and manager (born 1931)[{{Cite web |date=2024-04-16 |title=Whitey Herzog, Cardinals champion manager and creator of 'Whiteyball,' dies at 92 |url=https://www.stltoday.com/sports/professional/mlb/cardinals/whitey-herzog-cardinals-champion-manager-and-creator-of-whiteyball-dies-at-92/article_d58ec338-e9f8-11ed-bc34-67a54ce626f6.html |access-date=2024-04-17 |website=STLtoday.com}}]
* 2024 – [Josip Manolić](/source/Josip_Manoli%C4%87), Croatian politician, [prime minister](/source/Prime_Minister_of_Croatia), and [speaker of the Chamber of Counties](/source/Speaker_of_the_Chamber_of_Counties_of_Croatia) (born 1920)[{{Cite web |title=Potvrdila njegova kći: Preminuo Josip Manolić |url=https://www.vecernji.hr/vijesti/preminuo-josip-manolic-1534499 |access-date=2024-04-15 |website=vecernji.hr |language=hr}}]
* [2025](/source/2025) – [Wink Martindale](/source/Wink_Martindale), American DJ, radio personality, and TV personality (born 1933)[{{Cite web |last=Segarra |first=Edward |date=April 15, 2025 |title=TV host Wink Martindale, known for 'Gambit' and 'Tic-Tac-Dough,' dies at 91: Reports |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2025/04/15/wink-martindale-dead-game-show-host-gambit/83107840007/ |access-date=April 17, 2025 |website=[USA Today](/source/USA_Today) |language=en-US}}]
*[2026](/source/2026) – [José Santamaría](/source/Jos%C3%A9_Santamar%C3%ADa), Uruguayan-Spanish footballer and manager (born 1929)[{{Cite web|title=Fallece Santamaría, ídolo desde la defensa del gran Real Madrid de Di Stéfano|url= https://as.com/futbol/primera/fallece-santamaria-idolo-desde-la-defensa-del-gran-real-madrid-de-di-stefano-f202604-n/|publisher=[Diario AS](/source/Diario_AS)|date=15 April 2026|access-date=15 April 2026|language=es}}]
==Holidays and observances==
*Christian [feast day](/source/Calendar_of_saints):
**[Abbo II of Metz](/source/Abbo_II_of_Metz)
**[Blessed](/source/Beatification) [César de Bus](/source/C%C3%A9sar_de_Bus)[{{cite book |title=Martyrologium Romanum (2004) |date=2004 |publisher=Administrationem Patrimonii Sedis Apostolicae in Civitate Vaticana |location=Vatican City|pages=236-237 |url=https://archive.org/details/MartRom2004/page/236/mode/2up?view=theater |access-date=12 April 2026}}]
**[Father Damien](/source/Father_Damien) ([Catholic](/source/Catholic_Church) and [Episcopal Church](/source/Episcopal_Church_(United_States)))[{{Cite web |title=Celebrate National American Sign Language Day |url=https://www.dgs.ca.gov/CCDA/News/Page-Content/California-Commission-on-Disability-Access-News-List-Folder/American-Sign-Language-Day |access-date=2026-04-14 |website=www.dgs.ca.gov}}][{{Cite web|url=https://www.newsweek.com/asl-day-2019-american-sign-language-1394695|title=Today is #ASLDay, but how is it used In today's society?|author=Sophia Waterfield|date=April 15, 2019|website=Newsweek}}]
*[Pohela Boishakh](/source/Pohela_Boishakh) (Bengali New Year; India)[{{Cite web |date=2022-04-14 |title=Poila Boishakh 1429: Why Bangladesh & West Bengal Celebrate Bengali New Year On Different Days |url=https://news.abplive.com/lifestyle/poila-boishakh-1429-history-of-bengali-calendar-and-why-bangladesh-and-bengal-celebrate-bengali-new-year-on-different-days-1525756 |access-date=19 September 2022 |website=news.abplive.com}}]
*[Tax Day](/source/Tax_Day), the official deadline for filing an individual [tax return](/source/Tax_return_(United_States)) (or requesting an extension). (United States,[{{cite magazine |first1=Jonathan |last1=Blitzer |magazine=The New Yorker|title=What Kevin McCarthy Will Do to Gain Power |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/12/26/what-kevin-mccarthy-will-do-to-gain-power |date=19 December 2022|access-date=19 December 2022 |page=37 |issn=0028-792X |volume=98 |issue=43}}] Philippines)
*[Universal Day of Culture](/source/Universal_Day_of_Culture)
==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/april/15 BBC: On This Day]
* {{NYT On this day|month=4|day=15}}
* [https://www.onthisday.com/events/april/15 Historical Events on April 15]
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Category:Days of April
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