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April, 12: Birthdays
Chronological list of birthdays for April, 12
1500 : Joachim Camerarius, [Liebhard Kammerer], German humanist
1573 : Jacques BonfrŠre, Dutch bible expert
1579 : Fran‡ois de Bassompierre, marshal of France
1626 : Paul Hainlein, composer
1692 : Giuseppe Tartini, composer, Istria
1695 : Caspar Burman, historian/mayor (Utrecht Neth)
1716 : Felice de' Giardini, composer
1722 : Pietro Nardini, composer
1724 : Lyman Hall, US physician (signed Declaration of Independence)
1727 : Gaspare Gabellone, composer
1760 : Juan Manuel Olivares, composer
1764 : Dirk van den Boetzelaer, regent of Holland
1769 : Giovanni Agostino Perotti, composer
1777 : Henry Clay, [the Great Compromiser], US politician
1788 : Johann Erik Nordblom, composer
1791 : Francis Preston Blair, newspaper editor (Washington Globe)
1792 : John George Lambton, London, statesman (1st Earl of Durham)
1793 : Ferdinand I KLJM, the Good Natured, Emperor of Austria/king of Hungary
1794 : Germinal P Dandelin, Belgian mathematician (geometry)
1801 : Henry de Cock, Dutch reformed vicar/secession leader
1801 : Josef Franz Karl Lanner, Austria, composer/violist
1802 : Fran‡ois MP Liberman, French relig leader (Congregation of Heart)
1815 : Henry Hugo Pierson, composer
1823 : Aleksandr Ostrovsky, Russian playwright (Artists & Admirers)
1827 : Edward Mollenhauer, composer
1831 : Constantin Meunier, Belgian painter/sculptor
1831 : George Burgwyn Anderson, Brig General (Confederate Army)
1831 : Grenville Mellen Dodge, Major General (Union volunteers)
1838 : John Shaw Billings, US, librarian/army physician
1839 : Victorin de Joncieres, composer
1840 : Edmond Audran, composer
1851 : Emil Liebling, composer
1852 : [Carl L] Ferdinand von Lindemann, German mathematician
1856 : William M Conway, English historian/explorer (Spitzbergen)
1863 : Raul d'Avila Pompeia, Brazilian writer (Boarding School)
1869 : Henri-D‚sir‚ Landru, French sex murderer
1871 : Ioannis Metaxas, Greek general/dictator (1936-41)
1878 : Richard B Goldschmidt, German/US zoologist
1879 : Frederick G Melcher, US, publisher/editor/founded children book week
1882 : Pedro Regas, Sparta Greece, actor (Pat Paulsen's « Comedy) [or Apr 18]
1883 : Imogen Cunningham, photographer (1965 ASMP award)
1884 : Otto Meyerhof, Germany, psychologist/biochemist (Nobel-1922)
1885 : Robert D‚launay, French painter
1889 : Pierre-tienne Flandin, Fren premier (1934-35)/min of Foreign affairs
1892 : Johnny Dodds, early jazz clarinettist
1894 : Francisco H Craveiro Lopes, Portuguese general/president (1951-58)
1898 : Grantley H Adams, president of Barbados
1902 : Louis J M Beel, premier of Netherland (1946-48, 58-59)
1903 : Jan Tinbergen, Dutch economist/UN advisor (Nobel 1969)
1904 : Harald James Penrose, pilot
1905 : Inger J Hagerup-Halsír, Norwegian poet
1908 : Carlos Lleras Restrepo, president of Colombia
1908 : John T Hughes, Bishop to Forces
1908 : Virginia Cherrill, actress (Lake Extra, Brat, City Lights, Delicious)
1910 : Jrgen Rausch, German philosopher/author (End of the Playboys)
1911 : Darrell A Amyx, US archaeologist (Greek Ceramics)
1911 : Geoff Chubb, cricketer (S Afr pace bowler v England 1951-52 aged 40)
1912 : Eric Feldary, Budapest Hungary, actor (16 Fathoms Deep)
1912 : Georges Franju, France, director (Judex, L'homme sans visage)
1912 : Harold Maguire, British air marshal
1912 : Herbert Mills, singer, (Mills Brothers)
1913 : Gabor Jodal, composer
1915 : Emil [Theodore] Petaja, US, sci-fi author (Star Mill, Tramontane)
1916 : Brian Connell, writer/broadcaster
1917 : M Marie Widlow, St Louis Mo, softball pitcher (Hall of Fame 1957)
1917 : Vinoo Mankad, cricketer (India's greatest all-rounder to his time)
1918 : 18th earl of Derby, English landowner/multi-millionaire
1919 : Istvan Anhalt, composer
1919 : Lady Ricketts, CEO (Natl Assn of Citizens' Advice Bureaux)
1919 : Maurice Girodias, French publisher
1919 : Wilson Charles Geoffery Baldwin, hero
1920 : H R Hewitt, CEO (Johnson Matthey)
1920 : Robert Fizdale, Chicago Illinois, pianist (Misia)
1921 : A W Mabbs, archivist
1923 : Ann Miller, [Lucille Ann Collier], Cherino, Tex, dancer (On the Town)
1923 : E C Meade, British chartered accountant
1923 : Maria Callas, opera singer (Carmen)
1924 : Julius Moormann, student/resistance fighter (WW II)
1924 : Sergiu Natra, composer
1925 : Johnny Jordan, England, cameraman (You Only Live Twice) [or Feb 7]
1925 : Tiny Tim, [Herbert Khaury], singer (Tiptoe Through the Tulips)
1927 : Jane Withers, Ga, actress (All Together Now, Josephine the plumber)
1927 : Patrick Meehan, petty criminal
1928 : Brooklyn Supreme, Belgium, stallion, heaviest known horse (1450 kg)
1928 : Earl of Limerick
1928 : Hardy Krger, Berlin Germany, actor (Barry Lyndon, Wrong is Right)
1928 : Uwe Kitzinger, Pres (Templeton College-Oxford)
1929 : Elspet Gray, (Lady Rix), actress (4 Weddings & a Funeral, Solo, Tenko)
1930 : Betty Clooney, Maysville Ky, singer (Jack Paar Show)
1930 : Bryan Magee, writer
1930 : Earl of Limerick
1930 : Lou A de Graaf, Dutch asst secretary of Social Affairs (VDA)
1930 : Uwe Kitzinger, Pres (Templeton College, Oxford)
1931 : Billy Vaughn, Glasgow Ky, singer (Chapel by the Sea)
1931 : Martin Boykan, composer
1932 : Henri Lazarof, composer
1932 : Jack Gelber, US, playwright (Connection, Apple)
1933 : Montserrat Caball‚, Barcelona Spain, soprano (Mimi-La Boheme)
1935 : Wendy Savage, obstetrician/gynaecologist
1936 : Charles Napier, actor (Night Stalker, Rambo)
1936 : Kennedy A Simmonds, premier (St Kitts & Nevis, 1983-95)
1937 : Igor Petrovich Volk, Russia, cosmonaut (Soyuz T-12)
1937 : Raymond Ceulemans, Belgian world champ billiards player
1939 : Alan Ayckbourn, London, playwright
1940 : Herbie Hancock, Chicago, pianist (I Thought it Was You)
1941 : Julio B Euson, Aruban singer (I Use the Soap)
1942 : Bill Bryden, theatre director
1942 : Daniel Winslow Schmidt, composer
1942 : Frank Bank, Hollywood Calif, actor (Lumpy-Leave it to Beaver)
1943 : Charles Ludlam, NYC, playwright/actor (Big Easy)
1944 : John Kay, [Joachim F Krauledat], Germany, rock vocalist (Steppenwolf)
1944 : Karel Kryl, folk singer
1945 : Hilary Nicolle, educationist
1946 : Ed O'Neill, actor (Al Bundy-Married with Children)
1946 : Peter L de Baan, Dutch actor/director/playwright (Leonce & Lena)
1946 : Ren‚ Krijnen, Dutch keyboardist (Les Baroques)
1947 : Dan Lauria, actor (Jack Arnold-Wonder Years) (1947 approx)
1947 : David Letterman, Indianapolis Ind, comedian (Late Night)
1948 : Raphick Jumadeen, cricketer (WI slow left-armer of the 70's)
1950 : David Cassidy, NYC, singer/actor (Keith-Partridge Family)
1950 : Tom Werner, owner (SD Padres)/producer (Roseanne, Cosby Show)
1951 : Jackson Spires, rock drummer (Blackfoot)
1952 : Alexis Arguello, Managua Nicaragua, featherweight boxer (1974 champ)
1952 : J D Nicholas, English guitarist (Heatwave, Commodores)
1954 : Marvin Johnson, US, middleweight boxer (Olymp-bronze-1972) [or Aug 12]
1954 : Pat Travers, rock guitarist (Puttin' it Straight)
1956 : Alexander Briley, vocalist (YMCA-Village People)
1956 : Andy Garcia, Cuba, actor (Stand & Deliver, 8 Million Ways to Die)
1956 : Doris EHP Baaten, Dutch actress (Sesame Street, Fien)
1958 : Tony James, rock bassist (Sigue Sigue Sputnik-Love Missile F-111)
1958 : Will Sergeant, rock guitarist (Echo & Bunnymen-Killing Moon)
1959 : Elissa Leeds, NYC, actress (Cissy-Dorothy)
1959 : Pascal Barr‚, France, sprint relay team (Olympic-bronze-1980)
1959 : Patrick Barr‚, France, sprint relay team (Olympic-bronze-1980)
1961 : D D Verni, heavy metal rocker (Overkill-Hello From the Gutter)
1961 : Julius Kariuki, Kenya, 3K steeplechaser (Olympic-gold-1988)
1964 : Mike Macfarlane, Stockton CA, catcher (KC Royals)
1965 : Elaine Zayak, NJ, figure skater (Olympics-6th-1984)
1966 : Jeffrey Hunter, WLAF DE (London Monarchs)
1966 : Lorenzo White, NFL running back (Cleve Browns)
1966 : Theo Blanco, WLAF receiver (Amsterdam Admirals)
1967 : Bobby Abrams, NFL outside linebacker (NE Patriots)
1967 : Donna Andrews, Lynchburg VA, LPGA golfer (1994 Nabisco Dinah Shore)
1967 : Kirk Everist, Houston Texas, water polo driver (Olympics-96)
1967 : Mellow Man Ace, Cuba, spanish rapper/actor (Only the Strong)
1968 : Adam Graves, Toronto, NHL left wing (NY Rangers)
1968 : Alicia Coppola, actress (Lorna Devon-Another World)
1968 : Neal Fort, CFL tackle (Montreal Alouettes)
1969 : Michael Jackson, NFL wide receiver (Cleve Browns, Baltimore Ravens)
1970 : Patrick Brugnoli, hockey forward (Team Italy 1998)
1971 : Fernando Meligeni, Argentina, tennis star
1971 : Kent Manderville, Edmonton, NHL left wing (Edmonton Oilers)
1971 : Shannen Doherty, Memphis Tn, actress (Little House, Bev Hills 90210)
1971 : Tyrone Chatman, CFL linebacker (BC Lions)
1973 : Antonio Osuna, Sinaloa Mexico, pitcher (LA Dodgers)
1973 : Claudia Jordan, Miss USA-Rhode Island (1997, top 10)
1973 : Pamela Polk, Berlin Wisconsin, Miss America-Wisconsin (1996)
1974 : Kabir Khan, cricketer (Pakistani slow left-armer 1994- )
1974 : Roman Hamrlik, Gottwaldov Cze, NHL defenseman (Lightning, Oly-gold-98)
1975 : Marcie Alberts, WNBA guard (Cleveland Rockers)
1975 : Sofie Rahman, Miss Universe-Hong Kong (1996)
1978 : Eddie Robinson, actor (Neil Atwater-Swan's Crossing)
1979 : Claire Danes, NYC, actress (Angela-My So Called Life, Romeo & Juliet)
