Famous Birthdays on April 16

Q: Who was born on April 16?

Famous people born on April 16 include: Jungjong of Joseon (died 1544), Petrus Apianus, Tabinshwehti, John Davies, Frans van Mieris the Elder.

Q: What is Conchita Martínez known for?

Conchita Martínez, Spanish-American tennis player

218 people 1488 – 2002

April 16 has seen 218 notable people enter the world across recorded history — from 1488 – 2002. Below are the most significant names born on this date.

By thisDay.info Editorial Team · April 16 — Wikipedia

1972 — Conchita Martínez

Spanish-American tennis player

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She was the first Spaniard to win the women's singles title at Wimbledon, doing so in 1994

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Martínez won 33 singles and 13 doubles titles during her 18-year career, as well as three Olympic medals

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Martínez also was the runner-up at the 1998 Australian Open and the 2000 French Open

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2 in October 1995, and was in the year-end top 10 for nine years

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She was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2020.

Jungjong of Joseon (died 1544)

Jungjong, personal name Yi Yeok, firstly titled Grand Prince Jinseong, was the 11th monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. He succeeded to the throne after the deposition of his elder half-brother, the tyrannical…

1488

Petrus Apianus

German mathematician and astronomer (died 1557)

Petrus Apianus, also known as Peter Apian, Peter Bennewitz, and Peter Bienewitz, was a German humanist, known for his works in mathematics, astronomy and cartography. His work on "cosmography", the field that dealt with…

1495

Tabinshwehti

Burmese king (died 1550)

Tabin-shwë-hti, also called Black Tongue (လျှာနက်မင်း), was King of Burma from 1530 to 1550, and the founder of the First Toungoo Empire. His military campaigns (1534–1549) created the largest kingdom in Burma since the…

1516

John Davies

English poet and lawyer (died 1626)

Sir John Davies was an English poet, lawyer, and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1597 and 1621. He became Attorney General for Ireland and formulated many of the legal principles that…

1569

Frans van Mieris the Elder

Dutch painter (died 1681)

Frans van Mieris the Elder, was a Dutch Golden Age genre and portrait painter. The leading member of a Leiden family of painters, his sons Jan (1660–1690) and Willem (1662–1747) and his grandson Frans van Mieris the…

1635

Jules Hardouin-Mansart

French architect (probable; (died 1708)

Jules Hardouin-Mansart was a French Baroque architect and builder whose major work included the Place des Victoires (1684–1690); Place Vendôme (1690); the domed chapel of Les Invalides (1690), and the Grand Trianon of…

1646

Hans Sloane

Irish-English physician and academic (died 1753)

Sir Hans Sloane, 1st Baronet was an Anglo-Irish physician, naturalist, and collector. He had a collection of 71,000 items which he bequeathed to the British nation, thus providing the foundation of the British Museum,…

1660

Charles Montagu

1st Earl of Halifax, English poet and politician, First Lord of the Treasury (died 1715)

Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax was a British politician and poet. He was the grandson of the 1st Earl of Manchester and was eventually ennobled himself, first as Baron Halifax in 1700 and later as Earl of Halifax…

1661

John Hadley

English mathematician, invented the octant (died 1744)

John Hadley was an English mathematician, and laid claim to the invention of the octant, two years after Thomas Godfrey claimed the same.

1682

Johann Gottlieb Görner

German organist and composer (died 1778)

Johann Gottlieb Görner was a German composer and organist.

1697

Joseph Black

French-Scottish physician and chemist (died 1799)

Joseph Black was a Scottish physicist and chemist, known for his discoveries of magnesium, latent heat, specific heat, and carbon dioxide. He was professor of anatomy and chemistry at the University of Glasgow for 10…

1728

Henry Clinton

English general and politician (died 1795)

General Sir Henry Clinton, KB was a British Army officer and politician who sat in the House of Commons of Great Britain between 1772 and 1795. He is best known for his service as a general during the American War of…

1730

Louise Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun

French painter (died 1842)

Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun, also known as Louise Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun or simply Madame Le Brun, was a French painter who mostly specialized in portrait painting, in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

1755

John Franklin

English admiral and politician, fourth Lieutenant Governor of Van Diemen's Land (died 1847)

Rear-Admiral Sir John Franklin was a British Royal Navy officer, explorer and colonial administrator. After serving in the Napoleonic Wars and the War of 1812, he led two expeditions into the Canadian Arctic and through…

1786

George Bingham

3rd Earl of Lucan, English field marshal and politician (died 1888)

George Charles Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan,, styled Lord Bingham before 1839, was an Anglo-Irish peer and military officer. He was one of three men, along with Louis Nolan and Lord Raglan, responsible for the fateful…

1800

Caleb Blood Smith

American journalist, lawyer, and politician, sixth United States Secretary of the Interior (died 1864)

Caleb Blood Smith was a United States representative from Indiana, the 6th U.S. secretary of the interior and a district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Indiana.

1808

Juraj Dobrila

Croatian bishop and national revivalist (died 1882)

Juraj Dobrila was a Croatian Catholic bishop and benefactor from Istria who advocated for greater national rights for South Slavic peoples, Croats and Slovenes, in Istria under Austrian rule.

1812

Ford Madox Brown

French-English soldier and painter (died 1893)

Ford Madox Brown was a British painter of moral and historical subjects, notable for his distinctively graphic and often Hogarthian version of the Pre-Raphaelite style. Arguably, his most notable painting was Work…

1821

Gotthold Eisenstein

German mathematician and academic (died 1852)

Ferdinand Gotthold Max Eisenstein was a German mathematician who made significant contributions to number theory and analysis. Born in Berlin, Prussia, to Jewish parents who converted to Protestantism before his birth,…

1823

Sir James Corry

1st Baronet, British politician (died 1891)

Sir James Porter Corry, 1st Baronet was an Irish politician. He served as a Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) from 1874 to 1891 and an Irish Unionist Alliance MP until his death.

1826

Octave Crémazie

Canadian poet and bookseller (died 1879)

Octave Crémazie was a French Canadian poet and bookseller born in Quebec City. Recognized both during and after his lifetime for his patriotic verse and his significant role in the cultural development of Quebec,…

1827

Charles Lennox Richardson

English merchant (died 1862)

Charles Lennox Richardson was a British merchant based in Shanghai, Qing Empire who was killed in Japan during the Namamugi Incident. His middle name is spelled Lenox in the census and family documents.

1834

Antonio Starabba

Marchese di Rudinì, Italian politician, 12th Prime Minister of Italy (died 1908)

Antonio Starrabba , Marquess of Rudinì was an Italian statesman, Prime Minister of Italy between 1891 and 1892 and from 1896 until 1898.

1839

Anatole France

French journalist, novelist, and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1924)

Anatole France was a French poet, journalist, and novelist with several best-sellers. Ironic and skeptical, he was considered in his day the ideal French man of letters. He was a member of the Académie Française, and…

1844

Hans Auer

Swiss-Austrian architect, designed the Federal Palace of Switzerland (died 1906)

Hans Wilhelm Auer was a Swiss-Austrian architect best known for his design of the Swiss Bundeshaus (1894–1902) in Bern.

1847

Kandukuri Veeresalingam

Indian author and activist (died 1919)

Kandukuri Veeresalingam was a social reformer and writer from the Madras Presidency, British India, current Andhra Pradesh. He was considered as the Father of the Telugu Renaissance movement. He was one of the early…

1848

Ponnambalam Ramanathan

Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, third Solicitor General of Sri Lanka (died 1930)

Sir Ponnambalam Ramanathan, was a Ceylonese lawyer and politician who served as Solicitor-General of Ceylon.

1851

Harry Chauvel

Australian general (died 1945)

General Sir Henry George Chauvel, was a senior officer of the Australian Imperial Force who fought at Gallipoli and during the Sinai and Palestine Campaign in the Middle Eastern theatre of the First World War. He was…

1865

José de Diego

Puerto Rican journalist, lawyer, and politician (died 1918)

José de Diego y Martínez was a Puerto Rican statesman, journalist, poet, lawyer, and advocate for Puerto Rico's political autonomy in union with Spain and later of Puerto Rican independence from the United States who…

1866

Wilbur Wright

American inventor (died 1912)

The Wright brothers, Orville Wright and Wilbur Wright, were American aviation pioneers generally credited with inventing, building, and flying the world's first successful airplane. They made the first controlled,…

1867

John Millington Synge

Irish author, poet, and playwright (died 1909)

Edmund John Millington Synge, popularly known as J. M. Synge, was an Irish playwright, poet, writer and collector of folklores. As a key figure of the Irish Literary Revival during the early 20th century, he is widely…

1871

Jōtarō Watanabe

Japanese general (died 1936)

Jōtarō Watanabe was a general in the early Shōwa period Imperial Japanese Army, noted as one of the victims of the February 26 Incident.

1874

R. E. Foster

English cricketer and footballer (died 1914)

Reginald Erskine Foster, nicknamed Tip Foster, commonly designated R. E. Foster in sporting literature, was an English first-class cricketer and footballer. He is the only man to have captained England at both sports.

1878

Seth Bingham

American organist and composer (died 1972)

Seth Daniels Bingham was an American organist and prolific composer.

1882

Ronald Barnes

3rd Baron Gorell, English cricketer, journalist, and politician (died 1963)

Ronald Gorell Barnes, 3rd Baron Gorell, was a British hereditary peer, Liberal politician, poet, author and newspaper editor.

1884

Leó Weiner

Hungarian composer and educator (died 1960)

Leó Weiner was one of the leading Hungarian music educators of the first half of the twentieth century, and a composer.

1885

Michalis Dorizas

Greek-American football player and javelin thrower (died 1957)

Michális Dórizas was a Greek athlete who competed in throwing events at the 1906, 1908 and 1912 Summer Olympics. He won a silver medal in the javelin throw in 1908 and a bronze in the stone throw in 1906. In the discus…

1886

Ernst Thälmann

German politician (died 1944)

Ernst Johannes Fritz Thälmann was a German communist politician, revolutionary, and leader of the Communist Party of Germany (KPD) from 1925 to 1933.

1886

Billy Minter

English footballer and manager (died 1940)

William James Minter, was a footballer, trainer, manager and assistant secretary at Tottenham Hotspur. He scored 101 goals for Tottenham, and was for a time the top scorer for the club. He also managed the club for…

1888

Charlie Chaplin

English actor, director, producer, screenwriter, and composer (died 1977)

Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin Jr. was an English comic actor, filmmaker, film editor and composer who rose to fame in the era of silent film. He became a worldwide icon through his screen persona, the Tramp, and is…

1889

Fred Root

English cricketer and umpire (died 1954)

Charles Frederick Root was an English cricketer who played for England in 1926 and for Derbyshire between 1910 and 1920 and for Worcestershire between 1921 and 1932.

1890

Gertrude Chandler Warner

American author and educator (died 1979)

Gertrude Chandler Warner was an American author, mainly of children's stories. She was most famous for writing the original book of The Boxcar Children and for the next 18 books in the series.

1890

Dorothy P. Lathrop

American author and illustrator (died 1980)

Dorothy Pulis Lathrop was an American writer and illustrator of children's books.

1891

Dora Richter

German transgender woman and the first known person to undergo complete male-to-female gender-affirming surgery (died 1966)

Dora Rudolfine Richter was a German trans woman and the first known person to undergo complete male-to-female gender-affirming surgery. She was one of a number of transgender people in the care of sex-research pioneer…

1892

Howard Mumford Jones

American author, critic, and academic (died 1980)

Howard Mumford Jones was an American intellectual historian, literary critic, journalist, poet, and professor of English at the University of Michigan and later at Harvard University.

1892

Germaine Guèvremont

Canadian journalist and author (died 1968)

Germaine Guèvremont, born Grignon was a Canadian writer, who was a prominent figure in Quebec literature.

1893

John Norton

American hurdler (died 1979)

John Kelley Norton was an American athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metre hurdles. He was born in Santa Clara, California and died in New York City. Norton competed for the United States at the 1920 Summer…

1893

Ove Arup

English-Danish engineer and businessman, founded Arup (died 1988)

Sir Ove Nyquist Arup was a British engineer with Danish heritage who founded Arup, a multinational corporation offering engineering, design, planning, project management, and consulting services for building systems.…

1895

Árpád Weisz

Hungarian footballer (died 1944)

Árpád Weisz was a Hungarian footballer and manager. Weisz was Jewish and was murdered with his wife and children by the Nazis during the Holocaust in World War II at Auschwitz.

1896

Osman Achmatowicz

Polish chemist and academic (died 1988)

Osman Achmatowicz was a Polish chemist of Lipka Tatar descent, who studied alkaloid natural products. His son, Osman Achmatowicz Jr., is credited with the Achmatowicz reaction in 1971.

1899

Polly Adler

Russian-American madam and author (died 1962)

Pearl "Polly" Adler was an American madam and author, best known for her work A House Is Not a Home, which was adapted into a film of the same name. In 2021, Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Debby Applegate published a…

1900

Paul Waner

American baseball player and manager (died 1965)

Paul Glee Waner, nicknamed "Big Poison", was an American professional baseball right fielder who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for four teams between 1926 and 1945, most notably playing his first 15 seasons with…

1903

Fifi D'Orsay

Canadian-American vaudevillian, actress, and singer (died 1983)

Fifi D'Orsay was a Canadian and American actress and singer.

1904

Frits Philips

Dutch businessman (died 2005)

Frederik Jacques "Frits" Philips was the fourth chairman of the board of directors of the Dutch electronics company Philips, which his uncle and father founded. For his actions in saving 382 Jews during the Nazi…

1905

Joseph-Armand Bombardier

Canadian inventor and businessman, founded Bombardier Inc. (died 1964)

Joseph-Armand Bombardier was a Canadian inventor and businessman who was the founder of Bombardier. His most famous invention was a snowmobile.

1907

August Eigruber

Austrian-German politician (died 1947)

August Eigruber was an Austrian-born Nazi Gauleiter and Reichsstatthalter of Reichsgau Oberdonau and Landeshauptmann of Upper Austria. He was convicted of war crimes at Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp and hanged.

1907

Ellis Marsalis

Sr., American businessman and activist (died 2004)

Ellis Louis Marsalis Sr. was an American businessman from New Orleans, Louisiana. He was a former poultry farmer turned hotelier, Esso franchise owner and civil rights activist.

1908

Ray Ventura

French jazz bandleader (died 1979)

Raymond Ventura was a French jazz pianist and bandleader. He helped popularize jazz in France in the 1930s. His nephew was singer Sacha Distel.

1908

Berton Roueché

American journalist and author (died 1994)

Clarence Berton Roueché Jr. was an American medical writer who wrote for The New Yorker magazine for almost fifty years. He wrote twenty books, including Eleven Blue Men (1954), The Incurable Wound (1958), Feral (1974),…

1910

Guy Burgess

English-Russian spy (died 1963)

Guy Francis de Moncy Burgess was a British diplomat and Soviet double agent, and a member of the Cambridge Five spy ring that operated from the mid-1930s to the early years of the Cold War era. His defection in 1951 to…

1911

John Hodiak

American actor (died 1955)

John Hodiak was an American actor who worked in radio, stage and film.

1914

Behçet Necatigil

Turkish author, poet, and translator (died 1979)

Behçet Necatigil, Turkish poet, teacher and translator who is often considered to be one of the most important poets of modern Turkish poetry. His paternal family originated from Kastamonu, a city in Turkey's Western…

1916

Victoria Eugenia Fernández de Córdoba

18th Duchess of Medinaceli (died 2013)

Doña Victoria Eugenia Fernández de Córdoba y Fernández de Henestrosa, 18th Duchess of Medinaceli, GE was a Spanish noblewoman and Grandee of Spain. She was the head of the Spanish noble House of Medinaceli and patron of…

1917

Spike Milligan

Irish actor, comedian, and writer (died 2002)

Terence Alan "Spike" Milligan was an Anglo-Irish comedian, writer, musician, poet, playwright and actor. The son of an English mother and Irish father, he was born in British India, where he spent his childhood before…

1918

Merce Cunningham

American dancer and choreographer (died 2009)

Mercier Philip Cunningham was an American dancer and choreographer who was at the forefront of American modern dance for more than 50 years. He frequently collaborated with artists of other disciplines, including…

1919

Nilla Pizzi

Italian singer (died 2011)

Adionilla Pizzi, known by her stage name Nilla Pizzi, was an Italian singer and actress.

1919

Pedro Ramírez Vázquez

Mexican architect (died 2013)

Pedro Ramírez Vázquez was a Mexican architect. He was persuaded to study architecture by writer and poet Carlos Pellicer.

1919

Ananda Dassanayake

Sri Lankan politician (died 2012)

Ananda Dassanayake was a Sri Lankan politician belonging to the Sri Lanka Freedom Party. He was the governor of Uva Province and Southern Province of Sri Lanka. He was a member of the Sri Lankan Parliament for 17 years.

1920

Prince Georg of Denmark (died 1986)

Prince Georg of Denmark was a Danish diplomat and member of the Danish royal family as a great-grandson of Christian IX. He was a first cousin of Harald V of Norway, Baudouin of Belgium, and Albert II of Belgium, as…

1920

Wolfgang Leonhard

German historian and author (died 2014)

Wolfgang Leonhard was a German political author and historian of the Soviet Union, the German Democratic Republic and Communism. A German Communist whose family had fled Hitler's Germany and who was educated in the…

1921

Peter Ustinov

English actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2004)

Sir Peter Alexander Ustinov was a British actor and humanitarian. An internationally known raconteur, he was a fixture on television talk shows and lecture circuits for much of his career. Ustinov received numerous…

1921

Kingsley Amis

English novelist, poet, and critic (died 1995)

Sir Kingsley William Amis was an English novelist, poet, critic and teacher. He wrote more than 20 novels, six volumes of poetry, a memoir, short stories, radio and television scripts, and works of social and literary…

1922

Lawrence N. Guarino

American colonel (died 2014)

Lawrence Nicholas "Larry" Guarino was a United States Air Force officer, and veteran of three wars. Shot down on his 50th combat mission, he spent more than eight years as a prisoner of war (POW) during the Vietnam War…

1922

Leo Tindemans

Belgian politician, 43rd Prime Minister of Belgium (died 2014)

Leonard Clemence "Leo" Tindemans was a Belgian politician. He served as the prime minister of Belgium from 25 April 1974 until he resigned as minister on 20 October 1978. He was a member of the Christian Democratic and…

1922

Warren Barker

American composer (died 2006)

Warren Barker was an American composer, arranger, and conductor known for work in film, radio, and television, as well as for original band and symphonic compositions.

1923

Arch A. Moore Jr.

American sergeant, lawyer, and politician, 28th Governor of West Virginia (died 2015)

Arch Alfred Moore Jr. was an American lawyer and Republican politician who served as the 28th and 30th governor of West Virginia. He held office from 1969 to 1977 and again from 1985 to 1989, making him the…

1923

Henry Mancini

American composer and conductor (died 1994)

Henry Mancini was an American composer, conductor, arranger, pianist and flutist, best known as a composer of film and television scores. Often cited as one of the greatest composers in the history of film, he won four…

1924

Madanjeet Singh

Indian diplomat, author, and philanthropist (died 2013)

Madanjeet Singh was an Indian diplomat, painter, photographer, and writer.

1924

Pierre Fabre

French pharmacist, founded Laboratoires Pierre Fabre (died 2013)

Pierre Jacques Louis Fabre was a French pharmaceutical and cosmetics executive and pharmacist, who founded Laboratoires Pierre Fabre in 1962. Fabre, a rugby enthusiast, was also the owner of Castres Olympique, a French…

1926

Edie Adams

American actress and singer (died 2008)

Edie Adams was an American comedian, actress, singer and businesswoman who was prominent in the second half of the 1900s. She earned a Tony Award and was nominated for an Emmy Award.

1927

Pope Benedict XVI (died 2022)

Pope Benedict XVI was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City from 2005 until his resignation in 2013. Following his resignation, he chose to be known as "pope emeritus", a title he held until his…

1927

Rolf Schult

German actor (died 2013)

Rolf Schult was a German actor who specializes in dubbing. He provided the German dub for actor Robert Redford, among many others. Until the film Hannibal (2001), he provided the voice for Anthony Hopkins, before he…

1927

Night Train Lane

American football player (died 2002)

Richard Lane, commonly known as Dick "Night Train" Lane, was an American professional football cornerback who played for 14 years in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the Los Angeles Rams (1952–1953),…

1928

Roy Hamilton

American singer (died 1969)

Roy Hamilton was an American singer. By combining semi-classical technique with traditional black gospel feeling, he brought soul to Great American Songbook singing.

1929

Ralph Slatyer

Australian biologist and ecologist (died 2012)

Ralph Owen Slatyer was an Australian ecologist, and the first Chief Scientist of Australia from 1989 to 1992.

1929

Ed Townsend

American singer-songwriter and producer (died 2003)

Edward Benjamin Townsend was an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. He performed and composed "For Your Love", a rhythm and blues doo-wop classic, and co-wrote "Let's Get It On" with Marvin Gaye.

1929

Doug Beasy

Australian footballer and educator (died 2013)

Douglas Edward Beasy was an Australian rules footballer who played in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

1930

Herbie Mann

American flute player and composer (died 2003)

Herbert Jay Solomon, known by his stage name Herbie Mann, was an American jazz flute player and important early practitioner of world music. Early in his career, he also played tenor saxophone and clarinet, but Mann was…

1930

Julian Carroll

American politician, 54th Governor of Kentucky (died 2023)

Julian Morton Carroll was an American lawyer and politician from the state of Kentucky. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 54th governor of Kentucky from 1974 to 1979, succeeding Wendell Ford, who…

1931

Maury Meyers

American lawyer and politician (died 2014)

Maurice "Maury" Meyers was an American politician who served four non-consecutive terms as Mayor of Beaumont, Texas. He is well known in the city as a progressive and economic mind, who helped turn the city of Beaumont…

1932

Marcos Alonso Imaz

Spanish footballer (died 2012)

Marcos Alonso Imaz, nicknamed Marquitos, was a Spanish footballer who played as a defender. He was best known for his participation in Real Madrid's five European Cup conquests, mainly in the 1950s.

1933

Joan Bakewell

English journalist and author

Joan Dawson Bakewell, Baroness Bakewell, is an English journalist, television presenter and Labour Party peer. Baroness Bakewell is president of Birkbeck, University of London; she is also an author and playwright, and…

1933

Perry Botkin Jr.

American composer, arranger and musician (died 2021)

Perry Botkin Jr. was an American composer, producer, arranger, and musician.

1933

Vera Krepkina

Russian long jumper (died 2023)

Vera Samuilovna Krepkina, née Kalashnikova, was a Soviet-Ukrainian track and field athlete. She competed for the Soviet Union at the 1952, 1956, and 1960 Olympics. At all these Olympics she finished fourth in the 4 ×…

1933

Ike Pappas

American journalist and actor (died 2008)

Icarus Nestor Pappas, better known as Ike Pappas, was an American television journalist who worked as a CBS News correspondent for 25 years.

1933

Vince Hill

English singer-songwriter (died 2023)

Vincent Brian Hill was an English traditional pop singer, best known for his cover version of the Rodgers and Hammerstein show tune "Edelweiss" (1967), which reached No. 2 on the UK singles chart. He recorded 25 studio…

1934

Robert Stigwood

Australian producer and manager (died 2016)

Robert Colin Stigwood was an Australian music entrepreneur, film producer, and impresario, long based in the United Kingdom. He was best known for managing musicians such as Cream, Andy Gibb, and the Bee Gees;…

1934

Barrie Unsworth

Australian politician, 36th Premier of New South Wales

Barrie John Unsworth is an Australian former politician, representing the Labor Party in the Parliament of New South Wales from 1978 to 1991. He served as the 36th Premier from July 1986 to March 1988. Since the death…

1934

Vicar

Chilean cartoonist (died 2012)

Vicar, a pseudonym for Víctor José Arriagada Ríos, was a Chilean cartoonist, known for his prolific career drawing Disney comics.

1934

Marcel Carrière

Canadian director and screenwriter

Marcel Carrière is a Canadian film director and sound engineer.

1935

Sarah Kirsch

German poet and author (died 2013)

Sarah Kirsch was a German poet.

1935

Lennart Risberg

Swedish boxer (died 2013)

Lennart Kurt Risberg was a Swedish boxer. He competed in the lightweight event at the 1956 Summer Olympics, but was eliminated in the first round.

1935

Dominique Venner

French journalist and historian (died 2013)

Dominique Venner was a French journalist and essayist. Venner was a member of the Organisation armée secrète and later became a European nationalist, founding the neo-fascist Europe-Action, before withdrawing from…

1935

Bobby Vinton

American singer

Stanley Robert Vinton is an American singer and actor, who hosted his own self-titled TV show in the late 1970s. As a teen idol, he became known as "The Polish Prince", as his music paid tribute to his Polish heritage.…

1935

Vadim Kuzmin

Russian physicist and academic (died 2015)

Vadim Alekseyevich Kuzmin was a Russian theoretical physicist.

1936

Gert Potgieter

South African hurdler and coach

Gerhardus Cornelius Potgieter is a retired South African Track and field athletics competitor, primarily known for the 400-metre and 440-yard hurdles. His innovation was to run 14 steps between the hurdles. For…

1937

George Steele

American wrestler and actor (died 2017)

William James Myers, better known by his ring name George "The Animal" Steele, was an American professional wrestler, school teacher, author, and actor. His career lasted from 1967 until 1988, though he made occasional…

1937

Rich Rollins

American baseball player

Richard John Rollins was an American professional baseball third baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins (1961–68), Seattle Pilots / Milwaukee Brewers (1969–1970), and Cleveland Indians…

1938

Gordon Wilson

Scottish lawyer and politician (died 2017)

Robert Gordon Wilson was a Scottish politician and solicitor. He was the leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) from 1979 to 1990, and was SNP Member of Parliament (MP) for Dundee East from 1974 to 1987. He was…

1938

John Amabile

American football player and coach (died 2012)

John Amabile was an American professional football scout for the New York Giants, high school football coach, and college football quarterback.

1939

Dusty Springfield

English singer and record producer (died 1999)

Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien, better known by her stage name Dusty Springfield, was an English singer born to Irish parents. With her distinctive mezzo-soprano voice, she was a popular singer of blue-eyed…

1939

Benoît Bouchard

Canadian academic and politician, 18th Canadian Minister of Transport

Benoît Bouchard is a Canadian public official and former politician.

1940

David Holford

Barbadian cricketer (died 2022)

David Anthony Jerome Holford was a West Indian cricketer who played in 24 Test matches between 1966 and 1977.

1940

Fotis Kafatos

Greek biologist, founding president of the European Research Council (ERC) (died 2017).

Fotis Constantine Kafatos was a Greek biologist. Between 2007 and 2010, he was the founding president of the European Research Council (ERC). He chaired the ERC Scientific Council from 2006 to 2010. Thereafter, he was…

1940

Queen Margrethe II of Denmark

Margrethe II is a member of the Danish royal family who reigned as Queen of Denmark from 14 January 1972 until her abdication on 14 January 2024. Having reigned for exactly 52 years, she is the second-longest-reigning…

1940

Joan Snyder

American painter

Joan Snyder is an American painter from New York. She is a MacArthur Fellow, a Guggenheim Fellow, and a National Endowment for the Arts Fellow (1974).

1940

Allan Segal

American director and producer (died 2012)

Allan Segal also known as Allan Fear-Segal was a BAFTA-winning documentary film maker. He spent the majority of his career working for Granada Television.

1941

Nikos Gioutsos

Greek footballer (died 2023)

Nikos Gioutsos was a Greek footballer who played as a striker. From the special style of play and the passion together with the dynamism he brought to the matches, the fans shouted the slogan "Έμπαινε Γιούτσο" which…

1942

Jim Lonborg

American baseball pitcher

James Reynold Lonborg is an American former professional baseball right-handed starting pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Boston Red Sox, Milwaukee Brewers, and Philadelphia Phillies. Though…

1942

Sir Frank Williams

English businessman, founded the Williams F1 Racing Team (died 2021)

Sir Francis Owen Garbett Williams was a British businessman, motorsport executive and racing driver. From 1977 to 2020, Williams served as co-founder, team principal and co-owner of Williams in Formula One, winning nine…

1942

Petro Tyschtschenko

Austrian-German businessman

Petro Taras Ostap Tyschtschenko is a German businessman best known for his role in developing the European market for the American computer company Commodore International.

1943

John Watkins

Australian cricketer

John Russell Watkins is a former Australian cricketer who played in one Test match in 1973.

1943

Tom Allen

American lawyer and politician

Thomas Hodge Allen is an American author and former politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives representing Maine's 1st congressional district and the Democratic nominee for the U.S.…

1945

Stefan Grossman

American acoustic fingerstyle guitarist and singer

Stefan Grossman is an American acoustic fingerstyle guitarist and singer, music producer and educator, and co-founder of Kicking Mule records. He is known for his instructional videos and Vestapol line of videos and…

1945

Margot Adler

American journalist and author (died 2014)

Margot Susanna Adler was an American author, journalist, and lecturer. She worked as a correspondent for National Public Radio for 35 years, became bureau chief of the New York office, and could be heard frequently on…

1946

Ernst Bakker

Dutch politician (died 2014)

Ernst Carel Bakker was a Dutch politician, alderman and member of the Democrats 66 political party. He served as a member of the House of Representatives from 1981 to 1982. He joined the Amsterdam City Council in 1990…

1946

Johnnie Lewis

Liberian lawyer and politician, 18th Chief Justice of Liberia (died 2015)

Johnnie N. Lewis was a Liberian lawyer and politician who served as the 18th Chief Justice of Liberia from 2006 to 2012. Before his appointment to the Supreme Court, he served as a circuit judge in Liberia's judicial…

1946

R. Carlos Nakai

American flute player

Raymond Carlos Nakai is an American flutist. Nakai played brass instruments in high school and college, and auditioned for the Armed Forces School of Music after a two-year period in the United States Navy. He began…

1946

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

American basketball player and coach

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is an American former basketball player. He played professionally for 20 seasons for the Milwaukee Bucks and Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and played college…

1947

Gerry Rafferty

Scottish singer-songwriter (died 2011)

Gerald Rafferty was a Scottish singer-songwriter. He was a founding member of Stealers Wheel, whose biggest hit was "Stuck in the Middle with You" in 1973. His solo hits in the late 1970s included "Baker Street", "Right…

1947

Reg Alcock

Canadian businessman and politician, 17th Canadian President of the Treasury Board (died 2011)

Reginald B. Alcock, was a Canadian politician. He represented the riding of Winnipeg South as a Member of Parliament (MP) in the House of Commons of Canada from 1993 to 2006 and was a cabinet minister in the government…

1948

David Graf

American actor (died 2001)

Paul David Graf was an American actor, best known for his role as Sgt. Eugene Tackleberry in the Police Academy series of films.

1950

Colleen Hewett

Australian singer and actress

Colleen Hewett is an Australian singer and actress.

1950

Ioan Mihai Cochinescu

Romanian author and photographer

Ioan Mihai Cochinescu is a Romanian novelist and essayist. He is also a film script author and director, an art photographer, teacher, musicologist and composer.

1951

Michel Blanc

French actor and director (died 2024)

Michel Blanc was a French actor, writer and director. He is noted for his roles of losers and hypochondriacs. He is frequently associated with Le Splendid, which he co-founded, along with Thierry Lhermitte, Josiane…

1952

Esther Roth-Shahamorov

Israeli sprinter and hurdler

Esther Roth-Shahamorov is a former Israeli track and field athlete. She specialized in the 100-meter hurdles and the 100-meter sprint.

1952

Bill Belichick

American football coach

William Stephen Belichick is an American football coach who is the head coach of the University of North Carolina Tar Heels. Regarded as one of the greatest head coaches of all time, he holds numerous coaching records,…

1952

Peter Garrett

Australian singer-songwriter and politician

Peter Robert Garrett is an Australian musician, environmentalist, activist and former politician.

1953

Ellen Barkin

American actress

Ellen Rona Barkin is an American actress. Her breakthrough role was in the 1982 film Diner, and in the following years, she had starring roles in films such as Tender Mercies (1983), Eddie and the Cruisers (1983), The…

1954

John Bowe

Australian racing driver

John Philip Bowe is an Australian racing driver, presently racing a BMW M4 in the GT4 Australia series.

1954

Mike Zuke

Canadian ice hockey player

Michael Zuke is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centreman who played eight seasons in the NHL, between 1978 and 1986.

1954

Henri

Grand Duke of Luxembourg

Henri is a member of the grand ducal family of Luxembourg who reigned as Grand Duke of Luxembourg from 2000 until his abdication in 2025.

1955

David M. Brown

American captain, pilot, and astronaut (died 2003)

David McDowell Brown was a United States Navy captain and NASA astronaut. He died on his first spaceflight, when the Space Shuttle Columbia (STS-107) disintegrated during orbital reentry into the Earth's atmosphere.…

1956

T Lavitz

American keyboard player, composer, and producer (died 2010)

Terry "T" Lavitz was an American keyboardist, composer, and producer. He is best known for his work with the Dixie Dregs and Jazz Is Dead.

1956

Lise-Marie Morerod

Swiss skier

Lise-Marie Morerod is a Swiss former slalom skier. In 1977, she was women's overall season champion.

1956

Patricia De Martelaere

Belgian philosopher, author, and academic (died 2009)

Patricia De Martelaere was a Flemish philosopher, professor, author and essayist. Born in Zottegem, Belgium, her full name was Patricia Marie Madeleine Godelieve. She graduated in philosophy from the Catholic University…

1957

Tim Flach

English photographer and director

Tim Flach is a British photographer who specialises in studio photography of animals. He has published several books of photographs.

1958

Ulf Wakenius

Swedish guitarist

Ulf Karl Erik Wakenius is a Swedish jazz guitarist, known as a member of Oscar Peterson's last quartet from 1997. He was also a member of the Ray Brown trio.

1958

Alison Ramsay

English-Scottish field hockey player and lawyer

Alison Gail Ramsay MBE is a former Scottish field hockey player, who was a member of the Great Britain and Northern Ireland squad that won the bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. She is one of the…

1959

Wahab Akbar

Filipino politician (died 2007)

Ustadz Wahab M. Akbar was a Filipino politician who served three terms as governor of Basilan, during which time he was known for his "eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth" policy for dealing with kidnappers and terrorists…

1960

Rafael Benítez

Spanish footballer and manager

Rafael Benítez Maudes is a Spanish professional football manager and former player. He is currently the head coach of Super League Greece club Panathinaikos.

1960

Pierre Littbarski

German footballer and manager

Pierre Michael Littbarski is a German professional football manager and former player of 1. FC Köln and the West Germany national team. Known for his dribbling abilities, he was mainly used as an attacking midfielder or…

1960

Jarbom Gamlin

Indian lawyer and politician, seventh Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh (died 2014)

Jarbom Gamlin was an Indian politician and a leader of the Indian National Congress political party in Arunachal Pradesh and briefly served as the Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh.

1961

Anna Dello Russo

Italian journalist

Anna Dello Russo is an Italian fashion journalist. She is a creative consultant and editor-at-large for Vogue Japan.

1962

Saleem Malik

Pakistani cricketer

Saleem Malik is a Pakistani former cricketer. He played for the Pakistan national cricket team between 1981/82 and 1999, at one stage captaining the team. He was a wristy, right-handed middle-order batsman who was…

1963

Jimmy Osmond

American singer

James Arthur Osmond is an American singer and businessman. He is the youngest member of the sibling musical group the Osmonds. As a solo artist, Osmond has accumulated six gold records, one platinum record, and two gold…

1963

Esbjörn Svensson

Swedish pianist (died 2008)

Bror Fredrik "Esbjörn" Svensson was a Swedish jazz pianist and founder of the jazz group Esbjörn Svensson Trio, commonly known as e.s.t.

1964

Yves-François Blanchet

Canadian politician

Yves-François Blanchet is a Canadian politician who has served as the leader of the Bloc Québécois (BQ) and member of Parliament (MP) for Beloeil—Chambly since 2019.

1965

Jon Cryer

American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

Jonathan Niven Cryer is an American actor. Born into a show business family, he made his film debut with a lead role in No Small Affair (1984); his breakout role was as Duckie in the John Hughes-written film Pretty in…

1965

Martin Lawrence

American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

Martin Fitzgerald Lawrence is an American actor and comedian. Lawrence began his career doing comedy shows, including in The Improv. After his first acting role in the sitcom What's Happening Now!! (1987–1988), Lawrence…

1965

Jarle Vespestad

Norwegian drummer

Jarle Vespestad is a Norwegian jazz musician (percussion), the younger brother of jazz musician Liz Tove Vespestad, and a central member of Tord Gustavsen's projects.

1966

Vickie Guerrero

American wrestler and manager

Vickie Lynn Benson, better known as Vickie Guerrero, is an American professional wrestler, professional wrestling personality, and manager. She is signed to WWE as an ambassador. She is also known for her tenure in All…

1968

Rüdiger Stenzel

German runner

Rüdiger Stenzel is a former German middle distance runner who participated in several international championships in the 1990s.

1968

Patrik Järbyn

Swedish skier

Patrik Järbyn is a Swedish former World Cup alpine ski racer.

1969

Fernando Viña

American baseball player and sportscaster

Fernando Viña Spanish: [feɾˈnando ˈβiɲa]; born April 16, 1969) is a Cuban-American former Major League Baseball second baseman and former MLB analyst for ESPN. His parents Andres and Olga emigrated from Cuba in 1968.…

1969

Dero Goi

German singer-songwriter and drummer

Stephan Musiol, known professionally as Dero Goi, is a German musician, best known as the former lead vocalist, drummer and founding member of Neue Deutsche Härte band Oomph! from 1989 to 2021.

1970

Margreth Olin

Norwegian filmmaker

Margreth Olin Mykløen is a Norwegian film director, screenwriter, and film producer. She is educated at the University of Bergen and Volda University College. She is best known for her documentaries, in which she…

1970

Walt Williams

American basketball player

Walter Ander "the Wizard" Williams is an American former professional basketball player. A sharpshooting 6'8" swingman, Williams played college basketball for the Maryland Terrapins from 1988 to 1992, and has been…

1970

Cameron Blades

Australian rugby player

Cameron Blades is an Australian international former rugby union player who played at the loosehead prop position, but could also cover at tighthead prop and hooker. He played professionally for New South Wales Waratahs…

1971

Selena

American singer-songwriter, actress, and fashion designer (died 1995)

Selena Quintanilla-Pérez was an American singer-songwriter. Known as the "Queen of Tejano Music", she is known for her contributions to popular music and fashion, which made her one of the most celebrated…

1971

Seigo Yamamoto

Japanese racing driver

Seigo Yamamoto , known as "Boss", is a Japanese drift driver.

1971

Natasha Zvereva

Belarusian tennis player

Natalya "Natasha" Maratovna Zvereva is a former professional tennis player from Belarus. She was the first major athlete in the Soviet Union to demand publicly that she should be able to keep her tournament earnings.…

1971

Tracy K. Smith

American poet and educator

Tracy K. Smith is an American poet and educator. She served as the 22nd Poet Laureate of the United States from 2017 to 2019. She has published five collections of poetry, winning the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for her…

1972

Akon

Senegalese-American singer, rapper and songwriter

Aliaune Damala Bouga Time Puru Nacka Lu Lu Lu Badara Akon Thiam, is a Senegalese-American singer, songwriter, record producer, businessman and philanthropist. An influential figure in world music, he rose to prominence…

1973

Charlotta Sörenstam

Swedish golfer

Petra Charlotta Sörenstam is a retired Swedish professional golfer. As an amateur competing for the Texas Longhorns, she won the NCAA Division I Championship individual title. As a professional, she won one tournament…

1973

Teddy Cobeña

Spanish-Ecuadorian expressionist and representational sculptor

Teddy Cobeña Loor is a figurative expressionist sculptor with a surrealist component. He lives in Barcelona.

1973

Lukas Haas

American actor and musician

Lukas Daniel Haas is an American actor and musician. His acting career has spanned four decades, during which he has appeared in more than 50 feature films and a number of television shows and stage productions. His…

1976

Kelli O'Hara

American actress and singer

Kelli Christine O'Hara is an American actress and singer, most known for her work on the Broadway and opera stages.

1976

Freddie Ljungberg

Swedish footballer

Karl Fredrik Ljungberg is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a winger. He is also a former manager, and was most recently an assistant coach, and interim head coach of Arsenal.

1977

Christijan Albers

Dutch racing driver

Christijan Albers is a Dutch former professional racing driver. After success in the DTM he drove in Formula One from 2005 until the 2007 British Grand Prix, shortly after which he was dropped by the Spyker F1 team. In…

1979

Lars Börgeling

German pole vaulter

Lars Börgeling is a German pole vaulter.

1979

Daniel Browne

New Zealand rugby player

Daniel Browne is currently playing club rugby for London Welsh in the Aviva Championship. He previously played for Bath, Northampton Saints and Leeds Carnegie in the English Premiership.

1979

Anestis Agritis

Greek footballer

Anestis Agritis is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a forward.

1981

Maya Dunietz

Israeli singer-songwriter and pianist

Maya Dunietz, is an Israeli musician and artist, combining a solo career with collaborations with renowned musicians: Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou, Roscoe Mitchell, John Tilbury, Habiluim, and many others. Her works are…

1981

Matthieu Proulx

Canadian football player

Matthieu Proulx is a former safety with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League.

1981

Gina Carano

American mixed martial artist and actress

Gina Joy Carano is an American actress and mixed martial artist. She competed in Elite Xtreme Combat and Strikeforce from 2006 to 2009, where she compiled a 7–1 record. Her popularity led to her being called the "face…

1982

Boris Diaw

French basketball player

Boris Babacar Diaw-Riffiod, better known as Boris Diaw, is a French basketball executive and former player who is the president of Metropolitans 92 of LNB Pro A. Diaw began his playing career in Pro A and returned to…

1982

Jonathan Vilma

American football player

Jonathan Polynice Vilma is an American color analyst and former professional football player in the National Football League (NFL). He played as a linebacker and was a three-time Pro Bowl selection.

1982

Marié Digby

American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress

Marié Christina Digby is an American singer-songwriter best known for her acoustic cover version of Rihanna's "Umbrella", which was featured on the MTV show The Hills and peaked at #10 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100…

1983

Cat Osterman

American softball player

Catherine Leigh Osterman is an American former softball player and currently the general manager for the Texas Volts of the Athletes Unlimited Softball League (AUSL). Osterman pitched on the United States women's…

1983

Teddy Blass

American composer and producer

Teddy Blass is an American film composer and record producer.

1984

Claire Foy

English actress

Claire Elizabeth Foy is a British actress. She is best known for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II in the Netflix drama series The Crown, for which she received various accolades such as a Golden Globe and two…

1984

Tucker Fredricks

American speed skater

Tucker Daniel Fredricks is an American speed skater and the former US record holder in the 500 meter event. He competed at the 2006, 2010, and 2014 Winter Olympics.

1984

Paweł Kieszek

Polish footballer

Paweł Kieszek is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for I liga club Pogoń Grodzisk Mazowiecki.

1984

Kerron Stewart

Jamaican sprinter

Kerron Stewart is a retired Jamaican sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres and 200 metres. She is the 2008 Jamaican national champion in the 100 m clocking 10.80s. She defeated World Champion Veronica…

1984

Luol Deng

Sudanese-English basketball player

Luol Ajou Deng is a South Sudanese-born British former professional basketball player. He was a two-time NBA All-Star and was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team in 2012. Born in South Sudan, then part of Sudan,…

1985

Nate Diaz

American mixed martial artist

Nathan Donald Diaz is an American mixed martial artist and professional boxer who is currently a free agent. Diaz is most known for his time spent fighting in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he fought…

1985

Brendon Leonard

New Zealand rugby player

Brendon Leonard is a New Zealand rugby union footballer.

1985

Katerina Stikoudi

Greek singer, actress, TV host, model, businesswoman, former champion swimmer and beauty pageant titleholder.

Aikaterini "Katerina" Stikoudi is a Greek singer, actress, TV host, model, businesswoman, former champion swimmer and beauty pageant titleholder. After first gaining fame in 2001 by finishing fifth in the national…

1985

Taye Taiwo

Nigerian footballer

Taye Ismaila Taiwo is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a left-back.

1985

Shinji Okazaki

Japanese footballer

Shinji Okazaki is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a forward. He is best known for winning the Premier League with Leicester City in 2016. He is currently the manager of FC Basara Mainz.

1986

Peter Regin

Danish ice hockey player

Peter Regin Jensen is a Danish former professional ice hockey player. He was drafted by the Ottawa Senators in the third round of the 2004 NHL entry draft and played his first five NHL seasons with the organization.…

1986

Epke Zonderland

Dutch gymnast

Epke Jan Zonderland is a Dutch artistic gymnast and the 2012 Olympic gold medallist on high bar. He is a 4-time Olympian (2008–20) and has also taken 3 World Championships golds on high bar at the 2013, 2014 and 2018…

1986

Cenk Akyol

Turkish basketball player

Cenk Akyol is a Turkish professional basketball coach and former player who played at the shooting guard position. He is assistant coach for Bahçeşehir Koleji of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).

1987

Aaron Lennon

English international footballer

Aaron Justin Lennon is an English former professional footballer who played as a right winger.

1987

Kyle Okposo

American ice hockey player

Kyle Henry Erovre Okposo is an American former professional ice hockey right winger who played 17 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Islanders, Buffalo Sabres, and Florida Panthers. He was…

1988

Reggie Jackson

American basketball player

Reginald Shon Jackson, nicknamed Big Government and Mr. June, is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played three…

1990

Vangelis Mantzaris

Greek basketball player

Evangelos "Vangelis" Mantzaris is a Greek professional basketball player and the team captain for Mykonos of the Greek Basketball League. He is a 1.96 m tall point guard. He has also represented the senior Greek…

1990

Tony McQuay

American sprinter

Tony McQuay is an American track and field athlete who specializes in the 400 meters. He is a member of the 2012 and 2016 United States Olympic teams, winning a silver medal in the 4 × 400 m relay in 2012 and a gold in…

1990

Nolan Arenado

American baseball player

Nolan James Arenado is an American professional baseball third baseman for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball (MLB). Arenado is widely recognized as one of the best defensive third basemen of all time. He…

1991

Kim Kyung-jung

South Korean footballer

Kim Kyung-Jung is a South Korean association football player who currently plays for Suwon Samsung Bluewings as a striker. He had represented the South Korea national under-20 football team and participated in the 2011…

1991

Brian Poe Llamanzares

Filipino journalist and politician

Brian Daniel Poe Llamanzares is a Filipino politician, businessman, journalist, and civic leader serving as the representative for the FPJ Panday Bayanihan Party-list in the House of Representatives of the Philippines…

1992

Chance the Rapper

American rapper

Chancelor Johnathan Bennett, known professionally as Chance the Rapper, is an American rapper. He gained widespread recognition with his second mixtape, Acid Rap (2013), which helped establish him as a leading figure in…

1993

Mirai Nagasu

Japanese-American figure skater

Mirai Aileen Nagasu is an American former competitive figure skater. She is a 2018 Olympic Games team event bronze medalist, three-time Four Continents medalist, the 2007 JGP Final champion, a two-time World Junior…

1993

Anya Taylor-Joy

Argentine-British actress

Anya-Josephine Marie Taylor-Joy is an actress. Born in Miami, she grew up in Buenos Aires and London. She began pursuing an acting career at the age of 16. After a series of small television roles, her breakthrough came…

1996

Taylor Townsend

American tennis player

Taylor Townsend is an American professional tennis player. She is a former WTA world No. 1 in doubles, achieved on July 28, 2025. Townsend has won two major doubles titles, at the 2024 Wimbledon Championships and the…

1996

Sadie Sink

American actress

Sadie Elizabeth Sink is an American actress. She began her career in theater, playing the title role in the musical Annie (2012–14) and young Elizabeth II in the historical play The Audience (2015) on Broadway. In 2016,…

2002

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Bhopal Gas Tragedy — April 16, 1984

On April 16, 1984, a devastating gas leak occurred at the Union Carbide pesticide plant in Bhopal, India, releasing 30 tons of toxic methyl isocyanate g...

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