Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In April - 15

1843  On this day in history birth of carl Eilhardt, composer   

1843  Henry James, American/British author (Turn of the Screw, Bostonians), (d. 1916) was born on this day in history.   

1845  On April - 15 birth of dave Gregory, cricketer (Australia's 1st Test captain)   

1850  John Munroe Longyear, US, capitalist/bank president was born on this day in history.   

1858  On April - 15 birth of anton G O Ridder Van Rappard, Dutch painter/lithographer/etcher   

1858  On April - 15 birth of emile Durkheim, French sociologist (Division du travail social)   

1861  Bliss Carman, Canadian poet (d. 1929) was born on April - 15.   

1874  Johannes Stark, Germany, physicist (Stark effect) (Nobel 1919) was born on this day in history.   

1874  On April - 15 birth of george Harrison Shull, American plant geneticist (d. 1954)   

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

1875  James J. Jeffries, American heavyweight boxer (d. 1953) was born on April - 15.   

1878  On this day in history birth of robert Walser, writer   

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

1882  On this day in history birth of giovanni Amendola, Italian antifascist/editor-in-chief (Il Mondo)   

1883  Stanley Bruce, eighth Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1967) was born on this day in history.   

1885  Tadeusz Kutrzeba, Polish general (d. 1947) was born on this day in history.   

1886  On this day in history birth of nikolay Gumilyov, Russian poet (d. 1921)   

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

1888  On this day in history birth of maximilian Kronberger, German poet (d. 1904)   

1889  On April - 15 birth of asa Philip Randolph, labor leader (Railroad Porter's Union)   

1889  Thomas Hart Benton, Missouri, painter/muralist (Lonesome Road) was born on this day in history.   

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

1891  On April - 15 birth of vaino Raitio, composer   

1891  On April - 15 birth of wallace Reid, St Louis MO, actor/dir/screenwriter (Every Inch a Man)   

1892  Corrie ten Boom, Dutch author and Holocaust survivor (d. 1983) was born on April - 15.   

1892  Theo Osterkamp, World War I and World War II German fighter pilot (d. 1975) was born on April - 15.   

1894  Elizabeth Mae "Bessie" Smith, Empress of Blues (over 200 songs) was born on April - 15.   

1895  Corrado Alvaro, Italian writer (Gente in Aspromonte) was born on April - 15.   

1895  On this day in history birth of harry F V Edward, British Guiana, 100m/200m runner (Oly-bronze-1920)   

1895  Clark McConachy, New Zealand billiards player (d. 1980) was born on this day in history.   

1896  On April - 15 birth of nikolay Nikolayevich Semyonov, Russian chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1986)   

1898  On this day in history birth of marian Jordan, actress, radio comedienne (Molly-Fibber McGee & Molly)   

1898  Nini de Boel, Flemish operette singer (White Horse) was born on April - 15.   

1901  On April - 15 birth of joe Davis, English snooker/billiards-world champ (1927-46)   

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1053  Death of Godwin, Earl of Wessex on this day in history.   

1220  On April - 15 adolf I, archbishop of Cologne, dies   

1415  Death of Manuel Chrysoloras, Greek humanist and grammarian on April - 15.   

1472  On this day in history leon B Alberti, Italian humanist/architect (Philodoxis), dies at 68   

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

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

1607  On this day in history cornelius Kilianus, Flemish translator/poet, dies at about 78   

1610  Johan van Duivenoorde, mister of Warmond, dies at about 62 on this day in history.