Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In April - 15

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

1843  On this day in history birth of henry James, American/British author (Turn of the Screw, Bostonians), (d. 1916)   

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

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

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

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

1861  Bliss Carman, Canadian poet (d. 1929) was born on this day in history.   

1874  On April - 15 birth of johannes Stark, Germany, physicist (Stark effect) (Nobel 1919)   

1874  George Harrison Shull, American plant geneticist (d. 1954) was born on April - 15.   

1875  Klaziena "Ina" Boudier-Bakker, Dutch playwright/novelist (Poverty) was born on April - 15.   

1875  James J. Jeffries, American heavyweight boxer (d. 1953) was born on this day in history.   

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 April - 15 birth of giovanni Amendola, Italian antifascist/editor-in-chief (Il Mondo)   

1883  Stanley Bruce, eighth Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1967) was born on April - 15.   

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  On April - 15 birth of florence Bates, San Antonio Tx, actress (Kismet, I Remember Mama)   

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  On April - 15 birth of thomas Hart Benton, Missouri, painter/muralist (Lonesome Road)   

1891  Alvin Carter, Virginia, vocalist (Carter Family) was born on April - 15.   

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

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

1892  On April - 15 birth of corrie ten Boom, Dutch author and Holocaust survivor (d. 1983)   

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

1894  Elizabeth Mae "Bessie" Smith, Empress of Blues (over 200 songs) was born on this day in history.   

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

1895  Harry F V Edward, British Guiana, 100m/200m runner (Oly-bronze-1920) was born on April - 15.   

1895  On this day in history birth of clark McConachy, New Zealand billiards player (d. 1980)   

1896  Nikolay Nikolayevich Semyonov, Russian chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1986) was born on April - 15.   

1898  Marian Jordan, actress, radio comedienne (Molly-Fibber McGee & Molly) was born on this day in history.   

1898  On April - 15 birth of nini de Boel, Flemish operette singer (White Horse)   

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

1415  On this day in history death of manuel Chrysoloras, Greek humanist and grammarian   

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  Cornelius Kilianus, Flemish translator/poet, dies at about 78 on this day in history.   

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