Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In April - 15

1843  Carl Eilhardt, composer was born on this day in history.   

1843  On April - 15 birth of henry James, American/British author (Turn of the Screw, Bostonians), (d. 1916)   

1845  Dave Gregory, cricketer (Australia's 1st Test captain) was born on April - 15.   

1850  On April - 15 birth of john Munroe Longyear, US, capitalist/bank president   

1858  Anton G O Ridder Van Rappard, Dutch painter/lithographer/etcher was born on April - 15.   

1858  Emile Durkheim, French sociologist (Division du travail social) was born on this day in history.   

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

1874  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of klaziena "Ina" Boudier-Bakker, Dutch playwright/novelist (Poverty)   

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

1878  Robert Walser, writer was born on April - 15.   

1879  Melville Henry Cane, American lawyer (d. 1980) was born on this day in history.   

1882  Giovanni Amendola, Italian antifascist/editor-in-chief (Il Mondo) was born on this day in history.   

1883  On April - 15 birth of stanley Bruce, eighth Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1967)   

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

1886  Nikolay Gumilyov, Russian poet (d. 1921) was born on this day in history.   

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

1888  Maximilian Kronberger, German poet (d. 1904) was born on April - 15.   

1889  On this day in history birth of asa Philip Randolph, labor leader (Railroad Porter's Union)   

1889  On this day in history birth of thomas Hart Benton, Missouri, painter/muralist (Lonesome Road)   

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

1891  On April - 15 birth of vaino Raitio, composer   

1891  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of theo Osterkamp, World War I and World War II German fighter pilot (d. 1975)   

1894  On April - 15 birth of elizabeth Mae "Bessie" Smith, Empress of Blues (over 200 songs)   

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 April - 15 birth of clark McConachy, New Zealand billiards player (d. 1980)   

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

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 this day in history birth of joe Davis, English snooker/billiards-world champ (1927-46)   

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1053  On this day in history death of godwin, Earl of Wessex   

1220  Adolf I, archbishop of Cologne, dies on April - 15.   

1415  Death of Manuel Chrysoloras, Greek humanist and grammarian on this day in history.   

1472  On April - 15 leon B Alberti, Italian humanist/architect (Philodoxis), dies at 68   

1502  On this day in history jan IV Chalon, prince of Orange, dies   

1605  On this day in history boris Godunov, tsar of Russia (1598-1605), dies   

1607  On April - 15 cornelius Kilianus, Flemish translator/poet, dies at about 78   

1610  Johan van Duivenoorde, mister of Warmond, dies at about 62 on April - 15.