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Vol. 1: 1000-1830|location=Santa Barbara, Calif.|publisher=ABC-CLIO|date=2013|isbn=9781598845303|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TO2mx314ST0C|page=37}}</ref> ===1601–1900=== *[[1755]] &ndash; [[Commodore (Royal Navy)|Commodore]] [[William James (naval commander)|William James]] captures the [[Maratha]] fortress of [[Suvarnadurg]] on the west coast of India.<ref>{{cite book|last=Sridharan|first=K.|title=A Maritime History of India|location=New Delhi|publisher=Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India|date=1982|oclc=1027237577|page=112}}</ref> *[[1792]] &ndash; The [[Coinage Act of 1792|Coinage Act]] is passed by Congress, establishing the [[United States Mint]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Department of the Treasury|title=A Brief History of Coinage Legislation in the United States: 1792-1857|location=Washington, D.C.|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|date=1891|oclc=1118151364|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=F1nPAAAAMAAJ|page=3}}</ref> *[[1800]] &ndash; [[Ludwig van Beethoven]] leads the premiere of his [[Symphony No. 1 (Beethoven)|First Symphony]] in [[Vienna]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Young|first=John Bell|title=Beethoven's Symphonies: A Guided Tour|location=New York|publisher=Amadeus Press|date=2008|isbn=9781574671698|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=G867QI1Un7UC|page=17}}</ref> *[[1801]] &ndash; [[French Revolutionary Wars]]: In the [[Battle of Copenhagen (1801)|Battle of Copenhagen]] a British [[Royal Navy]] squadron defeats a hastily assembled, smaller, mostly-volunteer [[Royal Danish Navy|Dano-Norwegian Navy]] at high cost, forcing [[Denmark]] out of the [[Second League of Armed Neutrality]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Lauring|first=Palle|translator-last=Hohnen|translator-first=David|title=A History of the Kingdom of Denmark|location=Copenhagen|publisher=Copenhagen Høst|date=1968|oclc=252308058|pages=190–192}}</ref> *[[1863]] &ndash; [[American Civil War]]: The largest in a series of [[Southern bread riots]] occurs in [[Richmond, Virginia]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Barber|first=E. Susan|chapter=Bread Riots|title=Women in the American Civil War. Vol. 1: A—G|editor-last=Frank|editor-first=Lisa Tendrich|location=Santa Barbara, Calif.|publisher=ABC-CLIO|date=2008|isbn=9781851096008|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=X2GeBUmW_MgC|page=140}}</ref> *[[1865]] &ndash; American Civil War: Defeat at the [[Third Battle of Petersburg]] forces the [[Army of Northern Virginia]] and the Confederate government to abandon [[Richmond, Virginia]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Bowery|first=Charles R.|title=The Richmond-Petersburg Campaign, 1864-65|location=Santa Barbara, Calif.|publisher=Praeger|date=2014|isbn=9781440800436|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bxGJBAAAQBAJ|pages=142–145}}</ref> *[[1885]] &ndash; Canadian [[Cree]] warriors [[Frog Lake Massacre|attack]] the village of [[Frog Lake, Alberta|Frog Lake]], killing nine.<ref>{{cite book|last=Tucker|first=Spencer C.|chapter=Chronology|title=A Global Chronology of Conflict: From the Ancient World to the Modern Middle East. Vol. 4: 1861—1918|editor-last=Tucker|editor-first=Spencer C.|location=Santa Barbara, Calif.|publisher=ABC=CLIO|date=2010|isbn=9781851096671|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=h5_tSnygvbIC|page=1485}}</ref> ===1901–present=== *[[1902]] &ndash; [[Dmitry Sipyagin]], [[Ministry of Internal Affairs (Russia)|Minister of Interior]] of the [[Russian Empire]], is assassinated in the [[Mariinsky Palace]], [[Saint Petersburg]]. * 1902 &ndash; "Electric Theatre", the first full-time [[movie theater]] in the United States, opens in [[Los Angeles]]. *[[1911]] &ndash; The [[Australian Bureau of Statistics]] conducts the country's first [[Census in Australia|national census]]. *[[1912]] &ndash; The ill-fated {{RMS|Titanic}} begins [[sea trial]]s. *[[1917]] &ndash; [[American entry into World War I]]: President Wilson [[United States declaration of war on Germany (1917)#President Wilson's speech to Congress|asks the U.S. Congress]] for a declaration of war on Germany.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=In Defense of Woodrow Wilson |first1=David |last1=Frum |magazine=The Atlantic |date=2 February 2024 |access-date=24 March 2024 |volume=333|issue=2|url-access=subscription |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2024/03/woodrow-wilson-racism-civil-rights/677174/ |page=75 |issn=1072-7825}}</ref> *[[1921]] &ndash; The [[Autonomous Government of Khorasan]], a military government encompassing the modern state of [[Iran]], is established. *[[1930]] &ndash; After the mysterious death of Empress [[Zewditu]], [[Haile Selassie]] is proclaimed emperor of [[Ethiopia]]. *[[1954]] &ndash; A 19-month-old infant is swept up in the ocean tides at [[Hermosa Beach, California]]. Local photographer [[John L. Gaunt]] photographs the incident; 1955 Pulitzer winner "[[Tragedy by the Sea]]". *[[1956]] &ndash; ''[[As the World Turns]]'' and ''[[The Edge of Night]]'' premiere on [[CBS]]. The two soaps become the first daytime dramas to debut in the 30-minute format. *[[1964]] &ndash; The Soviet Union launches [[Zond 1]]. *[[1969]] &ndash; [[LOT Polish Airlines Flight 165]] crashes into the [[Polica (mountain)|Polica mountain]] near [[Zawoja]], Poland, killing 53.<ref name="Lachowice">{{cite web |title=Aviation tragedy on Polica |url=http://www.zswsucha.iap.pl/STREFA_N/WiLeHi/zawoja/tragedia.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071020032311/http://www.zswsucha.iap.pl/STREFA_N/WiLeHi/zawoja/tragedia.html |archive-date=20 October 2007 |accessdate=1 April 2008 |language=pl}}</ref> *[[1972]] &ndash; Actor [[Charlie Chaplin]] returns to the United States for the first time since being labeled a [[Communism|communist]] during the [[Second Red Scare|Red Scare]] in the early 1950s. *[[1973]] &ndash; Launch of the [[LexisNexis]] computerized legal research service. *[[1975]] &ndash; [[Vietnam War]]: Thousands of civilian [[refugee]]s flee from [[Quảng Ngãi Province]] in front of advancing [[North Vietnam]]ese troops. *[[1976]] &ndash; Prince [[Norodom Sihanouk]] resigns as leader of [[Cambodia]] and is placed under [[house arrest]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Osborne |first=Milton E |author-link=Milton Osborne |title=Sihanouk Prince of Light, Prince of Darkness |year=1994 |publisher=[[University of Hawaiʻi Press]] |location=[[Honolulu]], Hawaii, United States of America |isbn=978-0-8248-1639-1 |page=223}}</ref> *[[1979]] &ndash; A Soviet bio-warfare laboratory at Sverdlovsk [[Sverdlovsk anthrax leak|accidentally releases airborne anthrax spores]], killing 66 plus an unknown amount of livestock. *[[1980]] &ndash; United States President [[Jimmy Carter]] signs the [[Crude Oil]] [[Windfall Profits Tax]] Act. *[[1982]] &ndash; [[Falklands War]]: [[1982 invasion of the Falkland Islands|Argentina invades the Falkland Islands]]. *[[1986]] &ndash; [[Alabama]] governor [[George Wallace]], a former [[segregationist]], best known for the "[[Stand in the Schoolhouse Door]]", announces that he will not seek a fifth four-year term and will retire from public life upon the end of his term in January 1987. *[[1989]] &ndash; [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] leader [[Mikhail Gorbachev]] arrives in [[Havana]], [[Cuba]], to meet with [[Fidel Castro]] in an attempt to mend strained relations. *[[1991]] &ndash; [[Rita Johnston]] becomes the first female [[Premier (Canada)|Premier]] of a [[province (Canada)|Canadian province]] when she succeeds [[William Vander Zalm]] (who had resigned) as [[Premier of British Columbia]]. *[[1992]] &ndash; In [[New York (state)|New York]], [[American Mafia|Mafia]] boss [[John Gotti]] is convicted of murder and [[racketeering]] and is later [[Life imprisonment|sentenced to life]] in prison. * 1992 &ndash; Forty-two civilians [[Bijeljina massacre|are massacred]] in the town of [[Bijeljina]] in [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]]. *[[2002]] &ndash; [[Israel]]i forces [[Siege of the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem|surround the Church of the Nativity]] in [[Bethlehem]], into which armed [[Palestinians]] had retreated. *[[2004]] &ndash; [[Islamism|Islamist]] [[terrorism|terrorists]] involved in the [[11 March 2004 Madrid attacks]] attempt to bomb the Spanish high-speed train [[AVE]] near [[Madrid]]; the attack is thwarted. *[[2006]] &ndash; Over 60 [[tornado]]es [[April 2, 2006 tornado outbreak|break out]] in the United States; [[Tennessee]] is hardest hit with 29 people killed. *[[2011]] – [[India national cricket team|India]] wins the [[2011 Cricket World Cup|Cricket World Cup]] for the second time in history under the captaincy of [[MS Dhoni]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-04-02 |title=India beat Sri Lanka, India won by 6 wickets (with 10 balls remaining) |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-cricket-world-cup-2010-11-381449/india-vs-sri-lanka-final-433606/live-cricket-score |access-date=2024-04-22 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref> *[[2012]] &ndash; A [[2012 Oikos University shooting|mass shooting at Oikos University in California]] leaves seven people dead and three injured.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wu |first1=Gwendolyn |title=Man who killed 7 in Oikos University mass shooting dies in prison |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/crime/article/Man-who-killed-7-in-Oikos-University-mass-13721226.php |newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle |access-date=29 August 2020 |date=27 March 2019}}</ref> *2012 &ndash; [[UTair Flight 120]] crashes after takeoff from [[Roshchino International Airport]] in [[Tyumen]], Russia, killing 33 and injuring 10.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=2020-04-12 |title=До 33 возросло число жертв авиакатастрофы под Тюменью |trans-title=The number of victims of the crash near Tyumen increased to 33 |url=https://tass.ru/arhiv/566919 |access-date=2020-05-29 |website=ТАSS |language=ru}} [https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=ru&sl=ru&tl=en&u=https%3A%2F%2Ftass.ru%2Farhiv%2F566919 Translated article] (Note: this translation was made automatically from the original (in Russian) and has low technical quality, lends itself only to specific queries).</ref> *[[2014]] &ndash; A [[2014 Fort Hood shootings|spree shooting]] occurs at the [[Fort Hood]] army base in Texas, with four dead, including the gunman, and 16 others injured.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2014-04-03|title=Fort Hood shooting: four dead and 16 injured at Texas army base|url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/apr/02/fort-hood-shooting-army-base-texas|access-date=2021-05-23|website=The Guardian|language=en}}</ref> *[[2015]] &ndash; Gunmen [[Garissa University College attack|attack]] [[Garissa University College]] in [[Kenya]], killing at least 148 people and wounding 79 others. * 2015 &ndash; Four men [[Hatton Garden safe deposit burglary|steal]] items worth up to £200&nbsp;million from an underground [[safe deposit]] facility in London's [[Hatton Garden]] area in what has been called the "largest burglary in English legal history."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-34899627 |title=Hatton Garden raid 'largest in English history' |work=[[BBC News]] |date=23 November 2015 |access-date=23 November 2015}}</ref> *[[2020]] &ndash; [[COVID-19 pandemic]]: The total number of confirmed cases reach one million.<ref>{{cite news |date=3 April 2020 |title=Coronavirus Covid-19: Global cases pass 1&nbsp;million as London's epic pandemic response revealed |work=[[New Zealand Herald]] |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=12322109 |url-status=live |access-date=3 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200403005250/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=12322109 |archive-date=3 April 2020}}</ref> *[[2021]] &ndash; At least 49 people are killed in a [[2021 Hualien train derailment|train derailment]] in [[Taiwan]] after a truck accidentally rolls onto the track.<ref>{{cite web|title=Train hits truck that slid onto track in Taiwan, killing 51|url=https://apnews.com/article/taiwan-train-crash-updates-edb06519a7c0cab305bc710b3ea026df|author1=Jennings, Ralph|author2=Johnson Lai|website=APNews|date=April 2, 2021|access-date=April 2, 2021}}</ref> * 2021 &ndash; A [[United States Capitol Police|Capitol Police]] officer is killed and another injured [[2021 United States Capitol car attack|when an attacker rams his car into a barricade]] outside the [[United States Capitol]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Man rams car into 2 Capitol police; 1 officer, driver killed|url=https://apnews.com/article/car-rams-capitol-barricade-add0fea76244f1755344aa856ee64ecd|author1=Balsamo, Michael|author2=Nomaan Merchant|author3=Colleen Long|website=APNews|date=April 2, 2021|access-date=April 2, 2021}}</ref> *[[2024]] &ndash; [[Viertola school shooting]]: A 12-year-old pupil is killed and two others injured by a shooter of the same age in [[Vantaa|Vantaa, Finland]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68712104|title=Finland shooting: Child held after pupil aged 12 shot dead at school in Vantaa|first=Paul|last=Kirby|work=[[BBC News]]|date=2 April 2024|access-date=2 April 2024}}</ref> ==Births== ===Pre-1600=== *[[AD 181|181]] &ndash; [[Emperor Xian of Han]], Chinese emperor (d. 234)<ref>{{Cite book |last=de Crespigny |first=Rafe |title=A Biographical Dictionary of Later Han to the Three Kingdoms 23-220 AD |publisher=[[Brill Publishers]] |year=2007 |isbn=9789004156050 |location=Leiden |pages=554 |language=en}}</ref> *[[AD 747|747]] &ndash; [[Charlemagne]], Frankish king (d. 814)<ref>{{cite web |title=Charlemagne {{!}} Biography, Accomplishments, & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Charlemagne |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=29 August 2020 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1473]] &ndash; [[John Corvinus]], Hungarian noble (d. 1504) *[[1545]] &ndash; [[Elisabeth of Valois]] (d. 1568) *[[1565]] &ndash; [[Cornelis de Houtman]], Dutch explorer (d. 1599) *[[1586]] &ndash; [[Pietro Della Valle]], Italian traveler (d. 1652) ===1601–1900=== *[[1602]] &ndash; [[Mary of Jesus of Ágreda]], Franciscan abbess (d. 1665) *[[1618]] &ndash; [[Francesco Maria Grimaldi]], Italian mathematician and physicist (d. 1663) *[[1647]] &ndash; [[Maria Sibylla Merian]], German-Dutch botanist and illustrator (d. 1717) *[[1653]] &ndash; [[Prince George of Denmark]] (d. 1708) *[[1696]] &ndash; [[Francesca Cuzzoni]], Italian operatic soprano (d. 1778) *[[1719]] &ndash; [[Johann Wilhelm Ludwig Gleim]], German poet (d. 1803) *[[1725]] &ndash; [[Giacomo Casanova]], Italian explorer and author (d. 1798) *[[1755]] &ndash; [[Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin]], French lawyer and politician (d. 1826)<ref>*{{cite book | last = MacDonogh| first = Giles| authorlink= Giles MacDonogh| title = Brillat-Savarin: The Judge and his Stomach| publisher = John Murray| date = 1992| location = London| isbn = 978-0-71-954711-9}}</ref> *[[1788]] &ndash; [[Francisco Balagtas]], Filipino poet and author (d. 1862) * 1788 &ndash; [[Wilhelmine Reichard]], German balloonist (d. 1848) *[[1789]] &ndash; [[Lucio Norberto Mansilla]], Argentinian general and politician (d. 1871) *[[1792]] &ndash; [[Francisco de Paula Santander]], Colombian general and politician, 4th [[President of the Republic of the New Granada]] (d. 1840) *[[1798]] &ndash; [[August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben]], German poet and academic (d. 1874) *[[1805]] &ndash; [[Hans Christian Andersen]], Danish novelist, short story writer, and poet (d. 1875) *[[1814]] &ndash; [[Henry L. Benning]], American general and judge (d. 1875) * 1814 &ndash; [[Erastus Brigham Bigelow]], American inventor (d. 1879) *[[1827]] &ndash; [[William Holman Hunt]], English soldier and painter (d. 1910) *[[1835]] &ndash; [[Jacob Nash Victor]], American engineer (d. 1907) *[[1838]] &ndash; [[Léon Gambetta]], French lawyer and politician, 45th [[Prime Minister of France]] (d. 1882) *[[1840]] &ndash; [[Émile Zola]], French novelist, playwright, journalist (d. 1902) *[[1841]] &ndash; [[Clément Ader]], French engineer, designed the [[Ader Avion III]] (d. 1926) *[[1842]] &ndash; [[Dominic Savio]], Italian Catholic saint, adolescent student of [[Saint John Bosco]] (d. 1857) *[[1861]] &ndash; [[Iván Persa]], Slovenian priest and author (d. 1935) *[[1862]] &ndash; [[Nicholas Murray Butler]], American philosopher and academic, [[Nobel Peace Prize|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 1947) *[[1869]] &ndash; [[Hughie Jennings]], American baseball player and manager (d. 1928) *[[1870]] &ndash; [[Edmund Dwyer-Gray]], Irish-Australian politician, 29th [[Premier of Tasmania]] (d. 1945)<ref name="adb">R. P. Davis, [http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A080416b.htm 'Dwyer-Gray, Edmund John Chisholm (1870–1945)'] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071110003534/http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A080416b.htm |date=10 November 2007 }}, ''[[Australian Dictionary of Biography]]'', Volume 8, [[Melbourne University Press]], 1981, pp 390–391.</ref> *[[1875]] &ndash; [[Walter Chrysler]], American businessman, founded [[Chrysler]] (d. 1940) * 1875 &ndash; [[William Donne (cricketer)|William Donne]], English cricketer and captain (d. 1942) *[[1884]] &ndash; [[J. C. Squire]], English poet, author, and historian (d. 1958)<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/literaryrivalsfe0000brad/page/243|title=Literary rivals : feuds and antagonisms in the world of books|last=Bradford|first=Richard|year=2014|isbn=978-1-84954-602-7|location=London|pages=[https://archive.org/details/literaryrivalsfe0000brad/page/243 243-244]|oclc=856200735}}</ref> *[[1888]] &ndash; [[Neville Cardus]], English cricket and music writer (d. 1975)<ref>{{cite book | last= O'Brien| first= Christopher | year= 2018| title= Cardus Uncovered| location= Nottingham| publisher= Whitethorn Range Publishing | isbn= 978-1-9999105-0-1 |pages=23–25}}</ref> *[[1891]] &ndash; [[Jack Buchanan]], Scottish entertainer (d. 1957) * 1891 &ndash; [[Max Ernst]], German painter, sculptor, and poet (d. 1976) * 1891 &ndash; [[Tristão de Bragança Cunha]], Indian nationalist and anti-colonial activist from [[Goa]] (d. 1958) *[[1896]] &ndash; [[Johnny Golden]], American golfer (d. 1936) *[[1898]] &ndash; [[Harindranath Chattopadhyay]], Indian poet, actor and politician (d. 1990) * 1898 &ndash; [[Chiungtze C. Tsen]], Chinese mathematician (d. 1940) *[[1900]] &ndash; [[Roberto Arlt]], Argentinian journalist, author, and playwright (d. 1942) * 1900 &ndash; [[Anis Fuleihan]], Cypriot-American pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1970) * 1900 &ndash; [[Alfred Strange]], English footballer (d. 1978) ===1901–present=== *[[1902]] &ndash; [[Jan Tschichold]], German-Swiss graphic designer and typographer (d. 1974) * 1902 &ndash; [[Menachem Mendel Schneerson]], the seventh [[Chabad|Lubavitcher]] [[Rebbe]] (d. 1994)<ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|title=Schneerson Led a Small Hasidic Sect to World Prominence|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/06/13/nyregion/rabbi-schneerson-led-a-small-hasidic-sect-to-world-prominence.htmlRabbi}}</ref> *[[1903]] &ndash; [[Lionel Chevrier]], Canadian lawyer and politician, 27th [[Minister of Justice (Canada)|Canadian Minister of Justice]] (d. 1987) *[[1906]] &ndash; [[Alphonse-Marie Parent]], Canadian priest and educator (d. 1970) *[[1907]] &ndash; [[Harald Andersson]], American-Swedish discus thrower (d. 1985) * 1907 &ndash; [[Luke Appling]], American baseball player and manager (d. 1991) *[[1908]] &ndash; [[Buddy Ebsen]], American actor and dancer (d. 2003) *[[1910]] &ndash; [[Paul Triquet]], Canadian general, [[Victoria Cross]] recipient (d. 1980) * 1910 &ndash; [[Chico Xavier]], Brazilian spiritual medium (d. 2002) *[[1914]] &ndash; [[Alec Guinness]], English actor (d. 2000) *[[1919]] &ndash; [[Delfo Cabrera]], Argentinian runner and soldier (d. 1981) *[[1920]] &ndash; [[Gerald Bouey]], Canadian lieutenant and civil servant (d. 2004) * 1920 &ndash; [[Jack Stokes (director)|Jack Stokes]], English animator and director (d. 2013) * 1920 &ndash; [[Jack Webb]], American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1982) *[[1922]] &ndash; [[John C. Whitehead]], American banker and politician, 9th [[United States Deputy Secretary of State]] (d. 2015) *[[1923]] &ndash; [[Gloria Henry]], actress<ref>{{cite web |title=Gloria Henry |url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f55d599 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190310091236/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f55d599 |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 10, 2019 |website=BFI |access-date=1 April 2020 |language=en}}</ref> (d. 2021) * 1923 &ndash; [[Johnny Paton]], Scottish footballer, coach, and manager (d. 2015) * 1923 &ndash; [[G. Spencer-Brown]], English mathematician, psychologist, and author (d. 2016) *[[1924]] &ndash; [[Bobby Ávila]], Mexican baseball player (d. 2004) *[[1925]] &ndash; [[George MacDonald Fraser]], Scottish author and screenwriter (d. 2008) * 1925 &ndash; [[Hans Rosenthal]], German radio and television host (d. 1987) *[[1926]] &ndash; [[Jack Brabham]], Australian race car driver (d. 2014) * 1926 &ndash; [[Rudra Rajasingham]], Sri Lankan police officer and diplomat (d. 2006) *[[1927]] &ndash; [[Carmen Basilio]], American boxer and soldier (d. 2012) * 1927 &ndash; [[Howard Callaway]], American soldier and politician, 11th [[United States Secretary of the Army]] (d. 2014) * 1927 &ndash; [[Rita Gam]], American actress (d. 2016)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Roberts |first1=Sam |title=Rita Gam, Midcentury Hollywood Actress, Dies at 88 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/24/movies/rita-gam-midcentury-hollywood-actress-dies-at-88.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220101/https://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/24/movies/rita-gam-midcentury-hollywood-actress-dies-at-88.html |archive-date=2022-01-01 |url-access=limited |website=The New York Times |access-date=29 August 2020 |date=23 March 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref> * 1927 &ndash; [[Billy Pierce]], American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 2015) * 1927 &ndash; [[Kenneth Tynan]], English author and critic (d. 1980) *[[1928]] &ndash; [[Joseph Bernardin]], American cardinal (d. 1996) * 1928 &ndash; [[Serge Gainsbourg]], French singer-songwriter, actor, and director (d. 1991) * 1928 &ndash; [[Roy Masters (commentator)|Roy Masters]], English-American radio host (d. 2021) * 1928 &ndash; [[David Robinson (horticulturist)|David Robinson]], Northern Irish horticulturist and academic (d. 2004) *[[1929]] &ndash; [[Ed Dorn]], American poet and educator (d. 1999) *[[1930]] &ndash; [[Roddy Maude-Roxby]], English actor *[[1931]] &ndash; [[Keith Hitchins]], American historian (d. 2020)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.historia.ro/sectiune/actualitate/articol/a-murit-istoricul-american-keith-hitchins-unul-dintre-cei-mai-buni-specialisti-straini-in-istoria-romaniei|title=A murit istoricul american Keith Hitchins, unul dintre cei mai buni specialiști străini în istoria României|newspaper=Historia|date=2 November 2020|language=ro}}</ref> * 1931 &ndash; [[Vladimir Kuznetsov (athlete)|Vladimir Kuznetsov]], Russian javelin thrower (d. 1986) *[[1932]] &ndash; [[Edward Egan]], American cardinal (d. 2015) *[[1933]] &ndash; [[György Konrád]], Hungarian sociologist and author (d. 2019) *[[1934]] &ndash; [[Paul Cohen]], American mathematician and theorist (d. 2007) * 1934 &ndash; [[Brian Glover]], English wrestler and actor (d. 1997) * 1934 &ndash; [[Carl Kasell]], American journalist and game show host (d. 2018) * 1934 &ndash; [[Richard Portman]], American sound engineer (d. 2017) * 1934 &ndash; [[Dovid Shmidel]], Austrian-born Israeli rabbi *[[1936]] &ndash; [[Shaul Ladany]], Serbian-Israeli race walker and engineer *[[1937]] &ndash; [[Dick Radatz]], American baseball player (d. 2005) *[[1938]] &ndash; [[John Larsson]], Swedish 17th [[General of The Salvation Army]] (d. 2022) * 1938 &ndash; [[Booker Little]], American trumpet player and composer (d. 1961) * 1938 &ndash; [[Al Weis]], American baseball player *[[1939]] &ndash; [[Marvin Gaye]], American singer-songwriter (d. 1984) * 1939 &ndash; [[Anthony Lake]], American academic and diplomat, 18th [[United States National Security Advisor]] * 1939 &ndash; [[Lise Thibault]], Canadian journalist and politician, 27th [[Lieutenant Governor of Quebec]] *[[1940]] &ndash; [[Donald Jackson (figure skater)|Donald Jackson]], Canadian figure skater and coach * 1940 &ndash; [[Mike Hailwood]], English motorcycle racer (d. 1981) * 1940 &ndash; [[Penelope Keith]], English actress *[[1941]] &ndash; [[Dr. Demento]], American radio host * 1941 &ndash; [[Sonny Throckmorton]], American country singer-songwriter *[[1942]] &ndash; [[Leon Russell]], American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 2016) * 1942 &ndash; [[Roshan Seth]], Indian-English actor *[[1943]] &ndash; [[Michael Boyce, Baron Boyce]], South African-English admiral and politician, [[Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports]] (d. 2022) * 1943 &ndash; [[Caterina Bueno]], Italian singer (d. 2007) * 1943 &ndash; [[Larry Coryell]], American jazz guitarist (d. 2017) * 1943 &ndash; [[Antonio Sabàto, Sr.]], Italian actor (d. 2021) *[[1944]] &ndash; [[Bill Malinchak]], American football player *[[1945]] &ndash; [[Jürgen Drews]], German singer-songwriter * 1945 &ndash; [[Guy Fréquelin]], French race car driver * 1945 &ndash; [[Linda Hunt]], American actress * 1945 &ndash; [[Reggie Smith]], American baseball player and coach * 1945 &ndash; [[Don Sutton]], American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 2021) * 1945 &ndash; [[Anne Waldman]], American poet *[[1946]] &ndash; [[Richard Collinge]], New Zealand cricketer * 1946 &ndash; [[David Heyes]], English politician * 1946 &ndash; [[Sue Townsend]], English author and playwright (d. 2014) * 1946 &ndash; [[Kurt Winter]], Canadian guitarist and songwriter (d. 1997) *[[1947]] &ndash; [[Paquita la del Barrio]], Mexican singer-songwriter * 1947 &ndash; [[Tua Forsström]], Finnish writer * 1947 &ndash; [[Emmylou Harris]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist * 1947 &ndash; [[Camille Paglia]], American author and critic *[[1948]] &ndash; [[Roald Als]], Danish author and illustrator * 1948 &ndash; [[Dimitris Mitropanos]], Greek singer (d. 2012) * 1948 &ndash; [[Daniel Okrent]], American journalist and author * 1948 &ndash; [[Joan D. Vinge]], American author *[[1949]] &ndash; [[Paul Gambaccini]], American-English radio and television host * 1949 &ndash; [[Bernd Müller (footballer, born 1949)|Bernd Müller]], German footballer * 1949 &ndash; [[Pamela Reed]], American actress * 1949 &ndash; [[David Robinson (drummer)|David Robinson]], American drummer *[[1950]] &ndash; [[Lynn Westmoreland]], American politician *[[1951]] &ndash; [[Ayako Okamoto]], Japanese golfer *[[1952]] &ndash; [[Lennart Fagerlund]], Swedish cyclist * 1952 &ndash; [[Will Hoy]], English race car driver (d. 2002) * 1952 &ndash; [[Leon Wilkeson]], American bass player and songwriter (d. 2001) *[[1953]] &ndash; [[Jim Allister]], Northern Irish lawyer and politician * 1953 &ndash; [[Rosemary Bryant Mariner]], 20th and 21st-century U.S. Navy aviator (d. 2019) <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.holleygamble.com/obituary/captain-rosemary-mariner?lud=88FA68EA85EC834CB6630AA6D58DCC63|title=Obituary for Captain Rosemary Bryant Mariner at Holley Gamble Funeral Home -Clinton|website=www.holleygamble.com|language=en|access-date=2019-02-01}}</ref> * 1953 &ndash; [[Malika Oufkir]], Moroccan Berber writer<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Leser |first1=David |title=Malika Oufkir: From a Palace to a Prison |journal=Australian Women's Weekly |date=November 28, 2001 |page=99 |url=http://davidleser.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Malika-Oufkir.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://davidleser.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Malika-Oufkir.pdf |archive-date=2022-10-09 |url-status=live}}</ref> * 1953 &ndash; [[Debralee Scott]], American actress (d. 2005) * 1953 &ndash; [[James Vance (comics)|James Vance]], American author and playwright (d. 2017) *[[1954]] &ndash; [[Gregory Abbott]], American singer-songwriter and producer * 1954 &ndash; [[Donald Petrie]], American actor and director *[[1955]] &ndash; [[Michael Stone (loyalist)|Michael Stone]], Northern Irish loyalist paramilitary *[[1957]] &ndash; [[Caroline Dean]], English biologist and academic * 1957 &ndash; [[Hank Steinbrenner]], American businessman (d. 2020) *[[1958]] &ndash; [[Stefano Bettarello]], Italian rugby player * 1958 &ndash; [[Larry Drew]], American basketball player and coach *[[1959]] &ndash; [[Gelindo Bordin]], Italian runner * 1959 &ndash; [[David Frankel]], American director, producer, and screenwriter * 1959 &ndash; [[Juha Kankkunen]], Finnish race car driver * 1959 &ndash; [[Yves Lavandier]], French director and producer * 1959 &ndash; [[Badou Ezzaki]], Moroccan footballer and manager *[[1960]] &ndash; [[Linford Christie]], Jamaican-English sprinter * 1960 &ndash; [[Brad Jones (racing driver)|Brad Jones]], Australian race car driver * 1960 &ndash; [[Pascale Nadeau]], Canadian journalist *[[1961]] &ndash; [[Buddy Jewell]], American singer-songwriter * 1961 &ndash; [[Christopher Meloni]], American actor * 1961 &ndash; [[Keren Woodward]], English singer-songwriter *[[1962]] &ndash; [[Pierre Carles]], French director and producer * 1962 &ndash; [[Billy Dean]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist * 1962 &ndash; [[Clark Gregg]], American actor *[[1963]] &ndash; [[Karl Beattie]], English director and producer * 1963 &ndash; [[Mike Gascoyne]], English engineer *[[1964]] &ndash; [[Pete Incaviglia]], American baseball player and coach * 1964 &ndash; [[Jonathon Sharkey]], American wrestler *[[1965]] &ndash; [[Rodney King]], American victim of [[police brutality]] (d. 2012) *[[1966]] &ndash; [[Bill Romanowski]], American football player and actor * 1966 &ndash; [[Teddy Sheringham]], English international footballer and coach<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=7239|title=Teddy Sheringham|website=soccerbase.com|access-date=25 March 2020}}</ref> *[[1967]] &ndash; [[Greg Camp]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist * 1967 &ndash; [[Phil Demmel]], American guitarist and songwriter *[[1969]] &ndash; [[Ajay Devgn]], Indian actor, director, and producer *[[1971]] &ndash; [[Edmundo Alves de Souza Neto]], Brazilian footballer * 1971 &ndash; [[Jason Lewry]], English cricketer * 1971 &ndash; [[Todd Woodbridge]], Australian tennis player and sportscaster *[[1972]] &ndash; [[Eyal Berkovic]], Israeli footballer<ref>Bob Wechsler (2008). [https://books.google.com/books?id=aOTWUl-9LQoC&dq=Eyal+Berkovic+2+April+1972&pg=PA93 ''Day by day in Jewish sports history'']</ref> * 1972 &ndash; [[Remo D'Souza]], Indian choreographer and dancer * 1972 &ndash; [[Calvin Davis]], American sprinter and hurdler (d. 2023) * 1972 &ndash; [[Zane Lamprey]], American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter *[[1973]] &ndash; [[Dmitry Lipartov]], Russian footballer * 1973 &ndash; [[Roselyn Sánchez]], Puerto Rican-American actress * 1973 &ndash; [[Aleksejs Semjonovs]], Latvian footballer *[[1974]] &ndash; [[Tayfun Korkut]], Turkish football manager and former player *[[1975]] &ndash; [[Nate Huffman]], American basketball player (d. 2015)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/h/huffmna01.html|title=Nate Huffman Stats|website=Basketball-Reference.com}}</ref> * 1975 &ndash; [[Randy Livingston]], American basketball player * 1975 &ndash; [[Katrin Rutschow-Stomporowski]], German rower * 1975 &ndash; [[Pattie Mallette]], Canadian author and film producer<ref>{{Cite web|last=LaCroix|first=Jane|date=2018-04-02|title=Happy Birthday Pattie: See Justin Bieber's Sweetest Photos With His Mom On Her Special Day|url=https://hollywoodlife.com/2018/04/02/pattie-mallette-birthday-sweet-pics-justin-bieber-eg18/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210626231152/https://hollywoodlife.com/2018/04/02/pattie-mallette-birthday-sweet-pics-justin-bieber-eg18/|archive-date=2021-06-26|access-date=2021-06-26|website=Hollywood Life|language=en-US}}</ref> * 1975 &ndash; [[Pedro Pascal]], Chilean and American actor<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://comicbook.com/starwars/news/star-wars-the-mandalorian-fans-and-more-celebrate-pedro-pascals-birthday/|title=Star Wars: The Mandalorian Fans and More Celebrate Pedro Pascal's Birthday |date=2 April 2022 }}</ref> *[[1976]] &ndash; [[Andreas Anastasopoulos]], Greek shot putter * 1976 &ndash; [[Rory Sabbatini]], South African golfer *[[1977]] &ndash; [[Per Elofsson]], Swedish skier * 1977 &ndash; [[Michael Fassbender]], German-Irish actor and producer * 1977 &ndash; [[Hanno Pevkur]], Estonian lawyer and politician, [[Ministry of Justice (Estonia)|Estonian Minister of Justice]] *[[1980]] &ndash; [[Avi Benedi]], Israeli singer and songwriter * 1980 &ndash; [[Adam Fleming (journalist)|Adam Fleming]], Scottish journalist * 1980 &ndash; [[Gavin Heffernan]], Canadian director and screenwriter * 1980 &ndash; [[Ricky Hendrick]], American race car driver (d. 2004) * 1980 &ndash; [[Wairangi Koopu]], New Zealand rugby league player * 1980 &ndash; [[Carlos Salcido]], Mexican international footballer<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=41338|title=Benoît Carlos Salcido|website=soccerbase.com|access-date=25 March 2020}}</ref> *[[1981]] &ndash; [[Michael Clarke (cricketer)|Michael Clarke]], Australian cricketer * 1981 &ndash; [[Kapil Sharma (comedian)|Kapil Sharma]], Indian stand-up comedian, television presenter and actor *[[1982]] &ndash; [[Marco Amelia]], Italian footballer * 1982 &ndash; [[David Ferrer]], Spanish tennis player *[[1983]] &ndash; [[Arthur Boka]], Ivorian footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=A. Boka|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/arthur-boka/5134/|website=Soccerway|access-date=2 April 2024}}</ref> * 1983 &ndash; [[Maksym Mazuryk]], Ukrainian pole vaulter *[[1984]] &ndash; [[Engin Atsür]], Turkish basketball player * 1984 &ndash; [[Nóra Barta]], Hungarian diver * 1984 &ndash; [[Jérémy Morel]], French footballer * 1984 &ndash; [[Miguel Ángel Moyá]], Spanish footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Moyà|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/miquel-angel-moya-rumbo/3195/|website=Soccerway|access-date=2 April 2024}}</ref> *[[1985]] &ndash; [[Thom Evans]], Zimbabwean-Scottish rugby player * 1985 &ndash; [[Stéphane Lambiel]], Swiss figure skater *[[1986]] &ndash; [[Ibrahim Afellay]], Dutch footballer * 1986 &ndash; [[Andris Biedriņš]], Latvian basketball player<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nba.com/playerfile/andris_biedrins/bio.html |title=NBA.com: Andris Biedrins Bio Page |website=[[NBA.com]] |access-date=2007-01-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091230024241/http://www.nba.com/playerfile/andris_biedrins/bio.html |archive-date=2009-12-30 |url-status=dead }}</ref> *[[1987]] &ndash; [[Pablo César Aguilar|Pablo Aguilar]], Paraguayan footballer * 1987 &ndash; [[Shane Lowry]], Irish Professional Golfer, winner of the [[2019 Open Championship]] and European Team Member for the [[2021 Ryder Cup|2021]] and [[2023 Ryder Cup|2023]] Ryder Cups *[[1988]] &ndash; [[Jesse Plemons]], American actor *[[1990]] &ndash; [[Yevgeniya Kanayeva]], Russian gymnast * 1990 &ndash; [[Miralem Pjanić]], Bosnian footballer * 1990 &ndash; [[Amr El Solia]], Egyptian footballer<ref>{{cite web |url=https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce14/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf |title=FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021: List of players: Egypt |publisher=[[FIFA]] |page=3 |date=4 December 2021 |access-date=12 December 2022}}</ref> *[[1991]] &ndash; [[Quavo]], American rapper<ref>{{cite web |last1=Madden |first1=Sidney |title=Happy Birthday, Quavo! |url=https://www.xxlmag.com/happy-birthday-quavo/ |publisher=[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]] |access-date=18 March 2023 |date=2 April 2017}}</ref> *[[1993]] &ndash; [[Keshorn Walcott]], Trinidadian javelin thrower<ref>{{cite web|title=Keshorn Walcott|url=https://www.olympic.org/keshorn-walcott|publisher=International Olympic Committee|access-date=5 March 2020}}</ref> * 1993 &ndash; [[Bruno Zuculini]], Argentine footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Bruno Zuculini|url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/10468/Bruno-Zuculini/overview|website=[[Premier League]]|access-date=2 April 2024}}</ref> *[[1994]] &ndash; [[Pascal Siakam]], Cameroonian basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Pascal Siakam |url=https://www.nba.com/player/1627783/pascal-siakam |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=18 March 2023}}</ref> *[[1995]] &ndash; [[Zack Steffen]], American soccer player<ref>{{cite web|title=Zack Steffen|url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/54392/Zack-Steffen/overview|website=[[Premier League]]|access-date=2 April 2024}}</ref> *[[1996]] &ndash; [[Zach Bryan]], American singer-songwriter<ref>{{cite web |title=Zach Bryan |url=https://music.apple.com/us/artist/zach-bryan/1436413980 |website=Apple Music |access-date=April 2, 2024}}</ref> * 1996 &ndash; [[André Onana]], Cameroonian footballer<ref>{{cite web |title=André Onana Stats, Goals, Records, Assists, Cups |url=https://fbref.com/en/players/e9c0c1b2/Andre-Onana |website=fbref.com |access-date=April 2, 2024}}</ref> *[[1997]] &ndash; [[Dillon Bassett]], American race car driver<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver/Dillon_Bassett|title=Dillon Bassett|work=racing-reference.info|access-date=2019-11-17}}</ref> * 1997 &ndash; [[Abdelhak Nouri]], Dutch footballer<ref>{{cite web |title=UEFA.com's weekly wonderkid: Abdelhak Nouri {{!}} Inside UEFA |url=https://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/news/newsid=2325616.html |website=UEFA.com |access-date=1 April 2020 |language=en |date=6 February 2016}}</ref> * 1997 &ndash; [[Austin Riley]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Austin Riley |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/austin-riley-663586 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=18 March 2023}}</ref> *[[2000]] &ndash; [[Rodrigo Riquelme (footballer, born 2000)|Rodrigo Riquelme]], Spanish footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Rodrigo Riquelme|url=https://en.atleticodemadrid.com/jugadores/rodrigo-riquelme-reche-2023-2024-2|website=[[Atlético Madrid]]|access-date=2 April 2024}}</ref> *[[2002]] &ndash; [[Emma Myers]], American actress<ref>{{Cite web |title=What movies and TV shows has Emma Myers been in? |url=https://www.popbuzz.com/tv-film/features/emma-myers/movies-tv-shows/ |access-date=November 30, 2022 |website=PopBuzz}}</ref> *[[2004]] &ndash; [[Diana Shnaider]], Russian tennis player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Diana Shnaider {{!}} Player Stats & More – WTA Official |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/330482/diana-shnaider |access-date=2022-10-19 |website=Women's Tennis Association |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Diana Shnaider - Player Profile - Tennis |url=https://www.eurosport.com/tennis/diana-shnaider_prs553825/person.shtml |access-date=2022-10-19 |website=Eurosport |language=en}}</ref> *[[2007]] &ndash; [[Brenda Fruhvirtová]], Czech tennis player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Brenda Fruhvirtova {{!}} Player Stats & More – WTA Official |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/331545/brenda-fruhvirtova |access-date=2022-10-17 |website=Women's Tennis Association |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Wimbledon Player Profile: Brenda Fruhvirtová |url=https://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/players/overview/wta331545.html |access-date=2022-10-18 |website=www.wimbledon.com}}</ref>  ==Deaths== ===Pre-1600=== * [[670]] &ndash; [[Hasan ibn Ali]] the second Shia Imam (b. 624)<ref name=Iranica>[http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/hasan-b-ali ''Hasan b. 'Ali b. Abi Taleb''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140101025819/http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/hasan-b-ali |date=1 January 2014 }}, [[Encyclopedia Iranica]].</ref> * [[870]] &ndash; [[Æbbe the Younger]], Frankish abbess * [[872]] &ndash; [[Muflih al-Turki]], Turkish general * [[968]] &ndash; [[Yuan Dezhao]], Chinese chancellor (b. 891) * [[991]] &ndash; [[Bardas Skleros]], Byzantine general<ref name="basil">{{cite book |last1=Holmes |first1=Catherine |title=Basil II and the Governance of Empire, 976–1025 |date=2005 |publisher=Oxford University Press |location=Oxford |isbn=0-19-927968-3 |pages=976–1025}}</ref> *[[1118]] &ndash; [[Baldwin I of Jerusalem|Baldwin I]], king of Jerusalem *[[1244]] &ndash; [[Henrik Harpestræng]], Danish botanical and medical author *[[1272]] &ndash; [[Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall]], English husband of [[Sanchia of Provence]] (b. 1209) *[[1335]] &ndash; [[Henry of Bohemia]] (b. 1265) *[[1412]] &ndash; [[Ruy González de Clavijo]], Spanish explorer and author *[[1416]] &ndash; [[Ferdinand I of Aragon|Ferdinand I]], king of Aragon (b. 1379) *[[1502]] &ndash; [[Arthur, Prince of Wales|Arthur]], prince of Wales (b. 1486)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Guy |first1=John |title=The Children of Henry VIII |date=25 April 2013 |publisher=OUP Oxford |isbn=978-0-19-165594-4 |page=15 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ebvmoj_MjY4C&pg=PT15 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1507]] &ndash; [[Francis of Paola]], Italian friar and saint, founded the [[Minim (religious order)|Order of the Minims]] (b. 1416) *[[1511]] &ndash; [[Bernard VII, Lord of Lippe]], German nobleman (b. 1428) ===1601–1900=== *[[1640]] &ndash; [[Maciej Kazimierz Sarbiewski]], Polish author and poet (b. 1595) *[[1657]] &ndash; [[Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor]] (b. 1608) * 1657 &ndash; [[Jean-Jacques Olier]], French priest, founded the [[Society of Saint-Sulpice]] (b. 1608) *[[1672]] &ndash; [[Pedro Calungsod]], Filipino missionary and saint (b. 1654) * 1672 &ndash; [[Diego Luis de San Vitores]], Spanish Jesuit missionary (b. 1627) *[[1720]] &ndash; [[Joseph Dudley]], English politician, [[Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay]] (b. 1647) *[[1742]] &ndash; [[James Douglas (physician)|James Douglas]], Scottish physician and anatomist (b. 1675) *[[1747]] &ndash; [[Johann Jacob Dillenius]], German-English botanist and mycologist (b. 1684) *[[1754]] &ndash; [[Thomas Carte]], English historian and author (b. 1686) *[[1787]] &ndash; [[Thomas Gage]], English general and politician, [[Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay]] (b. 1719) *[[1791]] &ndash; [[Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau]], French journalist and politician (b. 1749)<ref>{{cite web |title=Honoré-Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau {{!}} French politician and orator |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Honore-Gabriel-Riqueti-comte-de-Mirabeau |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=24 January 2020 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1801]] &ndash; [[Thomas Dadford, Jr.]], English engineer (b. 1761) *[[1803]] &ndash; [[Sir James Montgomery, 1st Baronet]], Scottish judge and politician (b. 1721) *[[1817]] &ndash; [[Johann Heinrich Jung]], German author and academic (b. 1740) *[[1827]] &ndash; [[Ludwig Heinrich Bojanus]], German physician and educator (b. 1776) *[[1845]] &ndash; [[Philip Charles Durham]], Scottish admiral and politician (b. 1763) *[[1865]] &ndash; [[A. P. Hill]], American general (b. 1825) *[[1872]] &ndash; [[Samuel Morse]], American painter and academic, invented the [[Morse code]] (b. 1791) *[[1891]] &ndash; [[Albert Pike]], American lawyer and general (b. 1809) * 1891 &ndash; [[Ahmed Vefik Pasha]], Greek playwright and politician, 249th [[Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire]] (b. 1823) *[[1894]] &ndash; [[Achille Vianelli]], Italian painter and academic (b. 1803) *[[1896]] &ndash; [[Theodore Robinson]], American painter and academic (b. 1852) ===1901–present=== *[[1914]] &ndash; [[Paul Heyse]], German author, poet, and translator, [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1830) *[[1917]] &ndash; [[Bryn Lewis]], Welsh international rugby player (b. 1891) *[[1923]] &ndash; [[Topal Osman]], Turkish colonel (b. 1883) *[[1928]] &ndash; [[Theodore William Richards]], American chemist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1868) *[[1930]] &ndash; [[Zewditu I]] of Ethiopia (b. 1876) *[[1933]] &ndash; [[Ranjitsinhji]], Indian cricketer (b. 1872) *[[1936]] &ndash; [[Jean Baptiste Eugène Estienne]], French general (b. 1860) *[[1942]] &ndash; [[Édouard Estaunié]], French novelist (b. 1862) *[[1948]] &ndash; [[Sabahattin Ali]], Turkish journalist, author, and poet (b. 1907) *[[1953]] &ndash; [[Hugo Sperrle]], German field marshal (b. 1885) *[[1954]] &ndash; [[Hoyt Vandenberg]], US Air Force general (b. 1899) *[[1966]] &ndash; [[C. S. Forester]], English novelist (b. 1899) *[[1972]] &ndash; [[Franz Halder]], German general (b. 1884) * 1972 &ndash; [[Toshitsugu Takamatsu]], Japanese martial artist and educator (b. 1887) *[[1974]] &ndash; [[Georges Pompidou]], French banker and politician, 19th [[President of France]] (b. 1911)<ref>{{cite news |last=Robertson |first=Nan |date=3 April 1974 |title=President Pompidou Dead after almost Five Years as De Gaulle's Successor |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1974/04/03/archives/president-pompidou-dead-after-almost-five-years-as-de-gaulles.html |url-status=live |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=3 April 2019 |archive-date=3 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403074933/https://www.nytimes.com/1974/04/03/archives/president-pompidou-dead-after-almost-five-years-as-de-gaulles.html }}</ref> *[[1977]] &ndash; [[Walter Wolf (politician)|Walter Wolf]], German academic and politician (b. 1907) *[[1987]] &ndash; [[Buddy Rich]], American drummer, songwriter, and bandleader (b. 1917)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jazz Drummer Buddy Rich Dies at Age 69|url=https://apnews.com/article/0a94ae62b9d13dbaf4d0183438b19f8b|access-date=October 15, 2020|website=[[AP News]]}}</ref> *[[1989]] &ndash; [[Manolis Angelopoulos]], Greek singer (b. 1939) *[[1992]] &ndash; [[Juanito (footballer, born 1954)|Juanito]], Spanish footballer and manager (b. 1954) * 1992 &ndash; [[Jan van Aartsen]], Dutch politician (b. 1909) *[[1994]] &ndash; [[Betty Furness]], American actress, consumer advocate, game show panelist, television journalist and television personality (b. 1916) * 1994 &ndash; [[Marc Fitch]], British historian and philanthropist (b. 1908) *[[1995]] &ndash; [[Hannes Alfvén]], Swedish physicist and engineer, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1908)<ref>{{cite work|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/04/05/obituaries/hannes-alfven-86-founder-of-field-in-physics-is-dead.html|author=Walter Sullivan|title=Hannes Alfven, 86, Founder Of Field in Physics, Is Dead|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=April 5, 1995}}</ref> *[[1997]] &ndash; [[Tomoyuki Tanaka]], Japanese director and producer (b. 1910) *[[1998]] &ndash; [[Rob Pilatus]], American-German singer-songwriter (b. 1965)<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/millivanilli/articles/story/5927796/milli_vanillis_pilatus_dead_at_33|title=Milli Vanilli's Pilatus Dead at 32|date=7 April 1998|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=25 July 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080622144027/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/millivanilli/articles/story/5927796/milli_vanillis_pilatus_dead_at_33|archive-date=22 June 2008}}</ref> *[[2001]] &ndash; [[Charles Daudelin]], Canadian sculptor and painter (b. 1920) *[[2002]] &ndash; [[Levi Celerio]], Filipino composer and songwriter (b. 1910) * 2002 &ndash; [[John R. Pierce]], American engineer and author (b. 1910) *[[2003]] &ndash; [[Edwin Starr]], American singer-songwriter (b. 1942) *[[2004]] &ndash; [[John Argyris]], Greek computer scientist, engineer, and academic (b. 1913) *[[2005]] &ndash; [[Lillian O'Donnell]], American crime novelist (b. 1926)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/04/classified/paid-notice-deaths-odonnell-lillian.html|title=O'DONNELL, LILLIAN|date=2005-04-04|work=The New York Times|access-date=2019-01-29|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> * 2005 &ndash; [[Pope John Paul II]] (b. 1920) *[[2006]] &ndash; [[Lloyd Searwar]], Guyanese anthologist and diplomat (b. 1925) *[[2007]] &ndash; [[Henry L. Giclas]], American astronomer and academic (b. 1910) *[[2008]] &ndash; [[Yakup Satar]], Turkish World War I veteran (b. 1898) *[[2009]] &ndash; [[Albert Sanschagrin]], Canadian bishop (b. 1911) * 2009 &ndash; [[Bud Shank]], American saxophonist and flute player (b. 1926)<ref>{{cite news |title=Bud Shank, Jazz Saxophonist, Is Dead at 82 |first=Bruce |last=Weber |date=April 7, 2009 |access-date=April 7, 2009 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/07/arts/music/07shank.html}}</ref> *[[2010]] &ndash; [[Chris Kanyon]], American wrestler (b. 1970) *[[2011]] &ndash; [[John C. Haas]], American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1918) *[[2012]] &ndash; [[Jesús Aguilarte]], Venezuelan captain and politician (b. 1959) * 2012 &ndash; [[Elizabeth Catlett]], American-Mexican sculptor and illustrator (b. 1915) * 2012 &ndash; [[Mauricio Lasansky]], American graphic designer and academic (b. 1914)<ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/08/arts/design/mauricio-lasansky-master-printmaker-dies-at-97.html?_r=0 | title = Mauricio Lasansky, Master Printmaker, Dies at 97 | first = Margalit | last = Fox | date = 7 April 2012 | access-date = 15 July 2015 | work = New York Times}}</ref> *[[2013]] &ndash; [[Fred (cartoonist)|Fred]], French author and illustrator (b. 1931) * 2013 &ndash; [[Jesús Franco]], Spanish director, screenwriter, producer, and actor (b. 1930) * 2013 &ndash; [[Milo O'Shea]], Irish-American actor (b. 1926)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22011629|title=Milo O'Shea dies after a short illness|date=April 3, 2013|website=BBC News|access-date=January 21, 2022}}</ref> *[[2014]] &ndash; [[Urs Widmer]], Swiss author and playwright (b. 1938)<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nzz.ch/aktuell/feuilleton/uebersicht/schriftsteller-urs-widmer-gestorben-1.18276311 |title=Der Schriftsteller Urs Widmer gestorben |work=[[Neue Zürcher Zeitung]] |author=Roman Bucheli |date=3 April 2014 |language=de |access-date=3 April 2014}}</ref> *[[2015]] &ndash; [[Manoel de Oliveira]], Portuguese actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1908) * 2015 &ndash; [[Robert H. Schuller]], American pastor and author (b. 1926) * 2015 &ndash; [[Steve Stevaert]], Belgian businessman and politician, [[Governor of Limburg]] (b. 1954) *[[2016]] &ndash; [[Gallieno Ferri]], Italian comic book artist and illustrator (b. 1929) * 2016 &ndash; [[Robert Abajyan]], Armenian sergeant (b. 1996) *[[2017]] &ndash; [[Alma Delia Fuentes]], Mexican actress (b. 1937)<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|title=Entre la basura y el olvido, el triste final de Alma Delia Fuentes, figura de la Época de Oro|url=https://www.infobae.com/america/entretenimiento/2021/04/02/entre-la-basura-y-el-olvido-el-triste-final-de-alma-delia-fuentes-figura-de-la-epoca-de-oro/|url-status=live|access-date=2022-01-18|website=infobae|date=2 April 2021|language=es-ES|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210402071124/https://www.infobae.com/america/entretenimiento/2021/04/02/entre-la-basura-y-el-olvido-el-triste-final-de-alma-delia-fuentes-figura-de-la-epoca-de-oro/ |archive-date=2021-04-02 }}</ref> *[[2021]] &ndash; [[Simon Bainbridge]], British composer (b. 1952)<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-04-13|title=Simon Bainbridge obituary|url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/apr/13/simon-bainbridge-obituary|access-date=2021-04-18|website=The Guardian|language=en}}</ref> *[[2022]] &ndash; [[Estelle Harris]], American actress and comedian (b. 1928)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/04/estelle-harris-dead-seinfelds-estelle-costanza-was-93-1234993091/|title=Estelle Harris Dies: Seinfeld's Estelle Costanza, 'Toy Story' Franchise's Mrs. Potato Head Was 93|first1=Matt|last1=Grobar|date=April 3, 2022 |access-date=April 3, 2022}}</ref> *[[2024]] &ndash; [[Jerry Abbott]], American country music songwriter and record producer (b. 1942)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kennelty |first=Greg |date=2024-04-03 |title=JERRY ABBOTT, Father Of DIMEBAG & VINNIE PAUL, Dead At 80 |url=https://metalinjection.net/this-is-just-a-tribute/jerry-abbott-father-of-dimebag-vinnie-paul-dead-at-80 |access-date=2024-04-04 |website=Metal Injection |language=en-US}}</ref> *2024 &ndash; [[John Barth]], American writer (b. 1930)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Smith |first=Harrison |date=2024-04-03 |title=John Barth, novelist who orchestrated literary fantasies, dies at 93 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2024/04/02/john-barth-author-dead-obituary/ |access-date=2024-04-03 |newspaper=Washington Post |language=en-US |issn=0190-8286}}</ref> *2024 &ndash; [[Maryse Condé]], Guadeloupean novelist, critic, and playwright (b. 1934)<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-04-02 |title=Maryse Condé: Author who won 'alternative Nobel Literature Prize' dies at 90 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-68712276 |access-date=2024-04-02 |language=en-GB}}</ref> *2024 &ndash; [[Christopher Durang]], American playwright (b. 1949)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Evans |first=Greg |date=2024-04-03 |title=Christopher Durang Dies: Playwright With A Genius For The Absurd Was 75 |url=https://deadline.com/2024/04/christopher-durang-dead-playwright-1235872874/ |access-date=2024-04-03 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref> *2024 &ndash; [[Larry Lucchino]], American attorney and baseball executive (b. 1945)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-02 |title=Former Red Sox CEO Larry Lucchino dies at 78 |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/39859714/larry-lucchino-former-president-ceo-red-sox-dies-78 |access-date=2024-04-02 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref> *2024 &ndash; [[John Sinclair (poet)|John Sinclair]], American poet (b. 1941)<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Legaspi |first=Althea |date=2024-04-02 |title=John Sinclair, Poet, MC5 Manager, and Activist, Dead at 82 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/john-sinclair-dead-obit-1234997977/ |access-date=2024-04-02 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref> *2024 &ndash; [[Juan Vicente Pérez]], Venezuelan supercentenarian (b. 1909)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Maglov |first=Stefan |date=2024-04-02 |title=Juan Vicente Pérez Mora, World's Oldest Man Dies at 114 |url=https://longeviquest.com/2024/04/worlds-oldest-man-dies-at-114/ |access-date=2024-04-03 |website=LongeviQuest |language=en-US}}</ref>  ==Holidays and observances== * Christian [[feast day]]: **[[Abundius|Abundius of Como]]<ref>Watkins 2015, p. 3</ref> **[[Aphian|Amphianus of Lycia]]<ref>{{cite book |last1=Abbey |first1=Saint Augustine's |last2=Press |first2=Aeterna |title=The Book of Saints |date=1966 |publisher=Aeterna Press |page=83 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hpfmCgAAQBAJ&pg=PT83 |language=en}}</ref> **[[Æbbe the Younger]]<ref>{{cite book |last1=Carroll |first1=Barbara |title=Gods, Goddesses, and Saints: A Solitary Practice of Chanting and Meditation |date=2015 |publisher=Outskirts Press |isbn=978-1-4787-4700-0 |page=405 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2BszCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA405 |language=en}}</ref> **[[Brónach|Bronach of Glen-Seichis]] ([[Martyrology of Tallaght|Irish martyrology]])<ref>{{cite book |last1=O'Clery |first1=Michael |title="The" Martyrology of Donegal: A Calendar of the Saints of Ireland |date=1864 |publisher=Irish archael. & Celtic Soc. |page=369 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HkEl1tCKgVgC&pg=PA369 |language=en}}</ref> **[[Francis of Paola]]<ref>{{cite book |last1=Hynes |first1=Mary Ellen |title=Companion to the Calendar: A Guide to the Saints and Mysteries of the Christian Calendar |date=1993 |publisher=LiturgyTrainingPublications |isbn=978-1-56854-011-5 |page=[https://archive.org/details/companiontocalen0000hyne/page/208 208] |url=https://archive.org/details/companiontocalen0000hyne |url-access=registration |language=en}}</ref> **[[Francisco Coll Guitart]]<ref>Watkins 2015, p. 423</ref> **[[Henry Budd]] ([[Calendar of saints (Anglican Church of Canada)|Anglican Church of Canada]])<ref>{{cite book |last1=Treat |first1=J. |title=Around the Sacred Fire: Native Religious Activism in the Red Power Era |date=2016 |publisher=Springer |isbn=978-1-137-05175-2 |page=67 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=M7IYDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA67 |language=en}}</ref> **[[Nicetius of Lyon]]<ref>{{cite book |title=The Anniversary Calendar, Natal Book and Universal Mirror: Embracing Anniversaries of Persons, Events, Institutions and Festivals ... from the Creation to the Present Age |date=1832 |publisher=William Kidd |page=959 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=U1_TNJRCNbkC&pg=PA959 |language=en}}</ref> **[[Pedro Calungsod]]<ref>{{cite book |last1=Tylenda |first1=Joseph N. |title=Saints and Feasts of the Liturgical Year |date=2003 |publisher=Georgetown University Press |isbn=978-0-87840-399-8 |page=217 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=61MmDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA217 |language=en}}</ref> **[[Theodosia of Tyre]]<ref>{{cite book |last1=Butler |first1=Alban |title=The lives of the fathers, martyrs, and other principal saints |date=1821 |page=23 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YHgTAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA23 |language=en}}</ref> **[[Urban of Langres]]<ref>{{cite book |last1=Realy |first1=Margaret Rose |title=A Catholic Gardener's Spiritual Almanac: Cultivating Your Faith Throughout the Year |date=2015 |publisher=Ave Maria Press |isbn=978-1-59471-485-6 |page=77 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AJ1UDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA77 |language=en}}</ref> **[[April 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)]] *[[International Children's Book Day]] ([[International observance|International]]) *[[Thai Heritage Conservation Day]] ([[Thailand]]) *[[Unity of Peoples of Russia and Belarus Day]] ([[Belarus]]) *[[World Autism Awareness Day]] (International)<ref>{{cite web |title=International Days |url=https://www.un.org/en/sections/observances/international-days/ |website=www.un.org |access-date=2 January 2021 |language=en |date=6 January 2015}}</ref> *[[Malvinas Day]] ([[Argentina]])<ref>{{cite web|title=National Holiday in Argentina|url=http://www.officeholidays.com/countries/argentina/malvinas_day.php|publisher=officeholidays.com|access-date=22 May 2012}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} 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