Famous Birthdays for April 3John Harrison 1693 - Carpenter, clockmaker, inventor of the marine chronometer Washington Irving 1783 - Author ("Rip Van Winkle", "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow") Edward Everett Hale 1822 William M. (Marcy) "Boss" Tweed 1823 - Political boss, known for his Tweed "Ring" that stole millions of dollars from New York City John Burroughs 1837 - Author Gertrude 'Ma' Rainey 1888 George Jessel 1898 - Comedian, actor Sally Rand (Hattie Helen Gould Beck) 1904 - Burlesque dancer, actress Herb Caen 1916 - Journalist Jan Sterling (Adriance) 1923 - Actress Doris Day (Doris Mary Ann Von Kappelhoff) 1924 - Singer, actress Marlon Brando 1924 - Actor ("The Godfather", "Apocalypse Now") Don Gibson 1928 - Songwriter, singer Miyoshi Umeki 1923 - Actress Helmut Kohl 1930 - Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany from 1982-1998 Rod Funseth 1933 - Golfer Jane Goodall 1934 - Anthropologist, author Jimmy McGriff 1936 - Musician Sandra Spuzich 1937 - Golfer Jeff Barry (Joel Adelberg) 1938 - Singer, Jan Berry 1941 - Songwriter, singer (Jan and Dean) Marsha Mason 1942 - Actress Wayne Newton 1942 - Singer Jonathan Lynn 1943 - Actor, director, writer Tony Orlando (Michael Anthony Orlando Cassavitis) 1944 - Singer Barry Pritchard 1944 - Musician (The Fortunes) Bernie (Bernard) Parent 1945 - Hockey goalie Richard Manuel 1945 - Musician (The Band) Dee Murray 1946 - Musician (Elton John's band) Donny Anderson 1949 - Football player Richard Thompson 1949 - Musician (Fairport Convention) Mel Schacher 1951 - Musician (Grand Funk Railroad) Alec Baldwin (Alexander Rae Baldwin III) 1958 - Actor David Hyde Pierce 1959 - Actor ("Frasier") Eddie Murphy 1961 - Comedian ("Saturday Night Live"), actor ("48 Hrs.", "Beverly Hills Cop", "Doctor Doolittle") Sebastian Bach 1968 - Singer (Skid Row) Wes Berggren 1971 - Musician (Tripping Daisy) Jennie Garth 1972 - Actress ("Beverly Hills 90210") Leona Lewis 1985 - Singer Amanda Bynes 1986 - Actress |
