April 4




Birthdays


Dorothea Dix 1802

Linus Yale 1821 - Inventor (Yale Infallible Bank Lock and cylinder lock)

Isoroku Yamamoto 1884

Arthur Murray (Moses Teichman) 1895 - Dancer

John Cameron Swayze 1906 - Newsman

Frances Langford (Frances Newbern) 1914 - Radio singer, actress ("Born to Dance", "Yankee Doodle Dandy")

Muddy Waters (McKinley Morganfield) 1915 - Blues singer, guitarist ("Closet to You", "Honey Bee")

Elizabeth W. Wilson 1921 - Actress (TV: "The Addams Family", Movie: "The Graduate")

Elmer Bernstein 1922 - Composer of film scores

William Manchester 1922

Gil (Gilbert Raymond) Hodges 1924 - Baseball player

Maya Angelou 1928 - Author, poet

Clive Davis 1932 - Record company executive

Anthony Perkins 1932 - Actor (Movies: "Psyco" series)

Norro Wilson 1938 - Singer, composer, producer

Michael Parks 1938

Angelo Giamatti 1938


JoAnne Carner 1939 - Golfer

Hugh Masekela 1939 - Musician, band leader

Ernie Terrell 1939 - Boxer

Major Lance 1941

Jim (James Louis) Fregosi 1942 - Baseball player

Kris Jensen 1942 - Singer

Kitty Kelley 1942 - Author

Mike (Michael Peter) Epstein 1943 - baseball player

Craig T. Nelson 1944 - Actor (Movies: "Turner and Hooch", "Stir Crazy", "Poltergeist")

Walter Charles 1945 - Actor

Caroline McWilliams 1945 - Actress

Ray (Raymond Earl) Fosse 1947 - Baseball catcher

Ed White 1947 - Football player

Barry Oakley 1948 - Musician, bass player (Allman Brothers)

Christine Lahti 1950 - Actress

Steve Gatlin 1951 - Singer (The Gatlin Brothers)

Dave Hill 1952 - Musician, guitar player (Slade)

Jerry Shirley 1952 - Musician (Humble Pie)

Peter Haycock 1952 - Musician (Climax Blues Band)

David E. Kelley 1956 - Writer, producer ("Ally McBeal", "The Practice")

Graeme Kelling 1957 - Musician (Deacon Blue)

Phil Morris 1959 - Actor

Lorraine Toussaint 1960 - Actress ("Crossing Jordan," "Any Day Now")

Craig Adams 1962 - Musician (The Cult)

David Gavurin 1963 - Musician (Sundays)

Robert Downey, Jr. 1965 - Actor (Movie: "U.S. Marshals")

Frank Black 1965 - Musician (Pixies)

Nancy McKeon 1966 - Actress (TV: "The Facts of Life")

Barry Pepper 1970 - Actor

Clay Davidson 1971 - Country Singer

Jill Scott 1972 - Singer

Magnus Sveningsson 1972 - Musician (The Cardigans)

Kelly Price 1973 - Singer

David Blaine 1973 - Magician

Andre Dalyrimple 1974 - Singer (Soul for Real)

Scott Rolen 1975 - Baseball player

Natasha Lyonne 1979 - Actress

Heath Ledger 1979 - Actor