Who Was Born Today – April 4 Birthdays
Important and famous people from throughout history born on this day
Born on April 4 | ||
1780 | Edward Hicks, Quaker preacher and painter (The Peaceable Kingdom). | |
1792 | Thaddeus Stevens, U.S. Republican congressional leader. | |
1802 | Dorothea Dix, American social reformer. | |
1821 | Linus Yale, inventor of the Yale lock. | |
1884 | Isoroku Yamamoto, Japanese naval commander during WWII. | |
1896 | Arthur Murray, ballroom dance instructor. | |
1896 | Robert Sherwood, playwright. | |
1914 | Marguerite Duras, French author (The Lover). | |
1915 | Muddy Waters, American blues musician. | |
1928 | Maya Angelou, American poet and author. | |
1932 | Anthony Perkins, actor (Psycho). | |
1938 | Bart Giamatti, baseball commisioner, president of Yale. |