Famous Birthdays for April 22
Today's:
Queen Isabella I (Spain) 1451
Henry Fielding 1707 - Author ("The History of Tom Jones")
Immanuel Kant 1724 - Philosopher
Nikolai Lenin (Vladimir Ilyich Lenin) 1870 - Russian premier (1917-1924)
Nicola Sacco 1891 - Convicted of robbery and executed along with Bartolomeo Vanzetti after a controversial trial in Massachusetts.
Vladimir Nabokov 1899 - Russian novelist
J. Robert Oppenheimer 1904 - Physicist, designed and built the first atomic bomb
Eddie Albert (Edward Albert Heimberger) 1908 - Actor ("Green Acres")
Yehudi Menuhin 1916 - Violinist, played with New York Symphony Orchestra at age ten
Robert Wadlow Alton 1918 - At the time of his death on July 15, 1940 he was the tallest man in the world according to Guinness World Records. He was 8 ft 11.1 in.
Mickey (James Barton) Vernon 1918 - Baseball
Hal March (Mendelson) 1920 - Television emcee ("The $64,000 Question"), actor ("The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show")
Candid Camero 1921 - Musician
Charles Mingus 1922 - Musician
Richard Diebenkorn 1922 - Musician, singer, bandleader, composer
Aaron Spelling 1923 - Exectuive producer ("Fantasy Island", "Beverly Hills 90210")
Bettie Page 1923 - Model
George Cole 1925 - Actor ("Minder", "Flash Harry")
Charlotte Rae 1926 - Actress ("Facts of Life")
Estelle Harris 1932 - Actess ("Seinfeld")
Mark Damon (Alan Harris) 1933 - Actor ("The Fall of the House of Usher")
Glen Campbell 1936 - Singer, actor
Jack Nitzsche 1937 - Arranger, producer, songwriter
Jack Nicholson (John Joseph) 1937 - Actor ("The Shining", "Batman", "The Witches of Eastwicke", "A Few Good Men")
Deane Beman 1938 - Golfer
Jason Miller 1939 - Actor ("Toy Soldiers", "The Exorcist" series)
Mel Carter 1943 - Singer, actor
Cleve Francis 1945 - Country singer
John Waters 1946 - Director
Larry Groce 1948 - Singer, songwriter
Spencer Haywood 1949 - Basketball player
Peter Frampton 1950 - Musician (Humble Pie)
Paul Carrack 1951 - Musician (Squeeze, Mike & the Mechanics)
Tom Lysiak 1953 - Hockey player
Joseph Bottoms 1954 - Actor ("Surfacing", "Inner Sanctum")
Ryan Stiles 1959 - Actor ("Whose Line is It Anyway")
Byron Allen 1961 - Comedian, television host, actor ("Real People")
Chris Makepiece 1964 - Actor ("My Bodyguard", "Captive Hearts")
Jeffrey Dan Morgan 1966 - Actor ("Grey's Anatomy")
Sheryl Lee 1967 - Actress ("Twin Peaks")
Sherri Shepherd 1967 - Talk show host, actress
Heath Wright 1967 - Musician (Ricochet)
Ingo Rademacher 1971 - Actor ("General Hospital")
Eric Mabius 1971 - Actor ("Ugly Betty")
Daniel Johns 1979 - Musician (Silverchair)
Amber Heard 1986 - Actress
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