April 24
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April 24 is the 115th day of the year (116th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 250 days remaining until the end of the year.
[change] Births
- 1533 - William I of Orange (d. 1584)
- 1580 - Vincent de Paul, French saint (d. 1660)
- 1706 - Giovanni Battista Martini, Italian musician (d. 1780)
- 1718 - Nathaniel Hone, Irish-born painter (d. 1784)
- 1743 - Edmund Cartwright, British inventor (d. 1823)
- 1815 - Anthony Trollope, English novelist (d. 1882)
- 1845 - Carl Spitteler, Swiss writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1924)
- 1856 - Henri Philippe Pétain, French soldier and statesman (d. 1951)
- 1876 - Erich Raeder, German naval commander (d. 1960)
- 1878 - Jean Crotti, Swiss artist (d. 1958)
- 1882 - Hugh Dowding, Scottish fighter pilot (d. 1970)
- 1889 - Sir Stafford Cripps, British politician (d. 1952)
- 1889 - Lyubov Popova, Russian painter (d. 1924)
- 1896 - Benjamin Whorf, American linguist (d. 1941)
- 1897 - Manuel Ávila Camacho, President of Mexico (d. 1955)
- 1899 - Oscar Zariski, Russian-born mathematician (d. 1986)
- 1904 - Willem de Kooning, Dutch painter (d. 1997)
- 1905 - Robert Penn Warren, American poet (d. 1989)
- 1906 - William Joyce, Irish fascist (d. 1946)
- 1907 - William Sargant, British psychiatrist (d. 1988)
- 1908 - Marceline Day, American actress (d. 2000)
- 1914 - William Castle, American film director and producer (d. 1977)
- 1916 - Lou Thesz, American professional wrestler (d. 2002)
- 1922 - J.D. Cannon, American actor (d. 2005)
- 1924 - Sir Clement Freud, British writer, radio personality, and politician
- 1926 - Thorbjörn Fälldin, Prime Minister of Sweden
- 1930 - Jerome Callet, American musician
- 1930 - Richard Donner, American film director and producer
- 1933 - Claire Davenport, British actress (d. 2002)
- 1933 - Helmuth Lohner, Austrian actor
- 1934 - Shirley MacLaine, American actress and author
- 1936 - Jill Ireland, British actress (d. 1990)
- 1937 - Joe Henderson American jazz saxophonist (d. 2001)
- 1940 - Sue Grafton, American author
- 1941 - John Williams, Australian guitarist
- 1942 - Richard M. Daley, American politician
- 1942 - Barbra Streisand, American singer, actress, and director
- 1945 - Doug Clifford, American drummer (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
- 1952 - Jean-Paul Gaultier, French fashion designer
- 1953 - Eric Bogosian, American actor and writer
- 1954 - Mumia Abu-Jamal, American journalist, political activist, and death-row inmate
- 1954 - Captain Sensible, British guitarist (The Damned)
- 1955 - John de Mol, Dutch media tycoon
- 1957 - David J, British musician
- 1957 - Boris Williams, British musician (The Cure)
- 1960 - Paula Yates, British television presenter (d. 2000)
- 1962 - Stuart Pearce, English footballer and manager
- 1962 - Steve Roach, Australian rugby player
- 1963 - Billy Gould, American musician (Faith No More)
- 1964 - Cedric the Entertainer, American comedian and actor
- 1964 - Djimon Hounsou, Benin-born actor
- 1968 - Stacy Haiduk, American actress
- 1968 - Hashim Thaci, Kosovan politician
- 1971 - Mauro Pawlowski, Belgian guitarist and singer (Evil Superstars and dEUS)
- 1972 - Chipper Jones, baseball player
- 1972 - Jure Košir, Slovenian skier
- 1972 - Rab Douglas, Scottish footballer
- 1973 - Sachin Tendulkar, Indian cricketer
- 1974 - Comedy Dave, British television host
- 1974 - Joseph Bruce, American rapper (Insane Clown Posse)
- 1975 - Sam Doumit, American actress
- 1976 - Steve Finnan, Irish footballer
- 1977 - Carlos Beltran, Puerto Rican Major League Baseball player
- 1977 - Siarhiej Bałachonaŭ, Belarusian writer
- 1978 - Eric Balfour, American actor
- 1980 - Austin Nichols, American actor
- 1982 - Kelly Clarkson, American singer
- 1982 - Shayna Nackoney, Canadian synchronized swimmer
- 1984 - Tyson Ritter, American singer and bassist (All-American Rejects)
- 1985 - Kaori Nazuka, Japanese voice actress
