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April 3 is the 93rd day of the year (94th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. International holidays March 2 - Mothering Sunday (Britain March 7 - Nyepi (Indonesia International holidays and other major events April 1 - April Fools' Day April 4 - Qingming Festival (Mainland International holidays May 1 - Labour Day ( Pakistan) May 1 - Labour Day ( Singapore) Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor Events 217 - Roman Emperor Caracalla is Assassinated (and succeeded by his Praetorian Events 193 - Septimius Severus is proclaimed Roman Emperor by the army in Illyricum (in the Balkans) Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama Events 491 - Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I. Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople Events 43 BC - Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar 's assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English Events 1178 BC - A Solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. Events 1012 - Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich London. 1529 - At the Second Diet of Speyer Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII. Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) Events 1500 - Portuguese Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil. Events 215 BC - A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated Events 1192 - Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common International holidays and other major events April 1 - April Fools' Day April 4 - Qingming Festival (Mainland April 2007 is the fourth month of that year It began on a Sunday and 30 days later ended on a Monday. Stories without links will be removed'. News stories must be in English 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September April 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September April 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September April 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 272 days remaining until the end of the year.

Contents 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances 5 External links

Events

• 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England. King Edward the Confessor (c 1003 &ndash 5 January 1066 son of Ethelred the Unready, was the penultimate Anglo-Saxon King of England and the last The Kings of Wessex, who conquered Kent and Sussex from Mercia in 825 became increasingly dominant over the other kingdoms of England during
• 1077 - The first Parliament of Friuli is created. TalkParliament#Screen-size. -->A  parliament is a Legislature, especially in those Friuli ( Friulian:
• 1559 - The Peace of Cateau-Cambrésis treaty is signed, ending the Italian Wars. The Italian War of 1551 ( 1551 – 1559) sometimes known as the Habsburg-Valois War, began when Henry II of France, who had succeeded
• 1834 - The generals in the Greek War of Independence stand trial for treason. Year 1834 ( MDCCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common The Greek War of Independence (1821–1829 also commonly known as the Greek Revolution (Ελληνική Επανάσταση Elliniki Epanastasi; Ottoman In Law, treason is the Crime that covers some of the more serious acts of disloyalty to one's sovereign or Nation.
• 1860 - The first successful United States Pony Express run from Saint Joseph, Missouri to Sacramento, California begins. Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Pony Express was a fast Mail service crossing the North American continent from St Saint Joseph (informally St Joe) is the largest city in Northwest Missouri, serving as the County seat for Buchanan County.
• 1865 - American Civil War: Union forces capture Richmond, Virginia, the capital of the Confederate States of America. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South During the American Civil War, the Union was a name used to refer to the federal government of the United States, which was supported by the twenty-three This article is about the city of Richmond the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia. The Confederate States of America (also called the Confederacy, the Confederate States, and CSA) formed as the government set up from 1861
• 1882 - American Old West: Outlaw Jesse James is killed by Robert Ford. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Jesse Woodson James (September 5 1847—April 3 1882 was an American Outlaw in the border state of Missouri and the most famous member of the Robert Newton Ford ( January 31, 1862 &ndash June 8, 1892) was an American Outlaw who gained fame by killing the criminal
• 1885 - Gottlieb Daimler is granted a German patent for his engine design. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Gottlieb Wilhelm Daimler ( March 17, 1834 - March 6, 1900) was an Engineer, Industrial designer and Industrialist Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. A patent is a set of Exclusive rights granted by a State to an inventor or his assignee for a fixed period of time in exchange for a disclosure of an An engine is a mechanical device that produces some form of output from a given input
• 1895 - Trial of the libel case instigated by Oscar Wilde begins, eventually resulting in his imprisonment on charges of homosexuality. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde (16 October 1854 – 30 November 1900 was an Irish Playwright, Novelist, poet and Author of Homosexuality refers to sexual behavior with or attraction to people of the same sex or to a Homosexual orientation.
• 1917 - Vladimir Lenin arrives in Russia from exile, marking the beginning of Bolshevik leadership in the Russian Revolution. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending The Bolsheviks, originally also Bolshevists ( Большевик Большевист (singular, derived from bolshe, "more" were a faction See also Russian Revolution (1905 The Russian Revolution of 1916 refers to a series of popular revolutions in Russia, and the events surrounding them
• 1922 - Joseph Stalin becomes the first General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Joseph Stalin ( ნამდვილი გვარი ჯუღაშვილი|Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili; March 5 1953 was General Secretary of the Communist Party The General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union ( First Secretary in 1953-1966 was the title synonymous with leader of the Soviet Union after
• 1929 - RMS Queen Mary is ordered from John Brown & Company Shipbuilding and Engineering by Cunard Line. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Naming and construction With Germany launching their and into service the British did not want to be left out in this ship building race John Brown and Company of Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, was a pre-eminent Shipbuilder, responsible for building many notable Cunard Line is a British shipping company operator of the Ocean liners RMS ''Queen Elizabeth 2'' ( QE2) RMS ''Queen Mary 2'' (
• 1936 - Bruno Richard Hauptmann is executed for the kidnapping and death of Charles Augustus Lindbergh II, the baby son of pilot Charles Lindbergh. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bruno Richard Hauptmann ( November 26, 1899 &ndash April 3, 1936) was a German carpenter sentenced to death and executed for The kidnapping of Charles Augustus Lindbergh Jr, the Toddler son of world famous Aviator Charles Lindbergh and Anne Morrow Lindbergh, occurred WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout
• 1942 - World War II: Japanese forces begin an assault on the United States and Filipino troops on the Bataan Peninsula. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP The Bataan Peninsula is a rocky extension of the Zambales Mountains, on Luzon in the Philippines.
• 1946 - Japanese Lt. General Masaharu Homma is executed in the Philippines for leading the Bataan Death March. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lieutenant General is a Military rank used in many countries The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages where the title of Lieutenant General was held by the was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army. He is noteworthy for his role in the invasion and occupation of the Philippines during World War II in which he earned the nick-name The Bataan Death March (also known as The Death March of Bataan) took place in the Philippines in 1942 and was later accounted as a Japanese war
• 1948 - President Harry S. Truman signs the Marshall Plan, authorizing $5 billion in aid for 16 countries. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by The Marshall Plan (from its enactment officially the European Recovery Program, ERP) was the primary plan of the United States for rebuilding and creating a stronger
• 1948 - In Jeju, South Korea, a civil-war-like period of violence and human rights abuses begins, known as the Jeju massacre. Jeju may refer to Jeju-do, an island of South Korea Jeju City, the biggest city on that island South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː Human rights refers to the "basic Rights and freedoms to which all humans are entitled The Jeju Uprising ( Korean: 제주 4·3 민중항쟁 Hanja: 濟州 4·3 民衆抗爭 refers to the rebellion on Jeju island, South Korea, beginning
• 1955 - The American Civil Liberties Union announces it will defend Allen Ginsberg's book Howl against obscenity charges. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) The American Civil Liberties Union ( ACLU) consists of two separate Non-profit organizations the ACLU Foundation a 501(c(3 organization which focuses Irwin Allen Ginsberg (ˈgɪnzbɝg (June 3 1926 &ndash April 5 1997 was an American Poet. Howl and Other Poems is a collection of poetry by Allen Ginsberg. Obscenity (in Latin obscenus, meaning "foul repulsive detestable" is a term that is most often used in a legal context to
• 1956 - Hudsonville-Standale Tornado: The western half of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan is struck by a deadly F5 tornado. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Hudsonville-Standale tornado was an F5 tornado that devastated the Hudsonville and Standale, Michigan areas on April 3, The Lower Peninsula of Michigan is surrounded by water on all sides except its southern border which it shares with Ohio and Indiana. The Fujita scale ( F-Scale) or Fujita-Pearson scale, is a scale for rating Tornado intensity based on the damage tornadoes inflict on human-built structures
• 1968 - Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his "I've Been to the Mountaintop" speech. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Martin Luther King Jr ( January 15, 1929 April 4, 1968) was an American clergyman, Activist and prominent leader "I've Been to the Mountaintop" is the popular name of the last speech delivered by Martin Luther King Jr
• 1969 - Vietnam War: U.S. Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird announces that the United States will start to "Vietnamize" the war effort. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia The United States Secretary of Defense ( SECDEF) is the head of the U Melvin Robert (Bom Laird (born September 1, 1922) is an American politician and writer The role of the United States in the Vietnam War began soon after the Second World War and escalated into full commitment during the Vietnam War (1956-1975
• 1973 - The first portable cell phone call is made in New York City, United States. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. The City of New York The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
• 1974 - The Super Outbreak occurs, the biggest tornado outbreak in recorded history. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. The Super Outbreak is the largest Tornado outbreak on record for a single 24-hour period The death toll is 315, with nearly 5,500 injured.
• 1975 - Bobby Fischer refuses to play in a chess match against Anatoly Karpov, giving Karpov the title of World Champion by default. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert James "Bobby" Fischer ( March 9 1943 – January 17 2008) was an American -born Chess Grandmaster Chess is a recreational and competitive Game played between two players. Anatoly Yevgenyevich Karpov (Анатолий Евгеньевич Карпов born May 23, 1951) is a Russian Chess grandmaster
• 1982 - Great Britain sends a naval task force to the south Atlantic to reclaim the disputed Falkland Islands from Argentina. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics.
• 1996 - Suspected "Unabomber" Theodore Kaczynski is arrested at his Montana, United States cabin. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Montana ( is a state in the Western United States. One-third of the state in the western part contains numerous mountain ranges (approximately 77 named of the northern The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
• 1996 - A United States Air Force airplane carrying United States Secretary of Commerce Ron Brown crashes in Croatia, killing all 35 on board. The United States Secretary of Commerce is the head of the United States Department of Commerce concerned with business and industry the Department states its mission to Ronald Harmon Brown ( August 1, 1941 &ndash April 3, 1996) was the United States Secretary of Commerce, serving during the first Croatia (Hrvatska ˈxȓvatska officially the Republic of Croatia ( Republika Hrvatska) is a southern Central European country at the crossroads between
• 1997 - Thalit massacre begins in Algeria; all but 1 of the 53 inhabitants of Thalit are killed by guerrillas. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar The Thalit massacre took place in Thalit village ( Médéa, near Ksar el Boukhari; see map some 70 km from Algiers, on April 3 - Algeria ( ar [[Arabic]] الجزائر, Al Jaza'ir ælʤæˈzæːʔir Amazigh: ⴷⵥⴰⵢⴻⵔ Dzayer) officially the People's Thalit (ثالت was a small hamlet in Algeria all but one of whose 53 inhabitants were killed in 1997 in the Thalit massacre.
• 2000 - United States v. Microsoft: Microsoft is ruled to have violated United States antitrust laws by keeping "an oppressive thumb" on its competitors. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. United States v Microsoft There were many civil actions taking place in May 18 1998 Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational Computer technology Corporation, which rose to dominate the Home computer United States antitrust law is the body of Laws that prohibits anti-competitive behavior (monopoly and Unfair business practices.
• 2004 - Islamic terrorists involved in the 11 March 2004 Madrid attacks are trapped by the police in their apartment and kill themselves. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " For other meanings including people named 'Islam' see Islam (disambiguation. Terrorism is the systematic use of terror especially as a means of coercion
• 2007 - Conventional-Train World Speed Record: a French TGV train on the LGV Est high speed line sets an official new world speed record. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The TGV (train à grande vitesse French for "high-speed train" holds a series of world speed records achieved in the context of an active research and development The TGV ( t rain à g rande v itesse, French for "high-speed train" is France 's High-speed rail service The LGV Est européenne (sometimes referred to as LGV Est) is an extension to the French high-speed TGV network connecting Paris and Strasbourg

Births

• 1151 - Igor Svyatoslavich, Ukrainian prince (d. Igor Svyatoslavich ( April 3, 1151 &ndash 1202 was the prince of Novgorod-Seversky from 1180 to 1202 1202)
• 1367 - King Henry IV of England (d. Henry IV (3 April 1367 &ndash 20 March 1413 was King of England and Lord of Ireland (1399&ndash1413 1413)
• 1529 - Michael Neander, German mathematician and astronomer (d. There was also a Philologist named Michael Neander. See also Neander (disambiguation. 1581)
• 1593 - George Herbert, English poet and orator (d. George Herbert ( April 3, 1593 &ndash March 1, 1633) was a Welsh Poet, Orator and a Priest. 1633)
• 1643 - Charles V, Duke of Lorraine, general of the Holy Roman Empire (d. Charles Léopold Nicolas Sixte ( April 3 1643 – April 18 1690) son of Nicholas II Duke of Lorraine and Claude of Lorraine 1690)
• 1683 - Mark Catesby, English naturalist (d. Mark Catesby ( April 3, 1683 - December 1749 was an English naturalist. 1749)
• 1693 - George Edwards, English naturalist (d. Year 1749 ( MDCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a This article is about the ornithologist George Edwards ( April 3, 1694 - July 23, 1773) was an English 1773)
• 1715 - William Watson, English physician and scientist (d. Year 1773 ( MDCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1715 ( MDCCXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a William Watson ( 3 April 1715 &ndash 10 May 1787) was an English physician and scientist who was born and died in London 1787)
• 1764 - John Abernathy, English surgeon (d. Year 1787 ( MDCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1764 ( MDCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Dr John Abernethy FRS ( April 3, 1764 - April 20, 1831) was an English surgeon grandson of the Reverend 1831)
• 1769 - Christian Günther von Bernstorff, Danish and Prussian statesman and diplomat (d. Year 1831 ( MDCCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Year 1769 ( MDCCLXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Count Christian Gunther von Bernstorff ( April 3 1769 &ndash March 18 1835) was a Danish and Prussian Statesman 1835)
• 1770 - Theodoros Kolokotronis, Greek general (d. Year 1835 ( MDCCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1770 ( MDCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Friday Theodoros Kolokotronis ( Greek: Θεόδωρος Κολοκοτρώνης, 3 April 1770 - 15 February 1843) was a 1843)
• 1783 - Washington Irving, American author (d. Year 1843 ( MDCCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1783 ( MDCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Washington Irving (April 3 1783 – November 28 1859 was an American Author, essayist, biographer and historian of the early 19th 1859)
• 1806 - Ivan Kireevsky, Russian literary critic and philosopher (d. Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1806 ( MDCCCVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Ivan Vasilievich Kireevsky ( 3 April, 1806 — 23 June, 1856) was a Russian literary critic and philosopher who together with 1856)
• 1814 - Lorenzo Snow, 5th president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the LDS or Mormon Church) (d. Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1814 ( MDCCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Lorenzo Snow ( April 3, 1814 – October 10, 1901) was the fifth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the fourth largest Christian denomination in the United States and the largest and most well-known 1901)
• 1821 - T. Pelham Dale, Anglican clergyman prosecuted for Ritualist practices in the 1870s (d. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1821 ( MDCCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Thomas Pelham Dale, (1821–1892 Anglo-Catholic ritualist Clergyman, most famous for being prosecuted and imprisoned for Ritualist practices Anglicanism is a tradition of Christian faith Churches in this tradition either have historical connections to the Church of England or have similar beliefs A cleric ( Ancient Greek κληρικός - klērikos clergyman (pl this article is on the Anglican church in particular See Orthopraxis for ritualism in general Events and Trends Technology The invention of the prototype telephone by Alexander G 1892)
• 1822 - Edward Everett Hale, American writer (d. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1822 (MDCCCXXII was a Common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Sunday of the Edward Everett Hale ( April 3, 1822 – June 10, 1909) was an American author and Unitarian clergyman 1909)
• 1823 - William Marcy Tweed, American political boss (d. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1823 ( MDCCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common William M Tweed ( April 3, 1823 &ndash April 12, 1878) sometimes informally called Boss Tweed, was an American Politician 1878)
• 1880 - Otto Weininger, Austrian philosopher (d. Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Otto Weininger ( April 3, 1880 – October 4, 1903) was an Austrian Philosopher. 1903)
• 1881 - Alcide De Gasperi, Prime Minister of Italy (d. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Alcide De Gasperi ( 3 April 1881 &ndash 19 August 1954) was an Italian Statesman and Politician. In Italy, the Prime Minister of Italy (officially the President of the Council of Ministers, Italian Presidente del Consiglio dei Ministri) is the country's 1954)
• 1885 - Allan Dwan, Canadian-born American film director (d. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Allan Dwan (April 3 1885 &ndash December 28 1981 was a pioneering Canadian -born American motion picture director, producer and screenwriter 1981)
• 1885 - Bud Fisher, American cartoonist (d. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Harry Conway "Bud" Fisher ( April 3, 1885 &ndash September 7, 1954) was an American Cartoonist who created the 1954)
• 1889 - Grigoraş Dinicu, Romanian composer and violinist (d. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Grigoraş Dinicu ( April 3, 1889 – March 28, 1949) was a Romanian Roma Composer and Violinist. 1949)
• 1893 - Leslie Howard, English actor (d. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Leslie Howard ( April 3, 1893 - June 1, 1943) was an English stage and Academy Award nominated Film 1943)
• 1893 - Princess Maud of Fife (d. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 1945)
• 1895 - Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Italian composer (d. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco ( April 3, 1895 &ndash March 16, 1968) was an Italian composer. 1968)
• 1898 - George Jessel, American comedian (d. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common George Jessel ( April 3, 1898 – May 23, 1981) was an American Actor, singer Songwriter, and Academy Award 1981)
• 1898 - Henry Luce, American publisher (d. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Henry Robinson Luce ( April 3, 1898 &ndash February 28, 1967) was an influential American publisher 1967)
• 1899 - David Jack, English footballer (d. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common David Bone Nightingale Jack ( 3 April 1899 – 10 September 1958) was an English footballer, the first player ever to score 1958)
• 1904 - Iron Eyes Cody, American actor (d. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Iron Eyes Cody ( April 3, 1904 &ndash January 4, 1999) was an American Actor born in Kaplan 1999)
• 1904 - Russel Wright, American industrial designer (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Russel Wright ( April 3, 1904 – December 21, 1976) was an American Industrial designer during the 20th century 1976)
• 1905 - Robert Frederick Sink, United States Army Officer (d. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Lieutenant General Robert Frederick Sink ( April 3, 1905 &ndash December 13, 1965) was a United States Army officer 1965)
• 1913 - Per Borten, Premier of Norway (d. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common (3 April 1913 – 20 January 2005 was a Norwegian politician from the Centre Party and Prime Minister of Norway from 1965 to 1971 2005)
• 1916 - Herb Caen, American newspaper columnist (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year For the hockey player please see Herb Cain. Herbert Eugene Caen ( April 3, 1916 &ndash February 1, 1997 1997)
• 1918 - Louis Applebaum, Canadian composer, conductor and administrator (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Louis Applebaum, CC ( April 3, 1918 - April 19, 2000) was a Canadian Composer, administrator and conductor 2000)
• 1920 - John Demjanjuk, Ukrainian-born American auto worker, alleged Nazi
• 1920 - Stan Freeman, American composer and lyricist (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar John Demjanjuk, born Ivan Demjanjuk (born April 3, 1920) is an Ukrainian-born retired auto worker and naturalized United States citizen who gained notoriety Stanley Freedman ( April 3 1920 - January 13 2001) was an American Composer, Lyricist, musical arranger 2001)
• 1921 - Robert Karvelas, American actor (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Robert Karvelas (April 3 1921 &ndash December 5 1991 was an American actor who was notable for his role as the Chief's dense assistant Larrabee 1991)
• 1921 - Darío Moreno, Turkish-Jewish singer and songwriter (d. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Darío Moreno ( April 3, 1921 &ndash December 1, 1968) was a Turkish polyglot singer of Jewish origin 1968)
• 1921 - Jan Sterling, American actress (d. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jan Sterling ( April 3 1921 – March 26 2004) was an Academy Award -nominated and Golden Globe -winning American 2004)
• 1924 - Marlon Brando, American actor (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Marlon Brando Jr (April 3 1924 – July 1 2004 was an Academy Award -winning American Actor, whose body of work spanned over half a century 2004)
• 1924 - Doris Day, American actress
• 1925 - Tony Benn, British politician
• 1926 - Alex Grammas, American baseball player
• 1926 - Gus Grissom, American astronaut (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Doris Mary Anne von Kappelhoff (born April 3, 1922) is an American Singer, actress, and animal welfare advocate known as Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Anthony "Tony" Neil Wedgwood Benn (born 3 April 1925 formerly 2nd Viscount Stansgate, is a British Socialist Politician. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alexander Peter Grammas (born April 3 1926 in Birmingham Alabama) is a former Major League Infielder and manager with Virgil Ivan Grissom, more widely known as Gus Grissom, ( 3 April 1926 – 27 January 1967) was one of the original NASA 1967)
• 1928 - Don Gibson, American country musician (d. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Donald Eugene Gibson ( April 3, 1928 – November 17, 2003) was an American Songwriter 2003)
• 1928 - Kevin Hagen, American actor (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Kevin Hagen ( April 3, 1928, Chicago Illinois &ndash July 9, 2005) was an American actor 2005)
• 1928 - Jennifer Paterson, English chef and TV personality (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jennifer Paterson ( 3 April 1928 - 10 August 1999) was a Chef and TV personality who appeared on the Television 1999)
• 1929 - Lee Leonard, American television personality
• 1930 - Lawton Chiles, U. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lee Leonard (born in New York City on April 3, 1929) is an American television personality who was involved in the launch of two of Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lawton Mainor Chiles Jr ( April 3 1930 December 12 1998) was an American politician from the U S. (Florida) Senator and Governor (d. 1998)
• 1930 - Helmut Kohl, Chancellor of Germany
• 1930 - Wally Moon, American baseball player
• 1934 - Jane Goodall, English zoologist
• 1936 - Scott LaFaro, American musician (d. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Helmut Josef Michael Kohl (born 3 April 1930 is a German conservative politician and statesman The Head of government of Germany is called Chancellor (Kanzler Wallace Wade Moon, known popularly as Wally Moon, (born April 3, 1930, in the small town of Bay in Craighead County, Arkansas Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dame Jane Goodall, DBE (born Valerie Jane Morris Goodall on 3 April 1934) is an English UN Messenger of Peace primatologist Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rocco Scott LaFaro ( April 3, 1936 – July 6, 1961) was an influential jazz bassist. 1961)
• 1936 - Jimmy McGriff, American jazz organist
• 1938 - Jeff Barry, American songwriter and record producer
• 1939 - François de Roubaix, French film score composer (d. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. James Harrell McGriff ( April 3, 1936 -- May 24, 2008) was a Hard bop and Soul-jazz Organist and Organ trio Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jeff Barry (born April 3, 1938) is an American pop music Songwriter, Singer, and Record producer. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. François de Roubaix ( April 3, 1939, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France – November 22, 1975, Tenerife, Canary 1975)
• 1941 - Jan Berry, American musician (d. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jan and Dean were a Rock and roll duo, popular from the late 1950s through the mid 1960s consisting of William Jan Berry ( April 3, 2004)
• 1941 - Carl Boenish, American father of BASE jumping (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Carl Boenish ( April 3 1941 – July 7 1984) considered the father of modern BASE jumping, was a freefall Cinematographer BASE jumping is involving the use of a Parachute or the sequenced use of a Wingsuit and parachute to jump from fixed objects--with the parachute unopened at the jump 1984)
• 1941 - Eric Braeden, German-born actor
• 1941 - Philippé Wynne, American musician (d. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Eric Braeden (born Hans Jörg Gudegast on April 3, 1941) is an Emmy Award -winning German Film and television actor best Philippé Wynne ( April 3, 1941 – July 13, 1984) born Phillip Walker, was an American R&B Vocalist 1984)
• 1942 - Marsha Mason, American actress
• 1942 - Wayne Newton, American singer
• 1942 - Marek Perepeczko, Polish actor (d. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Marsha Mason (born April 3, 1942) is a Golden Globe Award -winning Academy Award -nominated American Actress and Carson Wayne Newton' (born April 3, 1942) is an American Singer and entertainer based in Las Vegas Nevada. Marek Perepeczko ( April 3 1942 - November 17 2005) was a famous Polish movie and theatrical actor 2005)
• 1942 - Billy Joe Royal, American singer
• 1943 - Jonathan Lynn, British actor and comedy writer
• 1943 - Mario Lavista, Mexican composer
• 1943 - Richard Manuel, Canadian musician and songwriter (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Billy Joe Royal (born April 3, 1942 in Valdosta, Georgia) is an American Singer. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Career Personal life Born in Bath, England, Lynn was educated at Kingswood School, Bath (1954–1961 after which he studied Law at Mario Lavista (born April 3 1943, Mexico City) is a Mexican Composer and writer Richard George Manuel ( April 3, 1943 – March 4, 1986) was a Canadian Composer, Singer, and multi-instrumentalist 1986)
• 1943 - Doreen Tracey, English-born Mouseketeer
• 1944 - Tony Orlando, American musician
• 1945 - Bernard Parent, Quebec ice hockey player
• 1945 - Catherine Spaak, French actress
• 1946 - Hanna Suchocka, Poland's first female prime minister
• 1946 - Marisa Paredes, Spanish actress
• 1948 - Arlette Cousture, French-Canadian writer
• 1948 - Carlos Salinas, President of Mexico
• 1949 - Lyle Alzado, American football player (d. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Doreen Isabelle Tracey was born April 3, 1943, in London England. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Tony Orlando (born April 3, 1944) is an American singer best known for his work with the group Dawn in the early 1970s Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Bernard Marcel Parent (born April 3, 1945 in Montreal, Quebec) better known as Bernie Parent, is a retired Canadian professional Catherine Spaak (born 3 April 1945) is a French actress Born at Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine ( Ile-de-France) she Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hanna Suchocka ('xanna su'xɔʦka (born 3 April, 1946 in Pleszew, Poland) is a Polish Political figure. María Luisa Paredes Bartolomé, (born April 3, 1946 in Madrid) better known in show business as Marisa Paredes, is a Spanish actress Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Arlette Cousture (born April 3, 1948) is a Canadian writer Cousture was born in Saint-Lambert, Quebec. Carlos Salinas de Gortari ( Mexico City, April 3, 1948) is a Mexican economist and politician affiliated to the Institutional Revolutionary The Constitutional Citizen President of the United Mexican States (the official title in Spanish is Ciudadano Presidente Constitucional de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lyle Martin Alzado ( April 3, 1949 – May 14, 1992) was a NFL American football player most famous for his intense and 1992)
• 1949 - Richard Thompson, English musician and songwriter
• 1949 - Anthony Grayling, British philosopher
• 1950 - Sally Thomsett, English actress
• 1951 - Mel Schacher, American musician
• 1952 - Mike Moore, American politician and attorney
• 1953 - Craig Taubman, Jewish singer
• 1954 - Elisabetta Brusa, Italian composer
• 1956 - Miguel Bosé, Spanish musician and actor
• 1956 - Ray Combs, American game show host and comedian (d. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Richard John Thompson (born 3 April 1949 in Notting Hill Gate, West London) is a British songwriter Guitar player Anthony Clifford Grayling (born 3 April 1949 is a British philosopher and author Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sally Thomsett (born April 3 1950 in Sussex, England) is a British Actress. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Mel Schacher (born April 3, 1951)in Flint, Michigan and is best known as the Bassist for rock band Grand Funk Railroad. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Michael Moore (born 3 April 1952 in Pascagoula Mississippi) was the Attorney General for the State of Mississippi from 1988 Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Craig Reid Taubman (born April 3, 1953) is an American singer/songwriter and music producer based in Los Angeles, California Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Elisabetta Olga Laura Brusa (born April 3, 1954) is an Italian composer Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Miguel Luchino González Bosé (born April 3 1956) is a Latin Grammy -winning Spanish Musician and Actor. Raymond Neil "Ray" Combs Jr ( April 3, 1956 &mdash June 2, 1996) was an American comedian and host of the 1996)
• 1956 - Boris Miljkovic, Serbian director
• 1958 - Alec Baldwin, American actor
• 1958 - Jaya Prada, Indian Actress
• 1959 - David Hyde Pierce, American actor
• 1960 - Arjen Anthony Lucassen, Dutch musician
• 1960 - Marie Denise Pelletier, Quebec singer
• 1961 - Eddie Murphy, American actor and comedian
• 1962 - Mike Ness, American musician
• 1962 - Jennifer Rubin, American actress
• 1963 - Criss Oliva, American musician (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Boris Miljković ( Cyrillic: Борис Миљковић (born 3 April 1956 in Zagreb, Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia) is a prolific Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alexander Rae "Alec" Baldwin III (born April 3 1958 is an Academy Award -nominated and Emmy - and Golden Globe Award -winning American Jaya Prada ( Telugu: జయప్రద (b 3 April, 1962) also spelled Jaya Pradha, born ( Lalita Rani) is an Indian The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. David Hyde Pierce (born April 3, 1959) is an American Actor, best known for his role as Psychiatrist Dr Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Arjen Anthony Lucassen (born 3 April 1960, Hilversum) is a composer and musician from the Netherlands and is most widely known for his albums Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Edward Regan "Eddie" Murphy (born April 3 1961 is an Academy Award -nominated Golden Globe - Screen Actors Guild Award -winning American Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Michael James Ness (born April 3, 1962) is a prolific Guitarist vocalist, and chief Songwriter for the Punk rock band Jennifer Collene Rubin (born April 3, 1962) is an American actress and model Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Christopher "Criss" Michael Oliva ( April 3, 1963 - October 17, 1993) was born in Pompton Plains, NJ. 1993)
• 1963 - Jack Del Rio, American football coach
• 1963 - Tsuyoshi Sekito, Japanese composer
• 1964 - Bjarne Riis, Danish cyclist
• 1964 - Andy Robinson, English rugby player
• 1965 - Nazia Hassan, South Asian pop singer (d. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Jack Lebron Del Rio Jr (born April 4, 1963 in Castro Valley California) is a former American football player and is the current head coach is a Japanese Video game music Composer, Arranger and Performer. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Bjarne Lykkegård Riis (born April 3, 1964 in Herning) nicknamed the Eagle from Herning (Ørnen fra Herning is a Danish Andy Robinson OBE (born 3 April 1964 in Taunton, Somerset) is a former English Rugby union footballer who played openside flanker Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Nazia Hassan ( Urdu: نازیہ حسن) ( April 3, 1965 – August 13, 2000) was an iconic Pakistani Pop singer 2000)
• 1966 - Mina Tominaga, Japanese seiyu (voice actress)
• 1966 - John de Vries, Australian racing driver
• 1967 - Brent Gilchrist, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1967 - Mark Skaife, Australian racing driver
• 1968 - Sebastian Bach, Canadian musician
• 1968 - Charlotte Coleman, English actress (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. is a Japanese Seiyū from Hiroshima. In 1999 she married fellow seiyū Kazuki Yao but later they divorced A is a Japanese vocal actor Seiyū work in Radio, Television, and movies; they perform voice-overs for non-Japanese movies they provide narration and they John de Vries (born April 3, 1966, New South Wales Australia) is a former driver in the Indy Racing League and Australian Formula Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Brent Gilchrist (born April 3, 1967 in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada) is a retired Canadian Ice hockey forward. Mark Stephen Skaife OAM (born 3 April, 1967 in Gosford New South Wales) is an Australian race-car driver and five times winner of Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sebastian Bach (born Sebastian Philip Bierk, on April 3, 1968) is a Canadian heavy metal singer best known as ex- Frontman Charlotte Ninon Coleman ( 3 April, 1968 - 14 November, 2001) was an English Actress. 2001)
• 1968 - Jamie Hewlett, English illustrator
• 1969 - Lance Storm, Canadian professional wrestler
• 1971 - Picabo Street, American alpine ski champion
• 1972 - Jennie Garth, American actress
• 1972 - Sandrine Testud, French Top-10 tennis player
• 1973 - Matthew Ferguson, Canadian actor
• 1973 - Jamie Bamber, English actor
• 1975 - Michael Olowokandi, Nigerian basketball player
• 1975 - Aries Spears, American comedian
• 1975 - Mickey Beyer Clausen, Danish entrepreneur and philanthropist
• 1975 - Shawn Bates, American ice hockey player
• 1975 - Koji Uehara, Japanese professional baseball pitcher
• 1975 - Yoshinobu Takahashi, Japanese professional baseball player
• 1976 - Drew Shirley, American musician
• 1976 - Will Mellor, English actor
• 1978 - Tommy Haas, German tennis player
• 1978 - Matthew Goode, English actor
• 1978 - John Smit, South African rugby player
• 1981 - Heath Ramsay, Australian Olympic swimmer
• 1981 - Aaron Bertram, American musician
• 1981 - Matthew Nash, Australian soccer player
• 1982 - Fler, German rapper
• 1982 - Jared Allen, American football player
• 1982 - Iain Fyfe, Australian soccer player
• 1982 - Kasumi Nakane, Japanese gravure idol
• 1982 - Cobie Smulders, Canadian actress
• 1983 - Errol Barnett, English reporter
• 1984 - Jonathan Blondel, Belgian footballer
• 1984 - Maxi López, Argentine footballer
• 1985 - Leona Lewis, English singer
• 1986 - Amanda Bynes, American actress
• 1986 - Sergio Sánchez, Spanish footballer
• 1987 - Sal Zizzo, American soccer player
• 1987 - Julie Sokolow, American musician
• 1988 - Peter Hartley, English footballer
• 1988 - Tim Krul, Dutch footballer
• 1989 - Israel Falou, Rugby League player
• 1993 - Dakoda Dowd, American golfer

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• 963 - William III, Duke of Aquitaine (b. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Jamie Christopher Hewlett (born April 3, 1968) is an English Comic book artist and designer Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lance Timothy Evers (born April 3 1969 known professionally by his Ring name Lance Storm, is a retired Canadian professional wrestler. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Picabo Street (born April 3, 1971, in Triumph Idaho) is an American Skier, now retired and living in Park City Utah. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jennifer Eve Garth (born April 3, 1972) is an American actress, best known for starring as Kelly Taylor on Beverly Sandrine Testud (born April 3, 1972) in Lyon, France is a former professional female Tennis player from France. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Matthew Ferguson is an actor born on April 3, 1973, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Jamie St John Bamber Griffith (b 3 April, 1973) is a British Actor most famous for his roles as Major Lee "Apollo" Adama Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Michael Olowokandi (born April 3 1975 in Lagos, Nigeria) nicknamed The Kandi Man, is a Nigerian professional Basketball Aries Spears (born April 3, 1975) is an American Actor and Comedian. Mickey Beyer-Clausen ( April 3, 1975 in Copenhagen) is a Danish Entrepreneur and Philanthropist. Shawn Bates (b April 3, 1975 in Medford Massachusetts) is an American professional Ice hockey center in the National Koji Uehara (上原 浩治 born April 3, 1975 in Neyagawa Osaka) is a right handed Starting pitcher for the Yomiuri Giants Yoshinobu Takahashi (高橋 由伸 born April 3, 1975) is a professional baseball player from Chiba, Japan. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Andrew (Drew Shirley (born April 3, 1974) is a guitarist and the newest member of the alternate-rock band Switchfoot. William "Will" Mellor (born 3 April 1976 in Stockport, Greater Manchester) is an English Actor and former Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Tommy Haas (born April 3, 1978 in Hamburg) is a German Tennis player who plays right-handed Matthew Goode (born April 3 1978) is an English actor Career Goode may be best known for his role as Mandy Moore 's romantic John William Smit (born 3 April 1978 in Pietersburg, South Africa) is the 50th and current captain of the South African national Rugby union Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Heath Ramsay (born April 3, 1981 in Ipswich, Queensland) is a former butterfly Swimmer, who competed for Australia Aaron Bertram (born April 3, 1981 in Lubbock Texas) is a member of the Children's Group Kids Imagine Inc Matthew Nash (born 3 April 1981 in Sydney) is an Australian Football (soccer goalkeeper who currently plays for Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Patrick Losensky, better known by his Stage name, Fler, is a Rapper from Berlin, Germany, also known as Frank White Life For the American football quarterback see Jared Allen (quarterback Jared Scot Allen (born April 3, 1982 in Los Gatos California Iain Fyfe (born April 3, 1982 in Adelaide, Australia) is an Australian Football (soccer player who currently plays as defender ( is a Japanese model, Gravure idol, and Actress born on 1982-04-03 in Higashiōsaka Osaka and raised in Tokyo, Jacoba Fransisca Maria "Cobie" Smulders (born April 3, 1982, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) is an Actress Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Errol Barnett (born April 3 1983 is a Correspondent for CNN International based at the CNN World Headquarters in Atlanta GA. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Jonathan Blondel (born April 3, 1984, Ypres) is a Belgian football Midfielder who currently plays for Club Brugge Maximiliano Gastón López (born April 3, 1984 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) better known as Maxi López, is an Argentine Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Leona Louise Lewis (b 3 April 1985 is an English pop and R&B singer-songwriter and the winner of the third series of the United Kingdom television Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Amanda Laura Bynes (born April 3 1986 is an American actress, former show host on Nickelodeon, Singer and Voice actor. Sergio Sánchez Ortega, Sánchez (born 3 April 1986 in Mataró) is a football player from Spain. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Salvatore (Sal Zizzo (born April 3, 1987 in San Diego, California) is an American Soccer Midfielder / Striker Julie Sokolow (born April 3, 1987) is a lo-fi Singer-songwriter. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Peter Hartley (born 3 April 1988) is a football defender signed to a professional contract by Sunderland. Timothy "Tim" Krul (born April 3, 1988 in The Hague) is a Dutch footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Israel Folau (born 3 April 1989 in Minto New South Wales) is an Australian professional Rugby league player currently contracted with the Melbourne Storm Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Dakoda Flowie Dowd (born April 3, 1993) also known as "Koda", is an American Amateur golfer Events By Place Asia Turkish Khan Sebük Tigin establishes his empire in modern day Afghanistan. William III (915&ndash 3 April 963) called Towhead ( French: Tête d'étoupe, Latin: Caput Stupe) from the colour 915)
• 1287 - Pope Honorius IV, Pope for two years from 1285 to 1287 (b. Events By Place Europe Battle of Garigliano: The Christian League defeats the Saracens Pope Honorius IV (c 1210 &ndash April 3, 1287) born Giacomo Savelli, was Pope for two years from 1285 to 1287 circa 1210)
• 1350 - Eudes IV, Duke of Burgundy (b. Eudes IV (1295 &ndash 3 April 1350) was Duke of Burgundy from 1315 until his death and Count of Burgundy and Artois between 1330 1295)
• 1606 - Charles Blount, 1st Earl of Devon, English politician (b. Charles Blount (pr blunt) 1st Earl of Devonshire and 8th Baron Mountjoy (1563 &ndash 3 April 1606) served as Lord Deputy 1563)
• 1680 - Shivaji, founder of the Maratha Empire, India (b. Shivaji Bhosle, also known as Chhatrapati Shivaji Raje Bhosle ( Marathi: छत्रपती शिवाजीराजे भोसले (Born February 1630)
• 1682 - Bartolomé Estéban Murillo, Spanish painter (b. This article is about the painter Bartolomé Esteban Murillo There is also an article on the Canadian village Murillo Ontario, which was named after the artist due to 1618)
• 1691 - Jean Petitot, Swiss enamel painter (b. Jean Petitot ( July 12, 1607 - April 3, 1691) was a French - Swiss enamel painter was born at Geneva, a member 1608)
• 1695 - Melchior d'Hondecoeter, Dutch painter (b. Melchior d'Hondecoeter (c 1636 – April 3, 1695) Dutch painter, was born at Utrecht, and died in Amsterdam. circa 1636)
• 1717 - Jacques Ozanam, French mathematician (b. Year 1717 ( MDCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Jacques Ozanam ( 1640 - April 3, 1717) was a French Mathematician. 1640)
• 1728 - James Anderson, Scottish lawyer (b. Year 1728 ( MDCCXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a James Anderson ( August 5, 1662 - April 3, 1728) Scottish antiquary and historian was born at Edinburgh. 1662)
• 1792 - George Pocock, British admiral (b. Year 1792 ( MDCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Sir George Pocock, KB ( March 6 1706 - April 3 1792) was a British Admiral, son of Thomas Pocock chaplain in the 1706)
• 1804 - Jędrzej Kitowicz, Polish priest (b. Year 1706 ( MDCCVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1804 ( MDCCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Jędrzej Kitowicz (born in autumn of 1727 or 1728 likely in Wielkopolska, died 3 April 1804 in Rzeczyca) was a Polish historian and diarist 1727/1728)
• 1827 - Ernst Chladni, German physicist (b. Year 1727 ( MDCCXXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1728 ( MDCCXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1827 ( MDCCCXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Ernst Florens Friedrich Chladni (ˈɛʀnst ˈfloːʀɛns ˈfʀiːdʀɪç ˈkladnɪ November 30, 1756 – April 3, 1827) was a German 1756)
• 1849 - Juliusz Słowacki, Polish poet (b. Year 1756 ( MDCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1849 ( MDCCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Juliusz Słowacki ( 4 September 1809 in Kremenets, Volhynia, Russian Empire now in Ukraine &ndash 3 April 1809)
• 1868 - Franz Berwald, Swedish composer and inventor (b. Year 1809 ( MDCCCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Franz Adolf Berwald ( July 23, 1796 &ndash April 3, 1868) was a Swedish Romantic Composer who was generally 1796)
• 1882 - Jesse James, American outlaw (b. Year 1796 ( MDCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Jesse Woodson James (September 5 1847—April 3 1882 was an American Outlaw in the border state of Missouri and the most famous member of the 1847)
• 1897 - Johannes Brahms, German composer (b. Year 1847 ( MDCCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Johannes Brahms ( pronounced ˈbʁaːms (May 7 1833 &ndash April 3 1897 was a German Composer 1833)
• 1901 - Richard D'Oyly Carte, British impresario (b. Year 1833 ( MDCCCXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Richard D'Oyly Carte (3 May 1844 &ndash 3 April 1901 was an English talent agent theatrical Impresario and hotelier during the latter half of the Victorian 1844)
• 1930 - Emma Albani, Canadian soprano (b. Year 1844 ( MDCCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dame Emma Albani DBE (1 November 1847 - 3 April 1930 was a leading Soprano of the 19th century and early 20th century and the first Canadian 1847)
• 1932 - Wilhelm Ostwald, German chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1847 ( MDCCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Friedrich Wilhelm Ostwald ( Latvian: Vilhelms Ostvalds; September 2, 1853 &ndash April 4, 1932) was a Baltic The Nobel Prize (Nobelpriset (Nobelprisen is a Swedish prize established in the 1895 will of Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel; it was first awarded in Peace, Literature 1853)
• 1936 - Bruno Hauptmann, German killer of Charles Lindbergh III (b. Year 1853 ( MDCCCLIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bruno Richard Hauptmann ( November 26, 1899 &ndash April 3, 1936) was a German carpenter sentenced to death and executed for 1899)
• 1943 - Conrad Veidt, German actor (b. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Conrad Veidt ( January 22 1893 &ndash April 3 1943) was a German Actor, well known for his roles in such films as 1893)
• 1950 - Carter G. Woodson, African-American historian, author, journalist and founder of Black History Month (b. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Carter Godwin Woodson' ( December 19 1875 - April 3 1950) was an African - American Historian, Author Black History Month is a remembrance of important people and events in the history of the African diaspora. 1875)
• 1950 - Kurt Weill, German composer (b. Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section --> Kurt Julian Weill ( March 2, 1900 &ndash April 3, 1900)
• 1952 - Miina Sillanpää, Finnish politician, first female Finnish minister (b. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Miina Sillanpää (originally Vilhelmiina Riktig, born 4 June 1866 in Jokioinen - died 3 April 1952 in Helsinki 1866)
• 1965 - Ernst Kirchweger, Austrian communist and resistance fighter (born 1897 or 1898)
• 1971 - Joseph Valachi, American gangster (b. Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Ernst Kirchweger (1897 or 1898 – April 3 1965 in Vienna) was the first person to die as a result of political conflict in Austria 's Second Republic. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Joseph 'Joe Cago' Valachi ( September 22, 1903 – April 3, 1971) (aka Charles Chanbano and Anthony Sorge was the first Mafia member 1904)
• 1972 - Ferde Grofé, American composer (b. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ferde Grofé ( March 27 1892 &ndash April 3 1972) was an American Pianist, arranger and Composer. 1882)
• 1975 - Mary Ure, Scottish actress (b. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Eileen Mary Ure ( 18 February 1933 - 3 April 1975) was a Scottish actress of stage and film 1933)
• 1978 - Ray Noble, English bandleader and composer (b. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Ray Noble ( December 17, 1903 &ndash April 3, 1978) was a British Bandleader, Composer, arranger and Actor 1903)
• 1981 - Juan Trippe, Airline entrepreneur and pioneer, Pan Am founder (b. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Juan Terry Trippe ( June 27 1899 – April 3 1981) was a US Airline Entrepreneur and pioneer and the 1899)
• 1982 - Warren Oates, American character actor (b. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Warren Mercer Oates (July 5 1928 – April 3 1982 was a prolific American Character actor best known for his performances in several films directed by Sam 1928)
• 1986 - Peter Pears, English tenor (b. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Sir Peter Neville Luard Pears (pronounced /piːrz/ "PEERS" Farnham, 22 June 1910 &ndash Aldeburgh, 3 April 1986 1910)
• 1987 - Tom Sestak, American football player (b. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Thomas Joseph Sestak ( March 9, 1936 - April 3, 1987) was an American football Defensive lineman for the Buffalo Bills 1936)
• 1988 - Milton Caniff, American cartoonist (Terry and the Pirates, Steve Canyon) (b. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Milton Arthur Paul Caniff ( February 28, 1907 - April 3, 1988) was an American Cartoonist famous for the Terry Terry and the Pirates was an action-adventure Comic strip created by cartoonist Milton Caniff. Steve Canyon was a long-running American Adventure Comic strip by writer-artist Milton Caniff. 1907)
• 1990 - Sarah Vaughan, American singer (b. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Sarah Lois Vaughan (nicknamed " Sassy " and " The Divine One ") ( March 27 1924, &ndash April 1924)
• 1991 - Charles Goren, American bridge player, writer, and columnist (b. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Charles Henry Goren ( March 4, 1901 &ndash April 3, 1991) was a world champion American bridge player and bestselling 1901)
• 1991 - Graham Greene, English writer (b. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Henry Graham Greene OM, CH (2 October 1904 &ndash 3 April 1991 was an English writer best known as a novelist but who also produced Short stories 1904)
• 1993 - Pinky Lee, American comic and children's television host (b. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Pinky Lee ( May 2, 1907, Saint Paul Minnesota &ndash April 3, 1993, Mission Viejo California) born Pincus Leff 1907)
• 1994 - Frank Wells, American entertainment businessman (b. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Frank Wells ( March 4, 1932 - April 3, 1994) was an American Entertainment Businessman. 1932)
• 1995 - Alfred J. Billes, Canadian businessman (Canadian Tire) (b. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Alfred Jackson (A J Billes ( December 1, 1902 - April 3, 1995) was a Canadian businessman and co-founder of Canadian Tire Canadian Tire Corporation Limited ( is one of Canada's 35 largest publicly traded companies and operates an inter-related network of businesses engaged in retailing (hardgoods apparel 1902)
• 1996 - Ron Brown, U. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Ronald Harmon Brown ( August 1, 1941 &ndash April 3, 1996) was the United States Secretary of Commerce, serving during the first S. Secretary of Commerce (b. 1941)
• 1996 - Carl Stokes, Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio (b. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Carl Burton Stokes ( June 21 1927 &ndash April 3 1996) was an American Politician of the Democratic party who 1927)
• 1998 - Mary Cartwright, English mathematician (b. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Dame Mary Lucy Cartwright DBE ( December 17, 1900 &ndash April 3, 1998) was a leading 20th-century British Mathematician 1900)
• 1999 - Lionel Bart, English composer (Oliver!) (b. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Lionel Bart ( August 1, 1930 &ndash April 3, 1999) was an English composer of songs and musicals, best known for Oliver! is a British musical, with music and lyrics by Lionel Bart. 1930)
• 2000 - Terence McKenna, American writer and philosopher (b. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Terence Kemp McKenna ( November 16 1946 – April 3 2000) was a Writer, Philosopher, and Ethnobotanist. 1946)
• 2002 - Fad Gadget, English singer and musician (b. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Fad Gadget is the Stage name of Francis John (Frank Tovey ( September 8, 1956 &ndash April 3, 2002) 1956)
• 2003 - Michael Kelly, American journalist (b. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Michael Kelly ( March 17 1957 – April 3 2003) was an Editor-at-large of the Atlantic Monthly and a columnist 1957)
• 2005 - Tony Croatto, Italian singer (b. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hermes Davide Fastino Croatto Martinis, better known as Tony Croatto ( March 2, 1940, some sources state his year of birth as 1939 – April 3 1940)
• 2007 - Marion Eames, Welsh novelist (b. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Marion Eames (1921 - April 3 2007) was a Welsh novelist Marion was born in Birkenhead Cheshire of Welsh parents but was brought up at Dolgellau 1921)
• 2007 - Eddie Robinson, American football coach (b. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Edward Gay Robinson ( February 13 1919 &ndash April 3 2007) was an African American College football coach 1919)
• 2007 - Nina Wang, Asia's richest woman (b. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Nina Wang (née Kung or Kung Yu Sum ( (29 September 1937 – 3 April 2007 was Asia 's richest woman with a recent estimated 1937)
• 2008 - Hrvoje Ćustić, Croatian football player (b. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Hrvoje Ćustić ( 21 October 1983 &ndash 3 April 2008) was a Croatian football Striker. 1983)

Holidays and observances

• Saint Richard (d. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) "Saint Richard" redirects here For other saints with this name see Saint Richard (disambiguation Saint Richard of Chichester 1253)
• Saint Sixtus I
• Saint Mary of Egypt

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On This Day in Canada

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Pope Mary of Egypt (ca 344 – ca 421 is revered as the Patron saint of penitents most particularly in the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, and

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