Happy birthday! You share a birthday with: 1151 - Igor Svyatoslavich, Ukrainian prince (d. 1202) 1245 - Philips III, the Stout, King of France (1270-85) 1367 - Henry IV, Bolingbroke Lincolnshire, King of England (1399-1413) 1438 - John III van Egmont, [Manke John], viceroy of Holland 1485 - Lieven van der Maude [Ammonius], South Netherland poet 1529 - Michael Neander, German mathematician and astronomer (d. 1581) 1569 - Giovanni Battista Massarengo, composer 1593 - George Herbert, English metaphysical poet (5 Mystical Songs) 1603 - William Smith, composer 1617 - Antimo Liberati, composer 1627 - Johann Caspar Kerll, composer 1649 - Joseph-Francois Salomon, composer 1682 - Johann Valentin Rathgeber, German benedictine/composer 1683 - Mark Catesby, English naturalist (d. 1749) 1693 - George Edwards, English naturalist (d. 1773) 1715 - William Watson, English physician and scientist (d. 1787) 1720 - Elia van Vilnius, [Elijahu ben Salomo Zalman], Latvian rabbi 1727 - Philippe-Lambert-Joseph Spruyt, Flemish painter/engraver 1751 - Jean-Baptiste Lamoyne, composer 1757 - Ferenc Verseghy, composer 1764 - John Abernethy, London, surgeon 1769 - Christian Günther von Bernstorff, Danish and Prussian statesman and diplomat (d. 1835) 1770 - Theodoros Kolokotronis, Greek general (d. 1843) 1783 - Washington Irving, US writer (Legend of Sleepy Hollow) 1798 - Charles D Wilkes, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1877 1806 - Ivan Kireevsky, Russian literary critic and philosopher (d. 1856) 1812 - Louisa Maria, Queen of the Belgians (1832-50/wife of Leopold I) 1814 - Lorenzo Snow, 5th president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the LDS or Mormon Church) (d. 1901) 1821 - T. Pelham Dale, Anglican clergyman prosecuted for Ritualist practices in the 1870s (d. 1892) 1822 - Edward Everett Hale, US, clergyman/author (Man without a Country) 1823 - William Macy Boss Tweed, corrupt political boss (NYC) 1825 - Adolf Rzepko, composer 1837 - John Burroughs, writer/nature enthusiast (Burroughs Medal namesake) 1838 - Leon Michel Gambetta, French attorney/premier (1881-82) 1842 - Ulric Dahlgren, Col (Union volunteers), died in 1864 1858 - Matthew Ricketts, 1st Black man elected to Neb State Legislature 1859 - Reginald De Koven, composer 1860 - Frederik W van Eeden, Dutch utopian writer (Walden) South African Premier J. B. M. HertzogSouth African Premier J. B. M. Hertzog (1866) 1866 - J. B. M. Hertzog [Barry Hertzog], Cape Colony, South African General/Premier (1914-39) 1871 - Jose Juan Tablada, Mexican poet (El Florilegio) 1874 - Eduardo Sanchez de Fuentes, composer 1881 - Alcide de Gasperi, Italian premier (1945..53) 1881 - Margaret MJ Daisy Ashford, English author (Young Sisters) 1882 - Simon Elzinga, Dutch educator 1884 - Jackie Matthews, cricketer (Aust leg-spinner, two hat-tricks 1912) 1885 - Harry St John Philby, [sheik Abdullah], British explorer 1885 - Bud Fisher, American cartoonist (d. 1954) 1888 - Neville Cardus, cricketer (doyen of cricket writers) 1889 - Grigoras Dinicu, composer 1893 - Leslie Howard, [Stainer], London, actor (Gone With the Wind) 1893 - Princess Maud of Fife (d. 1945) 1894 - Dooley Wilson, Tyler Tx, actor (Bill-Beulah, Casablanca) 1895 - Bjarne Brustad, composer 1895 - Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Firenze (Florence) Italy, composer 1896 - Douwe Kalma, Dutch literary/leader (Young Frisian Movement) 1898 - George Jessel, toastmaster general/entertainer (Diary of Young Comic) 1898 - Henry R Luce, Tengchow China, publisher (Time, Fortune, Life) 1899 - Cees Lasseur, Dutch actor/owner (Hague Comedy) 1899 - David Jack, English footballer (d. 1958) 1900 - Camille Chamoun, president of Lebanon 1902 - Henri Garat, Paris France, actor (Congress Dances) 1902 - Siguringi Eirikur Hjorleifsson, composer 1903 - Peter Huchel, writer 1904 - Iron Eyes Cody, Tulsa OK, actor (Black Gold, Ernest Goes to Camp) 1904 - Peter Van Steeden, Amsterdam Neth, orchestra leader (Break the Bank) 1904 - Russel Wright, American industrial designer (d. 1976) 1905 - Robert Frederick Sink, United States Army Officer (d. 1965) 1906 - Kathleen Tillotson, Emeritus Professor of English (Bedford College) 1907 - Isaac Deutscher, Polish/English historian (Stalin/Trotsky biography) 1911 - Harold Watkins Shaw, musicologist 1911 - Michael Woodruff, FRS, surgeon 1911 - W R Lee, language teacher 1912 - Addeke H Boerma, Dutch dir-gen (FAO) 1912 - Bert Bakker, Dutch publisher (Free Netherlands) 1913 - F H Tate, vice-CEO (Tate & Lyle) 1913 - George Barati, composer 1913 - Per Borten, Premier of Norway (d. 2005) 1914 - Katherine Stammers Menzies, England, doubles tennis player (Wimb 1935) 1915 - Paul Touvier, war criminal 1916 - Herb Caen, Sacramento California, columnist (SF Chronicle) 1916 - Robert Jesse Charleston, museum Curator 1917 - Bill Finegan, Newark NJ, (Sauter-Finegan Band, Sat Night Revue) 1917 - Tibor Andrasovan, composer 1918 - Enrique Iturriaga, composer 1918 - Louis Applebaum, composer 1918 - Sixten Ehrling, Malmö Sweden, conductor (Royal Opera of Stockholm) 1919 - Duke of Grafton, KG 1920 - Stan Freeman, Waterbury Conn, pianist (Melody Tour) 1920 - John Demjanjuk, Ukrainian-born American auto worker, alleged Nazi and convicted war criminal (under appeal at death), (d. 2012) 1921 - Harry Landers, NYC, actor (Ted Hoffman-Ben Casey) 1921 - Robert Karvelas, American actor (d. 1991) 1923 - Jan Sterling, New York City, New York, American actress (Ace in the Hole, The High and the Mighty) 1923 - John Smith, English large landowner/financier/MP (C) 1924 - Canon A D Caesar, Sub Dean (HM Chapels Royal) 1924 - Doris Day, Cincinnati Oh, girl next door actress (Pillow Talk) Actor Marlon BrandoActor Marlon Brando (1924) 1924 - Marlon Brando, Omaha Neb, actor (Superman, Godfather) 1924 - Murray Dickie, opera singer/director 1925 - Tony Benn, British minister of technology (1968) 1926 - Andrew Keir, actor (Rob Roy, Absolution, Blood Hunt, Catholics) 1926 - Virgil Grissom, Mitchell Ind, Lt Col USAF/astronaut (Merc 4, Gemini 3) 1926 - Alex Grammas, American baseball player 1927 - Wesley Brown, Baltimore, Maryland, 1st African American US Naval Academy graduate, (d. 2012) 1928 - Don Gibson, American country musician (d. 2003) 1928 - Kevin Hagen, American actor (d. 2005) 1928 - Jennifer Paterson, English chef and TV personality (d. 1999) 1929 - Dennis Farr, director (Courtauld Institute Galleries) 1929 - Miyoshi Umeki, Jap, actr (Mrs Livingston-Courtship of Eddies Father) 1929 - Lee Leonard, American television personality 1930 - Helmut Kohl, chancellor (Germany, 1982- ) 1930 - Lawton Chiles, (sen/gov-D-Florida, 1971-89/91- ) 1930 - Max Frankel, journalist (Tables of Id of Organic Compounds) 1930 - Wally Moon, American baseball player 1931 - Johnny Nicholss, soccer star 1932 - Janet Bately, Prof of English Language (Kings College London) 1932 - Nourse, British lord justice 1933 - Robert K Dornan, (Rep-R-CA, 1977-83, 85- ) 1934 - David Jones, British reverend/headmaster (Bryanston School) 1934 - Jane Goodall, London England, ethologist (studied African chimps) 1934 - Jim Parker, NFL guard, tackle (Baltimore Colts) 1934 - John Lelliott, English contractor/multi-millionaire 1935 - Jeffery Bowman, CEO (Price Waterhouse Europe) 1936 - Scott LaFaro, American musician (d. 1961) 1936 - Jimmy McGriff, American jazz organist 1936 - Reginald Hill, British crime author (Andrew Dalziel and Peter Pascoe novels) 1937 - Sandra Spuzich, LPGA golfer 1937 - Simon Brown, British high court judge 1937 - William Gaunt, Leeds England, actor (Champions) 1938 - Jeff Barry, Brooklyn New York, American rock writer (Tell Laura I Love Her) 1938 - Philippe Wynne, US soul singer (Detroit Spinners) 1939 - Malcolm Thornton, MP 1939 - Vitaliy Davidov, USSR, ice hockey player (Olympic-gold-1964, 68, 72) 1939 - François de Roubaix, French film score composer (d. 1975) 1940 - Lino Brocka, San Jose Philippines, director (Macho Dancer, Jaguar) 1940 - R S Burman, CEO (Association of British Chambers of Commerce) 1941 - Eric Braeden, Aust, actor (Victor Newman-Young & Restless, Colossus) 1941 - Jan Berry, Los Angeles California, American rock and roll vocalist (Jan and Dean-Dead Mans Curve) 1941 - Carl Boenish, American father of BASE jumping (d. 1984) 1941 - Philippé Wynne, American musician (d. 1984) 1942 - Billy Joe Royal, Valdosta Ga, country singer (Down in the Boondocks) 1942 - Marsha Mason, St Louis Mo, actress (Blume in Love, Cinderella Liberty) 1942 - Michael Elliott, US, skier (Olympics-1968) 1942 - Rick Sylvester, parachute ski jumper (world record 3,300) 1942 - Wayne Newton, American singer 1942 - Marek Perepeczko, Polish actor (d. 2005) 1943 - Jonathan Lynn, Bath England, writer/actor (Greedy, Bar Mitzvah Boy) 1943 - Mario Lavista, Mexican composer 1943 - Doreen Tracey, English-born Mouseketeer 1944 - Barry Pritchard, rock guitarist (Fortunes) 1944 - Tony Orlando, NYC, singer (& Dawn-Tie a Yellow Ribbon) 1945 - Catherine Spaak, France, actress (Libertine, Hotel, Circle of Love) 1945 - Richard Manuel, rock pianist/vocalist (Band-Up on Cripple Creek) 1945 - Wim J Deetman, Dutch minister of education/MP (CDA) 1946 - Carlos Salinas de Gortari, president (Mexico, 1988-94) 1946 - Dee Murray, rocker (Elton John Band) 1946 - John Virgo, British snooker player 1948 - Garrick Ohlsson, Bronxville NY, pianist (Intl Busoni winner 1969) 1948 - H C Tomlinson, Headmaster (Hereford Cathedral School) 1948 - Jaap G de Hoop Scheffer, Dutch MP (CDA) 1948 - Mary Gordon-Watson, England, equestrian 3 day event (Oly-gold-1972) 1948 - Arlette Cousture, French-Canadian writer 1949 - Jan Keizer, Dutch singer (BZN-Rhythm of My Heart) 1949 - Lyle Alzado, NFLer (LA Raiders)/actor (Oceans of Fire, Hangfire) 1949 - Richard Thompson, vocalist/guitarist (Shoot Out the Lights) 1950 - Curtis Stone, N Hollywood California, singer (Highway 101-Cry Cry Cry) 1951 - Gwen Welles, US actress (Desert Hearts, Nashville) 1951 - Mel Schacher, MI, bassist (Grand Funk Railroad-Some Kind of Wonderful) 1952 - Mike Moore, American politician and attorney 1953 - Huub van der Lubbe, Dutch rock singer (Stampei-The Dike) 1953 - Craig Taubman, Jewish singer 1954 - Elisabetta Brusa, Italian composer 1955 - Aleksandr Nikolayevich Yablontsev, Russian lt-colonel/cosmonaut 1955 - Mick Mars, guitarst (Motley Crue) 1956 - Miguel Bose, Panama, spanish singer/actor (El Avaro, Queen Margot) 1956 - Boris Miljkovic, Serbian director 1957 - Charles Jones, NBA forward (Houston Rockets) Actor Alec BaldwinActor Alec Baldwin (1958) 1958 - Alec Baldwin, Amityville NY, actor (Joshua-Knots Landing, Beetlejuice) 1958 - Jaya Prada, Indian Actress 1959 - David Hyde Pierce, NY, actor (Niles Crane-Fraiser) 1960 - Arjen Anthony Lucassen, Dutch musician 1960 - Marie Denise Pelletier, Quebec singer 1961 - Eddie Murphy, Brooklyn New York, American actor (SNL, 48 Hours, Beverly Hills Cop, Raw) 1962 - John Gruffith, rocker (Red Rockers) 1962 - Mike Ness, rocker (Social Distortion) 1962 - Nancy Filteau, Swift Current Saskatchawan, 72k judoka (Olympics-96) 1963 - Chris Bosio, baseball pitcher (Seattle Mariners) 1963 - Zakir Khan, cricketer (two Tests for Pakistan 1986-89) 1963 - Criss Oliva, American musician (d. 1993) 1963 - Jack Del Rio, American football coach 1963 - Tsuyoshi Sekito, Japanese composer 1964 - Ajay Sharma, cricketer (Indian spin all-rounder played one Test 1988) Actor Eddie MurphyActor Eddie Murphy (1961) 1964 - Bjarne Riis, Danish cyclist 1965 - Nazia Hassan, South Asian pop singer (d.2000) 1966 - Bo Orlando, NFL safety (San Diego Chargers, Cincinnati Bengals) 1966 - Shelley Michelle, Hollywood California, actress (Golden Eye) 1966 - Mina Tominaga, Japanese seiyu (voice actress) 1966 - John de Vries, Australian racing driver 1967 - Brent Gilchrist, Moose Jaw, NHL center (Dallas Stars) 1967 - Pervis Ellison, NBA forward/center (Boston Celtics) 1968 - Bernd Karbacher, Germany, tennis star 1968 - Mike Lansing, Rawlins Wyoming, infielder (Montreal Expos) 1968 - Sebastian Philip Clerk Bach, Bahamas, rock (Skid Row-Psycho Love) 1968 - Jamie Hewlett, English illustrator 1969 - David Morland, North Bay Ont, golfer (1992 Trafalgar Rookie of Year) 1969 - Reid Hayston Hamilton, NZ, beach volleyball player (Olympics-96) 1969 - Rodney Hampton, NFL running back (NY Giants) 1970 - Keith Franklin, WLAF linebacker (Amsterdam Admirals) 1970 - Matt Gay, WLAF safety (Rhein Fire) 1971 - Anthony McClanahan, CFL linebacker (Calgary Stampeders) 1971 - Jonathan Star 1971 - Kevin Farkas, WLAF tackle (Amsterdam Admirals) 1971 - Peter Schwab, Boston, Mass, rower (Olympics-1996) 1971 - Picabo Street, skier (Olympic-gold-94) 1971 - Quilvio Veras, Santo Domingo Dom Rep, infielder (Florida Marlins) 1972 - Jennie Garth, Champaign Ill, American actress (Kelly Taylor-Beverly Hills 90210) 1972 - Sandrine Testud, Lyon France, tennis star (1993 Strasbourg) 1973 - Kelly Price, Queens, NY, R&B vocalist (Friend of Mine) 1973 - Greg DeLong, NFL tight end (Minnesota Vikings) 1973 - Jim Campbell, Worchester Mass, US hockey forward (Olympics-1994) 1973 - Kelly Lochbaum, CFL linebacker (BC Lions) 1973 - Jamie Bamber, English actor 1973 - Matthew Ferguson, Canadian actor 1975 - Thomas Hamilton, NBA center (Boston Celtics) 1975 - Mickey Beyer Clausen, Danish entrepreneur and philanthropist 1975 - Aries Spears, American comedian 1975 - Yoshinobu Takahashi, Japanese professional baseball player 1975 - Koji Uehara, Japanese professional baseball pitcher 1976 - Keith Closs, NBA center (LA Clippers) 1976 - Will Mellor, English actor 1976 - Drew Shirley, American musician 1977 - Veronique De Kock, Miss Universe-Belgium (1996) 1978 - Matthew Goode, English actor 1978 - Tommy Haas, German tennis player 1978 - John Smit, South African rugby player 1979 - Esmeralda Gonzales, Miss Wyoming Teen USA (1997) 1981 - Aaron Bertram, American musician 1981 - Matthew Nash, Australian soccer player 1981 - Heath Ramsay, Australian Olympic swimmer 1981 - DeShawn Stevenson, American basketball player 1982 - Iain Fyfe, Australian soccer player 1982 - Kasumi Nakane, Japanese gravure idol 1982 - Jared Allen, American football player 1982 - Fler, German rapper 1982 - Cobie Smulders, Canadian actress 1983 - Errol Barnett, English reporter 1984 - Maxi López, Argentine footballer 1984 - Jonathan Blondel, Belgian footballer 1985 - Leona Lewis, English singer 1986 - Sergio Sánchez, Spanish footballer 1986 - Amanda Bynes, American actress 1987 - Julie Sokolow, American musician 1987 - Sal Zizzo, American soccer player 1987 - Jay Bruce, American baseball player 1988 - Tim Krul, Dutch footballer 1988 - Peter Hartley, English footballer 1989 - Israel Falou, Australian Rugby League player 1993 - Dakoda Dowd, American golfer On this day in 1860, the first Pony Express mail, traveling by horse and rider relay teams, simultaneously leaves St. Joseph, Missouri, and Sacramento, California. Ten days later, on April 13, the westbound rider and mail packet completed the approximately 1,800-mile journey and arrived in Sacramento, beating the eastbound packets arrival in St. Joseph by two days and setting a new standard for speedy mail delivery. Although ultimately short-lived and unprofitable, the Pony Express captivated Americas imagination and helped win federal aid for a more economical overland postal system. It also contributed to the economy of the towns on its route and served the mail-service needs of the American West in the days before the telegraph or an efficient transcontinental railroad. The Pony Express debuted at a time before radios and telephones, when California, which achieved statehood in 1850, was still largely cut off from the eastern part of the country. Letters sent from New York to the West Coast traveled by ship, which typically took at least a month, or by stagecoach on the recently established Butterfield Express overland route, which could take from three weeks to many months to arrive. Compared to the snails pace of the existing delivery methods, the Pony Express average delivery time of 10 days seemed like lightning speed. The Pony Express Company, the brainchild of William H. Russell, William Bradford Waddell and Alexander Majors, owners of a freight business, was set up over 150 relay stations along a pioneer trail across the present-day states of Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Nevada and California. Riders, who were paid approximately $25 per week and carried loads estimated at up to 20 pounds of mail, were changed every 75 to 100 miles, with horses switched out every 10 to 15 miles. Among the riders was the legendary frontiersman and showman William Buffalo Bill Cody (1846-1917), who reportedly signed on with the Pony Express at age 14. The companys riders set their fastest time with Lincolns inaugural address, which was delivered in just less than eight days. The initial cost of Pony Express delivery was $5 for every half-ounce of mail. The company began as a private enterprise and its owners hoped to gain a profitable delivery contract from the U.S. government, but that never happened. With the advent of the first transcontinental telegraph line in October 1861, the Pony Express ceased operations. However, the legend of the lone Pony Express rider galloping across the Old West frontier to deliver the mail lives on today.
Posted on: Thu, 03 Apr 2014 21:10:11 +0000
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