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==Events==
===Pre-1600===
*[[1111]] &ndash; [[Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor|Henry V]], King of Germany, is crowned [[Holy Roman Emperor]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Chrysogonus Waddell|title=Narrative and Legislative Texts from Early Cîteaux: Latin Text in Dual Edition with English Translation and Notes|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=X2nZAAAAMAAJ|year=1999|publisher=Abbaye de Cîteaux|page=429|isbn=9789080543911}}</ref>
*[[1204]] &ndash; [[Constantinople]] [[Sack of Constantinople|falls to the Crusaders]] of the [[Fourth Crusade]], temporarily ending the [[Byzantine Empire]].<ref>{{cite book|author=University Lecturer in History David Abulafia|title=The New Cambridge Medieval History: Volume 5, C.1198-c.1300|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bclfdU_2lesC&pg=PA525|year=1995|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-0-521-36289-4|pages=525}}</ref>
*[[1455]] &ndash; [[Thirteen Years' War (1454–1466)|Thirteen Years' War]]: the beginning of the [[Battle for Kneiphof]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rogalski |first=Leon |title=Dzieje Krzyżaków oraz ich stosunki z Polską, Litwą i Prusami |publisher=S. Orgelbrand |year=1846 |volume=II |location=Warsaw}}</ref>

===1601–1900===
*[[1612]] &ndash; Samurai [[Miyamoto Musashi]] defeats [[Sasaki Kojirō]] in a duel at [[Ganryū-jima|Funajima island]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Tokitsu|first=Kenji|title=Miyamoto Musashi: His Life and Writings|location=Boston|publisher=Shambhala|date=2004|isbn=9781590300459|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IZMIiyYmIVcC|page=74}}</ref>
*[[1613]] &ndash; [[Samuel Argall]], having captured [[Pocahontas]] in [[Passapatanzy, Virginia]], sets off with her to Jamestown with the intention of exchanging her for English prisoners held by [[Powhatan (Native American leader)|her father]].<ref>{{cite book|author1=John Ward Dean|author2=George Folsom|author3=John Gilmary Shea|title=Historical Magazine: And Notes and Queries Concerning the Antiquities, History, and Biography of America|url=https://archive.org/details/historicalmagaz04stilgoog|year=1860|publisher=Henry B. Dawson|pages=[https://archive.org/details/historicalmagaz04stilgoog/page/n295 289]}}</ref>
*[[1699]] &ndash; The [[Sikh]] religion is formalised as the [[Khalsa]] &ndash; the brotherhood of Warrior-Saints{{snd}}by [[Guru Gobind Singh]] in northern India, in accordance with the [[Nanakshahi calendar]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Mahmood |first=Cynthia Keppley |title=Fighting for faith and nation dialogues with Sikh militants |url=https://archive.org/details/fightingforfaith00cynt |url-access=limited |year=1996 |publisher=University of Pennsylvania Press |location=Philadelphia |isbn=978-0812215922 |oclc=44966032 |pages=43–45}}</ref>
*[[1742]] &ndash; [[George Frideric Handel]]'s [[oratorio]] ''[[Messiah (Handel)|Messiah]]'' makes its world premiere in [[Dublin]], Ireland.<ref>{{cite book|last=Lang|first=Paul Henry|title=George Frideric Handel|location=New York|publisher=Dover Publications|date=1996|isbn=9780486292274|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9aK8AQAAQBAJ|page=340}}</ref>
*[[1777]] &ndash; [[American Revolutionary War]]: American forces are ambushed and defeated in the [[Battle of Bound Brook]], [[New Jersey]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Brandus|first=Paul|title=This Day in U.S. Military History|location=Lanham, Md.|publisher=Bernan Press|date=2020|isbn=9781641433853|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=t8vADwAAQBAJ|page=100}}</ref>
*[[1829]] &ndash; The [[Roman Catholic Relief Act 1829]] gives [[Roman Catholicism in the United Kingdom|Roman Catholics]] in the United Kingdom the right to vote and to sit in Parliament.<ref>{{cite book|last=McCarthy|first=Michael F.J.|title=Church and State in England and Wales, 1829-1906|location=Dublin|publisher=Hodges, Figgis & Co.|date=1906|oclc=806201062|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NN4-AAAAIAAJ|page=23}}</ref>
*[[1849]] &ndash; [[Lajos Kossuth]] presents the [[Hungarian Declaration of Independence]] in a closed session of the National Assembly.<ref>{{cite book|last=Troubetzkoy|first=Alexis S.|title=The Road to Balaklava: Stumbling Into War With Russia|location=Toronto|publisher=Trafalgar Press|date=1986|isbn=9780969241706|page=59}}</ref>
*[[1861]] &ndash; [[American Civil War]]: Union forces surrender [[Fort Sumter]] to Confederate forces.<ref>{{cite book|last=Hearn|first=Chester G.|title=Lincoln and McClellan at War|location=Baton Rouge|publisher=Louisiana State University Press|date=2013|isbn=9780807145524|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=K47TC2-690UC|page=14}}</ref>
*[[1865]] &ndash; American Civil War: [[Raleigh, North Carolina]] is occupied by Union forces.<ref>{{cite book|last=Pierpaoli| first=Paul G. Jr. |chapter=Raleigh, North Carolina|title=American Civil War: A State-By-State Encyclopedia. Volume 2: New Jersey-Wisconsin|editor-last1=Tucker|editor-first1=Spencer C.|editor-last2=Pierpaoli|editor-first2=Paul G. Jr. |location=Santa Barbara, Calif.|publisher=ABC-CLIO|date=2015|isbn=9781598845280|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HhjYBgAAQBAJ|page=561}}</ref>
*[[1870]] &ndash; The New York City [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]] is founded.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Baetjer|first1=Katharine|last2=Mertens|first2=Joan R.|chapter=The Founding Decades|title=Making the Met, 1870-2020|editor-last1=Bayer|editor-first1=Andrea|editor-last2=Corey|editor-first2=Laura D.|location=New York|publisher=The Metropolitan Museum of Art|date=2020|isbn=9781588397096|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dJ7YDwAAQBAJ|page=35}}</ref>
*[[1873]] &ndash; The [[Colfax massacre]]: More than 60 to 150 black men are murdered in [[Colfax, Louisiana]], while surrendering to a mob of former Confederate soldiers and members of the [[Ku Klux Klan]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Lane|first=Charles|title=The Day Freedom Died: The Colfax Massacre, the Supreme Court, and the Betrayal of Reconstruction|location=New York|publisher=Henry Holt and Co.|date=2008|isbn=9780805083422|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ulexrXOMTsgC|pages=23–24}}</ref>

===1901–present===
*[[1909]] &ndash; The [[31 March incident|31 March Incident]] leads to the overthrow of Sultan [[Abdul Hamid II]].
*[[1919]] &ndash; [[Jallianwala Bagh massacre]]: [[British Indian Army]] troops led by Brigadier-General [[Reginald Dyer]] kill approximately 379–1,000 unarmed demonstrators including men and women in [[Amritsar]], India; and approximately 1,500 injured.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Unnithan |first1=Sandeep |title=100 years of Jallianwala Bagh massacre: Where's the grace to say sorry? |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/up-front/story/20190422-100-years-of-jallianwala-bagh-massacre-where-s-the-grace-to-say-sorry-1500895-2019-04-13 |access-date=3 February 2023 |magazine=India Today |issue=16 |date=13 April 2019 |pages=4–5 |language=en |volume=44}}</ref>
*[[1924]] &ndash; [[A.E.K. (sports club)|A.E.K.]], a major [[Greece|Greek]] [[multi-sport club]], is established in [[Athens]] by [[Greek refugees]] from [[Constantinople]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-05-28 |title=ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ |url=https://www.aek.gr/history/ |access-date=2025-04-13 |website=ΑΕΚ - Αθλητική Ένωση Κωνσταντινουπόλεως |language=el}}</ref>
*[[1941]] &ndash; A [[Soviet–Japanese Neutrality Pact|pact of neutrality]] between the [[Soviet Union|USSR]] and Japan is signed.
*[[1943]] &ndash; [[World War II]]: The discovery of [[mass grave]]s of Polish [[prisoner of war|prisoners of war]] [[mass execution|killed]] by Soviet forces in the [[Katyn massacre|Katyń Forest Massacre]] is announced, causing a diplomatic rift between the [[Polish government-in-exile]] in London and the [[Soviet Union]], which denies responsibility.
*  1943 &ndash; The [[Jefferson Memorial]] is dedicated in Washington, D.C., on the 200th anniversary of President [[Thomas Jefferson]]'s birth.
*[[1945]] &ndash; World War II: [[Nazi Germany|German]] troops [[Gardelegen massacre|kill]] more than 1,000 political and military prisoners in [[Gardelegen]], Germany.
*  1945 &ndash; World War II: [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] and [[Kingdom of Bulgaria|Bulgarian]] forces [[Vienna Offensive|capture Vienna]].
*[[1948]] &ndash; In an ambush, 78 Jewish doctors, nurses and medical students from [[Hadassah Hospital]], and a British soldier, are massacred by Arabs in [[Sheikh Jarrah]]. This event came to be known as the [[Hadassah medical convoy massacre]]. 
*[[1953]] &ndash; [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] director [[Allen Dulles]] launches the [[Brainwashing|mind-control]] program [[Project MKUltra]].
*[[1960]] &ndash; The United States launches [[Transit (satellite)|Transit 1-B]], the world's first [[satellite navigation]] system.
*[[1964]] &ndash; At the [[36th Academy Awards|Academy Awards]], [[Sidney Poitier]] becomes the first [[African-American]] man to win the [[Academy Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] award for the 1963 film ''[[Lilies of the Field (1963 film)|Lilies of the Field]]''.
*[[1970]] &ndash; An [[oxygen]] tank aboard the [[Apollo 13]] Service Module explodes, putting the crew in great danger and causing major damage to the [[Apollo command and service module]] (codenamed "''Odyssey''") while en route to the [[Moon]].
*[[1972]] &ndash; The [[Universal Postal Union]] decides to recognize the [[China|People's Republic of China]] as the only legitimate Chinese representative, effectively expelling the [[Republic of China]] administering [[Taiwan]].
*  1972 &ndash; [[Vietnam War]]: The [[Battle of An Lộc]] begins.
*[[1975]] &ndash; An [[Bus massacre|attack]] by the [[Kataeb Party|Phalangist]] resistance kills 26 militia members of the [[Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine]], marking the start of the 15-year [[Lebanese Civil War]].
*[[1976]] &ndash; The [[United States Treasury Department]] reintroduces the [[United States two-dollar bill|two-dollar bill]] as a [[Federal Reserve Note]] on [[Thomas Jefferson]]'s 233rd birthday as part of the [[United States Bicentennial]] celebration.
*  1976 &ndash; Forty workers die in the [[Lapua Cartridge Factory explosion]], the deadliest industrial accident in modern [[Finland|Finnish]] history.
*[[1996]] &ndash; Two women and four children are killed after Israeli helicopter [[Mansouri attack|fired rockets at an ambulance]] in [[Mansouri, Lebanon|Mansouri]], Lebanon.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-09-21|title=Lebanon flies the flags of mourning|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/lebanon-flies-the-flags-of-mourning-1307361.html|access-date=2021-04-17|website=The Independent|language=en}}</ref>
*[[1997]] &ndash; [[Tiger Woods]] becomes the youngest [[golf]]er to win the [[Masters Tournament]].
*[[2006]] &ndash; The [[United Front for Democratic Change]]'s [[Battle of N'Djamena (2006)|attack]] on the [[Chad]]ian capital of [[N'Djamena]] is repelled by the [[Chadian army]]<ref>{{cite web|date=2006-04-13|title=UN condemns rebel attack in Chad|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4908836.stm|access-date=2025-04-13|website=[[BBC News]]|language=en}}</ref>
*[[2009]] &ndash; A [[Kamień Pomorski homeless hostel fire|fire]] destroys a homeless hostel and kills at least 22 people in [[Kamień Pomorski]], [[Poland]].<ref>{{cite web|date=2009-04-13|title=Fire in Polish hostel kills 21|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7996390.stm|access-date=13 April 2025|website=[[BBC News]]|language=en}}</ref>
*[[2013]] &ndash; [[Salam Fayyad]] resigns as [[Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority]] following an ongoing dispute with the President [[Mahmoud Abbas]].<ref>{{cite web|date=2013-04-13|title=Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad resigns|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22139517|access-date=13 April 2025|website=[[BBC News]]|language=en}}</ref>
*[[2014]] &ndash; Three people are killed in a [[2014 Overland Park shootings|shooting]] in [[Overland Park, Kansas]].<ref name="3 dead after shootings at Kansas City-area Jewish centers">{{cite news |title=3 killed in shootings at Kansas City-area Jewish centers |url=http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/13/us/kansas-jewish-center-shooting/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140417025427/http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/13/us/kansas-jewish-center-shooting/ |archive-date=2014-04-17 |access-date=2014-04-23 |work=CNN}}</ref>
*[[2023]] &ndash; The house of [[Jack Teixeira]] is raided in an investigation into [[2022–2023 Pentagon document leaks|leaked Pentagon documents]]; he is arrested on the same day.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Chamberlain|first1=Samuel|last2=Crane|first2=Emily|date= 2023-04-13|title=Law enforcement search home of Jack Teixeira, Mass. Air National Guardsman at center of 'digileaks' scandal |url=https://nypost.com/2023/04/13/person-who-leaked-classified-us-intelligence-documents-works-on-a-military-base-report/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230613141636/https://nypost.com/2023/04/13/person-who-leaked-classified-us-intelligence-documents-works-on-a-military-base-report/|archive-date=13 June 2023 |accessdate=10 September 2023 |website=newyorkpost.com |publisher=New York Post}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Chamberlain |first1=Samuel|last2=Kesslen|first2=Ben|last3=Crane|first3=Emily|date= 2023-04-13|title=Air National Guardsman Jack Teixeira, 21, arrested in US intel leaks |url=https://nypost.com/2023/04/13/national-guardsman-jack-teixeira-arrested-in-us-intel-leaks/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230421210211/https://nypost.com/2023/04/13/national-guardsman-jack-teixeira-arrested-in-us-intel-leaks/|archive-date=21 April 2023 |accessdate=10 September 2023 |website=newyorkpost.com |publisher=New York Post}}</ref>
*[[2024]] &ndash; Six people and the perpetrator are killed and twelve others injured in [[Bondi Junction stabbings|a mass stabbing]] at [[Westfield Bondi Junction]] shopping centre in [[Sydney]], Australia.<ref>{{cite web |title='Run, run, run': Chaos at a Sydney mall as 6 people stabbed to death, and the suspect fatally shot |url=https://apnews.com/article/sydney-shopping-center-stabbing-shot-bondi-52318d684ebbab17dcac33a833ba0d51 |website=AP News |date=13 April 2024 |access-date=16 April 2024}}</ref>
*[[2025]] &ndash; [[Rory McIlroy]] wins the [[2025 Masters Tournament|Masters Tournament]], becoming just the sixth person to complete the [[Grand Slam (golf)|Grand Slam]] in golf.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-04-13 |title=Rory McIlroy beats Justin Rose in Masters play-off to clinch career Grand Slam |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/golf/articles/c3evny5kpv2o |access-date=2025-04-14 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref>

==Births==
===Pre-1600===
*[[1229]] &ndash; [[Louis II, Duke of Bavaria]] (d. 1294)<ref>{{cite book|author=Steven Mueller|title=The Wittelsbach Dynasty|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eVcjAQAAIAAJ|year=2007|publisher=Waldmann Press|isbn=978-0-9702576-3-5|page=10}}</ref>
*[[1350]] &ndash; [[Margaret III, Countess of Flanders]] (d. 1405)
*[[1506]] &ndash; [[Peter Faber]], French priest and theologian, co-founded the [[Society of Jesus]] (d. 1546)<ref>{{cite book|author=Joseph N. Tylenda|title=Saints and Feasts of the Liturgical Year|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=61MmDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA150|year=2003|publisher=Georgetown University Press|isbn=0-87840-399-X|pages=150}}</ref>
*[[1519]] &ndash; [[Catherine de' Medici]], Italian-French wife of [[Henry II of France]] (d. 1589)<ref>{{cite book|author=Thomas Adolphus Trollope|title=The Girlhood of Catherine De' Medici|url=https://archive.org/details/girlhoodofcather00troluoft|year=1856|publisher=Chapman and Hall|pages=[https://archive.org/details/girlhoodofcather00troluoft/page/5 5]}}</ref>
*[[1570]] &ndash; [[Guy Fawkes]], English soldier, member of the [[Gunpowder Plot]] (probable;<ref>{{cite book|author=Antonia Fraser|title=Faith and Treason: the Gunpowder Plot|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KRqAc1w3UAMC|date=1 October 1996|publisher=Doubleday Canada|isbn=978-0-385-25620-9|page=70}}</ref> d. 1606)
*[[1573]] &ndash; [[Christina of Holstein-Gottorp]] (d. 1625)
*[[1593]] &ndash; [[Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford]], English soldier and politician, [[Lord Lieutenant of Ireland]] (d. 1641)

===1601–1900===
*[[1618]] &ndash; [[Roger de Rabutin, Comte de Bussy]], French author (d. 1693)
*[[1636]] &ndash; [[Hendrik van Rheede]], Dutch botanist (d. 1691)
*[[1648]] &ndash; [[Jeanne Marie Bouvier de la Motte Guyon]], French mystic (d. 1717)<ref>{{Cite book |last=Guyon |first=Jeanne Marie Bouvier de La Motte |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0glD9zZ8H2UC&dq=%22la+veille+de+P%C3%A2ques%2C+le+13.+d%27Avril%22&pg=PA8 |title=La vie de Madame J. M. B. de la Mothe Guion. Écrite par elle-même |date=1720 |publisher=Jean de la Pierre |language=fr}}</ref>
*[[1713]] &ndash; [[Pierre Jélyotte]], French tenor (d. 1797)
*[[1729]] &ndash; [[Thomas Percy (bishop of Dromore)|Thomas Percy]], Irish bishop and poet (d. 1811)
*[[1732]] &ndash; [[Frederick North, Lord North]], English politician, [[Prime Minister of Great Britain]] (d. 1792)<ref>{{cite web |title=History of Lord Frederick North - GOV.UK |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/history/past-prime-ministers/frederick-north |website=www.gov.uk |access-date=1 July 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1735]] &ndash; [[Isaac Low]], American merchant and politician, founded the [[New York Chamber of Commerce]] (d. 1791)
*[[1743]] &ndash; [[Thomas Jefferson]], American lawyer and politician, 3rd [[President of the United States]] (d. 1826)
*[[1747]] &ndash; [[Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans]] (d. 1793)<ref>{{cite web |title=Louis-Philippe-Joseph, duc d'Orléans {{!}} French prince |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Louis-Philippe-Joseph-duc-dOrleans |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=4 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1764]] &ndash; [[Laurent de Gouvion Saint-Cyr]], French general and politician, [[Minister of Defence (France)|French Minister of War]] (d. 1830)
*[[1769]] &ndash; [[Thomas Lawrence]], English painter and educator (d. 1830)
*[[1771]] &ndash; [[Richard Trevithick]], Cornish-English engineer and explorer (d. 1833)
*[[1780]] &ndash; [[Alexander Mitchell (engineer)|Alexander Mitchell]], Irish engineer, invented the [[Screw-pile lighthouse]] (d. 1868)
*[[1784]] &ndash; [[Friedrich Graf von Wrangel]], Prussian field marshal (d. 1877)
*[[1787]] &ndash; [[John Robertson (congressman)|John Robertson]], American lawyer and politician (d. 1873)
*[[1794]] &ndash; [[Jean Pierre Flourens]], French physiologist and academic (d. 1867)
*[[1802]] &ndash; [[Leopold Fitzinger]], Austrian zoologist and herpetologist (d. 1884)
*[[1808]] &ndash; [[Antonio Meucci]], Italian-American engineer (d. 1889)
*[[1810]] &ndash; [[Félicien David]], French composer (d. 1876)
*[[1824]] &ndash; [[William Alexander (bishop)|William Alexander]], Irish archbishop, poet, and theologian (d. 1911)
*[[1825]] &ndash; [[Thomas D'Arcy McGee]], Irish-Canadian journalist and politician (d. 1868)
*[[1828]] &ndash; [[Josephine Butler]], English [[Feminism|feminist]] and [[social reform]]er (d. 1906)<ref>{{Cite ODNB |title=Butler [née Grey], Josephine Elizabeth (1828–1906), social reformer and women's activist |url=https://www.oxforddnb.com/display/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-32214 |access-date=2024-11-08 |date=2004 |language=en |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/32214 |last1=Walkowitz |first1=Judith R. }}</ref>
*  1828 &ndash; [[Joseph Lightfoot]], English bishop and theologian (d. 1889)
*[[1832]] &ndash; [[Juan Montalvo]], Ecuadorian author and diplomat (d. 1889)
*[[1841]] &ndash; [[Louis-Ernest Barrias]], French sculptor and academic (d. 1905)
*[[1850]] &ndash; [[Arthur Matthew Weld Downing]], Irish astronomer (d. 1917)
*[[1851]] &ndash; [[Robert Abbe]], American surgeon and radiologist (d. 1928)
*  1851 &ndash; [[William Quan Judge]], Irish occultist and theosophist (d. 1896)
*[[1852]] &ndash; [[Frank Winfield Woolworth]], American businessman, founded the [[F. W. Woolworth Company]] (d. 1919)
*[[1854]] &ndash; [[Lucy Craft Laney]], American founder of the Haines Normal and Industrial School, Augusta, Georgia (d. 1933)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/education/lucy-craft-laney-1854-1933/|title=Lucy Craft Laney|website=New Georgia Encyclopedia}}</ref>
*[[1860]] &ndash; [[James Ensor]], English-Belgian painter, an important influence on [[expressionism]] and [[surrealism]] (d. 1949)
*[[1866]] &ndash; [[Butch Cassidy]], American criminal (d. 1908)
*[[1872]] &ndash; [[John Cameron (footballer, born 1872)|John Cameron]], Scottish international footballer and manager (d. 1935)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archive.mehstg.com/fact_cameron.htm|title=John Cameron|website=archive.mehstg.com|access-date=2 April 2020}}</ref>
*  1872 &ndash; [[Alexander Roda Roda]], Austrian-Croatian journalist and author (d. 1945)
*[[1873]] &ndash; [[John W. Davis]], American lawyer and politician, 14th [[United States Solicitor General]] (d. 1955)
*[[1875]] &ndash; [[Ray Lyman Wilbur]], American physician, academic, and politician, 31st [[United States Secretary of the Interior]] (d. 1949)
*[[1879]] &ndash; [[Edward Bruce (New Deal)|Edward Bruce]], American lawyer and painter (d. 1943)
*  1879 &ndash; [[Oswald Bruce Cooper]], American type designer, lettering artist, graphic designer, and educator (d. 1940)
*[[1880]] &ndash; [[Charles Christie]], Canadian-American businessman, co-founded the [[Christie Film Company]] (d. 1955)
*[[1885]] &ndash; [[Vean Gregg]], American baseball player (d. 1964)<ref>{{cite web |title=Vean Gregg |url=https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/vean-gregg/ |website=Society for American Baseball Research |access-date=12 April 2021}}</ref>
*  1885 &ndash; [[Juhan Kukk]], Estonian politician, [[Head of State of Estonia]] (d. 1942)
*  1885 &ndash; [[György Lukács]], Hungarian philosopher and critic (d. 1971)
*  1885 &ndash; [[Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy]], Dutch politician (d. 1961)
*[[1887]] &ndash; [[Gordon S. Fahrni]], Canadian physician and golfer (d. 1995)
*[[1889]] &ndash; [[Herbert Yardley]], American cryptologist and author (d. 1958)
*[[1890]] &ndash; [[Frank Murphy]], American jurist and politician, 56th [[United States Attorney General]] (d. 1949)
*  1890 &ndash; [[Dadasaheb Torne]], Indian director and producer (d. 1960)
*[[1891]] &ndash; [[Maurice Buckley]], Australian sergeant, [[Victoria Cross]] recipient (d. 1921)
*  1891 &ndash; [[Nella Larsen]], Danish/African-American nurse, librarian, and author (d. 1964)<ref>{{cite thesis |last=Stephens |first=Bria Stephens |date=2017 |title=Nella Larsen: An Untold Story of Race through Literature |url=https://egrove.olemiss.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1139&context=hon_thesis |page=16 |publisher=[[Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College]] |access-date=8 November 2024}}</ref>
*  1891 &ndash; [[Robert Scholl]], German accountant and politician (d. 1973)
*[[1892]] &ndash; [[Arthur Harris|Sir Arthur Harris, 1st Baronet]], English air marshal (d. 1984)
*  1892 &ndash; [[Robert Watson-Watt]], Scottish engineer, invented [[Radar]] (d. 1973)
*[[1894]] &ndash; [[Arthur Fadden]], Australian accountant and politician, 13th [[Prime Minister of Australia]] (d. 1973)
* [[1894]] &ndash; [[May Brodney]], Australian labour activist (d. 1973)<ref>{{Citation |last=Frances |first=Raelene |title=Maria May Brodney (1894–1973) |work=Australian Dictionary of Biography |url=https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/brodney-maria-may-9587 |access-date=2024-11-08 |place=Canberra |publisher=National Centre of Biography, Australian National University |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1896]] &ndash; [[Fred Barnett (English footballer)|Fred Barnett]], English footballer (d. 1982)
*[[1897]] &ndash; [[Werner Voss]], German lieutenant and pilot (d. 1917)
*[[1899]] &ndash; [[Alfred Mosher Butts]], American architect and game designer, created [[Scrabble]] (d. 1993)
*  1899 &ndash; [[Harold Osborn]], American high jumper and decathlete (d. 1975)
*[[1900]] &ndash; [[Sorcha Boru]], American potter and ceramic sculptor (d. 2006)
*  1900 &ndash; [[Pierre Molinier]], French painter and photographer (d. 1976)

===1901–present===
*[[1901]] &ndash; [[Jacques Lacan]], French psychiatrist and psychoanalyst (d. 1981)<ref>{{cite book | last = Clark | first = Michael | title = Jacques Lacan : an annotated bibliography | publisher = Routledge | location = London New York | year = 2014 | isbn = 9781317909088 | page=xviii}}</ref>
*  1901 &ndash; [[Alan Watt (diplomat)|Alan Watt]], Australian public servant and diplomat, [[List of Australian Ambassadors to Japan|Australian Ambassador to Japan]] (d. 1988)
*[[1902]] &ndash; [[Philippe de Rothschild]], French [[Grand Prix motor racing|Grand Prix]] driver, playwright, and producer (d. 1988)<ref>{{cite book | last = Coates | first = Clive | title = Grands vins : the finest châteaux of Bordeaux and their wines | publisher = University of California Press | location = Berkeley | year = 1995 | isbn = 9780520202207 |page=64}}</ref>
*  1902 &ndash; [[Marguerite Henry]], American author (d. 1997)
*[[1904]] &ndash; [[David Robinson (philanthropist)|David Robinson]], English businessman and philanthropist (d. 1987)
*[[1905]] &ndash; [[Rae Johnstone]], Australian jockey (d. 1964)
*[[1906]] &ndash; [[Samuel Beckett]], Irish novelist, poet, and playwright, [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 1989)
*  1906 &ndash; [[Bud Freeman]], American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (d. 1991)
*[[1907]] &ndash; [[Harold Stassen]], American lawyer and politician, 25th [[Governor of Minnesota]] (d. 2001)
*[[1909]] &ndash; [[Eudora Welty]], American short story writer and novelist (d. 2001)
*[[1911]] &ndash; [[Ico Hitrec]], Croatian footballer and manager (d. 1946)
*  1911 &ndash; [[Jean-Louis Lévesque]], Canadian businessman and philanthropist (d. 1994)
*  1911 &ndash; [[Nino Sanzogno]], Italian conductor and composer (d. 1983)
*[[1913]] &ndash; [[Dave Albritton]], American high jumper and coach (d. 1994)
*  1913 &ndash; [[Kermit Tyler]], American lieutenant and pilot (d. 2010)
*[[1914]] &ndash; [[Orhan Veli Kanık]], Turkish poet and author (d. 1950)
*[[1916]] &ndash; [[Phyllis Fraser]], Welsh-American actress, journalist, and publisher, co-founded [[Beginner Books]] (d. 2006)<ref>as per [http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi Social Security Death Index under the name '''Phyllis C Wagner''']</ref>
*[[1917]] &ndash; [[Robert Orville Anderson]], American businessman, founded [[ARCO|Atlantic Richfield Oil Co.]] (d. 2007)
*  1917 &ndash; [[Bill Clements]], American soldier, engineer, and politician, 15th [[United States Deputy Secretary of Defense]] (d. 2011)
*[[1919]] &ndash; [[Roland Gaucher]], French journalist and politician (d. 2007)
*  1919 &ndash; [[Howard Keel]], American actor and singer (d. 2004)
*  1919 &ndash; [[Madalyn Murray O'Hair]], American activist, founded [[American Atheists]] (d. 1995)
*[[1920]] &ndash; [[Roberto Calvi]], Italian banker (d. 1982)
*  1920 &ndash; [[Claude Cheysson]], French lieutenant and politician, [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development (France)|French Minister of Foreign Affairs]] (d. 2012)
*  1920 &ndash; [[Liam Cosgrave]], Irish lawyer and politician, 6th [[Taoiseach|Taoiseach of Ireland]] (d. 2017)
*  1920 &ndash; [[Theodore L. Thomas]], American [[chemical engineer]], [[Patent attorney]] and writer (d. 2005)<ref>{{cite book | editor1-last=Reginald |editor1-first=Robert |editor2-last=Menville |editor2-first=Douglas |editor3-last=Burgess |editor3-first=Mary A. |title=Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature - Volume II |year=2010 |publisher=Wildside Press |isbn=9780941028776 |page=1099}}</ref>
*[[1922]] &ndash; [[Heinz Baas]], German footballer and manager (d. 1994)
*  1922 &ndash; [[John Braine]], English librarian and author (d. 1986)
*  1922 &ndash; [[Julius Nyerere]], Tanzanian politician and teacher, 1st [[President of Tanzania]] (d. 1999)<ref>{{cite book | last = Molony | first = Tom | title = Nyerere : the early years | publisher = James Currey | location = Woodbridge, Suffolk, GB Rochester, NY | year = 2014 | isbn = 9781847010902 | pages=37–38}}</ref>
*  1922 &ndash; [[Valve Pormeister]], Estonian architect (d. 2002)<ref>[http://www.sirp.ee/archive/2002/01.11.02/Kunst/kunst1-6.html "Valve Pormeister 13. IV 1922 – 27. X 2002"], ''Sirp.ee''. {{in lang|et}} Retrieved 14 February 2012.</ref>
*[[1923]] &ndash; [[Don Adams]], American actor and director (d. 2005)<ref>{{cite news| first=Douglas| last=Martin| title=Don Adams, Television's Maxwell Smart, Dies at 82| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/27/arts/television/27adams.html?ex=1285473600&en=4148e6056f84aece&ei=5090| work=The New York Times| date=September 27, 2005}}</ref>
*  1923 &ndash; [[A. H. Halsey]], English sociologist and academic (d. 2014)
*[[1924]] &ndash; [[John T. Biggers]], American painter (d. 2001)
*  1924 &ndash; [[Jack T. Chick]], American author, illustrator, and publisher (d. 2016)
*  1924 &ndash; [[Stanley Donen]], American film director and choreographer (d. 2019)
*[[1926]] &ndash; [[Ellie Lambeti]], Greek actress (d. 1983)
*  1926 &ndash; [[John Spencer-Churchill, 11th Duke of Marlborough]], English businessman (d. 2014)
*[[1927]] &ndash; [[Rosemary Haughton]], English philosopher, theologian, and author (d. 2024)
*  1927 &ndash; [[Maurice Ronet]], French actor and director (d. 1983)
*[[1928]] &ndash; [[Alan Clark]], English historian and politician, [[Minister of State for Trade]] (d. 1999)
*  1928 &ndash; [[Gianni Marzotto]], Italian racing driver and businessman (d. 2012)
*[[1929]] &ndash; [[Marilynn Smith]], American golfer (d. 2019)
*[[1931]] &ndash; [[Anita Cerquetti]], Italian soprano (d. 2014)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Anita Cerquetti - Classical Music Daily |url=https://www.classicalmusicdaily.com/articles/c/a/anita-cerquetti.htm |access-date=2024-11-08 |website=www.classicalmusicdaily.com}}</ref>
*  1931 &ndash; [[Robert Enrico]], French director and screenwriter (d. 2001)
*  1931 &ndash; [[Dan Gurney]], American race car driver and engineer (d. 2018)
*  1931 &ndash; [[Jon Stone]], American composer, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1997)<ref>{{cite news |author1=Lawrence Van Gelder |authorlink1=Lawrence Van Gelder |title=Jon Stone, Who Helped Create 'Sesame Street,' Is Dead at 64|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/04/01/arts/jon-stone-who-helped-create-sesame-street-is-dead-at-65.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=20 September 2024 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=1 April 1997|page=B 10}}</ref>
*[[1932]] &ndash; [[Orlando Letelier]], Chilean-American economist and politician, [[Ministry of National Defense (Chile)|Chilean Minister of National Defense]] (d. 1976)
*[[1934]] &ndash; [[John Muckler]], Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager (d. 2021)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nhl.com/oilers/news/release-oilers-mourn-the-passing-of-john-muckler/c-319986102|title=RELEASE: Oilers mourn the passing of John Muckler|date=4 January 2021|work=[[Edmonton Oilers]]|access-date=4 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://edmontonsun.com/sports/hockey/nhl/edmonton-oilers/former-edmonton-oilers-coach-john-muckler-dies|title=Former Edmonton Oilers coach John Muckler dies|date=5 January 2021|work=[[Edmonton Sun]]|access-date=5 January 2021}}</ref>
*[[1937]] &ndash; [[Col Joye]], Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
*  1937 &ndash; [[Edward Fox (actor)|Edward Fox]], English actor
*  1937 &ndash; [[Lanford Wilson]], American playwright, co-founded the [[Circle Repertory Company]] (d. 2011)<ref>[[Margalit Fox|Fox, Margalit]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/25/theater/lanford-wilson-pulitzer-prize-winning-playwright-dies-at-73.html "Lanford Wilson, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Playwright, Dies at 73"] ''[[The New York Times]]'', March 24, 2011.</ref>
*[[1938]] &ndash; [[Klaus Lehnertz]], German pole vaulter
*[[1939]] &ndash; [[Seamus Heaney]], Irish poet and playwright, [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 2013)
*  1939 &ndash; [[Paul Sorvino]], American actor and singer (d. 2022)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/25/obituaries/paul-sorvino-dead.html|title=Paul Sorvino, Master of the Mild-Mannered Mobster, Dies at 83|last=Gates|first=Anita|newspaper=The New York Times|date=July 25, 2022|accessdate=July 25, 2022}}</ref>
*[[1940]] &ndash; [[Mike Beuttler]], Egyptian-English racing driver (d. 1988)
*  1940 &ndash; [[J. M. G. Le Clézio]], [[Bretons|Breton]] French-[[Mauritian]] author and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]] laureate
*  1940 &ndash; [[Vladimir Cosma]], French composer, conductor and violinist
*  1940 &ndash; [[Jim McNab]], Scottish footballer (d. 2006)
*  1940 &ndash; [[Max Mosley]], English racing driver and engineer, co-founded [[March Engineering]], former president of the [[FIA]] (d. 2021)<ref>{{cite news|title=Max Mosley dead: Former F1 supremo dies aged 81|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/motor-racing/formula1/max-mosley-death-age-f1-b1852874.html|first=Lawrence|last=Ostlere|date=24 May 2021|access-date=24 May 2021|newspaper=The Independent|location=London}}</ref>
*  1940 &ndash; [[Ruby Puryear Hearn]], African-American biophysicist
*[[1941]] &ndash; [[Michael Stuart Brown]], American geneticist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate<ref name="Henderson">{{cite web|last1=Kovacs Henderson|first1=Andrea|title=American Men & Women of Science: A Biographical Directory of Today's Leaders in Physical, Biological, and Related Sciences|url=http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?p=GVRL&sw=w&v=2.1&it=r&id=GALE%7CCX4049151645&asid=6ac8f5960e73c1f387049b2e2617473c|website=Gale Virtual Reference Library|access-date=7 November 2016}}</ref>
*  1941 &ndash; [[Jean-Marc Reiser]], French author and illustrator (d. 1983)
*[[1942]] &ndash; [[Bill Conti]], American composer and conductor<ref name="Chase2019">{{cite book | last = LastName | first = FirstName | title = Chase's calendar of events. the ultimate go-to guide for special days, weeks and months | publisher = Rowman & Littlefield | location = Lanham | year = 2019 | isbn = 9781641433167 | page=222}}</ref>
*[[1943]] &ndash; [[Alan Jones (talkback host)|Alan Jones]], Australian rugby coach and radio host<ref>{{cite book | url=http://www.grenfell.org.au/walkoffame/downloads/profile.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://www.grenfell.org.au/walkoffame/downloads/profile.pdf |archive-date=2022-10-09 |url-status=live | year=2007 | title=Walk of Fame Guest Profiles | page=8 | publisher=The Henry Lawson Festival of Arts | location=Grenfell | access-date=19 February 2011}}</ref>
*  1943 &ndash; [[Tim Krabbé]], Dutch journalist and author
*[[1944]] &ndash; [[Susan Davis (politician)|Susan Davis]], Russian-American social worker and politician
*[[1945]] &ndash; [[Judy Nunn]], Australian actress and author
*[[1946]] &ndash; [[Al Green]], American singer-songwriter, producer, and pastor<ref name="Chase2019"/>
*[[1947]] &ndash; [[Rae Armantrout]], American poet and academic
*  1947 &ndash; [[Mike Chapman]], Australian-English songwriter and producer
*  1947 &ndash; [[Jean-Jacques Laffont]], French economist and academic (d. 2004)
*  1947 &ndash; [[Thanos Mikroutsikos]], Greek composer and politician (d. 2019)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kokkinidis |first1=Tasos |title=Greek Composer Thanos Mikroutsikos Dies at 72 |url=https://greekreporter.com/2019/12/28/greek-composer-thanos-mikroutsikos-dies-at-72/ |access-date=27 June 2022 |publisher=GreekReporter}}</ref>
*[[1948]] &ndash; [[Nam Hae-il]], South Korean admiral
*  1948 &ndash; [[Drago Jančar]], Slovenian author and playwright
*  1948 &ndash; [[Mikhail Shufutinsky]], Soviet and Russian singer, actor, TV presenter
*[[1949]] &ndash; [[Len Cook]], New Zealand-English mathematician and statistician
*  1949 &ndash; [[Frank Doran (British politician)|Frank Doran]], Scottish lawyer and politician (d. 2017)
*  1949 &ndash; [[Christopher Hitchens]], English-American essayist, literary critic, and journalist (d. 2011)
*[[1950]] &ndash; [[Ron Perlman]], American actor 
*  1950 &ndash; [[Tommy Raudonikis]], Australian rugby league player and coach (d. 2021)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/tom-raudonikis/summary.html|title=Tom Raudonikis - Career Stats & Summary|publisher=Rugby League Project|access-date=7 April 2021}}</ref>
*  1950 &ndash; [[William Sadler (actor)|William Sadler]], American actor<ref>{{cite web |title=William Sadler |url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/168251%7C201523/William-Sadler/#overview |publisher=[[Turner Classic Movies]] |access-date=1 April 2023}}</ref>
*[[1951]] &ndash; [[Leszek Borysiewicz]], Welsh immunologist and academic
*  1951 &ndash; [[Peabo Bryson]], American singer<ref>{{cite web |title=Peabo Bryson hospitalized following heart attack |url=https://www.ebony.com/peabo-bryson-hospitalized-following-heart-attack/ |publisher=[[Ebony (magazine)|Ebony]] |access-date=1 April 2023 |date=29 April 2019}}</ref>
*  1951 &ndash; [[Peter Davison]], English actor
*  1951 &ndash; [[Joachim Streich]], German footballer (d. 2022)<ref>{{cite web|title=Joachim Streich|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/joachim-streich/106553/|website=Soccerway|access-date=13 April 2025}}</ref>
*  1951 &ndash; [[Max Weinberg]], American musician and bandleader<ref>{{cite web |last1=Jordan |first1=Chris |title=Max Weinberg of E Street Band gets touching birthday tribute from son Jay of Slipknot |url=https://www.app.com/story/entertainment/music/2021/04/13/max-weinberg-e-street-band-birthday-tribute-son-jay-weinberg-slipknot/7208326002/ |publisher=[[Asbury Park Press]] |access-date=1 April 2023 |date=13 April 2021}}</ref>
*[[1952]] &ndash; [[Gabrielle Gourdeau]], Canadian writer (d. 2006)
*  1952 &ndash; [[Jonjo O'Neill (jockey)|Jonjo O'Neill]], Irish jockey and trainer
*[[1955]] &ndash; [[Steve Camp]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist
*  1955 &ndash; [[Muwenda Mutebi II of Buganda|Muwenda Mutebi II]], current King of [[Buganda|Buganda Kingdom]]
* 1955  &ndash; [[Safet Sušić]], Bosnian footballer and manager<ref>{{cite web|title=Safet Sušić|url=https://int.soccerway.com/coaches/safet-sui/150005/|website=Soccerway|access-date=13 April 2025}}</ref>
*[[1956]] &ndash; [[César (footballer, born 1956)|César]], Brazilian footballer (d. 2024)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://grupoahora.net.br/conteudos/2024/09/17/cesar-autor-do-gol-do-titulo-da-libertadores-de-1983-morre-aos-68-anos/|title=César, autor do gol do título da Libertadores de 1983, morre aos 68 anos|first=Bravo|last=Interativa|date=September 17, 2024|website=Grupo A Hora|language=pt}}</ref>
*[[1958]] &ndash; [[Jean-Marc Pilorget]], French footballer and manager<ref name=lequipe>{{cite news |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/FootballFicheEntraineur420.html |title=Jean-Marc Pilorget |newspaper=L'Équipe |location=Paris |access-date=13 April 2025 |language=fr}}</ref>
*[[1959]] &ndash; [[John Middendorf]], American mountain climber (d. 2024)<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://gripped.com/profiles/big-wall-climber-john-middendorf-has-died/ |title=Big Wall Climber John Middendorf has Died |website=Gripped |date=June 23, 2024 |access-date=June 24, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/C8ibh6YOkkN/?igsh=MWoxb3BhOGd6OXowYQ== |access-date=2024-06-24 |website=www.instagram.com}}</ref>
*[[1960]] &ndash; [[Rudi Völler]], German footballer and manager
*[[1963]] &ndash; [[Garry Kasparov]], Russian chess player and author<ref name="Chase2019"/>
*[[1964]] &ndash; [[Davis Love III]], American golfer and sportscaster
*[[1965]] &ndash; [[Patricio Pouchulu]], Argentinian architect and educator
*[[1966]] &ndash; [[Mando (singer)|Mando]], Greek singer<ref>{{Cite web |title=Μαντώ |url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/537452-%CE%9C%CE%B1%CE%BD%CF%84%CF%8E?redirected=true |access-date=2025-04-13 |website=Discogs |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1967]] &ndash; [[Dana Barros]], American basketball player and coach<ref>{{cite web |title=Dana Barros |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/344/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=1 April 2023}}</ref>
*  1967 &ndash; [[Michael Eisen]], American biologist and academic
*  1967 &ndash; [[Olga Tañón]], Puerto Rican singer-songwriter
*[[1970]] &ndash; [[Ricky Schroder]], American actor<ref>{{cite web |title=Happy Birthday To Greenwich's Rick Schroder |url=https://dailyvoice.com/connecticut/greenwich/neighbors/happy-birthday-to-greenwichs-rick-schroder/443484/ |publisher=[[The Daily Voice (American hyperlocal news)|The Daily Voice]] |access-date=1 April 2023 |date=13 April 2015}}</ref>
*[[1971]] &ndash; [[Franck Esposito]], French swimmer<ref>{{in lang|fr}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20130810041527/http://www.lequipe.fr/Natation/AussiFicheAthlete233.html La fiche de Franck Esposto], from ''[[L'Équipe]]''; retrieved 23 June 2013.</ref>
*  1971 &ndash; [[Danie Mellor]], Australian painter and sculptor
*  1971 &ndash; [[Bo Outlaw]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Bo Outlaw |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/448/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=1 April 2023}}</ref>
*[[1972]] &ndash; [[Aaron Lewis (musician)|Aaron Lewis]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist 
*[[1973]] &ndash; [[Bokeem Woodbine]], American actor<ref name="AP">{{cite web |title=Today in History: April 13, Apollo 13 damaged by explosion |url=https://apnews.com/article/sidney-poitier-kobe-bryant-covid-today-in-history-health-4aafd48fb812aa790006c4bd6fbfd13a |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=1 April 2023 |date=13 April 2022}}</ref>
*[[1975]] &ndash; [[Lou Bega]], German singer<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1976]] &ndash; [[Jonathan Brandis]], American actor (d. 2003)<ref>{{cite web |title=Jonathan Brandis |url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/21193%7C0/wp#overview |publisher=[[Turner Classic Movies]] |access-date=1 April 2023}}</ref>
*  1976 &ndash; [[Dan Campbell]], American football player and coach<ref>{{cite web |title=Dan Campbell |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/1832/dan-campbell |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=1 April 2023}}</ref>
*  1976 &ndash; [[Glenn Howerton]], American actor<ref>{{cite web |title=Glenn Howerton |url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/1044212%7C0/Glenn-Howerton/#overview |publisher=[[Turner Classic Movies]] |access-date=1 April 2023}}</ref>
*[[1977]] &ndash; [[Margus Tsahkna]], Estonian lawyer and politician
*[[1978]] &ndash; [[Carles Puyol]], Spanish footballer
*[[1979]] &ndash; [[Baron Davis]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Baron Davis |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/1884/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=1 April 2023}}</ref>
*[[1980]] &ndash; [[Kelli Giddish]], American actress<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/kelli-giddish/bio/283343 |title=Kelli Giddish Biography |magazine=[[TV Guide]] |access-date=July 13, 2013|archive-date=June 29, 2016|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160629231216/https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/kelli-giddish/bio/283343/| url-status= dead}}</ref>
*  1980 &ndash; [[Quentin Richardson]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Quentin Richardson |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/2047/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=1 April 2023}}</ref>
*[[1982]] &ndash; [[Nellie McKay]], British-American singer-songwriter, musician, and actress
*  1982 &ndash; [[Ty Dolla Sign]], American singer, songwriter, and musician<ref>{{cite web |last1=Madden |first1=Sidney |title=Happy Birthday, Ty Dolla Sign! |url=https://www.xxlmag.com/happy-birthday-ty-dolla-sign/ |publisher=[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]] |access-date=1 April 2023 |date=13 April 2015}}</ref>
* 1983 &ndash; [[Claudio Bravo]], Chilean footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Claudio Bravo|url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/5810/Claudio-Bravo/overview|website=[[Premier League]]|access-date=13 April 2025}}</ref>
* 1983 &ndash; [[Hunter Pence]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Hunter Pence |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/hunter-pence-452254 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=1 April 2023}}</ref>
*[[1984]] &ndash; [[Anders Lindegaard]], Danish footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Anders Lindegaard|url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/4154/Anders-Lindegaard/overview|website=[[Premier League]]|access-date=13 April 2025}}</ref>
*[[1986]] &ndash; [[Lorenzo Cain]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Lorenzo Cain |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/lorenzo-cain-456715 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=1 April 2023}}</ref>
*[[1987]] &ndash; [[Steven De Vuyst]], Belgian politician<ref>{{cite web |title=De Kamerleden: Steven De Vuyst |url=https://www.dekamer.be/kvvcr/showpage.cfm?section=/depute&language=nl&cfm=cvview54.cfm?key=07399&lactivity=55 |publisher=[[Chamber of Representatives (Belgium)|Chamber of Representatives]] |access-date=8 September 2024 |location=Brussels, Belgium |language=nl}}</ref>
*  1987 &ndash; [[John-Allison Weiss]], American singer-songwriter
*[[1988]] &ndash; [[Allison Williams (actress)|Allison Williams]], American actress and singer
*   1988   &ndash; [[Anderson (footballer, born 1988)|Anderson]], Brazilian footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Anderson|url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/3446/Anderson/overview|website=[[Premier League]]|access-date=13 April 2025}}</ref>
*[[1989]] &ndash; [[Josh Reynolds (rugby league)|Josh Reynolds]], Australian rugby league player<ref name=yahoo>{{cite web|title=Josh Reynolds|url=https://nz.sports.yahoo.com/league/player/3389/4/josh-reynolds/|website=yahoo.com|publisher=[[Yahoo!]] Sport|access-date=26 August 2014|archive-date=26 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826212206/https://nz.sports.yahoo.com/league/player/3389/4/josh-reynolds/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[1991]] &ndash; [[Josh Gordon]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Josh Gordon |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/15705/josh-gordon |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=1 April 2023}}</ref>
*[[1992]] &ndash; [[Jordan Silk]], Australian cricketer<ref>https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/jordan-silk-437669 ESPNcricinfo</ref>
*[[1993]] &ndash; [[Melvin Gordon]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Melvin Gordon III |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/2576434/melvin-gordon-iii |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=1 April 2023}}</ref>
*  1993 &ndash; [[Darrun Hilliard]], American basketball player<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/h/hillida01.html|title=Darrun Hilliard Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft Status and more|website=Basketball-Reference.com}}</ref>
*[[1994]] &ndash; [[Kahraba (footballer)|Kahraba]], Egyptian footballer<ref>{{cite web |url=https://tournament.fifadata.com/documents/FWC/2018/pdf/FWC_2018_SQUADLISTS.PDF |title=2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players
|website=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |date=4 June 2018 |access-date=4 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190611000407/https://www.fifadata.com/documents/FWC/2018/pdf/FWC_2018_SQUADLISTS.PDF |archive-date=11 June 2019}}</ref>
*[[1996]] &ndash; [[Marko Grujić]], Serbian footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Marko Grujić|url=http://www.premierleague.com/players/13985/Marko-Grujic/overview|website=[[Premier League]]|access-date=13 April 2025}}</ref>
*[[1997]] &ndash; [[Mateo Cassierra]], Colombian footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Mateo Cassierra|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/zander-mateo-casierra-cabezas/395433/|website=Soccerway|access-date=13 April 2025}}</ref>
*  1997   &ndash; [[Kyle Walker-Peters]], English footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Kyle Walker-Peters|url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/13815/Kyle-Walker-Peters/overview|website=[[Premier League]]|access-date=13 April 2025}}</ref>
*[[1999]] &ndash; [[Alessandro Bastoni]], Italian footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Alessandro Bastoni|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/alessandro-bastoni/426558/|website=Soccerway|access-date=13 April 2025}}</ref>
*  1999    &ndash; [[András Schäfer]], Hungarian footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=András Schäfer|url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/player/andras-schafer|website=[[Bundesliga]]|access-date=13 April 2025}}</ref>
*[[2000]] &ndash; [[Rasmus Dahlin]], Swedish ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Rasmus Dahlin |url=https://www.nhl.com/sabres/player/rasmus-dahlin-8480839 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=23 September 2024}}</ref>
*  2000    &ndash; [[Facundo Torres]], Uruguayan footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Facundo Torres|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/facundo-daniel-torres-perez/474464/|website=Soccerway|access-date=13 April 2025}}</ref>
*[[2001]] &ndash; [[Neco Williams]], Welsh footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Neco Williams|url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/23811/Neco-Williams/overview|website=[[Premier League]]|access-date=13 April 2025}}</ref>
*[[2002]] &ndash; [[Karl Hein (footballer)|Karl Hein]], Estonian footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Karl Hein|url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/51917/Karl-Hein/overview|website=[[Premier League]]|access-date=13 April 2025}}</ref>
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==Deaths==
===Pre-1600===
* [[548]] &ndash; [[Lý Nam Đế]], Vietnamese emperor (b. 503)
* [[585]] &ndash; [[Hermenegild]], [[Visigoths|Visigothic]] prince and saint<ref>{{Cite web |date=25 November 2024 |title=Hermenegild (święty ; 564-585) |url=https://dbn.bn.org.pl/descriptor-details/9810677289605606 |access-date=28 February 2025 |website=Deskryptory Biblioteki Narodowej |language=pl}}</ref>
* [[799]] &ndash; [[Paul the Deacon]], Italian monk and historian (b. 720)
* [[814]] &ndash; [[Krum]], khan of the [[Bulgarian Khanate]]
* [[862]] &ndash; [[Domnall mac Ailpín|Donald I]], king of the [[Picts]] (b. 812)
* [[989]] &ndash; [[Bardas Phokas the Younger|Bardas Phokas]], Byzantine general<ref name="Psellos">{{cite book | title=Fourteen Byzantine Rulers: The Chronographia of Michael Psellus | publisher=Penguin Classics | author=Psellus, Michael | year=1966 | location=New York | pages=[https://archive.org/details/fourteenbyzantin00psel/page/400 400] | isbn=978-0-14-0441697 | url-access=registration | url=https://archive.org/details/fourteenbyzantin00psel/page/400 }}</ref>
*[[1035]] &ndash; [[Herbert I, Count of Maine]]
*[[1093]] &ndash; [[Vsevolod I of Kiev]] (b. 1030)
*[[1113]] &ndash; [[Ida of Lorraine]], saint and noblewoman (b. c. [[1040]])
*[[1138]] &ndash; [[Simon I, Duke of Lorraine]] (b. 1076)
*[[1213]] &ndash; [[Guy of Thouars]], regent of Brittany
*[[1275]] &ndash; [[Eleanor of Leicester|Eleanor of England]] (b. 1215)
*[[1367]] &ndash; [[John Tiptoft, 2nd Baron Tibetot]] (b. 1313)
*[[1592]] &ndash; [[Bartolomeo Ammannati]], Italian architect and sculptor (b. 1511)

===1601–1900===
*[[1605]] &ndash; [[Boris Godunov]], [[Tsar of Russia]] (b. 1551)
*[[1612]] &ndash; [[Sasaki Kojirō]], Japanese samurai (b. 1585)
*[[1635]] &ndash; [[Fakhr-al-Din II]], Ottoman prince (b. 1572)
*[[1638]] &ndash; [[Henri, Duke of Rohan]] (b. 1579)
*[[1641]] &ndash; [[Richard Montagu]], English bishop (b. 1577)
*[[1695]] &ndash; [[Jean de La Fontaine]], French author and poet (b. 1621)<ref>{{cite book |first1=Alison |last1=Aves |first2=Frank |last2=Northen Magill |first3=Christina J. |last3=Moose|title=Dictionary of World Biography, Volume 4: The 17th and 18th Centuries |location=Chicago, London |publisher=Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers |year=1999 |isbn=978-0-89356-316-5 |page=783}}</ref>
*[[1716]] &ndash; [[Arthur Herbert, 1st Earl of Torrington]], English admiral and politician (b. 1648)
*[[1722]] &ndash; [[Charles Leslie (nonjuror)|Charles Leslie]], Irish priest and theologian (b. 1650)
*[[1793]] &ndash; [[Pierre Gaspard Chaumette]], French botanist, lawyer, and politician (b. 1763)
*[[1794]] &ndash; [[Nicolas Chamfort]], French playwright and poet (b. 1741)
*[[1826]] &ndash; [[Franz Danzi]], German cellist, composer, and conductor (b. 1763)<ref>{{cite book |first=Melvin |last=Berger |title=Guide to Chamber Music |location=Mineola, NY |publisher=Dover Publications |year=2001 |isbn=978-0-48641-879-7 |page=143}}</ref>
*[[1853]] &ndash; [[Leopold Gmelin]], German chemist and academic (b. 1788)
*  1853 &ndash; [[James Iredell, Jr.]], American lawyer and politician, 23rd [[Governor of North Carolina]] (b. 1788)
*[[1855]] &ndash; [[Henry De la Beche]], English geologist and palaeontologist (b. 1796)
*[[1868]] &ndash; [[Tewodros II]] of Ethiopia (b. 1818)
*[[1880]] &ndash; [[Robert Fortune]], Scottish botanist and author (b. 1813)
*[[1882]] &ndash; [[Bruno Bauer]], German historian and philosopher (b. 1809)
*[[1886]] &ndash; [[John Humphrey Noyes]], American religious leader, founded the [[Oneida Community]] (b. 1811)
*[[1890]] &ndash; [[Samuel J. Randall]], American captain, lawyer, and politician, 33rd [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives]] (b. 1828)

===1901–present===
*[[1909]] &ndash; [[Whitley Stokes (Celtic scholar)|Whitley Stokes]], Anglo-Irish lawyer and scholar (b. 1830)
*[[1910]] &ndash; [[William Quiller Orchardson]], Scottish-English painter and educator (b. 1835)
*[[1911]] &ndash; [[John McLane]], Scottish-American politician, 50th [[Governor of New Hampshire]] (b. 1852)
*  1911 &ndash; [[George Washington Glick]], American lawyer and politician, 9th [[Governor of Kansas]] (b. 1827)
*[[1912]] &ndash; [[Takuboku Ishikawa]], Japanese poet and author (b. 1886)
*[[1917]] &ndash; [[Diamond Jim Brady]], American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1856)
*[[1918]] &ndash; [[Lavr Kornilov]], Russian general (b. 1870)
*[[1920]] &ndash; [[Stefanos Streit]], Greek jurist, banker and politician (b. 1896)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-05-21 |title=ΕΘΝΙΚΗ ΤΡΑΠΕΖΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ 1841-2006 ΙΣΤΟΡΙΚΟ ΧΡΟΝΟΛΟΓΙΟ |url=http://ha.nbg.gr/IAETE165/SelectedPointOfInterest.aspx?id=656&AnivSubCategory=0&categoryId=1 |access-date=2025-04-13 |language=el |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150521203404/http://ha.nbg.gr/IAETE165/SelectedPointOfInterest.aspx?id=656&AnivSubCategory=0&categoryId=1 |archive-date=2015-05-21}}</ref>
*[[1927]] &ndash; [[Georg Voigt (politician)|Georg Voigt]], German politician, [[List of mayors of Frankfurt|Mayor of Frankfurt]] (b. 1866)
*[[1936]] &ndash; [[Konstantinos Demertzis]], Greek politician 129th [[Prime Minister of Greece]] (b. 1876)
*[[1938]] &ndash; [[Grey Owl]], English-Canadian environmentalist and author (b. 1888)
*[[1941]] &ndash; [[Annie Jump Cannon]], American astronomer and academic (b. 1863)
*  1941 &ndash; [[William Twaits (soccer)|William Twaits]], Canadian soccer player (b. 1879)
*[[1942]] &ndash; [[Henk Sneevliet]], Dutch politician (b. 1883)
*  1942 &ndash; [[Anton Uesson]], Estonian engineer and politician, 17th [[List of mayors of Tallinn|Mayor of Tallinn]] (b. 1879)
*[[1944]] &ndash; [[Cécile Chaminade]], French pianist and composer (b. 1857)
*[[1945]] &ndash; [[Ernst Cassirer]], Polish-American philosopher and academic (b. 1874)
*[[1954]] &ndash; [[Samuel Jones (athlete)|Samuel Jones]], American high jumper (b. 1880)
*  1954 &ndash; [[Angus Lewis Macdonald]], Canadian lawyer and politician, 12th [[Premier of Nova Scotia]] (b. 1890)
*[[1956]] &ndash; [[Emil Nolde]], Danish-German painter and educator (b. 1867)
*[[1959]] &ndash; [[Eduard van Beinum]], Dutch pianist, violinist, and conductor (b. 1901)
*[[1961]] &ndash; [[John A. Bennett]], American soldier (b. 1936)
*[[1962]] &ndash; [[Culbert Olson]], American lawyer and politician, 29th [[Governor of California]] (b. 1876)
*[[1964]] &ndash; [[Kristian Krefting]], Norwegian footballer and chemical engineer (b. 1891)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kristian Krefting |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/26834 |website=olympedia.org |access-date=14 March 2024 }}</ref>
*[[1966]] &ndash; [[Abdul Salam Arif]], Iraqi colonel and politician, 2nd [[President of Iraq]] (b. 1921)
*  1966 &ndash; [[Carlo Carrà]], Italian painter (b. 1881)
*  1966 &ndash; [[Georges Duhamel (author)|Georges Duhamel]], French soldier and author (b. 1884)
*[[1967]] &ndash; [[Nicole Berger]], French actress (b. 1934)
*[[1969]] &ndash; [[Ambrogio Gianotti]], Italian partigiano and priest (b. 1901)<ref>https://www.museopartigiano.it/upload/documenti/G/G-17.PDF</ref>
*  1969 &ndash; [[Alfred Karindi]], Estonian pianist and composer (b. 1901)
*[[1971]] &ndash; [[Michel Brière]], Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1949)
*  1971 &ndash; [[Juhan Smuul]], Estonian author, poet, and screenwriter (b. 1921)
*[[1975]] &ndash; [[Larry Parks]], American actor and singer (b. 1914)
*  1975 &ndash; [[François Tombalbaye]], Chadian soldier, academic, and politician, 1st [[President of Chad]] (b. 1918)
*[[1978]] &ndash; [[Jack Chambers (artist)|Jack Chambers]], Canadian painter and director (b. 1931)
*  1978 &ndash; [[Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti]], Nigerian educator and women's rights activist (b. 1900)<ref>{{Cite book|title=For Women and the Nation : Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti of Nigeria|last1=Johnson-Odim|first1=Cheryl|last2=Mba|first2=Nina Emma|date=1997|publisher=University of Illinois Press|isbn=0-252-02313-7|location=Urbana|pages=27 & 170|oclc=35269874}}</ref>
*[[1980]] &ndash; [[Markus Höttinger]], Austrian racing driver (b. 1956)
*[[1983]] &ndash; [[Gerry Hitchens]], English footballer (b. 1934)
*  1983 &ndash; [[Theodore Stephanides]], Greek physician, author, and poet (b. 1896)
*[[1984]] &ndash; [[Ralph Kirkpatrick]], American harpsichordist and musicologist (b. 1911)
*1984 &ndash; [[Dionysis Papagiannopoulos]], Greek actor (b. 1912)<ref>{{cite web |title=DIONYSIS PAPAGIANNOPOULOS |url=http://www.cinemainfo.gr/cinemaenglish/actors/greekactors/dionysispapagiannopoulos/index.html |website=www.cinemainfo.gr}}</ref>
*[[1988]] &ndash; [[Jean Gascon]], Canadian actor and director (b. 1920)
*[[1992]] &ndash; [[Maurice Sauvé]], Canadian economist and politician (b. 1923)
*  1992 &ndash; [[Feza Gürsey]], Turkish mathematician and physicist (b. 1921)
*  1992 &ndash; [[Daniel Pollock]], Australian actor (b. 1968)
*[[1993]] &ndash; [[Wallace Stegner]], American novelist, short story writer, and essayist (b. 1909)
*[[1996]] &ndash; [[Leila Mackinlay]], English author and educator (b. 1910)
*[[1997]] &ndash; [[Bryant Bowles]], American soldier and white supremacist, founded the [[National Association for the Advancement of White People (1953–1955)|National Association for the Advancement of White People]] (b. 1920)
*  1997 &ndash; [[Alan Cooley]], Australian public servant (b. 1920)
*  1997 &ndash; [[Dorothy Frooks]], American author and actress (b. 1896)
*  1997 &ndash; [[Voldemar Väli]], Estonian wrestler (b. 1903) 
*[[1998]] &ndash; [[Patrick de Gayardon]], French skydiver and base jumper (b. 1960)
*[[1999]] &ndash; [[Ortvin Sarapu]], Estonian-New Zealand chess player and author (b. 1924)
*  1999 &ndash; [[Willi Stoph]], German engineer and politician, 2nd [[Leadership of East Germany|Prime Minister of East Germany]] (b. 1914)
*[[2000]] &ndash; [[Giorgio Bassani]], Italian author and poet (b. 1916)
*  2000 &ndash; [[Frenchy Bordagaray]], American baseball player and manager (b. 1910)
*[[2004]] &ndash; [[Caron Keating]], Northern Irish television host (b. 1962)
*[[2005]] &ndash; [[Johnnie Johnson (musician)|Johnnie Johnson]], American pianist and songwriter (b. 1924)
*  2005 &ndash; [[Phillip Pavia]], American painter and sculptor (b. 1912)
*[[2006]] &ndash; [[Muriel Spark]], Scottish novelist, poet, and critic (b. 1918)
*[[2008]] &ndash; [[John Archibald Wheeler]], American physicist and academic (b. 1911)
*[[2012]] &ndash; [[Cecil Chaudhry]], Pakistani pilot, academic, and activist (b. 1941)
*  2012 &ndash; [[Shūichi Higurashi]], Japanese illustrator (b. 1936)
*[[2013]] &ndash; [[Stephen Dodgson]], English composer and educator (b. 1924)
*[[2014]] &ndash; [[Ernesto Laclau]], Argentinian-Spanish philosopher and theorist (b. 1935)
*  2014 &ndash; [[Michael Ruppert]], American journalist and author (b. 1951)<ref>{{cite news |last=Todorov |first=Kerana |title=Sheriff: Author Michael Ruppert dies of self-inflicted gunshot wound |work=[[Napa Valley Register]] |date=April 16, 2014  |url=http://napavalleyregister.com/news/local/sheriff-author-michael-ruppert-dies-of-self-inflicted-gunshot-wound/article_89508d82-c5ca-11e3-b327-001a4bcf887a.html |access-date=2015-05-01 }}</ref>
*[[2015]] &ndash; [[Eduardo Galeano]], Uruguayan journalist and author (b. 1940)
*  2015 &ndash; [[Günter Grass]], German novelist, poet, playwright, and illustrator, [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1927)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/apr/13/gunter-grass-german-nobel-laureate-dies-aged-87|title=Günter Grass, Nobel-winning German novelist, dies aged 87|author=Richard Lea|work=The Guardian|date=13 April 2015 }}</ref>
*  2015 &ndash; [[Herb Trimpe]], American author and illustrator (b. 1939)<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.bleedingcool.com/2015/04/14/herb-trimpe-passes-away-aged-75/ | title = Herb Trimpe Passes Away, Aged 75| first= Rich |last=Johnston|author-link=Rich Johnston | publisher= [[Bleeding Cool]] | date=April 14, 2015| access-date= April 14, 2015| archive-date= April 14, 2015| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20150414225115/http://www.bleedingcool.com/2015/04/14/herb-trimpe-passes-away-aged-75/|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
*[[2017]] &ndash; [[Dan Rooney]], American football executive and former United States Ambassador to Ireland (b. 1932)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/19152186/pittsburgh-steelers-chairman-dan-rooney-dies-age-84 |title=Steelers chairman Dan Rooney dies at 84 |website=[[ESPN.com]] |date=April 13, 2017 |access-date=April 13, 2017}}</ref>
*[[2022]] &ndash; [[Michel Bouquet]], French stage and film actor (b. 1925)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-22 |title=Michel Bouquet obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/apr/22/michel-bouquet |access-date=2022-05-02 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}</ref>
*  2022 &ndash; [[Gloria Parker]], American musician and bandleader (b. 1921)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sandomir |first=Richard |date=2022-05-11 |title=Gloria Parker, Maestra of the Musical Glasses, Dies at 100 |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/11/arts/music/gloria-parker-dead.html |access-date=2022-05-12 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
*  [[2024]] &ndash; [[Faith Ringgold]], American artist and author (b. 1930)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Limbong |first=Andrew |date=April 13, 2024 |title=Faith Ringgold, quilt and visual artist, dies at 93 |url=https://www.npr.org/2024/04/13/685930840/faith-ringgold-quilt-and-visual-artist-dies-at-93 |access-date=April 14, 2024 |work=[[NPR]]}}</ref>
*  [[2025]] &ndash; [[Richard Armitage (government official)|Richard Armitage]], American diplomat and government official (b. 1945)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gabriel |first=Trip |date=April 15, 2025 |title=Richard L. Armitage, 79, Dies; State Department Official in a Turbulent Era |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/15/us/politics/richard-l-armitage-dead.html |access-date=April 17, 2025 |work=[[The New York Times]] |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
*2025 &ndash; [[Mario Vargas Llosa]], Peruvian novelist and writer, [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1936)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://elpais.com/cultura/2025-04-14/muere-mario-vargas-llosa-gigante-de-las-letras-universales.html|title=Muere Mario Vargas Llosa, gigante de las letras universales|first=Javier Rodríguez|last=Marcos|date=April 14, 2025|website=El País|language=es}}</ref>
*2025 &ndash; [[Jean Marsh]], English actress and screenwriter (b. 1934)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Smith |first=Harrison |date=April 14, 2025 |title=Jean Marsh, a creator and star of 'Upstairs, Downstairs,' dies at 90 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2025/04/14/jean-marsh-dead/ |access-date=April 17, 2025 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |language=en-US |issn=0190-8286}}</ref>
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==Holidays and observances==
* Christian [[calendar of saints|feast day]]:
** [[Ida of Louvain]]
** [[Margaret of Castello]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Saint Margaret of Castello|url=https://www.dynamiccatholic.com/saint-today-0413.html|access-date=26 May 2024|publisher=Dynamic Catholic}}</ref>
* [[April 13 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)]]
* [[Songkran]]
** [[Songkran (Thailand)]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.euronews.com/travel/2023/04/14/what-is-songkran-everything-you-need-to-know-about-thailands-wet-and-wild-new-year-celebra|work=[[Euronews]]|title=What is Songkran? Everything you need to know about Thailand's wet and wild New Year celebrations|last=Symons|first=Angela|date=2023-03-14}}</ref>
** [[Water-Sprinkling Festival]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/travel/2009-04/13/content_11176713.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090416071013/http://news.xinhuanet.com/travel/2009-04/13/content_11176713.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2009-04-16 |title=泼水节_旅游频道_新华网|publisher=News.xinhuanet.com |date=2009-04-13}}</ref>
* [[Vaisakhi]] (between 1902 and 2011)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/baisakhi-stories/myth-behind-baisakhi-baisakhi-not-always-on-april-13/articleshow/7884380.cms|work=[[The Times of India]]|title=Myth behind Baisakhi: Baisakhi not always on April 13|last=Bhatia|first=Ramaninder|date=2011-04-07}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/april/13 BBC: On This Day]
* {{NYT On this day|month=4|day=13}}
* [https://www.onthisday.com/events/april/13 Historical Events on April 13]

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