Gretel Schiener (84)
April 9th, 1940

Artistic gymnast – Gretel Schiener was born in Altenburg (Town in Thuringia, Germany) on April 9th, 1940 and is 84 years old today.

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Lil Nas X

American rapper, singer and songwriter (born 1999)

*April 9th, 1999, Lithia Springs

38

Brice Leverdez

French badminton player

*April 9th, 1986, La Garenne-Colombes

88

Jean-Paul Belmondo

French actor (1933–2021)

*April 9th, 1933, Neuilly-sur-Seine †September 6th, 2021, 7th arrondissement of Paris

39

Senidah

Slovenian singer-songwriter (born 1985)

*April 9th, 1985, Ljubljana

72

Magnar Åm

Norwegian composer

*April 9th, 1952, Trondheim

64

Stephen Paddock

American mass murderer (1953–2017)

*April 9th, 1953, Clinton †October 1st, 2017, Mandalay Bay

49

Lenny McLean

English boxer (1949-1998)

*April 9th, 1949, Hoxton †July 28th, 1998, London Borough of Bexley

58

Thomas Doll

German association football player and manager

*April 9th, 1966, Malchin

60

Gillian Gowers

British badminton player

*April 9th, 1964, Horfield

76

Wolfgang Schomburg

Judge

*April 9th, 1948, Berlin

88

Marcello Argilli

Italian journalist and writer

*April 9th, 1926, Rome †October 14th, 2014

49

Tony Gunawan

Badminton player

*April 9th, 1975, Surabaya

31

Jhayco

Puerto Rican singer

*April 9th, 1993, Río Piedras

72

Viktor Chernomyrdin

Russian diplomat and politician (1938-2010)

*April 9th, 1938, Saraktashsky District †November 3rd, 2010, Moscow

58

Cynthia Nixon

American actress and politician

*April 9th, 1966, New York City

74

Kenneth Cockrell

American astronaut

*April 9th, 1950, Austin

38

Vladimir Malkov

Badminton player

*April 9th, 1986, Saratov

36

Monika Fašungová

Slovak badminton player

*April 9th, 1988, Bratislava

81

Mary Barratt Due

Norwegian pianist

*April 9th, 1888, Bergen †December 24th, 1969, Oslo

32

Peter Gabriel Magnaye

Badminton player

*April 9th, 1992, Manila

37

Blaise Matuidi

French association football player

*April 9th, 1987, Toulouse

81

René Burri

Swiss photographer (1933-2014)

*April 9th, 1933, Zürich †October 20th, 2014, Zürich

34

Kristen Stewart

American actress

*April 9th, 1990, Los Angeles

76

Jaya Bachchan

Indian politician and actress

*April 9th, 1948, Jabalpur

91

Hugh Hefner

American businessman and magazine publisher (1926–2017)

*April 9th, 1926, Chicago †September 27th, 2017, Playboy Mansion

72

Richard Alfieri

American playwright, screenplay writer, novelist, producer, and actor

*April 9th, 1952, Florida

48

Mirko Pätzold

German bobsledder

*April 9th, 1976, Potsdam

68

Nigel Shadbolt

Prinicipal of Jesus College, Oxford; Professor of Computer Science; Chairman of the Open Data Institute

*April 9th, 1956, London

82

Alfred Preissler

German association football player and manager (1921–2003)

*April 9th, 1921, Duisburg †July 15th, 2003, Duisburg

77

Paul Robeson

American singer, actor, and political activist (1898–1976)

*April 9th, 1898, Princeton †January 23rd, 1976, Philadelphia

Also born in 1940

83

Onur Öymen

Turkish politician and diplomat

*October 18th, 1940, Kadıköy

84

Lorns Skjemstad

Norwegian cross-country skier

*March 10th, 1940, Inderøy Municipality

40

John Lennon

British musician (1940–1980)

*October 9th, 1940, Liverpool †December 8th, 1980, New York City

83

Jeannie Seely

American singer

*July 6th, 1940, Titusville

76

Al Jarreau

American singer (1940–2017)

*March 12th, 1940, Milwaukee †February 12th, 2017, Los Angeles

82

Pelé

Brazilian footballer (1940–2022)

*October 23rd, 1940, Três Corações †December 29th, 2022, Morumbi District

84

Al Pacino

American actor (born 1940)

*April 25th, 1940, Manhattan

77

Michael Parks

American actor (1940–2017)

*April 24th, 1940, Corona †May 9th, 2017, Los Angeles

83

Annie Ernaux

French writer (born 1940)

*September 1st, 1940, Lillebonne

82

James Caan

American actor (1940–2022)

*March 26th, 1940, The Bronx †July 6th, 2022, Los Angeles

80

Wolfgang Clement

German politician

*July 7th, 1940, Bochum †September 27th, 2020, Bonn

84

Nancy Pelosi

American politician (born 1940)

*March 26th, 1940, Baltimore

32

Bruce Lee

Hong Kong and American martial artist and actor (1940–1973)

*November 27th, 1940, San Francisco Chinese Hospital †July 20th, 1973, Kowloon Tong

84

Jana Brejchová

Czech actress

*January 20th, 1940, Prague

55

Joseph Brodsky

Russian-American poet (1940-1996)

*May 24th, 1940, Saint Petersburg †January 28th, 1996, Brooklyn

76

Manfred Jung

German singer and operatic tenor

*July 9th, 1940, Oberhausen †April 14th, 2017, Essen

79

Tilo Prückner

German actor and author

*October 26th, 1940, Augsburg †July 2nd, 2020, Berlin

83

Ringo Starr

British musician, drummer for the Beatles

*July 7th, 1940, Liverpool

83

Patrick Stewart

British actor (born 1940)

*July 13th, 1940, Mirfield

77

John Hurt

British actor (1940–2017)

*January 22nd, 1940, Chesterfield †January 25th, 2017, Norfolk

76

Dawson Mathis

American politician (1940-2017)

*November 30th, 1940, Nashville †April 17th, 2017, Tifton

79

Peter Fonda

American actor (1940–2019)

*February 23rd, 1940, New York City †August 16th, 2019, Los Angeles

82

Michael Gambon

British actor (1940–2023)

*October 19th, 1940, Dublin †September 27th, 2023, Witham

83

Nancy Sinatra

American singer and actress

*June 8th, 1940, Jersey City

84

Joachim Gauck

German Protestant pastor and politician, Federal President 2012-2017

*January 24th, 1940, Rostock

83

Nursultan Nazarbayev

President of Kazakhstan from 1990 to 2019

*July 6th, 1940, Ushqonyr

79

René Auberjonois

American actor

*June 1st, 1940, New York City †December 8th, 2019, Los Angeles

77

John Mahoney

American actor (1940–2018)

*June 20th, 1940, Blackpool †February 4th, 2018, Chicago

83

Kip S. Thorne

American physicist

*June 1st, 1940, Logan

84

Margrethe II of Denmark

Queen of Denmark from 1972 to 2024

*April 16th, 1940, Amalienborg

Gretel Schiener