Mario Botta (81)
April 1st, 1943

Swiss architect (1943) – Mario Botta was born in Mendrisio (Urban municipality in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland) on April 1st, 1943 and is 81 years old today.

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Billy Currie

British multi-instrumentalist

*April 1st, 1950, Huddersfield

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Graciela Paraskevaidis

Argentine writer and composer

*April 1st, 1940, Buenos Aires †February 21st, 2017, Montevideo

69

Steve Mann

British chemist

*April 1st, 1955, Leeds

93

Edvard Drabløs

Norwegian actor and director (1883-1976)

*April 1st, 1883, Sykkylven †April 29th, 1976, Oslo

84

Debbie Reynolds

American actress, singer, and dancer (1932-2016)

*April 1st, 1932, El Paso †December 28th, 2016, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

94

Milan Kundera

Franco-Czech poet and novelist

*April 1st, 1929, Brno †July 11th, 2023, 7th arrondissement of Paris

32

Lola Índigo

Spanish singer, songwriter and dancer

*April 1st, 1992, Granada

77

Toshirō Mifune

Japanese actor (1920–1997)

*April 1st, 1920, Qingdao †December 24th, 1997, Tokyo

75

Franz-Georg Rips

German journalist and politician (SPD)

*April 1st, 1949, Balve

85

Anne-Marie Ørbeck

Pianist and composer

*April 1st, 1911, Oslo †June 5th, 1996, Bergen

51

Rachel Maddow

American television news host and political commentator

*April 1st, 1973, Castro Valley

101

Denise Colomb

French photographer

*April 1st, 1902, 10th arrondissement of Paris †January 1st, 2004, Paris

71

Wangari Muta Maathai

Kenyan environmentalist and politician who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004

*April 1st, 1940, Nyeri †September 25th, 2011, Nairobi

79

Ib Larsen

Danish rower

*April 1st, 1945, Kongens Lyngby

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Otto von Bismarck

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*April 1st, 1815, Schönhausen †July 30th, 1898, Friedrichsruh

91

Claude Cohen-Tannoudji

French physicist (born 1933)

*April 1st, 1933, Constantine

82

Richard D. Wolff

Marxian economist

*April 1st, 1942, Youngstown

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Justin Hoh

Malaysian badminton player

*April 1st, 2004, Kuala Lumpur

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Václav Riedlbauch

Czech minister of culture of the CR, accordionist, music educator, composer, manager, university educator and director of Czech philharmony (1947-2017)

*April 1st, 1947, Dýšina †November 3rd, 2017, Prague

53

Christian Titz

German association football player and manager

*April 1st, 1971, Mannheim

80

Achim Hill

East German rower (1935-2015)

*April 1st, 1935, Berlin †August 4th, 2015, Berlin

78

Arrigo Sacchi

Italian association football manager

*April 1st, 1946, Fusignano

55

Dean Windass

English association football player (born 1969)

*April 1st, 1969, Kingston upon Hull

77

Alain Connes

French mathematician

*April 1st, 1947, Lorgues

63

Susan Boyle

Scottish singer

*April 1st, 1961, Blackburn

29

Jofra Archer

Barbadian-English cricketer

*April 1st, 1995, Bridgetown

54

Per-Anders Kurenbach

German composer and record producer

*April 1st, 1970, Bochum

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Erik Breukink

Dutch cyclist

*April 1st, 1964, Rheden

47

Haimar Zubeldia

Road bicycle racer

*April 1st, 1977, Usurbil

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Edmond Rostand

French poet and dramatist (1868–1918)

*April 1st, 1868, Marseille †December 2nd, 1918, Paris

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John Nettles

British actor and writer

*October 11th, 1943, St Austell

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Rolf Edling

Swedish fencer

*November 30th, 1943, Mumbai

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Torstein Hagen

Norwegian businessman

*January 1st, 1943, Norway

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Robert De Niro

American actor (born 1943)

*August 17th, 1943, Greenwich Village

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Lech Wałęsa

Statesman, pro-democracy activist, and former president of Poland

*September 29th, 1943, Popowo

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Katsuto Momii

Japanese businessman

*March 4th, 1943, Kama

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Odd Einar Dørum

Norwegian politician

*October 12th, 1943, Oslo

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John Kerry

Unites States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate since 2021

*December 11th, 1943, Aurora

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Laura Biagiotti

Italian fashion designer

*August 4th, 1943, Rome †May 26th, 2017, Rome

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Malcolm McDowell

British actor (born 1943)

*June 13th, 1943, Horsforth

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Bruce Rollick

Badminton player

*April 11th, 1943, Vancouver †March 23rd, 2008

58

George Harrison

British musician and lead guitarist of the Beatles (1943–2001)

*February 25th, 1943, Liverpool †November 29th, 2001, Los Angeles

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John Major

Former prime minister of the United Kingdom (born 1943)

*March 29th, 1943, London

81

Christopher Walken

American actor

*March 31st, 1943, Astoria

73

Eni Faleomavaega

American Samoan politician (1943–2017)

*August 15th, 1943, American Samoa †February 22nd, 2017, Provo

73

Piet Keizer

Dutch footballer (1943–2017)

*June 14th, 1943, Amsterdam †February 10th, 2017, Amsterdam

74

Bernd Fischerauer

Austrian director, screenwriter and author

*March 11th, 1943, Graz †May 14th, 2017, Munich

80

Roger Waters

English musician, co-founder of Pink Floyd (born 1943)

*September 6th, 1943, Great Bookham

73

Tommy Gemmell

Scottish footballer and manager (1943-2017)

*October 16th, 1943, Motherwell †March 2nd, 2017

81

Horst Köhler

German politician (CDU); president of Germany, 2004–2010

*February 22nd, 1943, Skierbieszów

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Jim Morrison

American singer and poet; lead vocalist of The Doors (1943–1971)

*December 8th, 1943, Melbourne †July 3rd, 1971, Paris

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Holland Taylor

American actress

*January 14th, 1943, Philadelphia

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Sam Shepard

American playwright and actor (1943–2017)

*November 5th, 1943, Fort Sheridan †July 27th, 2017, Midway

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Lynn Redgrave

British actress (1943–2010)

*March 8th, 1943, Marylebone †May 2nd, 2010, Kent

80

Valerie Perrine

American actress

*September 3rd, 1943, Galveston

80

Jerry Bruckheimer

American film and television producer (born 1943)

*September 21st, 1943, Detroit

81

Kay Granger

American politician

*January 18th, 1943, Greenville

80

Arthur B. McDonald

Canadian physicist

*August 29th, 1943, Sydney

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Burt Rutan

American aerospace engineer

*June 17th, 1943, Estacada

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Leslie Uggams

American actress and singer

*May 25th, 1943, New York City

Mario Botta