Michael Schneider (81)
April 4th, 1943

Author from Germany born 1943 – Michael Schneider was born in Königsberg (Historic Prussian name of Kaliningrad) on April 4th, 1943 and is 81 years old today.

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*April 4th, 1947, Yogyakarta City

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Oscar Fulloné

Argentine association football player and manager (1939-2017)

*April 4th, 1939, La Plata †May 22nd, 2017, Casablanca

93

José Luis Álvarez Álvarez

Spanish politician and diplomat (1930-2023)

*April 4th, 1930, Madrid †August 23rd, 2023, Cartagena

27

Victor Leksell

Swedish singer

*April 4th, 1997, Torslanda

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Maya Angelou

American poet, author, and civil rights activist (1928–2014)

*April 4th, 1928, St. Louis †May 28th, 2014, Winston-Salem

79

Daniel Cohn-Bendit

German/French journalist and politician

*April 4th, 1945, Montauban

76

Pick Withers

English rock and jazz drummer

*April 4th, 1948, Leicester

74

Christine Lahti

American actress and director (born 1950)

*April 4th, 1950, Birmingham

60

Anthony Perkins

American actor, director, and singer (1932–1992)

*April 4th, 1932, New York City †September 12th, 1992, Hollywood

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Guy Teissier

French politician

*April 4th, 1945, Marseille

60

David Cross

American stand-up comedian and actor (born 1964)

*April 4th, 1964, Roswell

92

Clive Davis

American music executive (born 1932)

*April 4th, 1932, Brooklyn

80

Craig T. Nelson

American actor

*April 4th, 1944, Spokane

26

Ayliva

German singer-songwriter Turkish Origin

*April 4th, 1998, Recklinghausen

59

Robert Downey Jr.

American actor (born 1965)

*April 4th, 1965, Manhattan

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Hugh Masekela

South African jazz trumpeter

*April 4th, 1939, Witbank †January 23rd, 2018, Johannesburg

61

Graham Norton

Irish comedian, actor and television host

*April 4th, 1963, Clondalkin

75

Abdullah Öcalan

Ideologist, writer and founder of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK)

*April 4th, 1949, Ömerli

90

Catherine Tizard

New Zealand viceroy, academic, public administrator

*April 4th, 1931, Auckland †October 31st, 2021, Auckland

28

Heath Ledger

Australian actor (1979–2008)

*April 4th, 1979, Perth †January 22nd, 2008, Manhattan

94

Elizabeth Wilson

American actress (1921-2015)

*April 4th, 1921, Grand Rapids †May 9th, 2015, New Haven

89

François-Bernard Mâche

French composer

*April 4th, 1935, Clermont-Ferrand

78

Lars-Göran Arwidson

Swedish biathlete

*April 4th, 1946, Malung

83

Helme Heine

German writer

*April 4th, 1941, Berlin

58

Stefan Mappus

German politician, former PM of Baden-Württemberg

*April 4th, 1966, Pforzheim

82

Jorge Alí Triana

Colombian film director and actor

*April 4th, 1942, Bogotá

44

Laurie Beechman

American singer (1953-1998)

*April 4th, 1953, Philadelphia †March 8th, 1998, White Plains

54

Greg Garcia

American television director, producer and writer

*April 4th, 1970, Arlington County

73

Francesco De Gregori

Italian recording artist and singer-songwriter (1951-)

*April 4th, 1951, Rome

64

Hugo Weaving

British actor

*April 4th, 1960, Ibadan

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80

John Nettles

British actor and writer

*October 11th, 1943, St Austell

80

Rolf Edling

Swedish fencer

*November 30th, 1943, Mumbai

81

Torstein Hagen

Norwegian businessman

*January 1st, 1943, Norway

80

Robert De Niro

American actor (born 1943)

*August 17th, 1943, Greenwich Village

80

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

80

Odd Einar Dørum

Norwegian politician

*October 12th, 1943, Oslo

80

John Kerry

Unites States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate since 2021

*December 11th, 1943, Aurora

73

Laura Biagiotti

Italian fashion designer

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

80

Malcolm McDowell

British actor (born 1943)

*June 13th, 1943, Horsforth

64

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

81

John Major

Former prime minister of the United Kingdom (born 1943)

*March 29th, 1943, London

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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

27

Jim Morrison

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

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

81

Holland Taylor

American actress

*January 14th, 1943, Philadelphia

73

Sam Shepard

American playwright and actor (1943–2017)

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

67

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

80

Burt Rutan

American aerospace engineer

*June 17th, 1943, Estacada

80

Leslie Uggams

American actress and singer

*May 25th, 1943, New York City

Michael Schneider