Mohamed Ben Checkroun (87)
April 9th, 1937

Moroccan modern pentathlete – Mohamed Ben Checkroun was born in Casablanca (Moroccan city located in the Atlas (Grand Atlas) in the Chaouia region) on April 9th, 1937 and is 87 years old today.

Other personalities born on April 9

88

Jean-Paul Belmondo

French actor (1933–2021)

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

25

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

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

88

Marcello Argilli

Italian journalist and writer

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

60

Gillian Gowers

British badminton player

*April 9th, 1964, Horfield

72

Viktor Chernomyrdin

Russian diplomat and politician (1938-2010)

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

49

Lenny McLean

English boxer (1949-1998)

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

84

Waltraud Schmidt-Sibeth

German politician

*April 9th, 1940, Berlin

58

Thomas Doll

German association football player and manager

*April 9th, 1966, Malchin

49

Tony Gunawan

Badminton player

*April 9th, 1975, Surabaya

76

Wolfgang Schomburg

Judge

*April 9th, 1948, Berlin

31

Jhayco

Puerto Rican singer

*April 9th, 1993, Río Piedras

81

René Burri

Swiss photographer (1933-2014)

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

58

Cynthia Nixon

American actress and politician

*April 9th, 1966, New York City

81

Mary Barratt Due

Norwegian pianist

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

38

Vladimir Malkov

Badminton player

*April 9th, 1986, Saratov

74

Kenneth Cockrell

American astronaut

*April 9th, 1950, Austin

91

Hugh Hefner

American businessman and magazine publisher (1926–2017)

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

36

Monika Fašungová

Slovak badminton player

*April 9th, 1988, Bratislava

32

Peter Gabriel Magnaye

Badminton player

*April 9th, 1992, Manila

34

Kristen Stewart

American actress

*April 9th, 1990, Los Angeles

82

Alfred Preissler

German association football player and manager (1921–2003)

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

50

Iris Wittig

German politician and aviator (1928-1978)

*April 9th, 1928, Lengefeld †September 30th, 1978, Rothenburg

88

Jerzy Maksymiuk

Polish conductor

*April 9th, 1936, Hrodna

48

Mirko Pätzold

German bobsledder

*April 9th, 1976, Potsdam

72

Richard Alfieri

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

*April 9th, 1952, Florida

37

Blaise Matuidi

French association football player

*April 9th, 1987, Toulouse

Also born in 1937

82

Sigmund Jähn

East German cosmonaut

*February 13th, 1937, Morgenröthe-Rautenkranz †September 21st, 2019, Strausberg

87

Heinz Rennhack

German actor

*March 5th, 1937, Gdańsk

80

Erland Kops

Danish badminton player

*January 14th, 1937, Copenhagen †February 18th, 2017

87

Olusegun Obasanjo

Nigerian president (1999-2007) and military leader (1976–79)

*March 5th, 1937, Abeokuta

86

Bobby Charlton

English association football player and manager (1937–2023)

*October 11th, 1937, Ashington †October 21st, 2023, Macclesfield District General Hospital

79

George Steele

American professional wrestler and actor (1937-2017)

*April 16th, 1937, Detroit †February 16th, 2017, Cocoa Beach

87

Morgan Freeman

American actor and producer (born 1937)

*June 1st, 1937, Memphis

86

Jane Fonda

American actress and activist

*December 21st, 1937, New York City

87

Rita Süssmuth

German politician

*February 17th, 1937, Wuppertal

86

Anthony Hopkins

Welsh actor and director (born 1937)

*December 31st, 1937, Port Talbot

80

Attilio Nicora

Catholic cardinal

*March 16th, 1937, Varese †April 22nd, 2017, Rome

87

Paul Zanker

German classical archaeologist (born 1937)

*February 7th, 1937, Constance

79

Johannes Grützke

German painter and illustrator (1937-2017)

*September 30th, 1937, Berlin †May 17th, 2017, Berlin

69

Saddam Hussein

Iraqi president, army officer and Baathist politician

*April 28th, 1937, Al-Awja †December 30th, 2006, Kadhimiya

85

Larry Hillman

Canadian ice hockey player

*February 5th, 1937, Kirkland Lake †June 3rd, 2022

86

Dustin Hoffman

American actor (born 1937)

*August 8th, 1937, Los Angeles

79

Richard H. Solomon

American diplomat

*June 19th, 1937, Philadelphia †March 13th, 2017, Bethesda

86

Martti Ahtisaari

President of Finland from 1994 to 2000

*June 23rd, 1937, Vyborg †October 16th, 2023, Helsinki

79

Alberto Carneiro

Portuguese artist

*September 20th, 1937, São Mamede de Coronado †April 15th, 2017, Porto

87

Warren Beatty

American actor and filmmaker

*March 30th, 1937, Richmond

87

Wolfram Hoepfner

German architectural historian

*March 16th, 1937, Wrocław

87

Tom Stoppard

British playwright (born 1937)

*July 3rd, 1937, Zlín

79

Radu Gabrea

Romanian film director and screenwriter (1937-2017)

*June 20th, 1937, Bucharest †February 9th, 2017

71

George Carlin

American stand-up comedian (1937–2008)

*May 12th, 1937, New York City †June 22nd, 2008, Santa Monica

86

Bill Cosby

American actor and comedian (born 1937)

*July 12th, 1937, Philadelphia

87

Valentina Tereshkova

Russian cosmonaut and pilot, first woman to have flown in space

*March 6th, 1937, Bolshoye Maslennikovo

78

Meena Shah

Badminton player

*January 31st, 1937, Balrampur †March 10th, 2015

87

Erich Ribbeck

German football player and coach

*June 13th, 1937, Wuppertal

79

Merle Haggard

American country music songwriter, singer, and musician (1937–2016)

*April 6th, 1937, Bakersfield †April 6th, 2016, Palo Cedro

87

Tom Courtenay

English actor

*February 25th, 1937, Kingston upon Hull

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