April 30

Happy Birthday RIP "Eve Arden"(Eunice Quedens 1908–1990) "Al Lewis"(Alexander Meister 1923–2006) Gary Collins(1938–2012) ; Cloris Leachman–87 Willie Nelson–80 Adrian Pasdar–48 Jeff Timmons–40 Johnny Galecki–38 Kirsten Dunst–31 Dianna Agron–27 ; 1900 – Hawaii becomes a territory of the United States, with Sanford B. Dole as governor

April 29

Happy Birthday RIP Edward "Duke" Ellington(1899–1974) ; Richard Klein–69 Nora Dunn–61 Jerome "Jerry" Seinfeld–59 Leslie Jordan–58 Katherine "Kate" Mulgrew–58 Daniel Day-Lewis–56 Michelle Pfeiffer–55 Eve Plumb–55 Uma Thurman–43 Andre Agassi–43 ; 1996 – The musical "Rent" opened on Broadway

April 28

Happy Birthday RIP Carolyn Jones(1930–1983) Lionel Barrymore(1878–1954) ; Ann-Margret Olsson–72 James "Jay" Leno–63 Mary McDonnell–61 Jorge Garcia–40 Penélope Cruz Sánchez–39 Jessica Alba–32 ; 1932 – A vaccine for yellow fever is announced for use on humans

April 27

Happy Birthday RIP Hiram Ulysses Grant(1822–1885) Walter Lantz(1899–1994) Jacob "Jack" Klugman(1922–2012) Robert Donner(1931–2006) ; Kemal "Casey" Kasem–81 Kate Pierson–65 Kevin McNally–57 Sheena Easton(Orr)–54 James Duke Mason–21 ; 1981 – Xerox PARC introduces the computer mouse.

April 26

Happy Birthday Carol Burnett–80 Jet Li Lian Jie( 李連杰) –50 Kevin George "James" Knipfing–48 Thomas "Tom" Welling–36 Channing Tatum–33 : 1986 – the world's worst nuclear accident occurred at the Chernobyl plant in the Soviet Union. An explosion and fire in the No. 4 reactor sent radioactivity into the atmosphere; at least 31 Soviets died immediately.

April 25

Happy Birthday RIP Ella Fitzgerald (1917–1996) ; George "Meadowlark" Lemon–81 Alfredo Pacino–73 Henry "Hank" Azaria–49 Andrew "Andy" Bell–49 Renée Zellweger–44 Jason Wiles–43 ; 1972 – Polaroid Corp. introduced its SX-70 folding camera, which ejected self-developing photographs.

April 24

Happy Birthday Shirley MacLean Beatty–79 Barabra Joan Streisand–71 Richard M. Daley–71 Jean-Paul Gaultier–61 Djimon Hounsou–49 Eric Balfour–36 Kelly Clarkson–31 ; 1800 – The United States Library of Congress is established when President John Adams signs legislation to appropriate $5,000 USD to purchase "such books as may be necessary for the use of Congress"

April 23

Happy Birthday RIP William Shakespeare(1564–1616) Hervé Villechaize(1943–1993) Roy Orbison(1936–1988) ; Shirley Temple–85 Alan Oppenheimer–83 Harvey Lee Yeary("Lee Majors")–74 Joyce DeWitt–64 Michael Moore–59 Valerie Bertinelli–53 

April 22

Happy Birthday RIP Edward Albert Heimberger(1906–2005) Aaron Spelling (1923–2006) Bettie Page(1923–2008) ; Charlotte Rae Lubotsky–87 Glen Campbell–77 John "Jack" Nicholson–76 John Waters–67 Peter Frampton–63 Catherine Mary Stewart(Nursall)–54 Ryan Stiles–54 Byron Allen Folks–52 Jeffrey Dean Morgan–47 ; 1864 – The U.S. Congress passes the Coinage Act of 1864 that mandates that the inscription In God We Trust be placed on all coins minted as United States currency.

April 21

Happy Birthday Queen Elizabeth Mary Windsor–87 Charles Grodinsky–78 James Osterberg("Iggy Pop")–66 Patti LuPone–64 Anthony Iadanza("Tony Danza")–62 Rosalie "Andie" MacDowell–55 Robert Smith–54 John Cameron Mitchell–50 Nicole Sullivan–43 James McAvoy–34 ; 1789 – John Adams was sworn in as the first vice president of the United States.

April 20

Happy Birthday RIP Luther Vandross(1951–2005) ; George Takei–76 Charles "Ryan" O'Neal–72 Jessica Lange–64 Crispin Glover–49 "Carmen Electra"(Tara Patrick)–41 Joseph Lawrence Mignogna–37 ; 1836 – U.S. Congress passes an act creating the Wisconsin Territory.

April 19

Happy Birthday RIP Vera Jayne Palmer("Jayne Mansfield" 1933–1967) Richard Cox("Dick Sargent" 1930–1994) Dudley Moore(1935–2002) ; Tim Curry–67 Anne Paloma Ruiz-Picasso y Gilot–64 Ashley Ciminella("Judd")–45 James Franco–35 Kate Hudson–34 Hayden Christensen–32 ; 1933 – The United States went off the gold standard

April 18

Happy Birthday Barbara Hale–91 Hayley Mills–67 James Woods–66 Frederick "Rick" Moranis–60 Eric Roberts–57 Jane Leeves–52 Eric McCormack–50 Conan O'Brien–50 David Tennant(McDonald)–42 Eli Roth–41 Sean Maguire–37 Melissa Joan Hart–37 ;  1906 – a major earthquake struck San Francisco and set off raging fires. More than 3,000 people died.

April 17

Happy Birthday RIP William Holden(Beedle 1918–1981) Donald Kirshner(1934–2011) John "J. P." Morgan(1837–1913) ; Michael Sembello–59 Shaun Bean–54 Elizabeth "Liz" Phair–46 Jennifer Garner–41 Victoria Adams-Beckham–39 ; 1964 The Ford Motor Co. unveiled the Mustang to USA market.

April 16

Happy Birthday RIP Sir Charlie Chaplin (1889–1977) Enrico "Henry" Mancini(1924–1994) ; Stanley "Bobby" Vinton–78 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar(Ferdinand Alcindor)–66 Ellen Barkin–59 Jon Cryer–48 Martin Lawrence–48 Peter Billingsley–42 Lukas Haas–37 ; 1962 – Walter Cronkite succeeded Douglas Edwards as anchorman of "The CBS Evening News." 

April 15

Happy Birthday RIP Elizabeth Montgomery(1933–1995) ; Linda Bloodworth-Thomason–66 Heloise Cruse–62 Emma Thompson–54 Seth Rogen–31 Emma Watson–23 ; 1912 – the British luxury liner RMS Titanic sank in the North Atlantic off Newfoundland, less than three hours after striking an iceberg. About 1,500 people died. 

April 14

Happy Birthday RIP Arthur John Gielgud (1904–2000) Rodney Steiger(1925–2002) Johanna "Anne" Sullivan Macy(1866–1936) ; Loretta Lynn Webb–81 Julie Christie–72 Peter Rose–72 Brad Garrett(Gerstenfeld)–53 Robert Carlyle–52 Michael Anthony Hall–45 Adrien Brody–40 Sarah Michelle Gellar–36 ; 1865 – President Lincoln was shot and mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth while attending the comedy "Our American Cousin" at Ford's Theater in Washington, D.C. He died the next day.

April 13

Happy Birthday RIP Samuel Beckett(1906–1989) Donald Yarmy(Don Adams 1923–2005) ; Lyle Waggoner–78 Paul Sorvino–74 Tony Dow–68 Albert Greene–67 Robert "Peabo" Bryson–62 Ronald Perlman–63 William Sadler–63 Caroline Rhea–49 Richard Schroder–43  ; 1902 – James C. Penney opens his first store in Kemmerer, Wyoming.

April 12

Happy Birthday RIP Johnnie Collier("Ann Miller" 1923–2004) Charles Napier(1936–2011) Herbert Khaury("Tiny Tim" 1932–1996) ; Herbert Hancock–73 Edward O'Neill–67 Thomas Clancy–66 David Letterman–66 David Cassidy–63 Andrés "Andy" García Menéndez–57 Shannen Doherty–42 Nicholas Brendon Schultz–42 Claire Danes–34 Jennifer Morrison–34 ; 1606 – The Union Flag is adopted as the flag of English and Scottish ships.

April 11

Happy Birthday Ethel Kennedy–85 Joel Grey(Katz)–81 Meshach Taylor–66 Michele Scarabelli–58 Lisa Stansfield–47 ; 1921 – Iowa became the first state to impose a cigarette tax.

April 10

Happy Birthday RIP Kevin "Chuck" Connors(1921–1992) Harry Morgan(Bratsberg 1915–2011) ; Carl "Max" von Sydow–84 Michel Shalhoub("Omar Sharif")–81 Steven Seagal–61 Brian Setzer–54 Katrina Leskanich–53 Charlie Hunnam–33 Michael Pitt–32 Amanda Leigh Moore–29 Haley Joel Osment–25 ; 1912 – The RMS Titanic leaves port in Southampton, England for her first and only voyage.

April 9

Happy Birthday RIP Avery Schreiber(1935–2002) ; Hugh Hefner–87 Michael Learned–74 Dennis Quaid–59 Marc Jacobs–50 Cynthia Nixon–47 Jennifer Massoli("Jenna Jameson")–39 Keshia Knight Pulliam–34 Jonathan Baruchel–31 Leighton Meester–27 Jesse McCartney–26 Kristen Stewart–23 Mary Elle Fanning–15 ; 1867 – Alaska purchase: Passing by a single vote, the United States Senate ratifies a treaty with Russia for the purchase of Alaska.

April 8

Happy Birthday RIP Elizabeth "Betty" Ford(1918–2011) ; Fred Greenfield("Shecky Greene")–87 Vivienne Westwood(Swire)–72 John Schneider–53 Jeffrey "Izzy" Isbell–51 Julian Lennon–50 Robin Wright–47 Patricia Arquette–45 ; 1913 – The 17th amendment to the Constitution, providing for the popular election of U.S. senators, was ratified.

April 7

Happy Birthday RIP Ian Richardson(1934–2007) Billie Holiday(Elinore Harris 1915–1959) ; James Bumgarner("Garner")–85 William "Wayne" Rogers–80 Jerry Brown–75 Francis Ford Coppola–74 John Oates–64 Kong-sang "Jackie" Chan( 陳港生)–59 Russell Crowe–49 ; 1967 – Film critic Roger Ebert published his very first film review in the Chicago Sun-Times

April 6

Happy Birthday Billy December Williams–76 Merle Haggard–76 John Ratzenberger–66 Patrika Darbo–65 Mary Lucy Henner–61 Paul Rudd–44 Anders Jensen–41 Zach Braff–38 Candace Cameron–37 ; 1896 – In Athens, the opening of the first modern Olympic Games is celebrated, 1,500 years after the original games

April 5

Happy Birthday RIP Eldred Gregory Peck(1916–2003) Ruth "Bette" Davis(1908–1989) Spencer Tracy(1900–1967) ; Colin Powell–76 Maxwell Gail–70 Agnetha Fältskog–63 Thea Gill–43 Pharrell Williams–40 ; 1792 – U.S. President George Washington exercises his authority to veto a bill, the first time this power is used in the United States. 

April 4

Happy Birthday RIP Heath Ledger(1979–2008) Anthony Perkins(1932–1992) Daniel David White(1916–1990) ; Estelle Nussbaum("Harris")–85 Craig T. Nelson–69 Hugo Weaving–53 Graham Walker("Norton")–50 David Cross–49 Robert Downey Jr–48 Nancy McKeon–47 James Rodriguez("Roday")–37; 1850  – The city of Los Angeles was incorporated ; 1968 – Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated by James Earl Ray at a motel in Memphis, Tennessee.

April 3

Happy Birthday  RIP Marlon Brando(1924–2004) ; Doris Kappelhoff("Doris Day")–90 Dame Valerie Jane Morris Goodall–79 Marsha Mason–71 Carson "Wayne" Newton–71 Michael Orlando Cassavitis("Tony Orlando")–69 Alexander "Alec" Baldwin III–55 David Hyde Pierce–54 Edward "Eddie" Murphy–52 Jamie Bamber Griffith–40 ; 1860–The Pony Express began service between St. Joseph, Mo., and Sacramento, Calif.

April 2

Happy Birthday RIP Alec Guinness de Cuffe(1914–2000) Christian "Buddy" Ebsen(1908–2003) Ron Paolillo(1949–2012) Marvin Gaye(1939–1984) ; Emmylou Harris–66 Chris Meloni–52 Michael Fassbender–36 Aiden Turner–36 ; 1956 – As The World Turns debuts on CBS-TV

April 1

Happy Birthday RIP Leonidas "Lon" Chaney(1883–1930) Gordon Jump(1932–2003) ; Mary "Debbie" Reynolds–81 Elizabeth "Ali" MacGraw–75 Barry Sonnenfeld–60 Susan Boyle–52 Rachel Maddow–40 Sam Huntington–31 Matt Lanter–30 Hillary Scott–27 ; 1970 – President Richard Nixon signs the Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act into law, requiring the Surgeon General's warnings on tobacco products and banning cigarette advertisements on television and radio in the United States