TODAYS BIRTHDAYS AND DEATH'S - APRIL 15TH
Today’s birthdays
1939 – Marty Wilde (87), English singer and songwriter ( “Endless Sleep”, “Sea of Love”, “Bad Boy”) and father of rocker Kim Wilde, born in Blackheath, London.
1940 – Jeffrey Archer (86), English novelist (Only Time Will Tell, The Sins of the Father) and former politician from 1969 to 1974, born in Holloway, London.
1959 – Emma Thompson (67), English actress (Nanny McPhee, Cruella, Love Actually), born in Hammersmith, London.
1965 – Linda Perry (61), American musician, singer-songwriter and lead vocalist with 4 Non Blondes (“What’s Up?”), born in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States.
1966 – Samantha Fox (60), English pop singer (“Touch Me”) and former glamour model, born in Mile End, London.
1971 – Katy Hill (55), English television presenter (Blue Peter, Live & Kicking, Top of the Pops), born in Poole, Dorset.
1978 – Luis Fonsi (48), Puerto Rican singer (“Despacito”), born in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
1979 – Luke Evans (47), Welsh actor (Dracula Untold, Fast & Furious 6, Anna, Beauty and the Beast), born in Pontypool, Wales.
1980 – Natalie Casey (46), English actress (Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps, Hollyoaks), born in Rawtenstall, Lancashire.
1982 – Seth Rogen (44), Canadian actor (The Green Hornet, The Interview, Superbad) and voice actor (Sausage Party, Paul), born in Vancouver, Canada.
1988 – Eliza Doolittle (38), English singer (“Skinny Genes”, “Walking on Water”), born in London.
1990 – Emma Watson (36), English actress (Little Women, Beauty and the Beast, Harry Potter franchise), born in Paris, France.
1997 – Maisie Williams (29), English actress (The New Mutants) who made her acting debut in 2011 as Arya Stark in Game of Thrones, born in Bristol.
Famous deaths
1865 – Abraham Lincoln (b. 1809), 16th president of the United States, serving from 1861 until his assassination in 1865, playing a major role in the abolition of slavery.
1982 – Arthur Lowe (b. 1915), English actor best remembered for playing Captain Mainwaring in the British sitcom Dad’s Army from 1968 until 1977.
1984 – Tommy Cooper (b. 1921), Welsh prop comedian and magician who habitually wore a red fez when performing.
1988 – Kenneth Williams (b. 1926), English actor and comedian (Hancock’s Half Hour) best known for his comedy roles in 26 of the 31 Carry On films.
1990 – Greta Garbo (b. 1905), Swedish actress of Hollywood’s silent and early golden eras (Two-Faced Woman, A Woman of Affairs, Mata Hari).
1994 – John Curry (b. 1949), English figure skater and the 1976 European, World and Olympic Champion noted for combining ballet and modern dance influences into his skating.
2018 – R. Lee Ermey (b. 1944), American actor (Full Metal Jacket, Texas Chainsaw Massacre) and U.S. Marine drill instructor.
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