Celebrity Birthdays for April 16:
Singer Bobby Vinton is 89.
Denmark's Queen Margrethe II is 84.
Blues singer and guitarist Stefan Grossman is 79.
Basketball Hall of Fame centre Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is 77.
Hall of Fame jockey Sandy Hawley is 75
NFL head coach Bill Belichick is 72.
Rock singer and former politician Peter Garrett is 71.
Actress Ellen Barkin is 70.
Actor Michael Gill ("House of Cards") is 64.
Singer-bassist Jason Scheff (Chicago) is 62.
Singer Jimmy Osmond is 61.
Singer David Pirner of Soul Asylum is 60.
Actor-comedian Martin Lawrence is 59.
Latin American rapper Gerardo (Mejia) is 59.
Actor Jon Cryer is 59.
Actor Peter Billingsley ("A Christmas Story") is 53.
Singer-rapper Akon is 51.
Actor Lukas Haas is 48.
Broadway actress Kelli O'Hara is 48.
Actress Claire Foy ("The Crown") is 40.
Hip-hop artist Chance the Rapper is 31.
Actress Sadie Sink ("Stranger Things") is 22.
Also born on this date (death in parentheses):
In 1786, Arctic explorer John Franklin. (June 11, 1847)
In 1867, American aviation pioneer Wilbur Wright. (Jan. 30, 1948)
In 1889, actor-director Charlie Chaplin. (Dec. 25, 1977)
In 1904, Fifi D’Orsay, the Montreal-born motion picture actress known as the "French Bombshell." (Dec. 2, 1983)
In 1907, Canadian inventor Joseph-Armand Bombardier. (Feb. 18, 1964)
In 1917, actor Barry Nelson. (April 7, 2007)
In 1921, actor and writer Sir Peter Ustinov. (March 28, 2004)
In 1924, pianist, composer and orchestra leader Henry Mancini. (June 14, 1994)
In 1927, actress-singer Edie Adams. (Oct. 15, 2008)
In 1927, Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI. (Dec. 31, 2022)
In 1927, Pro Football Hall-of-Famer Dick "Night Train" Lane. (Jan. 29, 2002)
In 1927, actor Peter Mark Richman ("Dynasty"). (Jan. 14, 2021)
In 1929, '50s pop and R&B singer Roy Hamilton. (July 20, 1969)
In 1930, jazz flutist Herbie Mann. (July 1, 2003)
In 1939, British singer Dusty Springfield. (March 2, 1999)
In 1943, "Lonesome" Dave Peverett of Foghat. (Feb. 7, 2000)
In 1947, singer Gerry Rafferty. (Jan. 4, 2011)
In 1971, Tejano music star Selena (Quintanilla). (March 31, 1995)
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