Notable Birthdays for April 2
Published in History & Quotes
Those born on this date include:
- Charlemagne, founder of the Holy Roman Empire, in 742
- Italian adventurer Giacomo Casanova in 1725
- Danish storyteller Hans Christian Andersen in 1805
- French novelist Emile Zola in 1840
- surrealist artist Max Ernst in 1891
- baseball Hall of Fame member Luke Appling in 1907
- actor Buddy Ebsen in 1908
- actor Alec Guinness in 1914
- actor Jack Webb in 1920
- Australian auto racer Jack Brabham in 1926
- singer/songwriter Marvin Gaye in 1939
- radio personality Dr. Demento, born Barret Hansen, in 1941 (age 74)
- singer/songwriter Leon Russell in 1942 (age 73)
- actor Linda Hunt in 1945 (age 70)
- literary and cultural critic Camille Paglia in 1947 (age 68)
- country singer Emmylou Harris in 1947 (age 68)
- actor Pamela Reed in 1949 (age 66)
- actor Christopher Meloni in 1961 (age 54).
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