Notable Birthdays for April 16
Published in History & Quotes
- aviation pioneer Wilbur Wright in 1867
- movie legend Charlie Chaplin in 1889
- writer Kingsley Amis in 1922
- composer/conductor Henry Mancini in 1924
- Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI in 1927 (age 91)
- football Hall of fame member Dick Night Train Lane in 1927
- jazz flutist Herbie Mann in 1930
- singer Bobby Vinton in 1935 (age 83)
- singer Dusty Springfield in 1939
- Danish Queen Margrethe II in 1940 (age 78)
- basketball Hall of Fame member Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in 1947 (age 71)
- NFL coach Bill Belichick in 1952 (age 66)
- actor Ellen Barkin in 1954 (age 64)
- actor Jon Cryer in 1965 (age 53): actor Martin Lawrence in 1965 (age 53)
- actor Peter Billingsley in 1971 (age 47)
- Tejeno singer Selena (Quintanilla) in 1971
- singer Akon, born Aliaume Damala Badara Akon Thiam, in 1973 (age 45)
- actor Claire Foy in 1984 (age 34)
- Chance the Rapper, born Chancellor Jonathan Bennett, in 1993 (age 25)
- Mirai Nagasu, first female figure skater to land a triple axel at the Olympics, in 1993 (age 25)
- actor Anya Taylor-Joy in 1996 (age 22)
- actor Sadie Sink in 2002 (age 16).
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