What happened on April 24 ?

1533 - William I of Orange (d. 1584)

1580 - Vincent de Paul, French saint (d. 1660)

1706 - Giovanni Battista Martini, Italian musician (d. 1780)

1718 - Nathaniel Hone, Irish-born painter (d. 1784)

1743 - Edmund Cartwright, British inventor (d. 1823)

1815 - Anthony Trollope, English novelist (d. 1882)

1845 - Carl Spitteler, Swiss writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1924)

1856 - Henri Philippe Pétain, French soldier and statesman (d. 1951)

1876 - Erich Raeder, German naval commander (d. 1960)

1878 - Jean Crotti, Swiss artist (d. 1958)

1882 - Hugh Dowding, Scottish fighter pilot (d. 1970)

1889 - Sir Stafford Cripps, British politician (d. 1952)

1889 - Lyubov Popova, Russian painter (d. 1924)

1896 - Benjamin Whorf, American linguist (d. 1941)

1897 - Manuel Ávila Camacho, President of Mexico (d. 1955)

1899 - Oscar Zariski, Russian-born mathematician (d. 1986)

1904 - Willem de Kooning, Dutch painter (d. 1997)

1905 - Robert Penn Warren, American poet (d. 1989)

1906 - William Joyce, Irish fascist (d. 1946)

1907 - William Sargant, British psychiatrist (d. 1988)

1908 - Marceline Day, American actress (d. 2000)

1914 - William Castle, American film director and producer (d. 1977)

1916 - Lou Thesz, American professional wrestler (d. 2002)

1922 - J.D. Cannon, American actor (d. 2005)

1924 - Sir Clement Freud, British writer, radio personality, and politician

1926 - Thorbjörn Fälldin, Prime Minister of Sweden

1930 - Jerome Callet, American musician

1930 - Richard Donner, American film director and producer

1933 - Claire Davenport, British actress (d. 2002)

1934 - Shirley MacLaine, American actress and author

1936 - Jill Ireland, British actress (d. 1990)

1937 - Joe Henderson American jazz saxophonist (d. 2001)

1940 - Sue Grafton, American author

1941 - John Williams, Australian guitarist

1942 - Richard M. Daley, American politician

1942 - Barbra Streisand, American singer, actress, and director

1945 - Doug Clifford, American drummer (Creedence Clearwater Revival)

1952 - Jean-Paul Gaultier, French fashion designer

1953 - Eric Bogosian, American actor and writer

1954 - Mumia Abu-Jamal, American journalist, political activist, and death-row inmate

1954 - Captain Sensible, British guitarist (The Damned)

1955 - John de Mol, Dutch media tycoon

1957 - David J, British musician

1957 - Boris Williams, British musician (The Cure)

1960 - Paula Yates, British television presenter (d. 2000)

1962 - Stuart Pearce, English footballer and manager

1962 - Steve Roach, Australian rugby player

1963 - Billy Gould, American musician (Faith No More)

1964 - Cedric the Entertainer, American comedian and actor

1964 - Djimon Hounsou, Benin-born actor

1968 - Stacy Haiduk, American actress

1968 - Hashim Thaci, Kosovan politician

1971 - Mauro Pawlowski, Belgian guitarist and singer (Evil Superstars and dEUS)

1972 - Chipper Jones, baseball player

1972 - Jure Ko?ir, Slovenian skier

1972 - Rab Douglas, Scottish footballer

1973 - Sachin Tendulkar, Indian cricketer

1974 - Comedy Dave, British television host

1974 - Joseph Bruce, American rapper (Insane Clown Posse)

1975 - Sam Doumit, American actress

1976 - Steve Finnan, Irish footballer

1977 - Carlos Beltran, Puerto Rican Major League Baseball player

1977 - Siarhiej Ba?achona?, Belarusian writer

1978 - Eric Balfour, American actor

1980 - Austin Nichols, American actor

1982 - Kelly Clarkson, American singer

1982 - Shayna Nackoney, Canadian synchronized swimmer

1984 - Tyson Ritter, American singer and bassist (All-American Rejects)

1985 - Kaori Nazuka, Japanese voice actress