What happened on April 28 ?

1442 - King Edward IV of England (d. 1483)

1630 - Charles Cotton, English poet (d. 1687)

1686 - Michael Brokoff, Czech sculptor (d. 1721)

1715 - Franz Sparry, composer (d. 1767)

1758 - James Monroe, 5th President of the United States (d. 1831)

1819 - Ezra Abbot, American Bible scholar (d. 1884)

1838 - Tobias Michael Carel Asser, Dutch jurist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1913)

1868 - Lucy Booth, the fifth daughter of William and Catherine Booth (d. 1953)

1874 - Karl Kraus, Austrian journalist and author (d. 1936)

1878 - Lionel Barrymore, American actor (d. 1954)

1886 - ?abdulla Tuqay, Russian poet (d. 1913)

1889 - António de Oliveira Salazar, dictator of Portugal (d. 1970)

1900 - Jan Oort, Dutch astronomer (d. 1992)

1903 - Johan Borgen, Norwegian author (d. 1979)

1906 - Kurt Gödel, Austrian mathematician (d. 1978)

1906 - Paul Sacher, Swiss conductor (d. 1999)

1908 - Oskar Schindler, Austrian businessman and anti-Nazi resistance worker (d. 1974)

1912 - Odette Sansom, French resistance worker (d. 1995)

1916 - Ferruccio Lamborghini, Italian automobile manufacturer (d. 1993)

1921 - Rowland Evans, American journalist and commentator (d. 2001)

1924 - Kenneth Kaunda, President of Zambia

1926 - Harper Lee, American author

1928 - Yves Klein, French painter (d. 1962)

1928 - Eugene M. Shoemaker, American planetary scientist (d. 1997)

1930 - James Baker, American politician

1930 - Carolyn Jones, American actress (d. 1983)

1937 - Saddam Hussein, former leader of Iraq

1938 - Madge Sinclair, Jamaican actress (d. 1995)

1941 - Ann-Margret, Swedish-born actress

1941 - K. Barry Sharpless, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate

1943 - Jacques Dutronc, French singer and actor

1944 - Jean-Claude Van Cauwenberghe, Belgian politician

1948 - Terry Pratchett, English author

1948 - Marcia Strassman, American actress

1949 - Indian Larry, American Motorcycle Builder and Stuntman

1950 - Jay Leno, American comedian and television host

1952 - Mary McDonnell, American actress

1953 - Kim Gordon, American musician (Sonic Youth)

1955 - Paul Guilfoyle, American actor

1955 - Nicky Gumbel, British author and priest

1956 - Jimmy Barnes, Scottish-born singer

1958 - Hal Sutton, American golfer

1960 - John Cerutti, baseball player and announcer (d. 2004)

1964 - Barry Larkin, Baseball player

1966 - John Daly, American golfer

1966 - Too $hort, American rapper

1968 - Daisy Berkowitz, American musician (Marilyn Manson)

1970 - Nicklas Lidström, Swedish hockey player

1970 - Diego Simeone, Argentine footballer

1973 - Elisabeth Röhm, American actress

1973 - Jorge Garcia, American actor

1974 - Penélope Cruz, Spanish actress

1974 - Richel Hersisia, Dutch boxer

1974 - Vernon Kay, British TV/radio presenter

1980 - Josh Howard, Basketball player (Dallas Mavericks)

1981 - Jessica Alba, American actress