April 26th Birthdays

American singer and actor, Bobby Rydell, was born on this day in 1942, in Philadelphia, Pa., as Robert Ridarelli. Bobby passed away at the age of 79 on April 5, 2022 in Philadelphia.

Also born on April 26th:

• 1933
  Carol Burnett, American comedian
• 1938
  Nino Benvenuti, Italian boxer, actor
• 1941
  Claudine Clark, American R&B singer, composer
• 1947
  Warren Clarke, British actor
• 1952
  Spice Williams-Crosby, American actress, stunt performer
• 1955
  Mike Scott, American baseball player
• 1956
  Koo Stark, American actress
• 1958
  Giancarlo Esposito, American actor
• 1959
  John Corabi, American musician
• 1960
  Roger Taylor, British musician
  Steve Lombardozzi, American baseball player
• 1961
  Anthony Cumia, American radio personality
  Chris Mars, American rock drummer
• 1962
  Michael Damian, American actor, singer
  Debra Wilson, American actress, comedian
• 1963
  Colin Scotts, Australian-born American football player
• 1965
  Kevin James, American comedian
• 1970
  Melania Trump, Slovene-American model, USA First Lady
  Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins, American singer
• 1971
  Shondrella Avery, American actress
  Jay DeMarcus, American bassist
• 1974
  Ivana Milicevic, American actress
• 1975
  Nathan “Joey” Jordison, American musician
  Nerina Pallot, British singer
• 1977
  Jason Earles, American actor
  Tom Welling, American actor
• 1978
  Avant, American singer
  Joe Crede, American baseball player
  Tyler Labine, Canadian actor
  Stana Katic, Canadian actress
• 1979
  Ariane Moffatt, Canadian singer, songwriter
• 1980
  Jordana Brewster, American actress
  Channing Tatum, American actor
• 1981
  Ms. Dynamite, British musician
  Toby Leonard Moore, Australian actor
• 1982
  Brock Gillespie, American basketball player
  Jon Lee, British singer
  Cooper Wallace, American football player
• 1991
  Will Heard, British singer, songwriter
• 1992
  Danielle Hope, English Actress/singer

April Birthday Calendar

Died on April 26th:

• 1865
  John Wilkes Booth, American assassin of Abraham Lincoln (age 26)
• 1956
  Edward Arnold, American actor (age 66)
• 1970
  Gypsy Rose Lee, American actress, striptease dancer (age 59)
• 1973
  Irene Ryan, American actress, philanthropist (age 70)
• 1976
  Sid James, South African-English actor (age 62)
• 1981
  Jim Davis, American actor (age 71)
• 1984
  Count Basie, American pianist, bandleader (age 79)
• 1986
  Broderick Crawford, American actor (age 74)
  Bessie Love, American actress (age 87)
• 1989
  Lucille Ball, American actress, comedian (age 77)
• 1991
  Carmine Coppola, American composer, conductor (age 80)
• 1996
  Stirling Silliphant, American screenwriter, producer (age 78)
• 2005
  Mason Adams, American actor (age 86)
  Maria Schell, Austrian-Swiss actress (age 79)
• 2011
  Phoebe Snow, American singer, guitarist (age 60)
• 2013
  Jacqueline Brookes, American actress (age 82)
  George Jones, American singer, guitarist (age 81)
• 2015
  Jayne Meadows, American actress (age 95)
• 2017
  Jonathan Demme, American filmmaker, screenwriter (age 73)