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April 16, 1755 — March 30, 1842
Élisabeth Vigée-Lebrun
Élisabeth Vigée-Lebrun was a French painter, one of the most successful...
1640? — April 16, 1689
Aphra Behn
Aphra Behn was an English dramatist, fiction writer, and poet who...
April 16, 1928 — January 29, 2002
Dick Lane
Dick Lane was an American gridiron football player who is widely considered...
December 1, 1761 — April 16, 1850
Marie Tussaud
Marie Tussaud was the French-born founder of Madame Tussaud’s museum...
September 7, 1707 — April 16, 1788
Georges-Louis Leclerc, count de Buffon
Georges-Louis Leclerc, count de Buffon was a French naturalist, remembered...
May 23, 1917 — April 16, 2008
Edward Lorenz
Edward Lorenz was an American meteorologist and discoverer of the...
August 15, 1885 — April 16, 1968
Edna Ferber
Edna Ferber was an American novelist and short-story writer who wrote...
April 16, 1871 — March 24, 1909
J.M. Synge
J.M. Synge was a leading figure in the Irish literary renaissance,...