Birthdays occurring on April, 4

1926

Cloris Leachman was born on April 4, 1926 Why can't we build orphanages next to homes for the elderly? If someone were sitting in a rocker, it wouldn't be long before a kid will be in his lap More quotations from Cloris Leachman

1928

Maya Angelou was born on April 4, 1928 American poet, b.1928 I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. More quotations from Maya Angelou

1932

Andrei Tarkovsky was born on April 4, 1932 Russian film director. 1932-1986 Juxtaposing a person with an environment that is boundless, collating him with a countless number of people passing by close to him and far away, relating a person to the whole world, that is the meaning of cinema. More quotations from Andrei Tarkovsky

1932

Anthony Perkins was born on April 4, 1932 American actor who was best remembered for his portrayal of murderous motel owner Norman Bates in the Alfred Hitchcock thriller Psycho (1960). 1932-1992 Rock Hudson let his gay agent marry him off to his secretary because he didn't want people to get the right idea More quotations from Anthony Perkins

Deaths occurring on April, 4

1774

Oliver Goldsmith died on April 4, 1774 Irish born British essayist, poet, novelist and dramatist. 1730-1774 You can preach a better sermon with your life than with your lips. More quotations from Oliver Goldsmith

1841

William Henry Harrison died on April 4, 1841 American 9th US president (1841). 1773-1841 I contend that the strongest of all governments is that which is most free More quotations from William Henry Harrison

1941

Max Frisch died on April 4, 1941 Technology is a way of organizing the universe so that man doesn't have to experience it More quotations from Max Frisch

1968

Martin Luther King, Jr. died on April 4, 1968 American baptist minister and civil-rights leader. 1929-1968 The church must be reminded that it is not the master or the servant of the state, but rather the conscience of the state. It must be the guide and the critic of the state, and never its tool. More quotations from Martin Luther King, Jr.