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Notable Birthdays for April 16

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- aviation pioneer Wilbur Wright in 1867
- movie legend Charlie Chaplin in 1889
- British actor Peter Ustinov in 1921
- writer Kingsley Amis in 1922
- composer/conductor Henry Mancini in 1924
- Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI in 1927 (age 87)
- actor Edie Adams also in 1927
- football Hall of fame member Dick Night Train Lane in 1928
- jazz flutist Herbie Mann in 1930
- singers Bobby Vinton in 1935 (age 79) and Dusty Springfield in 1939
- basketball Hall of Fame member Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in 1947 (age 67)
- actors Ellen Barkin in 1954 (age 60)
- Jon Cryer and Martin Lawrence, both in 1965 (age 49) and Peter Billingsley in 1971 (age 43)
- Tejeno singer Selena (Quintanilla) in 1971
- and singer Akon in 1973 (age 41).

 


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