List of Famous people born on April 15th
Danny Way
Danny Way is an American professional skateboarder, company owner and rallycross driver who has been awarded Thrasher magazine's "Skater of the Year" award twice. He is known for extreme stunts, such as jumping into a skateboard ramp from a helicopter; that was featured on the cover of Transworld Skateboarding magazine. Matt Hoffman has been credited for pioneering megaramps, including one that Danny Way used to jump the Great Wall of China on a skateboard.
Suhartono
Lieutenant General Suhartono is a senior officer of the Indonesian Navy who graduated from the Indonesian Naval Academy in 1988. Currently, he is the 48th Commander of the Naval Doctrine, Education and Training Development Command (Kodiklat). Previously, he was the Commandant of the Marine Corps. and also served as Commander of Paspampres, Commander of Lantamal XI/Merauke, Naval Academy Regiment, Asrena Kormar and Expert Staff at Koarmabar.
Johann Nepomuk von Tschiderer zu Gleifheim
Johann Nepomuk von Tschiderer zu Gleifheim was an Austrian-Italian Roman Catholic prelate and the Bishop of Trent from 1834 until his death. He was born to Austrians but was considered to be an Austro-Italian due to having been born in the Italian town of Bolzano.
Benjamin Jowett
Benjamin Jowett was an influential tutor and administrative reformer in the University of Oxford, a theologian, an Anglican cleric, and a translator of Plato and Thucydides. He was Master of Balliol College, Oxford.
Guibert of Nogent
Guibert de Nogent was a Benedictine historian, theologian and author of autobiographical memoirs. Guibert was relatively unknown in his own time, going virtually unmentioned by his contemporaries. He has only recently caught the attention of scholars who have been more interested in his extensive autobiographical memoirs and personality which provide insight into medieval life.
James J. Jeffries
James Jackson "Jim" Jeffries was an American professional boxer and World Heavyweight Champion.
Florence Bates
Florence Bates was an American film and stage character actress who often played grande dame characters in supporting roles.
Stefano Evodio Assemani
Stefano Evodio Assemani, Ottoman-born orientalist, nephew of Giuseppe Simone Assemani and cousin of Giuseppe Luigi Assemani, was the chief assistant of his uncle Giuseppe Simone in his work in the Vatican library.
Willie Davis
William Henry Davis was a center fielder in Major League Baseball who played most of his career for the Los Angeles Dodgers. At the end of his career he ranked seventh in major league history in putouts (5449) and total chances (5719) in the outfield, and third in games in center field (2237). He was ninth in National League history in total outfield games (2274), and won Gold Glove Awards from 1971 to 1973. He had 13 seasons of 20 or more stolen bases, led the NL in triples twice, and retired with the fourth most triples (138) by any major leaguer since 1945. He holds Los Angeles club records (1958–present) for career hits (2091), runs (1004), triples (110), at bats (7495), total bases (3094) and extra base hits (585). His 31-game hitting streak in 1969 remains the longest by a Dodger. When he tied Zack Wheat's previous record at 29 games, the message board at Dodger Stadium flashed a message sent via telegram by Wheat from his home in Missouri, saying, "Congratulations. Keep going. You have done a good job. Good luck."