April 15, 1452 – Italian painter, sculptor, scientist, and visionary Leonardo da Vinci is born in Florence, Italy.
April 16, 1867 – Aviation pioneer Wilbur Wright is born in Millville, Indiana.
April 16, 1889 – Film legend Charlie Chaplin is born in Walworth, England.
April 17, 1918 – American actor William Holden (The Blue Knight, Sunset Boulevard, Sabrina, The Bridge on the River Kwai) is born in O’Fallon, Illinois.