PREVIOUSLY, on APRIL 15th:

1450: French forces annihilate English forces at the Battle of Formigny, during the Hundred Years' War

1812: Titanic sinks, killing 1,500 passengers and crew

1865: Abraham Lincoln dies after being shot by John Wilkes Booth

1984: Tommy Cooper has a heart attack live on TV

1987: Thomas James Barks born

1989: Chinese General Secretary Hu Yaobang dies, triggering the events that lead to the Tiananmen Square Massacre

1989: a human crush occurs at Hillsborough Stadium, killing 96 people


People with this auspicious birthdate share it with:

- Leonardo Da Vinci

- Guru Nanak Dev, founder of Sikhism

- Dodi al-Fayed

- Emma "Hermione" Watson


Happy birthday Eric!

Your future success is written in the stars!