This Week’s Birthdays – Week of April 20

April 20, 1823 – Jesse Lee Reno, a United States Army officer who served in the Mexican–American War, the Utah War, the western frontier, and as a Union General during the American Civil War.

April 21, 1926 – Elizabeth II. The Queen.

April 22, 1924 – George “Harmonica” Smith, an American electric blues harmonica player.

April 23, 1791 – James Buchanan, Jr., the 15th President of the United States (1857–1861).

April 24, 1986 – Michael Chandler Jr., an American mixed martial artist.

April 25, 1874 – Guglielmo Marconi, 1st Marquis of Marconi, an Italian inventor and electrical engineer, known for his pioneering work on long-distance radio transmission.

April 26, 1564 – William Shakespeare, an English poet and playwright.