On This Day April 23
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1821 – Clara Barton, Civil War volunteer nurse who founded the American Red Cross (d. 1912)
1924 – Emmy-winning “The Twilight Zone” creator-writer Rod Serling (d. 1975)
1946 – Singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett (“Margaritaville,” “Cheeseburger in Paradise”) (d. 2023)
1954 – Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Annie Lennox, formerly of the 1980s new wave band Eurythmics
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1925 – Entertainer and Rat Pack member Sammy Davis, Jr. (d. 1990)
1939 – Flute virtuoso Sir James Galway
1943 – Singer-songwriter and The Doors frontman Jim Morrison (d. 1971)
1947 – Allman Brothers Band co-founder Gregg Allman (d. 2017)
1961 – Author and political commentator Ann Coulter
1966 – Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Sinéad O’Connor
1982 – Hip-hop superstar Nicki Minaj, born Onika Tanya Maraj