Billie Holiday

Billie Holiday was an American jazz and swing music singer. Nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and music partner, Lester Young, Holiday made a significant contribution to jazz music and pop singing. Her vocal style, strongly influenced by jazz instrumentalists, inspired a new way of manipulating phrasing and tempo. She was known for her vocal delivery and improvisational skills.

7 April 1915

Born on the same birth date (7 April 1915): Henry Kuttner • Stanley Adams (actor)

Born on the same birth day (7 April): Aaron Lohr • Antonio Piccolo • Brian Haner • Epifanio de los Santos • Frederick Carl Frieseke • Gorden Kaye • Jackie Chan • Janar Talts • Jane Frederick • Jessica Lee • Jon Cruddas • Kim Kap-soo • Marjory Stoneman Douglas • Martin Buß • Patrick Crayton • Rafaela Gómez • Tobias Stimmer • Zvika Hadar

Born in the same month (April 1915): Anthony Quinn • Harry Morgan • Henry Kuttner • Ivan Supek • Joe Foss • Mort Weisinger • O. W. Fischer • Piet de Jong