Deaf Smith
Erastus "Deaf" Smith, who earned his nickname due to hearing loss in childhood, was an American frontiersman noted for his part in the Texas Revolution and the Army of the Republic of Texas. He fought in the Grass Fight and the Battle of San Jacinto. After the war, Deaf Smith led a company of Texas Rangers.
19 April 1787
Born on the same birth day (19 April): Ferdinand I of Austria • George St Lo • Germaine Tailleferre • Julius Krohn • Justin Rigali • Kate Hudson • Margo MacDonald • Richard Hughes (British writer) • Rivaldo • Sol Kaplan • Stanley Fish • VĂ©ronique Gens • Walter Stewart (journalist) • Wilfried Martens
Born in the same month (April 1787): Celestina Cordero • John Robertson (Virginia politician) • Ludwig Uhland