George Derby
George Horatio Derby was an early California humorist. He attended West Point with Ulysses S. Grant. Derby used the pseudonym "John P. Squibob" and its variants "John Phoenix" and "Squibob." Derby served as a lieutenant in the U.S. Army Corps of Topographical Engineers. In his spare time, he wrote humorous anecdotes and burlesques, often under the guise of his pseudonyms.
3 April 1823
Born on the same birth date (3 April 1823): William M. Tweed
Born on the same birth day (3 April): Aaron Bertram • Doon Arbus • Grigoris Lambrakis • John de Vries (racing driver) • Kam Chancellor • Margaret Anglin • Paris Jackson • Per Borten • Peter Matera • Rod Funseth • Sebastian Bach • Zez Confrey
Born in the same month (April 1823): Alexander Ostrovsky • Gotthold Eisenstein • Joseph Medill • President of Mexico • Simon Bolivar Buckner • William M. Tweed