Herbert von Karajan

Herbert von Karajan was an Austrian conductor. He was principal conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic for 34 years. During the Nazi era, he debuted at the Salzburg Festival, with the Vienna Philharmonic, the Berlin Philharmonic, and during World War II he conducted at the Berlin State Opera. Generally regarded as one of the greatest conductors of the 20th century, he was a controversial but dominant figure in European classical music from the mid-1950s until his death. Part of the reason for this was the large number of recordings he made and their prominence during his lifetime. By one estimate, he was the top-selling classical music recording artist of all time, having sold an estimated 200 million records.

5 April 1908

Born on the same birth date (5 April 1908): Bette Davis • Jagjivan Ram • Kurt Neumann (director)

Born on the same birth day (5 April): Albert R. Broccoli • Dennis Mortimer • Donald Lynden-Bell • Feridun Buğeker • Franziska van Almsick • Ion Inculeț • Karl Felix Halm • Kurt Neumann (director) • Les Binks • Mitch Pileggi • Samuele Preisig • Sara Danius • Sergey Chaplygin • Song Dae-nam • Thomas Hitzlsperger • Tony Williams (singer) • Vilhelm Carlberg • Vlada Avramov

Born in the same month (April 1908): Bette Davis • Dan Maskell • Eden ahbez • Edward R. Murrow • Frank Robert Miller • Harlow Rothert • Hugo Fregonese • Ida Pollock • Irena Eichlerówna • Jack Fingleton • Jack Williamson • Jagjivan Ram • Joseph Krumgold • Józef Gosławski (sculptor) • Kurt Neumann (director) • Leo Rosten • Lionel Hampton • Lita Grey • Masaru Ibuka • Oskar Schindler • Percy Faith • Robert Lee Scott Jr.