R. E. Foster

Reginald Erskine Foster, nicknamed Tip Foster, commonly designated R. E. Foster in sporting literature, was an English first-class cricketer and footballer. He is the only man to have captained England at both sports.

16 April 1878

Born on the same birth day (16 April): Akon • Ananda Dassanayake • Arch A. Moore Jr. • Barry Nelson • Cameron Blades • Cenk Akyol • Christijan Albers • Doug Beasy • Frank Williams (Formula One) • Herbie Mann • John Amabile (American football) • Julian Carroll • Leo Tindemans • Marquitos (footballer, born 1933) • Natasha Zvereva • Pope Benedict XVI • Reg Alcock • Tabinshwehti • Teddy Cobeña • Tracy K. Smith • Victoria Eugenia Fernández de Córdoba, 18th Duchess of Medinaceli

Born in the same month (April 1878): Albert Champion (cyclist) • C. Ganesha Iyer • Demetrios Petrokokkinos • Emil Fuchs (baseball) • Erich Mühsam • Jean Crotti • Rafael Guízar y Valencia • Walter Conrad Arensberg • William Merz • Władysław Witwicki