Richard Harding Davis
Richard Harding Davis was an American journalist and writer of fiction and drama, known foremost as the first American war correspondent to cover the Spanish–American War, the Second Boer War, and World War I. His writing greatly assisted the political career of Theodore Roosevelt. He also played a major role in the evolution of the American magazine. His influence extended to the world of fashion, and he is credited with making the clean-shaven look popular among men at the turn of the 20th century.
18 April 1864
Born on the same birth day (18 April): Aleksanteri Aava • Grigory Sokolov • Hayley Mills • Isaac Babalola Akinyele • Jaan Anvelt • John Podhoretz • Joy Davidman • Leopold Stokowski • Linton Hope • Rosa Clemente • Sir Francis Baring, 1st Baronet • Thomas Middleton • Wojciech Szczęsny
Born in the same month (April 1864): Carlos Deltour • Emil Kellenberger • Eugen d'Albert • Johanna Elberskirchen • Max Weber • Rose Talbot Bullard • William Bate Hardy