Sébastien Érard

Sébastien Érard was a French instrument maker of German origin who specialised in the production of pianos and harps, developing the capacities of both instruments and pioneering the modern piano.

5 April 1752

Born on the same birth day (5 April): Andrea Arnold • Antoni Clavé • Asteris Koutoulas • Austin Berry (footballer) • Brock Radunske • Dante Wesley • Duchess Therese of Mecklenburg-Strelitz • Emmalyn (singer) • Gale Storm • George Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach • Georgi Markov (wrestler) • Igor Borisov • Jacques Denys Choisy • Kevin Dann • Larry Franco • Max Gail • Mike McCready • Mike O'Dowd • Miki Manojlović • Odlanier Solís • Princess Elisabeth Sophie of Brandenburg (1674–1748) • Wincenty Krasiński

Born in the same month (April 1752): Humphry Repton • Niccolò Antonio Zingarelli • Pierre-Alexandre-Laurent Forfait