Sven Hassel

Sven Hassel was the pen name of the Danish-born Børge Willy Redsted Pedersen known for his novels about German soldiers fighting in World War II. In Denmark he used the pen name Sven Hazel. He is one of the bestselling Danish authors, possibly second only to Hans Christian Andersen. ^{Sven Hassel, Danish-German soldier and author (d. 2012)}

19 April 1917

Born on the same birth day (19 April): Arthur Robertson (athlete) • Constance Talmadge • Deaf Smith • Ferdinand I of Austria • Jackie Bradley Jr. • Jacques Lelong • James Franco • James Heckman • Johann Karl Ordonez • Julius Krohn • Ken Carpenter (discus thrower) • Mukesh Ambani • Stanley Fish

Born in the same month (April 1917): David Westheimer • Ella Fitzgerald • Hans Conried • Henry Hewes (critic) • Hubertus Ernst • I. M. Pei • Jean Lucas (racing driver) • Leonora Carrington • Maya Deren • Melville Shavelson • Robert Bloch • Robert Burns Woodward • Robert Manzon • Robert Orville Anderson • Roman Matsov • Sidney Nolan • Sydney Newman • Tony Lupien • Victoria Eugenia Fernández de Córdoba, 18th Duchess of Medinaceli • Vinoo Mankad • Yvette Chauviré