William Lyne

Sir William John Lyne KCMG was an Australian politician who served as Premier of New South Wales from 1899 to 1901, and later as a federal cabinet minister under Edmund Barton and Alfred Deakin. He is best known as the subject of the so called "Hopetoun Blunder", unexpectedly being asked to serve as the first Prime Minister of Australia but proving unable to form a government.

6 April 1844

Born on the same birth day (6 April): Andrea Botez • Anita Pallenberg • Chancellor of Germany • Don Prudhomme • Donnie Edwards • John Ratzenberger • Lachlan Coote • Mitchell Melton • Ryota Moriwaki • Sebastian Spreng • Spencer Wells • Young Man Kang

Born in the same month (April 1844): Anatole France • Lewis Powell (conspirator)