Historical birthday on this day

25 Mar 1252

Conradin Duke of Swabia (d. 1268) son of Conradin IV

25 Mar 1259

Andronikos II Palaiologos Byzantine emperor (d. 1332)

25 Mar 1297

Andronicus III Palaeologus Byzantine emperor (d. 1341)

25 Mar 1297

Arnost of Pardubice Archbishop of Prague (d. 1364)

25 Mar 1345

Blanche of Lancaster wife of John of Gaunt (d. 1369)

25 Mar 1404

John Beaufort 1st Duke of Somerset English military leader (d. 1444)

25 Mar 1532

Pietro Pontio Italian composer (Ragionamento di Musica) born in Parma (d. 1596)

25 Mar 1539

Christopher Clavius German mathematician (d. 1612)

25 Mar 1541

Francesco I de Medici Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1587)

25 Mar 1593

Jean de Brbeuf French Jesuit missionary (d. 1649)

25 Mar 1594

Maria Tesselschade Roemers Visscher Dutch writer

25 Mar 1643

Louis Morri French encylopedist (d. 1680)

25 Mar 1653

Joseph Sauveur French physicistmathematician

25 Mar 1688

Johann Gotthilf Ziegler German baroque composer and organist born in Germany (d. 1747)

25 Mar 1702

Pieter Teyler Van der Hulst Dutch silk merchant (Teylers Museum)

25 Mar 1723

Kaat Mussel [Catharina Mulder] Dutch demonstrater

25 Mar 1767

Joachim Murat marshal of FranceKing of Naples (1808-15)

25 Mar 1782

Caroline Bonaparte Queen of Naples (d. 1839) and sister of Napoleon

25 Mar 1786

Giovanni B Amia Italian astronomerphysicistbotanist

25 Mar 1797

John Winebrenner American clergyman founded Church of God

25 Mar 1808

Jose de Espronceda y Delgado Spanish revolutionarypoet (Cortes)

25 Mar 1818

Isaac Ingalls Stevens American Major General (Union Army) born in North Andover Massachusetts (d. 1862)

25 Mar 1820

Xavier de Merode Earl of Merode Belgian minister to Pope in Rome (d. 1874)

25 Mar 1823

William Thompson Martin Mjr General (Confederate Army) (d. 1910)

25 Mar 1824

Clinton L. Merriam American politician (d. 1900)

25 Mar 1830

Julius Caesar cricketer (prominent batsman for Surrey)

25 Mar 1839

William Bell Wait American educated the blind

25 Mar 1840

Myles Keogh U.S. Soldier in U.S. 7th Cavalry Regiment & Irish Soldier of Fortune (d. 1876)

25 Mar 1848

William Keith Brooks American marine zoologist (anatomy and embryology of marine animals) born in Cleveland Ohio

25 Mar 1865

Pierre Weiss Mulhouse French physicist (theory of ferromagnetism)

25 Mar 1867

Arturo Toscanini Parma Italy temperamental conductor (NBC)

25 Mar 1867

John Gutzon Borglum American sculptor (Mt Rushmore) born in St. Charles Idaho Territory (d. 1941)

25 Mar 1868

Bill Lockwood cricketer (England all-rounder in 12 Tests 1893-1902)

25 Mar 1869

Gustaaf DFL Schamelhout Flemish physicianwriter

25 Mar 1872

Vito Pardo Italian sculptor (Columbus monument in Argentina)

25 Mar 1875

Spencer Charters American actor (3 Faces West Big Town Girl St Louis Kid) born in Duncannon Pennsylvania (d. 1943)

25 Mar 1879

Otakar Zich Czech composer born in Mstec Krlov (d. 1934)

25 Mar 1881

Bla Bartok Hungarian composer and pianist (Concerto for Orchestra) born in Nagyszentmikls Kingdom of Hungary Austria-Hungary (d. 1945)

25 Mar 1881

Louis Dosfel Flemish lawyerwriter (Assault)

25 Mar 1882

Haydn Wood English composer born in Slaithwaite (d. 1959)

25 Mar 1885

Veit Valentin GermanUS historian (Deutsche Revolution)

25 Mar 1886

Athenagoras Patriarch of Constantinople (d. 1972)

25 Mar 1890

Marten Baersma [MH Bottema] Friesan author (De ljochte kimen)

25 Mar 1892

Andy Clyde Scottish actor (The Real McCoys Lassie) born in Blairgowrie Perthshire Scotland (d. 1967)

25 Mar 1893

Edward Hart (Rep-D-NJ)1st chairman of Com on Un-American Activities

25 Mar 1895

Siegfried Handloser German physician (d. 1954)

25 Mar 1897

John Laurie Scottish actor (Hamet The 39 Steps Jericho Island of Desire) born in Dumfries Dumfriesshire Scotland (d. 1980)

25 Mar 1899

Bella Spewack Hungarian playwright (Kiss Me Kate)

25 Mar 1899

Burt Munro New Zealand motorcycle racer (d. 1978)

25 Mar 1901

Ed Begley American actor (12 Angry Men The Unsinkable Molly Brown) born in Hartford Connecticut (d. 1970)

25 Mar 1902

Sten Broman Swedish composer and actor born in Uppsala Uppsala ln (d. 1983)

25 Mar 1903

Frankie Carle orchestra leader (Golden Touch) born in Providence Rhode Island

25 Mar 1903

Gertrude Binnie Barnes actress (Last of the Mohicans 3 Musketeers) born in London England (d. 1998)

25 Mar 1903

Nahum Norbert Glatzer Jewish-American scholar (d. 1990)

25 Mar 1906

Jean Sablon French singer-songwriter born in Nogent-sur-Marne near Paris (d. 1994)

25 Mar 1908

Bridget DOyly Carte British theater & hotel director born in London England (d. 1985)

25 Mar 1909

Dutch (Emil) Leonard baseball pitcher (Boston Red Sox 1.01 ERA 1914)

25 Mar 1909

Jay Blackton American conductorarranger (Guys & Dolls) born in NYC New York

25 Mar 1911

Willy Anthoons Flemish sculptor (Mystic verheffing)

25 Mar 1912

Jean Vilar French stage and film actor and director (Thtre National Populaire) born in Ste France (d. 1971)

25 Mar 1914

Norman E Borlaug US agriculture scientist (Nobel 1970)

25 Mar 1916

Nikolay Ivanovich Peyko Russian composer born in Moscow Russia (d. 1995)

25 Mar 1917

Nancy Barbato Sinatra first wife and life-long friend of Frank Sinatra born in Jersey City New Jersey (d. 2018)

25 Mar 1918

Howard Cosell sportscaster (Monday Night Football) born in Winston-Salem North Carolina

25 Mar 1919

Jeanne Cagney American actress (Lion is in the Streets Quicksand Kentucky Rifle) born in NYC New York (d. 1984)

25 Mar 1920

Patrick Troughton English actor (second Doctor in Doctor Who) born in Mill Hill (d. 1987)

25 Mar 1921

Nancy Kelly American child actress and model (The Bad Seed Double Exposure Jesse James) born in Lowell Massachusetts (d. 1995)

25 Mar 1921

Alexandra of Greece and Denmark Queen of Yugoslavia (d. 1993)

25 Mar 1922

Bruno VeSota American character actor and director (They Stand Accused Chopper Teenage Doll Wild Rovers) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1976)

25 Mar 1922

Tobias Schneebaum American writer anthropologist and explorer born in NYC New York (d. 2005)

25 Mar 1923

Lee Hale choral director (The Entertainers) born in Tacoma Washington

25 Mar 1923

Wim van Est Dutch cyclist (3 x stage winner Tour de France) born in Fijnaart Netherlands (d. 2003)

25 Mar 1924

Julia Perry African-American composer (Cask of Amontillado) born in Lexington Kentucky

25 Mar 1924

Machiko Ky Japanese actress (Gate of Hell Rashomon Ugetsu) born in Osaka Japan

25 Mar 1925

James Moody American jazz saxophonistflutistorchestra leader

25 Mar 1925

Flannery OConnor GA novelist (A Good Man is Hard to Find)

25 Mar 1926

Hans Rausing SwedishBritish industrialbillionaire (Tetra Pak)

25 Mar 1926

Laszlo Papp Hungarian Olympic Boxer (Gold-1948 1952 1956)

25 Mar 1927

Leslie Claudius India field hockey (Olympic gold 1948 52 56)

25 Mar 1928

James A Lovell Jr American astronaut (Gemini 7 12 Apollo 8 13) born in Cleveland Ohio

25 Mar 1928

Hilton Kramer American art critic born in Gloucester Massachusetts (d. 2012)

25 Mar 1929

Cecil Taylor American pianist poet and one of the pioneers of free jazz born in Corona Queens New York (d. 2018)

25 Mar 1929

Kenneth Haigh British actor (Look Back in Anger Search for the Nile) born in Mexborough West Riding of Yorkshire (d. 2018)

25 Mar 1931

Paul Motian American jazz drummer and composer

25 Mar 1932

Wes Santee American runner born in Ashland Kansasmiler (d. 2010)

25 Mar 1934

Johnny Burnette guitarist (Trains Kept A-Rollin Youre 16) born in Memphis Tennessee

25 Mar 1935

Susan Engel actress (Ascendancy) born in Vienna Austria

25 Mar 1937

Tom Monaghan Ann Arbor Michigan founder of Dominos pizza

25 Mar 1938

Hoyt Axton actor (Black Stallion Junkman Rousters) born in Duncan Oklahoma

25 Mar 1940

Anita Bryant Barnsdall Oklahoma singer (George Gobel Show) and anti-homosexuality campaigner

25 Mar 1942

Jacqueline Lichtenberg American sci-fi author (Star Trek Lives Dreamspy)

25 Mar 1942

Richard OBrien English actor and writer (Rocky Horror Picture Show)

25 Mar 1943

Paul Michael Glaser American actor (Starsky-Starsky & Hutch) born in Cambridge Massachusetts

25 Mar 1943

Pavel Lednev USSR pentathelete (Olympic gold 1980)

25 Mar 1944

Ross Duncan cricketer (one Test Australia v England 1971 0-30)

25 Mar 1946

Bonnie Bedelia [Culkin] American actress (Die Hard Heart Like a Wheel) born in NYC New York

25 Mar 1946

Maurice Krafft French vulcanologist (d. 1991)

25 Mar 1946

Gerard John Schaefer American serial killer (d. 1995)

25 Mar 1946

Daniel Bensad French philosopher and a leader of the Trotskyist movement in France born in Toulouse France (d. 2010)

25 Mar 1948

Michael Stanley rocker (Michael Stanley Band) born in Cleveland Ohio

25 Mar 1948

Lynn Faulds Wood Scottish television presenter

25 Mar 1949

Jean Potvin Canadian NHL player born in Ottawa Ontario

25 Mar 1950

Ronald Ronnie McDowell American country singer (The King is Gone) born in Portland Tennessee

25 Mar 1950

Chuck Greenberg American musician (Shadowfax) (d. 1995)

25 Mar 1951

Bob Pelander rock keyboardistvocalist (Michael Stanley Band)

25 Mar 1951

Maisie Williams Montserrat rock vocalist (Boney M)

25 Mar 1953

Haroon Rashid cricketer (Pakistani & WSC batsman late 70s)

25 Mar 1953

Mary Gross actresscomedian (SNL Club Paradise Feds) born in Chicago Illinois

25 Mar 1956

Sonia M Lannaman England 4X100m relayer (Olympic bronze 1980)

25 Mar 1956

Matthew Garber English child actor (Mary Poppins) born in London England (d. 1977)

25 Mar 1958

James McDaniel actor (Arthur Fancy-NYPD Blue) born in Washington D.C.

25 Mar 1958

Maria Caridad Coln Cuba javelin thrower (Olympic gold 1980)

25 Mar 1958

Yograj Singh cricketer (Indian pace bowler early 80s)

25 Mar 1958

Sisy Chen Taiwanese politician and television commentator

25 Mar 1960

Haywood Nelson American actor (Haywood-Grady Dwayne-Whats Happening) born in NYC New York

25 Mar 1960

Robert Green tennis star born in Omaha Nebraska

25 Mar 1960

Steve Norman rock sax (Spandau Ballet-True) born in London England

25 Mar 1961

John Stockwell actor (Born to Ride City Limits) born in Galveston Texas

25 Mar 1961

Mark Brooks American golfer (PGA Championship 1996) born in Fort Worth Texas

25 Mar 1961

Fred Goss American actor comedian and writer

25 Mar 1962

Marcia Cross American television actress (Melrose Place) born in Marlborough Massachusetts

25 Mar 1964

Alex Solls American jockey born in Panama City Panama

25 Mar 1964

Eric Woods California Canadian Tour golfer (1993 Xerox BC Open)

25 Mar 1964

Ken Wregget Brandon NHL goalie (Pitts Penguins)

25 Mar 1965

Sean Hollywood Hamilton DJ (Hangin With Hollywood Z-100)

25 Mar 1966

David Hohl American freestyle wrestler (Olympics-9-92 96) born in Winnipeg Manitoba

25 Mar 1966

Jeff Cross NFL defensive end (Miami Dolphins)

25 Mar 1966

Jeff Healey Canadian blind pop guitarist (See the Light) born in Toronto Canada (d. 2008)

25 Mar 1966

Tom Glavine American pitcher (Atlanta Braves Cy Young 1991) born in Concord Massachusetts

25 Mar 1967

Debi Thomas American figure skater (Olympic bronze 1988)

25 Mar 1968

Dixon Edwards NFL linebacker (Dallas Cowboys Minnesota Vikings)

25 Mar 1968

Errol Martin CFL linebacker (Edmonton Eskimos)

25 Mar 1968

Peter Blackburn Australia badminton player (Olympics 1996)

25 Mar 1969

Dan Wilson catcher (Seattle Mariners) born in Arlington Heights Illinois

25 Mar 1969

Guy Newman Australian water polo goalie (Olympics 1996)

25 Mar 1885

Veit Valentin GermanAmerican historian (Deutsche Revolution)

25 Mar 1897

Sweet Emma Barrett American Dixieland jazz pianist and singer born in New Orleans Louisiana ( d. 1983)

25 Mar 1923

Bonnie Guitar [Buckingham] American guitarist singer and record executive (Dark Moon) born in Seattle Washington (d. 2019)

25 Mar 1934

Johnny Burnette American rockabilly singer-songwriter-guitarist (Train Kept A-Rollin Youre Sixteen) born in Memphis Tennessee (d. 1964)

25 Mar 1955

Lee Mazzilli American baseball utility (MLB All Star 1979 NY Mets World Series 1986 Pittsburgh Pirates) manager (Baltimore Orioles) and coach (World Series 2000 NY Yankees) born in Brooklyn New York

25 Mar 1962

Fernando Martn Spanish basketball center (first Spaniard in NBA 1986 Portland Trail Blazers FIBA Club World Cup 1981 Real Madrid) born in Madrid Spain (d. 1989)

25 Mar 1966

Jeff Healey Canadian blind pop guitarist (See the Light) born in Toronto Ontario (d. 2008)

25 Mar 1969

Scott Sanders Hannibal MO pitcher (San Diego Padres)

25 Mar 1969

Cathy Dennis English singer songwriter and actress

25 Mar 1970

Shawn Antoski Brantford NHL left wing (Philadelphia Flyers)

25 Mar 1345

Blanche of Lancaster English heiress and wife of John of Gaunt (d. 1369) date of birth disputed

25 Mar 1495

Leonhard Paminger Austrian composer poet and theologian born in Aschach an der Donau (d. 1567)

25 Mar 1653

Joseph Sauveur French mathematician physicist and sound engineer who coined the name acoustics for the study of sound from the ancient Greek word meaning able to be heard born in La Flche France (d. 1716)

25 Mar 1699

Johann Adolph Hasse German composer (Antonio e Cleopatra) baptized in Bergedorf Germany (d. 1873)

25 Mar 1702

Christian Gottlieb Ziegler German composer born in Pulsnitz Saxony

25 Mar 1713

Jean-Baptiste Canavas Italian composer and cellist born in Turin (d. 1784)

25 Mar 1723

Kaat Mussel [Catharina Mulder] Dutch political protester in Rotterdam born in Rotterdam

25 Mar 1745

Nicolas Etienne Framery French composer and lyricist born in Rouen France (d. 1810)

25 Mar 1762

Francesco Giuseppi Pollini Italian composer and pupil of Mozart born in Ljubljana (d. 1846)

25 Mar 1767

Joachim Murat marshal of France King of Naples (1808-15)

25 Mar 1769

Salvatore Vigano Italian choreographer dancer and composer born in Naples (d. 1821)

25 Mar 1770

Carl Friedrich Ebers German composer & arranger born in Kassel (d. 1836)

25 Mar 1786

Giovanni Battista Amici Italian astronomer physicist and botanist born in Modena (d. 1863)

25 Mar 1800

Paulin Paris French scholar and historian born in Avenay France (d. 1881)

25 Mar 1808

Jose de Espronceda y Delgado Spanish revolutionary and poet (Cortes)

25 Mar 1823

William T. Thompson American Martin Major General (Confederate Army) born in Glasgow Kentucky (d. 1910)

25 Mar 1824

Clinton L. Merriam American politician (Rep-(R)-NY) (d. 1900)

25 Mar 1830

Julius Caesar English cricketer (prominent batsman for Surrey) born in Godalming. England (d. 1878)

25 Mar 1839

William Bell Wait American educator of the blind (NY Point system) born in Amsterdam New York (d. 1916)

25 Mar 1865

Pierre Weiss French physicist (theory of ferromagnetism) born in Mulhouse France (d. 1940)

25 Mar 1867

Arturo Toscanini Italian conductor (La Scala NBC Symphony Orchestra) born in Parma Italy (d. 1957)

25 Mar 1868

Bill Lockwood English cricketer (England all-rounder in 12 Tests 1893-1902)

25 Mar 1873

Rudolf Rocker German American anarchist born in Mainz Germany (d. 1958)

25 Mar 1878

Theodore Samuel Holland British composer & pedagogue born in Wimbledon (d. 1947)

25 Mar 1881

Louis Dosfel Flemish lawyer and writer (Assault)

25 Mar 1881

Mary Webb English writer (Gone to Earth) born in Leighton England (d. 1927)

25 Mar 1890

Marten Baersma [MH Bottema] Friesan author (De ljochte kimen)

25 Mar 1893

Edward Hart American politician (Rep-D-NJ)1st chairman of Com on Un-American Activities born in Jersey City (d. 1961)

25 Mar 1894

Erik William Gustav Leidzen Swedish American composer born in Stockholm Sweden (d. 1962)

25 Mar 1897

John Laurie Scottish actor (Hamlet The 39 Steps Jericho Island of Desire) born in Dumfries Dumfriesshire Scotland (d. 1980)

25 Mar 1897

Sweet Emma Barrett American Dixieland jazz pianist and singer born in New Orleans Louisiana (d. 1983)

25 Mar 1903

Frankie Carle American orchestra leader (Golden Touch) born in Providence Rhode Island

25 Mar 1906

John Howard Pyle American politician (Gov-R-Az 1951-55) born in Sheridan Wyoming (d. 1987)

25 Mar 1914

Marthe Robert French essayist and translator who influenced Sigmund Freud born in Paris France (d. 1996)

25 Mar 1914

Norman Borlaug American agronomist (Green Revolution - Nobel Peace Prize 1970) born in Cresco Iowa (d. 2009)

25 Mar 1915

Dick Winslow American actor (Tom Sawyer Mutiny on the Bounty) born in Jennings Louisiana (d. 1991)

25 Mar 1918

Howard Cosell American sportscaster (Monday Night Football) born in Winston-Salem North Carolina

25 Mar 1923

Lee Hale American choral director (The Entertainers) born in Tacoma Washington

25 Mar 1924

Julia Perry American classical composer (Soul Symphony Cask of Amontillado Homunuclus C.F.) born in Lexington Kentucky (d. 1979)

25 Mar 1925

James Moody American jazz saxophonist flutist and orchestra leader

25 Mar 1925

Flannery OConnor American Southern novelist (A Good Man is Hard to Find) born in Savannah Georgia (d. 1964)

25 Mar 1926

Hans Rausing Swedish British industrial billionaire (Tetra Pak)

25 Mar 1927

Leslie Claudius Indian field hockey (Olympic gold 1948 52 56) born in Bilaspur India (d. 2012)

25 Mar 1928

James A. Lovell Jr American astronaut (Gemini 7 12 Apollo 8 13) born in Cleveland Ohio

25 Mar 1929

Harris W. Fawell American politician (Rep-R-IL 1985-99) born in Chicago Illinois

25 Mar 1930

David Burge American pianist composer and conductor born in Evanston Illinois (d. 2013)

25 Mar 1935

Susan Engel British actress (Ascendancy) born in Vienna Austria

25 Mar 1935

Gabriel Flash Elorde Filipino boxer (featherweight and super featherweight champion) born in Bogo (d. 1985)

25 Mar 1935

(Juan) Johnny Pacheco Dominican-American salsa flutist bandleader composer record producer and label executive (Fania Records) born in Santiago de los Caballeros Dominican Republic (d. 2021) [1]

25 Mar 1936

Lawrence Bernard Larry Gales American jazz bassist (d. 1995)

25 Mar 1937

Tom Monaghan American founder of Dominos pizza born in Ann Arbor Michigan

25 Mar 1938

Hoyt Axton American actor (Black Stallion Junkman Rousters) born in Duncan Oklahoma

25 Mar 1938

Daniel Buren French conceptual artist born in Paris France

25 Mar 1939

Toni Cade Bambara American director writer and academic (The Salt Easters) born in New York City (d. 1995)

25 Mar 1940

Anita Bryant American singer (George Gobel Show) and anti-homosexuality campaigner born in Barnsdall Oklahoma

25 Mar 1942

Kim Woodburn English television personality (How Clean is Your House). born in Eastney England

25 Mar 1943

Pavel Lednev Russian pentathlete (Olympic gold 1980)

25 Mar 1944

Terry L Bruce American politician (Rep-D-IL 1985-93) born in Olney Illinois

25 Mar 1944

Kelly Garrett American actress and singer (The Night That Made America Famous) born in Chester Pennsylvania (d. 2013)

25 Mar 1946

Maurice Krafft French vulcanologist who pioneered filming volcanic eruptions born in Mulhouse France (d. 1991)

25 Mar 1947

Claudine Schneider American politician (Rep-R-RI 1981-91) born in Clairton Pennsylvania

25 Mar 1948

Michael Stanley [Gee] American rocker (Michael Stanley Band - My Town) born in Cleveland Ohio (d. 2021)

25 Mar 1948

Lynn Faulds Wood Scottish television presenter (Watchdog) born in Glasgow Scotland (d. 2020)

25 Mar 1949

Jean Potvin Canadian NHL player 1970-81 (New York Islanders and three other teams) born in Ottawa Ontario

25 Mar 1949

Neil Jones Welsh rock guitarist (Amen Corner - Bend Me Shape Me) born in Llanbradach South Wales (d. 2018)

25 Mar 1949

Bob Ezrin Canadian keyboardist and music producer (Alice Cooper Pink Floyd) born in Toronto Canada

25 Mar 1949

Klaus Mertens German bass and bass-baritone singer born in Kleve West Germany

25 Mar 1951

Bob Pelander rock keyboardistvocalist (Michael Stanley Band 1976-87)

25 Mar 1951

Maisie Williams British vocalist (Boney M) born in Montserrat

25 Mar 1966

Tom Glavine American baseball pitcher (Atlanta Braves Cy Young 1991) born in Concord Massachusetts

25 Mar 1969

Dan Wilson MLB catcher 1992-2005 (Seattle Mariners Cincinnati Reds) born in Arlington Heights Illinois

25 Mar 1611

Evliya elebi Turkish traveller (Seyhatnme) born in Constantinople Ottoman Empire (d. 1682)

25 Mar 1762

Francesco Giuseppe Pollini Italian composer and pupil of Mozart born in Ljubljana (d. 1846)

25 Mar 1767

Joachim Murat French military leader and statesman (Marshal of France King of Naples 1808-15) born in La Bastide-Fortunire France (d. 1815)

25 Mar 1770

Carl Friedrich Ebers German composer and arranger born in Kassel (d. 1836)

25 Mar 1830

Julius Caesar English cricket batsman (first English tours to North America 1859-60 Australia & NZ 1864-5 Surrey CCC) born in Godalming. England (d. 1878)

25 Mar 1867

Arturo Toscanini Italian conductor (La Scala NBC Symphony Orchestra) born in Parma Italy (d. 1957)

25 Mar 1878

Theodore Samuel Holland British composer and pedagogue born in Wimbledon (d. 1947)

25 Mar 1901

Camilla Wedgwood English anthropologist (Malekula A Vanishing People in the New Hebrides) born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne England (d. 1955)

25 Mar 1909

Jay Blackton American conductor and arranger (Guys & Dolls) born in NYC New York

25 Mar 1910

Mario Peragallo Italian composer born in Rome Italy (d. 1996)

25 Mar 1910

Magda Olivero Italian soprano (Adriana Lecouvreur La Voix Humaine) born in Saluzzo Italy (d. 2014)

25 Mar 1919

Jeanne Cagney American stage screen and radio actress (Lion is in the Streets Quicksand Yankee Doodle Dandy) born in NYC New York (d. 1984)

25 Mar 1925

James Moody American jazz saxophonist flutist and orchestra leader born in Savannah Georgia (d. 2010)

25 Mar 1929

Kenneth Haigh British actor (Look Back in Anger Search for the Nile) born in Mexborough West Riding of Yorkshire England (d. 2018)

25 Mar 1929

Tommy Hancock American western swing fiddler and bandleader (Supernatural Family Band - I Should Have Married Marie Tacos for Two) born in Lubbock Texas (d. 2020)

25 Mar 1931

Paul Motian American jazz drummer (Bill Evans Trio Keith Jarrett) composer and bandleader (Electric Bebop Band) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 2011)

25 Mar 1931

Tom Wilson American record producer (Sun Ra Bob Dylan Simon & Garfunkel Mothers of Invention Velvet Underground) born in Waco Texas (d. 1978)

25 Mar 1931

Roger Zatkoff American football linebacker (Pro Bowl 1954 55 56 First Team All Pro 1954 55 Green Bay Packers) born in Hamtramck Michigan (d. 2021)

25 Mar 1934

Johnny Burnette American rockabilly singer-songwriter and guitarist (Train Kept A-Rollin Youre Sixteen) born in Memphis Tennessee (d. 1964)

25 Mar 1936

Lawrence Bernard Larry Gales American jazz bassist born in New York City (d. 1995)

25 Mar 1937

Scot Palmer Australian sports journalist (The Sun Sunday Press Seven Network President Football Writers Association) born in Melbourne Australia (d. 2022)

25 Mar 1938

Hoyt Axton American songwriter singer (No No Song Joy To The World Ive Never Been To Spain) and actor (McCloud Gremlins The Rousters) born in Duncan Oklahoma (d. 1999)

25 Mar 1949

Bob Ezrin Canadian keyboardist and music producer (Alice Cooper Peter Gabriel Kiss Pink Floyd) born in Toronto Canada

25 Mar 1949

Kaja Danczowska Polish classical violinist and teacher born in Krakow Poland

25 Mar 1950

Chuck Greenberg American jazz and new age saxophonist composer and producer (Shadowfax) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1995)

25 Mar 1950

Robert OReilly American stage and screen actor (Star Trek - Klingon Chancellor Gowron) born in New York City

25 Mar 1951

Bob Pelander American rock keyboardistvocalist (Michael Stanley Band 1976-87) born in Cleveland Ohio

25 Mar 1951

Maisie Williams British vocalist (Boney M) born in Brades Montserrat British West Indies

25 Mar 1953

Haroon Rashid Pakistani cricket batsman (23 Tests 3 x 100s 12 ODIs Karachi Sind UBIL UBP) born in Karachi Pakistan

25 Mar 1960

Steve Norman British rock saxophone player (Spandau Ballet - True) born in London England

25 Mar 1961

Fred Goss American actor comedian and writer (Sons and Daughters) born in Orchard Lake Village Michigan

25 Mar 1966

Jeff Cross American football defensive end (Pro Bowl 1990 Miami Dolphins) born in Blythe California

25 Mar 1966

Jeff Healey Canadian blind blues-rock guitarist and singer (See The Light Angel Eyes) born in Toronto Ontario (d. 2008)

25 Mar 1966

Frank Ferrer American rock drummer (Guns N Roses 2006 -present) born in Brooklyn New York

25 Mar 1594

Maria Tesselschade Visscher Dutch writer and glass engraver (Muiderkring group) born in Amsterdam Dutch Republic (d. 1649)

25 Mar 1702

Christian Gottlieb Ziegler German organist kapellmeister and composer born in Pulsnitz Saxony (now Germany) (d. 1772)

25 Mar 1702

Pieter Teyler Van der Hulst Dutch silk merchant (founded Teylers Museum) born in Haarlem Dutch Republic (d. 1778)

25 Mar 1723

Kaat Mussel [Catharina Mulder] Dutch political protester in Rotterdam (orangism) born in Rotterdam Netherlands (d. 1798)

25 Mar 1797

John Winebrenner American clergyman (founded Church of God General Conference) born in Walkersville Maryland (d. 1860)

25 Mar 1808

Jose de Espronceda y Delgado Spanish revolutionary and poet (Cortes) born in Almendralejo Spain (d. 1842)

25 Mar 1824

Clinton L. Merriam American politician (Rep-R-NY) (d. 1900)

25 Mar 1848

William Keith Brooks American marine zoologist (anatomy and embryology of marine animals) born in Cleveland Ohio (d. 1908)

25 Mar 1868

Bill Lockwood English cricket fast bowler (12 Tests 43 wickets BB 771 1 x 50 Surrey CCC) born in Nottingham England (d. 1932)

25 Mar 1869

Gustaaf Schamelhout Flemish physician and writer born in Brussels Belgium (d. 1944)

25 Mar 1872

Vito Pardo Italian sculptor (Columbus monument in Argentina) born in the Province of Venice (d. 1933)

25 Mar 1881

Mary Webb English writer (Gone to Earth) born in Leighton England (d. 1927)

25 Mar 1885

Veit Valentin German-American controversial historian (Deutsche Revolution) born in Frankfurt Germany (d. 1947)

25 Mar 1899

Bella Spewack Hungarian-American playwright (Kiss Me Kate) born in Bucharest Austro-Hungarian Empire (d. 1990)

25 Mar 1899

Jacques Audiberti French poet and playwright (Race of Men) born in Antibes France (d. 1965)

25 Mar 1903

Frankie Carle [Francesco Carlone] American pianist known as the Wizard of the Keyboard big band and dance orchestra leader and songwriter (Sunrise Serenade The Golden Touch) born in Providence Rhode Island (d. 2001)

25 Mar 1909

Dutch Leonard American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 1940 43 44 45 51 Brooklyn Dodgers Washington Senators Philadelphia Phillies Chicago Cubs) born in Auburn Illinois (d. 1983)

25 Mar 1909

Jay Blackton American conductor and arranger (Guys & Dolls Oklahoma) born in NYC New York (d. 1994)

25 Mar 1911

Willy Anthoons Belgium avant-garde sculptor (Mystic verheffing) born in Malines Belgium (d. 1982)

25 Mar 1918

Howard Cosell American sports journalist (Monday Night Football) born in Winston-Salem North Carolina (d. 1995)

25 Mar 1933

Carlos Duarte Portuguese soccer forward (7 caps FC Porto Leixes SC) born in Huambo Angola (d. 2022)

25 Mar 1942

Kim Woodburn English television personality (How Clean is Your House) born in Eastney England

25 Mar 1944

Terry L. Bruce American politician (Rep-D-IL 1985-93) born in Olney Illinois

25 Mar 1966

Anton Rogan Irish soccer defender (18 caps NI Celtic Sunderland Oxford United Millwall) born in Belfast Northern Ireland

25 Mar 1252

Conradin Last Duke of Swabia (1254-68) and son of Conrad IV of Germany born in Wolfstein Castle near Landshut Bavaria Holy Roman Empire (d. 1268)

25 Mar 1532

Pietro Pontio Italian composer (Ragionamento di Musica) born in Parma Duchy of Milan (d. 1596)

25 Mar 1688

Johann Gotthilf Ziegler German Baroque composer and organist born in Dresden Electorate of Saxony Holy Roman Empire (d. 1747)

25 Mar 1699

Johann Adolph Hasse German composer (Antonio e Cleopatra) baptized in Bergedorf GermanyHamberg Holy Roman Empire (d. 1873)

25 Mar 1702

Christian Gottlieb Ziegler German organist kapellmeister and composer born in Pulsnitz Electorate of Saxony Holy Roman Empire (d. 1772)

25 Mar 1713

Jean-Baptiste Canavas [Canavasso] Italian composer and cellist born in Turin Duchy of Savor (d. 1784)

25 Mar 1762

Francesco Giuseppe Pollini Italian composer singer and pupil of Mozart born in Ljubljana Habsburg Empire (d. 1846)

25 Mar 1769

Salvatore Vigano Italian choreographer dancer and composer born in Naples Kingdom of Naples (d. 1821)

25 Mar 1770

Carl Friedrich Ebers German composer and arranger born in Kassel Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel Holy Roman Empire (d. 1836)

25 Mar 1782

Caroline Bonaparte Queen consort of Naples and sister of Napoleon born in Ajaccio Corsica Kingdom of France (d. 1839)

25 Mar 1786

Giovanni Battista Amici Italian astronomer physicist and botanist born in Modena Duchy of Modena and Reggio (now Italy) (d. 1863)

25 Mar 1879

Otakar Zich Czech composer born in Mstec Krlov. Kingdom of Bohemia (d. 1934)

25 Mar 1879

Rockley Wilson English cricket spin bowler (1 Test 3 wickets Cambridge University Yorkshire CCC) born in Bolsterstone England (d. 1957)

25 Mar 1882

Haydn Wood English composer born in Slaithwaite England (d. 1959)

25 Mar 1899

Burt Munro New Zealand motorcycle racer and subject of the film The Worlds Fastest Indian born in Invercargill New Zealand (d. 1978)

25 Mar 1902

Sten Broman Swedish composer and actor born in Uppsala Uppsala ln Sweden (d. 1983)

25 Mar 1903

25 Mar 1906

Curley Weaver American blues guitarist born in Covington Georgia (d. 1962)

25 Mar 1909

Jay Blackton American conductor and arranger (Guys & Dolls Oklahoma) born in New York City (d. 1994)

25 Mar 1919

Jeanne Cagney American stage screen and radio actress (Lion is in the Streets Quicksand Yankee Doodle Dandy) born in New York City (d. 1984)

25 Mar 1922

Tobias Schneebaum American writer anthropologist and explorer born in New York City (d. 2005)

25 Mar 1923

Lee Hale American choral director (The Entertainers) born in Tacoma Washington (d. 2019)

25 Mar 1924

Machiko Ky Japanese actress (Gate of Hell Rashomon Ugetsu) born in Osaka Japan (d. 2019)

25 Mar 1926

Riz Ortolani Italian Grammy Award-winning composer and arranger predominantly of film scores (Mondo Cane - More) born in Pesaro Italy (d. 2014)

25 Mar 1933

(Charles William) Wee Willie Harris English singer known as Britains wild man of rock n roll born in Bermondsey England (d. 2023)

25 Mar 1946

Bonnie Bedelia [Culkin] American actress (Die Hard Heart Like a Wheel) born in New York City

25 Mar 1946

Maurice Krafft French volcanologist who pioneered filming volcanic eruptions born in Mulhouse France (d. 1991)

25 Mar 1951

Bob Pelander American rock keyboardist and vocalist (Michael Stanley Band 1976-87) born in Cleveland Ohio

25 Mar 1951

Ethel Blondin-Andrew Canadian politician (first indigenous women elected to Canadian parliament and first cabinet minister) born in Tulita Northwest Territories [1]

25 Mar 1952

Jack Lee American rock singer and songwriter (Blondie - Hanging on the Telephone Paul Young - Come Back and Stay) born in Alaska (d. 2023)

25 Mar 1960

Haywood Nelson American actor (Haywood-Grady Dwayne-Whats Happening) born in New York City

25 Mar 1961

John Stockwell American actor (Born to Ride City Limits) born in Galveston Texas

25 Mar 1259

Andronikos II Palaiologos Byzantine emperor (12821328) (d. 1332)

25 Mar 1347

Catherine of Siena Italian Dominican saint and Doctor of the Church (The Dialogue of Divine Providence) born in Siena (d. 1380)

25 Mar 1661

Paul de Rapin French historian known for his History of England born in Castres France (d. 1725)

25 Mar 1762

Francesco Giuseppe Pollini Italian composer singer and pupil of Mozart born in Ljubljana Habsburg Empire (d. 1846)

25 Mar 1820

Xavier de Merode Belgian nobleman Earl of Merode Belgian minister to Pope in Rome born in Brussels Belgium (d. 1874)

25 Mar 1840

Myles Keogh U.S. Soldier in U.S. 7th Cavalry Regiment & Irish Soldier of Fortune born in Ireland (d. 1876)

25 Mar 1885

Mateiu Caragiale Romanian poet and author (Craii de Curtea-Veche) born in Bucharest Romania (d. 1936)

25 Mar 1895

Siegfried Handloser German military physician (WWI WWII - Chief of Armed Services Medical Services 1942-44) and convicted Nazi war criminal born in Konstanz Germany (d. 1954)

25 Mar 1926

Hans Rausing Swedish-British industrial billionaire (Tetra Pak) and philanthropist born in Gothenburg Sweden (d. 2019)

25 Mar 1926

Lszl Papp Hungarian boxer (Olympic gold-1948 1952 1956) born in Budapest Hungary (d. 2003) [1]

25 Mar 1929

Harris Fawell American lawyer and politician (US Rep-R-IL 1985-99) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 2021)

25 Mar 1940

Anita Bryant American singer (My Little Corner of the World) Florida orange juice spokeswoman and anti-homosexuality campaigner born in Barnsdall Oklahoma (d. 2024) [1]

25 Mar 1940

Said Mekbel Algerian journalist satirist and newspaper editor-in-chief (Le Matin 1991-94) born in Bejaia Algeria (d. 1994)

25 Mar 1941

Gudmund Hernes Norwegian politician and academic born in Trondheim Norway

25 Mar 1943

Paul Michael Glaser American actor (Starsky & Hutch - Der Dave Starsky) and director (The Cutting Edge Las Vegas) born in Cambridge Massachusetts

25 Mar 1946

Gerard John Schaefer American serial killer known as the killer cop born in Neenah Wisconsin (d. 1995)

25 Mar 1946

Hans Pirkner Austrian soccer forward (20 caps Austria Wien 128 games) born in Vienna Austria (d. 2025)

25 Mar 1949

Kaja Danczowska Polish classical violinist and teacher born in Krakw Poland

25 Mar 1953

Iryna Kyrylina Ukrainian composer (Rozmyte bachene (What I have seen has been washed away) choral director and educator born in Dresden Germany (d. 2017)

25 Mar 1954

Ecaterina Oancia Romanian rowing cox (Olympic gold quad sculls 1984 World Cship gold Eight Coxed four 1987 Eight 1989) born in Giurgiu Romania (d. 2024)

25 Mar 1955

John McDermott Scottish-Canadian pop and Celtic music tenor (Danny Boy Loch Lomond) born in Glasgow Scotland

25 Mar 1958

Maria Caridad Coln Cuban athlete (Olympic gold javelin 1980) born in Baracoa Cuba

25 Mar 1969

Cathy Dennis English pop and dance music singer (Touch Me (All Night Long)) and songwriter (Kyle Minogue - Cant Get You Out of My Head Britney Spears - Toxic Katy Perry -I Kissed a Girl) born in Norwich England

25 Mar 1969

Dale Davis American basketball forward (NBA All-Star 2000 Indiana Pacers Portland TBs GS Warriors Detroit Pistons) born in Toccoa Georgia

25 Mar 1970

Magnus Larsson Swedish tennis player (Grand Slam Cup 1994 Davis Cup 1994 97) born in Olofstrm Sweden

25 Mar 1259

Andronikos II Palaiologos Byzantine emperor (12821328) born in Nicaea Empire of Nicaea (d. 1332)

25 Mar 1297

Andronicus III Palaeologus Byzantine emperor (1328-41) born in Constantinople Byzantine Empire (d. 1341)

25 Mar 1297

Arnot of Pardubice 1st and last Archbishop of Prague and advisor to Emperor Charles IV born in Hostinka or Kodzko (d. 1364)

25 Mar 1404

John Beaufort 1st Duke of Somerset 3rd Earl of Somerset English military commander during the Hundred Years War born in London (d. 1444)

25 Mar 1479

Vasili III of Russia Grand Prince of Moscow (1505-33) son of Ivan III born in Moscow (d. 1533)

25 Mar 1539

Christopher Clavius German Jesuit astronomer who helped introduce the Gregorian calendar born in Bamberg Holy Roman Empire (d. 1612) [1]

25 Mar 1541

Francesco I de Medici 2nd Grand Duke of Tuscany (1574-87) born in Florence Duchy of Florence (d. 1587)

25 Mar 1593

Jean de Brbeuf French Jesuit missionary and martyr who was canonized by Pope Pius XI (1930) born in Cond-sur-Vire Kingdom of France (d. 1649) [1]

25 Mar 1643

Louis Morri French priest and encylopedist (The Great Historical Dictionary) born in Bargemon France (d. 1680) [1]

25 Mar 1699

Johann Adolph Hasse German operatic tenor and composer (Antonio e Cleopatra Artaserse) baptized in Bergedorf Holy Roman Empire (d. 1873)

25 Mar 1824

Clinton L. Merriam American Republican politician and Congress member from New York (1871-75) born in Leyden New York (d. 1900) [1] [2]

25 Mar 1844

Adolf Engler German botanist who worked on plant taxonomy and phytogeography (The Natural Plant Families) born in Sagan Prussia (d. 1930)

25 Mar 1863

Simon Flexner American pathologist and first Director of Rockefeller Institute born in Louisville Kentucky (d. 1946) [1] [2]

25 Mar 1877

Walter Little Canadian politician and MP representing Timiskaming (1935-53) born in Beachburg Ontario (d. 1961) [1] [2]

25 Mar 1882

Haydn Wood English violinist and composer of light classical music (Roses of Picardy) born in Slaithwaite England (d. 1959)

25 Mar 1884

Georges Imbert French chemical enngineer and inventor of the wood gas generator born in Niederstinzel German Empire (d. 1950) [1]

25 Mar 1886

Athenagoras I [Aristocles Matthew Spyrou] Greek Patriarch and Archbishop of Constantinople (1948-72) born in Vasilikn Ottoman Empire (d. 1972) [1]

25 Mar 1903

Nahum Norbert Glatzer Austrian-American Jewish scholar theologian and editor (The Loves of Franz Kafka) born in Lemberg Austro-Hungarian Empire (d. 1990) [1]

25 Mar 1920

Patrick Troughton English actor (Second Doctor in Doctor Who 119 episodes) born in Mill Hill England (d. 1987)

25 Mar 1921

Alexandra of Greece and Denmark Queen consort of Yugoslavia as the wife of King Peter II born in Athens Greece (d. 1993) [1]

25 Mar 1926

Gene Shalit American book and film critic and television personality (The Today Show. 1973-2010) born in New York City

25 Mar 1929

Joyce Gordon American actress and voiceover artist credited as the first woman to do network promos (NBC) born in Des Moines Iowa (d. 2020)

25 Mar 1931

Humphrey Burton British writer and broadcaster (Aquarius BBC Young Musician) born in Trowbridge England (d. 2025) [1]

25 Mar 1932

Roger Wilkins American civil rights activist lawyer and journalist born in Kansas City Missouri (d. 2017) [1]

25 Mar 1934

Philip Tabane South African jazz guitarist vocalist and band leader (Malombo) born in Ga Ramotshegoa South Africa (d. 2018)

25 Mar 1939

D.C. Fontana American educator and the first female writer on Star Trek born in Sussex New Jersey (d. 2019) [1]

25 Mar 1941

Larry Weiss American songwriter (Rhinestone Cowboy Bend Me Shape Me Help Me Girl) and singer born in Newark New Jersey

25 Mar 1942

Joseph McNeil American USAF Major-General and civil rights advocate (Greensboro Four lunch counter sit-in 1960) born in Wilmington North Carolina (d. 2025) [1]

25 Mar 1942

Kim Woodburn British television personality (How Clean is Your House) born in Eastney England (d. 2025)

25 Mar 1945

Blair Peach New Zealand teacher activist and anti-fascist born in Napier New Zealand (d. 1979)

25 Mar 1951

Jackie Burch American casting director (Die Hard The Breakfast Club) born in Newburgh New York (d. 2025)

25 Mar 1952

Antanas Mockus Colombian mathematician philosopher politician and mayor of Bogot (1995-97 2001-03) born in Bogot Colombia [1] [2]

25 Mar 1955

Daniel Boulud French chef and leading culinary authority best known for his restaurant Daniel in New York born in Saint-Pierre-de-Chandie France [1]

25 Mar 1956

Hugo Burnham English drummer (Gang of Four - Damaged Goods) born in St Pancras London

25 Mar 1958

James McDaniel American actor (Arthur Fancy in NYPD Blue) born in Washington D.C.

25 Mar 1958

Sisy Chen Taiwanese politician journalist and television commentator (Sisys World News UFO Dinner) born in Ludong Taiwan [1]

25 Mar 1960

Haywood Nelson American actor (Dwayne in Whats Happening and Whats Happening Now Grady) born in New York City

25 Mar 1962

Marcia Cross American actress (Desperate Housewives Melrose Place) born in Marlborough Massachusetts

25 Mar 1964

LisaGay Hamilton American film and stage actress (Rebecca Washington in The Practice) born in Los Angeles California

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