Historical Birthday
27 Mar 1416
Antonio Squarcialupi Italian composer and organist born in Florence (d. 1480)
27 Mar 1554
Eberhard Bronchorst Dutch lawyer born in Deventer Netherlands (d. 1627)
27 Mar 1627
Stephen Fox English politician born in Farley Wiltshire (d. 1716)
27 Mar 1665
Benjamin Neukirch German poet (Herrn von Hofmannswaldau) born in Silesia Poland (d. 1729)
27 Mar 1676
Francis II Rkczi Hungarian nobleman and leader of the Hungarian uprising against the Habsburg born in Borsi Royal Hungary (d. 1735)
27 Mar 1702
Johann Ernst Eberlin German composer born in Jettingen-Scheppach Germany (d. 1762)
27 Mar 1710
Joseph Abaco Italian composer born in Brussels (d. 1805)
27 Mar 1712
Claude Bourgelat French veterinary surgeon born in Lyon France (d. 1779)
27 Mar 1714
Francesco Antonio Zaccaria Italian theologian and historian born in Venice (d. 1795)
27 Mar 1730
Thomas Tyrwhitt English classical scholar and critic born in London (d. 1786)
27 Mar 1746
Augustin Ullinger German composer born in Ranoldsberg Upper Bavaria (d. 1781)
27 Mar 1746
Carlo Buonaparte Corsican attorney and father of emperor Napoleon born in Ajaccio Corsica Republic of Genoa (d. 1785)
27 Mar 1746
Michael Bruce Scottish poet (Elegy written in Spring) born in Portmoak Kinross-shire Scotland (d. 1767)
27 Mar 1757
Richard John Samuel Stevens English composer born in London (d. 1837)
27 Mar 1760
Ishmail Spicer American composer born in Bozrah Connecticut (d. 1832)
27 Mar 1760
Marie-Jean Auguste Vestris French ballet dancer born in Paris (d. 1842)
27 Mar 1765
Franz Xaver von Baader German philosopher and theologist born in Munich (d. 1841)
27 Mar 1772
Giovanni Liverati Italian composer born in Bologna Italy (d. 1846)
27 Mar 1780
August Leopold Crelle German inventor and mathematician (1st Prussian Railway) born in Eichwerder Brandenburg Germany (d. 1855)
27 Mar 1785
Louis XVII Charles King of France (1793-95) born in Palace of Versailles France (d. 1795)
27 Mar 1797
Alfred Victor Comte de Vigny French musketeer and writer (Moise Chatterton) born in Loches France (d. 1863)
27 Mar 1809
Georges Eugene Baron Haussmann French administrator and architect born in Paris (d. 1891)
27 Mar 1810
Adolf Glassbrenner German satirical writer born in Berlin (d. 1876)
27 Mar 1810
William Hepworth Thompson English classical scholar and Master of Trinity College Cambridge born in York England (d. 1886)
27 Mar 1813
Nathaniel Currier American lithographer (Currier & Ives) born in Roxbury Massachusetts (d. 1888)
27 Mar 1816
George Elvey English composer born in Canterbury England (d. 1893)
27 Mar 1817
Karl Wilhelm von Ngeli Swiss botanist (famous for his work on plant cells) born in Kilchberg Switzerland (d. 1891)
27 Mar 1818
Jacob Axel Josephson Swedish composer born in Stockholm Sweden (d. 1880)
27 Mar 1823
Samuel Kosciusko Zook American Brevet Major General (Union Army) born in Tredyffrin Township Pennsylvania (d. 1863)
27 Mar 1839
John Ballance 14th Prime Minister of New Zealand and the founder of the Liberal Party born in Glenavy Ireland (d. 1893)
27 Mar 1844
Adolphus Washington Greely American Arctic explorer and recipient of the Medal of Honor born in Newburyport Massachusetts (d. 1935)
27 Mar 1847
Otto Wallach German chemist (Nobel 1910) born in Knigsberg Germany (d. 1931)
27 Mar 1851
Ruperto Chapi Spanish composer born in Villena Spain (d. 1909)
27 Mar 1851
Vincent dIndy French composer and teacher born in Paris (d. 1931)
27 Mar 1855
Alfred Ewing Scottish Physicist (magnetic properties of metals hysteresis) born in Dundee Angus Scotland (d. 1935)
27 Mar 1857
Karl Pearson British statistician (leading founder of the modern field of statistics) born in London (d. 1936)
27 Mar 1858
Peter C. Lutkin composer born in Thompsonville Wisconsin (d. 1931)
27 Mar 1859
George Giffen Australian cricketer (one of Australias greatest all-rounders) born in Norwood South Australia (d. 1927)
27 Mar 1860
Frank Frost Abbott American classical scholar born in Redding Connecticut (d. 1924)
27 Mar 1863
Henry Royce English industrialist and automobile founder (Rolls-Royce) born in Alwalton England (d. 1933)
27 Mar 1867
Edyth Walker American opera singer born in Hopewell New York (d. 1950)
27 Mar 1868
Patty Smith Hill American composer teacher and songwriter (Happy Birthday to You) born in Anchorage Kentucky (d. 1946)
27 Mar 1869
James McNeill Irish politician 2nd Governor-General of the Irish Free State born in Glenarm County Antrim Ireland (d. 1938)
27 Mar 1871
Heinrich Mann German novelist and essayist (Professor Unrat) brother of Thomas born in Lbeck (d. 1950)
27 Mar 1871
Piet Aalberse Dutch minister of Labor (1918-25) born in Leiden Netherlands (d. 1948)
27 Mar 1878
Miller Huggins American Baseball Hall of Fame 2nd baseman manager (NY Yankees WS 1923 27-28) born in Cincinnati Ohio (d. 1929)
27 Mar 1879
Edward Steichen American photographer born in Luxembourg (d. 1973)
27 Mar 1883
Jan Kunc Czech composer (Czech State Anthem) born in Doubravice nad Svitavou (d. 1976)
27 Mar 1883
Marie Under Estonian author and poet born in Tallinn Russian Empire (d. 1980)
27 Mar 1886
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe German-American architect (November Group) born in Aachen Germany (d. 1969)
27 Mar 1886
Sergey Kirov Russian bolshevik leader born in Urzhum Russia (d. 1934)
27 Mar 1888
Agnes Windeck German actress (A Time to Love and a Time to Die) born in Hamburg Germany (d. 1975)
27 Mar 1889
Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoglu Turkish writer and translator born in Cairo Egypt (d. 1974)
27 Mar 1892
Ferde Grof American composer born in New York (d. 1972)
27 Mar 1892
Thorne Smith American sci-fi author (Topper Rain in the Doorway Stray Lamb) born in Annapolis Maryland (d. 1934)
27 Mar 1893
Karl Mannheim German sociologist (Ideology & Utopia) born in Budapest Hungary (d. 1947)
27 Mar 1894
William Harrigan American actor (Invisible Man) born in NYC New York (d. 1966)
27 Mar 1897
Douglas R. Hartree English mathematician and physicist born in Cambridge England (d. 1958)
27 Mar 1897
Carlo Mierendorff German politician and anti-fascist born in Grossenhain Germany (d. 1943)
27 Mar 1901
Albert Henneberg Swedish composer born in Stockholm Sweden (d. 1991)
27 Mar 1901
Erich Ollenhauer German politician leader of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (1952-63) born in Madgeburg Germany (d. 1963)
27 Mar 1901
Sat Eisaku Japanese Prime Minister (1964-72) (Nobel 1974) born in Tabuse Japan (d. 1975)
27 Mar 1901
Carl Barks American cartoonist (creator of Scrooge McDuck) born in Merrill Oregon (d. 2000)
27 Mar 1902
Mary Armour Scottish painter born in Blantyre (d. 2000)
27 Mar 1902
Charles Bryant Lang Jr. American cinematographer born in Bluff Utah (d. 1998)
27 Mar 1903
Walt Kiesling American NFL guard and coach (HOF) born in Saint Paul Minnesota (d. 1962)
27 Mar 1905
Elsie MacGill Canadian aeronautical engineer 1st female in Canada to get bachelors degree in electrical engineering born in Vancouver (d. 1980)
27 Mar 1905
John Fleming (Jack) Brock South African nutritional scientist physician and a professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Cape Town born in Port Elizabeth South Africa (d. 1983)
27 Mar 1905
Leroy Carr blues singer-songwriter born in Nashville Tennessee (d. 1935)
27 Mar 1906
Pee Wee Russell American jazz musician born in Maplewood Missouri (d. 1969)
27 Mar 1907
Mary Treen American actress (Its a Wonderful Life) born in St Louis Missouri (d. 1989)
27 Mar 1907
Claude Stroud American actor (Breakfast at Tiffanys Ted Knight Show Duke) born in Kaufman Texas (d. 1985)
27 Mar 1908
Jacques [Izaak] den Haan Dutch writer (Dangerous Book) born in Rotterdam Netherlands (d. 1982)
27 Mar 1909
Ben Webster American tenor saxophonist born in Kansas City Missouri (d. 1973)
27 Mar 1909
Golo Mann German-American historian (Antisemitism) born in Munich (d. 1994)
27 Mar 1910
Ai Qing Chinese poet born in Jinhua Zhejiang province (d. 1996)
27 Mar 1910
Rudi Ball German-Jewish ice hockey star (Olympic bronze 1932) born in Berlin (d. 1975)
27 Mar 1912
Reuel Lahmer composer born in Maple Ontario
27 Mar 1912
Robert Watson Hughes Scottish-Australian composer born in Levan Inverclyde Scotland (d. 2007)
27 Mar 1913
Godfrey Turner British composer born in Manchester England (d. 1948)
27 Mar 1913
Theodor Dannecker SS officer and an associate of Adolf Eichmann born in Tbingen Germany (d. 1945)
27 Mar 1914
Budd Schulberg American novelist and screenwriter (On the Waterfront) born in NYC New York (d. 2009)
27 Mar 1914
Richard Denning [Louis Denninger Jr.] American actor (An Affair to Remember The Black Scorpion) born in Poughkeepsie New York (d. 1998)
27 Mar 1914
Snooky Lanson [Roy Landman] American singer (Your Hit Parade 5 Star Jubilee) born in Memphis Tennessee (d. 1990)
27 Mar 1915
Robert Lockwood Jr. American blues guitarist born in Turkey Scratch Arkansas (d. 2006)
27 Mar 1917
Cyrus Vance US Secretary of State (1977-80) born in Clarksburg West Virginia (d. 2002)
27 Mar 1917
Harry West Irish politician leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (1974-79) born in Enniskillen Ireland (d. 2004)
27 Mar 1919
Julian Amery British conservative politician and minister born in London (d. 1996)
27 Mar 1919
Simon van Collem Dutch journalist and TV host (Amsterdamned) born in Amsterdam (d. 1989)
27 Mar 1920
Richard Hayman American orchestra leader (Vaughn Monroe Show) born in Cambridge Massachusetts (d. 2014)
27 Mar 1920
Robin Jacques English illustrator born in Chelsea (d. 1995)
27 Mar 1921
Tom Bevill American Democratic fifteen-term U.S. congressman born in Townley Alabama (d. 2005)
27 Mar 1921
Harold Nicholas American dancer known as one of the worlds greatest dancers (Nicholas Brothers) born in Winston-Salem North Carolina (d. 2000)
27 Mar 1922
Margaret Stacey English sociologist who helped shape the distinctively British genre of empirical sociology born in London (d. 2004)
27 Mar 1922
Stefan Wul French sci-fi author (The Temple of the Past) born in Paris (d. 2003)
27 Mar 1923
Louis Simpson Jamaican-American poet (Good News of Death) born in Kingston Jamaica (d. 2012)
27 Mar 1923
Shsaku End Japanese writer (Sea & Poison Silence) born in Tokyo Japan (d. 1996)
27 Mar 1923
Victor Hochhauser British impresario (Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra) born in Koice Czechoslovakia
27 Mar 1924
Sarah Vaughan jazz scat singer (Broken Hearted Melody) born in Newark New Jersey (d. 1990)
27 Mar 1925
Charles Henry Plumb 15th President of the European Parliament born in Warwickshire
27 Mar 1925
Robert Cohan American dancer and artistic director (Contemporary Dance Trust) born in Brooklyn New York
27 Mar 1925
John Bayley English academic and writer (Iris A Memoir of Iris Murdoch) born in Lahore British India (d. 2015)
27 Mar 1926
Louis Blom-Cooper barrister specialising in public and administrative law and co-editor of The Judicial House of Lords 18762009 born in London
27 Mar 1926
Frank OHara American writer and poet born in Baltimore Maryland (d. 1966)
27 Mar 1927
Anthony Lewis American columnist (NY Times) and author (Gideons Trumpet) born in The Bronx New York (d. 2013)
27 Mar 1927
Lord Fanshawe of Richmond [Anthony Henry Fanshawe Royle] Conservative MP for Richmond (1959-83) (d. 2001)
27 Mar 1927
Mstislav Leopold Rostropovich Soviet-Russian cellist and conductor born in Baku Azerbaijan SSR (d. 2007)
27 Mar 1932
[Herman] Junior Parker American blues singer and musician (Mystery Train) born in Bobo Mississippi (d. 1971)
27 Mar 1932
Wes Covington American baseball player (Philadelphia Phillies) born in Laurinburg North Carolina (d. 2011)
27 Mar 1934
Arthur Mitchell African-American choreographer (Dance Theater of Harlem) born in New York
27 Mar 1934
David Hancock British civil servant secretary (British Department of Education & Science) born in Beckenham Kent (d. 2013)
27 Mar 1934
Istvan Csurka Hungarian politician and writer born in Budapest Hungary (d. 2012)
27 Mar 1935
Michael Howard 21st Earl of Suffolk and 14th Earl of Berkshire
27 Mar 1935
Julian Glover English actor (QED Heat & Dust Mandela) born in Hampstead London
27 Mar 1928
Douglas Applegate American politician U.S. House of Representative from Ohio born in Steubenville Ohio
27 Mar 1929
Anne Ramsey American actress (Throw Mama from the Train) born in Omaha Nebraska (d. 1988)
27 Mar 1930
Bob den Uyl Dutch journalist and writer (Bird Watching) born in Rotterdam Netherlands (d. 1992)
27 Mar 1930
David Janssen American actor (The Fugitive Harry O) born in Naponee Nebraska (d. 1980)
27 Mar 1931
Burt Collins American jazz trumpeter born in NYC New York (d. 2007)
27 Mar 1931
Yoriaki Matsudaira Japanese composer born in Tokyo
27 Mar 1935
Abelardo Castillo Argentine writer and novelist born in San Pedro Buenos Aires
27 Mar 1935
Fr. Stanley Rother American Roman Catholic Priest Martyr and Missionary to Guatemala born in Okarche Oklahoma (d. 1981)
27 Mar 1936
Jerry Lacy American actor (Play it Again Sam) born in Sioux City Iowa
27 Mar 1936
Malcolm Goldstein American composer born in Brooklyn New York
27 Mar 1937
Johnny Copeland American blues guitarist and singer (Lions Den) born in Haynesville Louisiana (d. 1997)
27 Mar 1937
Thomas Aquinas Daly American painter born in Albany New York
27 Mar 1938
A J Bellingham British haematologist and president (Royal College of Pathologists)
27 Mar 1938
Jock Slater British Admiral First Sea Lord (1995-1998)
27 Mar 1939
Cale Yarborough American auto racer (Daytona 500-1968 77 83 84) born in Timmonsville South Carolina
27 Mar 1939
Jay Kim U.S. House of Representatives from California born in Seoul South Korea
27 Mar 1939
Charles Lyell 3rd Baron Lyell British politician and Conservative member of the House of Lords (d. 2017)
27 Mar 1939
Ruth Ashton general secretary (Royal College of Midwives)
27 Mar 1940
Austin Pendleton American actor (Short Circuit Simon Hello Again) born in Warren Ohio
27 Mar 1940
June Wilkinson English actress (Absolutely Glamarous) born in Essex England
27 Mar 1940
Janis Martin American rockabilly and country singer born in Sutherlin Virginia (d. 2007)
27 Mar 1941
Charles Pashayan Jr. U.S. House of Representatives from California born in Fresno California
27 Mar 1941
Liese Prokop Austrian pentathlete (Olympic silver 1968) born in Tulln District Austria (d. 2006)
27 Mar 1941
Ivan Gaparovi President of Slovakia (2004-14) born in Poltr Slovak Republic
27 Mar 1942
Michael York British actor (Cabaret Logans Run 3 Musketeers) born in Fulmer Buckinghamshire
27 Mar 1942
Raymond J. McGrath U.S. House of Representatives from New York born in Valley Stream New York
27 Mar 1942
Sir John E. Sulston British molecular biologist co-recipient of 2002 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (roundworm genome sequencing) born in Fulmer Buckinghamshire (d. 2018)
27 Mar 1942
Michael Jackson British writer and journalist born in Wetherby Yorkshire (d. 2007)
27 Mar 1943
Milton Robert Carr (Rep-D-Michigan 1975-81 83-95) born in Janesville Wisconsin
27 Mar 1943
Phil Frank American cartoonist (Farley The Elderberries comics) born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania (d. 2007)
27 Mar 1944
Khosrow Shakibai Iranian actor (Hamoun) born in Tehran Iran (d. 2008)
27 Mar 1945
Briton Selby Canadian NHL player born in Kingston Ontario
27 Mar 1946
Bill Sudakis American baseball player born in Joliet Illinois
27 Mar 1946
Carl Weintraub American actor (Harry-Executive Suite)
27 Mar 1946
Olaf Malolepski German musician (Die Flippers) born in Madgeburg Germany
27 Mar 1947
Daphne Todd English artist and president (Royal Society of Portrait Painters) born in York
27 Mar 1947
Dough Wilkerson American football player born in Fayetteville North Carolina
27 Mar 1947
Tom Sullivan blind actor (If You Could See What I Hear) born in Boston Massachusetts
27 Mar 1947
Walt Mossberg American journalist the highest-paid journalist at the Wall Street Journal born in Warwick Rhode Island
27 Mar 1950
Maria Ewing American opera singer born in Detroit Michigan
27 Mar 1950
Vic Harris American MLB player born in Los Angeles California
27 Mar 1950
Tony Banks English musician and rock keyboardist (Genesis) born in East Hoathly Sussex
27 Mar 1950
Petros Efthymiou Greek politician (Panhellenic Socialist Movement) born in Larissa Thessaly
27 Mar 1951
Bobby Lalonde NHLer (Boston Bruins) born in Montreal
27 Mar 1952
Chick Vennera American actor (High Risk Milagro Beanfield War) born in Herkimer New York
27 Mar 1952
Maria Schneider French actress (Last Tango in Paris Crime of Honor) born in Paris France (d. 2011)
27 Mar 1953
Walter Wally Stocker British rock vocalist and guitarist (The Babys- Missing You) born in London England
27 Mar 1953
Pamela Roylance actress (Sarah-Little House on Prairie) born in Seattle Washington
27 Mar 1955
Patrick McCabe Irish novelist (The Butcher Boy) born in Clones County Monaghan
27 Mar 1955
Mariano Rajoy Spanish politician Prime Minister of Spain (2011-18) born in Santiago de Compostela Spain
27 Mar 1956
Brian Kelly American CFL wide receiver (Edmonton Eskimos) born in Arcadia California
27 Mar 1956
Thomas Wassberg Swedish cross country skier (4 Olympic gold 1980 84 88) born in Lennartsfors Vrmland Sweden
27 Mar 1957
Billy MacKenzie Scottish rock vocalist (The Associates-Affectionate Punch) born in Dundee Scotland (d. 1997)
27 Mar 1957
Nicholas Hawkins British politician (Conservatives 1992-2005)
27 Mar 1958
Bart Connor American gymnast and sportscaster (Olympic gold 1984) born in Chicago Illinois
27 Mar 1958
Susan Molinari American politician U.S. House of Representatives from New York born in NYC New York
27 Mar 1958
Bart Conner American parallel bars gymnast (Olympic gold 1984) born in Chicago Illinois
27 Mar 1959
Andrew Farriss Australian rock keyboardist (INXS-Kiss the Dirt) born in Perth Australia
27 Mar 1960
Steve Jarvin Australian soling sailor (Olympics 1996) born in Sydney
27 Mar 1960
Hans Pflgler German footballer born in Freising Germany
27 Mar 1961
Clark Datchler English vocalist (Johnny Hates Jazz-Dont Say its Love) born in Sutton Surrey England
27 Mar 1961
Ellery Hanley British rugby league player born in Leeds
27 Mar 1961
Tak Matsumoto Japanese Grammy Award-winning guitarist (Bz) born in Toyonaka Osaka
27 Mar 1961
Tony Rominger Swiss road racing cyclist born in Vejle Denmark
27 Mar 1963
Dave Koz American jazz saxophonist born in Encino California
27 Mar 1963
Ed Pinckney American NBA forward (Philadelphia 76ers) born in The Bronx New York
27 Mar 1963
Randall Cunningham American NFL quarterback (Philadelphia Eagles Minnesota Vikings) born in Santa Barbara California
27 Mar 1963
James Todd Graves American sport shooter (Olympics 1992 96) born in Rouston Louisiana
27 Mar 1963
Xuxa [Maria da Graca Meneghel] Brazilian actress (Xuxa Park) born in Santa Rosa Rio Grande do Sul Brazil
27 Mar 1963
Charly Alberti Argentinian rock musician (Soda Stereo) born in Buenos Aires
27 Mar 1965
Johnny April American bass guitarist and vocalist (Staind) born in Enfield Connecticut
27 Mar 1966
Kate Donahoo US judoka (Olympic-92) born in Las Vegas Nevada
27 Mar 1967
Jaime Navarro Puerto Rican baseball pitcher (Chicago Cubs) born in Bayamn Puerto Rico
27 Mar 1967
Talisa Soto American actress (License to Kill) born in Brooklyn New York
27 Mar 1967
Tom Hammonds American NBA forward (Minn Timberwolves Denver Nuggets) born in Fort Walton Beach Florida
27 Mar 1910
Frank Smailes English cricket all-rounder (1 Test 8 County Cships Yorkshire) born in Ripley North Yorkshire England (d. 1970)
27 Mar 1937
Francesco Janich Italian soccer defender (6 caps Bologna) born in Udine Italy (d. 2019)
27 Mar 1949
Russ Conway American sports journalist (Eagleson NHL scandal) born in Haverhill Massachusetts (d. 2019)
27 Mar 1878
Miller Huggins American Baseball Hall of Fame 2nd baseman manager (NY Yankees WS 1923 27-28) born in Cincinnati Ohio (d. 1929)
27 Mar 1897
Carlo Mierendorff German politician and anti-fascist born in Grossenhain Germany (d. 1943)
27 Mar 1906
Charles Pee Wee Russell American jazz clarinet and saxophone player born in Maplewood Missouri (d. 1969)
27 Mar 1923
Victor Hochhauser British impresario (Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra) born in Koice Czechoslovakia (d. 2019)
27 Mar 1924
Sarah Vaughan American jazz singer (Broken Hearted Melody) born in Newark New Jersey (d. 1990)
27 Mar 1939
Maurice Petty American auto racing crew chief engine builder and team owner (Petty Enterprises International Motorsports & NASCAR Hall of Fame) born in Level Cross North Carolina (d. 2020)
27 Mar 1940
Austin Pendleton American actor (Short Circuit Simon Hello Again) born in Warren Ohio
27 Mar 1943
Mike Curtis American NFL linebacker (Super Bowl 1971 Pro Bowl 1968 70 71 74 First-team All-Pro 1968 69 Baltimore Colts) born in Rockville Maryland (d. 2020)
27 Mar 1947
Doug Wilkerson American football guard (Pro Bowl 198082 First-team All-Pro 1982 SD Chargers) born in Fayetteville North Carolina (d. 2021)
27 Mar 1949
Poul Ruders Danish organist and composer (Four Compositions Manhattan Abstraction) born in Ringsted Denmark
27 Mar 1964
Clark Datchler English vocalist (Johnny Hates Jazz) born in Sutton Surrey England
27 Mar 1416
Antonio Squarcialupi [Giovanni] Italian composer and organist (Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore 1432-80) born in Florence (d. 1480)
27 Mar 1710
Joseph Abaco Italian composer born in Brussels Spanish Netherlands (d. 1805)
27 Mar 1760
Ishmail Spicer American publisher music teacher and composer born in Bozrah Connecticut (d. 1832)
27 Mar 1784
Jonathan Jennings American politician (Governor of Indiana 18161822 Congressman for Indiana 18221831) born in Readington New Jersey (d. 1834)
27 Mar 1784
Alexander Csoma de Krs Hungarian Tibetan scholar (first Tibetan-English Dictionary) born in Krs Transylvania (d. 1842)
27 Mar 1888
George Hearne South African cricket batsman (3 Tests Western Province) born in Catford England (d. 1978)
27 Mar 1892
Ferde Grof American pianist composer (Grand Canyon Suite) and arranger (Gershwins Rhapsody in Blue) born in New York (d. 1972)
27 Mar 1904
Hal Kemp American jazz alto saxophonist clarinetist arranger and sweet jazz bandleader born in Marion Alabama (d. 1940)
27 Mar 1905
Leroy Carr American blues piano player and singer-songwriter (How Long How Long Blues) born in Nashville Tennessee (d. 1935)
27 Mar 1907
Claude Stroud American actor (Breakfast at Tiffanys Ted Knight Show Duke) born in Kaufman Texas (d. 1985)
27 Mar 1912
Reuel Lahmer Canadian-American organist and composer (It Is Good To Give Thanks) born in Maple Ontario
27 Mar 1913
June Beebe American golfer (Western Open 1931 33) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 2003)
27 Mar 1914
Snooky Lanson [Roy Landman] American singer (Your Hit Parade 5 Star Jubilee) born in Memphis Tennessee (d. 1990)
27 Mar 1920
Richard Hayman American harmonica player (Ruby) arranger and orchestra leader (Boston Pops St. Louis Pops Grand Rapids Pops) born in Cambridge Massachusetts (d. 2014)
27 Mar 1920
Carl-Henrik Norin Swedish jazz saxophonist and composer (Mississippi Mood) born in Vsters Sweden (d. 1967)
27 Mar 1926
Frankie Ervin American R&B singer (The Three Blazers - Dragnet Blues The Shields - You Cheated) born in Blythe California (d. 2009)
27 Mar 1927
Mstislav Rostropovich Soviet-Russian cellist and conductor born in Baku Azerbaijan SSR (d. 2007)
27 Mar 1928
Antonn Tuapsk Czech composer teacher and choral conductor born in Opatovice Moravia Czechoslovakia (d. 2014)
27 Mar 1935
Abelardo Castillo Argentine writer and novelist born in San Pedro Buenos Aires (d. 2017)
27 Mar 1939
Bo Winberg Swedish instrumental rock guitarist (The Spotnicks - Hava Nagila Amapola Karelia) born in Gothenburg Sweden (d. 2020)
27 Mar 1940
June Wilkinson English actress (Absolutely Glamorous) born in Essex England
27 Mar 1949
Poul Ruders Danish organist and composer (Four Compositions Manhattan Abstraction Sound And Simplicity) born in Ringsted Denmark
27 Mar 1950
Maria Ewing American opera mezzo-soprano singer (Metropolitan Opera 1976-97) born in Detroit Michigan (d. 2022)
27 Mar 1950
Tony Banks British progressive rock keyboardist (Genesis - Suppers Ready) and film score and classical composer born in East Hoathly Sussex England
27 Mar 1952
Chick Vennera American actor (Thank God Its Friday High Risk Milagro Beanfield War Animaniacs) born in Herkimer New York (d. 2021)
27 Mar 1952
Rocky Maffit American percussionist (Champaign)
27 Mar 1953
Walter Wally Stocker British rock vocalist and guitarist (The Babys - Missing You) born in London England
27 Mar 1957
Billy MacKenzie Scottish rock vocalist (The Associates - Affectionate Punch) born in Dundee Scotland (d. 1997)
27 Mar 1959
Andrew Farriss Australian rock keyboardist and songwriter (INXS - Kiss the Dirt New Sensation) born in Perth Australia
27 Mar 1961
Tak Matsumoto Japanese Grammy Award-winning guitarist (Bz) born in Toyonaka Osaka Japan
27 Mar 1816
George Elvey British organist and composer born in Canterbury England (d. 1893)
27 Mar 1859
George Giffen Australian cricket all-rounder (31 Tests 1 x 100 6 x 50 HS 161 103 wickets BB 7117 SA CA) born in Adelaide Australia (d. 1927)
27 Mar 1878
Miller Huggins American Baseball Hall of Fame manager (World Series 1923 27 28 6 x AL pennants NY Yankees) born in Cincinnati Ohio (d. 1929)
27 Mar 1879
Edward Steichen American photographer (Family of Man) born in Luxembourg (d. 1973)
27 Mar 1897
Effa Manley American Baseball HOF executive (co-owner NgL Newark Eagles) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1981)
27 Mar 1927
Mo Ostin [Ostrofsky] American record company executive (Verve Reprise Warner Bros Dreamworks) born in New York City (d. 2022)
27 Mar 1928
Douglas Applegate American politician (US Representative from Ohio 1977-95) born in Steubenville Ohio (d. 2021)
27 Mar 1932
(Herman) Junior Parker American blues and soul singer and musician (Mystery Train) born in Bobo Mississippi (d. 1971)
27 Mar 1940
Janis Martin American rockabilly and country singer (Will You Willyum Drugstore Rock n Roll) born in Sutherlin Virginia (d. 2007)
27 Mar 1946
Andy Bown British rock keyboard player (Peter Frampton Status Quo. born in Beckenham England
27 Mar 1952
Jim Bolla Jr. American college basketball coach (UNLV Women 1982-96 Uni of Hawaii 2004-09) born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania (d. 2022)
27 Mar 1956
(Paul) Wix Wickens British session and touring keyboard player (Paul McCartney Nik Kershaw Kevin Coyne) born in Brentwood Essex England
27 Mar 1416
Antonio Squarcialupi [Giovanni] Italian composer and organist (Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore 1432-80) born in Florence Republic of Florence (d. 1480)
27 Mar 1702
Johann Ernst Eberlin German composer born in Jettingen-Scheppach Electorate of Bavaria Holy Roman Empire (d. 1762)
27 Mar 1746
Augustin Ullinger German composer born in Ranoldsberg Upper Bavaria Holy Roman Empire (d. 1781)
27 Mar 1757
Richard John Samuel Stevens English composer born in London (d. 1837)
27 Mar 1772
Giovanni Liverati Italian composer born in Bologna Papal States (d. 1846)
27 Mar 1784
Jonathan Jennings American politician (Governor of Indiana 1816-22 Congressman for Indiana 1822-31) born in Readington New Jersey (d. 1834)
27 Mar 1851
Ruperto Chap Spanish composer born in Villena Spain (d. 1909)
27 Mar 1858
Peter C. Lutkin American composer born in Thompsonville Wisconsin (d. 1931)
27 Mar 1871
Heinrich Mann German novelist and essayist (Professor Unrat) brother of Thomas born in the Free Imperial City of Lbeck (d. 1950)
27 Mar 1883
Jan Kunc Czech composer (Czech State Anthem) born in Doubravice nad Svitavou Margraviate of Moravia Holy Roman Empire (d. 1976)
27 Mar 1892
Ferde Grof American pianist composer (Grand Canyon Suite) and arranger (Gershwins Rhapsody in Blue) born in New York City (d. 1972)
27 Mar 1893
Karl Mannheim German sociologist (Ideology and Utopia) born in Budapest Hungary (d. 1947)
27 Mar 1894
William Harrigan American actor (Invisible Man) born in New York City (d. 1966)
27 Mar 1907
Mary Treen (ne Summers) American character actress (Its a Wonderful Life Kitty Foyle The Joey Bishop Show) born in St Louis Missouri (d. 1989)
27 Mar 1909
Ben Webster American jazz tenor saxophonist born in Kansas City Missouri (d. 1973)
27 Mar 1910
John Pierce American engineer (1st communications satellite Telstar 1) born in Des Moines Iowa (d. 2002)
27 Mar 1912
Reuel Lahmer Canadian-American organist and composer (It Is Good To Give Thanks) born in Maple Ontario (d. after 1982)
27 Mar 1914
Budd Schulberg American novelist and screenwriter (On the Waterfront) born in New York City (d. 2009)
27 Mar 1924
Sarah Vaughan American jazz and pop singer (Body and Soul Broken Hearted Melody) often known as Sassy and The Divine One born in Newark New Jersey (d. 1990) [1]
27 Mar 1925
Charles Henry Plumb British Conservative politician and 15th President of the European Parliament (1987-89) born in Warwickshire England (d. 2022)
27 Mar 1925
Robert Cohan American-British dancer (Martha Grahame Dance Company 1946-57 1962-69) choreographer and artistic director (London Contemporary Dance Theatre 1969-89) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 2021)
27 Mar 1931
Burt Collins American jazz trumpeter born in New York City (d. 2007)
27 Mar 1931
Yoriaki Matsudaira Japanese composer and academic born in Tokyo Japan (d. 2023)
27 Mar 1936
Malcolm Goldstein American composer and violinist born in Brooklyn New York
27 Mar 1945
Tony Kreft New Zealand rugby union prop (1 Test Otago RFU 60 games) born in Milton New Zealand (d. 2023)
27 Mar 1946
Olaf Malolepski German schlager singer (Die Flippers) born in Madgeburg Germany
27 Mar 1952
Rocky Maffit American world music drummer and percussionist (Champaign) and composer born in Illinois
27 Mar 1958
Susan Molinari American politician U.S. House of Representatives from New York born in New York City
27 Mar 1712
Claude Bourgelat French pioneering veterinary surgeon started worlds first veterinary school born in Lyon France (d. 1779)
27 Mar 1879
Edward Steichen Luxembourgish-American photographer (The Family of Man) born in Bivange Luxembourg (d. 1973)
27 Mar 1886
Sergey Kirov [Kostrikov] Russian Bolshevik leader and politician (First Secretary (Mayor) of Leningrad 1926-34) born in Urzhum Russia (d. 1934)
27 Mar 1893
Karl Mannheim Hungarian sociologist and writer (Ideology and Utopia Diagnosis of Our Time) born in Budapest Hungary (d. 1947)
27 Mar 1916
Johnny Drake American football running back who was First-team All-Pro 1940 3 NFL All-Star Cleveland Rams born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1973)
27 Mar 1921
Phil Chess [Fiszel Czy] Polish-American record company executive (Chess Records) and jazz record producer born in Motal Poland (d. 2016)
27 Mar 1926
Louis Blom-Cooper British barrister specializing in public and administrative law and co-editor of The Judicial House of Lords 18762009 born in London (d. 2018)
27 Mar 1934
Arthur Mitchell African-American ballet dancer (New York City Ballet 1955-66) choreographer and founder of Dance Theater of Harlem (1968) born in Harlem New York City (d. 2018)
27 Mar 1935
Michael Howard 21st Earl of Suffolk and 14th Earl of Berkshire (House of Lords 1956-99) born in the UK (d. 2022)
27 Mar 1938
Alastair Bellingham British haematologist and president of the Royal College of Pathologists (1993-96) born in Surrey England (d. 2017)
27 Mar 1938
Jock Slater [John Cunningham Kirkwood Slater] British Admiral and First Sea Lord (1995-98) born in Edinburgh Scotland
27 Mar 1946
Andy Bown British rock keyboard player (Peter Frampton Status Quo) born in Beckenham Kent England
27 Mar 1949
Patrick Deuchar British CEO of Royal Albert Hall who helped modernize the venue born in Devon England (d. 2020)
27 Mar 1950
Julia Alvarez American poet and writer know for How the Garca Girls Lost Their Accents born in New York City
27 Mar 1960
Clare Evans historian and feminist scholar born in Bath England (d. 1997)
27 Mar 1723
James Madison Sr. American tobacco farmer colonel politician and father of 4th President James Madison born in Orange County Virginia (d. 1801)
27 Mar 1893
Rose Freedman [ne Rosenfeld] Austrian-American workers safety activist and survivor of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire born near Vienna Austria (d. 2001) [1]
27 Mar 1927
Anthony Royle Baron Fanshawe of Richmond British Conservative Party politician and MP for Richmond (1959-83) born in England (d. 2001)
27 Mar 1939
Charles Lyell 3rd Baron Lyell British politician and Conservative member of the House of Lords birthplace unknown (d. 2017)
27 Mar 1940
June Wilkinson British pinup model and actress (Twist all Night The Bellboy and the Playgirls) born in Essex England (d. 2025)
27 Mar 1940
Sandro Munari Italian auto racer (World Rally champion 1977) born in Cavarzere Italy (d. 2026)
27 Mar 1942
Leonard D. Jacoby American lawyer and co-founder of Jacoby & Meyers known for revolutionizing legal advertising born in Lorain Ohio (d. 2026) [1]
27 Mar 1950
Terry Yorath Welsh soccer midfielder (60 caps Leeds Utd Coventry Tottenham) and manager (Wales Bradford Swansea Cardiff Lebanon Sheffield Wed) born in Cardiff Wales (d. 2026)
27 Mar 1952
Jim Bolla Jr. American college basketball coach (UNLV Women 1982-96 University of Hawaii 2004-09) born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania (d. 2022)
27 Mar 1957
Nick Hawkins British lawyer politician and Member of Parliament (1992-2005) born in St Albans England [1]
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