Historical Birthday
12 Mar 1270
Prince Charles Count of Valois (1284-1325) son of King Philip III of France born in France (d. 1325)
12 Mar 1336
Edward Duke of Guelders (1361-71) and Count of Zutphen (d. 1371)
12 Mar 1515
Caspar Othmayr German composer and Lutheran pastor born in Amberg (d. 1553)
12 Mar 1613
Andr Le Ntre French landscape architect (d. 1700)
12 Mar 1620
Johann Heinrich Hottinger Swiss philologist and theologian (d. 1667)
12 Mar 1626
John Aubrey English antiquary and writer (d. 1697)
12 Mar 1637
Anne Hyde wife of James II of England (d. 1671)
12 Mar 1647
Victor-Maurice comte de Broglie French general (d. 1727)
12 Mar 1672
Richard Steele Irish writer and politician (d. 1729)
12 Mar 1685
George Berkeley Irish philosopherbishop of Cloyne
12 Mar 1710
Thomas Arne British composer (Rule Britannia A-Hunting We Will Go) born in London (d. 1778)
12 Mar 1758
Leopold earl of Limburg Stirum Dutch general and politician [or March 22]
12 Mar 1768
Carolus Antonius Fodor [Carel Anton Fodor] Dutch pianist conductor and prominent composer born in Venlo Netherlands (d. 1846)
12 Mar 1776
Hester Stanhope English aristocrat traveller and archaeologist born in Chevening England (d. 1839)
12 Mar 1788
Pierre J David [David dAngers] French sculptor
12 Mar 1806
Jane Pierce American 1st lady (1853-57) and wife of Franklin Pierce born in Hampton New Hampshire (d. 1863)
12 Mar 1808
Gerrit van der Linde Jz Schoolmaster Dutch poet
12 Mar 1816
David Stuart American politician Brigadier General (Union Army) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 1868)
12 Mar 1818
John Lorimar Worden Capt (Union Navy) (d. 1897)
12 Mar 1823
William Flank Perry Brigadier General (Confederate Army) (d. 1901)
12 Mar 1824
Gustav Kirchhoff German physicist (spectroscopy coined black body radiation) born in Knigsberg Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1887)
12 Mar 1827
John Robert Jones Brigadier General (Confederate Army) (d. 1901)
12 Mar 1827
William Richard Terry Brigadier General (Confederate Army) (d. 1897)
12 Mar 1830
William Felix Brantley Brigadier General (Confederate Army) (d. 1870)
12 Mar 1831
Clement Studebaker automobile pioneer (Studebaker)
12 Mar 1832
Charles Boycott Irish estate managercaused boycotts
12 Mar 1835
Simon Newcomb American scientistmathematicianastronomer
12 Mar 1862
Jane Delano American nurseteacherfounder (Red Cross)
12 Mar 1863
Gabriele DAnnunzio Italian writermilitary hero (Intruder)
12 Mar 1863
Vladimir Vernadsky Russian mineralogist (d. 1945)
12 Mar 1864
W. H. R. Rivers British psychiatrist (d. 1922)
12 Mar 1877
Wilhelm Frick German protector of BohemiaMoravia
12 Mar 1880
House Peters British silent film actor (This Is the Life Kansas Territory) born in Bristol England (d. 1967)
12 Mar 1880
Nikolaos Georgantas Greek discus thrower (d. 1958)
12 Mar 1880
Henry Drysdale Dakin British-American biochemist known for the Dakin-West reaction (d. 1952)
12 Mar 1881
Daniel Webster Hoan Wisc (Mayor-Socialist-Milwaukee)
12 Mar 1881
Gunnar Nordstrm Finnish physicist (d. 1923)
12 Mar 1885
Raphael HLAJM Verwilghen Flemish architecturban developer
12 Mar 1888
Hall Johnson American composer (Hall Johnson Choir) born in Athens Georgia (d. 1970)
12 Mar 1889
rbergur rarson Icelandic author (d. 1974)
12 Mar 1890
Vaslav Nijinsky UkrainianUS ballet dancer (Petroesjka) [OSFeb 28]
12 Mar 1890
William Dudley Pelley American leader of the Silver Legion (d. 1965)
12 Mar 1891
Michael Polany HungarianEnglish chemisteconomistsociologist
12 Mar 1891
George W. Mason American industrialist (d. 1954)
12 Mar 1896
Jesse Lone Cat Fuller San Francisco Blues Great
12 Mar 1900
Zoltn Vsrhelyi Hungarian violinist teacher and choral conductor born in Kecskemt Hungary (d. 1977)
12 Mar 1904
Ken James cricket wicketkeeper (NZs 1st Test later Northants)
12 Mar 1907
(Margaret Peggy McCrorie) Herbison politician
12 Mar 1907
Arthur Hewlett British actor (The Pied Piper) born in Southampton England (d. 1997)
12 Mar 1907
Dorrit Hoffleit American astronomer (d. 2007)
12 Mar 1908
David Saul Marshall diplomat lawyerpolitician
12 Mar 1908
Inez Courtney American actress (13th Man Crime Ring Raven) born in NYC New York (d. 1975)
12 Mar 1910
Tony Two-Ton Galento American heavyweight boxer and actor (On the Waterfront) born in Orange New Jersey (d. 1979)
12 Mar 1910
Masayoshi Ohira Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1980)
12 Mar 1912
Kylie Tennant novelist (Battlers Lost Haven)
12 Mar 1912
Paul Weston [Wetstein] American pianist and orchestra leader (Jim Nabors Hour Crescent City Suite) born in Springfield Massachusetts (d. 1996)
12 Mar 1913
Harold Butler cricketer (England pace bowler late 40s)
12 Mar 1913
Agathe von Trapp Austrian-born American singer (oldest von Trapp child) born in Pola Austro-Hungarian Empire (d. 2010)
12 Mar 1914
Jan Kapr Czech composer born in Prague (d. 1988)
12 Mar 1915
Alberto Burri Italian physiciansculptorabstract painter
12 Mar 1917
Googie Withers actress (1 of Our Aircraft is Missing) born in Karachi India
12 Mar 1921
Gordon MacRae American singer and actor (Oklahoma Carousel) born in East Orange New Jersey (d. 1986)
12 Mar 1921
Ralph Shapey composer (Fantasy Rituals) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
12 Mar 1921
lo Jgi Estonian freedom fighter (d. 2007)
12 Mar 1923
Helen Parrish American actress (Hour Glass Three Smart Girls Grow Up) born in Columbus Georgia (d. 1959)
12 Mar 1923
Hjalmar Andersen Norwegian 1500 5K 10K speed skater (Olympic gold 1952) (d. 2013)
12 Mar 1923
Walter M Schirra Jr Capt USNast (Mer 8 Gem 6 Ap 7) born in Hackensack New York
12 Mar 1925
Georges Delerue French film composer (Sword of Gideon A Little Romance) born in Roubaix (d. 1992)
12 Mar 1925
Harry [Maxwell] Harrison UK sci-fi author (Deathworld Trilogy) (d. 2012)
12 Mar 1925
Leo Esaki [Esaki Reona] Japan physicist (Tunnel effect-Nobel 1973)
12 Mar 1925
Louison Bobet French cyclist (Tour de France 1953-55) born in Saint-Men-le-Grand France (d. 1983)
12 Mar 1926
Gudrun Ure Scottish actress (Super Gran Lady MacBeth BBC Sorcerer) born in Campsie Stirlingshire Scotland
12 Mar 1926
Hildy Park American actress and writer (To Tell the Truth) born in Washington D.C. (d. 2004)
12 Mar 1926
Ronald Alley art gallery manager (Tate Gallery)
12 Mar 1926
Freddie Williams Welsh motorcycle speedway rider (world champion 1950 1952) born in Port Talbot Wales (d. 2013)
12 Mar 1927
Ral Alfonsn President of Argentina (1983-89) born in Chascoms Buenos Aires (d. 2009)
12 Mar 1928
Phil Jones principal (Trinity College of Music)
12 Mar 1928
Roland Moyle British deputy chairman (Police Complaints Authority)
12 Mar 1928
Thrse Lavoie-Roux Quebec politician and senator
12 Mar 1928
Aldemaro Romero Venezuelan musician (d. 2007)
12 Mar 1929
Francisco Pulgar Vidal Peruvian musicologist and composer born in Hunuco Peru (d. 2012)
12 Mar 1929
Bernard Costello American double sculls (Olympic silver 1956)
12 Mar 1929
Lupe Anguiano Mexican-American civil rights activist
12 Mar 1930
Antony Acland provost of EtonBritish ambassador (to US)
12 Mar 1930
Robin Cavendish English campaigner for the disabled born in Middleton (d. 1994)
12 Mar 1930
Scoey Mitchill comedian (Barefoot in the Park Rhoda) born in Newburgh New York
12 Mar 1931
Geoffrey de Bellaigue director (Royal Collection)
12 Mar 1931
William Billie Thomas American child actor (Buckwheat- Our Gang) born in Los Angeles California (d. 1980)
12 Mar 1931
Herbert Kelleher Southwest Airlines co-founder
12 Mar 1932
Andrew Young US ambassador to UN (1977-79)(Mayor-D-Atlanta)
12 Mar 1933
Barbara Feldon American actress (Agent 99-Get Smart) born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
12 Mar 1935
Helga Pilarczyk German soprano (Salome Lulu)
12 Mar 1935
John Gross author (Age of Kipling Dickens & 20th Century)
12 Mar 1936
Anthony Loehnis vice chairman (S G Warburg & Co)
12 Mar 1936
Keith Slater cricketer (one Test for Australia 1958-59 series)
12 Mar 1936
Lloyd Dobbins newscaster (NBC News Overnight) born in Newport News Virginia
12 Mar 1937
Elizabeth Vaughan Welsh opera soprano (Victor-Victoria born in Llanfyllin
12 Mar 1938
Lew De Witt American country singer and composer (Statler Brothers-Flowers on the Wall)
12 Mar 1938
Dimitri Terzakis Greek composer (Die Farben des Ozeans) born in Athens
12 Mar 1938
Johnny Rutherford auto racer (26 championship races)
12 Mar 1938
Karl Soderlund Duluth Minn Mr Sally Jesse Raphael
12 Mar 1938
Millie Perkins actress (Diary of Anne Frank Table for 5 Shooting) born in Passaic New Jersey
12 Mar 1938
Vijay Mehra cricketer (Indian Test batsman from age 17)
12 Mar 1940
Al Jarreau American jazz singer (Moonlighting) born in Milwaukee Wisconsin (d. 2017)
12 Mar 1942
Brian OHara English rock musician (The Foremost) born in Liverpool (d. 1999)
12 Mar 1942
Jimmy Wynn American baseball player 1963-1977
12 Mar 1945
Sammy The Bull Gravano American mobster who testified against John Gotti born in Brooklyn New York
12 Mar 1945
Hans van Emden Dutch guitarist (Les Baroques)
12 Mar 1946
Frank Welker American voice actor (Scooby-Doo Curious George) born in Denver Colorado
12 Mar 1946
Peter Whalley British television writer and author
12 Mar 1947
Jill OHara Warren Penn Broadway actress (Promises Promises)
12 Mar 1948
James Taylor vocalistguitarist (Up on the Roof) born in Boston Massachusetts
12 Mar 1948
Les Holroyd British progressive rock musician (Barclay James Harvest) born in Oldham England
12 Mar 1948
Virginia Bottomley British minister of health and heritage
12 Mar 1949
Bill Payne rock keyboardist (Little Feat-Time Loves a Hero) born in Waco Texas
12 Mar 1949
David Mellor secretary of the British treasuryMP
12 Mar 1949
Mike Gibbons Welsh musician and drummer (Badfinger) born in Swansea Wales (d. 2005)
12 Mar 1949
Sara Lane American actress (Elizabeth Grainger-The Virginian) born in NYC New York
12 Mar 1949
Moctesuma Esparza Mexican-American producer and filmmaker
12 Mar 1949
Michael Mike Gibbins Welsh musician (Badfinger) born in Swansea Wales (d. 2005)
12 Mar 1950
Wheeler Winston Dixon American filmmaker critic and author
12 Mar 1951
Caren Kaye actress (My Tutor Bambi-Blanskys Beauties) born in NYC New York
12 Mar 1951
Jack Green Scottish musician (T. Rex The Pretty Things) born in Glasgow
12 Mar 1952
Elizer Niyitegeka Rwandan journalist politician and genocidaire
12 Mar 1952
Naomi Shihab Nye American poet songwriter and novelist
12 Mar 1953
Labamba [Richard Rosenberg] rocker (Asbury Jukes)
12 Mar 1954
Anish Kapoor Indian born British sculptor born in Mumbai
12 Mar 1956
Dale Murphy slugger (Atlanta Braves 2 time NL MVP) born in Portland Oregon
12 Mar 1957
Jerry Levine actor (Born on 4th of July) born in New Brunswick New Jersey
12 Mar 1863
Gabriele DAnnunzio Italian poet writer (Il fuoco Intruder) playwright and military hero as part of the elite Arditi storm troops born in Pescara Italy (d. 1938)
12 Mar 1889
Philip Guedalla English barrister & historian
12 Mar 1904
Ken James cricket wicket-keeper (NZs 1st Test later Northants)
12 Mar 1921
Ralph Shapey American composer (Fantasy Rituals) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 2002)
12 Mar 1938
Johnny Rutherford American auto racer (Indianapolis 500 1974 76 80) born in Coffeyville Kansas
12 Mar 1939
John Paul Sr Dutch-American auto racer (24 Hours of Le Mans 1978 24 Hours of Daytona 1982 12 Hours of Sebring 1982) born in Netherlands (disappeared 2001)
12 Mar 1949
Bill Payne American rock keyboardist (Little Feat-Time Loves a Hero) born in Waco Texas
12 Mar 1949
Moctesuma Esparza Mexican-American producer & filmmaker
12 Mar 1949
Mike Gibbins Welsh musician & drummer (Badfinger) born in Swansea Wales (d. 2005)
12 Mar 1954
Anish Kapoor Indian born British sculptor born in Mumbai India
12 Mar 1956
Steve Harris English hard rock bassist (Iron Maiden-Gypsys Kiss) born in London England
12 Mar 1957
Jerry Levine American actor (Born on 4th of July) born in New Brunswick New Jersey
12 Mar 1957
Marlon D Jackson singer (Jackson 5-Maybe Tomorrow) born in Gary Indiana
12 Mar 1960
Courtney B Vance actor (Hamburger Hill) born in Detroit Michigan
12 Mar 1960
Eldine Baptiste cricketer (WI all-rounder early 80s)
12 Mar 1270
Prince Charles Count of Valois (1284-1325) son of King Philip III of France founder of the House of Valois born in France (d. 1325)
12 Mar 1479
Giuliano de Medici Italian ruler of Florence (1513-16) born in Florence (d. 1516)
12 Mar 1788
Pierre J David [David dAngers] French sculptor
12 Mar 1806
Jane Appleton Pierce American 1st lady (1853-57) and wife of Franklin Pierce born in Hampton New Hampshire (d. 1863)
12 Mar 1859
Josef Cyril Sychra Czech composer and choirmaster born in st nad Orlic (d. 1935)
12 Mar 1860
Salvatore Di Giacomo Italian poet and songwriter during Golden Age of Neapolitan Song born in Naples (d. 1934)
12 Mar 1862
Jane Delano American nurse and educator (Red Cross Nursing Service during WWI) born in Montour Falls New York (d. 1919)
12 Mar 1888
Hans Knappertsbusch German conductor (Bavarian State Opera 1922-36) born in Elberfeld Germany (d. 1965)
12 Mar 1913
Harold Butler English cricket fast bowler (2 Tests 12 wickets Nottinghamshire) born in Clifton Nottinghamshire England (d. 1991)
12 Mar 1921
Giovanni Agnelli Italian industrialist and CEO of Fiat born in Turin Italy (d. 2003)
12 Mar 1925
Leo Esaki [Esaki Reona] Japan physicist (Tunnel effect-Nobel 1973)
12 Mar 1936
Eddie Sutton Basketball Hall of Fame coach (Creighton Arkansas Kentucky Oklahoma State first coach to take 4 schools to NCAA tournament) born in Bucklin Kansas (d. 2020)
12 Mar 1937
Elizabeth Vaughan Welsh opera soprano (VictorVictoria) born in Llanfyllin Wales
12 Mar 1942
Jimmy Wynn American baseball outfielder (MLB All Star 1967 74 75 Houston Astros LA Dodgers) born in Hamilton Ohio (d. 2020)
12 Mar 1949
Mary Alice Williams American television news reporter and anchor (CNN NBC WNET CBS NJN) born in Minneapolis Minnesota
12 Mar 1953
Labamba [Richard Rosenberg] American rock trombonist (Asbury Jukes) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
12 Mar 1607
Paul Gerhardt German Luthern hymnist born in Grfenhainichen Electorate of Saxony (d. 1676)
12 Mar 1793
Augustin-Philippe Peellaert Belgian military officer painter composer and librettist born in Bruges Belgium (d. 1876)
12 Mar 1795
William Lyon Mackenzie Canadian-American newspaper publisher politician and failed rebel leader born in Dundee Scotland (d. 1861)
12 Mar 1837
Alexandre Guilmant French organist (La Triniti 1871-901) composer and pedagogue (Schola Cantorum 1894-1911) born in Meudon France (d. 1911)
12 Mar 1874
Edmund Eysler Austrian composer mostly of operettas (Bruder Straubinger The Golden Mistress) born in Hernals Austria (d. 1949)
12 Mar 1878
Joseph Gustav Mraczek German violinist conductor composer (Max und Moritz) and pedagogue born in Brno Bohemia (d. 1944)
12 Mar 1885
Raphal Verwilghen Belgian architect and urban planner born in Roeselare West Flanders Belgium (d. 1963)
12 Mar 1896
Jesse Fuller American one-man blues band (San Francisco Bay Blues) born in Jonesboro Georgia (d. 1979)
12 Mar 1908
Max Wall [Lorimer] British music hall screen and stage comic and actor (Professor Wallofski) born in Stockwell England (d. 1990)
12 Mar 1915
Red Byron American auto racer (NASCAR Strictly Stock Series Cship 1949) born in Plasterco Virginia (d. 1960)
12 Mar 1917
Leonard Chess [Lejzor Czy] Polish-American blues and R&B record company executive (Chess Records) born in Motal Poland (now Belarus) (d. 1969)
12 Mar 1921
Gordon MacRae American singer and actor (Oklahoma Carousel) born in East Orange New Jersey (d. 1986)
12 Mar 1921
Ralph Shapey American composer (Fantasy Rituals) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 2002)
12 Mar 1921
(Giovanni) GianniAgnelli Italian industrialist executive (President of Fiat Automobiles 1966-96) and Italian Senator-for-life (1991-) born in Turin Italy (d. 2003)
12 Mar 1922
Thomas Hugh Eastwood British composer born in Hawley Blackwater England (d. 1999)
12 Mar 1923
Norbert Brainin Austrian-British violinist (Amadeus Quartet 1947-87) born in Vienna Austria (d. 2005)
12 Mar 1923
Mae Young American professional wrestler and one of the pioneers in womens wrestling (National Wrestling Alliance WWF) born in Sand Springs Oklahoma (d. 2014)
12 Mar 1925
Georges Delerue French film composer (Sword of Gideon A Little Romance) born in Roubaix (d. 1992)
12 Mar 1926
Rolv Berger Yttrehus American classical music composer born in Duluth Minnesota (d. 2018)
12 Mar 1928
Aldemaro Romero Venezuelan pianist composer arranger and orchestral conductor born in Valencia Venezuela (d. 2007)
12 Mar 1930
Scoey Mitchill American TV writer director and actor (Barefoot in the Park Rhoda) born in Newburgh New York
12 Mar 1930
Stanko Horvat Croatian composer born in Zagreb Croatia (d. 2006)
12 Mar 1930
Wardell Quezergue American jazz blues and funk composer arranger record producer and bandleader known as the Creole Beethoven born in New Orleans Louisiana (d. 2011)
12 Mar 1935
Helga Pilarczyk German soprano (Salome Lulu) born in Schningen Germany (d. 2011)
12 Mar 1938
Lew DeWitt American country singer and composer (Statler Brothers - Flowers on the Wall) born in Roanoke Virginia (d. 1990)
12 Mar 1938
Tona Scherchen-Hsiao composer born in Neuchtel Switzerland
12 Mar 1940
Al Jarreau American jazz singer (Breaking Away Were In This Love Together Moonlighting) born in Milwaukee Wisconsin (d. 2017)
12 Mar 1945
Hans van Emden Dutch rock guitarist (Les Baroques - Such A Cad)
12 Mar 1947
Jill OHara American Broadway actress (Promises Promises) born in Warren Pennsylvania
12 Mar 1948
James Taylor American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Fire And Rain Youve Got A Friend Shower The People) born in Boston Massachusetts
12 Mar 1949
Bill Payne American rock keyboardist (Little Feat - Time Loves a Hero) born in Waco Texas
12 Mar 1949
Mike Gibbins Welsh musician and drummer (Badfinger - No Matter What) born in Swansea Wales (d. 2005)
12 Mar 1951
Jack Green Scottish musician (T. Rex 1973-74 The Pretty Things 1974-76) born in Glasgow Scotland
12 Mar 1956
Dale Murphy American baseball slugger (NL MVP 198283 Silver Slugger Award 198285 Gold Glove Award 198286 7 x MLB All-Star NL HR leader 1984 85 NL Atlanta Braves) born in Portland Oregon
12 Mar 1956
Steve Harris English hard rock bassist (Iron Maiden - Gypsys Kiss) born in London England
12 Mar 1685
George Berkeley Irish philosophe and bishop of Cloyne who defended idealism Berkeley California named after him) born near Kilkenny Ireland (d. 1753) [1]
12 Mar 1755
Georges Couthon French politician and lawyer during French Revolution (worked closely with Robespierre in Legislative Assembly) born in Orcet France (d. 1794)
12 Mar 1758
Leopold Karel Count of Limburg Stirum Dutch general and politician (part of 1812 Triumvirate in Netherlands) born in Hoogeveen Netherlands (d. 1840)
12 Mar 1788
Pierre-Jean David dAngers] French sculptor (Panthon in Paris) born in Angers France (d. 1856)
12 Mar 1800
Louis-Prosper Gachard Belgian historian (National Archives of Belgium) born in Paris France (d. 1885)
12 Mar 1808
Gerrit van der Linde The Schoolmaster Dutch poet born in Rotterdam Netherlands (d. 1858)
12 Mar 1821
Luitpold Prince Regent of Bavaria (regent for nephews King Ludwig II and King Otto) born in Wrzburg Bavaria (d. 1912)
12 Mar 1826
Robert Lowry American hymn composer born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1899)
12 Mar 1831
Clement Studebaker American manufacturer (horse-drawn vehicles later made early automobiles) born in East Berlin Pennsylvania (d. 1901)
12 Mar 1832
Charles Boycott Irish estate manager (whose workers refused to work for him amid Irish rent and land issues origin of the term boycott) born in Burgh St. Peter England (d. 1897)
12 Mar 1835
Simon Newcomb Canadian-American scientist mathematician and astronomer (calculated extremely accurate tables for the solar system) born in Wallace Nova Scotia (d. 1909)
12 Mar 1838
William Perkin English chemist (discovered aniline dyes) born in London England (d. 1907)
12 Mar 1875
Julio Garreta Spanish composer (Sardanes) born in Sant Feliu de Guxols Spain (d. 1925)
12 Mar 1877
Wilhelm Frick German leading Nazi official and war criminal (Minister of the Interior responsible for concentration camps) born in Alsenz German Empire (d. 1946)
12 Mar 1878
Gemma Galgani Italian saint and mystic born near Lucca Italy (d. 1903)
12 Mar 1881
Daniel Hoan American politician (longest Socialist administration in the US as Mayor of Milwaukee 1916-40) born in Waukesha Wisconsin (d. 1961)
12 Mar 1883
Judge Jackson American scared harp composer born in Montgomery County Alabama (d. 1958)
12 Mar 1889
Philip Guedalla English barrister & historian born in London England (d. 1944)
12 Mar 1890
Evert Axel Taube Swedish ballad singer and composer born in Gothenburg Sweden (d. 1976)
12 Mar 1890
Vaslav Nijinsky Ukrainian legendary ballet dancer (Petroesjka - Ballets Russes) and choreographer born in Kyiv Russian Empire (d. 1950) [OSFeb 28]
12 Mar 1891
Michael Polanyi Hungarian-English chemist economist and philosopher (claimed all knowledge relied on personal judgments) born in Budapest Austria-Hungary (d. 1976)
12 Mar 1904
Ken James New Zealand cricket wicket-keeper (11 Tests 16 dismissals Wellington Northamptonshire CCC) born in Wellington New Zealand (d. 1976)
12 Mar 1908
David Marshall Singaporean politician (Chief Minister of Singapore 1955-56 pushed self-governance for Singapore) born in Singapore (d. 1995)
12 Mar 1910
Roger L. Stevens American real estate magnate Broadway theater producer (West Side Story) and fundraiser (John F. Kennedy Center) born in Detroit Michigan (d. 1998) [1]
12 Mar 1911
Gustavo Diaz Ordaz Mexican politician (President of Mexico 1964-70) born in San Andrs Chalchicomula Mexico (d. 1979)
12 Mar 1912
Kylie Tennant Australian novelist (Battlers Lost Haven) born in Manly Australia (d. 1988)
12 Mar 1913
Harold Butler English cricket fast bowler (2 Tests 12 wickets Nottinghamshire CCC) born in Clifton Nottinghamshire England (d. 1991)
12 Mar 1915
Alberto Burri Italian abstract painter born in Citt di Castello Italy (d. 1995)
12 Mar 1917
Googie Withers English actress and dancer (The Lady Vanishes) born in Karachi British India (d. 2011)
12 Mar 1918
Frank Overton American actor (Fail Safe 12 OClock High (TV series not film)) born in Babylon New York (d. 1967)
12 Mar 1925
G. William Whitehurst American politician (Rep-R-VA 1969-87) born in Norfolk Virginia
12 Mar 1926
David Nadien American concert and session violin virtuoso born in Brooklyn NYC (d. 2014)
12 Mar 1926
Hildy Parks American stage and screen actress and Emmy Award-winning producer and writer (Tony Award presentations) born in Washington D.C. (d. 2004)
12 Mar 1930
Scoey Mitchell [Roscoe Mitchill] American TV writer director and actor (Barefoot in the Park Rhoda) born in Newburgh New York (d. 2022)
12 Mar 1933
Barbara Feldon American actress (Get Smart - Agent 99) born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
12 Mar 1935
Arnold Margolin American television writer and producer (Love American Style) born in Illinois
12 Mar 1936
Ernie Zampese American football coach (San Diego State University 196775 SD Chargers asst. head coach 1983-85) born in Santa Barbara California (d. 2022)
12 Mar 1936
Keith Slater Australian cricket all-rounder (1 Test WACA) and Australian Rules ruckman (WA 20 games Swan Districts Subiaco) born in Perth Australia
12 Mar 1938
Ron Tutt American session and touring drummer (Elvis Presley Emmylou Harris Jerry Garcia Neil Diamond) born in Dallas Texas (d. 2021)
12 Mar 1945
George Jackson American rhythm & blues rock and southern soul songwriter (One Bad Apple Old Time Rock and Roll) and singer born in Indianola Mississippi (d. 2013)
12 Mar 1950
Javier Clemente Spanish soccer manager (Spain 1992-98 Athletic Bilbao Espaol Atltico Madrid Marseille Serbia Cameroon Libya Basque Country) born in Barakaldo Spain
12 Mar 1952
Larry Nickel Canadian composer (Requiem for Peace) conductor and music publisher born in Vancouver British Columbia
12 Mar 1685
George Berkeley Irish philosopher and bishop of Cloyne who defended idealism Berkeley California named after him) born near Kilkenny Ireland (d. 1753) [1]
12 Mar 1831
Clement Studebaker American manufacturer of horse-drawn vehicles and later made early automobiles born in East Berlin Pennsylvania (d. 1901)
12 Mar 1855
John White American organist and composer based in Germany born in West Springfield Massachusetts (d. 1902)
12 Mar 1860
Salvatore Di Giacomo Italian poet and songwriter during Golden Age of Neapolitan Song born in Naples Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (d. 1934)
12 Mar 1875
Juli Garreta Spanish-Catalan composer (Sardanes Les illes Medes) born in Sant Feliu de Guxols Spain (d. 1925)
12 Mar 1883
Judge Jackson American sacred harp composer songwriter and educator (The Colored Sacred Harp) born in Montgomery County Alabama (d. 1958)
12 Mar 1889
Philip Guedalla English barrister and historian born in London England (d. 1944)
12 Mar 1912
Irving Layton Romanian-Canadian poet (A Red Carpet for the Sun) born in Trgu Neam Romania (d. 2006)
12 Mar 1914
Jan Kapr Czech composer born in Prague Kingdom of Bohemia (now Czech Republic) (d. 1988)
12 Mar 1921
Max de Metz Dutch publisher and translator (d. 1993)
12 Mar 1922
Lane Kirkland American labour union leader (President AFL-CIO 1979-95) born in Camden South Carolina (d. 1999)
12 Mar 1923
Walter Wally Schirra Jr American US Navy Captain and NASA astronaut (Mercury 8 Gemini 6 Apollo 7) born in Hackensack New Jersey (d. 2007)
12 Mar 1925
Leo Esaki [Esaki Reona] Japanese physicist (Tunnel effect-Nobel 1973) born in Osaka Prefecture Japan
12 Mar 1926
Georgios Darivas Greek soccer forward (16 caps Olympiacos 270 games) and manager (Olympiacos 1971 75-76) born in Athens Greece (d. 2024)
12 Mar 1930
Scoey Mitchell [Roscoe Mitchill] American TV writer director and actor (Barefoot in the Park Rhoda) born in Newburgh New York (d. 2022)
12 Mar 1930
Wardell Quezergue American jazz blues and funk composer arranger record producer and bandleader known as the Creole Beethoven born in New Orleans Louisiana (d. 2011)
12 Mar 1934
Rudolph Agnew British businessman (CEO Consolidated Gold Fields) (d. 2023)
12 Mar 1938
Tona Scherchen-Hsiao German-Chinese composer (Yi Lo Shen) born in Neuchtel Switzerland
12 Mar 1939
David Mlinaric British interior director (The National Trust Chatsworth)
12 Mar 1940
M.A. Numminen Finnish avant-garde singer-songwriter and author born in Somero Finland
12 Mar 1945
Hans van Emden Dutch rock guitarist (Les Baroques - Such A Cad) born in Amsterdam Netherlands
12 Mar 1948
Dana Walden American R&B keyboardist (Champaign - How Bout Us) born in Champaign Illinois
12 Mar 1948
Virginia Bottomley British minister of health and heritage born in Dunoon Scotland
12 Mar 1949
Mike Gibbins Welsh musician and drummer (Badfinger - Come and Get It No Matter What) born in Swansea Wales (d. 2005)
12 Mar 1949
Sara Lane American actress (Elizabeth Grainger-The Virginian) born in New York City
12 Mar 1950
Willie Duggan Irish rugby union no. 8 (41 Tests Ireland 4 British & Irish Lions Blackrock College RFC Sundays Well RFC) born in Kilkenny (d. 2017)
12 Mar 1951
Caren Kaye actress (My Tutor Bambi-Blanskys Beauties) born in New York City
12 Mar 1952
Frank LeMaster American football linebacker (Pro Bowl 1981 Philadelphia Eagles SF 49ers) born in Lexington Kentucky (d. 2023)
12 Mar 1952
Naomi Shihab Nye Arab-American poet (Yellow Glove Red Suitcase) novelist (Habibi) and songwriter born in St. Louis Missouri
12 Mar 1515
Caspar Othmayr German composer and Lutheran pastor born in Amberg Duchy of Bavaria (d. 1553)
12 Mar 1758
Leopold Karel Count of Limburg Stirum Dutch general and politician who was part of the 1812 Triumvirate in the Netherlands born in Hoogeveen Netherlands (d. 1840)
12 Mar 1859
Josef Cyril Sychra Czech composer and choirmaster born in st nad Orlic Kingdom of Bohemia (d. 1935)
12 Mar 1912
Paul Weston [Wetstein] American pianist arranger orchestra leader (Tommy Dorsey Orchestra The Jim Nabors Show) pop and classical composer (Day By Day Crescent City Suite) born in Springfield Massachusetts (d. 1996)
12 Mar 1914
Jan Kapr Czech composer born in Prague Kingdom of Bohemia (d. 1988)
12 Mar 1917
Leonard Chess [Lejzor Czy] Polish-American record company executive (Chess Records) and blues and R&B record producer born in Motal Poland (d. 1969)
12 Mar 1918
Elaine de Kooning American artist born in Brooklyn New York City (d. 1989)
12 Mar 1921
(Giovanni) Gianni Agnelli Italian industrialist executive (President of Fiat Automobiles 1966-96) and Italian Senator-for-life (1991-2003) born in Turin Italy (d. 2003)
12 Mar 1923
Hjalmar Andersen Norwegian speed skater (Olympic gold 1500m 5000m 10000m 1952 World Cship gold all-round 1950 51 52) born in Rdy Norway (d. 2013)
12 Mar 1925
Georges Delerue French film composer (Sword of Gideon A Little Romance) born in Roubaix France (d. 1992)
12 Mar 1926
David Oliver Williams Welsh trade unionist (Confederation of Health Service Employees COHSE) General Secretary 1983-87) born in Wales
12 Mar 1926
Freddie Williams Welsh motorcycle speedway rider (World Cship 1950 1953 Wembley Lions) born in Port Talbot Wales (d. 2013)
12 Mar 1926
George Ariyoshi Hawaiian-American politician (Governor of Hawaii (D) 1974-86) born in Honolulu Territory of Hawaii
12 Mar 1926
Gudrun Ure Scottish actress (Super Gran 36 Hours Lady MacBeth BBC Sorcerer) born in Campsie Stirlingshire Scotland (d. 2024)
12 Mar 1926
John Clellon Holmes American beat poet and writer (Go The Horn) born in Holyoke Massachusetts (d. 1988)
12 Mar 1926
Ronald Alley British art museum manager (Keeper of the Modern Collection of the Tate Gallery 1965-86) born in Bristol England (d. 1999)
12 Mar 1928
Roland Moyle British Labour politician (Member of Parliament 1966-83 Minister of State for Northern Ireland 1974-76 Minister of Health 1976-79) born in England (d. 2017)
12 Mar 1928
Thrse Lavoie-Roux French Canadian politician (Senator from Quebec 1990-2001 Minister of Health and Social Services 1985-89) born in Rivire-du-Loup Quebec (d. 2009)
12 Mar 1929
Lupe Anguiano Mexican-American civil rights activist born in La Junta Colorado
12 Mar 1929
Pat Costello Jr. American rower (Olympics 1952 silver - 1956) born in Detroit Michigan (d. 2014)
12 Mar 1929
U Win Tin Burmese journalist co-founder of the National League for Democracy and a political prisoner for 14 years born in Gyobingauk Township Pegu Division British Burma (d. 2014)
12 Mar 1930
Antony Acland British diplomat (Ambassador to US 1986-91 Undersecretary of State 1982-86 Ambassador to Spain 1977-80 Ambassador to Luxembourg 1975-77) and administrator (Provost of Eton College 1991-2000) born in UK (d. 2021)
12 Mar 1930
Robin Cavendish English campaigner for the disabled born in Middleton England (d. 1994)
12 Mar 1931
Geoffrey de Bellaigue French-British art curator (The Royal Collection 1972-88) born in Neuilly-sur-Seine France (d. 2013)
12 Mar 1931
Herbert Kelleher American airline executive (Southwest Airlines co-founder) born in Camden New Jersey (d 2019)
12 Mar 1931
William Billie Thomas American child actor (Our Gang - Buckwheat) born in Los Angeles California (d. 1980)
12 Mar 1932
Andrew Young American politician (US ambassador to UN 1977-79) Mayor of Atlanta (D) 1982-90) born in New Orleans Louisiana
12 Mar 1936
Patrick Procktor British painter and printmaker born in Dublin Ireland (d. 2003)
12 Mar 1938
Dimitri Terzakis Greek composer (Die Farben des Ozeans) born in Athens Greece
12 Mar 1938
Vijay Mehra Indian cricket batsman (8 Tests 2 x 50 Delhi Eastern Punjab Railways) born in Amritsar India (d. 2006)
12 Mar 1939
John Paul Sr American auto racer (24 Hours of Le Mans 1978 24 Hours of Daytona 1982 12 Hours of Sebring 1982) born in Eindhoven Netherlands (disappeared 2001)
12 Mar 1942
Brian OHara English rock guitarist and singer (The Foremost - A Little Loving) born in Liverpool England (d. 1999)
12 Mar 1946
Frank Welker American voice actor (Scooby-Doo - Fred Curious George) born in Denver Colorado
12 Mar 1946
Peter Whalley British television screenwriter (Coronation Street) and author born in Colne Lancashire England (d. 2017)
12 Mar 1954
Joseph Ngute Cameroonian politician (Prime Minister of Cameroon 2019-) born in Bongong Barombi Cameroon
12 Mar 1956
Lesley Manville British stage and screen actress (Mum Phantom Thread The Crown Mrs. Harris Goes To Paris) born in Brighton England
12 Mar 1336
Edward Duke of Guelders Count of Zutphen (1361-71) born in the Duchy of Guelders (d. 1371)
12 Mar 1386
Ashikaga Yoshimochi 4th Japanese shgun of the Ashikaga shogunate (1394-1423) born in Japan (d. 1428)
12 Mar 1613
Andr Le Ntre French landscape architect (gardens of the Palace of Versailles) and principal gardener of King Louis XIV of France born in Paris France (d. 1700) [1]
12 Mar 1626
John Aubrey English antiquary natural philosopher and writer born in Kington St Michael England (d. 1697)
12 Mar 1637
Anne Hyde English first wife of James II of England born in Windsor England (d. 1671)
12 Mar 1647
Victor Maurice de Broglie count of Broglie French Army general and marshal of France born in Turin Duchy of Savoy (d. 1727)
12 Mar 1718
Joseph Damer 1st Earl of Dorchester English politician in the House of Commons (1741-62) born in England (d. 1798)
12 Mar 1781
Frederica of Baden German-born Queen of Sweden (1797-1809) born in Karlsruhe Palace Grand Duchy of Baden (d. 1826)
12 Mar 1818
John Lorimar Worden American naval officer for the Union commandeered USS Monitor during the Battle of Hampton Roads born in Mount Pleasant New York (d. 1897) [1]
12 Mar 1823
William F. Perry American Brigadier General in the Confederate Army (Civil War) born in Jackson County Kentucky (d. 1901)
12 Mar 1827
John R. Jones American Brigadier General (Confederate Army) and Virginia educator born in Rockingham County Virginia (d. 1901)
12 Mar 1827
William R. Terry American Brigadier General (Confederate Army) and Virginia Senate born in Bedford County Virginia (d. 1897)
12 Mar 1830
William F. Brantley American lawyer and Brigadier General (Confederate Army) born in Greene County Alabama (d. 1870)
12 Mar 1837
Alexandre Guilmant French organist (La Triniti 1871-1901) composer and pedagogue (Schola Cantorum 1894-1911) born in Meudon France (d. 1911)
12 Mar 1858
Adolph Ochs American newspaper publisher former owner of The New York Times and The Chattanooga Times born in Cincinnati Ohio (d. 1935)
12 Mar 1859
Abraham H. Cannon American member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the LDS Church born in Salt Lake City Utah Territory (d. 1896)
12 Mar 1863
Vladimir Vernadsky Russian mineralogist and one of the founders of geochemistry biogeochemistry and radiogeology born in Saint Petersburg Russian Empire (d. 1945)
12 Mar 1864
Alice Tegnr (ne Sandstrm) Swedish organist poet and composer of childrens songs born in Karlshamn Sweden (d. 1943)
12 Mar 1864
W. H. R. Rivers English psychiatrist anthropologist and neurologist born in Chatham Kent (d. 1922)
12 Mar 1880
Henry Drysdale Dakin English biochemist known for the Dakin-West reaction born in London (d. 1952)
12 Mar 1881
Gunnar Nordstrm Finnish theoretical physicist (gravitation) born in Helsinki Finland (d. 1923)
12 Mar 1883
Zoltn Mesk leading Hungarian Nazi born in Baja Austria-Hungary (d. 1959)
12 Mar 1889
rbergur rarson Icelandic author and Esperantist born in Hali Suursveit Iceland (d. 1974)
12 Mar 1890
William Dudley Pelley American fascist activist and leader of the Silver Legion in America born in Lynn Massachusetts (d. 1965)
12 Mar 1891
George W. Mason American industrialist and CEO of the Kelvinator Corporation (1928-37) born in Valley City North Dakota (d. 1954)
12 Mar 1895
William C. Lee American U.S. Army general and Father of the US Airboure born in Dunn North Carolina (d. 1948)
12 Mar 1907
E. Dorrit Hoffleit American astronomer who studied visible stars (The Bright Star Catalogue) born in Florence Alabama (d. 2007)
12 Mar 1908
Rita Angus [Henrietta Catherine Angus] New Zealand painter (Cass 1936) born in Hastings New Zealand (d. 1970)
12 Mar 1910
Masayoshi Ohira Prime Minister of Japan (1978-80) born in Kanonji Japan (d. 1980)
12 Mar 1914
Julia Lennon English mother of musician John Lennon (The Beatles) born in Liverpool England (d. 1958)
12 Mar 1921
lo Jgi Estonian freedom fighter and war historian born in Tallinn Estonia (d. 2007)
12 Mar 1924
Martha Nierenberg [ne Weiss de Csepel] Hungarian-American biochemist furniture designer and co-founder of Dansk Designs born in Budapest Hungary (d. 2020)
12 Mar 1925
Harry Harrison American -Irish sci-fi author (Deathworld trilogy) born in Stamford Connecticut (d. 2012)
12 Mar 1926
David Oliver Williams Welsh trade unionist (Confederation of Health Service Employees COHSE) General Secretary 1983-87) born in Wales (d. 2025)
12 Mar 1926
Rolv Yttrehus American contemporary classical music composer (Angstwagen Plectrum Spectrum Six Haiku) born in Duluth Minnesota (d. 2018)
12 Mar 1933
Barbara Feldon American actress (Agent 99 in Get Smart) born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
12 Mar 1933
Nide Guidon Brazilian archeologist known for her work on red ocher cave paintings born in Ja Brazil (d. 2025) [1]
12 Mar 1935
John Gross English editor and author (editor of the Times Literary Supplement) born in London (d. 2011)
12 Mar 1936
Lloyd Dobyns American broadcast journalist (NBC News 1969-86 - Overnight Weekend Monitor) born in Newport News Virginia (d. 2021)
12 Mar 1936
William H. Foege American physician and the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (1977-83) best known for his work eradicating smallpox born in Decorah Iowa (d. 2026) [1] [2]
12 Mar 1937
Zoltn Horvth Hungarian fencer (Olympics gold Sabre team silver Sabre individual 1960 World Cship gold x 4) born in Balatonfred Hungary (d. 2025)
12 Mar 1938
Karl Soderlund American actor Mr Sally Jesse Raphael born in Duluth Minnesota (d. 2020)
12 Mar 1938
Valery Panov [Valery Shulman] Soviet dancer and star of the Kirov Ballet born in Vitebsk Belarus (d. 2025) [1]
12 Mar 1939
David Mlinaric British interior director (The National Trust Chatsworth) born in England
12 Mar 1942
Brian OHara English rock guitarist and singer (The Fourmost - A Little Loving) born in Liverpool England (d. 1999)
12 Mar 1945
Jim Sharman Australian film and stage director and writer (The Rocky Horror Picture Show) born in Sydney Australia
12 Mar 1947
Kalervo Palsa Finnish artist (TurvaSecurity) born in Kittil Finland (d. 1987) [1]
12 Mar 1948
Kent Conrad American politician Senator-D North Dakota (1992-2013) born in Bismarck North Dakota
12 Mar 1949
David Mellor British MP who resigned due to scandal born in Wareham England
12 Mar 1952
Elizer Niyitegeka Rwandan journalist politician and high-level participant in the 1994 Rwandan genocide born in Gitabura Secteur Rwanda-Urundi (d. 2018) [1] [2]
12 Mar 1952
Roch Koz American actor and broadcaster (Svengoolie 1979-present) born in Park Ridge Illinois
12 Mar 1953
Carl Hiaasen American journalist (Miami Herald 1976-2021) and author (Hoot) born in Fort Lauderdale Florida [1] [2]
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