Historical Birthday
01 Mar 1432
Isabel of Coimbra queen of Portugal (d. 1455)
01 Mar 1445
Sandro Botticelli Florentine Renaissance painter (Birth of Venus) probable date of birth
01 Mar 1456
Wladyslaw Jagiello king of BohemiaHungary (147190-1516)
01 Mar 1494
Il Bacchiacca [Franceso Ubertini] Italian painter
01 Mar 1528
Albrecht V von Wittelsbach [the Generous] duke of Bavaria
01 Mar 1547
Rudolph Goclenius German philosopher (d. 1628)
01 Mar 1597
Jean-Charles de la Faille Belgian mathematician (d. 1652)
01 Mar 1610
Johann B Schup [Schuppius] German poethistorian
01 Mar 1630
Ferdinand van Apshoven de Jongere Flemish painter baptized
01 Mar 1683
Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach wife of King George II of Great Britain born in Ansbach Holy Roman Empire (d. 1737)
01 Mar 1683
Tsangyang Gyatso 6th Dalai Lama (1697-1706) born at Urgelling Monastry (d. 1706)
01 Mar 1732
William Cushing 2nd Chief Justice of the United States. (d. 1810)
01 Mar 1760
Franois Nicolas Leonard Buzot French revolutionary (d. 1794)
01 Mar 1780
Leonard PJ du Bus de Gisignies gov-general of Neth Indies (1826-30)
01 Mar 1788
Gheorghe Asachi Romania writerhumanistpolitician
01 Mar 1807
Wilford Woodruff fourth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (d. 1898)
01 Mar 1811
Robert Christie Buchanan American Brevet Major General (Union Army) born in Baltimore Maryland (d. 1878)
01 Mar 1812
Augustus Pugin English-born architect (d. 1852)
01 Mar 1820
George Davis Atty Gen (Confederacy) (d. 1896)
01 Mar 1821
Joseph Hubert Reinkens German Catholic bishop (d. 1896)
01 Mar 1822
Albin Francisco Schoepf Polish-American Brigadier General (Union Army) born in Podgrze Krakw Poland (d. 1886)
01 Mar 1822
Charles Champion Gilbert American Brigadier General (Union Army) born in Zanesville Ohio (d. 1903)
01 Mar 1826
John Thomas Welsh composer and harpist born in Bridgend (d. 1913)
01 Mar 1828
James Fleming Fagan Major General (Confederate Army) (d. 1893)
01 Mar 1828
Vittorio Bersezio [Carlo Nugelli] Italian playwright
01 Mar 1831
Hiram Bronson Granbury Brigadier General (Confederate Army) (d. 1864)
01 Mar 1832
Friedrich Grutzmacher German cellist and composer born in Dessau Germany (d. 1903)
01 Mar 1835
Matthias J Scheeben German theologist (Natur und Gnade)
01 Mar 1837
Ion Creanga Romanian fairy tale author (Amintiti the Copilarie)
01 Mar 1837
William Dean Howells American novelistcriticeditor (Atlantic)
01 Mar 1838
Gabriele dell Addolorata [Francesco Possenti] Italian priest
01 Mar 1841
Blanche Kelso Bruce Virginia (Sen-Miss 1875-1881)
01 Mar 1848
Augustus Saint-Gaudens American sculptordesigner (1907 20 gold piece)
01 Mar 1855
Paul Hines American MLB outfielder (Triple Crown 1878 Providence Grays) born in Virginia (d. 1935)
01 Mar 1856
Florimond Fonteyne Flemish priestpolitician (Volkseeuw)
01 Mar 1865
Gerard Vissering Dutch bankerpresident (Bank of Java)
01 Mar 1868
Alaska P. Davidson Americas first female FBI agent born in Warren Ohio (d. 1934)
01 Mar 1871
Ben Harney American composer and ragtime pianist (d. 1938)
01 Mar 1874
Jean de Merode [Marie-Louise B Courtenay] Princess of Netherlands (d. 1955)
01 Mar 1876
Henry graaf de Baillet-Latour Belgian President of IOC (1925-42)
01 Mar 1876
Henri de Baillet-Latour Belgian IOC president (d. 1942)
01 Mar 1880
Lytton Strachey English biographer and critic (Benson Medal 1923) born in London England
01 Mar 1882
Ida Moore American actress (Mr Music Ma & Pa Kettle at Waikiki) born in Altoona Kansas (d. 1964)
01 Mar 1883
Thomas Shelvin College Football Hall of Fame defensive end (Yale) born in Muskegon Michigan (d. 1915)
01 Mar 1885
Lionel Atwill British actor (The Mystery of the Wax Museum) born in Croydon London England (d. 1946)
01 Mar 1886
Oskar Kokoschka RussiaAustrianBritish painter (Erasmus Prize 1960)
01 Mar 1888
Ewart Astill England cricket all-rounder (9 Tests Leicestershire) born in Ratby Leicestershire (d. 1948)
01 Mar 1889
Watsuji Tetsuro Japanese philosopher (d. 1960)
01 Mar 1892
Ryunosuke Akutagawa Japan writer (Rashomon in Kappa)
01 Mar 1893
Mercedes de Acosta American socialite (d. 1968)
01 Mar 1895
G B Duke Keats hockey hall of fame (elected 1958)
01 Mar 1896
Dimitri Mitropoulos Athens Greece conductorcomposer
01 Mar 1896
Moriz Seeler German writer and producer (d. 1942)
01 Mar 1900
Edna Swithenbank Manley Jamaican sculptor wife of PM
01 Mar 1900
Yorgos Seferis [Seferi dis] Greek diplomatpoet (Strofi)
01 Mar 1904
Paul Hartman American actor (Petticoat Junction Inherit the Wind) born in San Francisco California (d. 1973)
01 Mar 1905
Pol le Roy Flemish authornovelistwriter (Stroom)
01 Mar 1905
Doris Hare Welsh actress born in Bargoed Glamorgan Wales (d. 2000)
01 Mar 1908
Terence De Marney British actor (Lorna Doone Doctor Who The Immortal Gentleman) born in London England (d. 1971)
01 Mar 1909
Lois Moran American actress (Waterfront) born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania (d. 1990)
01 Mar 1911
Harry Golombek British chess grandmaster author (3-time British champion) born in London England (d. 1995)
01 Mar 1912
Gerald Emmett Cardinal Carter archbishop of Toronto (d. 2003)
01 Mar 1913
Helmut Erich Robert Gernsheim photogrpahercollector
01 Mar 1914
Archibald J Gumede South African ANC memberchairman (UDF)
01 Mar 1914
Ralph Waldo Ellison American writer (Invisible Man Shadow & Cast) born in Oklahoma City (d. 1994)
01 Mar 1914
Harry Caray American Baseball Hall of Fame broadcaster (Chicago Cubs) born in St Louis Missouri (d. 1998)
01 Mar 1916
Bing Devine American MLB executive (St. Louis Cardinals NY Mets) born in St. Louis Missouri (d. 2007)
01 Mar 1917
Dinah Shore singer (See the USA in a Chevrolet) born in Winchester Tennessee
01 Mar 1917
Robert Lowell American poetpacifist (Lord Wearys Castle Near the Ocean) born in Boston Massachusetts
01 Mar 1918
Roger Delgado English actor (Doctor Who Agent 8 34 Hot Enough for June) born in London England (d. 1973)
01 Mar 1918
Duncan White Ceylonese hurdler (first Olympic medallist from Ceylon silver 400m hurdles 1948) born in Lathpandura Sri Lanka (d. 1998)
01 Mar 1918
Gladys Noon Spellman American politician (d. 1988)
01 Mar 1918
Hank Wyse American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 1945) born in Lunsford Arkansas (d. 2000)
01 Mar 1920
Howard Nemerov American 3rd US poet laureatenovelist (Blue Swallows)
01 Mar 1920
Max Bentley Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame center (Hart Trophy 1946) born in Delisle Saskatchewan (d. 1984)
01 Mar 1921
Richard Wilbur 2nd US Poet Laureate (Ceremony Walking to Sleep)
01 Mar 1923
Kuczka Pter Hungarian writer and editor (d. 1999)
01 Mar 1924
Donald Deke Kent Slayton Sparta Wisc Major USAFastro (Apollo 18)
01 Mar 1926
Cesare Danova Italian-American actor (Tentacles Viva Las Vegas Garrisons Gorillas) born in Rome Italy (d. 1992)
01 Mar 1926
Robert Clary [Widerman] French-American actor published author artist and lecturer (LeBeau-Hogans Heroes) born in Paris France
01 Mar 1926
Allan Stanley Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame defenceman (4-times Stanley Cup winner) born in Timmins Ontario (d. 2013)
01 Mar 1927
Harry Belafonte American calypso singer (Buck & the Preacher) born in Harlem New York
01 Mar 1927
Robert Heron Bork judge nominated for supreme court (d. 2012)
01 Mar 1928
Seymour Papert South African mathematician born in Pretoria (d. 2016)
01 Mar 1928
Jacques Rivette French New Wave film director born in Rouen Haute-Normandie (d. 2016)
01 Mar 1930
Coimbatarao Gopinath Indian cricket all-rounder (8 Tests HS 50) born in Madras India
01 Mar 1930
Raymond St Jacques American actor director and producer who was the 1st African-American to hold a regular role in a western series (Simon Blake- Rawhide) born in Hartford Connecticut (d. 199)
01 Mar 1930
Gastone Nencini Italian road cyclist (winner Giro dItalia 1957 Tour de France 1960) born in Florence Italy (d. 1980)
01 Mar 1932
Jacques Leduc Belgian composer born in Jette (d. 2016)
01 Mar 1933
Istvan Lang Hungarian composer born in Budapest
01 Mar 1933
Joan Hackett NY actress (Will Penny One Stone Pony)
01 Mar 1933
Myrlie Evers American politician and commissioner (LA Board of Public works)
01 Mar 1934
Riet [M. J. J.] Roosen-van Pelt Dutch politician 2nd Chamber member (CDA) born in Tilburg the Netherlands
01 Mar 1935
Judith Rossner author (Looking for Mr Goodbar)
01 Mar 1935
Robert Conrad [Conrad R Falk] actor (Wild Wild West) born in Chicago Illinois
01 Mar 1937
Jed Allan actor (Days of our Lives CC-Santa Barbara) born in The Bronx New York
01 Mar 1938
Michael J[oseph] Kurland American sci-fi author (Infernal Device)
01 Mar 1939
Leo Brouwer Cuban composer conductor and musician born in Havana
01 Mar 1940
Robert Grossman American illustrator born in Brooklyn New York (d. 2018)
01 Mar 1942
Jerry Fisher American R&B singer (Blood Sweat & Tears) born in DeKalb Texas
01 Mar 1942
Richard Bowman Myers Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
01 Mar 1942
Michael Giles British drummer (King Crimson Giles Giles & Fripp) born in Waterlooville Hampshire
01 Mar 1943
Benjamin W Jipcho Mt Elgon Kenya 3K steeplechase (Olympic silver 1972)
01 Mar 1943
Mauro Checcoli Italian 3 day equestrian (Olympic gold 1964)
01 Mar 1943
Piet Veerman Dutch rock vocalistguitarist (Cats-Sailin Home)
01 Mar 1943
Wolfgang Scheidel German DR luge (Olympic gold 1972)
01 Mar 1943
Akinori Nakayama Japanese gymnast (6 Olympic gold 1968 72) born in Nagoya Japan
01 Mar 1944
John Napier set designer (Royal Shakesphere Company) born in London England
01 Mar 1946
Tony Ashton British musician (Ashton Gardner & Dyke) born in Blackburn (d. 2001)
01 Mar 1946
Gerry Boulet French-Canadian singer (d. 1990)
01 Mar 1947
Alan Thicke Canadian actor singer-songwriter (Thicke of the Night Growing Pains) born in Kirkland Lake Ontario (d. 2016)
01 Mar 1948
Burning Spear [Winston Rodney] Jamaican reggae singer
01 Mar 1949
Sido Martens Dutch guitaristsingermandolin player (Fungus)
01 Mar 1949
Zoia Ceauescu Romanian mathematician and daughter of Communist dictator Nicolae Ceauescu
01 Mar 1950
Shahid Israr Pakistani cricket wicket-keeper (in one Test v NZ 1976)
01 Mar 1951
Barbara DeAngelis talk show hostess (Barbara DeAngelis Show)
01 Mar 1952
Alice Ritzman Kalispell MT LPGA golfer (1995 Rochester Intl-5th)
01 Mar 1952
David Allen Barr Kelowna BC PGA golfer (Atlanta Golf Classic)
01 Mar 1952
Martin ONeill Northern Irish footballer and manager
01 Mar 1944
Mike DAbo rock vocalist (Manfred Mann-Mighty Quinn)
01 Mar 1944
Roger Daltrey English rockeractorproducer (The Who-Tommy)
01 Mar 1945
Dirk Benedict American actor (A-Team Battlestar Galactica) born in Helena Montana
01 Mar 1946
Lana Wood [Svetlana Gurdin] (Diamonds are Forever) born in Santa Rosa California
01 Mar 1953
Bandula Warnapura cricketer (1st Sri Lanka Test captain)
01 Mar 1954
Ron Howard Oklahoma American actor and director (American Graffiti Happy Days)
01 Mar 1954
Catherine Bach Warren Oh actress (Daisey Duke-The Dukes of Hazzard)
01 Mar 1954
Janis Gill singer (Sweethearts of Rodeo-Midnight Girl) born in Torrance California
01 Mar 1955
Jimmy Fortune singer (Statler Bros-Class of 57) born in Newport News Virginia
01 Mar 1955
Denis Mukwege Congolese gynecologist founded Panzi Hospital (Noble Peace Prize 2018) born in Bukavu Belgian Congo
01 Mar 1956
Balwinder Singh Sandhu cricketer (Sikh pace bowler 1983 World Cup)
01 Mar 1956
Mark Todd UK NZ equestrian 3 day event (Olympics 1996)
01 Mar 1956
Timothy Daly American actor (Joe-Wings Diner Made in Heaven) born in Sufferin New York
01 Mar 1957
Jon Carroll vocalist (Starland Vocal Band-Afternoon Delight) born in Washington D.C.
01 Mar 1958
Nik Kershaw singersongwriter (Wouldnt it be Good)
01 Mar 1958
Wayne B Phillips cricket wicket-keeper (Australia)
01 Mar 1958
Bertrand Piccard Swiss balloonist and psychiatrist
01 Mar 1960
Alicia Dibos LPGA golfer (1994 US Womens Open-4th) born in Lima Peru
01 Mar 1961
Davis Daniel country singer born in Arlington Heights Illinois
01 Mar 1961
Mike Rozier NFL halfback (Heisman Trophy-1983 Houston Atlanta)
01 Mar 1607
Giovanni Francesco Milanta Italian composer and organist born in Parma
01 Mar 1610
Johann B. Schup [Schuppius] German poet and historian
01 Mar 1690
Conrad Beissel German born American religious leader and composer (founded Ephrata community) born in Eberbach (d. 1768)
01 Mar 1703
Dieudonne Raick Flemish composer and organist born in Lige (d. 1764) baptism date
01 Mar 1709
Josef Antonin Gurecky Czech composer born in Perov (d. 1769)
01 Mar 1711
Peregrinus Pogl German composer born in Sandau (d. 1788)
01 Mar 1732
William Cushing 2nd Chief Justice of the United States born in Scituate Massachusetts Bay British America (d. 1810)
01 Mar 1779
Jacob Gottfried Weber German composer born in Freinsheim (d. 1839)
01 Mar 1806
Norbert Rillieux American chemical engineer and inventor (sugar refiner) born in New Orleans Louisiana (d. 1894)
01 Mar 1837
Andrew Strath Scottish golfer (British Open 1865) born in St. Andrews Fife (d. 1868)
01 Mar 1841
Blanche Bruce American politician who was born a slave (Sen-Miss 1875-1881) born in Farmville Virginia (d. 1898)
01 Mar 1841
Romualdo Marenco Italain composer and conductor born in Novi Ligure Italy (d. 1907)
01 Mar 1848
Augustus Saint-Gaudens American sculptor and designer (1907 20 gold piece)
01 Mar 1878
Gabriel douard Xavier Dupont French composer born in Caen France (d. 1914)
01 Mar 1880
Julian Myrick American tennis promoter (West Side Tennis Club & Forest Hills Stadium) born in Murfreesboro North Carolina (d. 1969)
01 Mar 1883
Tom Shevlin American College Football Hall of Fame end (Consensus All-American 1902 04 05 National Cship 1902 05 Yale University) born in Muskegon Michigan (d. 1915)
01 Mar 1888
Ewart Astill England cricket all-rounder (9 Tests Leicestershire) born in Ratby Leicestershire England (d. 1948)
01 Mar 1892
Billy Coutu Canadian ice hockey defenceman (Stanley Cup 1924 Montreal Canadiens only player banned from NHL for life attacked referee 1927) born in North Bay Ontario (d. 1977)
01 Mar 1895
Duke Keats Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame centre (WCHL First-Team All-Star 1921-26 Edmonton Eskimos NHL Chicago Black Hawks) born in Montreal Quebec (d. 1972)
01 Mar 1911
Harry Golombek British chess grandmaster and author (3-time British champion) born in London England (d. 1995)
01 Mar 1918
Hank Wyse American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 1945 Chicago Cubs) born in Lunsford Arkansas (d. 2000)
01 Mar 1920
Max Bentley Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame center (Hart Trophy 1946 Chicago Blackhawks) born in Delisle Saskatchewan (d. 1984)
01 Mar 1921
Cameron Argetsinger American auto racing executive (created Watkins Glen Grand Prix Race Course F1 US Grand Prix 1961-80) born in Youngstown Ohio (d. 2008)
01 Mar 1922
Fred Scolari American basketball point guard (NBA All-Star 1952 53 Washington Capitols Baltimore Bullets) born in San Francisco California (d. 2002)
01 Mar 1926
Allan Stanley Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame defenceman (Stanley Cup 1962-64 67 NHL All-Star 1960 61 66 Toronto Maple Leafs) born in Timmins Ontario (d. 2013)
01 Mar 1927
Harry Belafonte Jamaican-American calypso singer actor and activist (Banana Boat Song Buck & the Preacher) born in Harlem New York
01 Mar 1930
Gastone Nencini Italian road cyclist (Giro dItalia 1957 Tour de France 1960) born in Florence Italy (d. 1980)
01 Mar 1935
Robert Conrad [Conrad R Falk] actor (Wild Wild West) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 2020)
01 Mar 1941
American astronaut and founder of the optical ray tracing company Stellar Software born in Williamsport Pennsylvania
01 Mar 1941
Dave Marcis American auto racer (NASCAR Winston Cup Series 1975 runner-up 5 career wins 94 top-fives and 222 top-tens) born in Wausau Wisconsin
01 Mar 1943
Akinori Nakayama Japanese gymnast (6 x Olympic gold 1968 72 7 x World Cships gold 1966 70) born in Nagoya Japan
01 Mar 1943
Jos ngel Iribar Spanish soccer goalkeeper and manager (49 caps Athletic Bilbao) born in Zarautz Spain
01 Mar 1944
John Napier English set designer (Royal Shakesphere Company) born in London England
01 Mar 1944
Roger Daltrey English singer and founder of the rock band The Who born in East Acton London England
01 Mar 1946
Jan Kode Czech tennis player (French Open 1970-71 Wimbledon 1973) born in Prague Czechoslovakia
01 Mar 1946
Elvin Bethea American Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive end (8 Pro Bowl 5 All-Pro Houston Oilers) born in Trenton New Jersey
01 Mar 1950
Nick Mike-Mayer American football placekicker (NFL Pro Bowl 1973 Atlanta Falcons Philadelphia Eagles and the Buffalo Bills) born in Bologna Italy
01 Mar 1950
Riley Odoms American football tight end (NFL Pro Bowl 197375 78 First-Team All-Pro 1974 75 Denver Broncos) born in Luling Texas
01 Mar 1951
Jocelyn Guevremont Canadian ice hockey defenceman (NHL All Star 1974 Vancouver Canucks Buffalo Sabres) born in Montreal Quebec
01 Mar 1951
Paula Sperber-Carter American bowler (US Open 1971 USBC Hall of Fame) born in Miami Florida
01 Mar 1952
Dave Barr Canadian golfer (US Open 1985 runner-up) born in Kelowna British Columbia
01 Mar 1952
Leigh Matthews Australian Football Hall of Fame rover (Hawthorne FC) coach (Collingwood 1990 premiers Brisbane 2001-03 premiers) and broadcaster (7 Network 3AW) born in Melbourne Australia
01 Mar 1952
Martin ONeill Northern Irish soccer midfielder (64 caps Nottingham Forest) and manager (Rep of Ireland Leicester City Celtic Aston Villa Sunderland) born in Kilrea Northern Ireland
01 Mar 1952
Brian Winters American basketball guard (NBA All Star 1976 78 Milwaukee Bucks) and coach (Vancouver Grizzlies GS Warriors) born in Rockaway New York
01 Mar 1953
Bandula Warnapura Sri Lankan cricket batsman (4 Tests first SL Test captain 12 ODIs) born in Rambukkana Sri Lanka
01 Mar 1953
Carlos Queiroz Portuguese soccer coach (Portugal UAE RSA Iran Colombia Real Madrid) born in Nampula Portuguese Mozambique
01 Mar 1953
Thomas Hollywood Henderson American football linebacker (NFL Pro Bowl 1978 Super Bowl 1977 Dallas Cowboys) born in Austin Texas
01 Mar 1494
Il Bacchiacca [Franceso Ubertini] Italian painter
01 Mar 1528
Albrecht V von Wittelsbach [the Generous] duke of Bavaria
01 Mar 1610
Johann B. Schup [Schuppius] German poet and historian
01 Mar 1683
Tsangyang Gyatso 6th Dalai Lama (1697-1706) born at Urgelling Monastery (d. 1706)
01 Mar 1828
Vittorio Bersezio [Carlo Nugelli] Italian playwright
01 Mar 1838
Gabriele dell Addolorata [Francesco Possenti] Italian priest
01 Mar 1874
Jean de Merode [Marie-Louise B Courtenay] Princess of Netherlands (d. 1955)
01 Mar 1876
Henri de Baillet-Latour Belgian aristocrat and 3rd President of the International Olympic Committee (1925-42) born in Brussels Belgium (d. 1942)
01 Mar 1900
Yorgos Seferis [Seferi dis] Greek diplomatpoet (Strofi)
01 Mar 1913
Helmut Gernsheim German photographer collector and historian born in Munich Germany (d. 1995)
01 Mar 1928
Ivan Bohdan Ukrainian Greco-Roman wrestler (Olympic gold Soviet Union heavyweight 1960 World Cship gold 1958 61) born in Dmytro-Bilivka Ukraine (d. 2020)
01 Mar 1930
Raymond St Jacques American actor director and producer who was the 1st African-American to hold a regular role in a western series (Simon Blake in Rawhide) born in Hartford Connecticut (d. 1990)
01 Mar 1931
ndio Brazilian soccer striker (7 caps Flamengo Corinthians Espanyol) born in Cabedelo Brazil (d. 2020)
01 Mar 1935
Robert Conrad [Conrad R. Falk] American actor (Wild Wild West) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 2020)
01 Mar 1941
Michael Lampton American astronaut and founder of the optical ray tracing company Stellar Software born in Williamsport Pennsylvania
01 Mar 1944
John Napier English set designer (Royal Shakespeare Company) born in London England
01 Mar 1946
Lana Wood [Svetlana Gurdin] (Diamonds are Forever) born in Santa Rosa California
01 Mar 1948
Burning Spear [Winston Rodney] Jamaican reggae singer
01 Mar 1610
John Pell British mathematician and diplomat born in Southwick Sussex England (d. 1685)
01 Mar 1876
Henri de Baillet-Latour Belgian aristocrat (3rd President International Olympic Committee 1925-42) born in Brussels Belgium (d. 1942)
01 Mar 1882
Ida Moore American character actress (Mr. Music Ma and Pa Kettle Desk Set) born in Altoona Kansas (d. 1964)
01 Mar 1896
Dimitri Mitropoulos Greek-American pianist conductor (Minneapolis Symphony 1937-49 New York Philharmonic 1949-58) and composer born in Athens Greece (d. 1960)
01 Mar 1908
Terence De Marney British actor (Lorna Doone Doctor Who The Immortal Gentleman) born in London England (d. 1971)
01 Mar 1920
Howard Nemerov American poet two-time US Poet Laureate and novelist (Blue Swallows) born in NYC New York (d. 1991)
01 Mar 1927
Harry Belafonte Jamaican-American calypso singer (Banana Boat Song actor (Buck & the Preacher) and human rights activist born in Harlem New York
01 Mar 1928
Vclav Sntil Czech violinist (Czech Nonet) and teacher (Prague Academy of Performing Arts 1964-2015) born in Hradec Krlov Czechoslovakia (d. 2015)
01 Mar 1933
Joan Hackett American stage and screen actress (Will Penny Only When I Laugh Mourning Becomes Electra) born in East Harlem NYC (d. 1983)
01 Mar 1944
Mike DAbo British rock vocalist (Manfred Mann - Mighty Quinn Jesus Christ Superstar - Herod) and songwriter (Handbags and Gladrags) born in Betchworth Surrey England
01 Mar 1945
Wilfried van Moer Belgian soccer midfielder (57 caps Belgian Golden Shoe x 3 Beveren Antwerp Standard Lige) born in Beveren Belgium (d. 2021)
01 Mar 1946
Tony Ashton British musician (Ashton Gardner & Dyke) born in Blackburn England (d. 2001)
01 Mar 1946
Gerry Boulet French Canadian singer (d. 1990)
01 Mar 1947
Alan Thicke Canadian actor (Thicke of the Night Growing Pains) and TV theme song composer (Doffrent Strokes The Facts Of Life) born in Kirkland Lake Ontario (d. 2016)
01 Mar 1948
Richard Festinger American guitarist pianist and classical music composer (Between Thought and Thing Le Pianiste) born in Newton Massachusetts
01 Mar 1950
Nick Mike-Mayer American football placekicker (Pro Bowl 1973 Atlanta Falcons Philadelphia Eagles Buffalo Bills) born in Bologna Italy
01 Mar 1951
Scott Ross American-French harpsichordist (recorded all 555 sonatas of Domenico Scarlatti) born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania (d. 1989)
01 Mar 1952
Brian Winters American basketball guard (NBA All Star 1976 78 Milwaukee Bucks) and coach (Vancouver Grizzlies Golden State Warriors) born in Rockaway New York
01 Mar 1953
Bandula Warnapura Sri Lankan cricket batsman (4 Tests first SL Test captain 12 ODIs Bloomfield CC) born in Rambukkana Sri Lanka (d. 2021)
01 Mar 1445
Sandro Botticelli Florentine Renaissance painter (Birth of Venus) (d. 1510) probable date of birth
01 Mar 1456
Vladislaus II King of Bohemia (1471-1516) and King of Hungary (1490-1516) born in Krakw (d. 1516)
01 Mar 1494
Il Bacchiacca [Franceso Ubertini] Italian Renaissance painter born in Florence (d. 1557)
01 Mar 1528
Albert V [the Generous] Duke of Bavaria (1550-79) born in Munich (d. 1579)
01 Mar 1607
Giovanni Francesco Milanta Italian composer and organist born in Parma (d. 1651)
01 Mar 1610
Johann Balthasar Schupp German poet and writer born in Giessen (d. 1661)
01 Mar 1630
Ferdinand van Apshoven the Younger Flemish painter born in Antwerp (d. 1694) (date baptized)
01 Mar 1657
Samuel Werenfels Swiss theologian (reasonable orthodoxy) born in Basel Swiss Confederacy (d. 1740)
01 Mar 1734
Pieter Valck Dutch artist and sculptor (d. 1783)
01 Mar 1764
Jeremiah Ingalls early North-American choir master and composer (Farewell Hymn) born in Andover Massachusetts (d. 1838)
01 Mar 1771
Armand-Emmanuel Trial French pianist and comic opera composer born in Paris France (d. 1803)
01 Mar 1788
Gheorghe Asachi Moldovian-Romanian author poet polyglot and humanist (1st newspaper in Moldavia) born in Hertsa Principality of Moldavia (d. 1869)
01 Mar 1799
Alexey Verstovsky Russian composer born in Kozlovsky Uyezd Russia (d. 1862)
01 Mar 1820
Richard Redhead English composer for the church and organist born in Harrow England (d. 1901)
01 Mar 1828
James Fleming Fagan American farmer and Condeferate Army Major General (Shiloh Marks Mill) born in Clark County Kentucky (d. 1893)
01 Mar 1828
Vittorio Bersezio [Carlo Nugelli] Italian playwright born in Peveragno (d. 1900)
01 Mar 1835
Matthias Joseph Scheeben German theologist (Natur und Gnade) born in Meckenheim (d. 1888)
01 Mar 1837
Ion Creanga Moldovian-born Romanian fairy tale author (Amintiti the Copilarie) born in Humuleti Principality of Moldavia (d. 1889)
01 Mar 1837
William Dean Howells American novelist critic and editor (Atlantic) born in Martinsville Ohio (d. 1920)
01 Mar 1838
Gabriele dell Addolorata [Francesco Possenti] Italian priest saint and mystic born in Assisi (d. 1862)
01 Mar 1841
Romualdo Marenco Italain composer chiefly of ballet music (Excelsior) and conductor born in Novi Ligure Italy (d. 1907)
01 Mar 1848
Augustus Saint-Gaudens American sculptor and designer (Saint Gaudens Double Eagle 20 gold piece) born in Dublin United Kingdom (d. 1907)
01 Mar 1852
Thophile Delcass French statesman (Entente Cordiale) born in Pamiers France (d. 1923)
01 Mar 1856
Florimond Fonteyne Belgian priest and politician (Volkseeuw) born in Houtem (d. 1923)
01 Mar 1858
Georg Simmel German philosopher and sociologist born in Berlin Prussia (d. 1918)
01 Mar 1880
Lytton Strachey English biographer and critic (Benson Medal 1923) born in London (d. 1932)
01 Mar 1886
Oskar Kokoschka Austrian-British painter (Erasmus Prize 1960) born in Pchlarn Austria-Hungary (d. 1980)
01 Mar 1890
Jan Duiker Dutch architect (Zonnestral) born in The Hague the Netherlands (d. 1935)
01 Mar 1892
Ryunosuke Akutagawa father of the Japanese short story Japanese writer (Rashomon in Kappa) born in Kybashi Japan (d. 1927)
01 Mar 1900
Giorgos Seferis Greek poet and diplomat (Strofi Nobel Prize for Literature 1963) born in Vourla Asia Minor Ottoman Empire (d. 1971)
01 Mar 1900
Keith Falkner British bass-baritone singer (Director of the Royal College of Music) born in Sawston England (d. 1994)
01 Mar 1905
Pol le Roy Flemish writer (Stroom) and WWII collaborator born in Hingene Begium (d. 1983)
01 Mar 1909
Richard de Guide Belgian composer born in Bascles Belgium (d. 1962)
01 Mar 1914
Archie Gumede South African anti-apartheid activist and politician (ANC) born in Pietermaritzburg South Africa (d. 1998)
01 Mar 1917
Robert Lowell American poet and pacifist (Lord Wearys Castle Near the Ocean) born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 1977)
01 Mar 1918
Duncan White Ceylonese athlete (first Olympic medallist from Ceylon silver 400m hurdles 1948) born in Lathpandura Sri Lanka (d. 1998)
01 Mar 1926
Robert Clary [Widerman] French-American actor (Hogans Heroes - Cpl LeBeau Days of Our Lives) singer author artist lecturer and Holocaust survivor born in Paris France (d. 2022) [1]
01 Mar 1927
Robert Bork American lawyer government official (US Solicitor General 1973-77) jurist (US Court of Appeals 1982-88) rejected Supreme Court nominee (1987) and professor (Yale) born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania (d. 2012)
01 Mar 1928
Willie Mitchell American R&B pop and soul singer songwriter producer and arranger born in Ashland Mississippi (d. 2010)
01 Mar 1942
Michael Giles British drummer (King Crimson Giles Giles & Fripp) born in Waterlooville Hampshire England
01 Mar 1944
John Breaux American politician (Rep-D-LA 1972-87 Senator 1987-2005) born in Crawley Louisiana
01 Mar 1948
Norman Connors American jazz drummer composer and arranger (You Are My Starship) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
01 Mar 1951
Deb Fischer American politician (Senator-R-Nebraska 2013-) born in Lincoln Nebraska
01 Mar 1954
Janis Gill American country singer (Sweethearts of Rodeo - Midnight Girl) born in Torrance California
01 Mar 1954
Lorraine Hunt Lieberson American violist and operatic mezzo-soprano born in San Francisco California (d. 2006)
01 Mar 1607
Giovanni Francesco Milanta Italian composer and organist born in Parma Duchy of Parma and Piacenza (now Italy) (d. 1651)
01 Mar 1839
Laura Netzel (ne Pistolekors) Finnish-Swedish pianist composer concert organizer and humanitarian born in Rantasalmi Finland (d. 1927)
01 Mar 1874
Marie-Louise de Baufremont wife of Prince Jean de Merode of Netherlands born in Paris France (d. 1955)
01 Mar 1882
Gwen Lally English pageant master and actress (only played male roles) born in London England (d. 1963) [1]
01 Mar 1907
Albert Ammons American jazz blues and boogie-woogie pianist born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1949)
01 Mar 1912
Gerald Emmett Carter Canadian Catholic clergyman (Archbishop of Toronto 1978-90 Cardinal 1979-2003) born in Montreal Quebec (d. 2003)
01 Mar 1914
Ralph Ellison American writer (Invisible Man Shadow and Cast Juneteenth) born in Oklahoma City Oklahoma (d. 1994)
01 Mar 1916
Bing Devine American baseball executive (GM St. Louis Cardinals 1957-64 [World Series 1964] NY Mets) born in St. Louis Missouri (d. 2007)
01 Mar 1919
Joo Goulart Brazilian politician (President of Brazil. 1961-64) born in So Borja Rio Grande do Sul Brazil (d. 1976)
01 Mar 1920
Howard Nemerov American poet two-time US Poet Laureate and novelist (Blue Swallows) born in New York City (d. 1991)
01 Mar 1921
Jack Clayton English film director (The Great Gatsby) born in Brighton England (d. 1995)
01 Mar 1921
Richard Wilbur 2nd US Poet Laureate (Ceremony Walking to Sleep) born in New York City (d. 2017)
01 Mar 1921
Terrence Cooke American Roman Catholic Cardinal Archbishop of New York born in New York City (d. 1983)
01 Mar 1922
William Gaines American publisher (MAD Magazine) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 1992)
01 Mar 1924
Deke Slayton American air force pilot and part of NASAs 1st class of astronauts (Apollo 18) born in Sparta Wisconsin (d. 1993)
01 Mar 1927
Lusine Amara American concert and operas soprano (Metropolitan Opera 1950-91) born in Hartford Connecticut
01 Mar 1930
Pierre Max Dubois French composer of classical music conductor and music educator born in Graulhet France (d. 1995)
01 Mar 1933
Joan Hackett American stage and screen actress (Will Penny Only When I Laugh Mourning Becomes Electra) born in East Harlem New York (d. 1983)
01 Mar 1939
Warren Davis American doo-wop singer (The Monotones - The Book of Love) born in Newark New Jersey (d. 2016)
01 Mar 1940
Ralph Towner American jazz-rock fusion and world music guitarist (Oregon Paul Winter Consort) born in Chehalis Washington
01 Mar 1942
Peter Guber American entertainment and sports executive (Polygram Pictures Mandalay Entertainment Los Angeles Dodgers Golden State Warriors) film producer (The Deep Rain Man Batman) and author born in Boston. Massachusetts
01 Mar 1943
Piet Veerman Dutch rock guitarist and singer (The Cats -Times Were When Solo - Sailin Home) born in Volendam Netherlands
01 Mar 1945
Burning Spear [Winston Rodney] Jamaican reggae singer born in Saint Anns Bay Jamaica
01 Mar 1946
Gerry Boulet French Canadian rock singer (Offenbach Rendez-vous doux) born in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu Quebec (d. 1990)
01 Mar 1947
John Elford Australian rugby league winger (4 Tests Western Suburbs RLFC NSW) born in Casino Australia (d. 2024)
01 Mar 1949
Sido Martens Dutch folk-rock guitarist singer and mandolin player (Fungus) born in Leeuwarden The Netherlands
01 Mar 1950
Nick Mike-Mayer American NFL and USFL football placekicker 1972-88 (Pro Bowl 1973 Atlanta Falcons Philadelphia Eagles Buffalo Bills) born in Bologna Italy
01 Mar 1951
Birger Jensen Danish soccer goalkeeper (19 caps Club Brugge KV 328 games) born in Copenhagen Denmark (d. 2023)
01 Mar 1952
Brian Winters American basketball guard (NBA All-Star 1976 78 Milwaukee Bucks) and coach (Vancouver Grizzlies Golden State Warriors) born in Rockaway New York
01 Mar 1432
Isabel of Coimbra Portuguese princess and Queen of Portugal (1447-55) as 1st wife of Alfonso V born in Coimbra Portugal (d. 1455)
01 Mar 1547
Rudolph Goclenius German philosopher who popularized the term psychology born in Korbach Waldeck (d. 1628)
01 Mar 1597
Jean-Charles de la Faille Flemish mathematician and Jesuit priest born in Antwerp (d. 1652)
01 Mar 1630
Ferdinand van Apshoven the Younger Flemish painter born in Antwerp (d. 1694) [date baptized]
01 Mar 1734
Pieter Valck Dutch artist and sculptor born in Leeuwarden (d. 1783)
01 Mar 1760
Franois Buzot French revolutionary leader born in vreux France (d. 1794)
01 Mar 1807
Wilford Woodruff American Morman fourth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who ended polygamy born in Farmington Connecticut (d. 1898)
01 Mar 1812
Augustus Pugin English architect known for his Gothic Revival style (interior of the Palace of Westminster) born in London (d. 1852)
01 Mar 1817
Giovanni Dupr Italian sculptor (Pieta) born in Siena (d. 1882)
01 Mar 1820
George Davis American Confederate politician Attorney General of the Confederate States (1864-65) born near Wilmington North Carolina (d. 1896)
01 Mar 1820
Richard Redhead English organist and composer of sacred music born in Harrow England (d. 1901)
01 Mar 1821
Joseph Hubert Reinkens German Catholic bishop leader of the Old Catholic dissidents born in Burtscheid Prussia (d. 1896)
01 Mar 1832
Friedrich Grutzmacher German cellist and composer born in Dessau Duchy of Anhalt German Confederation (d. 1903)
01 Mar 1841
Romualdo Marenco Italian composer chiefly of ballet music (Excelsior) and conductor born in Novi Ligure Italy (d. 1907)
01 Mar 1842
Nicholaos Gysis Greek painter known for Eros and the Painter born in Sklavochori island of Tinos (d. 1901)
01 Mar 1863
Alexander Golovin Russian painter and stage designer born in Moscow Russian Empire (d. 1930)
01 Mar 1915
Joop Klant Dutch economist and author born in Warmenhuizen Netherlands (d. 1994)
01 Mar 1924
(Donald) Deke Slayton American US Air Force pilot and NASA astronaut (Mercury Seven ApolloSoyuz Test Project) born in Sparta Wisconsin (d. 1993) [1]
01 Mar 1925
Lucine Amara [Armaganian] American concert and opera soprano (Metropolitan Opera 1950-91) born in Hartford Connecticut (d. 2024) [1]
01 Mar 1933
Istvn Lng Hungarian composer (Impulsioni) and pedagogue born in Budapest Hungary (d. 2023)
01 Mar 1935
Judith Rossner American novelist (Looking for Mr. Goodbar August) born in New York City (d. 2005)
01 Mar 1936
Camille Baly St Maartens poet (Sonny) (d. 2012)
01 Mar 1936
Jean-Edern Hallier French writer and editor (LIdiot International) born in Saint-Germain-en-Laye France (d. 1997)
01 Mar 1936
Marion Farouk-Sluglett German-born political scientist born in Berlin Germany (d. 1996)
01 Mar 1942
Richard Myers American Air Force general 15th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff born in Kansas City Missouri
01 Mar 1951
Barbara DeAngelis American talk show hostess (Barbara DeAngelis Show)
01 Mar 1954
Catherine Bach American actress (Daisey Duke-The Dukes of Hazzard) born in Warren Ohio
01 Mar 1445
Sandro Botticelli Florentine Early Renaissance painter (Birth of Venus) born in Florence Republic of Florence (d. 1510) [birthdate disputed]
01 Mar 1732
William Cushing American lawyer and Associate Justice of the Supreme Court (1790-1810) born in Scituate Massachusetts Bay British America (d. 1810)
01 Mar 1831
Hiram B. Granbury American lawyer county judge and Brigadier General (Confederate Army) born in Copiah County Mississippi (d. 1864)
01 Mar 1889
Watsuji Tetsuro Japanese historian and moral philosopher born in Himeji Japan (d. 1960)
01 Mar 1892
Mercedes de Acosta American poet playwright costume designer and socialite born in New York (d. 1968)
01 Mar 1896
Moriz Seeler German writer poet and film producer born in Greifenberg Germany (d. 1942)
01 Mar 1899
Erich von dem Bach-Zelewski German military officer and high ranking SS commander in charge of Nazi security warfare born in Lauenburg German Empire (d. 1972)
01 Mar 1914
Ralph Ellison American writer (Invisible Man Shadow and Cast Juneteenth) born in Oklahoma City (d. 1994)
01 Mar 1918
Gladys Spellman American educator politician and representative for Marylands 5th congressional district born in New York (d. 1988)
01 Mar 1923
Pter Kuczka Hungarian writer poet and editor of science fiction born in Szkesfehrvr Hungary (d. 1999)
01 Mar 1928
Willie Mitchell American R&B pop and soul trumpeter songwriter producer and arranger (Al Green Ann Peeples) born in Ashland Mississippi (d. 2010)
01 Mar 1929
Georgi Markov Bulgarian dissident writer and journalist for the BBC World Service born in Sofia Kingdom of Bulgaria (d. 1978)
01 Mar 1935
Yola Ramrez Mexican tennis player (French Open doubles & mixed doubles 1958) born in Teziutln Mexico (d. 2025)
01 Mar 1936
Monique Bgin French Canadian politician and academic who fought for universal healthcare and womens equality (Ladies Upstairs) born in Rome Italy (d. 2023) [1]
01 Mar 1937
Jed Allan American actor (Days of Our Lives Santa Barbara) born in the Bronx New York (d. 2019)
01 Mar 1940
Ralph Towner American jazz-rock fusion and world music guitarist and composer (Oregon Paul Winter Consort - Icarus) born in Chehalis Washington (d. 2026) [1]
01 Mar 1942
Louis V. Gerstner American businessman and chief executive officer of IBM (1993-2002) born in Mineola New York (d. 2025) [1]
01 Mar 1943
Gil Amelio American venture capitalist and former CEO of Apple born in New York
01 Mar 1943
Rashid Sunyaev Tatar-Russian physicist and astrophysicist born in Tashkent Uzbek SSR Soviet Union
01 Mar 1943
Richard H. Price American physicist (general relativity) born in New York
01 Mar 1949
Zoia Ceauescu Romanian mathematician and daughter of Communist dictator Nicolae Ceauescu born in Bucharest Romanian Peoples Republic (d. 2006) [1] [2] [3]
01 Mar 1952
Steven Barnes American writer of science fiction fantasy and mystery born in Los Angeles California
01 Mar 1954
Catherine Bach American actress (Daisy Duke in The Dukes of Hazzard) born in Warren Ohio
01 Mar 1954
Gerry Conlon Irish human rights campaigner and member of the Guildford Four born in Belfast Northern Ireland (d. 2014) [1]
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