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Historical Birthday

24 Mar 1188
Ferrand of Portugal earl of Flandersson of Sancho I
24 Mar 1494
Georgius Agricola German mineralogist (De Re Metallica) born in Glauchau Saxony (d. 1555)
24 Mar 1607
Michiel A de Ruyter Dutch rear admiral (St Vincent Dune)
24 Mar 1628
Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lneburg queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1685)
24 Mar 1630
Jos Saenz dAguirre Spanish cardinal born in Logro Old Castile (d. 1699)
24 Mar 1657
Arai Hakuseki Japanese writer and politician (d. 1725)
24 Mar 1703
Jose F de Isla [Francisco de Salazar] Spanish Jesuitwriter
24 Mar 1725
Samuel Ashe Governor of North Carolina (d. 1813)
24 Mar 1725
Thomas Cushing American Continental Congressman and acting Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1788)
24 Mar 1733
Joseph Priestley England Birstall England clergymanscientist (discovered oxygen)
24 Mar 1740
John Antes American composer and missionary born in Frederick Pennsylvania (d. 1811)
24 Mar 1755
Rufus King American politician and framer of US constitution born in Scarborough Massachusetts (d. 1827)
24 Mar 1762
Marcos Antonio da Fonseca Portuguese opera composer (Portogallo)
24 Mar 1796
John Corry Wilson Daly Canadian politician (d. 1878)
24 Mar 1797
Antonio Rosmini-Serbati philosopherfounder (Institute of Charity)
24 Mar 1808
Maria Malibran Spanish-French singer (d. 1836)
24 Mar 1809
Joseph Liouville French discover of transcendental numbers
24 Mar 1814
Galen Clark American naturalistdiscovered Mariposa Grove
24 Mar 1820
Edmond Becquerel French physicist who studied the solar spectrum magnetism electricity and optics (photovoltaic effect) born in Paris France (d. 1891)
24 Mar 1821
[George] Hector Tyndale American Brevet Major General (Union Army) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1880)
24 Mar 1829
George Francis Train American businessman (d. 1904)
24 Mar 1834
John Wesley Powell American geologistexplorerethnologist
24 Mar 1834
William Morris England designercraftsmanpoetsocialist
24 Mar 1835
Josef Stefan Austrian physicist (Stefan-Boltzmann law)
24 Mar 1837
Prince Philippe Count of Flanders and son of Leopold I born in Royal Castle of Laeken Belgium (d. 1905)
24 Mar 1848
Honor Beaugrand Quebec journalist and newspaper publisher (La Patrie) (d. 1906)
24 Mar 1850
Silas Hocking British novelist and preacher (d. 1935)
24 Mar 1855
Olive Schreiner South African writer (Portrait of a South African Woman)
24 Mar 1866
Jack McAuliffe US lightweight boxing champ hall of famer
24 Mar 1874
Luigi Einaudi economist1st president of Italy (1948-55)
24 Mar 1878
Top Naeff [Anthonetta van Rhijn-N-Naeff] Dutch writer
24 Mar 1883
James I Wedgwood British theosophist and bishop (Liberal Catholic Church) born in London (d. 1951)
24 Mar 1884
Peter Debye Holland physical chemist (Nobel 1936)
24 Mar 1885
Charlie Daniels US swimmer (4 Olympic golds 1904 08)
24 Mar 1886
Athenagoras I Greek Patriarch of Constantinople (d. 1972)
24 Mar 1886
Edward Weston American photographer (d. 1958)
24 Mar 1887
Roscoe Fatty Arbuckle American actor (The Bell Boy Moonshine Keystone comedies) born in Smith Center Kansas (d. 1933)
24 Mar 1888
Jameson Thomas British actor (Piccadilly Farmers Wife) born in London England (d. 1939)
24 Mar 1888
Viktor Kingissepp Estonian Bolshevik politician (d. 1922)
24 Mar 1890
John Rock American obstetrician and gynecologist who co-developed the 1st birth control pill born in Marlborough Massachusetts (d. 1984)
24 Mar 1891
Annie Charley Toorop Dutch painter (3 Generations)
24 Mar 1891
John Knittel Swiss writer born in Dharwar India (d. 1970)
24 Mar 1891
Sergey Ivanovich Vavilov Soviet physicist (d. 1951)
24 Mar 1893
George Sisler American baseball player (d. 1973)
24 Mar 1895
Leo Syd Sailor American actor (Arizona Days Waterfront) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1962)
24 Mar 1897
Wilhelm Reich Austrian-US psycho analysist (character analysis)
24 Mar 1898
Dorothy Stratton organizer (SPARS-womens branch of US Coast Guard)
24 Mar 1903
Adolph F J Butenandt German bio-chemist (Nobel 1939)
24 Mar 1903
Patrick Ludlow British actor (Naughty Husbands Evergreen and Modesty Blaise) born in Kensington London England (d. 1996)
24 Mar 1903
Malcolm Muggeridge English writer (Observer of Life)
24 Mar 1904
Martin Kosleck German actor (Pursuit to Algiers Agent for H.A.R.M.) born in Barkotzen Pomerania Germany (d. 1994)
24 Mar 1905
Andre Christiaens Flemish writer (Unfindable Country)
24 Mar 1905
Pura Santillan-Castrence Filipino writer and diplomat (d. 2007)
24 Mar 1906
John Cameron Swayze American newscaster (Timex Hindenberg) born in Wichita Kansas (d. 1995) [OS]
24 Mar 1907
Janet Harmon Bragg US pilotcolumnist (Chicago Defender)
24 Mar 1907
Lauris Norstad US gen (NATO commander)CEO (Owens-Corning Fiberglass)
24 Mar 1907
Lucia Chase US ballerinaco-founder (American Ballet Theater)
24 Mar 1909
Thomas Tommy Trinder British radio comedian and actor (Save a Little Sunshine Phoenix) born in Streatham London England (d. 1989)
24 Mar 1910
Richard Conte American actor (The Godfather Tony Rome Hotel) born in Jersey City New Jersey (d. 1975)
24 Mar 1911
Herman W Fritz Liebert US OSSerlibrarian (Yale curator)
24 Mar 1911
Jane Beverly Drew English modernist architect born in Croydon (d. 1996)
24 Mar 1915
Gorgeous George American professional wrestler (d. 1963)
24 Mar 1916
Donald Hamilton Swedish-American novelist (d. 2006)
24 Mar 1917
John Kendrew British molecular biologist Nobel laureate (d. 1997)
24 Mar 1917
Constantine Andreou Greek-Brazilian artist (d. 2007)
24 Mar 1919
Lawrence Ferlinghetti American beat poet (Coney Island of the Mind) born in Bronxville New York
24 Mar 1919
Robert Heilbroner American economist (d. 2005
24 Mar 1920
Gene Nelson [Leander Berg] American screenwriter director and actor (Tea For 2 Oklahoma) born in Seattle Washington (d. 1996)
24 Mar 1921
Sir Wilson Harris Guyanese author (Palace of the Peacock Jonestown The Ghost of Memory) born in New Amsterdam British Guiana (d. 2018)
24 Mar 1922
Dave Appell singermusiciansongwriter (In the Midnight Hour)
24 Mar 1923
Edna Jo Hunter expert on military families & prisoners of war
24 Mar 1923
Murray Hamilton American character actor (Rich Man Poor Man Anatomy of a Murder) born in Washington North Carolina (d. 1986)
24 Mar 1924
Lois Andrews [Lorraine Gourley] American actress (Dixie Dugan Meet Me After the Show The Desert Hawk) born in Huntington Park California (d. 1968)
24 Mar 1924
Norman Fell American actor (Threes Company The End Graduate) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1998)
24 Mar 1925
Puig Aubert French rugby league footballer (d. 1994)
24 Mar 1926
Dario Fo Italian playwright and performer (Nobel Prize Literature 1997) born in Sangiano (d. 2016)
24 Mar 1927
Martin Walser German writer born in Wasserburg am Bodensee
24 Mar 1928
Byron Yanks Janis McKeesport Pa pianist (NBC Symphony Orchestra)
24 Mar 1928
Vanessa Brown [Smylla Brind] Austrian-born American actress (My Favorite Husband) born in Vienna Austria (d. 1999)
24 Mar 1929
Cuan McCarthy cricketer (36 Test wkts for South Africa 1 career no-ball)
24 Mar 1930
Kenneth Nelson American actor (Henry Aldrich-Aldrich Family) born in Rocky Mount North Carolina (d. 1993)
24 Mar 1931
Thelma Kalama American 4 X 100m relay swimmer (Olympic gold 1948)
24 Mar 1932
William Smith Columbia Mo actor (Rich Man Poor Man Any Which Way You Can Hawaii 5-0) born in Columbia Missouri
24 Mar 1932
Yuri Anatoyevich Ponomaryov Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz 18 backup)
24 Mar 1935
Peter Bichsel Swiss writer (Gruppe Olten) born in Bellach
24 Mar 1935
Carol Kaye American session musician (Simon & Garfunkel) born in Everett Washington
24 Mar 1935
Mary Berry English food writer and TV presenter (The Great British Bake Off) born in Bath England
24 Mar 1936
David Suzuki Canadian scientist and environmentalist
24 Mar 1936
Don Covay [Donald Randolph] American R & B musician and songwriter (Chain of Fools) born in Orangeburg South Carolina (d. 2015)
24 Mar 1936
Alex Olmedo AmericanPeruvian tennis player (Australian Nats Wimbledon 1959) born in Arequipa Peru
24 Mar 1937
Benjamin Luxon Redruth England baritone (Owen Wingrave)
24 Mar 1937
Erskine Sandiford Premier of Barbados 1987-94)
24 Mar 1938
Holger Czukay [Holger Schring] German musician (Can) born in Danzig Poland (d. 2017)
24 Mar 1940
Robert Bob Mackie American fashion designer (RuPaul Tina Turner Judy Garland Carol Burnett Streisand Cher) born in Monterey Park California
24 Mar 1940
Don Jardine Canadian professional wrestler (d. 2006)
24 Mar 1943
Marika Kilius German FR ice skating pair (Olympic silver 1960 64)
24 Mar 1944
Denny McLain American MLB pitcher (AL Cy Young Award 1968-69) born in Markham Illinois
24 Mar 1944
R. Lee Ermey American actor (Full Metal Jacket- Gunnery Sergeant Hartman) born in Emporia Kansas (d. 2018)
24 Mar 1945
Curtis Hanson American film director and screenwriter (LA Confidential 8 Mile) born in Reno Nevada (d. 2016)
24 Mar 1946
Lee Oskar Danish rock harmonicist (War-Why Cant We Be Friends)
24 Mar 1946
Klaus Dinger German musician (Neu Kraftwerk) born in Scherfede Germany (d. 2008)
24 Mar 1946
Kitty ONeil American stuntwoman (The Bionic Woman) and racer (female land speed record) born in Corpus Christi Texas (d. 2018)
24 Mar 1947
Mike Kellie rock drummer (Spooky Tooth-Its All About)
24 Mar 1947
Pieter W Coetzer South African journalistMP (NP)
24 Mar 1947
Christine Gregoire American politician current governor of Washington
24 Mar 1949
Steve Lang rock bassist (April Wine) born in Montreal Quebec
24 Mar 1949
Nick Lowe England rock vocalist (Rockpile-Cruel to be Kind)
24 Mar 1951
Dougie Thompson rocker (Supertramp-Bloody Well Right)
24 Mar 1951
Earl Williams American-Israeli NBA player born in Levittown Pennsylvania
24 Mar 1951
Kenneth S Reightler Jr Patuxent R Md Cmdr USNastro (STS 48 60)
24 Mar 1951
Tommy Hilfiger American fashion designer born in Elmira New York
24 Mar 1952
Nicholas Campbell actor (Nick-Insiders) born in Toronto Ontario
24 Mar 1953
Louie Anderson American comedian (Ratboy Wrong Guys) born in Saint Paul Minnesota
24 Mar 1954
Donna Pescow actress (Angie Out of this World Rainbow) born in Brooklyn New York
24 Mar 1954
Irina Ratushinskaya Odessa Ukraine disident poet (Beyond the Limit)
24 Mar 1954
Robert Carradine actor (Slim-The Cowboys Wavelength) born in Los Angeles California
24 Mar 1956
Ijaz Faqih cricketer (Pakistan off-spin all-rounder in 5 Tests 80-88)
24 Mar 1957
Scott J Horowitz PhDCapt USAFastronaut (STS 75 82) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
24 Mar 1959
Renaldo Nehemiah American hurdler (110m at 12.93)NFLer (SF 49ers)
24 Mar 1960
Kelly LeBrock American actress (Weird Science Woman in Red) born in NYC New York
24 Mar 1960
Barry Horowitz American professional wrestler
24 Mar 1960
Grayson Perry English cross-dressing artist (Turner Prize 2003) born in Chelmsford
24 Mar 1961
Dean Jones Australian former-cricketer (dashing Australian batsman & fielder 1984-92) born in Coburg Victoria Australia
24 Mar 1961
James T Gallagher Jr PGA golfer (1990 Greater Milw) born in Johnstown Pennsylvania
24 Mar 1962
Penny Hammel LPGA golfer (Jamie Farr Toledo-1985 89) born in Decatur Illinois
24 Mar 1962
Star Jones attorneyTV hostess (NBC Inside Edition)
24 Mar 1963
Raimond van der Gouw Dutch soccer goalie (Vitesse Manchester)
24 Mar 1963
Sammy Giammatva tennis star born in Houston Texas
24 Mar 1965
Angela Zuckerman speed skater (Olympics 1994) born in St Louis Missouri
24 Mar 1965
Ben Torriero WLAF running back (Scottish Claymores)
24 Mar 1965
Jeff Reese Brantford NHL goalie (Tampa Bay Lightning)
24 Mar 1965
The Undertaker American professional wrestler
24 Mar 1966
Tatjana Patitz modelactress (Rising Sun) born in Hamburg Germany
24 Mar 1967
Kathy Rinaldi-Stunkel Fla tennis player (Virginia Slims of Ark 1987)
24 Mar 1967
Richard Gillam pairs skater (& Erin Moorad) born in Atlanta Georgia
24 Mar 1969
Yoko Zetterlund volleyball setter (Olympic bronze 1992 96) born in San Francisco California
24 Mar 1970
Lara Flynn Boyle Davenport Iowa actress (Donna Hayward-Twin Peaks)
24 Mar 1970
Marques Bragg NBA forward (Minnesota Timberwolves)
24 Mar 1970
Mike Vanderjagt CFL kicker (Toronto Argonauts)
24 Mar 1970
Shannon Lemora Baton Rouge Louisiana 1.5k runner
24 Mar 1693
John Harrison English carpenter and clockmaker who invented the marine chronometer to calculate longitude while at sea born in Foulby Yorkshire England (d. 1776)
24 Mar 1733
Joseph Priestley English clergymanscientist (discovered oxygen) born in Birstall England (1804)
24 Mar 1871
Leslie Gay English cricket wicket-keeper and soccer goalkeeper (1 Test 3 caps) born in Brighton Sussex (d. 1949)
24 Mar 1910
Jacques Chailley French musicologist and composer born in Paris (d. 1999)
24 Mar 1917
Ed Furgol American golfer (US Open 1954) born in New York Mills NY (d. 1997)
24 Mar 1935
Carol Kaye American session bassist (Beach Boys Sonny & Cher Simon & Garfunkel) born in Everett Washington
24 Mar 1936
Alex Olmedo AmericanPeruvian tennis player (Australian Cships Wimbledon 1959) born in Arequipa Peru
24 Mar 1955
Doug Jarvis Canadian ice hockey forward (most consecutive NHL games record 964) born in Brantford Ontario
24 Mar 1961
Dean Jones Australian cricket batsman and broadcaster (52 Tests 46.55 164 ODIs) born in Coburg Victoria Australia
24 Mar 1961
Jim Gallagher Jr American golfer (PGA Cship 1992 runner-up) born in Johnstown Pennsylvania
24 Mar 1962
Penny Hammel American golfer (4 LPGA Tour titles) born in Decatur Illinois
24 Mar 1962
Vaughan Johnson American NFL linebacker (Pro Bowl 1989-92 New Orleans Saints Philadelphia Eagles) born in Morehead City North Carolina (d. 2019)
24 Mar 1703
Jose F de Isla [Francisco de Salazar] Spanish Jesuitwriter
24 Mar 1749
Bernard Jumentier French composer primarily of sacred music born in Lves France (d. 1829)
24 Mar 1817
Aim Maillart French opera composer (Les Dragons de Villars) born in Montpellier Hrault France (d. 1871)
24 Mar 1878
Top Naeff [Anthonetta van Rhijn-N-Naeff] Dutch writer
24 Mar 1884
Gino Marinuzzi Italian conductor and composer born in Palermo Sicily Kingdom of Italy (d. 1945)
24 Mar 1919
Lawrence Ferlinghetti American beat poet (Coney Island of the Mind) born in Bronxville New York (d. 2021) [1]
24 Mar 1921
Sir Wilson Harris Guyanese author (Palace of the Peacock Jonestown The Ghost of Memory) born in New Amsterdam British Guiana (d. 2018)
24 Mar 1924
Eric Parkin British classical pianist and champion of British composers born in Stevenage England (d. 2020)
24 Mar 1927
Jnos Decsnyi Hungarian composer (Farewell to a Vanished Century) born in Budapest Hungary
24 Mar 1931
Connie Hines American actress (Mister Ed) born in Dedham Massachusetts (d. 2009)
24 Mar 1936
Alex Olmedo AmericanPeruvian tennis player (Australian Cships Wimbledon 1959) born in Arequipa Peru (d. 2020)
24 Mar 1937
Benjamin Luxon British operatic baritone (Owen Wingrave) born in Redruth England
24 Mar 1938
Larry Wilson American Pro Football Hall of Fame free safety (8 x Pro Bowl 6 x All Pro 1st Team NFL Defensive Player of Year 1966 St. Louis Cardinals) born in Rigby Idaho (d. 2020)
24 Mar 1946
Lee Oskar [Leviton] Danish rock harmonicist (War - Why Cant We Be Friends) born in Copenhagen
24 Mar 1946
Kitty ONeil American stuntwoman (The Bionic Woman) & racer (female land speed record) born in Corpus Christi Texas (d. 2018)
24 Mar 1949
Nick Lowe British rock bassist singer songwriter (Brinsley Schwarz - Whats So Funny About Peace Love and Understanding Rockpile - Teacher Teacher solo-Cruel To Be Kind) and producer (Elvis Costello Graham Parker) born in Walton-on-Thames England
24 Mar 1951
Dougie Thompson Scottich bassist (Supertramp - Bloody Well Right) born in Glasgow Scotland
24 Mar 1952
Reinhard Genzel German astrophysicist (2020 Nobel Prize for Physics for work on black holes) born in Bad Homburg vor der Hhe West Germany
24 Mar 1952
Dolora Zajick American mezzo-soprano (Verdi) and educator (Institute for Young Dramatic Voices) born in Salem Oregon
24 Mar 1954
Irina Ratushinskaya Soviet dissident poet (Beyond the Limit) born in Odessa Ukraine Soviet Union (d. 2017)
24 Mar 1960
Nena [Gabrielle Kerner] German pop singer (99 Luftballons- 99 Red Balloons) born in Hagen West Germany
24 Mar 1961
Dean Jones Australian cricket batsman and broadcaster (52 Tests 46.55 164 ODIs Victoria) born in Coburg Australia (d. 2020)
24 Mar 1967
Richard Gillam pairs skater (with partner Erin Moorad) born in Atlanta Georgia
24 Mar 1681
Georg Philipp Telemann German late baroque composer born in Magdeburg Prussia (now Germany) (d. 1767)
24 Mar 1714
Carlo Giovanni Testori Italian composer (d. 1782)
24 Mar 1732
Gian Francesco de Majo Italian composer born in Naples (d. 1770)
24 Mar 1773
Pierre-Louis Hus-Desforges French composer and cellist born in Toulon
24 Mar 1820
Fanny Crosby American hymnist known as the Queen of Gospel Song Writers born in Brewster New York (d. 1915)
24 Mar 1871
Leslie Gay English cricket wicket-keeper (1 Test Cambridge Uni Hampshire CCC) and soccer goalkeeper (3 caps Cambridge Uni) born in Brighton Sussex (d. 1949)
24 Mar 1884
Gino Marinuzzi Italian opera conductor (Wagner Puccini) and composer (Symphony in A) born in Palermo Sicily Kingdom of Italy (d. 1945)
24 Mar 1897
Lucia Chase American ballerina and co-founder of American Ballet Theater born in Waterbury Connecticut (d. 1986)
24 Mar 1900
Algeria Junius June Clark American jazz trumpeter and cornetist born in Long Branch New Jersey (d. 1963)
24 Mar 1906
Klavdiya Shulzhenko Soviet jazz and pop singer (Lets Smoke) born in Kharkiv Russian Empire (now Ukraine) (d. 1984)
24 Mar 1922
Dave Appell American musician arranger musical director (Ernie Kovacs) record producer (Charlie Gracie The Orlons Tony Orlando and Dawn) and songwriter born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 2014)
24 Mar 1924
Boogie Bill Webb American Louisiana blues and R&B guitarist singer and songwriter (Bad Dog) born in Jackson Mississippi (d. 1990)
24 Mar 1928
Byron Yanks Janis American concert pianist (debut with NBC Symphony Orchestra at age 15) born in McKeesport Pennsylvania
24 Mar 1933
David Harries Welsh composer (Epithalamium) born in Portsmouth England (d. 2003)
24 Mar 1936
Fredrick Kaufman American jazz trumpeter (Woody Herman) classical composer ( Mother of Exiles Kaminarimon) and educator (born in Brooklyn New York
24 Mar 1936
Don Covay [Randolph] American R&B musician and songwriter (Chain of Fools) born in Orangeburg South Carolina (d. 2015)
24 Mar 1937
Billy Stewart American R&B singer (I Do Love You Summertime) born in Washington D.C. (d. 1970)
24 Mar 1938
Holger Czukay [Schring] German musician (Can) born in Danzig Poland (d. 2017)
24 Mar 1939
[Lilian] Lynda Baron British actress comedian and singer (Open All Hours - Nurse Gladys Come Inside - Auntie Mabel) born Urmston Lancashire England
24 Mar 1940
Robert Bob Mackie American fashion designer (RuPaul Tina Turner Judy Garland Carol Burnett Barbra Streisand Cher) born in Monterey Park California
24 Mar 1942
Stephen Yardley British stage and screen actor (Howards Way) born in Ferrensby Yorkshire England
24 Mar 1945
Patrick Malahide [Duggan] British actor (Inspector Alleyn Mysteries Minder Game Of Thrones) born in in Reading England
24 Mar 1946
Lee Oskar [Levitin] Danish rock and soul harmonica player (War - Why Cant We Be Friends Low Rider) born in Copenhagen Denmark
24 Mar 1946
Klaus Dinger German musician (Kraftwerk Neu) born in Scherfede Germany (d. 2008)
24 Mar 1947
Mike Kellie British session and touring rock drummer (Spooky Tooth The Only Ones) born in Birmingham England (d. 2017)
24 Mar 1947
Meiko Kaji [Masako Ohta] Japanese film actress and singer (Lady Snowblood) born in Kanda Tokyo Japan
24 Mar 1949
Steve Lang Canadian rock bassist (April Wine 1976-84 - Just Between You And Me) born in Montreal Quebec (d. 2017)
24 Mar 1953
Louie Anderson American comedian Emmy Award-winning actor (Baskets Life With Louie Coming To America) TV game show Host (Family Feud 1999-2002) and writer born in Saint Paul Minnesota (d. 2022)
24 Mar 1954
Hank Roberts American electric and acoustic jazz cellist (Bill Frissell Quartet Arcado String Trio) born in Terre Haute Indiana
24 Mar 1955
Doug Jarvis Canadian ice hockey forward (record for most consecutive NHL games 964 Stanley Cup 1976-79 Montreal Canadiens) born in Brantford Ontario
24 Mar 1962
Star Jones American attorney and legal analyst (NBC Inside Edition) TV host (The View 1997-2006) and author born in Badin North Carolina
24 Mar 1962
Angle Dubeau Canadian classical violinist born in Saint-Norbert Quebec
24 Mar 1964
Patterson Hood American rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (Drive-By Truckers - Southern Rock Opera The Unraveling) born in Muscle Shoals Alabama
24 Mar 1188
Ferrand Count of Flanders son of Sancho I born in Coimbra Portugal (d. 1223)
24 Mar 1441
Ernst I Elector of Saxony (1464-86) born in Meissen (d. 1486)
24 Mar 1607
Michiel de Ruyter Dutch admiral (famous victories during Anglo-Dutch Wars) born in Vlissingen in the Spanish Netherlands (d. 1676)
24 Mar 1703
Jose Francisco de Isla [Francisco de Salazar] Spanish Jesuit preacher and satirist writer born in Vidanes Spain (d. 1781)
24 Mar 1762
Marcos Portugal [Marcos Antonio da Fonseca Portugal] Portuguese-Brazilian opera sacred music and national anthem composer (Portugal - Hymno Patritico 1809 Brazil - Hino da Independncia 1822) born in Portugal (d. 1830)
24 Mar 1773
Pierre-Louis Hus-Desforges French composer and cellist born in Toulon France (d. 1838)
24 Mar 1797
Antonio Rosmini-Serbati Italian philosopher and priest (founder Institute of Charity) born in Rovereto Austro-Hungarian Empire (d. 1855)
24 Mar 1802
Jacob van Lennep Dutch poet and novelist (The Adopted Son) born in Amsterdam Netherlands (d. 1868)
24 Mar 1808
Maria Malibran (ne Garcia) Spanish operatic contralto and soprano born in Paris (d. 1836)
24 Mar 1809
Joseph Liouville French mathematician (discover of transcendental numbers) born in Saint-Omer France (d. 1882)
24 Mar 1821
Rachel Flix Swiss-born French actress in tragedies (mistress of Napoleon III) born in Mumpf Switzerland (d. 1858)
24 Mar 1834
John Wesley Powell American geologist explorer (Grand Canyon) and ethnologist born in Mount Morris New York (d. 1902)
24 Mar 1834
William Morris English arts and Crafts designer craftsman (championed handmade production) poet and socialist born in Walthamstow London England (d. 1896) [1]
24 Mar 1835
Josef Stefan Slovenian-Austrian physicist (Stefan-Boltzmann law) born in St. Peter Austria (d. 1893)
24 Mar 1855
Olive Schreiner South African writer (Portrait of a South African Woman) born in Wittebergen Eastern Cape (d. 1920)
24 Mar 1866
Jack McAuliffe Irish-American boxer and undefeated World Lightweight champion (1886-93) born in Cork Ireland United Kingdom (d. 1937)
24 Mar 1874
Luigi Einaudi Italian economist and politician (1st president of Italy 1948-55) born in Carr Italy (d. 1961)
24 Mar 1878
Top Naeff Dutch writer (School Idylls) born in Dordrecht Netherlands (d. 1953)
24 Mar 1884
Gino Marinuzzi Sr. Italian opera conductor (Wagner Puccini) and composer (Symphony in A) born in Palermo Sicily Kingdom of Italy (d. 1945)
24 Mar 1884
Peter Debye Dutch-American physical chemist (Nobel Prize for Chemistry 1936 for investigations of dipole moments X-rays and light scattering in gases) born in Maastricht Netherlands (d. 1966)
24 Mar 1885
Charlie Daniels American swimmer (Olympic gold 220yd 440yd 4x50yd freestyle 1904 100m freestyle 1908) born in Dayton Ohio (d. 1973)
24 Mar 1891
Charley Toorop Dutch painter (3 Generations) born in Katwijk Netherlands (d. 1955)
24 Mar 1893
George Sisler American Baseball HOF first baseman (AL MVP 1922 AL batting champion 1920 22 St. Louis Browns) and manager (St. Louis Browns 192426) born in Manchester Ohio (d. 1973)
24 Mar 1895
Syd Saylor [Leo Sailor] American silent and sound screen character actor (Arizona Days The Three Mesquiteers) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1962)
24 Mar 1896
Gianna Manzini Italian writer (Ritratto in piedi) born in Pistoia Italy (d. 1974)
24 Mar 1897
Charles Eyck Dutch painter and sculptor (Limburg School) born in Meerssen Netherlands (d. 1983)
24 Mar 1897
Wilhelm Reich Austrian-American psychoanalyst (coined term sexual revolution worked with Freud) born in Dobzau Austria-Hungary (d. 1957)
24 Mar 1898
Dorothy Stratton American coast guard officer (1st woman officer in US Coast Guard SPARS) born in Brookfield Missouri (d. 2006)
24 Mar 1898
George Alpert American railroad executive (New Haven Line) born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 1988)
24 Mar 1903
Adolph Butenandt German bio-chemist (Nobel Prize for Chemistry 1939 for work on sex hormones) born in Bremerhaven-Wesermnde Germany (d. 1995)
24 Mar 1903
Malcolm Muggeridge English journalist critic and spy (Observer of Life) born in Croydon England (d. 1990)
24 Mar 1904
Martin Kosleck German actor (Pursuit to Algiers Agent for H.A.R.M.) born in Barkotzen Pomerania Germany (d. 1994)
24 Mar 1907
Janet Harmon Bragg American pilot (1st female black aviator to hold a commercial pilots license) born in Griffin Georgia (d. 1993) [1]
24 Mar 1907
Lauris Norstad American general (NATO commander) and CEO (Owens-Corning Fiberglass) born in Minneapolis Minnesota (d. 1988)
24 Mar 1907
Lydia Chukovskaya Soviet writer and dissident (Andrei Sakharov Prize for Writers Civic Courage) born in Helsingfors Duchy of Finland (d. 1996)
24 Mar 1911
Herman W. Fritz Liebert American rare books scholar and librarian (Yale University) born in New York City (d. 1994)
24 Mar 1918
Englebert van Anderlecht Belgian abstract painter born in Brussels Belgium (d. 1961)
24 Mar 1919
John J. Duncan Sr. American politician (Rep-R-TN 1965-1988) born in Huntsville Tennessee (d. 1988)
24 Mar 1936
Fredrick Kaufman American jazz trumpeter (Woody Herman) classical composer (Mother of Exiles Kaminarimon) and educator (born in Brooklyn New York
24 Mar 1942
Jess Alou Dominican MLB baseball outfielder 1963-79 (World Series 1973 74 Oakland As Houston Astros and 2 other teams) born in Bajos de Haina Dominican Republic (d. 2023)
24 Mar 1943
Martin Lancaster American politician (Rep-D-NC 1987-95) born in Wayne North Carolina
24 Mar 1945
Patrick Malahide [Duggan] British actor (Inspector Alleyn Mysteries Minder Game Of Thrones) born in Reading England
24 Mar 1947
Christine Gregoire (ne OGrady) American politician (Governor of Washington 2005-13) born in Adrian Michigan
24 Mar 1947
Paul McCandless American jazz and new age oboist bass-clarinetist and composer (Oregon Paul Winter Consort Steven Halpern) born in Indiana Pennsylvania
24 Mar 1949
Nick Lowe British rock bassist singer songwriter (Brinsley Schwarz - Whats So Funny About Peace Love and Understanding Rockpile - Teacher Teacher solo-Cruel To Be Kind) and producer (Elvis Costello Graham Parker) born in Walton-on-Thames England
24 Mar 1949
Ranil Wickremesinghe Sri Lankan politician (Prime Minister of Sri Lanka 2022-) born in Colombo Ceylon
24 Mar 1954
Mike Braun American politician (Senator-R-Indiana 2019-) born in Jasper Indiana
24 Mar 1188
Ferrand Count of Flanders son of Sancho I born in Coimbra Portugal (d. 1223)
24 Mar 1607
Michiel de Ruyter Dutch admiral (famous victories during Anglo-Dutch Wars) born in Vlissingen Spanish Netherlands (d. 1676)
24 Mar 1681
Georg Philipp Telemann German late Baroque composer and multi-instrumentalist born in Magdeburg Prussia Margraviate of Brandenburg (d. 1767)
24 Mar 1714
Carlo Giovanni Testori Italian violinist composer pedagogue and musicologist (La musica raggionata) born in Vercelli Kingdom of Venice (d. 1782)
24 Mar 1732
Gian Francesco de Majo Italian composer born in Naples Kingdom of Naples House of Habsburg (d. 1770)
24 Mar 1808
Maria Malibran (ne Garcia) Spanish operatic contralto and soprano born in Paris France (d. 1836)
24 Mar 1841
Augustine Sackett American inventor of drywall born in Connecticut (d. 1814) [1]
24 Mar 1890
Agnes Macphail Canadian politician (first women elected to Canadas House of Commons) born in Proton Township Ontario (d. 1954) [1]
24 Mar 1900
(Algeria Junius) June Clark American jazz trumpeter and cornetist born in Long Branch New Jersey (d. 1963)
24 Mar 1919
Robert Heilbroner American economist and historian of economic thought (The Worldly Philosophers The Lives Times and Ideas of the Great Economic Thinkers) born in in New York City (d. 2005)
24 Mar 1922
King Pleasure [Clarence Beeks] American jazz singer and bebop vocalese master born in Oakdale Tennessee (d. 1982)
24 Mar 1925
Duncan Wood English TV director and producer (Hancocks Half Hour Steptoe & Son) born in Bristol England (d. 1997)
24 Mar 1926
Guillermo Timoner Spanish cyclist (UCI Motor-paced World Cships 1955 59 60 62 64 65) born in Felanitx Spain (d. 2023)
24 Mar 1928
Byron Janis [n Yanks] American concert pianist (debut with NBC Symphony Orchestra at age 15) born in McKeesport Pennsylvania (d. 2024) [1]
24 Mar 1936
Fredrick Kaufman American jazz trumpeter (Woody Herman) classical composer (Mother of Exiles Kaminarimon) and educator born in Brooklyn New York
24 Mar 1939
[Lilian] Lynda Baron British actress comedian and singer (Open All Hours - Nurse Gladys Come Inside - Auntie Mabel) born in Urmston Lancashire England
24 Mar 1945
Lew Perkins American sports executive (athletic director USCAiken Wichita State U U of Maryland U of Connecticut U of Kansas) born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 2023)
24 Mar 1949
Nick Lowe British rock bassist singer songwriter (Brinsley Schwarz - Whats So Funny About Peace Love and Understanding Rockpile - Teacher Teacher solo-Cruel To Be Kind) and producer (Elvis Costello Graham Parker) born in Walton-on-Thames England
24 Mar 1954
Donna Pescow American actress (Saturday Night Fever Angie Out of This World Even Stevens) born in Brooklyn New York
24 Mar 1960
Kelly LeBrock American actress (Weird Science Woman in Red) born in New York City
24 Mar 1962
Vaughan Johnson American football linebacker (Pro Bowl 1989 90 91 92 New Orleans Saints Philadelphia Eagles) born in Morehead City North Carolina (d. 2019)
24 Mar 1681
Georg Philipp Telemann German late Baroque composer and multi-instrumentalist born in Magdeburg Margraviate of Brandenburg Holy Roman Empire (d. 1767)
24 Mar 1809
Mariano Jos de Larra Spanish journalist and romantic writer born in Madrid Spain (d. 1837)
24 Mar 1848
Honor Beaugrand French Canadian journalist newspaper publisher (La Patrie) and politician (Mayor of Montreal 1885-87) born in Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie Quebec Canada East (d. 1906)
24 Mar 1889
Albert Hill English athlete (Olympic gold 800m 1500m 1920) born in London (d. 1969)
24 Mar 1915
Paul Lorenzen German philosopher and mathematician who co-founded Erlangen School of epistemological constructivism at University of Erlangen Germany born in Kiel German Empire (d. 1994)
24 Mar 1919
Robert Heilbroner American economist and historian of economic thought (The Worldly Philosophers The Lives Times and Ideas of the Great Economic Thinkers) born in New York City (d. 2005)
24 Mar 1929
Cuan McCarthy South African cricketer (36 Test wkts for South Africa 1 career no-ball) born in Pietermaritzburg Union of South Africa (d. 2000)
24 Mar 1932
William Smith American actor (Rich Man Poor Man Any Which Way You Can Hawaii 5-0) born in Columbia Missouri (d. 2021)
24 Mar 1932
Yuri Anatoyevich Ponomaryov Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz 18 backup) born in Kadaja Estonia (d. 2005)
24 Mar 1937
Elaine McKenna Australian singer and television personality born in Melbourne Australia (d. 1992)
24 Mar 1942
Fraser Stoddart Scottish-American chemist 2016 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for work developing molecular machines born in Edinburgh Scotland (d. 2024) [1]
24 Mar 1944
R. Lee Ermey American actor (Full Metal Jacket - Gunnery Sergeant Hartman) born in Emporia Kansas (d. 2018)
24 Mar 1949
Nick Lowe British rock bassist singer songwriter (Brinsley Schwarz - Whats So Funny About Peace Love and Understanding Rockpile - Teacher Teacher solo -Cruel To Be Kind) and producer (Elvis Costello Graham Parker) born in Walton-on-Thames England
24 Mar 1970
Pasemaster Mase [Vincent Mason] American rapper (De La Soul - Me Myself and I) born in Brooklyn New York
24 Mar 1970
Sharon Corr Irish celtic pop-rock violinist (The Corrs - What Can I Do) born in Dundalk County Louth Ireland
24 Mar 1971
Tig Notaro American comedian (Tig Notaro Boyish Girl Interrupted) born in Jackson Mississippi
24 Mar 1973
Jacek Bk Polish footballer (Lyon) born in Lublin Poland
24 Mar 1628
Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Calenberg Queen of Denmark and Norway by marriage to King Frederick III born in Herzberg Castle Lower Saxony (d. 1685)
24 Mar 1725
Samuel Ashe American 9th Governor of North Carolin (1795-8) born in Beaufort Province of North Carolina (d. 1813)
24 Mar 1725
Thomas Cushing American statesman Continental Congressman acting Governor of Massachusetts (1785) and dangerous radical born in Boston Province of Massachusetts Bay (d. 1788)
24 Mar 1754
Joel Barlow American diplomat author and poet (Advice to the Privileged Orders The Hasty Pudding) born in Redding Connecticut (d. 1812)
24 Mar 1756
Francesca Lebrun (ne Franziska Danzi) German soprano and composer (Court at Mannheim) born in Mannheim Electorate of the Palatinate Holy Roman Empire (d. 1791)
24 Mar 1782
Orest Kiprensky leading Russian portrait painter in the Age of Romanticism born in Nezhnovo Russian Empire (d. 1836)
24 Mar 1796
John Corry Wilson Daly English-Canadian politician and 1st Mayor of Stratford Ontario born in Liverpool England (d. 1878)
24 Mar 1829
George Francis Train American businessman and organizer of the Union Pacific Railroad born in Boston (d. 1904)
24 Mar 1829
Ignacio Zaragoza Mexican Army officer and politician born in Presidio La Baha Mexican Republic (d. 1862)
24 Mar 1830
Robert Hamerling Austrian poet known for his epics (Ahasuerus in Rome Homumculus) born in Kirchberg am Walde Austrian Empire (d. 1889) [1]
24 Mar 1850
Silas K. Hocking British novelist and Methodist preacher (Her Benny) born in Cornwall England (d. 1935)
24 Mar 1886
Edward Weston American photographer considered one of the most influential American photographers born in Chicago (d. 1958)
24 Mar 1887
Roscoe Arbuckle American silent film actor director and screenwriter suspected for the manslaughter of actress Virginia Rappe in widely publicized trials (acquitted in 1922) born in Smith Center Kansas (d. 1933)
24 Mar 1888
Viktor Kingissepp Estonian politician and leader of the Estonian Communist Party born in Kaarma-Suure Russian Empire (d. 1922) [1] [2]
24 Mar 1891
Sergey Ivanovich Vavilov Soviet physicist (Vavilov-Cherenkov effect) born in Moscow Russian Empire (d. 1951) [1] [2]
24 Mar 1901
Ub Iwerks American animator and special-effects technician who worked on the design on Mickey Mouse born in Kansas City Missouri (d. 1971) [1] [2]
24 Mar 1905
Pura Santillan Castrence Filipino writer and diplomat (As I See It Filipinos and the Philippines) born in Manila Philippines (d. 2007) [1] [2]
24 Mar 1907
Paul Sauv Canadian lawyer WWII veteran and 17th Premier of Qubec (1959-60) born in Saint-Benot Qubec (d. 1960) [1]
24 Mar 1916
Donald Hamilton American writer of novels short stories and non-fiction about the outdoors (The Big Country) born in Uppsala Sweden (d. 2006) [1]
24 Mar 1917
Constantin Andreou Brazilian-Greek sculptor (Egg-Family) and founder of the Costas Andreou Foundation born in So Paulo Brazil (d. 2007) [1]
24 Mar 1917
John Kendrew British molecular biologist and winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1962 born in Oxford England (d. 1997) [1]
24 Mar 1921
Vasily Smyslov Russian chess grandmaster 7th World Chess Champion (1957-8) born in Moscow Russian SFSR (d. 2010)
24 Mar 1922
Onna White Canadian choreographer (Oliver The Music Man) born in Inverness Canada (d. 2005) [1] [2]
24 Mar 1935
Peter Bichsel Swiss journalist and writer (Gruppe Olten) born in Bellach Switzerland (d. 2025)
24 Mar 1936
Fredrick Kaufman American jazz trumpeter (Woody Herman) classical composer (Mother of Exiles Kaminarimon) and educator born in Brooklyn New York City
24 Mar 1937
Benjamin Luxon British operatic baritone (Owen Wingrave) born in Redruth England (d. 2024) [1]
24 Mar 1937
Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Barbadian politician and fourth Premier of Barbados (1987-94) born in St. Simons British Windward Islands (d. 2023) [1] [2] [3]
24 Mar 1938
Colman McCarthy American pacifist journalist educator and the founder of the Center for Teaching Peace born in Glen Head New York (d. 2026)
24 Mar 1938
David Irving British historian and Holocaust denier born in Hutton England [1] [2]
24 Mar 1939
Lynda Baron [Lilian Ridgway] British actress comedian and singer (Open All Hours - Nurse Gladys Come Inside - Auntie Mabel) born in Urmston England (d. 2022)
24 Mar 1939
Richard Beattie American lawyer and expert in private equity takeovers known for his work on KKRs takeover of Nabisco born in New York City (d. 2025)
24 Mar 1940
Trevor Rhone Jamaican director screenwriter and playwright (Smile Orange The Harder They Come) born in Kingston Jamaica (d. 2009)
24 Mar 1941
Michael Masser American pop music composer (The Greatest Love of All Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where Your Going To)) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 2015)
24 Mar 1944
Vojislav Kotunica Serbian politician last president of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (2000-03) and prime minister of Serbia (2004-08) born in Belgrade German-occupied Serbia [1] [2]
24 Mar 1945
Robert T. Bakker American paleontologist known for revitalizing popular interest in dinosaurs (Dinosaur Renaissance) born in Ridgewood New Jersey [1] [2]
24 Mar 1946
Klaus Dinger German electronic rock musician (Kraftwerk Neu) born in Scherfede Germany (d. 2008)
24 Mar 1947
Jir Bartoska Czech actor (All My Loved Ones) and president of the Karlovy Vary Film Festival (1994-2025) born in Decn Czechoslovakia (d. 2025)
24 Mar 1948
Lee Oskar [Levitin] Danish rock and soul harmonica player (War - Why Cant We Be Friends Low Rider) born in Copenhagen Denmark
24 Mar 1948
Shraga Bar Israeli soccer defender (34 caps Maccabi Netanya 375 games) born in Hofgeismar Germany (d. 2025)
24 Mar 1949
Nick Lowe British rock bassist singer songwriter (Brinsley Schwarz - Whats So Funny About Peace Love and Understanding Rockpile - Teacher Teacher solo - Cruel To Be Kind) and producer (Elvis Costello Graham Parker) born in Walton-on-Thames England
24 Mar 1949
Tabitha King American author (The trap Candles Burning) and wife of Stephen King born in Old Town Maine
24 Mar 1951
Dougie Thompson Scottiish bassist (Supertramp - Bloody Well Right) born in Glasgow Scotland
24 Mar 1951
Ken Casey Coleman American sportscaster (Cleveland Browns Cleveland Indians Boston Red Sox) born in Cleveland Ohio (d. 2006)
24 Mar 1951
Kenneth S. Reightler Jr. American astronaut (STS 48 60) born in Patuxent River Maryland
24 Mar 1954
Robert Carradine American actor (The Cowboys Revenge of the Nerds Lizzie McGuire) born in Los Angeles California (d. 2026)
24 Mar 1956
Garry Templeton American Major League baseball shortstop (St. Louis Cardinals San Diego Padres New York Mets 3x All-Star 2x Silver Slugger Award Padres Hall of Fame) born in Lockney Texas
24 Mar 1960
Yasser Seirawan Syrian-born American chess grandmaster and four-time United States champion born in Damascus Syria