Historical Birthday
30 Mar 1326
Ivan II of Russia Grand Duke of Muscovy (d. 1359)
30 Mar 1674
Jethro Tull agricultural writer (Basildon) baptised
30 Mar 1719
John Hawkins England wrote 1st history of music
30 Mar 1727
Tommaso MFS Traetta Itals opera composerband leader (Farnace)
30 Mar 1746
Francisco Jose de Goya Fuendetodos Spain painteretcher (Naked Maja)
30 Mar 1790
Joseph Smith Rear Admiral (Union Navy) (d. 1877)
30 Mar 1820
Anna Sewell English author (Black Beauty) born in Great Yarmouth Norfolk (d. 1878)
30 Mar 1823
Joseph Farmer Knipe American Brigadier General (Union Army) born in Mount Joy Pennsylvania (d. 1901)
30 Mar 1824
Innis Newton Palmer American Brevet Major General (Union Army) born in Buffalo New York (d. 1900)
30 Mar 1825
Samuel Bell Maxey Brigadier General (Confederate Army) (d. 1895)
30 Mar 1836
Karl Freiherr von Stumm-Halberg German industrialistpolitician
30 Mar 1842
John Fiske [Edmund Fisk Green] US historianphilosopher
30 Mar 1844
Paul M Verlaine French lyric poet (Sagesse Bonbeur)
30 Mar 1857
Leon Charles Thevenin French telegraph engineer (d. 1926)
30 Mar 1858
Siegfried Alkan German composer born in Dillingen Saarland (d. 1941)
30 Mar 1864
Franz Oppenheimer German sociologistpolitician
30 Mar 1876
Clifford Whittingham Beers American mental hygiene pioneer
30 Mar 1879
Coen de Koning Dutch speed skater (World Alllround Speed Skating champion 1905) born in Edam. Netherlands (d. 1954)
30 Mar 1880
Sean OCasey Irish playwright (Juno and the Paycock) born in Dublin (d. 1964)
30 Mar 1882
Melanie Klein AustrianBritish psycho analysis
30 Mar 1883
Jo Davidson American sculptor (Woodrow Wilson Walt Whitman)
30 Mar 1886
Stanislaw Lesniewski Polish logicianmathematician
30 Mar 1887
Albert P Termote FlemishDutch sculptor (Charles the Great)
30 Mar 1888
Anna Q Nilsson Swedish actress (Shenandoah Uncle Toms Cabin) born in Ystad Skne ln Sweden (d. 1974)
30 Mar 1891
Jan B Cammans Flemish actor (Brothers Karamazov)
30 Mar 1894
Sergei Ilyushin Russian airplane builder (Ilyushin)
30 Mar 1898
Heinz Risse German writer born in Dusseldorf (d. 1989)
30 Mar 1898
Joyce Carey British actress (Brief Encounter The Cedar Tree) born in Kensington London (d. 1993)
30 Mar 1899
Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay well known Bengali writer (d. 1970)
30 Mar 1901
Haj Ali Razmara 33rd Prime Minister of Iran (1950-51) born in Tehran Iran (d. 1951)
30 Mar 1902
Brooke Astor American philanthropist (d. 2007)
30 Mar 1902
Ted Heath British musician and band leader (d. 1969)
30 Mar 1903
Sol C Siegel American producer (High Society Gentlemen prefer blondes)
30 Mar 1904
Akarova [Marguerite Acarin] Belgian dancer (Les Biches)
30 Mar 1905
Mikio Oda Japan triple jumper (Olympic gold 1928)
30 Mar 1905
Albert Pierrepoint last and longest serving British executioner (est. 433-608 executed) born in Clayton West Riding of Yorkshire (d. 1992)
30 Mar 1907
Friedrich August Freiherr von der Heydte German Luftwaffe Officer (d. 1994)
30 Mar 1908
Leslie OBrien Chuck Fleetwood-Smith Chinese cricket bowler
30 Mar 1909
Ernst Gombrich OMFBAdirector (Warburg Institute)
30 Mar 1910
Jzef Marcinkiewicz mathematician (d. 1940)
30 Mar 1911
Dennis Gomm British composer and musician (d. 1995)
30 Mar 1912
Jack Cowie cricketer (successful NZ fast bowler either side of WWII)
30 Mar 1913
Frankie Laine [Francesco Paolo LoVecchio] Italian-American singer songwriter and actor (Frankie Laine Show Rawhide) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 2007)
30 Mar 1914
Sonny Boy Williamson I [John Lee] American blues musician (Down & Out Blues) born in Madison County Tennessee (d. 1948)
30 Mar 1917
Els Aarne Estonian composer born in Makiivka Russian Empire (d. 1995)
30 Mar 1917
Herbert Anderson American character actor (Dennis The Menace Battleground) born in Oakland California (d. 1994)
30 Mar 1918
Joseph Allen Jr American actor (The Night Before the Divorce Motor Madness) born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 1962)
30 Mar 1919
McGeorge Bundy national security adviser (JFK) born in Boston Massachusetts
30 Mar 1919
Ramsay Ames [Phillips] American actress model and dancer (The Mummys Ghost Ali Baba & the 40 Thieves) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 1998)
30 Mar 1921
Countess of Sutherland English great land ownermulti-millionaire
30 Mar 1921
Kan Ishii Japanese composer born in Tokyo (d. 2009)
30 Mar 1922
Turhan Bey [Sahultavy] Austrian-born actor dubbed The Turkish Delight (Arabian Nights Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves) born in Vienna Austria (d. 2012)
30 Mar 1925
Ivo Malec composer (Zagreb Croatia) born in Zagreb Croatia
30 Mar 1926
Lord Rayner [Derek Rayner] Norwich Norfolk English businessman and chief executive (Marks & Spencer)
30 Mar 1926
Ray McAnally Irish actor (The Mission My Left Foot Empire State Sicilian) born in Buncrana County Donegal Ireland (d. 1989)
30 Mar 1926
Werner Torkanowsky conductor (New Orleans Symph) born in Berlin Germany
30 Mar 1927
Lord Armstrong of Ilminster [Robert Armstrong] British life peer
30 Mar 1927
Peter Marshall TV game show host (Hollywood Squares) born in Huntington West Virginia
30 Mar 1927
Wally Grout cricketer (great Aussie wicket-keeper)
30 Mar 1928
John Heddle Nash English operatic singer born in London (d. 1994)
30 Mar 1928
Tom Sharpe English historianauthor (Riotous Assembly Want) (d. 2013)
30 Mar 1929
Richard Dysart American actor (Leland MacKenzie-LA Law The Last Days of Patton) born near Boston Massachusetts (d. 2015)
30 Mar 1929
Shirley Stoler American actress (The Honeymoon Killers Seven Beauties) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 1999)
30 Mar 1930
Lord Browne-Wilkinson [Nicolas Christopher Henry Browne-Wilkinson] Senior Lord of Appeal in Ordinary (UK)
30 Mar 1930
John Astin American actor (Im Dickens Hes Fenster Addams Family) born in Baltimore Maryland
30 Mar 1930
Rolf Harris AustralianBritish cartoonist and entertainer born in Bassendean Western Australia
30 Mar 1931
Aleksey Vasilyevich Sorokin Russian cosmonaut
30 Mar 1931
Harold Burrage US singerpianist (Hi Yo Silver)
30 Mar 1932
A J Zuckerman Dean (Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine)
30 Mar 1933
Jean-Claude Brialy Algerian actor (Circle of Love Cousins) born in Aumale Algeria
30 Mar 1934
Lord Tanlaw [Simon Mackay] crossbench member of the House of Lords
30 Mar 1934
Lanny Morgan American jazz alto saxophonist born in Des Moines Iowa
30 Mar 1936
Richard Baker Santa Fe NM Zen teacher (Dharma Sangha)
30 Mar 1937
J S Jennings CEO (Shell Transport & Trading Co)
30 Mar 1937
Jay W Macintosh actress (Sons & Daughters) born in Gainesville Georgia
30 Mar 1937
Lord MacLaurin of Knebworth [Ian MacLaurin] Blackheath Kent British businessman and chairman (Vodafone)
30 Mar 1937
Warren Beatty actor (Bonnie & Clyde Shampoo Dick Tracy) born in Richmond Virginia
30 Mar 1940
Norman Gifford cricketer (respected England slow left-armer 1964-73)
30 Mar 1941
Brendan OFriel CEO (Prison Governors Association)
30 Mar 1941
Sven Hamrin Swedish road race cycler (Olympic bronze 1964)
30 Mar 1941
Robert Bob Smith American politician born in Trenton New Jersey
30 Mar 1942
George Esson Chief Constable (Dumfries & Galloway)
30 Mar 1942
Graeme Edge England rock drummer (Moody Blues-Your Wildest Dreams)
30 Mar 1943
Bob Blewett cricketer (father of Greg South Aust batsman 1975-79)
30 Mar 1943
Jay Traynor American singer (Jay and the Americans) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 2014)
30 Mar 1943
Ken Forssi American musician (Love) (d. 1998)
30 Mar 1944
Gerrit Komrij Dutch poetessayist (Happy Schizo)
30 Mar 1945
Johnnie Walker [Peter Dingley] British radio DJ born in Birmingham
30 Mar 1947
Ryszard Kotla Polish travel writer and activist tour guide journalist academic teacher engineer
30 Mar 1948
Jim Dandy Mangrum American vocalist (Black Oak Arkansas) born in Benton Harbour Michigan
30 Mar 1948
Justin Deas actor (As The World Turns Santa Barbara) born in Connellsville Pennsylvania
30 Mar 1948
Mervyn King English economist Governor of the Bank of England (2003-13) born in Chesham Bois
30 Mar 1948
Eddie Jordan Irish motorsport F1 boss and TV commentator born in Dublin
30 Mar 1949
Leslie Joan Corn theatre producerdirectorwriter
30 Mar 1949
Naomi Sims American fashion model and businesswoman
30 Mar 1949
Dana [Richenda Antoinette de Winterstein] Gillespie English actress and singer (Jesus Christ Superstar) born in Surrey England
30 Mar 1949
Lene Lovich English-American singer songwriter and musician (Lucky Number) born in Detroit Michigan
30 Mar 1950
Dave Ball English guitarist (Procul Harum) born in Birmingham (d. 2015)
30 Mar 1952
Peter Knights Australian footballer and coach
30 Mar 1955
Randy Vanwarmer vocalist (Just When I Needed You Most) born in Denver Colorado
30 Mar 1957
Elena V Kondakova cosmonaut (STS 84) born in Moscow Russia
30 Mar 1957
Paul Reiser American actor (My 2 Dads Diner Aliens Mad About You) born in NYC New York
30 Mar 1957
Yelena Vladimirovna Kondakova Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz TM 20 STS 84)
30 Mar 1958
Joseph Paul Sindelar Ft Knox KY PGA golfer (BC Open-1985 87)
30 Mar 1959
Daniel Seifried Canadia Tour golfer (1981 Thunder Bay) born in Kitchener Ontario
30 Mar 1960
Bill Johnson alpine skier (first American to win alpine Olympic gold - 1984) born in Los Angeles California (d. 2016)
30 Mar 1961
Doug Wickenheiser Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1999)
30 Mar 1962
M C Hammer [Stanley Kirk Burrell] rapper (Hammer Time) born in Oakland California
30 Mar 1962
Bil Dwyer American comedian and TV host born in Evergreen Park Illinois
30 Mar 1963
Jenny Lidback American golfer (du Maurier Classic 1995) born in Lima Peru
30 Mar 1963
Lomas Brown NFL tackle (Detroit Lions Arizona Cardinals)
30 Mar 1963
Eli-Eri Moura Brazilian composer and conductor
30 Mar 1964
Corey Millen Cloquet NHL center (Calgary Flames)
30 Mar 1964
Dave Ellett NHL defenseman (Toronto Maple Leafs) born in Cleveland Ohio
30 Mar 1964
Tracy Chapman US singersongwriter (Freedom Now I Got a Fast Car)
30 Mar 1964
Vlado Bozinovski Australian former footballer
30 Mar 1964
Ian Ziering American actor (Beverly Hills 90210) born in West Orange New Jersey
30 Mar 1965
Karel Novacek Prostejov Czech tennis star (1994 Hilversum)
30 Mar 1966
Joey Castillo American drummer (Queens of the Stone Age)
30 Mar 1966
Efstratios Grivas Greek chess grandmaster and author
30 Mar 1967
Julie Richardson tennis star (1992 Futures-Canberra) born in Auckland New Zealand
30 Mar 1967
Hayashibara Megumi Japanese voice actress and singer
30 Mar 1968
Donna DErrico American actress (Baywatch) and Playboy playmate (Sep 1995) born in Dothan Alabama
30 Mar 1969
Mark Astley NHL defenseman (Buffalo Sabres) born in Calgary Alberta
30 Mar 1970
George Coghill WLAF safety (Scottish Claymores)
30 Mar 1970
Mark Consuelos Zaragosa Spain actor (Mateo Santos-All My Children)
30 Mar 1842
John Fiske [Edmund Fisk Green] American historianphilosopher
30 Mar 1876
Clifford Whittingham Beers American mental hygiene pioneer born in New Haven Connecticut (d. 1943)
30 Mar 1926
Werner Torkanowsky conductor (New Orleans Symphony) born in Berlin Germany
30 Mar 1931
Harold Burrage American singerpianist (Hi Yo Silver)
30 Mar 1933
Jean-Claude Brialy Algerian actor and director (glantine Circle of Love Cousins) born in Aumale Algeria (d. 2007)
30 Mar 1940
Jim Criner American college football coach (Boise State Iowa State Scottish Claymores) born in Lurton Arkansas
30 Mar 1945
Richard Evans British graphic designer album cover designer (The Who The Doors Pink Floyd Louis Armstrong) born in Wilmslow Cheshire
30 Mar 1955
Randy Vanwarmer American vocalist (Just When I Needed You Most) born in Denver Colorado
30 Mar 1958
Joey Sindelar American golfer (7 PGA Tour titles) born in Fort Knox Kentucky
30 Mar 1964
Tracy Chapman American singersongwriter (Freedom Now I Got a Fast Car)
30 Mar 1965
Piers Morgan English newspaper editor and TV personality (Daily Mirror CNN) born in Newick England
30 Mar 1970
Secretariat American thoroughbred race horse (Triple Crown 1973) born in Caroline County Virginia (d. 1989)
30 Mar 1768
Maria Reynolds American mistress of Alexander Hamilton and part of Americas 1st political sex scandal (Reynolds Pamphlet) born in NYC Province of New York British Empire (d. 1828)
30 Mar 1815
Wincenty Studzinski Polish violinist and composer born in Krakw (d. 1854)
30 Mar 1842
John Fiske [Edmund Fisk Green] American historianphilosopher
30 Mar 1882
Melanie Klein Austrian-British author and child psychoanalyst (object relations theory) born in Vienna Austria-Hungary (d. 1960)
30 Mar 1883
Jo Davidson American sculptor (Woodrow Wilson Walt Whitman) born in New York City (d. 1952)
30 Mar 1904
Akarova [Marguerite Acarin] Belgian dancer (Les Biches)
30 Mar 1904
Ripper Collins American baseball first baseman (MLB All-Star 1935 36 37 World Series 1931 34 NL HR leader 1934 St Louis Cardinals) born in Altoona Pennsylvania (d. 1970)
30 Mar 1908
Camille Schmit Belgian organist composer and educator born in Aubange (d. 1976)
30 Mar 1908
Kurt Bruggemann German composer born in Berlin Germany (d. 2002)
30 Mar 1919
Ramsay Ames [Phillips] American actress model and dancer (The Mummys Ghost Ali Baba & the 40 Thieves) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 1998)
30 Mar 1926
Sydney Chaplin American actor and son of Charlie Chaplin (Limelight Adding Machine) born in Beverly Hills California (d. 2009)
30 Mar 1930
John Astin American actor (Im Dickens Hes Fenster The Addams Family) born in Baltimore Maryland
30 Mar 1931
Sndor Szokolay Hungarian composer and pedagogue born in Kungota Hungary (d. 2013)
30 Mar 1933
Joe Ruby American animator (co-creator of Scooby-Doo) born in Los Angeles California (d. 2020)
30 Mar 1935
Gordon Mumma American composer born in Framingham Massachusetts
30 Mar 1937
Jay W Macintosh American actress (Sons & Daughters) born in Gainesville Georgia
30 Mar 1939
Robert Herbin French soccer defender (23 caps Saint-tienne) and manager (Saint-tienne Lyon Strasbourg) born in Paris France(d. 2020)
30 Mar 1941
Ron Johnston English geographer born in Swindon England (d. 2020)
30 Mar 1962
M C Hammer [Stanley Kirk Burrell] rapper (Hammer Time) born in Oakland California
30 Mar 1964
Tracy Chapman American singer-songwriter (Fast Car Give Me One Reason) born in Cleveland Ohio
30 Mar 1135
Moses Maimonedes Jewish philosopher jurist and physician born in Crdoba (d. 1204)
30 Mar 1674
Jethro Tull English agricultural writer born in Basildon England (d. 1741) baptism date
30 Mar 1687
Johann Balthasar Freisslich Germann composer born in Immelborn (d. 1764)
30 Mar 1719
John Hawkins English writer of the 1st history of music born in London England
30 Mar 1727
Tommaso Traetta Italian opera composer and band leader (Farnace) born in Bitonto Kingdom of Naples (d. 1779)
30 Mar 1746
Francisco Goya Spanish court painter and etcher (The Second of May 1808) born in Fuendetodos Spain (d. 1828)
30 Mar 1750
John Stafford Smith British organist and composer (The Anacreontic Song later used for American national anthem The Star-Spangled Banner) baptized in London England (d. 1836)
30 Mar 1772
Johann Wilhelm Wilms German-Dutch organist and composer (Wien Nerlands Bloed - Dutch national anthem 1815-1932) baptized in Witzhelden Germany (d. 1847)
30 Mar 1804
Salomon Sulzer Austrian Jewish composer (synagogue music) born in Hohenem Austria (d. 1890)
30 Mar 1805
Adrien de La Fage French composer born in Paris France (d. 1862)
30 Mar 1830
Auguste Tolbecque French-Belgian cellist instrument maker and composer born in Paris France (d. 1919)
30 Mar 1844
Paul Verlaine French lyric poet (Sagesse Bonbeur) born in Metz France (d. 1896)
30 Mar 1872
Sergey Vasilenko Russian composer born in Moscow Russia (d. 1956)
30 Mar 1891
Jan B. Cammans Flemish actor (Brothers Karamazov)
30 Mar 1899
Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay Bengali writer (d. 1970)
30 Mar 1902
Ted Heath British jazz trombonist composer and big band leader born in Wandsworth London England (d. 1969)
30 Mar 1903
Sol C Siegel American film producer (A Letter To Three Wives High Society Gentlemen Prefer Blondes) born in New York City (d. 1982)
30 Mar 1905
Mikio Oda Japanese triple jumper (Olympic gold 1928 1st individual Asian Olympic champion) born in Kaita Japan (d. 1998)
30 Mar 1910
Jzef Marcinkiewicz Polish mathematician born in Cimoszka Poland (d. 1940)
30 Mar 1912
(Andrew) Rodger Waterson Scottish zoologist specializing in malacology (mollusks) and entomology (insects) born in Ollaberry Shetland Scotland
30 Mar 1909
Ernst Gombrich Austrian-English art historian (The Story of Art) born in Vienna Austria-Hungary (d. 2001)
30 Mar 1912
Jack Cowie New Zealand cricket fast bowler (9 Tests 45 wickets Auckland CA) and umpire (3 Tests 195659) born in Auckland New Zealand (d. 1994)
30 Mar 1913
Frankie Laine [Francesco Paolo LoVecchio] American singer (Jezebel Rawhide Blazing Saddles) songwriter (Well Be Together Again) and actor (Bring Your Smile Along) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 2007)
30 Mar 1913
Gottfried Reinhardt Austrian-American theatre producer born in Berlin Germany (d. 1994)
30 Mar 1913
Richard Helms American CIA head (1966-73) born in St. Davids Pennsylvania (d. 2002)
30 Mar 1913
Marc Davis American animator (Walt Disney) born in Bakersfield California (d. 2000)
30 Mar 1917
Rudolf Bruci Croatian composer born in Zagreb (d. 2002)
30 Mar 1919
McGeorge Bundy American national security adviser (JFK) born in Boston Massachusetts
30 Mar 1921
Kan Ishii Japanese composer (Marimo) born in Tokyo (d. 2009)
30 Mar 1921
Oto Ferenczy Slovak composer born in Brezovica (2000)
30 Mar 1922
German Galinin Russian composer born in Tula Russia (d. 1966)
30 Mar 1922
John Coates British naval architect (Ancient Greek trireme) (d. 2010)
30 Mar 1922
Peter Jona Korn German composer born in Berlin Germany (d. 1998)
30 Mar 1922
German Galynin Russian composer born in Tula Russia (d. 1966)
30 Mar 1924
Milko Kelemen Croatian composer (Archetypon) born in Slatina Kingdom of Serbs Croats and Slovenes (now Croatia) (d. 2018)
30 Mar 1925
Ivo Malec Croat-French composer (Miniatures pour Lewis Carroll Lumina) born in Zagreb Yugoslavia (now Croatia) (d. 2019)
30 Mar 1926
Lord Rayner [Derek Rayner] English businessman and chief executive (Marks & Spencer) born in Norwich Norfolk
30 Mar 1926
Werner Torkanowsky German conductor (New Orleans Symphony 1963-77 Bangor Symphony 1981-92) born in Berlin Germany (d. 1992)
30 Mar 1927
Robert Armstrong [Lord Armstrong of Ilminster] British peer and civil servant (Spycatcher trial) born in Headington England (d. 2020)
30 Mar 1927
Peter Marshall American TV game show host (Hollywood Squares) born in Huntington West Virginia
30 Mar 1927
Wally Grout Australian cricket wicketkeeper (51 Tests 187 dismissals 3 x 50s) born in Mackay Australia (d. 1968)
30 Mar 1928
Diether de la Motte German composer and music theorist born in Bonn Germany (d. 2010)
30 Mar 1928
Tom Sharpe English historian and author (Riotous Assembly Want) (d. 2013)
30 Mar 1930
Rolf Harris Australian-British comedian actor painter singer-songwriter (Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport television personality and convicted sex offender born in Bassendean Western Australia
30 Mar 1931
Harold Burrage American blues and jazz singer and pianist (Hi Yo Silver) born in Chicago Illinois
30 Mar 1932
Ted Morgan French-American reporter and biographer born in Geneva Switzerland
30 Mar 1934
Lanny Morgan American West coast jazz and studio alto saxophonist (Maynard Ferguson) born in Des Moines Iowa
30 Mar 1935
Gordon Mumma American pianist composer and educator (University of California 1975-94) born in Framingham Massachusetts
30 Mar 1935
John Charles Eaton American composer born in Bryn Mawr Pennsylvania (d. 2015)
30 Mar 1935
Karl Berger German jazz pianist vibraphone player and musicologist born in Heidelberg Germany
30 Mar 1936
Richard Baker American Zen teacher (Dharma Sangha) born in Santa Fe New Mexico
30 Mar 1937
Lord MacLaurin of Knebworth [Ian MacLaurin] British businessman and chairman (Vodafone) born in Blackheath England
30 Mar 1941
Bob Smith American politician (Senator New Hampshire 1990-2003 Rep New Hampshire 1985-90) born in Trenton New Jersey
30 Mar 1942
George Esson Scottish Chief Constable (Dumfries & Galloway - headed police investigation into Lockerbie Bombing)
30 Mar 1942
Graeme Edge British rock drummer and poet (Moody Blues - The Dream Morning Glory) born in Rocester Staffordshire England (d. 2021)
30 Mar 1943
Jay Traynor American pop singer (Jay and the Americans 1960-62 - She Cried) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 2014)
30 Mar 1943
Ken Forssi American bassist (Love) born in Cleveland Ohio (d. 1998)
30 Mar 1945
Johnnie Walker [Peter Dingley] British radio DJ born in Birmingham England
30 Mar 1947
Marilyn Crispell American jazz pianist and composer (Anthony Braxton Quartet) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
30 Mar 1948
Jim Dandy Mangrum American rock vocalist (Black Oak Arkansas) born in Benton Harbor Michigan
30 Mar 1948
Justin Deas American actor (As The World Turns Santa Barbara) born in Connellsville Pennsylvania
30 Mar 1948
Eddie Jordan Irish motorsport F1 boss and TV commentator born in Dublin Ireland
30 Mar 1949
Sue Cook British broadcaster (Crimewatch) born in Ruislip England
30 Mar 1949
Dana (Richenda Antoinette) Dana Gillespie English actress and singer (Jesus Christ Superstar) born in Surrey England
30 Mar 1950
Dave Ball British guitarist (Procul Harum - A Whiter Shade Of Pale) born in Birmingham England (d. 2015)
30 Mar 1950
Dave McCurdy American lawyer politician (US Representative for Oklahoma (D) 1981-95 ) and lobbyist born in Canadian Texas
30 Mar 1950
Gene Bowen American guitarist and composer (Wonders Edge) born in Biloxi Mississippi
30 Mar 1950
Rupert Greenall British rock keyboardist (The Fixx - One Thing Leads To Another Saved By Zero) born in Wisbech England
30 Mar 1955
Randy Vanwarmer American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Just When I Needed You Most) born in Denver Colorado (d. 2004)
30 Mar 1957
Yelena Kondakova Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz TM 20 STS 84 1st woman to make a space flight of long duration) born in Mytishchi Russia
30 Mar 1958
Maurice LaMarche Canadian-American comedian and voice actor (Hey Arnold) born in Toronto Ontario
30 Mar 1958
Peter Ellis New Zealand convicted child abuser born in Christchurch New Zealand (d. 2019)
30 Mar 1960
Bill Johnson American alpine skier (first American to win alpine Olympic gold - 1984) born in Los Angeles California (d. 2016)
30 Mar 1962
M C Hammer [Stanley Kirk Burrell] American rapper (Hammer Time) born in Oakland California
30 Mar 1963
Lomas Brown American NFL tackle (Detroit Lions Arizona Cardinals) and commentator born in Miami Florida
30 Mar 1963
Eli-Eri Moura Brazilian composer and conductor born in Campina Grande Brazil
30 Mar 1963
Ximo Tebar Spanish jazz and flamenco guitarist and composer (Goes Blue) born in Valencia Spain
30 Mar 1964
Corey Millen Canadian NHL center (Calgary Flames) born in Cloquet
30 Mar 1964
Dave Ellett American NHL defenseman (Toronto Maple Leafs) born in Cleveland Ohio
30 Mar 1966
Joey Castillo American drummer (Queens of the Stone Age 2002-12) born in Gardena California
30 Mar 1966
Efstratios Grivas Greek chess grandmaster and author born in Aigio Greece
30 Mar 1967
Julie Richardson New Zealand tennis star (1992 Futures-Canberra) born in Auckland New Zealand
30 Mar 1969
Mark Astley Canadian NHL defenseman (Buffalo Sabres) born in Calgary Alberta
30 Mar 1970
Mark Consuelos American actor (All My Children 1996-10012010 -Mateo Santos) and husband of Kelly Ripa born in Zaragosa Spain
30 Mar 1970
Secretariat American thoroughbred race horse (Triple Crown 1973) born in Caroline County Virginia (d. 1989)
30 Mar 1972
Brenden Stai American NFL guard (Pittsburgh Steelers) born in Phoenix Arizona
30 Mar 1973
Kareem Streete-Thompson Caymanian-American 100m athlete and long jumper born in Ithaca New York
30 Mar 1973
Rodney Thomas American running back (Tennessee Oilers) born in Trinity Texas
30 Mar 1973
Jan Koller Czech footballer born in Prague Czechoslavakia
30 Mar 1973
Matthew Pritchard Welsh Stuntman and celebrity chef born in Cardiff Wales
30 Mar 1973
DJ AM [Adam Goldstein] American DJ and musician born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 2009)
30 Mar 1974
Martin Love Australian cricketer (high scoring Queensland batsman Aust 1995) born in Mundubbera Australia
30 Mar 1976
Chris Canty American cornerback (New England Patriots) born in Long Beach California
30 Mar 1510
Antonio de Cabezn Spanish blind organist and composer born in Castrillo Mota de Judos Spain (d. 1566)
30 Mar 1681
Pieter Snyers Flemish painter and engraver born in Antwerp (d. 1752)
30 Mar 1697
John-Baptist Xavery Flemish sculptor born in Antwerp (d. 1742)
30 Mar 1719
John Hawkins English writer (A General History of the Science and Practice of Music Life of Samuel Johnson) born in London (d. 1789)
30 Mar 1811
Angelo Catelani Italian composer conductor and musicologist born in Guastalla Kingdom of Italy (d. 1866)
30 Mar 1830
Julius Bahnsen German philosopher (characterology) born in Tnder Schleswig (d. 1881)
30 Mar 1835
Bernhard Scholz German composer conductor and pedagogue born in Mainz Germany (d. 1916)
30 Mar 1836
Karl Freiherr von Stumm-Halberg German industrialist and politician (richest person in German Empire) born in Saarbrcken Prussia (d. 1901)
30 Mar 1842
John Fiske [Edmund Fisk Green] American historian and philosopher born in Hartford Connecticut (d. 1901)
30 Mar 1844
Paul Verlaine French lyric poet (Sagesse Clair de lune Hombres) born in Metz France (d. 1896)
30 Mar 1854
Stanley Robison American civil engineer streetcar magnate and baseball team owner (Cleveland Spiders 1887-99 St. Louis Cardinals 1899-1911) born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania (d. 1911)
30 Mar 1861
Gratton Hanley Grat Dalton American outlaw of the Old West (The Dalton Gang) born in Lawrence Kansas (d. 1892)
30 Mar 1864
Franz Oppenheimer German sociologist and economist (The State) born in Berlin Prussia (d. 1943)
30 Mar 1886
Stanislaw Lesniewski Polish logician and mathematician (Warsaw School of Logic) born in Serpukhov Russia (d. 1939)
30 Mar 1887
Albert Termote Flemish-Dutch sculptor of equestrian bronzes (Charles the Great) born in Lichtervelde Belgium (d. 1978)
30 Mar 1888
Anna Q Nilsson Swedish actress (Shenandoah Uncle Toms Cabin Toll Gate Sorrell & Son) born in Ystad Skne ln Sweden (d. 1974)
30 Mar 1891
Jan Cammans Flemish actor (Brothers Karamazov) born in Mechelen Belgium (d. 1976)
30 Mar 1892
Erwin Panofsky German-American Jewish art historian and iconologist (Early Netherlandish Painting) born in Hannover Germany (d. 1968)
30 Mar 1894
Sergei Ilyushin Russian airplane builder (designed Il-2 Shturmovik - worlds most produced military aircraft) born in Dilyalevo Russia (d. 1977)
30 Mar 1895
Jean Giono French writer (World Chant) born in Manosque France (d. 1970)
30 Mar 1904
Akarova [Marguerite Acarin] Belgian dancer and choreographer (Les Biches)in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode Belgium (d. 1999)
30 Mar 1908
Camille Schmit Belgian organist composer and educator born in Aubangez Belgium (d. 1976)
30 Mar 1908
Kurt Brggemann German composer conductor and music educator born in Berlin Germany (d. 2002)
30 Mar 1911
Dennis Gomm British composer and pianist born in England (d. 1995)
30 Mar 1912
(Andrew) Rodger Waterson Scottish zoologist specializing in malacology (mollusks) and entomology (insects) born in Ollaberry Shetland Scotland (d. 1996)
30 Mar 1914
Charlotte Henry American actress (Alice in Wonderland Babes In Toyland Jungle Menace) born in Brooklyn New York City (d. 1980)
30 Mar 1917
Rudolf Bruci Croatian composer born in Zagreb Austrian-Hungarian Empire (now Croatia) (d. 2002)
30 Mar 1919
McGeorge Bundy American national security adviser for JFK (1961-66) born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 1996)
30 Mar 1921
Kan Ishii Japanese composer (Marimo) born in Tokyo Japan (d. 2009)
30 Mar 1921
Oto Ferenczy Slovak composer born in Brezovica Kingdom of Serbs Croats and Slovenes (now Kosovo) (d. 2000)
30 Mar 1922
German Galynin Soviet-Russian composer born in Tula Russia (d. 1966)
30 Mar 1928
John Heddle Nash Britiish lyric tenor born in London England (d. 1994)
30 Mar 1930
Rolf Harris Australian-British comedian actor painter singer-songwriter (Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport) television personality and convicted sex offender born in Bassendean Western Australia
30 Mar 1939
Robert Herbin French soccer defender (23 caps Saint-tienne) and manager (Saint-tienne Lyon Strasbourg) born in Paris France (d. 2020)
30 Mar 1949
(Richenda Antoinette) Dana Gillespie British actress (Jesus Christ Superstar) and folk-pop-rock-blues singer-songwriter born in Woking Surrey England
30 Mar 1949
Liza Frulla Canadian politician (National Assembly of Quebec 1989-98 Member of Parliament 2002-06) born in Montreal Quebec
30 Mar 1950
Dave McCurdy American lawyer politician (US Representative for Oklahoma (D) 1981-95) and lobbyist born in Canadian Texas
30 Mar 1951
Anton Tk Slovak track cyclist (Olympic gold Czechoslovakia mens match sprint 1976 World Cship gold 1974 78) born in Lozorno Slovakia (d. 2022)
30 Mar 1952
Sam Clayton American percussionist congueros and vocalist (Little Feat Little Richard Jimmy Buffett) born in New Orleans Louisiana
30 Mar 1959
Sabine Meyer German classical clarinetist Born in Crailsheim Baden-Wrttemberg Germany
30 Mar 1962
MC Hammer [Stanley Kirk Burrell] American rapper (Hammer Time) born in Oakland California
30 Mar 1967
Hayashibara Megumi Japanese voice actress singer (Give A Reason) and lyricist born in Kita Tokyo Japan
30 Mar 1969
Marco Foddis Italian-Dutch heavy metal drummer (Pestilence) born in Sassari Sardinia Italy
30 Mar 1970
Mark Consuelos American actor (All My Children 1996-2001 & 2010 - Mateo Santos) and husband of Kelly Ripa born in Zaragosa Spain
30 Mar 1674
Jethro Tull English agricultural writer baptized in Basildon England (d. 1741)
30 Mar 1680
Louis-Antoine Dornel French composer harpsichordist organist and violinist born in Presles France (d. 1757)
30 Mar 1687
Johann Balthasar Freisslich German organist composer and Kapellmeister (Marienkirche (Danzig) 1731-64) baptized in Immelborn Electorate of Saxony (now Germany) (d. 1764)
30 Mar 1727
Tommaso Traetta Italian opera composer and bandleader (Farnace) born in Bitonto Kingdom of Naples (d. 1779)
30 Mar 1768
Maria Reynolds American mistress of Alexander Hamilton and part of Americas 1st political sex scandal (Reynolds Pamphlet) born in New York City Province of New York British Empire (d. 1828)
30 Mar 1835
Bernhard Scholz German composer conductor and pedagogue born in Mainz Grand Duchy of Hesse (now Germany) (d. 1916)
30 Mar 1858
Siegfried Alkan German composer born in Dillingen Saarland Kingdom of Prussia (now Germany) (d. 1941)
30 Mar 1864
Franz Oppenheimer German sociologist and economist (The State) born in Berlin Prussia (d. 1943)
30 Mar 1902
Ted Heath British jazz trombonist composer and big band bandleader born in Wandsworth London England (d. 1969)
30 Mar 1904
Akarova [Marguerite Acarin] Belgian dancer and choreographer (Les Biches) born in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode Belgium (d. 1999)
30 Mar 1906
Max Tishler American organic chemist at Merck who synthesized Vitamin B2 and developed antibiotic for poultry born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 1989) [1]
30 Mar 1914
Charlotte Henry American actress (Alice in Wonderland Babes In Toyland Jungle Menace) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 1980)
30 Mar 1917
Rudolf Brucci [Brui] Italian-Croatian composer (Gilgamesh Lesta) and educator born in Zagreb Austrian-Hungarian Empire (now Croatia) (d. 2002)
30 Mar 1921
Elizabeth Sutherland Countess of Sunderland Scottish aristocrat head of Clan Sunderland born in London England (d. 2019)
30 Mar 1923
Herbert Asmodi German writer and actor born in Heilbronn Germany (d. 2007)
30 Mar 1930
Rolf Harris Australian-British comedian actor painter singer-songwriter (Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport) and convicted sex offender born in Bassendean Western Australia (d. 2023) [1]
30 Mar 1939
Bryan Molloy Scottish chemist (co-inventor of Prozac) born in Dundee Scotland (d. 2004) [1]
30 Mar 1940
Norman Gifford English cricket spin bowler (15 Tests 33 wickets BB 555 Worcestershire CCC Warwickshire CCC) born in Ulverston England
30 Mar 1942
Tane Norton New Zealand rugby union hooker and captain (27 Tests Mid Canterbury RFU Canterbury RFU) born in Waikari New Zealand (d. 2023)
30 Mar 1948
Markus Liebherr Swiss businessman and sports executive (owner Southampton FC 2008-10) born in Kirchdorf an der Iller Wrttemberg Germany (d. 2010)
30 Mar 1957
Paul Reiser American actor (My 2 Dads Diner Aliens Mad About You) born in New York City
30 Mar 1687
Johann Balthasar Freisslich German organist composer and Kapellmeister (Marienkirche (Danzig) 1731-64) baptized in Immelborn Electorate of Saxony Holy Roman Empire (d. 1764)
30 Mar 1772
Johann Wilhelm Wilms German-Dutch organist and composer (Wien Nerlands Bloed - Dutch national anthem 1815-1932) baptized in Witzhelden Duchy of Berg (d. 1847)
30 Mar 1790
Joseph Smith American rear admiral (Union Navy) served during the War of 1812 and the American Civil War born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 1877)
30 Mar 1815
Wincenty Studzinski Polish violinist and composer born in Krakw Poland (d. 1854)
30 Mar 1825
Samuel Bell Maxey American Brigadier General in the Confederate Army and US Senator born in Tompkinsville Kentucky (d. 1895)
30 Mar 1835
Bernhard Scholz German composer conductor and pedagogue born in Mainz Grand Duchy of Hesse (d. 1916)
30 Mar 1857
Lon Charles Thvenin French telegraph engineer (Thvenins theorem) born in Meaux France (d. 1926)
30 Mar 1858
Siegfried Alkan German composer born in Dillingen Saarland Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1941)
30 Mar 1892
Erhard Milch German field marshal of the Luftwaffe born in Wilhelmshaven Germany (d. 1972)
30 Mar 1892
Fortunato Depero Italian futurist artist (Bitter Campari) born in Fondo Italy (d. 1960)
30 Mar 1899
Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay Bengali writer (Satyanweshi Tungabhadrar Tirey) born in Juanpur India (d. 1970)
30 Mar 1902
Brooke Astor American philanthropist and socialite born in Portsmouth New Hampshire (d. 2007)
30 Mar 1903
Joy Ridderhof American missionary and founder of Gospel Recordings born in Minnesota (d. 1984)
30 Mar 1907
Friedrich August Freiherr von der Heydte German Luftwaffe Officer born in Munich Germany (d. 1994)
30 Mar 1913
Censu Tabone President of Malta (1989-94) born in Victoria Malta (d. 2012)
30 Mar 1917
Rudolf Brucci [Brui] Italian-Croatian composer (Gilgamesh Lesta) and educator born in Zagreb Austrian-Hungarian Empire (d. 2002)
30 Mar 1922
John Coates British naval architect best known for reconstructing an Ancient Greek trireme born in Swansea Wales (d. 2010)
30 Mar 1923
Milton Acorn Canadian poet (In Love and Anger Ive Tasted My Blood) born in Charlottetown Canada (d. 1986)
30 Mar 1924
Milko Kelemen Croatian composer (Archetypon) born in Slatina Kingdom of Serbs Croats and Slovenes (d. 2018)
30 Mar 1925
Ivo Malec Croat-French composer (Miniatures pour Lewis Carroll Lumina) born in Zagreb Kingdom of Serbs Croats and Slovenes (d. 2019)
30 Mar 1926
Lord Rayner [Derek Rayner] English businessman and chief executive (Marks & Spencer) born in Norwich Norfolk (d. 1998)
30 Mar 1927
Peter Marshall [Ralph Pierre LaCock] American TV game show host (Hollywood Squares) and stage actor and singer born in Huntington West Virginia (d. 2024) [1]
30 Mar 1928
Richard Trant British general who was Land Deputy Commander during the Falklands War born in Thurlestone England (d. 2007)
30 Mar 1928
Tom Sharpe British satirist and author (Wilt Porterhouse Blues) born in Croydon England (d. 2013)
30 Mar 1930
Lord Browne-Wilkinson [Nicolas Christopher Henry Browne-Wilkinson] British politician and jurist (UK Senior Lord of Appeal in Ordinary 1998-2000) born in England (d. 2018)
30 Mar 1931
Harold Burrage American blues and jazz singer and pianist (Hi Yo Silver) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1966)
30 Mar 1932
Ted Morgan [Sanche de Gramont] French-American Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and biographer born in Geneva Switzerland (d. 2023)
30 Mar 1935
Karl Berger German-American jazz pianist vibraphone player and musicologist born in Heidelberg Germany (d. 2023)
30 Mar 1936
Mark Burns British actor (Death in Venice Juggernaut) born in Worcestershire England (d. 2007)
30 Mar 1941
Brendan OFriel British prison officer and author (Prison Governors Journal) born in the Isle of Man Britain
30 Mar 1942
George Esson Scottish Chief Constable who headed the police investigation into the Lockerbie Bombing born in Aberdeen Scotland (d. 2022)
30 Mar 1948
Eddie Jordan Irish motorsport executive (team principle Jordan F1 1991-2005 co-owner London Irish RFC) and broadcaster (BBC C4F1) born in Dublin Ireland (d. 2025)
30 Mar 1976
Mark McClelland Northern Irish rock bassist and songwriter (Degrassi Snow Patrol) born in Belfast Northern Ireland
30 Mar 1976
Toby Gowin American NFL punter (Dallas Cowboys) born in Jacksonville Texas
30 Mar 1978
Chris Paterson Scottish rugby player and coach born in Edinburgh Scotland
30 Mar 1639
Ivan Mazepa Hetman of the Zaporozhian Host and the Left-bank Ukraine (1687-1708) born in Mazepyntsi Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (d. 1709)
30 Mar 1719
John Hawkins British writer (A General History of the Science and Practice of Music Life of Samuel Johnson) born in London (d. 1789)
30 Mar 1825
Samuel Bell Maxey American Brigadier General in the Confederate Army and Senator from Texas (Democratic 1875-87) born in Tompkinsville Kentucky (d. 1895)
30 Mar 1830
Auguste Tolbecque French-Belgian cellist instrument maker and composer born in Paris France (d. 1919)
30 Mar 1882
Emma Jung Swiss Jungian analyst author and wife of Carl Jung born in Schaffhausen Switzerland (d. 1955)
30 Mar 1907
Friedrich August Freiherr von der Heydte German Luftwaffe officer in WWII and West German general born in Munich Germany (d. 1994)
30 Mar 1919
Ramsay Ames [Phillips] American actress model and dancer (The Mummys Ghost Ali Baba & the 40 Thieves) born in Brooklyn New York City (d. 1998)
30 Mar 1921
Oto Ferenczy Slovak composer (An Unusual Humoresque) and academic (Bratislava Academy of Performing Arts 1951-89) born in Brezovica Kingdom of Serbs Croats and Slovenes (d. 2000)
30 Mar 1926
Lord Rayner [Derek Rayner] British businessman and chief executive (Marks & Spencer) born in Norwich Norfolk (d. 1998)
30 Mar 1926
Sydney Chaplin American actor and son of Charlie Chaplin (Limelight The Adding Machine) born in Beverly Hills California (d. 2009)
30 Mar 1927
Joan Feynman American astrophysicist known for her work on the origins of auroras born in Queens New York City (d. 2020)
30 Mar 1929
Shirley Stoler American actress (The Honeymoon Killers Seven Beauties) born in Brooklyn New York City (d. 1999)
30 Mar 1931
Sheila Bernette [Poncini] British singer actress and entertainer (Candid Camera The Good Old Days) born in London (d. 2026)
30 Mar 1936
Robert C. Jones American film editor (Bound for Glory) and screenwriter (Coming Home) born in Los Angeles California (d. 2021)
30 Mar 1939
Kenneth Bode American political journalist educator and television host (Washington Week in Review) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 2022)
30 Mar 1940
Norman Gifford British cricket spin bowler (15 Tests 33 wickets BB 555 Worcestershire CCC Warwickshire CCC) born in Ulverston England (d. 2026)
30 Mar 1941
Ron Johnston British geographer (electoral geography) born in Swindon England (d. 2020)
30 Mar 1943
Jay Traynor American pop singer (Jay and the Americans 1960-62 - She Cried) born in Brooklyn New York City (d. 2014)
30 Mar 1944
Gerrit Komrij Dutch poet novelist journalist and playwright (anthologies of Dutch poetry) born in Winterswijk Netherlands (d. 2012) [1]
30 Mar 1948
Mervyn King British economist Governor of the Bank of England (2003-13) born in Chesham Bois England
30 Mar 1949
(Richenda Antoinette) Dana Gillespie English actress (Jesus Christ Superstar) and folk-pop-rock-blues singer-songwriter born in Woking Surrey England
30 Mar 1949
Sue Cook English broadcaster (Crimewatch) born in Ruislip England
30 Mar 1950
Dave Ball English rock guitarist (Procul Harum - A Whiter Shade Of Pale) born in Birmingham England (d. 2015)
30 Mar 1950
Gerry Connolly American Democratic politician (US Representative from Virginia 2009-25) born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 2025) [1]
30 Mar 1950
Rupert Greenall English rock keyboardist (The Fixx - One Thing Leads To Another Saved By Zero) born in Wisbech England
30 Mar 1952
Sam Clayton American percussionist congueros and vocalist (Little Feat Little Richard Jimmy Buffett) born in New Orleans Louisiana
30 Mar 1957
Paul Reiser American actor (Diner My Two Dads Aliens Mad About You) born in New York City
30 Mar 1962
Bil Dwyer American comedian and television host (BattleBots Extreme Dodgeball) born in Evergreen Park Illinois
30 Mar 1964
Ian Ziering American actor (Beverly Hills 90210 Sharknado) born in West Orange New Jersey
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