Historical Birthday
18 Mar 1075
Abu al-Qasim Mahmud ibn Umar al-Zamakhshari Muslim scholar of Persian origin born in Zamakhshar Khwarezmia (d. 1144)
18 Mar 1380
Lidwina Dutch mystic (Christs Bride) and saint born in Schiedam Netherlands (d. 1433)
18 Mar 1395
John Holland 2nd Duke of Exeter English military leader (d. 1447)
18 Mar 1496
Mary Tudor daughter of Henry VII of England and queen consort of Louis XII of France (d. 1533)
18 Mar 1556
Francois-Hercule de Valois French duke of AnjouBrabant
18 Mar 1578
Adam Elsheimer German paintercartoonistetcher baptized
18 Mar 1590
Manuel de Faria e Sousa Portuguese historian and poet (d. 1649)
18 Mar 1602
Jacques de Billy French mathematician (d. 1679)
18 Mar 1603
Simon Bradstreet Massachusetts Bay colonist (d. 1693)
18 Mar 1609
Frederick III King of Denmark and Norway (1648-70) born in Haderslev Denmark (d. 1670)
18 Mar 1640
Philippe de la Hire French mathematician and astronomer (d. 1719)
18 Mar 1679
Matthew Decker English merchant and writer (d. 1759)
18 Mar 1690
Christian Goldbach German mathematician (Goldbach position)
18 Mar 1701
Niclas Sahlgren Swedish merchant and philanthropist (d. 1776)
18 Mar 1756
Johann Christoph Vogel German composer born in Nuremberg Germany (d. 1788)
18 Mar 1765
David H Chasse Dutch barongeneral (fought Napoleon at Waterloo)
18 Mar 1780
Milos Obrenovic Leader of The Second Serbian Uprising and Prince of Serbia (d. 1860)
18 Mar 1781
Gustave Vogt French composer born in Strasbourg (d. 1870)
18 Mar 1828
William Randal Cremer English politician and pacifist recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1908)
18 Mar 1829
William R Boggs American Brigadier General (Confederate Army) and chief of engineers born in Augusta Georgia (d. 1911)
18 Mar 1830
Numa D Fustel de Coulanges French historiansociologist
18 Mar 1838
Randal Cremer Britain trade unionist pacifist (Nobel 1903)
18 Mar 1839
Francis Fessenden American lawyer politician and Major General (Union Army) born in Portland Maine (d. 1906)
18 Mar 1840
William Cosmo Monkhouse English poet and critic (d. 1901)
18 Mar 1842
Stphane Mallarm French poet (d. 1898)
18 Mar 1843
Jules HPFX Vandenpeereboom premier of Belgium (1899)
18 Mar 1844
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Russian composer (Scheherazade) born in Tikhvin (d. 1908) (OS 6 Mar)
18 Mar 1848
Nathaniel Herreshoff America Cup yacht designer
18 Mar 1848
Princess Louise Duchess of Argyll daughter of Queen Victoria (d. 1939)
18 Mar 1864
Karl M Lybeck FinnishSwedish language poet (Samlade Arbeten)
18 Mar 1866
John Loudon Dutch minister of Foreign Affairs (1913-18)
18 Mar 1867
Michael G de Boer historian (Harbor of Amsterdam)
18 Mar 1874
Nikolai Berdyaev Russian philosopher (d. 1948)
18 Mar 1877
Clem Hill cricketer (all-time great Australian batsman)
18 Mar 1881
Oliver Seibert hall of fame hockey player (elected 1963)
18 Mar 1884
Bernard Cronin Australian author and journalist (d. 1968)
18 Mar 1886
Edward Everett Horton American actor and narrator (Bulwinkle Show) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 1970)
18 Mar 1886
Marianne [Goudeket-]Philips Dutch author (Between Heaven & Earth)
18 Mar 1887
Frank Moran American heavyweight boxer and film actor born in Cleveland Ohio (d. 1967)
18 Mar 1889
F Rijkens oldest living person in Netherlands
18 Mar 1890
Gerardus van der Leeuw Dutch religion historianminister of Education
18 Mar 1892
Robert P Tristram Coffin poetreporter (WWII)
18 Mar 1893
Wilfred Owen England anti-war poet (Anthem for Doomed Youth)
18 Mar 1893
Costante Girardengo Italian cyclist (d. 1978)
18 Mar 1893
Jean Goldkette Greek-born jazz musician (d. 1962)
18 Mar 1898
Otto Jochum German composer born in Babenhausen (d. 1969)
18 Mar 1898
Jake Swirbul American aircraft manufacturer (d. 1960)
18 Mar 1899
Lavrenti Beria chief of Soviet secret police under Stalin
18 Mar 1901
William H. Johnson African-American artist of the Harlem Renaissance (d. 1970)
18 Mar 1905
John Kirkpatrick American pianist (Concord Sonata) born in NYC New York
18 Mar 1905
Mollie Parnis American fashion designer (Mollie Roberts Collection) born in NYC New York
18 Mar 1905
Thomas Townsend Brown American scientist (d. 1985)
18 Mar 1906
Roy L Johnson US admiral (WW II-Pacific Ocean)
18 Mar 1907
Betty Compton [Violet Halling Compton] British actress (Too Many Millions) born in Isle of Wight England (d. 1944)
18 Mar 1909
Ljubica Mari Serbian composer (Songs Of Space) born in Kragujevac Serbia (d. 2003)
18 Mar 1910
Chiang Ching-huo son of Chinese president Chiang Kai-shekPresident (1978-88)
18 Mar 1911
Smiley Burnette Summum Ill cowboy (Charlie-Petticoat Junction)
18 Mar 1913
Rene Clement directorwriter (Is Paris Burning) born in Bordeaux France
18 Mar 1918
Yevgeny Pepelyaev Bodaybo Irkutsk Soviet Union fighter pilot (d. 2013)
18 Mar 1919
Laila Schou Nilsen Norwegian downhill skier (Olympic gold 1936)
18 Mar 1919
Len Johnson cricketer (Australian fast bowler played Test in 1948)
18 Mar 1922
Egon Bahr German journalistpolitician born in Treffurt Thuringia (d. 2015)
18 Mar 1923
Andy Granatelli American motorsports entrepreneur
18 Mar 1924
Madhussudan Rege cricketer (15 runs in only Test India v WI 1948-49)
18 Mar 1925
James Pickles English judge and columnist born in Halifax West Yorkshire (d. 2010)
18 Mar 1925
Don Paul American football player (LA Rams) (d. 2015)
18 Mar 1926
Peter Graves [Aurness] American actor (Mission Impossible Airplane Stalag 17) born in Minneapolis Minnesota (d. 2010)
18 Mar 1926
Dick Littlefield American baseball player (d. 1997)
18 Mar 1927
George Plimpton sports writer (Paper Lion) born in NYC New York
18 Mar 1927
John Kander composer (Cabaret Funny Lady Kramer vs Kramer) born in Kansas City Missouri
18 Mar 1927
Lillian Vernon founder and CEO of the Lillian Vernon Corporation (first company listed on US stock exchange started by a woman) born in Leipzig Germany (d. 2015)
18 Mar 1929
Christa Wolf German novelist (Divided Heaven)
18 Mar 1930
Maurice Peress American conductor (KC Philharmonic 1974-80) born in NYC New York
18 Mar 1931
Howard Coble American politician (Rep-R-NC 1985-2015) born in Greensboro North Carolina (d. 2015)
18 Mar 1932
John Updike Shillington Pa poetnovelist (Rabbit Run)
18 Mar 1933
Unita Blackwell 1st African American mayor in Mississippi
18 Mar 1934
Roy Chapman English footballer and manager (d. 1983)
18 Mar 1936
Robert Lee Smith US singer (Tams You Lied to Your Daddy)
18 Mar 1936
Tony Nash England bobsled (Olympic gold 1964)
18 Mar 1937
Mark Donohue auto racer (1972 Indianapolis 500)
18 Mar 1938
Carl Gottlieb American comedian and script writer (Ken Berry Wow Show Jaws The Jerk) born in NYC New York
18 Mar 1938
Charley Pride American country singer (Sweet Country) born in Sledge Mississippi
18 Mar 1938
Shashi Kapoor [Balbir Raj Kapoor] prominent Indian Bollywood actor (Deewar The Deceivers Shalimar Heat & Dust) born in Calcutta Bengal Presidency British India (d. 2017)
18 Mar 1938
Kenny Lynch British entertainer born in London
18 Mar 1939
Ron Atkinson English former footballer and manager
18 Mar 1942
Albert Van Vlierberghe Belgian cyclist (d. 1991)
18 Mar 1943
Kevin Dobson American actor (Kojak Knots Landing Shannon) born in Queens New York
18 Mar 1944
Dick Smith Australian Adventurer and Businessman
18 Mar 1944
Amnon Lipkin-Shahak Israeli military leader and politician (d. 2012)
18 Mar 1945
Aleksey Vakhonin USSR bantam weight (Olympic gold 1964)
18 Mar 1945
Joy Fielding Canadian novelist and actress born in Toronto Ontario
18 Mar 1945
Eric Woolfson Scottish singer and producer (The Alan Parsons Project) born in Glasgow (d. 2009)
18 Mar 1946
Michael Reagan talk show host and son of Ronald and Nancy Reagan
18 Mar 1947
Barry Wilson England rock drummer (Procol Harum-Whiter Shade of Pale)
18 Mar 1947
David Lloyd cricketer (England opener 214 v India 1974)
18 Mar 1947
Patrick Barlow English actor comedian and playwright
18 Mar 1947
Elliot Ray Scheiner American Grammy winning music producer mixer and engineer (History of the Eagles) born in the US
18 Mar 1948
Eknath Solkar cricketer (India 1969-77 brilliant short-leg fielder)
18 Mar 1948
Robert Bobby Whitlock American singer songwriter and musician (Derek and the Dominos) born in Memphis Tennessee
18 Mar 1949
Alex Hurricane Higgins Irish snooker player (2x world-champ) born in Belfast Northern Ireland (d. 2010)
18 Mar 1949
Starr Danias American ballerina (Turning Point) born in NYC New York
18 Mar 1949
se Kleveland Norwegian singer and politician
18 Mar 1950
Brad Dourif WV actor (Ragtime Eyes of Laura Mars Fatal Beauty)
18 Mar 1950
James Conlon American conductor (Cincinnati May Festival-1979) born in NYC New York
18 Mar 1950
John Hartman Falls Church Va rock drummer (Doobie Brothers)
18 Mar 1950
Richard Kretchmer English artist and historian
18 Mar 1951
Ben Cohen American co-founder of Ben & Jerrys ice cream born in Brooklyn New York
18 Mar 1952
Mike Webster American football player (d. 2002)
18 Mar 1952
Pat Eddery Irish jockey (won Epsom Derby 3x) born in Newbridge County Kildare (d. 2015)
18 Mar 1953
Helmer C Koetje Dutch 2nd chamber member (CDA)
18 Mar 1953
Margaret L Augustine project manager (Biosphere 2) born in Buffalo New York
18 Mar 1953
Nicholas Wisdom cricketer (son of comic Norman 2 games Sussex 1974)
18 Mar 1954
James F Reilly II Mt Home AFB Idaho PhDastronaut (STS 89 sk100)
18 Mar 1955
Graeme Porter Australian cricketer (1 day intl for Australia 1979) born in Middle Swan Australia
18 Mar 1955
Francis Slay American politician Mayor of St. Louis Missouri (2001-17) born in St. Louis Missouri
18 Mar 1956
The Model Rick Martel [Richard Vignault] wrestler (WWFAWA)
18 Mar 1956
Ingemar Stenmark Swedish alpine skier (2 Olympic gold 1980) born in Joesj Sweden
18 Mar 1956
Deborah Jeane Palfrey American escort owner born in Charleroi Pennsylvania (d. 2008)
18 Mar 1957
Christer Fuglesang physicistastronaut (Mir backup) born in Stockholm Sweden
18 Mar 1957
Melvin Gentry vocalitsguitarist (Midnight Star-No Parking)
18 Mar 1957
Gyrgy Pazdera Hungarian bassist (Pokolgp)
18 Mar 1958
Andreas Wenzel Liechtenstein skier (Olympic silver 1980)
18 Mar 1959
Irene Cara Bronx actresssinger (Fame DC Cab Certain Fury) born in NYC New York
18 Mar 1959
Luc Besson French producer writer and director
18 Mar 1960
Claudia Udy actress (Out of Control Nightforce) born in Albuquerque New Mexico
18 Mar 1960
Guy Carbonneau Sept-iles NHL center (Dallas Stars)
18 Mar 1960
Richard Biggs actor (Marcus-Days of Our Lives) born in Columbus Ohio
18 Mar 1960
James MacPherson Scottish actor (Taggart Sometimes) born in Hamilton Lanarkshire Scotland
18 Mar 1961
Mark Van Thillo Wilrijk Belgium co-capt (Biosphere 2)
18 Mar 1961
Kevan James English cricket all-rounder (4 wickets4 balls 103 Hampshire v India 1996) born in Lambeth England
18 Mar 1962
Trevor Franklin cricketer (opened for NZ mid-80s)
18 Mar 1874
Jimmy Nixey Callahan American baseball pitcher outfielder and manager (Chicago WS first AL no-hitter 1902) born in Fitchburg Massachusetts (d. 1934)
18 Mar 1881
Oliver Seibert Canadian hall of fame hockey player (elected 1963) born in Berlin Ontario (d. 1944)
18 Mar 1881
Paul Le Flem French composer and music critic born in Radon France (d. 1984)
18 Mar 1893
Wilfred Owen English soldier and anti-war poet (Anthem for Doomed Youth Futility) born in Oswestry Shropshire England (d. 1918)
18 Mar 1916
Jody Gilbert American actress (Willard Shaggy Blonde Dynamite) born in Fort Worth Texas (d. 1979)
18 Mar 1936
Robert Lee Smith American singer (Tams You Lied to Your Daddy)
18 Mar 1939
Ron Atkinson English soccer wing half manager (Oxford United Manchester United Sheffield Wed Aston Villa) born in Liverpool England
18 Mar 1940
Mark Medoff American playwright director actor and professor (Children of a Lesser God) born in Mount Carmel Illinois (d. 2019)
18 Mar 1945
John Jacobs American golfer (PGA Senior Cship 2003) born in Los Angeles California
18 Mar 1963
Vanessa Williams American singer actress and 1st African American Miss America (1983) born in The Bronx New York
18 Mar 1395
John Holland 2nd Duke of Exeter English military leader during the Hundred Years War born in Dartington Devonshire England (d. 1447)
18 Mar 1556
Francois of Valois French duke of Anjou youngest son of French King Henry II and Catherine de Medici Duke of Brabant (d. 1584)
18 Mar 1874
Nikolai Berdyaev Russian philosopher born in Kiev Russian Empire (d. 1948)
18 Mar 1893
Wilfred Owen English soldier & anti-war poet (Anthem for Doomed Youth Futility) born in Oswestry Shropshire England (d. 1918)
18 Mar 1893
Costante Girardengo Italian cyclist born in Novi Ligure Italy (d. 1978)
18 Mar 1893
Jean Goldkette French jazz pianist & bandleader born in Valenciennes France (d. 1962)
18 Mar 1913
William Hutchinson Murray Scottish mountaineer and author born in Liverpool (d. 1996)
18 Mar 1914
Csar Guerra-Peixe Brazilian violinist and composer (Brasilia Symphony) born in Petrpolis Brazil (d. 1993)
18 Mar 1915
Richard Condon American author (The Manchurian Candidate) born in New York City (d. 1996)
18 Mar 1928
Fidel V. Ramos Filipino general and 12th President of the Philippines (1992-98) born in Lingayen Pangasinan Philippines
18 Mar 1929
Ctirad Kohoutek Czech composer born in Zbeh Czechoslovakia (d. 2011)
18 Mar 1931
Jrgen Schadeberg German-born South African photographer who photographed apartheid struggle born in Berlin Germany (d. 2020)
18 Mar 1933
Dayton Bones Howe American record producer and sound engineer (The 5th Dimension The Association Tom Waits) born in Minneapolis Minnesota
18 Mar 1934
Pavle Despalj Croatian composer & conductor (Zagreb Miami Tokyo) born in Blato Korula
18 Mar 1934
Roy Chapman English footballer & manager born in Birmingham United Kingdom (d. 1983)
18 Mar 1936
Hans Peter Bleuel German writer (Sex and Society In Nazi Germany) born in Stuttgart Germany
18 Mar 1938
Charley Pride American country singer (Sweet Country) born in Sledge Mississippi (d. 2020) [1]
18 Mar 1938
Bob Nevin Canadian ice hockey right wing (Stanley Cup 1962 63 Toronto Maple Leafs NY Rangers 1128 career NHL games) born in Timmins Ontario (d. 2020)
18 Mar 1943
Kevin Dobson American actor (Kojak Knots Landing Shannon) born in Queens New York (d. 2020)
18 Mar 1949
Jacques Secrtin French table tennis player (World Cship gold mixed doubles 1977) born in Carvin France (d. 2020)
18 Mar 1951
Paul Barber English actor (Only Fools and Horses) born in Liverpool England
18 Mar 1956
The Model Rick Martel [Richard Vignault] wrestler (WWFAWA)
18 Mar 1957
Melvin Gentry American R&B singer and guitarist (Midnight Star - No Parking On The Dance Floor Operator)
18 Mar 1870
Frank Hoyt Losey American composer arranger of band and orchestral music and advisor to Edison Phonograph Company born in Rochester New Jersey (d. 1931)
18 Mar 1877
Clem Hill Australian cricket batsman and captain (49 Tests 7 x 100 HS 191 South Australia CA) born in Adelaide Australia (d. 1945)
18 Mar 1892
Robert P.T. Coffin American poet (Strange Holiness Pulitzer Prize 1936) writer and editor (Yankee Magazine) born in Brunswick Maine (d. 1955)
18 Mar 1893
(John) Jean Goldkette French jazz pianist and bandleader born in Valenciennes France (d. 1962)
18 Mar 1908
Louis Loulou Gast French songwriter (Pour Toi Feelings) born in Paris (d 1995)
18 Mar 1911
(Lester) Smiley Burnette [Burnett] American country music performer singer-songwriter (Ridin Down the Canyon (To Watch the Sun Go Down)) and actor (Petticoat Junction - Charlie) born in Summum Illinois (d. 1967)
18 Mar 1916
Louis Toebosch Dutch composer born in Maastricht Netherlands (d. 2009)
18 Mar 1924
Dom Alexandre Jos Maria dos Santos Mozambican Roman Catholic Cardinal Mozambiques 1st black priest born in Zavala Mozambique (d. 2021) [1]
18 Mar 1927
John Kander American musical theater and film composer with Fred Ebb (Cabaret Chicago New York New York Funny Lady) born in Kansas City Missouri
18 Mar 1927
Lester Big Daddy Kinsey American Chicago blues singer guitarist and harmonica player born near Pleasant Grove Mississippi (d. 2001)
18 Mar 1930
Maurice Peress American conductor (Kansa City Philharmonic 1974-80) born in NYC New York
18 Mar 1930
Pat Halcox British jazz trumpeter (Chris Barber Jazz Band 1954-2008) born in Chelsea London (d. 2013)
18 Mar 1934
Pietro Rizzuto Italian-Canadian politician (Senator for Repentigny Quebec 1976-97) born in Cattolica Eraclea Sicily Italy (d. 1997)
18 Mar 1936
Robert Lee Smith American singer (Tams - Be Young Be Foolish Be Happy)
18 Mar 1936
Tony Nash English bobsledder (Olympic gold two-man 1964) born in Amersham England
18 Mar 1937
Mark Donohue American auto racer (Indianapolis 500 1972) born in Haddon Township New Jersey (d. 1975)
18 Mar 1943
Nobuko Imai Japanese classical solo and chamber violist and educator born in Tokyo Japan
18 Mar 1943
Dennis Linde American songwriter (Burning Love Goodbye Earl) born in Abilene Texas (d. 2006)
18 Mar 1945
Hiroh Kikai Japanese photographer (Asakusa Portraits) born in Daigo Yamagata Prefecture Japan (d. 2020)
18 Mar 1945
Chuck E. Weiss American blues and rock songwriter vocalist and muse (Rickie Lee Jones Tom Waits) born in Denver Colorado (d. 2021)
18 Mar 1947
Barry Wilson British rock drummer (Procol Harum - Whiter Shade of Pale) born in Edmonton London (d. 1990)
18 Mar 1948
Jessica B. Harris American culinary historian (High on the Hog A Culinary Journey from Africa to America) born in Queens New York
18 Mar 1950
Brad Dourif American actor (Eyes of Laura Mars Fatal Beauty One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest) born in Huntington West Virginia
18 Mar 1950
James Conlon American conductor (Los Angeles opera 2006-present Cincinnati May Festival 1979-2016 Ravinia Festival 2005-15) born in Queens New York City
18 Mar 1950
John Hartman American rock drummer (Doobie Brothers 197079 & 198792 - China Grove ) born in Falls Church Virginia
18 Mar 1951
(Patrick) Paul Barber English stage and screen actor (The Full Monty Only Fools and Horses - Denzil) born in Liverpool England
18 Mar 1951
Bill Frisell American jazz guitarist composer and band leader born in Baltimore Maryland
18 Mar 1952
Pat Eddery Irish jockey (11 x British flat racing Champion Jockey 3 x Epsom Derby) born in Newbridge Republic of Ireland (d. 2015)
18 Mar 1953
Jamie West-Oram British rock guitarist (The Fixx - One Thing Leads To Another Saved By Zero)
18 Mar 1953
Margaret L. Augustine project manager (Biosphere 2) born in Buffalo New York
18 Mar 1959
Irene Cara [Escalera] American Grammy and Academy Award-winning singer-songwriter (Fame Flashdance...What A Feeling) and actress (Fame D.C. Cab) born in The Bronx New York
18 Mar 1548
Cornelis Ketel Dutch portrait painter and poet born in Gouda (d. 1616)
18 Mar 1578
Adam Elsheimer German painter cartoonist and etcher born in Frankfurt (d. 1610) date baptized
18 Mar 1644
Gottfried Wegner German theologian and hymn composer (court preacher at Konigsberg) born at Oels (d. 1709)
18 Mar 1657
Giuseppe Ottavio Pitoni Italian Baroque composer (d. 1743)
18 Mar 1690
Christian Goldbach German mathematician (Goldbach position) born in Knigsberg Brandenburg-Prussia (d. 1764)
18 Mar 1734
Joseph Schmitt German-Dutch composer born in Gernsheim (d. 1791)
18 Mar 1765
David Hendrik Chasse Dutch general (fought Napoleon at Waterloo) born in Tiel Netherlands (d. 1849)
18 Mar 1813
Friedrich Hebbel German poet and dramatist (Maria Magdalena) born in Wesselburen Schleswig-Holstein (d. 1863)
18 Mar 1828
William Randal Cremer English politician and pacifist (International Arbitration League 1903 Nobel Peace Prize) born in Fareham England (d. 1908)
18 Mar 1830
Numa Denis Fustel de Coulanges French historian and sociologist (The Ancient City) born in Paris (d. 1889)
18 Mar 1838
Jan Stobbaerts Belgian painter born in Antwerp Belgium (d. 1914)
18 Mar 1843
Jules Vandenpeereboom Belgian politician (Prime Minister of Belgium 1899) born in Kortrijk Belgium (d. 1917)
18 Mar 1848
Nathanael Greene Herreshoff American yacht designer (6 x undefeated Americas Cup campaigns 1893-1920) and naval architect (built first torpedo boat for US Navy) born in Bristol Rhode Island (d. 1938)
18 Mar 1864
Mikael Lybeck Finnish-Swedish language poet (Samlade Arbeten) born in Nykarleby Finland (d. 1925)
18 Mar 1866
Dumitru Kiriac-Georgescu Romanian composer known for sacred choral works and ethno-musicologist born in Bucharest Romanian United Principalities (now Romania) (d. 1928)
18 Mar 1866
John Loudon Dutch minister of Foreign Affairs (1913-18) born in The Hague Netherlands (d. 1955)
18 Mar 1874
Jimmy Nixey Callahan American baseball pitcher outfielder and manager (Chicago White Sox first AL no-hitter 1902) born in Fitchburg Massachusetts (d. 1934)
18 Mar 1882
Gian Francesco Malipiero Italian composer pedagogue (Venice Liceo Musicale 1932-52) and musicologist (Claudio Monteverdi Antonio Vivaldi) born in Venice Kingdom of Italy (d. 1973)
18 Mar 1886
Edward Everett Horton American vaudeville stage silent and sound screen character actor (Top Hat) and narrator (Fractured Fairy Tales - The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 1970)
18 Mar 1886
Kurt Koffka German Gestalt psychologist born in Berlin Germany (d. 1941)
18 Mar 1886
Marianne Philips Dutch author (Between Heaven & Earth) born in Amsterdam (d. 1951)
18 Mar 1888
Joseph Csaky Hungarian-French sculptor (Cubism) born in Szeged Austria-Hungary (d. 1971)
18 Mar 1905
John Kirkpatrick American pianist (Concord Sonata) and musicologist (Charles Ives Archives) born in NYC New York (d. 1991)
18 Mar 1905
Mollie Parnis American fashion designer (Mollie Roberts Collection Mamie Eisenhower) born in NYC New York (d. 1992)
18 Mar 1906
Roy L. Johnson American admiral (WW II-Pacific Ocean commanded Seventh Fleet 1960s) born n Eunice Louisiana (d. 1999)
18 Mar 1908
Louis Loulou Gast French songwriter (Pour Toi Feelings) born in Paris (d. 1995)
18 Mar 1909
Ljubica Mari Serbian composer (Songs Of Space Octocha) pianist and pedagogue born in Kragujevac Serbia (d. 2003)
18 Mar 1910
Chiang Ching-huo Chinese politician (son of Chinese president Chiang Kai-shek President of Taiwan 1978-88) born in Fenghua Zhejiang China (d. 1988)
18 Mar 1913
Margaret Hesse Irish-born Princess of Hesse and by Rhine born in Dublin Ireland (d. 1997)
18 Mar 1913
Reinhard Hardegen German WWII U-Boat commander (sunk 25 ships) born in Bremen Germany (d. 2018)
18 Mar 1913
Rene Clement French film director and writer (Is Paris Burning) born in Bordeaux France (d. 1996)
18 Mar 1914
James Pack British naval officer and museum curator (Portsmouth) born in Malta (d. 1995)
18 Mar 1919
Christopher Challis British cinematographer (worked with Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger) born in London England (d. 2012)
18 Mar 1919
Laila Schou Nilsen Norwegian alpine skier (Olympic bronze combined won the non-medal downhill 1936) and speed skater (unofficial World Cship gold 1935 37 38 5 x WR) born in Oslo Norway (d. 1998)
18 Mar 1919
Len Johnson Australian cricket fast bowler (1 Test 6 wickets BB 38 Queensland) born in Ipswich Australia (d. 1977)
18 Mar 1928
Fidel V. Ramos Filipino general and 12th President of the Philippines (1992-98) born in Lingayen Pangasinan Philippines (d. 2022) [1]
18 Mar 1945
Hiroh Kikai Japanese photographer (Asakusa Portraits) born in Daigo Yamagata Prefecture Japan (d. 2020)
18 Mar 1947
Steven Schiff American politician (Rep-R-New Mexico 1989-98) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1998)
18 Mar 1950
Frank OKeefe American southern rock bassist (The Outlaws 1968-76) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1995)
18 Mar 1950
John Hartman American rock drummer (Doobie Brothers 197079 & 198792 - China Grove) born in Falls Church Virginia (d. 2022)
18 Mar 1951
Tret Fure American contemporary folk singer-songwriter and audio engineer born in Iowa
18 Mar 1959
Irene Cara [Escalera] American Grammy and Academy Award-winning singer-songwriter (Fame Flashdance...What A Feeling) and actress (Fame D.C. Cab) born in The Bronx New York (d. 2022)
18 Mar 1960
Anita Lane Australian rock singer-songwriter (The Bad Seeds - From Her To Eternity) born in Melbourne Australia (d. 2021)
18 Mar 1644
Gottfried Wegner German theologian hymn composer and court preacher at Konigsberg born in Oels Duchy of Oels (now Olenica Poland) (d. 1709)
18 Mar 1657
Giuseppe Ottavio Pitoni Italian Baroque composer organist and maestro di cappella (Basilica of San Marco. 1677-1743) born in Rieti Papal States (d. 1743)
18 Mar 1734
Joseph Schmitt German-Dutch composer born in Gernsheim (d. 1791)
18 Mar 1756
Johann Christoph Vogel German composer born in the Free Imperial City of Nuremberg Holy Roman Empire (now Germany) (d. 1788)
18 Mar 1781
Gustave Vogt French composer born in Strasbourg France (d. 1870)
18 Mar 1868
Maude Abbott Canadian physician (world expert on congenital heart disease) born in St Andrews East Quebec (d. 1940) [1]
18 Mar 1870
Frank Hoyt Losey American composer arranger of band and orchestral music and advisor to Edison Phonograph Company born in Parma New York (d. 1931) [1]
18 Mar 1890
Philip Hands South African cricket batsman (7 Tests 2 x 50 HS 83 Western Province) born in Cape Town South Africa (d. 1951)
18 Mar 1905
John Kirkpatrick American pianist (Concord Sonata) and musicologist (Charles Ives Archives) born in New York City (d. 1991)
18 Mar 1905
Mollie Parnis American fashion designer (Mollie Roberts Collection Mamie Eisenhower) born in New York City (d. 1992)
18 Mar 1906
Roy L. Johnson American admiral (WW II-Pacific Ocean commanded Seventh Fleet 1960s) born in Eunice Louisiana (d. 1999)
18 Mar 1910
Chiang Ching-huo Chinese politician (son of Chinese president Chiang Kai-shek President of Taiwan 1978-88) born in Fenghua Zhejiang China (d. 1988)
18 Mar 1918
Bob Broeg American sportswriter (St. Louis Cardinals for St. Louis Post-Dispatch National Sportscasters and Sportswriters HOF) born in St. Louis Missouri (d. 2005)
18 Mar 1919
Christopher Challis British cinematographer (worked with Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger) born in London England (d. 2012)
18 Mar 1920
Eric Halsall English TV presenter and sheepdog trial commentator (One Man and His Dog) born in Burnley England (d. 1996)
18 Mar 1922
Egon Bahr German journalist and politician born in Treffurt Thuringia (d. 2015)
18 Mar 1923
Andy Granatelli American motorsports entrepreneur (CEO STP automotive products innovative Lotus four-wheel drive car 1969 Indy 500 winner) born in Dallas Texas (d. 2013)
18 Mar 1924
Madhusudan Rege Indian cricket batsman (1 Test Maharashtra) born in Panvel India (d. 2013)
18 Mar 1927
George Plimpton American sports writer (Paper Lion) born in New York City
18 Mar 1929
Christa Wolf German novelist in East Germany (Divided Heaven) born in Landsberg an der Warthe Germany (d. 2011)
18 Mar 1929
John Macurdy American operatic bass (Met Opera) born in Detroit Michigan (d. 2020)
18 Mar 1930
Maurice Peress American conductor (Kansa City Philharmonic 1974-80) born in New York City
18 Mar 1931
Ian McMillan Scottish soccer inside forward (6 caps Airdrieonians 301 games Rangers 127 games) and manager (Airdrieonians 1970-76 198586) born in Airdrie Scotland (d. 2024)
18 Mar 1934
Pavle Despalj Croatian composer and conductor (Zagreb Miami Tokyo) born in Blato Korula
18 Mar 1934
Roy Chapman English footballer and manager born in Birmingham United Kingdom (d. 1983)
18 Mar 1936
Robert Lee Smith American singer (Tams - Be Young Be Foolish Be Happy) born in Atlanta Georgia
18 Mar 1938
Carl Gottlieb American comedian and script writer (Ken Berry Wow Show Jaws The Jerk) born in New York City
18 Mar 1939
Giannis Markopoulos Greek composer (Zavara-Katra-Nemia 24 Dances) born in Heraklion Crete (d. 2023)
18 Mar 1941
Frank McRae American actor (Dillinger Rocky II Loves Abiding Joy) born in Memphis Tennessee (d. 2021)
18 Mar 1947
David Lloyd English cricket batsman (9 Tests 1 x 100 HS 214no Lancashire CCC) coach (England 1996-99) and broadcaster (Sky Sports) born in Accrington England
18 Mar 1947
Deborah Lipstadt American historian and diplomat (US Special Envoy for Monitoring and Combating Anti-Semitism) born in New York City
18 Mar 1947
Patrick Chesnais French actor (Melodrama Habibi) born in Paris France
18 Mar 1949
se Kleveland Norwegian singer guitarist and politician (Minister of Culture 1990-96) born in Stockholm Sweden
18 Mar 1949
Starr Danias American ballerina (Turning Point) born in New York City
18 Mar 1951
Bill Frisell American jazz guitarist composer and bandleader born in Baltimore Maryland
18 Mar 1953
Jamie West-Oram British rock guitarist (The Fixx - One Thing Leads To Another Saved By Zero) born in Barnsley England
18 Mar 1956
Juan Meza Mexican boxer (WBC Super Bantamweight champion 1984-85) born in Mexicali Mexico (d. 2023)
18 Mar 1957
Gyrgy Pazdera Hungarian heavy metal bassist (Pokolgp) born in Budapest Hungary
18 Mar 1957
Melvin Gentry American R&B singer and guitarist (Midnight Star - No Parking On The Dance Floor Operator) born in the USA
18 Mar 1496
Mary Tudor daughter of Henry VII of England and queen consort of Louis XII of France (1514-15) born at Sheen Palace England (d. 1533)
18 Mar 1556
Francois of Valois French duke of Anjou youngest son of French King Henry II and Catherine de Medici Duke of Brabant born in Saint-Germain-en-Laye France (d. 1584)
18 Mar 1578
Adam Elsheimer German painter cartoonist and etcher born in Frankfurt (d. 1610) [date baptized]
18 Mar 1590
Manuel de Faria e Sousa Portuguese historian and poet born in Felgueiras Kingdom of Portugal (d. 1649)
18 Mar 1602
Jacques de Billy French Jesuit mathematician (number theory) born in Compigne France (d. 1679)
18 Mar 1734
Joseph Schmitt German-Dutch composer born in Gernsheim Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt Holy Roman Empire (d. 1791)
18 Mar 1756
Johann Christoph Vogel German composer born in the Free Imperial City of Nuremberg Holy Roman Empire (d. 1788)
18 Mar 1844
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Russian composer (ScheherazadeFlight of the Bumblebee) born in Tikhvin Russia (d. 1908)
18 Mar 1848
Princess Louise Duchess of Argyll daughter of Queen Victoria born at Buckingham Palace London (d. 1939)
18 Mar 1850
Alfred Maudslay British administrator who pioneered Maya archaeology born near London (d. 1931)
18 Mar 1866
Dumitru Kiriac-Georgescu Romanian composer known for sacred choral works and ethnomusicologist born in Bucharest Romanian United Principalities (d. 1928)
18 Mar 1898
Otto Jochum German composer born in Babenhausen Germany (d. 1969)
18 Mar 1901
William H. Johnson African-American artist of the Harlem Renaissance (Flowers Training for War) born in Florence South Carolina (d. 1970)
18 Mar 1908
Louis Loulou Gast French songwriter (Pour Toi aka Feelings) born in Paris France (d. 1995)
18 Mar 1913
Margaret Princess of Hesse and by Rhine (ne Geddes) and patron of the arts born in Dublin Ireland (d. 1997)
18 Mar 1918
Yevgeny Pepelyaev Soviet fighter pilot in the Korean War with 19 shootdowns born in Bodaybo Irkutsk Soviet Union (d. 2013)
18 Mar 1927
George Plimpton American sports writer (Paper Lion) and participatory journalist born in New York City (d. 2003)
18 Mar 1928
Julia Mullock American architect artist and (disputed) princess of Korea born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 2017)
18 Mar 1928
Miguel Poblet Spanish cyclist 1944-62 born in Montcada i Reixac Spain (d. 2013)
18 Mar 1930
Maurice Peress American conductor (Kansas City Philharmonic 1974-80) born in New York City (d. 2017)
18 Mar 1932
John Updike American Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist (Rabbit Run Rabbit is Rich Rabbit at Rest) and poet born in Reading Pennsylvania (d. 2009)
18 Mar 1933
(Dayton) Bones Howe American record producer and sound engineer (The 5th Dimension The Association Tom Waits) born in Minneapolis Minnesota
18 Mar 1933
Unita Blackwell (ne U.Z. Brown) American civil rights activist and politician (1st African American mayor in Mississippi - Mayor of Mayersville 1976-2001) born in Lula Mississippi (d. 2019) [1]
18 Mar 1934
Pavle Despalj Croatian composer and conductor (Zagreb Miami Tokyo) born in Blato Korula (d. 2021)
18 Mar 1935
Ole Barndorff-Nielsen Danish mathematician and statistical theorist born in Copenhagen Denmark (d. 2022)
18 Mar 1941
Wolfgang Bauer Austrian playwright known for Magic Afternoons born in Graz Austria (d. 2005)
18 Mar 1944
Amnon Lipkin-Shahak Israeli military leader and politician born in Tel Aviv Mandatory Palestine (d. 2012)
18 Mar 1944
Dick Smith Australian aviator and businessman (Dick Smith Electronics) born in Roseville New South Wales
18 Mar 1946
Michael Reagan American conservative talk show host and adopted son of Ronald and Nancy Reagan born in Los Angeles California
18 Mar 1947
Elliot Ray Scheiner American Grammy winning music producer mixer and engineer (History of the Eagles) born in the USA
18 Mar 1948
Bobby Whitlock American rock singer songwriter and musician (Derek and the Dominos - Bell Bottom Blues) born in Memphis Tennessee
18 Mar 1948
Brian Lloyd Welsh soccer goalkeeper who played 3 internationals Wrexham 266 games born in St Asaph Wales
18 Mar 1949
Starr Danias American ballerina (Turning Point) born in Queens New York City
18 Mar 1954
James F. Reilly II American geologist and NASA astronaut (STS-89 STS-104 STS-117) born in Mountain Home Air Force Base Idaho
18 Mar 1956
The Model Rick Martel [Richard Vignault] Canadian professional wrestler (WWFAWA) born in Quebec City Quebec
18 Mar 1961
Grant Hart American punk rock drummer and songwriter (Hsker D) born in South St. Paul Minnesota (d. 2017)
18 Mar 1961
Hanna Kulenty Polish contemporary classical composer (Preludium Postludium and Psalm) born in Biaystok Poland
18 Mar 1961
Mark Van Thillo Belgian co-captain of Biosphere 2 born in Wilrijk Belgium
18 Mar 1962
Trevor Franklin New Zealand cricket batsman (21 Tests 1 x 100 Auckland CA) born in Auckland New Zealand
18 Mar 1964
Courtney Pine British jazz saxophonist (Jazz Warriors) born in London England
18 Mar 1964
Rozalla [Miller] Zambian electronic dance music performer born in Ndola Northern Rhodesia
18 Mar 1965
Geronimo Berroa outfielder (Oakland As) born in Santo Domingo Dominican Republic
18 Mar 1965
Jeff Labar American glam rock guitarist (Cinderella 1985-2014 - Nobodys Fool Dont Know What You Got (Till Its Gone)) born in Darby Pennsylvania (d. 2021)
18 Mar 1603
Simon Bradstreet English colonial magistrate and last governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony born in Hobbling Lincolnshire (d. 1697)
18 Mar 1640
Philippe de La Hire French mathematician and astronomer known for his work on conic sections born in Paris Kingdom of France (d. 1719) [1]
18 Mar 1685
Ralph Erskine Scottish minister born in Scotland (d. 1752)
18 Mar 1701
Niclas Sahlgren Swedish merchant and philanthropist born in Gothenburg Sweden (d. 1776)
18 Mar 1840
William Cosmo Monkhouse English poet and art critic born in London (d. 1901)
18 Mar 1842
Stphane Mallarm French symbolist poet (A throw of the dice will never abolish chance) born in Paris France (d. 1898) [1]
18 Mar 1877
Edgar Cayce American clairvoyant who claimed to diagnose diseased while asleep born in Christian County Kentucky (d. 1945)
18 Mar 1884
Bernard Cronin English-Australian author and journalist (Three Against the Stars) born in Ealing England (d. 1968)
18 Mar 1893
Costante Girardengo Italian road cyclist (Giro dItalia General classification 1919 23) born in Novi Ligure Italy (d. 1978)
18 Mar 1898
Jake Swirbul American aviation pioneer and co-founder of Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation born in Yorkville New York (d. 1960)
18 Mar 1904
Sreko Kosovel Slovenian poet (Our Eyes It Sways in the Wind) born in Seana Slovenia (d. 1926)
18 Mar 1905
Thomas Townsend Brown American scientist (The Man Who Mastered Gravity) born in Zanesville Ohio (d. 1985) [1] [2]
18 Mar 1909
Ernest Gallo American winemaker and co-founder of E&J Gallo Winery in Modesto California born in Jackson California (d. 2007) [1] [2]
18 Mar 1933
Sergio Pitol Mexican essayist translator and author (Trilogy of Memory The Art of Flight) born in Puebla Mexico (d. 2018)
18 Mar 1939
Isaiah Zagar American mosaic artist and founder of Philadelphias Magic Gardens born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 2026) [1] [2]
18 Mar 1939
Piers Haggard British film and television director (The Blood on Satans Claw Pennies from Heaven) born in London (d. 2023)
18 Mar 1945
Joy Fielding Canadian novelist (See Jane Run Still Life) born in Toronto Ontario
18 Mar 1946
Gary Dontzig American television writer and producer (Murphy Brown Suddenly Susan) born in New York City (d. 2026)
18 Mar 1946
Michael Reagan American conservative talk show host and adopted son of Ronald Reagan and Jane Wyman born in Los Angeles California (d. 2026) [1]
18 Mar 1947
Drew Struzan American artist illustrator and cover designer known for creating over 150 movie posters (Harry Potter Star Wars series Blade Runner Back to the Future) born in Oregon City Oregon
18 Mar 1948
Bobby Whitlock American rock singer songwriter and keyboardist (Derek and the Dominos - Bell Bottom Blues) born in Memphis Tennessee (d. 2025) [1]
18 Mar 1948
Lockwood Phillips American radio host (Viewpoints) birthplace unknown
18 Mar 1959
Luc Besson French producer writer and director (The Fifth Element) born in Paris France [1]
18 Mar 1960
Richard Biggs American actor (Babylon 5 Days of Our Lives) born in Columbus Ohio (d. 2004)
18 Mar 1962
James McMurtry American folk-rock singer-songwriter and guitarist born in Ft. Worth Texas
18 Mar 1966
Daniel S. Nevins American rabbi affiliated with Conservative Judaism (Torah and Technology Circuits Cells and the Sacred Path) born probably in River Vale New Jersey [1] [2]
18 Mar 1966
Jerry Cantrell American rock guitarist songwriter and singer (Alice in Chains - Dirt) born in Tacoma Washington
18 Mar 1966
Peter Jones British entrepreneur and businessman (Dragons Den American Inventor) born in Maidenhead Berkshire
18 Mar 1967
Miki Berenyi English singer-songwriter (Lush - Single Girl) born in London England
18 Mar 1967
Stefan Lindqvist Swedish soccer midfielder (5 caps IFK Gteborg) born in Halmstad Sweden (d. 2020)
18 Mar 1968
Eudes dOrlans Duke of Angoulme French third son of Henri dOrlans pretender to the French throne born in Paris
18 Mar 1968
Paul Marsden British writer politician (Member of Parliament 1997-2005) and businessman born in Frodsham Cheshire England
18 Mar 1972
Reince Priebus [Rheinhold Priebus] American lawyer and political operative who was Donald Trumps Chief of Staff (Jan-Jul 2017) born in Dover New Jersey
18 Mar 1973
Max Barry Australian author and creator of the online game NationStates (Lexicon Syrup) born in Stratford Australia [1] [2]
18 Mar 1974
Torrian Gray American NFL football safety 1997-99 (Minnesota Vikings) and collegiate coach born in Bartow Florida
18 Mar 1975
Beverly Peele American model (Mademoiselle Elle) born in Los Angeles California
18 Mar 1975
Rodleen Getsic American actress screenwriter and singer born in Wenatchee Washington
18 Mar 1975
Sutton Foster American Tony Award-winning stage actress and singer (Thoroughly Modern Millie Anything Goes The Music Man) born in Statesboro Georgia
18 Mar 1977
Devin Lima [Harold Lima] American singer (LFO) born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 2018)
18 Mar 1977
Terrmel Sledge American MLB and NPB baseball outfileder 2004-12 (Montreal Expos San Diego Padres Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters Yokohama BayStars) born in Fayetteville North Carolina
18 Mar 1977
Willy Sagnol French footballer and manager (58 caps) born in Saint-Etienne France
18 Mar 1979
Adam Levine American singer (Maroon 5 - This Love Moves Like Jagger) and television personality (The Voice 2011-19) born in Los Angeles California
18 Mar 1980
Sbastien Frey French soccer goalkeeper (2 caps Parma Fiorentina) born in Thonon-les-Bains France
18 Mar 1981
Fabian Cancellara Swiss cyclist (Olympic Gold 2008 2016) born in Wohlen bei Bern Switzerland
18 Mar 1981
Jang Na-ra Korean K-pop singer (Sweet Dream) and actress (You Are My Destiny) born in Seoul South Korea
18 Mar 1982
Chad Cordero American baseball player born in Upland California
18 Mar 1986
Li Lykke [Zachrisson] Swedish pop-electronic singer-songwriter (I Follow Rivers) born in Ystad Sweden
18 Mar 1989
Lily Collins British American actress (Mirror Mirror) born in Guildford England
18 Mar 1991
J.T. Realmuto American MLB baseball catcher 2014-present 3X All-Star (Florida Marlins Philadelphia Phillies) born in Del City Oklahoma
18 Mar 1998
Miltiadis Tentoglou Greek athlete (Olympic gold long jump 2020) born in Grevena Greece
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