Famous Births on 12 Mar

Famous Births on 12 Mar

1270 - Charles of Valois, son of Philip III of France (d. 1325)
1478 - Giuliano di Lorenzo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (d. 1516)
1607 - Paul Gerhardt, German hymnist (d. 1676)
1613 - André Le Nôtre, French landscape architect (d. 1700)
1620 - Johann Heinrich Hottinger, Swiss philologist and theologian (d. 1667)
1626 - John Aubrey, English antiquary and writer (d. 1697)
1637 - Anne Hyde, wife of James II of England (d. 1671)
1647 - Victor-Maurice, comte de Broglie, French general (d. 1727)
1672 - Richard Steele, Irish writer and politician (d. 1729)
1685 - George Berkeley, Irish theologian (d. 1753)
1710 - Thomas Arne, English composer (d. 1778)
1718 - Joseph Damer, English politician (d. 1798)
1781 - Frederica of Baden, Queen of Sweden (d. 1826)
1806 - Jane Pierce, First Lady of the United States (d. 1863)
1821 - Sir John Abbott, third Prime Minister of Canada (d. 1893)
1824 - Gustav Kirchhoff, German physicist (d. 1887)
1831 - Clement Studebaker, American automobile pioneer (d. 1901)
1832 - Charles Boycott, British land agent and originator of the term to boycott (d. 1897)
1835 - Simon Newcomb, American astronomer and mathematician (d. 1909)
1837 - Alexandre Guilmant, French organist and composer (d. 1911)
1838 - William Henry Perkin, English chemist (d. 1907)
1859 - Abraham H. Cannon, Mormon apostle (d. 1896)
1863 - Gabriele D'Annunzio, Italian writer (d. 1938)
1863 - Vladimir Vernadsky, Russian mineralogist (d. 1945)
1864 - W. H. R. Rivers, British psychiatrist (d. 1922)
1880 - Nikolaos Georgantas, Greek discus thrower (d. 1958)
1880 - Henry Drysdale Dakin, British-American biochemist, known for the Dakin-West reaction (d. 1952)
1881 - Gunnar Nordström, Finnish physicist (d. 1923)
1881 - Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, first President of Turkey (d. 1938)
1883 - Zoltán Meskó, Hungarian Nazi (d. 1959)
1889 - Þórbergur Þórðarson, Icelandic author (d. 1974)
1890 - Vaslav Nijinsky, Polish ballet dancer (d. 1950)
1890 - William Dudley Pelley, American leader of the Silver Legion (d. 1965)
1891 - George W. Mason, American industrialist (d. 1954)
1895 - William C. Lee, U.S. Army general (d. 1948)
1907 - Dorrit Hoffleit, American astronomer (d. 2007)
1907 - Arthur Hewlett, British actor (d. 1997)
1908 - Rita Angus, New Zealand painter (d. 1970)
1908 - David Saul Marshall Singapore's first Chief Minister(d. 1995)
1911 - Gustavo Díaz Ordaz, President of Mexico (d. 1979)
1912 - Irving Layton, Canadian poet (d. 2006)
1912 - Paul Weston, American pianist, arranger and conductor (d. 1996)
1918 - Elaine de Kooning, American artist (d. 1989)
1921 - Gordon MacRae, American singer and actor (d. 1986)
1921 - Ülo Jõgi, Estonian freedom fighter (d. 2007)
1921 - Gianni Agnelli, Italian auto executive (d. 2003)
1922 - Jack Kerouac, American writer (d. 1969)
1922 - Lane Kirkland, American labor leader (d. 1999)
1923 - Hjalmar Andersen, Norwegian speed skater
1923 - Norbert Brainin, Austrian violinist (d. 2005)
1923 - Wally Schirra, American astronaut (d. 2007)
1923 - Mae Young, American professional wrestler
1925 - Harry Harrison, American author
1925 - Leo Esaki, Japanese physicist, Nobel laureate
1925 - Georges Delerue, French film composer (d. 1992)
1925 - Louison Bobet, French cyclist (d. 1983)
1928 - Edward Albee, American dramatist
1928 - Thérèse Lavoie-Roux, Quebec politician and senator
1928 - Aldemaro Romero, Venezuelan musician (d. 2007)
1929 - U Win Tin, jailed Burmese journalist
1930 - Vernon Law, American baseball player
1931 - Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas, American actor (d. 1980)
1931 - Herbert Kelleher, Southwest Airlines co-founder
1932 - Barbara Feldon, American actress and model
1932 - Andrew Young, American civil rights activist and politician
1935 - John Doherty, English footballer (d. 2007)
1936 - Patrick Procktor, English artist (d. 2003)
1938 - Johnny Rutherford, American automobile racer
1940 - Al Jarreau, American singer
1940 - M.A. Numminen, Finnish singer and writer
1942 - Jimmy Wynn, American baseball player, 1963-1977
1942 - Ratko Mladić, Republika Srpska leader
1945 - Sammy "The Bull" Gravano, American gangster
1946 - Liza Minnelli, American singer and actress
1946 - Frank Welker, American voice actor
1946 - Peter Whalley, British television writer and author
1946 - Serge Turgeon, Quebec actor and union leader (d. 2004)
1947 - Kalervo Palsa, Finnish artist (d. 1987)
1947 - Mitt Romney, 70th Governor of Massachusetts
1948 - Virginia Bottomley, British politician
1948 - Kent Conrad, Democratic Senator of North Dakota
1948 - James Taylor, American musician
1949 - Rob Cohen, American film director, producer and writer
1949 - Moctesuma Esparza, Mexican-American producer and filmmaker
1949 - Natalia Kuchinskaya, Soviet gymnast
1950 - Javier Clemente, Spanish football manager
1950 - Jon Provost, American actor
1950 - Wheeler Winston Dixon, American filmmaker, critic and author
1952 - Naomi Shihab Nye, American poet, songwriter, and novelist
1952 - Eliézer Niyitegeka, Rwandan journalist, politician and genocidaire
1953 - Carl Hiaasen, American journalist and author
1953 - Ron Jeremy, American pornographic actor
1953 - Madhav Kumar Nepal, Nepalese politician
1956 - Steve Harris founder/bassist of the band Iron Maiden
1956 - Dale Murphy, American baseball player
1957 - Marlon Jackson, American singer and musician (The Jackson 5)
1960 - Courtney B. Vance, American actor
1960 - Maki Nomiya, Japanese singer (Pizzicato Five)
1960 - Minoru Niihara, Japanese singer
1960 - Kipp Lennon, American singer
1961 - Joseph Facal, Quebec politician
1962 - Darryl Strawberry, American baseball player
1963 - Ian Holloway, English football manager
1963 - Joaquim Cruz, Brazilian runner
1965 - Liza Umarova, Chechen torch singer
1965 - Steve Levy, American sports journalist
1965 - Shawn Gilbert, American baseball player
1965 - Steve Finley, American baseball player
1966 - Grant Long, NBA Basketball Player
1966 - John Thompson III, NCAA Basketball Head Coach
1967 - Julio Dely Valdes, Panamanian footballer
1968 - Aaron Eckhart, American actor
1969 - Graham Coxon, English musician (Blur)
1969 - Jake Tapper, American journalist
1970 - John Nemechek, American NASCAR driver (d. 1997)
1970 - Roy Khan, Norwegian singer (Kamelot)
1970 - Dave Eggers, American writer, editor, and publisher
1971 - Tony Eveready (Duane Moore), American adult film actor
1971 - Isaiah Rider, American basketball player
1972 - Hector Luis Bustamante, Colombian actor
1972 - James Maritato, American professional wrestler
1975 - Kelle Bryan, English singer
1975 - Herman Li, Cantonese guitarist
1975 - Annabel Port, English radio presenter
1976 - Zhao Wei, Chinese actress
1976 - Simon Young, English music journalist
1977 - Ramiro Corrales, American footballer
1978 - Masuimi Max, American model
1978 - Casey Mears, American auto racer
1978 - Claudio Sanchez, American musician (Coheed and Cambria)
1978 - Arina Tanemura, Japanese mangaka
1979 - Pete Doherty, English musician
1979 - Nidia Guenard, American professional wrestler
1979 - Edwin Villafuerte, Ecuadorian footballer
1980 - Douglas Murray, Swedish ice-hockey player
1982 - Zach Miner, American baseball player
1982 - Tobias Schweinsteiger, German footballer
1984 - Shreya Ghoshal, Indian singer
1984 - Jaimie Alexander, American Actress
1985 - Bradley Wright-Phillips, English footballer
1985 - Tosh Townend, American skateboarder
1986 - Danny Jones, English singer (McFly)
1987 - Chris Seitz, American footballer