Famous Births on 15 Mar

Famous Births on 15 Mar

1275 - Margaret Plantagenet, English princess (d. 1318)
1455 - Pietro Accolti, Italian Catholic cardinal (d. 1532)
1493 - Anne de Montmorency, Constable of France (d. 1567)
1591 - Alexandre de Rhodes, French Jesuit missionary (d. 1660)
1638 - Shunzhi Emperor of China
1666 - George Bähr, German architect (d. 1738)
1684 - Francesco Durante, Italian composer (d. 1755)
1713 - Nicolas Louis de Lacaille, French astronomer (d. 1762)
1767 - Andrew Jackson, 7th President of the United States (d. 1845)
1779 - Lord Melbourne, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, (d. 1848)
1790 - Ludwig Immanuel Magnus, German mathematician (d. 1861)
1791 - Charles Knight, English publisher (d. 1873)
1809 - Karl Josef von Hefele, German theologian (d. 1893)
1809 - Joseph Jenkins Roberts, first President of Liberia (d. 1876)
1813 - John Snow, English epidemiologist (d. 1858)
1818 - Mariano Álvarez, Filipino general (d. 1924)
1821 - Johann Josef Loschmidt, Austrian scientist (d. 1895)
1821 - William Milligan, Scottish theologian (d. 1892)
1821 - Eduard Heine, German mathematician (d. 1881)
1824 - Jules Chevalier, French priest (d. 1907)
1830 - Élisée Reclus, French geographer (d. 1905)
1830 - Paul Heyse, German writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1914)
1831 - Daniel Comboni, Italian missionary (d. 1881)
1835 - Eduard Strauss, Austrian composer (d. 1916)
1835 - John Henrie Kagi, American abolitionist (d. 1859)
1838 - Karl Davydov, Russian cellist (d. 1889)
1851 - William Mitchell Ramsay, Scottish archaeologist (d. 1939)
1852 - Augusta, Lady Gregory, Anglo-Irish dramatist (d. 1932)
1854 - Emil Adolf von Behring, German physician; Nobel laureate (d. 1917)
1864 - Johan Halvorsen, Norwegian composer (d. 1935)
1866 - Johan Vaaler, Norwegian inventor (d. 1910)
1866 - Matthew Charlton, Australian politician (d. 1948)
1867 - Lionel Johnson, British poet (d. 1902)
1868 - Grace Chisholm Young, English mathematician (d. 1944)
1869 - Stanisław Wojciechowski, President of Poland (d. 1953)
1874 - Eugène Fiset, Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (d. 1951)
1882 - Jim Lightbody, American runner (d. 1953)
1884 - Angelos Sikelianos, Greek poet and playwright, Nobel Prize for Literature candidate (d. 1951)
1887 - Marjorie Merriweather Post, American socialite and businesswoman (d. 1973)
1890 - Boris Nikolaevich Delaunay, Russian mathematician (d. 1980)
1892 - James Basevi Ord, US army officer (d. 1938)
1897 - Jackson Scholz, American runner (d. 1986)
1899 - George Brent, American film actor (d. 1979)
1905 - Berthold von Stauffenberg, German lawyer and Nazi opponent (d. 1944)
1907 - Zarah Leander, Swedish actress and singer (d. 1981)
1912 - Louis Paul Boon, Flemish journalist and novelist (d. 1979)
1912 - Lightnin' Hopkins, American musician (d. 1982)
1913 - MacDonald Carey, American actor (d. 1994)
1913 - Jack Fairman, British racing driver (d. 2002)
1914 - Aniello Dellacroce, American gangster (d. 1985)
1915 - Joe E. Ross, American actor and comedian (d. 1982)
1916 - Harry James, American musician and band leader (d. 1983)
1916 - Fadil Hoxha, Yugoslav politician (d. 2001)
1918 - Richard Ellmann, American biographer (d. 1987)
1918 - Punch Imlach, Canadian hockey coach and general manager (d. 1987)
1919 - Lawrence Tierney, American actor (d. 2002)
1920 - Lawrence Sanders, American novelist (d. 1998)
1920 - E. Donnall Thomas, American physician, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
1921 - Madelyn Pugh, American television writer
1921 - Stafford Smythe, Canadian hockey executive (d. 1971)
1924 - Walter Gotell, German actor (d. 1997)
1925 - Bert Bolin, Swedish meteorologist
1926 - Norm Van Brocklin, American football player (d. 1983)
1926 - Ben Johnston, American composer
1927 - Stanisław Kania, Polish politician
1927 - Carl Smith, American singer
1927 - Christian Marquand, French actor and director (d. 2000)
1929 - Cecil Taylor, American jazz pianist
1930 - Zhores Ivanovich Alferov, Russian physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
1932 - Alan Bean, American astronaut
1933 - Philippe de Broca, French film director (d. 2004)
1933 - Ruth Bader Ginsburg, American jurist
1934 - Richard Layard, Baron Layard, British economist
1934 - Aldo Giorgini, Italian artist
1934 - Kanshi Ram, Indian dalit leader
1935 - Judd Hirsch, American actor
1935 - Jimmy Swaggart, American televangelist
1936 - Paul Zindel, American author and educator (d. 2003)
1936 - Howard Greenfield, American songwriter (d. 1986)
1936 - David Andrews, Irish politician
1939 - Jack Whyte, Scottish-Canadian author
1940 - Margo Coleman, American advice columnist
1940 - Frank Dobson, British politician
1940 - Phil Lesh, American musician (Grateful Dead)
1941 - Mike Love, American musician (The Beach Boys)
1943 - David Cronenberg, Canadian film director
1943 - Iron Sheik, Iranian-born American professional wrestler
1944 - Chi Cheng, Taiwanese athlete and politician
1944 - Jacques Doillon, French film director
1944 - Sly Stone, American musician
1945 - A. K. Faezul Huq, Bengali lawyer and politician (d. 2007)
1945 - Mark J. Green, American public official
1946 - Howard E. Scott, American musician (War)
1946 - Masaharu Satō, Japanese seiyū
1946 - Bobby Bonds, American baseball player (d. 2003)
1947 - Ry Cooder, American guitarist
1947 - Juraj Kukura, Slovak actor
1948 - Sérgio Vieira de Mello, Brazilian diplomat (d. 2003)
1948 - Kate Bornstein, American author
1950 - Jørgen Olsen, Danish singer
1952 - Howard Koh, American state government official
1953 - Richard Bruton, Irish politician
1954 - Craig Wasson, American actor
1955 - Dee Snider, American singer (Twisted Sister)
1956 - Clay Matthews, American football player
1957 - Víctor Muñoz, Spanish football manager
1957 - Park Overall, American actress
1957 - David Silverman, American animator
1959 - Lisa Holton, American writer
1959 - Renny Harlin, Finnish film director
1959 - Harold Baines, American baseball player
1959 - Fabio Lanzoni, Italian model
1960 - Marco Pennette, American television producer
1960 - Chris Sanders, American animator and director
1961 - Terry Cummings, American basketball player
1961 - Craig Ludwig, American ice hockey player
1962 - Terence Trent D'Arby, American singer
1962 - Jimmy Baio, American actor
1963 - Bret Michaels, American musician (Poison)
1964 - Davide Pinato, Italian footballer
1967 - Naoko Takeuchi, Japanese artist
1968 - Jon Schaffer, American guitarist (Iced Earth)
1968 - Sabrina Salerno, Italian singer
1968 - Mark McGrath, American musician (Sugar Ray)
1968 - Kahimi Karie, Japanese singer
1969 - Yutaka Take, Japanese jockey
1969 - Gianluca Festa, Italian footballer
1969 - Kim Raver, American actress
1969 - Timo Kotipelto, Finnish musician
1969 - Rona Ambrose, Canadian politician
1970 - Derek Parra, American speed skater
1971 - Penny Lancaster, English model
1971 - Joanne Wise, English long jumper
1972 - Mark Hoppus, American musician (+44 and blink-182)
1974 - Robert Fick, American baseball player
1974 - John "Beatz" Holohan, American musician
1975 - Veselin Topalov, Bulgarian chess player
1975 - Eva Longoria, American actress
1975 - Will.i.am, American musician
1975 - Darcy Tucker, Canadian hockey player
1976 - Cara Pifko, Canadian actress
1976 - Katherine Brooks, American television director
1976 - Jennifer 8. Lee, American journalist
1976 - Jose Sanchez Zolliker, Mexican writer
1977 - Brian Tee, American actor
1977 - Joe Hahn, American musician
1978 - Takeru Kobayashi, Japanese competitive eater
1978 - Sid Wilson, American musician (Slipknot)
1979 - Kevin Youkilis, American baseball player
1980 - Freddie Bynum, American baseball player
1981 - Mikael Forssell, Finnish footballer
1981 - Young Buck, American rapper
1982 - Rafael Pérez, Dominican baseball player
1982 - Emily Tyndall, American actress
1982 - Jordan Hastings, Canadian drummer (Alexisonfire)
1983 - Daryl Murphy, Irish footballer
1983 - Sean Biggerstaff, Scottish actor
1984 - Kostas Vassiliadis, Greek basketball player
1985 - Antti Autti, Finnish snowboarder
1985 - James MacLurcan, Australian actor
1985 - F.V.A. Morriello, Canadian author
1985 - Eva Amurri, American actress
1985 - Tom Chilton, British racing driver
1987 - Taiwan Brown, video jockey
1988 - Ever Guzman, Mexican footballer
1989 - Caitlin Wachs, American actress
1991 - Kie Kitano, Japanese actress
938 - Romanos II, Byzantine emperor (d. 963)