Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Famous Births on 18 Mar

Famous Births on 18 Mar

1395 - John Holland, 2nd Duke of Exeter, English military leader (d. 1447)
1496 - Mary Tudor, daughter of Henry VII of England and queen consort of Louis XII of France (d. 1533)
1555 - François, Duke of Anjou (d. 1584)
1590 - Manuel de Faria e Sousa, Portuguese historian and poet (d. 1649)
1602 - Jacques de Billy, French mathematician (d. 1679)
1603 - Simon Bradstreet, Massachusetts Bay colonist (d. 1693)
1634 - Marie-Madeleine Pioche de la Vergne, comtesse de la Fayette, French writer (d. 1693)
1640 - Philippe de la Hire, French mathematician and astronomer (d. 1719)
1657 - Giuseppe Ottavio Pitoni, Italian composer (d. 1743)
1679 - Matthew Decker, English merchant and writer (d. 1759)
1685 - Ralph Ersine, Scottish minister (d. 1752)
1690 - Christian Goldbach, Prussian mathematician (d. 1764)
1701 - Niclas Sahlgren, Swedish merchant and philanthropist (d. 1776)
1780 - Milos Obrenovic, Leader of The Second Serbian Uprising and Prince of Serbia (d. 1860)
1782 - John C. Calhoun, 7th Vice President of the United States (d. 1850)
1813 - Christian Friedrich Hebbel, German writer (d. 1864)
1823 - Antoine Eugène Alfred Chanzy, French general (d. 1883)
1828 - William Randal Cremer, English politician and pacifist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1908)
1837 - Grover Cleveland, 22nd and 24th President of the United States (d. 1908)
1840 - William Cosmo Monkhouse, English poet and critic (d. 1901)
1842 - Stéphane Mallarmé, French poet (d. 1898)
1844 - Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Russian composer (d. 1908)
1848 - Nathanael Herreshoff, American naval architect (d. 1938)
1848 - Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll, daughter of Queen Victoria (d. 1939)
1858 - Rudolf Diesel, German inventor (d. 1913)
1869 - Neville Chamberlain, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1940)
1872 - Anna Held, Polish actress and singer (d. 1918)
1874 - Nikolai Berdyaev, Russian philosopher (d. 1948)
1877 - Edgar Cayce, American psychic (d. 1945)
1877 - Clem Hill, Australian cricketer (d. 1945)
1882 - Gian Francesco Malipiero, Italian composer (d. 1973)
1886 - Edward Everett Horton, American actor (d. 1970)
1893 - Jean Goldkette, Greek-born jazz musician (d. 1962)
1893 - Costante Girardengo, Italian cyclist (d. 1978)
1893 - Wilfred Owen, British poet (d. 1918)
1898 - Jake Swirbul, American aircraft manufacturer (d. 1960)
1901 - William H. Johnson, African-American artist of the Harlem Renaissance (d. 1970)
1904 - Srečko Kosovel, Slovenian poet (d. 1926)
1905 - Thomas Townsend Brown, American scientist (d. 1985)
1905 - Robert Donat, English actor (d. 1958)
1907 - John Zachary Young, British biologist (d. 1997)
1909 - Ernest Gallo, American winemaker (d. 2007)
1910 - Chiang Ching-kuo, President of the Republic of China (d. 1988)
1911 - Smiley Burnette, American singer and songwriter (d. 1967)
1913 - Reinhard Hardegen, German U-Boat commander
1913 - Werner Mölders, German WWII fighter pilot (d. 1941)
1913 - René Clément, French film director and screenwriter (d. 1996)
1915 - Richard Condon, American novelist (d. 1996)
1917 - Frederika of Hanover, queen of the Hellenes (d. 1981)
1918 - Bob Broeg, American sports writer (d. 2005)
1918 - Al Benton, American baseball player (d. 1968)
1919 - Christopher Challis, British cinematographer
1920 - Jack Warden, American actor (d.2006)
1922 - Egon Bahr, German politician
1922 - Fred Shuttlesworth, American civil rights movement leader
1923 - Andy Granatelli, American motorsports entrepreneur
1926 - Peter Graves, American actor
1926 - Dick Littlefield, American baseball player (d. 1997)
1927 - John Kander, American songwriter
1927 - George Plimpton, American writer and actor (d. 2003)
1928 - Fidel V. Ramos, President of the Philippines
1928 - Miguel Poblet, Spanish cyclist
1928 - Julia Mullock, Princess of Korea
1929 - John Macurdy, American bass
1930 - Pat Halcox, British musician
1931 - John Fraser, Scottish-born stage, film and television actor
1931 - John Mollo, British costume designer
1932 - John Updike, American author
1934 - Roy Chapman, English footballer and manager (d. 1983)
1935 - Ole Barndorff-Nielsen, Danish mathematician
1936 - Frederik Willem de Klerk, President of South Africa, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize
1937 - Mark Donohue, American race car driver (d. 1975)
1937 - Rudi Altig, German cyclist
1938 - Timo Mäkinen, Finnish race car driver
1938 - Shashi Kapoor, Indian Actor
1938 - Charley Pride, American musician
1939 - Ron Atkinson, English former footballer and manager
1939 - Giannis Markopoulos, Greek composer
1939 - Kenny Lynch, British entertainer
1941 - Wilson Pickett, American singer (d. 2006)
1941 - John W. Derr, American politician
1942 - Albert Van Vlierberghe, Belgian cyclist (d. 1991)
1943 - Kevin Dobson, American actor
1943 - Toula Grivas, Greek actress
1944 - Dick Smith, Australian Adventurer and Businessman
1944 - Amnon Lipkin-Shahak, Israeli military leader and politician
1945 - Michael Reagan, American radio host and adopted son of Ronald Reagan
1945 - Hiroh Kikai, Japanese photographer
1945 - Joy Fielding, Canadian novelist and actress
1946 - Martyn Griffiths, British racing driver
1946 - Michel Leclère, French racing driver
1947 - Heather Ryan, American model and former Playmate of the Month
1947 - Roger Kenneth Evans, English politician
1947 - Patrick Barlow, English actor, comedian and playwright
1947 - Patrick Chesnais, French actor
1947 - B.J. Wilson, English drummer (d. 1990)
1948 - Guy Lapointe, Canadian ice hockey player
1948 - Lockwood Phillips, American radio host
1948 - Brian Lloyd, Welsh footballer
1949 - Hannu Siitonen, Finnish athlete
1949 - Ã…se Kleveland, Norwegian singer and politician
1949 - Alex Higgins, Northern Irish snooker player
1950 - John Hartman, American drummer (Doobie Brothers
1950 - Larry Perkins, Australian racing driver
1950 - Eiji Okuda, Japanese actor and film director
1950 - Rodney Milburn, American athlete (d. 1997)
1950 - Richard Kretchmer, English artist and historian
1950 - Brad Dourif, American actor
1951 - Bill Frisell, American jazz musician
1951 - Ben Cohen, American co-founder of Ben & Jerry's ice cream
1952 - Mike Webster, American football player (d. 2002)
1955 - Francis G. Slay, Mayor of St. Louis, Mo.
1956 - Deborah Jeane Palfrey
1956 - Ingemar Stenmark, Swedish skier
1957 - György Pazdera, Hungarian bassist (Pokolgép)
1957 - Christer Fuglesang, Swedish ESA astronaut
1959 - Luc Besson, French producer, writer, and director
1959 - Irene Cara, American actress and singer
1960 - James MacPherson, Scottish actor
1960 - Guy Carbonneau, Canadian ice hockey player and manager
1960 - Richard Biggs, American actor (d. 2004)
1962 - Brian Fisher, American baseball player
1962 - Etsushi Toyokawa, Japanese actor
1962 - Mike Rowe, American television personality
1962 - James McMurtry, American folk singer/songwriter
1962 - Thomas Ian Griffith, American actor
1963 - Jeff LaBar, American guitarist
1963 - Vanessa L. Williams, American beauty queen, actress, and singer
1963 - Keith Brown, English cricketer
1964 - Paul Elliott, English footballer
1964 - Alex Caffi, Italian racecar driver
1964 - Rozalla, Zambian singer
1964 - Courtney Pine, British jazz saxophonist
1964 - Bonnie Blair, American speed skater
1965 - Yoriko Douguchi, Japanese actress
1965 - Birgit Clarius, German heptathlete
1966 - Daniel S. Nevins, American rabbi
1966 - Jerry Cantrell, American musician
1967 - Miki Berenyi, English singer (Lush)
1967 - Ken Edenfield, American basenall player
1968 - Paul Marsden, British politician
1968 - Eudes, duc d'Angoulême, French prince
1968 - Shinichiro Miki, Japanese seiyu (voice actor)
1969 - Vassily Ivanchuk, Ukrainian chess player
1969 - Shaun Udal, English cricketer
1969 - Andy Cutting, English folk musician and composer
1970 - Queen Latifah, American singer and actress
1972 - Nathan Quarry, American mixed martial arts fighter
1972 - Anja Möllenbeck, German discus thrower
1972 - Dane Cook, American comedian and actor
1973 - Max Barry, Australian author
1973 - Luci Christian, American voice actress
1974 - Laure Savasta, French basketball player
1975 - Rodleen Getsic, American musician, civil servant
1975 - Sutton Foster, American actress, singer, and dancer
1975 - Tomas Žvirgždauskas, Lithuanian footballer
1975 - Brian Griese, American football player
1976 - Giovanna Antonelli, Brazilian actress
1976 - Michael Spillane, American wrestler, better known as Mike Quackenbush
1976 - Scott Podsednik, American baseball player
1976 - Tomokazu Ohka, Japanese baseball player
1976 - Jovan Kirovski, American soccer player
1977 - Fernando Rodney, Dominican baseball player
1977 - Terrmel Sledge, American baseball player
1977 - Willy Sagnol, French footballer
1977 - Devin Lima, American singer
1977 - Zdeno Chára, Slovak ice hockey player
1977 - Danny Murphy, English footballer
1978 - Khalilah Adams, American actress
1978 - Yoshie Takeshita, Japanese volleyball player
1978 - Jan Bulis, Czech ice hockey player
1978 - Jonas Wallerstedt, Swedish footballer
1979 - Anthony Maher, American soccer player
1979 - Dramane Coulibaly, Malian footballer
1979 - Danneel Harris, American actress
1979 - Brandon Lee, American adult actor
1979 - Adam Levine, American singer (Maroon 5)
1980 - Alexei Yagudin, Russian figure skater
1980 - Sophia Myles, English actress
1980 - Sebastien Frey, French footballer
1981 - Kasib Powell, American basketball player
1981 - Tora Berger, Norwegian biathlete
1981 - Jang Nara, Korean singer and actress
1982 - Chad Cordero, American baseball player
1982 - Timo Glock German Formula 1 driver
1982 - Pedro Mantorras, Angolan footballer
1983 - Tomasz Stolpa, Polish footballer
1983 - Andy Sonnanstine, American baseball player
1984 - Vonzell Solomon, American Idol Contestant
1985 - Vince Lia, Australian Footballer
1985 - Gennaro Esposito, Italian footballer
1986 - Kaloyan Ivanov, Bulgarian basketball player
1986 - Abdennour Cherif El Ouazzani, Algerian footballer
1986 - Bia Figueiredo, Brazilian racing driver
1987 - Mauro Zárate, Argentinian Footballer
1987 - Gabriel Mercado, Argentinian Footballer
1987 - Cesare Rickler, Italian footballer
1996 - Madeline Carroll, American actress

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