1812 – Jakob Eduard Schmolzer, Austrian composer, born in Graz, Austria (d. 1886)
1826 – Jean Joseph Bott, German violinist and composer, born in Kassel, Germany (d. 1895)
1875 – Martin Shaw, English composer, born in London (d. 1958)
1924 – George Haines, American swimming coach (7 x US Olympic teams), born in Huntington, Indiana (d. 2006)
1932 – Walter Mercado, Puerto Rican astrologist and actor, born in Ponce, Puerto Rico (d. 2019)
1945 – Robin Trower, British rock guitarist (Procol Harum, 1967-71 – “Conquistador”; solo – Bridge Of Sighs), born in London, England
1961 – Mike Leach, American college football coach (Texas Tech 2000-09, Washington State University 2012-19, Mississippi State 2020-22), born in Susanville, California (d. 2022)
1978 – Lucas Neill, Australian footballer, born in Sydney
1984 – Julia Mancuso, American Alpine skier (4 Olympic gold medals), born in Reno, Nevada
1985 – Parthiv Patel, Indian cricket wicketkeeper (25 Tests, 6 x 50s, 72 dismissals), born in Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India
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Famous Birthdays for 8th March 2024
1822 – Ignacy Łukasiewicz, Polish engineer, businessman and inventor who built the 1st modern oil refinery and invented the kerosene lamp, born in Zaduszniki, Mielec, Austrian Empire (d. 1882)
1872 – Paul Juon, Russian-Swiss violinist and composer, born in Moscow, Russia (d. 1940)
1934 – Ron Taylor, Australian cinematographer (Those Amazing Animals), born in Sydney, New South Wales (d. 2012)
1938 – Pete Dawkins, American College Football Hall of Fame halfback (Heisman Trophy 1958, Army), born in Royal Oak, Michigan
1940 – Susan Clark, actress (Night Moves, Webster), born in Sarnia, Ontario
1948 – Jethro [Geoffrey Rowe], British stand-up comedian (This Train Don’t Stop Camborne Wednesdays), born in St Buryan, Cornwall, England (d. 2021)
1951 – Philippe Henri Edmonds, cricketer (in Zambia England slow left-arm)
1952 – Vladimir Vladimirovich Vasyutin, USSR, cosmonaut (Soyuz T-14)
1968 – Ellen Forney, American cartoonist
1979 – Andy Ross, American rock guitarist (OK Go), born in Worcester, Massachusetts
Famous Birthdays for 7th March 2024
1663 – Tomaso Antonio Vitali, Italian composer and violinist, born in Bologna, Papal States (d. 1745)
1841 – William Rockhill Nelson, founder of The Kansas City Star and patron of Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art (d. 1915)
1869 – Bertha Townsend, American tennis player (US Nat C’ship 1888-89), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1909)
1915 – Jacques Chaban-Delmas, French politician, French Prime Minister and President of the National Assembly, born in Paris, France (d. 2000)
1917 – Janet Collins, American ballerina, choreographer, and teacher, born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 2003)
1918 – June Wayne, American artist, lithographer and teacher (Tamarind Lithography Workshop), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2011)
1938 – Janet Guthrie, American auto racer (1st woman to race in Indianapolis 500 and Daytona 500; first woman to lead a lap in NASCAR Winston Cup Series), born in Iowa City, Iowa
1952 – Ernie Isley, American vocalist and guitarist (The Isley Brothers,1969-84 and 1991-present – “It’s Your Thing”; “Heat is On”), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
1968 – Ricky Proehl, American NFL wide receiver (Seattle Seahawks, Chicago Bears), born in New York City
1992 – Alisson Kruusmaa, contemporary classical composer (Rain; Hummingbirds), born in Pärnu, Estonia
Famous Birthdays for 6th March 2024
1920 – Peter Brinson, British ballet and dance writer, lecturer, and promoter (Ballet For All), born in Llandudno, Wales (d. 1995)
1923 – (Raymond) “Bill” Hoffenberg, South African-British endocrinologist and college president (Wolfson at Oxford, 1985-93), born in Port Elizabeth, Union of South Africa (d. 2007)
1923 – (John) “Wes” Montgomery, American influential and Grammy Award-winner jazz guitarist, born in Indianapolis, Indiana (d. 1968)
1931 – Carlo Galli, Italian soccer striker (13 caps; Palermo FC, AS Roma, AC Milan), born in Montecatini Terme, Italy (d. 2022)
1938 – Nikolai Manoshin, Russian soccer midfielder (8 caps; FC Torpedo Moscow, CSKA Moscow) and manager (Somalia, Yemen, Mali), born in Moscow, Russia (d. 2022)
1947 – Teru Miyamoto, Japanese author
1962 – Sergei Yashin, Russian Hockey HOF left winger (Olympic gold USSR 1988; HC Dynamo Moscow, EC Wilhelmshaven-Stickhausen), born in Penza, Russia (d. 2022)
1974 – Sônia Guajajara, Brazilian indigenous activist and politician (1st indigenous person on a presidential ticket in Brazil), born in Araribóia Indigenous Land, Brazil
1981 – Ellen Muth, American actress
2003 – Millicent Simmonds, American deaf actress (A Quiet Place), born in Bountiful, Utah
Famous Birthdays for 5th March 2024
1850 – Daniel Brink Towner, American hymn composer (“He’s A Friend of Mine”; “Though the Fig Tree Shall Not Blossom”), and music director, born in Rome. Pennsylvania (d. 1919)
1867 – Louis-Alexandre Taschereau, Premier of Quebec (d. 1952)
1920 – Leontine T. Kelly, 1st African American female bishop (United Methodist Church), born in Georgetown, Washington D.C. (d. 2012)
1929 – J. B. Lenoir, African American blues guitarist and singer-songwriter, active in the 1950s, born in Monticello, Mississippi (d. 1967)
1929 – Erik Carlsson, Swedish rally driver
1938 – Paul Evans, American rock and pop singer-songwriter (Happy-Go-Lucky Me”; “Hello, This Is Joanie” ; “Roses Are Red (My Love)”), born in Queens, New York City
1950 – Eugene Fodor, American classical violinist (1974 Tchaikovsky Award), born in Denver, Colorado (d. 2011)
1955 – Marcia McCabe, American actress (Alice Grande – One Life to Live), born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
1972 – Hernan Gumy, tennis star, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
1985 – Whitney Port, Cast member of The Hills TV series
Famous Birthdays for 4th March 2024
1789 – Pavel Gagarin, Russian politician (d. 1872)
1920 – Jean Lecanuet, French politician (d. 1993)
1932 – Gil Brandt, American Pro Football HOF executive (vice president player personnel Dallas Cowboys 1960-88; Super Bowl VI, XII), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. 2023)
1937 – Barney Wilen, French tenor, composer and saxophonist, born in Nice, France (d. 1996)
1953 – Chris Smith, American politician (Rep-R-NJ, 1981-), born in Rahway, New Jersey
1953 – Paweł Janas, Polish football manager and former footballer
1960 – Russell Todd, American actor (Dr Jamie Frame-Another World), born in Troy, New York
1966 – Patrick Hannan, English pop drummer (Sundays – “Can’t Be Sure”), born in the UK
1986 – Bohdan Shust, Ukrainian footballer, born in Sudova Vyshnia, Ukraine
1986 – Park Min-young, South Korean actress (Sungkyunkwan Scandal), born in Seoul, South Korea
Famous Birthdays for 3rd March 2024
1891 – Federico Moreno Torroba, Spanish composer (Luisa Fernanda), conductor, and music promoter, born in Madrid, Spain (d. 1982)
1927 – William Kurelek, Canadian artist and writer (The Maze, Passion of Christ series), born near Whitford, Alberta (d. 1977)
1940 – Germán Castro Caycedo, Colombian writer and journalist
1951 – Lindsay Cooper, British bassoonist, oboe player, and composer (Henry Cow; News from Babel), born in Hornsey, North London, England (d. 2013)
1958 – Marc Silvestri, American comic book artist and publisher (Top Cow Productions)
1965 – Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Ethiopian politician and heath official (first African Director-General of the World Health Organization), born in Asmara, Eritrea
1972 – Martin Prochazka, Slany CZ, NHL forward (Czech Olympic gold 1998), born in Toronto, Ontario
1973 – Romāns Vainšteins, Latvian cyclist
1975 – Albert Fields, American rocker (Party-Rodeo, That’s Why), born in Gary, Indiana
1986 – Stacie Orrico, American singer (Stuck), born in Seattle, Washington
Famous Birthdays for 2nd March 2024
1860 – Susanna M. Salter, 1st American female mayor and temperance leader (d. 1961)
1893 – Maxime Dumoulin, French composer, born in Lille, France (d. 1972)
1913 – Celedonio Romero, Spanish-American guitarist (The Romero Guitar Quartet), composer (La Catedral de Colonia), and poet, born in Cienfuegos, Cuba (d. 1996)
1913 – Marjorie Weaver, American actress (Michael Shayne: Private Detective, Young Mr Lincoln), born in Crossville, Tennessee (d. 1994)
1921 – Norman T. Hatch, American oscar-winning marine cinematographer during WWII (With the Marines at Tarawa), born in Boston (d. 2017)
1928 – John Manduell, British-based South African composer and educator (Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, 1973-96), born in Johannesburg, Union of South Africa (d. 2017)
1955 – Dale Bozzio, vocalist (Missing Persons-Destination Unknown), born in Boston, Massachusetts
1962 – Jon Bon Jovi [John Bongiovi], American rock singer-songwriter (Bon Jovi – “You Give Love a Bad Name”; “Who Says You Can’t Go Home”), born in Sayreville, New Jersey
1966 – Judith Wiesner, Austrian tennis player (World #12 1997; captain Austria’s Federation Cup team 2001), born in Hallein Austria
1982 – Henrik Lundqvist, Swedish ice hockey goaltender (Olympic gold 2006; NHL Vezina Trophy 2012; NY Rangers), born in Åre, Sweden
Famous Birthdays for 1st March 2024
1732 – William Cushing, 2nd Chief Justice of the United States, born in Scituate, Massachusetts Bay, British America (d. 1810)
1837 – Andrew Strath, Scottish golfer (British Open 1865), born in St. Andrews, Fife (d. 1868)
1856 – Florimond Fonteyne, Belgian priest and politician (Volkseeuw), born in Houtem (d. 1923)
1900 – Giorgos Seferis, Greek poet and diplomat (Strofi, Nobel Prize for Literature 1963), born in Vourla, Asia Minor, Ottoman Empire (d. 1971)
1927 – Lusine Amara, American concert and operas soprano (Metropolitan Opera, 1950-91), born in Hartford, Connecticut
1943 – Richard H. Price, American physicist
1943 – Franz Hohler, Swiss writer, born in Biel
1946 – Lana Wood [Svetlana Gurdin], (Diamonds are Forever), born in Santa Rosa, California
1954 – Janis Gill, American country singer (Sweethearts of Rodeo – “Midnight Girl”), born in Torrance, California
1973 – Carlo Resoort, Dutch DJ and producer (4 Strings), born in Netherlands
Famous Birthdays for 29th February 2024
1736 – Ann Lee, American founder of the Shakers, born in Manchester, England (d. 1784)
1784 – Leo von Klenze, German architect (New Hermitage), born in Buchladen (d. 1864)
1884 – Alfred Sendrey, American composer and musicologist, born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 1976)
1904 – Alan Richardson, Scottish composer and pianist, born in Edinbugh, Scotland (d. 1978)
1944 – Paolo Eleuteri Serpieri, Italian illustrator
1956 – J. Randy Taraborrelli, American celebrity journalist
1968 – Gareth Farr, New Zealand percussionist, and composer (From the Depths Sound the Great Sea Gongs; Chemin des Dames), born in Wellington, New Zealand
1972 – Antonio Sabato Jr, actor (Jagger Cates-General Hospital)
1980 – Taylor Twellman, American soccer forward (30 caps; New England Revolution), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
1984 – Cam Ward, Canadian ice hockey goalie (Stanley Cup 2006, Carolina Hurricanes; Conn Smythe Trophy 2006; NHL All Star 2011; World C’ship gold 2007), born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan