1862 – Joseph Lee, Father of Playgrounds movement, born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1937)
1879 – Otto Hahn, German physicist and chemist (Nobel 1944, radiothorium/actinium), born in Frankfurt, Germany (d. 1968)
1900 – Howard Aiken, American computing pioneer (Harvard Mark I computer), born in Hoboken, New Jersey (d. 1973)
1939 – Mike Lowry, American politician (Rep-D-WA, 1979-89, Governor of Washington 1993-97), born in St. John, Washington (d. 2017)
1953 – Kathy Shower, American model and Playboy playmate (May 1985, Playmate of the Year 1986), born in Brookville, Ohio
1955 – Don Ashby, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1981)
1971 – Kit Symons, Welsh footballer
1975 – Kenny Wheaton, cornerback (Dallas Cowboys)
1988 – Armanti Edwards, American college football player
1990 – Petra Kvitová, Czech tennis player (Wimbledon 2011, 14), born in Bilovec, Czech Republic
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Famous Birthdays for 7th March 2023
1693 – Clement XIII [Carlo Rezzonico], Pope (1758-69), born in Venice (d. 1769)
1788 – Antoine César Becquerel, French physicist who pioneered the study of electric and luminescent phenomena, born in Châtillon-Coligny, France (d. 1878)
1886 – René Thomas, French auto racer (Indianapolis 500 1914), born in Périgueux, France (d. 1975)
1910 – Josef Veselka, Czech choral conductor (Prague Philharmonic Choir, 1959-81), and pedagogue, born in Nové Město na Moravě, Czechoslovaia (d. 1992)
1930 – Antony Armstrong-Jones [Lord Snowdon], British photographer and husband of Princess Margaret, born in London, England (d. 2017)
1942 – Paul Preuss, American sci-fi author (Medusa Encounter, Starfire)
1950 – Iris Chacón, Puerto Rican singer, dancer, and TV personality born in San Juan, Puerto Rico
1962 – Peter Manley, English Darts Player (PDC World C’ship runner-up 1999, 2002, 2006), born in London, England
1964 – Wanda Sykes, American actress and comedienne (Black-ish), born in Portsmouth, Virginia
1971 – Matthew Vaughn, British producer and director (Kingsman films), born in London, England
Famous Birthdays for 6th March 2023
1495 – Luigi Alamanni, Italian poet (Opere Toscane, La Coltivazione), born in Florence (d. 1556)
1616 – Malachias Siebenhaar, German composer, born in Creibitz, Bohemia (now Chřibská, Czech Republic (d. 1685)
1817 – Princess Clémentine of Orléans (d. 1907)
1924 – William H. Webster, American judge, Director of the FBI (1978-87) and Director of the CIA (1987-91), born in St. Louis, Missouri
1926 – Jón Nordal, Icelandic composer (Choralis), born in Reykjavik
1929 – Tom Foley, American politician (Rep-D, 1965-1995) and speaker of the house (1989-95), born in Spokane, Washington (d. 2013)
1940 – Joanna Miles, Nice France, actress (Cross Creek, Delta County USA)
1946 – Richard Noble, Scottish businessman (land speed record 1983-97), born in Edinburgh
1953 – Jackie Zeman, actress (Bobbie-General Hospital), born in Englewood, New Jersey
1973 – Terry Adams, pitcher (Chicago Cubs), born in Mobile, Alabama
Famous Birthdays for 5th March 2023
1133 – Henry II, King of England (1154-89), born in Le Mans, Maine, Kingdom of France (d. 1189)
1658 – Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac, French colonial soldier and trader in North America (founded Detroit, Governor of Louisiana 1710-16), born in Les Laumets, France (d. 1730)
1748 – William Shield, English violist, violinist, and composer (Master of the King’s Music, 1817-29), born in Swalwell, Tyne and Wear, England (d. 1829)
1805 – Theodore Labarre, French composer and harpist, born in Paris, France (d. 1870)
1853 – Howard Pyle, American illustrator, painter and author (King Stork), born in Wilmington, Delaware (d. 1911)
1907 – Carroll Rosenbloom, American businessman and NFL team owner (Baltimore Colts, LA Rams), born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 1979)
1939 – Peter Woodcock, Canadian serial killer
1966 – Michael Irvin, NFL wide receiver (Dallas Cowboys)
1972 – Brian Grant, NBA forward (Portland Trailblazers, Sacramento Kings)
1972 – Tom Hipsz, CFL defensive tackle (Montreal Alouettes)
Famous Birthdays for 4th March 2023
1610 – William Dobson, English portraitist and painter (d. 1646)
1798 – John Joseph Abercrombie, American Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 1877)
1877 – Fritz Graebner, German ethnologist (d. 1934)
1901 – Jean Joseph Rabearivelo, Malagasy-French poet (d. 1937)
1903 – William C. Boyd, American immunochemist (d. 1983)
1922 – Richard E. Cunha, American cinematographer and film director (d. 2005)
1931 – Bob Johnson, American collegiate and NHL ice hockey coach (University of Wisconsin Badgers, 1966-82; US Olympic team, 1976; Calgary Flames, 1982-87; Pittsburgh Penguins, 1990-91), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota (d. 1991)
1945 – Tara Browne, British socialite (d. 1966)
1950 – Ofelia Medina, Mexican actress and screenwriter
1979 – Jon Fratelli [John Lawler], Scottish rock singer-songwriter, guitarist, and keyboard player (The Fratellis – Costello Music; Here We Stand), born in Glasgow, Scotland
Famous Birthdays for 3rd March 2023
1678 – Madeleine de Verchères, French Canadian heroine (repelling a raid on Fort Verchères when she was 14 years old), born in Verchères, New France (d. 1747)
1848 – Adelaide Neilson, English stage actress (The Hunchback), born in Leeds, England (d. 1880)
1869 – Henry Wood, British conductor associated with London’s “Proms” concerts, vocal teacher (Gentle Art of Singing), and composer (Fantasia on British Sea Songs), born in London, England (d. 1944)
1895 – Alexander Nicolaas Voormolen, Dutch composer (d. 1980)
1924 – Lilian Velez, Filipno actress (Sa Kabukiran), born in Cebu City, Philippine Islands (d. 1948)
1926 – James Ingram Merrill, American poet/author (Scripts for the Pageant)
1930 – Heiner Geißler, German politician
1933 – Alfredo Landa, Spanish actor (The Crach, Sinatra), born in Pamplona, Spain (d. 2013)
1952 – Robyn Hitchcock, British rock and folk singer-songwriter (The Soft Boys – “Balloon Man”; solo – Moss Elixir), born in Paddington, London, England
1953 – Aleksandr Viktorovich Borodin, Russian cosmonaut
Famous Birthdays for 2nd March 2023
1824 – [Friedrich] Bedřich Smetana, Czech composer (The Bartered Bride; Má Vlast; Moldau), born in Litomyšl, Bohemia (d. 1884)
1908 – John Brasser, Dutch resistance fighter (White Ko) (d. 1991)
1913 – Mort Cooper, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1942, 43, 45, 46; World Series 1942, 44; NL MVP 1942), born in Atherton, Missouri (d. 1958)
1923 – Orrin Keepnews, American jazz producer and founder of Riverside Records and Milestone Records labels, born in The Bronx, New York
1936 – Buell Neidlinger, American pop, jazz, and classical session cellist and double bassist (Cecil Taylor; Frank Zappa; Duane Eddy), born in New York City (d. 2018)
1956 – John Cowsill, American rock drummer (The Cowsills – “We Can Fly”; Beach Boys, 2000-present), born in Newport, Rhode Island
1977 – Andrew Strauss, English cricket batsman and captain (100 Tests, 21 x 100s, 7,037 runs; 127 ODIs), born in Johannesburg, South Africa
1982 – Kevin Kurányi, German soccer striker (52 caps; Schalke 04, Dynamo Moscow), born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
1988 – James Arthur, British pop singer (“Say You Won’t Let Go”), born in Middlesbrough, England
1988 – Keith Jack, British pop and theater singer and actor, born in Midlothian, England
Famous Birthdays for 1st March 2023
1432 – Isabel of Coimbra, queen of Portugal (d. 1455)
1732 – William Cushing, 2nd Chief Justice of the United States, born in Scituate, Massachusetts Bay, British America (d. 1810)
1820 – George Davis, Atty Gen (Confederacy), (d. 1896)
1924 – Donald “Deke” Kent Slayton, Sparta Wisc, Major USAF/astro (Apollo 18)
1933 – Myrlie Evers, American politician and commissioner (LA Board of Public works)
1954 – Janis Gill, American country singer (Sweethearts of Rodeo – “Midnight Girl”), born in Torrance, California
1954 – Catherine Bach, Warren Oh, actress (Daisey Duke-The Dukes of Hazzard)
1955 – Jimmy Fortune, American country singer (Statler Brothers – Class of ’57), born in Newport News, Virginia
1956 – Mark Todd, New Zealand equestrian rider (Olympic gold individual eventing 1984, 88), born in Cambridge, New Zealand
1983 – Lupita Nyong’o, Mexican-Kenyan actress (12 Years a Slave), born in Mexico City
Famous Birthdays for 28th February 2023
1675 – Guillaume Delisle, French cartographer (d. 1726)
1878 – Pierre Fatou, French mathematician (d. 1929)
1896 – Jud Wilson, American Baseball HOF infielder (NgL World Series 1943, 44; Baltimore Black Sox, Homestead Grays, Philadelphia Stars), born in Remington, Virginia (d. 1963)
1927 – Don Helms, American steel guitarist (Hank Williams’s Drifting Cowboys; Patsy Cline), born in New Brockton, Alabama (d. 2008)
1942 – Bob Collins [Harold Lee], American radio broadcaster (WGN- 720AM, Chicago, 1986-2000), born in Lakeland, Florida (d. 2000)
1955 – Gilbert Gottfried, American stand-up comedian, and actor (SNL; Aladdin – “Iago the Parrot”; The Afflac Duck), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2022)
1973 – Nicolas Minassian, French racing driver
1976 – Ali Larter, American actress and model
1978 – Louise Woodward, English nanny who killed eight-month-old Matthew Eappen in 1997, born in Elton, Cheshire
1979 – Virginia Ledgerwood, American rhythmic gymnast (Olympics 1996), born in Chester, Virginia
Famous Birthdays for 27th February 2023
1921 – András Szőllősy, Hungarian composer, and musicologist (cataloged works of Béla Bartók), born in Orăştie, Hungary (d. 2007)
1924 – Heimo Erbse, German concert, opera, and theater composer (Julietta). born in Rudolstadt, Germany (d. 2005)
1924 – Magnus MacDonald Shearer, former Lord Lieutenant of Shetland
1924 – Norman Marshall, cricketer (brother of Roy, one Test for WI 1955)
1943 – Klaus Köste, German gymnast (Olympic gold 1972- vault), born in Frankfurt, Germany (d. 2012)
1944 – Joyce Breach, American jazz cabaret singer, born in Alameda, California
1950 – Julia Neuberger, British rabbi, born in Hampstead, United Kingdom
1965 – Maggie Siu [Mei-Kei Siu], Hong Kong actress, born in Hong Kong
1975 – Shelby Walker, American mixed martial artist, born in Kingsville, Texas (d. 2006)
1978 – James Beattie, English footballer, born in Lancaster, England