1814 – John Blair Smith Todd, American politician and Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Lexington, Kentucky (d. 1872)
1828 – Margaret Oliphant, Scottish novelist and biographer (Beleaguered City), born in Wallyford, Scotland (d. 1897)
1917 – Joseph Ortiz, French-Algerian extremist and rebel (barricade uprising), born in Guyotville, Algeria (d. 1995)
1927 – Bob Stump, American politician, U.S. House of Representatives from Arizona, born in Phoenix, Arizona (d. 2003)
1928 – Jimmy Logan, British comedian (Mad Death), born in Dennistoun, Glasgow, Scotland (d. 2001)
1932 – Bapu Nadkarni, Indian cricketer (economical Indian slow left-armer 1956-68), born in Nashik, Bombay, British India
1937 – Ian St James, novelist (Balfour Conspiracy, Vengeance, Money Stones)
1939 – Major Lance, American soul singer (The Monkey Time), born in Winterville, Mississippi (d. 1994)
1944 – Craig T. Nelson, American actor (Poltergeist, Hayden Fox-Coach), born in Spokane, Washington
1973 – Loris Capirossi, Italian Grand Prix motorcycle racer, born in Castel San Pietro Terme, Italy
Category: Famous Birthdays
Famous Birthdays for 3rd April 2019
1151 – Igor Svyatoslavich, Ukrainian prince (d. 1202)
1859 – Reginald De Koven, American composer, born in Middletown, Connecticut (d. 1920)
1911 – Watkins Shaw, British musicologist, born in Bradford, Yorkshire (d. 1996)
1917 – Tibor Andrasovan, Slovak composer, born in Slovenská Lupca, Zólyom, Austria-Hungary (d. 2001)
1934 – David Jones, British reverend/headmaster (Bryanston School)
1936 – Scott LaFaro, American jazz musician, born in Irvington, New Jersey (d. 1961)
1942 – Michael Elliott, American skier (Olympics 1968), born in Durango, Colorado
1943 – Mario Lavista, Mexican composer and writer, born in Mexico City
1962 – John Thomas Griffith, American rocker (Red Rockers), born in Lubbock, Texas
1963 – Chris Bosio, American baseball pitcher (Seattle Mariners), born in Carmichael, California
Famous Birthdays for 2nd April 2019
1735 – Franz Volrath Buttstett, German composer, born in Erfurt, Germany (d. 1814)
1781 – Bhagwan Swaminarayan, Indian yogi and religious leader, born in Chhapaiya, Uttar Pradesh, India (d. 1830)
1833 – Thomas Howard Ruger, American lawyer and Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Livingston County, New York (d. 1907)
1869 – Hughie Jennings, American Baseball Hall of Fame infielder, manager (Detroit Tigers manager 1907-20), born in Pittston, Pennsylvania (d. 1928)
1919 – Antoon Hubben, Dutch Mayor of Maasbree and trade union leader, born in Nieuwenhagen, Netherlands (d. 1992)
1942 – Hiroyuki Sakai, Japanese chef who specializes in French cuisine (Iron Chef), born in Izumi, Kagoshima, Japan
1946 – Lynda Carr, educationist
1953 – Jim Allister, Northern Irish politician, born in Listooder, Crossgar, Northern Ireland
1959 – Juha Kankkunen, Finnish race car driver, born in Laukaa, Finland
1962 – Alex Tripolski, Israeli sport shooter, Men’s 50M air pistol (Olympic 16th-1996), born in Russia
Famous Birthdays for 23rd March 2019
1732 – Marie Adélaïde of France, daughter of Louis XV (d. 1800)
1878 – Franz Schrecker, Austrian composer (Der ferne Klang, Der Schatzgräber)
1905 – Paul Grimault, animator
1920 – Jimmy Edwards, British comedy writer and actor (Take It From Here, Whack-O!), born in Barnes, Surrey, England (d. 1988)
1927 – Osvaldo Lacerda, composer
1943 – Nils-Aslak Valkeapää, Finnish writer (d. 2001)
1943 – Gail Goodrich, NBA star (Lakers, Suns)
1949 – Ric Ocasek [Richard Otcasek], American rocker (The Cars – Best Friend’s Girl; Shake It Up), born in Baltimore, Maryland
1958 – El Duce [Eldon Wayne Hoke], American singer and drummer (The Mentors), born in Seattle, Washington (d. 1997)
1971 – Gail Porter, British television presenter
Famous Birthdays for 22nd March 2019
1503 – Antonio Francesco Grazzini, Italian writer (d. 1583)
1846 – Randolph Caldecott, England, illustrator (Caldecott Medal namesake)
1885 – Adriano Lualdi, composer
1901 – Greta Kempton, American artist (d. 1991)
1920 – Ross Martin [Martin Rosenblatt], Polish-American actor (Mr Lucky, The Wild Wild West), born in Gródek, Lwowskie, Poland (d. 1981)
1923 – Cor N van Dis Jr, Dutch politician (SGP, 1971-94)
1933 – Abolhassan Banisadr, former President of Iran
1943 – Joseph Schwantner, composer
1957 – Stephanie Mills, singer/actress (Wiz)
1980 – Shannon Bex, American singer (Danity Kane)
Famous Birthdays for 21st March 2019
1854 – Alick A C Bannerman, cricketer (bro of Charles, Australia 1878-1893)
1917 – Frank Hardy, Australian author (d. 1994)
1944 – Charles Edward Greene, Pine Bluff Ark, 4x100m runner (Olympic gold 1968)
1947 – Franco Mussida, Italian progessive rock musician (Premiata Forneria Marconi), born in Milan
1949 – Eddie Money, [Mahoney], singer/guitarist (Take Me Home Tonight), born in Brooklyn, New York
1953 – Shotgun Johnson [Robert], rock drummer (KC and the Sunshine Band-Give it Up)
1959 – Sarah Jane Morris, English singer, born in Southampton, England
1962 – Mark Waid, American comic book writer
1967 – Elaina Oden, Orange CA, volleyball middle blocker (Olympic bronze 1992, 96)
1972 – Kristen Anderson-Lopez, American songwriter (Frozen), born in New York City
Famous Birthdays for 20th March 2019
1634 – Balthasar Bekker, Frisian theologist (Examiner of Comets)
1836 – Sir Edward Poynter, British painter (d. 1919)
1924 – Jozef Kroner, Slovak actor (The Shop on Main Street), born in Staškov, Slovakia (d. 1998)
1930 – Michel Magne, composer
1937 – Jerry Reed, singer/actor (Bat 21, Smokey and the Bandit), born in Atlanta, Georgia
1966 – Blas Minor, Merced CA, pitcher (Seattle Mariners)
1969 – Thang Thanh Nguyen, Soc Trang Vietnam, murderer (FBI Most Wanted)
1979 – Silvia Abascal, Spanish actress
1979 – Keven Mealamu, New Zealand rugby player
1984 – Markus Niemelä, Finnish racing driver
Famous Birthdays for 19th March 2019
1434 – Ashikaga Yoshikatsu, Japanese shogun (d. 1443)
1721 – Tobias Smollett, Scottish writer, baptized
1882 – Gaston Lachaise, American sculptor (Standing Woman), born in Paris, France (d. 1935)
1894 – Jackie “Moms” Mabley, Brevard SC, comedienne (Merv Griffin Show)
1914 – Patricia Morison, American actress (Peyton Place, Dressed to Kill, Kiss Me, Kate The King and I), born in NYC, New York
1914 – Fred Clark, American actor (Burns and Allen, Auntie Mame, Hazard), born in Lincoln, California (d. 1968)
1924 – Mary Wimbush, British actress (Oh! What a Lovely War, The Archers), born in Kenton, Middlesex, England (d. 2005)
1941 – Lord Vestey, British food magnate/billionaire (Union International)
1967 – Vladimir Konstantinov, Russian ice hockey player
2007 – Prince Abdullah bin Ali, Prince of Jordan
Famous Birthdays for 18th March 2019
1864 – Karl M Lybeck, Finnish/Swedish language poet (Samlade Arbeten)
1881 – Oliver Seibert, hall of fame hockey player (elected 1963)
1919 – Len Johnson, cricketer (Australian fast bowler played Test in 1948)
1941 – Wilson Pickett, American RandB singer (Funky Broadway), born in Prattville, Alabama (d. 2006)
1962 – Etsushi Toyokawa, Japanese actor
1965 – Yoriko Douguchi, Japanese actress
1976 – Scott Podsednik, American baseball player
1980 – Sophia Myles, English actress
1982 – Timo Glock German Formula 1 driver
1987 – Gabriel Mercado, Argentinian Footballer
Famous Birthdays for 17th March 2019
1828 – Patrick Ronayne Cleburne, Major General (Confederate Army)
1846 – Kate Greenaway, England, artist/book illustrator (Under the Window)
1907 – Sonny Werblin, former owner of the New York Jets (d. 1991)
1909 – Patrick Reilly, Ootacamund, India, British diplomat
1934 – Erhard Grosskopf, composer
1944 – Pat McCauley, N Ireland, rock drummer (Them)
1944 – John Sebastian, American singer (Loving Spoonful, Welcome Back Kotter), born in NYC, New York
1945 – Elis Regina, Brazilian singer (d. 1982)
1964 – Jacques Songo’o, Cameroonian footballer
1969 – Domenic “Filane” Figliomeni, Terrace Bay Ontario, boxer (Olympics 1996)