Historical Birthdays for Yesterday

🎂 Famous Historical Birthdays - Mar 15

0076 Hadrian, Roman Emperor (builder of Hadrian's Wall)

1493 Anne Pierre Adrien duke of Montmorency, marshal of France

1666 Georg Baehr, German master builder (Frauenkirche, Dresden)

1678 Dominique Marie Valet, French RC/old-catholic bishop

1713 Nicolas Louis de Lacaille, astronomer who mapped the So Hemisphere

1733 Johann Zoffany, German painter, baptized

1750 Caroline Herschel, astronomer/discoverer

1754 Silvestro Palma, composer

1767 Andrew Jackson, Carolinas, General/(D) 7th pres (1829-37)

1779 William Lamb, (Whig) Viscount Melbourne, British PM (1834, 1835-41)

1790 Nicola Vaccai, composer

1801 Coenraad J van Houten, Dutch cocoa manufacturer

1808 Gaetano Gaspari, composer

1809 Joseph Jenkins Roberts, 1st pres of Liberia

1810 Aernout Drost, Dutch literary (Hermingard van de Eikenterpen)

1811 Robert Allen, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1886

1824 Branko Radicevic, Serbian poet (1st Serbian Uprising)

1830 Paul von Heyse, Germany, writer (Nobel 1910)

1831 Edward Aylesworth Perry, Brig General (Confederate Army)

1835 Eduard Strauss, Austria, composer (318 Dance)

1836 Henrique Alves de Mesquita, composer

1838 Alice Cunningham Fletcher, ethnologist (Stranger in Her Native Land)

1844 Bransby Cooper, cricketer (in Dhaka Batsman in Australia's 1st Test)

1851 Jozef Surzynski, composer

1852 Augusta Gregory, Ireland, playwright/poet/Yates mistress

1855 LЈtzen Wagenaar, Frisian writer/vicar (Tsjerk Ages)

1858 Liberty Hyde Bailey, US botanist (Plantbreeding)

1864 Johan Halvorsen, composer

1864 Leslie Stuart, composer

1867 Lionel Pigot Johnson, England, poet/critic (Ireland & Other Poems)

1867 Will Rossiter, composer

1871 Betsy van den Arend, Dutch [Betje], actress (Miss Hobbs)

1873 David Vaughan Thomas, composer

1873 Lee Shubert, producer (theatres in NY & LA named after him)

1874 Harold L Ickes, social activist, New Deal politician

1878 Hanson Carter, cricketer (Yorkshire Aussie WK of early 20th century)

1879 Gerrit J Heering, Dutch theologist (Fall of Christianity)

1884 Rudolf Piskacek, composer

1894 Slava Vorlova, composer

1900 Gilberto Freye, Brazilian sociologist/writer

1901 Colin McPhee, Montr‚al Canada, composer (H2O, Mechanical Princibles)

1901 J Pat O'Malley, England, actor (Touch of Grace, Gunn, Star!)

1901 Theo Uden Marsman, Dutch orchestra leader

1902 Kitty Masters, actress

1902 Zarah Leander, Swedish/German singer/actress (Gabriela)

1904 George Brent, Dublin Ireland, actor (42nd St, Jezebel)

1905 Berthold Schenck von Stauffenberg, attempted to assassinate Hitler

1905 Joe E Ross, comedian (Gunther Toody-Car 54, Ritzik-Phil Silvers Show)

1907 Jimmy McPartland, jazz trumpeteer/actor (Magic Horn)

1907 Paul Maxey, Wheaton Ill, actor (Matt-Lassie, Mayor-People's Choice)

1910 An Rutgers van der Loeff-Basenau, children book writer (Skating Race)

1912 Duncan Stuart Wilson-MacDonald, fighter pilot

1912 Lightnin' [Sam] Hopkins, Texas, blues stylist (Ball of Twine)

1912 Louis Paul Boon, Flemish writer (Kapellekensbaan)

1913 Lex Goudsmit, Dutch actor (Fiddler on the Roof)

1913 MacDonald Carey, Sioux City Iowa, actor (One Life to Live, Dream Girl)

1915 David Schoenbrun, CBS broadcast bureau head (Wash, Paris)

1915 Richard Ward, Glenside Pa, actor (Beacon Hill)

1916 Geert Lubberhuizen, publisher (Busy Bee)

1916 Harry James, Albany Ga, trumpeter (married to Betty Grable)

1918 Janet Leach, potter

1918 Richard Ellmann, US, literary scholar/writer (Oscar Wilde)

1919 John Gregson, Liverpool England, actor (Gideon CID, Shirley's World)

1919 Lawrence Tierney, Brooklyn, actor (Abduction, Dillinger)

1920 Ranganandhan Francis, India, field hockey (Olympic-gold-1948, 52, 56)

1922 Louis Boon, writer

1923 George Vogel, race horse trainer

1923 Laurence A Tisch, NYC, CEO (Loews Corp)

1924 Juij Bondarew, writer

1924 Lockrem Johnson, composer

1926 Benjamin Burwell Johnson, composer

1926 Norm Van Brocklin, NFL QB/coach (LA Rams), hall of famer

1926 Tim Valentine, (Rep-D-NC, 1983- )

1927 Carl Smith, Maynardville Tn, country singer (Grand Ole Opry)

1927 Philip Vincent Belloc Jebb, architect

1928 Nicolas Flagello, composer

1929 Tiezo Matsumura, composer

1932 Alan Lavern Bean, Wheeler Texas, Capt USN/astronaut (Ap 12, Skylab 3)

1932 David Alliance, Iran/British textile factory/multi-millionaire

1933 Cecil Perceval Taylor, composer/jazz pianist (U of Wisconsin)

1933 Ronald Roseman, composer

1934 Daniel George "Danny" Apolinar, composer/songwriter

1934 Wolfgang Hufschmidt, composer

1935 Jimmy Lee Swaggart, evangelist

1935 Judd Hirsch, Bronx, actor (Alex-Taxi, Dear John, Ordinary People)

1936 Donald K Sundquist, (Rep-R-Tennessee, 1983- )

1938 Dick Higgins, composer

1939 Robert Nye, writer (Facts of Life & other fiction, 3 Views of Man)

1940 Phil Lesh, [Chapman], Calif, rock bassist (Grass Roots, Grateful Dead)

1941 Dick Top, Dutch actor/director (Witch of Haarlem)

1941 Mike Love, Calif, rock saxophonist/vocalist (Beachboys-In My Room)

1942 Hughie Flint, London England, rock drummer (Bonzo Dog Band)

1943 Brenda Scott, Cincinnati Oh, actress (Midge-Road West)

1943 David Cronenberg, Toronto Ontario, director (Shivers, Fly, Brood)

1944 Chi Cheng, Taiwan, sprinter/80m hurdler (Oly-Bronze-68)

1944 David Costell, Pitts, rocker (Gary Lewis & the Playboys-Diamond Ring)

1944 Davld Costell, rocker

1944 Jacques Doillon director/writer (La Fille de Quinze Ans)

1944 Ralph MacDonald, rock percussionist (Graceland)

1944 Sly Stone, Dallas, rocker (Sly & the Family Stone-Everyday People)

1945 J”rgen Sundelin, Sweden, yachtsmen (Olympic-gold-1968)

1945 Mark J Green, Bkln NY, lawyer/author (Closed Enterprise System)

1945 Tracy Smith, runner

1946 Bobby Bond, baseball player (Giants, Yankees, etc)

1946 David Wall, English ballet dancers/director (Royal Academy of Dancing)

1946 Howard Scott, San Pedro Cal, rock guitarist/vocalist (War, Cisco Kid)

1947 David Colley, cricketer (NSW quickie, 3 Tests for Australia 1972)

1947 Larisa Grigoriyevna Pozharskaya, Russian cosmonaut

1947 Ry[land] Cooder, LA, blues guitarist (Crossroads)

1947 Stomu Yamash'ta, composer

1947 Tomas Pettersson, Sweden, cyclist (Olympic-silver-1968)

1949 John Duttine, actor (Day of the Triffids)

1953 Colin Croft, cricketer (West Indian fast bowler 1977-82)

1953 Judi Spiers, TV presenter

1954 Craig Wasson, Oregon, actor (Body Double, 4 Friends, Men's Club)

1955 Dee Snider, Massapequa NY, (Twisted Sister-We're Not Gonna Take It)

1955 Marcia McCabe, Bryn Mawr Pa, actress (Alicia Grande-1 Live to Live)

1955 Mohsin Khan, cricketer (Pakistani opening batsman late 70s early 80s)

1956 Clay Matthews, NFL linebacker (Atlanta Falcons)

1957 Park Overall, Tenn, actress (Laverne-Empty Nest, Mississippi Burning)

1958 Laura Carrington, actress (Louisa-Alphabet City)

1959 Eliot Teltscher, Calif, tennis player (US Davis Cup team)

1959 Harold Baines, Easton MD, outfielder (Chic White Sox, Texas Rangers)

1960 Donna Smith, Portland Oregon, playmate (March, 1985)

1961 Craig Ludwig, Rhinelander, NHL defenseman (Dallas Stars)

1961 Fabio [Lanzoni], Italy, romance novels model (Fabio After Dark)

1961 John Melendez, jockey

1961 Terry Cummings, NBA forward (Milwaukee Bucks, Phila 76ers)

1962 Igor Aleinikov, film Maker

1962 Jimmy Baio, Bkln, actor (Billy Tate-Soap, Brass, Playing for Keeps)

1962 Steve Coy, rocker (Dead or Alive-Spin Me Round)

1962 Terrence Trent D'Arby, NYC, rock vocalist (Wishing Well)

1963 Bret Michaels, Harrisburg Pa, guitarist (Poison-Talk Dirty to Me)

1963 Don Simington, jockey

1963 Frans Koenn, Dutch rock bassist (Lo‹s Lane-Precious)

1964 Alison Johnson, Tustin CA, WPVA volleyball player (US Open-4th-1993)

1964 Rockwell, [Kennedy Gordy], Det MI, rock vocalist (Someone Watching Me)

1964 Ron Hall, NFL tight end (Detroit Lions)

1965 Marianne Morris, Middletown OH, LPGA golfer (1995 McDonald's LPGA-3rd)

1966 Chris Bruno, actor (Michael-All My Children, Dennis-Another World)

1966 Karen Weiss, St Paul MN, LPGA golfer (1995 Chick-fil-A Charity-7th)

1967 Kirk Scrafford, NFL tackle (SF 49ers)

1968 John Tardy, US heavy metalist (Obituary, Slowly We Rot)

1968 Rob Anderson, Kamloops BC, Canadian Tour golfer (BC Amateur-1990, 92)

1968 Sabrina [Salerno], Genoa Italy, Miss Italy (1984)/singer (Boys)

1969 Louis Riddick, NFL safety (Cleve Browns, Atlanta Falcons)

1970 Chris Dalman, NFL guard/center (SF 49ers)

1970 Diego Nargiso, Naples Italy, tennis pro

1970 Eric Castle, NFL free safety (SD Chargers)

1970 Paul Kruse, Merritt, NHL left wing (Calgary Flames)

1971 Patrick Reidy, Melbourne VIC Australia, basketball forward (Oly-96)

1971 Reyna Royo, Miss Universe-Panama (1996)

1971 Robbie Pratt, jockey

1972 Casey Cristin Mizell, Miss USA-South Carolina (1997)

1972 David Rhodes, WLAF wide receiver (Rhein Fire)

1972 Filip Dewulf, Belgium, tennis star

1972 Oliver Gibson, NFL defensive tackle (Pitts Steelers)

1972 Steve Danielson, Honolulu, field hockey defender (Olympics-96)

1973 Franca Fehlauer, Hamburg Germany, golfer (Belgian Intl Jr champ 1991)

1974 Imad Baba, Humble Tx, soccer midfielder (Olympics-gold-96)

1975 Cornell Brown, linebacker (Baltimore Ravens)

1976 Laurent Gras, hockey forward (Team France 1998)

1980 Deidra Graham, Salt Lake City Utah, gymnast (alt-Olympics-96)

1986 Tyler Noyes, actor (CJ-One Life to Live)

1989 Caitlin Wachs, actress (Chloe Waters-Profiler)

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