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History Births on March 08

Michael S. Hart, American author, founded Project Gutenberg (d. 2011)

#Michael_S._Hart

In 1947

Bob Stoddard, American baseball player

#Bob_Stoddard

In 1957

Ross Taylor, New Zealand cricketer

#Ross_Taylor

In 1984

Gerald Potterton, English-Canadian animator, director, and producer

#Gerald_Potterton

In 1931

Georges Charpak, Ukrainian-French physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2010)

#Georges_Charpak

In 1924

Josephine Cochrane, American inventor (d. 1913)

#Josephine_Cochrane

In 1839

Yevgeny Matveyev, Russian actor and director (d. 2003)

#Yevgeny_Matveyev

In 1922

John Fothergill, English physician and botanist (d. 1780)

#John_Fothergill_(physician)

In 1712

Gary Numan, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

#Gary_Numan

In 1958

Apathy, American rapper and producer

#Apathy_(rapper)

In 1979

Sasha Vuja?i?, Slovenian basketball player

#Sasha_Vuja?i?

In 1984

Claire Trevor, American actress (d. 2000)

#Claire_Trevor

In 1910

Lynn Redgrave, English-American actress and singer (d. 2010)

#Lynn_Redgrave

In 1943

Miriam Bryant, Swedish-Finnish singer-songwriter

#Miriam_Bryant

In 1991

Rafik Djebbour, Algerian footballer

#Rafik_Djebbour

In 1984

Lidiya Skoblikova, Russian speed skater and coach

#Lidiya_Skoblikova

In 1939

Kit Symons, English-Welsh footballer and manager

#Kit_Symons

In 1971

William V, Prince of Orange (d. 1806)

#William_V,_Prince_of_Orange

In 1748

Leon Robinson, American actor and producer

#Leon_Robinson

In 1962

João de Deus, Portuguese poet and educator (d. 1896)

#João_de_Deus

In 1830

David Malpass, American economist and government official

#David_Malpass

In 1956

Larry Murphy, Canadian ice hockey player and journalist

#Larry_Murphy_(ice_hockey)

In 1961

Boris Kodjoe, Austrian-born American actor and producer

#Boris_Kodjoe

In 1973

David Wilkie, Sri Lankan-Scottish swimmer

#David_Wilkie_(swimmer)

In 1954

Jim Rice, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster

#Jim_Rice

In 1953

Peggy March, American pop singer

#Peggy_March

In 1948

Pablo Dyego, Brazilian footballer

#Pablo_Dyego

In 1994

Matthew Hammelmann, Australian rules footballer

#Matthew_Hammelmann

In 1996

Alvan Clark, American astronomer and optician (d. 1887)

#Alvan_Clark

In 1804

Anneke van Giersbergen, Dutch singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Anneke_van_Giersbergen

In 1973

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, German pianist and composer (d. 1788)

#Carl_Philipp_Emanuel_Bach

In 1714

Kenneth Grahame, Scottish-English banker and author (d. 1932)

#Kenneth_Grahame

In 1859

Ben Tozer, English footballer

#Ben_Tozer

In 1990

Mark Worrell, American baseball player

#Mark_Worrell

In 1983

Asier Illarramendi, Spanish footballer

#Asier_Illarramendi

In 1990

Buck Williams, American basketball player and coach

#Buck_Williams

In 1960

Isak Strand, Norwegian drummer, composer, and producer

#Isak_Strand

In 1982

Sue Ane Langdon, American actress and singer

#Sue_Ane_Langdon

In 1936

Beatrice of Castile (d. 1359)

#Beatrice_of_Castile_(1293-1359)

In 1293

Michael Beauchamp, Australian footballer

#Michael_Beauchamp

In 1981

LaMarcus Adna Thompson, American engineer and businessman, developed the roller coaster (d. 1917)

#LaMarcus_Adna_Thompson

In 1848

Laurie Cunningham, English footballer (d. 1989)

#Laurie_Cunningham

In 1956

Dylan Tombides, Australian footballer (d. 2014)

#Dylan_Tombides

In 1994

Carlo Gesualdo, Italian lute player and composer (d. 1613)

#Carlo_Gesualdo

In 1566

Bramwell Booth, English 2nd General of The Salvation Army (d. 1929)

#Bramwell_Booth

In 1856

Kenny Smith, American basketball player and sportscaster

#Kenny_Smith

In 1965

Greg Barker, Baron Barker of Battle, English politician

#Greg_Barker,_Baron_Barker_of_Battle

In 1966

Ann Packer, English sprinter, hurdler, and long jumper

#Ann_Packer

In 1942

Sahir Ludhianvi, Indian poet and songwriter (d. 1980)

#Sahir_Ludhianvi

In 1921

Ralph H. Baer, German-American video game designer, created the Magnavox Odyssey (d. 2014)

#Ralph_H._Baer

In 1922

Lena Sundström, Swedish journalist and author

#Lena_Sundström

In 1972

Susan Clark, Canadian actress and producer

#Susan_Clark

In 1943

John of God, Portuguese friar and saint (d. 1550)

#John_of_God

In 1495

William Drury, English politician (d. 1590)

#William_Drury_(MP_for_Suffolk)

In 1550

Bob Grim, American baseball player (d. 1996)

#Bob_Grim_(baseball)

In 1930

Stephen Milne, Australian footballer

#Stephen_Milne

In 1980

Juan Encarnación, Dominican baseball player

#Juan_Encarnación

In 1976

Preston Smith, American businessman and politician, 40th Governor of Texas (d. 2003)

#Preston_Smith_(governor)

In 1912

Dick Allen, American baseball player and tenor

#Dick_Allen

In 1942

Andy Ross, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Andy_Ross

In 1979

Joost Posthuma, Dutch cyclist

#Joost_Posthuma

In 1981

Matthew Nable, Australian rugby player and actor

#Matthew_Nable

In 1972

George Coleman, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader

#George_Coleman

In 1935

Leonidas Kampantais, Greek footballer

#Leonidas_Kampantais

In 1982

Hebe Camargo, Brazilian actress and singer (d. 2012)

#Hebe_Camargo

In 1929

James Van Der Beek, American actor

#James_Van_Der_Beek

In 1977

Francisco Rabal, Spanish actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2001)

#Francisco_Rabal

In 1926

Jonathan Sacks, English rabbi, philosopher, and scholar

#Jonathan_Sacks

In 1948

Konstantinos Karamanlis, Greek lawyer and politician, 3rd President of Greece (d. 1998)

#Konstantinos_Karamanlis

In 1907

Juvénal Habyarimana, Rwandan politician, 2nd President of Rwanda (d. 1994)

#Juvénal_Habyarimana

In 1937

Aidan Quinn, Irish-American actor

#Aidan_Quinn

In 1959

Jan Potocki, Polish ethnologist, historian, linguist, and author (d. 1815)

#Jan_Potocki

In 1761

Jason Elam, American football player

#Jason_Elam

In 1970

Louise Beavers, American actress and singer (d. 1962)

#Louise_Beavers

In 1902

Amago Haruhisa, Japanese daimy? (d. 1562)

#Amago_Haruhisa

In 1514

Simon Cameron, American journalist and politician, 26th United States Secretary of War (d. 1889)

#Simon_Cameron

In 1799

Cyd Charisse, American actress and dancer (d. 2008)

#Cyd_Charisse

In 1922

Florentino Pérez, Spanish engineer and businessman

#Florentino_Pérez

In 1947

Shigeru Mizuki, Japanese author and illustrator (d. 2015)

#Shigeru_Mizuki

In 1922

Camryn Manheim, American actress

#Camryn_Manheim

In 1961

Jeffrey Eugenides, American author and academic

#Jeffrey_Eugenides

In 1960

Sean McClory, Irish-American actor and director (d. 2003)

#Sean_McClory

In 1924

Jonathan Wright, Australian rugby league player

#Jonathan_Wright_(rugby_league)

In 1987

Sidonie of Saxony, Duchess of Brunswick-Calenberg (d. 1575)

#Sidonie_of_Saxony

In 1518

Wilhelm Bleek, German linguist and anthropologist (d. 1875)

#Wilhelm_Bleek

In 1827

Carole Bayer Sager, American singer-songwriter and painter

#Carole_Bayer_Sager

In 1947

Carl Furillo, American baseball player (d. 1989)

#Carl_Furillo

In 1922

Juana de Ibarbourou, Uruguayan poet and author (d. 1979)

#Juana_de_Ibarbourou

In 1892

Jaime Levy, American computer scientist and academic

#Jaime_Levy

In 1966

Jennings Randolph, American journalist and politician (d. 1998)

#Jennings_Randolph

In 1902

Phil Edmonds, Zambian-English cricketer and businessman

#Phil_Edmonds

In 1951

Vladimír Mišík, Czech singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Vladimír_Mišík

In 1947

Micky Dolenz, American singer-songwriter, drummer, and actor

#Micky_Dolenz

In 1945

Gyles Brandreth, German-English actor, screenwriter, and politician

#Gyles_Brandreth

In 1948

Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe, English admiral and politician, Treasurer of the Navy (d. 1799)

#Richard_Howe,_1st_Earl_Howe

In 1726

Colin Campbell Cooper, American painter and academic (d. 1937)

#Colin_Campbell_Cooper

In 1856

Beatrice Shilling, English motorcycle racer and engineer (d. 1990)

#Beatrice_Shilling

In 1909

Ignacy ?ukasiewicz, Polish inventor and businessman, invented the Kerosene lamp (d. 1882)

#Ignacy_?ukasiewicz

In 1822

Robert W. Boyd, American physicist and academic

#Robert_W._Boyd

In 1948

Jim Chapman, American lawyer and politician

#Jim_Chapman_(congressman)

In 1945

Pete Dawkins, American football player, colonel, and politician

#Pete_Dawkins

In 1938

Anthony Caro, English sculptor and illustrator (d. 2013)

#Anthony_Caro

In 1924

Uki Satake, Japanese singer, actress, and radio host

#Uki_Satake

In 1992

Shawn Mullins, American singer-songwriter

#Shawn_Mullins

In 1968

John Kapelos, Canadian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

#John_Kapelos

In 1956

Frederic Goudy, American type designer, created Copperplate Gothic and Goudy Old Style (d. 1947)

#Frederic_Goudy

In 1865

Sergey Nikitin, Russian singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Sergey_Nikitin_(musician)

In 1944

John III, Duke of Brittany (d. 1341)

#John_III,_Duke_of_Brittany

In 1286

Johann Köler, Estonian painter and academic (d. 1899)

#Johann_Köler

In 1826

Nick Zano, American actor and producer

#Nick_Zano

In 1978

André Santos, Brazilian footballer

#André_Santos

In 1983

Otto Hahn, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1968)

#Otto_Hahn

In 1879

Jim Bouton, American baseball player and journalist

#Jim_Bouton

In 1939

Tom Chaplin, English singer-songwriter

#Tom_Chaplin

In 1979

Tom English, Australian rugby player

#Tom_English_(rugby_union)

In 1991

André Michaux, French botanist and explorer (d. 1802)

#André_Michaux

In 1746

Benny Blanco, American rapper and producer

#Benny_Blanco

In 1988

Michael Grade, English businessman

#Michael_Grade

In 1943

Howard H. Aiken, American physicist and computer scientist, created the Harvard Mark I (d. 1973)

#Howard_H._Aiken

In 1900

Douglas Hurd, English politician, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

#Douglas_Hurd

In 1930

Joel Johnston, American baseball player

#Joel_Johnston

In 1967

John McPhee, American author and educator

#John_McPhee

In 1931

Thomas Trevor, 1st Baron Trevor, British Baron (d. 1730)

#Thomas_Trevor,_1st_Baron_Trevor

In 1658

Charlotte Whitton, Canadian journalist and politician, 46th Mayor of Ottawa (d. 1975)

#Charlotte_Whitton

In 1896

Dionysis Simopoulos, Greek physicist and astronomer

#Dionysis_Simopoulos

In 1943

Petra Kvitová, Czech tennis player

#Petra_Kvitová

In 1990

Sam Lacey, American basketball player (d. 2014)

#Sam_Lacey

In 1948

Gábor Szabó, Hungarian guitarist and composer (d. 1982)

#Gábor_Szabó

In 1936

Andy McDonald, English lawyer and politician

#Andy_McDonald_(politician)

In 1958

Edward Calvin Kendall, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1972)

#Edward_Calvin_Kendall

In 1886

Gaz Coombes, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

#Gaz_Coombes

In 1976

Emil Imre, Romanian short track speed skater

In 1996

Nico Salva, Filipino basketball player

In 1990

Nicolas Armindo, French racing driver

In 1982

Timothy Jordan II, American guitarist and songwriter (d. 2005)

In 1981

Johann Vogel, Swiss footballer

In 1977

Freddie Prinze, Jr., American actor, producer, and screenwriter

In 1976

Mauro Briano, Italian footballer

In 1975

Georgios Georgiadis, Greek footballer and manager

In 1972

Juan de Dios Ramírez Perales, Mexican footballer

In 1969

Michael Bartels, German race car driver

In 1968

Kate Betts, American journalist and author

In 1964

Irek Mukhamedov, Russian ballet dancer

In 1960

William Edward Childs, American pianist and composer

In 1957

Clive Burr, English rock drummer (d. 2013)

In 1957

Steve James, American documentary filmmaker

In 1954

George Allen, American lawyer and politician, 67th Governor of Virginia

In 1952

Dianne Walker, American tap dancer

In 1951

Teofilo Cubillas, Peruvian footballer

In 1949

Mel Galley, English rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2008)

In 1948

Randy Meisner, American singer-songwriter and bass player

In 1946

Robert Jaworski, Filipino basketball player, coach, and politician

In 1946

Sylvia Wiegand, American mathematician

In 1945

Anselm Kiefer, German painter and sculptor

In 1945

Norman Stone, Scottish-English historian, author, and academic

In 1941

Robert Tear, Welsh tenor and conductor (d. 2011)

In 1939

Lynn Seymour, Canadian ballerina and choreographer

In 1939

Richard Fariña, American singer-songwriter and author (d. 1966)

In 1937

Marv Breeding, American baseball player and scout (d. 2006)

In 1934

Neil Postman, American author and critic (d. 2003)

In 1931

Neil Adcock, South African cricketer (d. 2013)

In 1931

Warren Bennis, American scholar, author, and academic (d. 2014)

In 1925

Alan Hale, Jr., American actor (d. 1990)

In 1921

Douglass Wallop, American author and playwright (d. 1985)

In 1920

Eileen Herlie, Scottish-American actress (d. 2008)

In 1918

Yakov Borisovich Zel'dovich, Belarusian-Russian physicist and astronomer (d. 1987)

In 1914

Meldrim Thomson, Jr., American publisher and politician, 73rd Governor of New Hampshire (d. 2001)

In 1912

Alan Hovhaness, Armenian-American pianist and composer (d. 2000)

In 1911

Paula Strasberg, American actress and acting coach (d. 1966)

In 1909

Elmer Keith, American gun designer and author (d. 1984)

In 1899

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., American colonel, lawyer, and jurist (d. 1935)

In 1841

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