March 18 - Births

Births

  • 1395 – John Holland, 2nd Duke of Exeter, English military leader (d. 1447)
  • 1496 – Mary Tudor, daughter of Henry VII of England; wife of Louis XII of France (d. 1533)
  • 1555 – François, Duke of Anjou (d. 1584)
  • 1590 – Manuel de Faria e Sousa, Portuguese historian and poet (d. 1649)
  • 1597 – Jérôme le Royer de la Dauversière, French layman, founder of the Société Notre-Dame de Montréal (d. 1659)
  • 1602 – Jacques de Billy, French mathematician (d. 1679)
  • 1603 – Simon Bradstreet, British colonial magistrate (d. 1693)
  • 1603 – King John IV of Portugal, composer, patron of music and the arts, and musicologist (d. 1656)
  • 1609 – King Frederick III of Denmark (d. 1670)
  • 1634 – Marie-Madeleine Pioche de la Vergne, comtesse de la Fayette, French writer (d. 1693)
  • 1640 – Philippe de la Hire, French mathematician and astronomer (d. 1719)
  • 1657 – Giuseppe Ottavio Pitoni, Italian composer (d. 1743)
  • 1685 – Ralph Ersine, Scottish minister (d. 1752)
  • 1690 – Christian Goldbach, Prussian mathematician (d. 1764)
  • 1701 – Niclas Sahlgren, Swedish merchant and philanthropist (d. 1776)
  • 1733 – Christoph Friedrich Nicolai, German writer and bookseller (d. 1811)
  • 1780 – Milos Obrenovic, Serbian noble and nationalist (d. 1860)
  • 1782 – John C. Calhoun, 7th Vice President of the United States (d. 1850)
  • 1798 – Francis Lieber, German-American jurist and political philosopher (d. 1872)
  • 1813 – Christian Friedrich Hebbel, German writer (d. 1864)
  • 1814 – Jacob Bunn, American industrialist and financier (d. 1897)
  • 1816 – Antonio Salviati, Italian glass manufacturer (d. 1890)
  • 1823 – Antoine Eugène Alfred Chanzy, French general (d. 1883)
  • 1828 – William Randal Cremer, English politician and pacifist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1908)
  • 1837 – Grover Cleveland, 22nd and 24th President of the United States (d. 1908)
  • 1840 – William Cosmo Monkhouse, English poet and critic (d. 1901)
  • 1842 – Stéphane Mallarmé, French poet (d. 1898)
  • 1844 – Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Russian composer (d. 1908)
  • 1848 – Nathanael Herreshoff, American naval architect (d. 1938)
  • 1848 – Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll, daughter of Queen Victoria (d. 1939)
  • 1853 – Emilie Kempin-Spyri, first woman in Switzerland to graduate with a law degree (d.1901)
  • 1858 – Rudolf Diesel, German inventor (d. 1913)
  • 1863 – William Sulzer, American lawyer and politician, 39th Governor of New York (d. 1941)
  • 1869 – Neville Chamberlain, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1940)
  • 1874 – Nikolai Berdyaev, Russian philosopher (d. 1948)
  • 1877 – Edgar Cayce, American psychic (d. 1945)
  • 1877 – Clem Hill, Australian cricketer (d. 1945)
  • 1882 – Gian Francesco Malipiero, Italian composer (d. 1973)
  • 1884 – Bernard Cronin, Australian author and journalist (d. 1968)
  • 1886 – Edward Everett Horton, American actor (d. 1970)
  • 1890 – Henri Decoin, French film director and screenwriter (d. 1969)
  • 1891 – Alice Cullen, Scottish politician (d. 1969)
  • 1893 – Costante Girardengo, Italian cyclist (d. 1978)
  • 1893 – Jean Goldkette, Greek-born jazz musician (d. 1962)
  • 1893 – Wilfred Owen, British poet (d. 1918)
  • 1898 – Jake Swirbul, American aircraft manufacturer (d. 1960)
  • 1901 – William H. Johnson, American artist (d. 1970)
  • 1903 – Galeazzo Ciano, Italian politician (d. 1944)
  • 1904 – Srečko Kosovel, Slovenian poet (d. 1926)
  • 1904 – Margaret Tucker, Australian indigenous-rights activist (d. 1996)
  • 1905 – Robert Donat, English actor (d. 1958)
  • 1905 – Thomas Townsend Brown, American scientist (d. 1985)
  • 1907 – John Zachary Young, British biologist (d. 1997)
  • 1908 – Loulou Gasté, French composer (d. 1995)
  • 1909 – Ernest Gallo, American winemaker (d. 2007)
  • 1911 – Al Benton, American baseball player (d. 1968)
  • 1911 – Smiley Burnette, American singer and songwriter (d. 1967)
  • 1912 – Art Gilmore, American actor (d. 2010)
  • 1913 – René Clément, French film director and screenwriter (d. 1996)
  • 1913 – Reinhard Hardegen, German U-Boat commander
  • 1913 – Werner Mölders, German WWII fighter pilot (d. 1941)
  • 1915 – Richard Condon, American novelist (d. 1996)
  • 1918 – Bob Broeg, American sports writer (d. 2005)
  • 1919 – Christopher Challis, British cinematographer
  • 1921 – Frank Searle, British Loch Ness Monster hoaxer (d. 2005)
  • 1922 – Egon Bahr, German politician
  • 1922 – Fred Shuttlesworth, American civil rights activist (d. 2011)
  • 1923 – Andy Granatelli, American motorsports entrepreneur
  • 1925 – James Pickles, English jurist and columnist (d. 2010)
  • 1926 – Peter Graves, American actor (d. 2010)
  • 1926 – Dick Littlefield, American baseball player (d. 1997)
  • 1926 – Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri, Malayalam Poet
  • 1927 – John Kander, American songwriter
  • 1927 – George Plimpton, American writer and actor (d. 2003)
  • 1928 – Julia Mullock, Princess of Korea
  • 1928 – Miguel Poblet, Spanish cyclist
  • 1928 – Fidel V. Ramos, Philippine politician
  • 1929 – John Macurdy, American operatic bass
  • 1929 – Samuel Pisar, Polish author and Holocaust survivor
  • 1929 – Michael Vincent Paschal Rowland, English-South African bishop (d. 2012)
  • 1930 – Pat Halcox, British jazz musician
  • 1931 – Howard Coble, American politician
  • 1931 – John Fraser, Scottish actor
  • 1931 – John Mollo, British costume designer
  • 1932 – John Updike, American author (d. 2009)
  • 1934 – Roy Chapman, English footballer and manager (d. 1983)
  • 1934 – Pietro Rizzuto, Canadian politician (d. 1997)
  • 1935 – Ole Barndorff-Nielsen, Danish mathematician
  • 1936 – Frederik Willem de Klerk, South African politician, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize
  • 1937 – Rudi Altig, German cyclist
  • 1937 – Mark Donohue, American race car driver (d. 1975)
  • 1938 – Carl Gottlieb, American screenwriter and actor
  • 1938 – Shashi Kapoor, Indian actor
  • 1938 – Kenny Lynch, British singer songwriter and actor
  • 1938 – Timo Mäkinen, Finnish race car driver
  • 1938 – Charley Pride, American singer
  • 1938 – Machiko Soga, Japanese actress (d. 2006)
  • 1939 – Ron Atkinson, English former footballer and manager
  • 1939 – Giannis Markopoulos, Greek composer
  • 1941 – John W. Derr, American politician
  • 1941 – Wilson Pickett, American singer (The Falcons) (d. 2006)
  • 1942 – Albert Van Vlierberghe, Belgian cyclist (d. 1991)
  • 1943 – Kevin Dobson, American actor
  • 1943 – Toula Grivas, Greek actress
  • 1943 – Dennis Linde, American singer and songwriter (d. 2006)
  • 1944 – Amnon Lipkin-Shahak, Israeli military figure and politician
  • 1944 – Dick Smith, Australian entrepreneur and adventurer
  • 1945 – Joy Fielding, Canadian novelist and actress
  • 1945 – Hiroh Kikai, Japanese photographer
  • 1945 – Michael Reagan, American radio host; adopted son of Ronald Reagan and Jane Wyman
  • 1946 – Martyn Griffiths, British racing driver
  • 1946 – Michel Leclère, French racing driver
  • 1947 – Patrick Barlow, English actor, comedian and playwright
  • 1947 – Patrick Chesnais, French actor
  • 1947 – Roger Kenneth Evans, English politician
  • 1947 – Heather Ryan, American model
  • 1947 – B.J. Wilson, English drummer (Procol Harum) (d. 1990)
  • 1948 – Guy Lapointe, Canadian ice hockey player
  • 1948 – Brian Lloyd, Welsh footballer
  • 1948 – Lockwood Phillips, American radio host
  • 1949 – Alex Higgins, Northern Irish snooker player (d. 2010)
  • 1949 – Åse Kleveland, Norwegian singer and politician
  • 1949 – Hannu Siitonen, Finnish athlete
  • 1950 – James Conlon, American conductor
  • 1950 – Brad Dourif, American actor
  • 1950 – John Hartman, American drummer (Doobie Brothers)
  • 1950 – Rod Milburn, American athlete (d. 1997)
  • 1950 – Eiji Okuda, Japanese actor and film director
  • 1950 – Larry Perkins, Australian racing driver
  • 1951 – Ben Cohen, American businessman co-founder of Ben and Jerry's
  • 1951 – Bill Frisell, American jazz musician
  • 1952 – Will Durst, American political satirist
  • 1952 – Mike Webster, American football player (d. 2002)
  • 1955 – Francis G. Slay, American politician
  • 1955 – Jeff Stelling, English sports television presenter
  • 1956 – Rick Martel, Canadian wrestler
  • 1956 – Deborah Jeane Palfrey, American escort agency operator (d. 2008)
  • 1956 – Ingemar Stenmark, Swedish skier
  • 1957 – Christer Fuglesang, Swedish astronaut
  • 1957 – György Pazdera, Hungarian bassist (Pokolgép)
  • 1957 – Wolfgang Schilling, German footballer
  • 1959 – Luc Besson, French producer, writer, and director
  • 1959 – Irene Cara, American singer and actress
  • 1960 – Richard Biggs, American actor (d. 2004)
  • 1960 – Guy Carbonneau, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
  • 1960 – James MacPherson, Scottish actor
  • 1960 – James Plaskett, British chess player
  • 1961 – Grant Hart, American musician (Hüsker Dü)
  • 1961 – Todd Nelson, American tennis player
  • 1962 – Brian Fisher, American baseball player
  • 1962 – Thomas Ian Griffith, American actor
  • 1962 – James McMurtry, American folk singer and songwriter
  • 1962 – Mike Rowe, American television host
  • 1962 – Etsushi Toyokawa, Japanese actor
  • 1963 – Keith Brown, English cricketer
  • 1963 – Jeff LaBar, American guitarist (Cinderella)
  • 1963 – Vanessa L. Williams, American beauty queen, actress, and singer
  • 1964 – Bonnie Blair, American speed skater
  • 1964 – Seymore Butts, American actor
  • 1964 – Alex Caffi, Italian racecar driver
  • 1964 – Paul Elliott, English footballer
  • 1964 – Rozalla Miller, Zambian singer
  • 1964 – Courtney Pine, British jazz saxophonist
  • 1965 – Birgit Clarius, German heptathlete
  • 1965 – Yoriko Douguchi, Japanese actress
  • 1966 – Jerry Cantrell, American musician (Alice in Chains)
  • 1966 – Peter Jones, British entrepreneur
  • 1966 – Daniel S. Nevins, American rabbi
  • 1967 – Miki Berenyi, English singer (Lush)
  • 1967 – Ken Edenfield, American baseball player
  • 1968 – Eudes, duc d'Angoulême, French prince
  • 1968 – Paul Marsden, British politician
  • 1968 – Shinichiro Miki, Japanese voice actor
  • 1969 – Andy Cutting, English folk musician and composer
  • 1969 – Vassily Ivanchuk, Ukrainian chess player
  • 1969 – J. David Shapiro, American screenwriter, actor and director
  • 1969 – Shaun Udal, English cricketer
  • 1970 – Queen Latifah, American singer and actress
  • 1971 – Mariaan de Swardt, South African tennis player
  • 1972 – Dane Cook, American comedian and actor
  • 1972 – Reince Priebus, Republican National Committee chairman
  • 1972 – Anja Möllenbeck, German discus thrower
  • 1973 – Max Barry, Australian author
  • 1973 – Luci Christian, American voice actress
  • 1974 – Tina Križan, Slovenian tennis player
  • 1974 – Evan Lowenstein, American musician (Evan and Jaron)
  • 1974 – Jaron Lowenstein, American musician (Evan and Jaron and Jaron and the Long Road to Love)
  • 1974 – Laure Savasta, French basketball player
  • 1974 – Stuart Zender, English bassist, songwriter, and record producer (Jamiroquai)
  • 1975 – Sutton Foster, American actress, singer, and dancer
  • 1975 – Rodleen Getsic, American singer and civil servant
  • 1975 – Brian Griese, American football player
  • 1975 – Kimmo Timonen, Finnish hockey player
  • 1975 – Tomas Žvirgždauskas, Lithuanian footballer
  • 1976 – Giovanna Antonelli, Brazilian actress
  • 1976 – Jovan Kirovski, American soccer player
  • 1976 – Tomokazu Ohka, Japanese baseball player
  • 1976 – Scott Podsednik, American baseball player
  • 1976 – Mike Quackenbush, American wrestler
  • 1977 – Zdeno Chára, Slovak ice hockey player
  • 1977 – Devin Lima, American singer (LFO)
  • 1977 – Danny Murphy, English footballer
  • 1977 – Fernando Rodney, Dominican baseball player
  • 1977 – Willy Sagnol, French footballer
  • 1977 – Terrmel Sledge, American baseball player
  • 1978 – Jan Bulis, Czech ice hockey player
  • 1978 – Brooke Hanson, Australian swimmer
  • 1978 – Antonio Margarito, Mexican boxer
  • 1978 – Brian Scalabrine, American basketball player
  • 1978 – Yoshie Takeshita, Japanese volleyball player
  • 1978 – Jonas Wallerstedt, Swedish footballer
  • 1979 – Dramane Coulibaly, Malian footballer
  • 1979 – Danneel Harris, American actress
  • 1979 – Adam Levine, American singer (Maroon 5)
  • 1979 – Anthony Maher, American soccer player
  • 1980 – Sebastien Frey, French footballer
  • 1980 – Sophia Myles, English actress
  • 1980 – Alexei Yagudin, Russian figure skater
  • 1981 – Tora Berger, Norwegian biathlete
  • 1981 – Fabian Cancellara, Swiss professional cyclist
  • 1981 – Tom Starke, German footballer
  • 1981 – Jang Nara, Korean singer and actress
  • 1981 – Kasib Powell, American basketball player
  • 1981 – Doug Warren, American Soccer Player
  • 1981 – Lovro Zovko, Croatian tennis player
  • 1982 – Chad Cordero, American baseball player
  • 1982 – Timo Glock, German Formula One driver
  • 1982 – Pedro Mantorras, Angolan footballer
  • 1982 – Adam Pally, American actor and comedian
  • 1983 – Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro, French tennis player
  • 1983 – Michael Hutter, American wrestler
  • 1983 – Andy Sonnanstine, American baseball player
  • 1983 – Tomasz Stolpa, Polish footballer
  • 1984 – Rajeev Ram, American tennis player
  • 1984 – Simone Padoin, Italian footballer
  • 1984 – Gary Roberts, English footballer
  • 1984 – Vonzell Solomon, American singer and actress
  • 1985 – Gennaro Esposito, Italian footballer
  • 1985 – Bia Figueiredo, Brazilian racing driver
  • 1985 – Marvin Humes, British singer (JLS and VS)
  • 1985 – Vince Lia, Australian footballer
  • 1986 – Abdennour Cherif El Ouazzani, Algerian footballer
  • 1986 – Kaloyan Ivanov, Bulgarian basketball player
  • 1986 – Lykke Li, Swedish singer
  • 1987 – Gabriel Mercado, Argentinian footballer
  • 1987 – Cesare Rickler, Italian footballer
  • 1987 – Rebecca Soni, American swimmer
  • 1987 – Mauro Zárate, Argentinian footballer
  • 1989 – Francesco Checcucci, Italian footballer
  • 1989 – Lily Collins, British-American actress
  • 1990 – Corey Liuget, American football player
  • 1991 – Constantinos Hilas, Greek actor and director
  • 1991 – Dylan Mattingly, American composer and musician
  • 1993 – Maziah Mahusin, Bruneian hurdler
  • 1996 – Madeline Carroll, American actress
  • 1997 – Ciara Bravo, American actress

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