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Birthdays in History for Monday 10th March 2014

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1415 - Vasili II of Russia (d. 1462)
1452 - Ferdinand II, the Catholic, King of Aragon/Sicily (expelled Jews)
1503 - Ferdinand I, German emperor (1558-64)
1538 - Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk; executed by Queen Elizabeth (1572)
1628 - Constantine Huygens Jr, Dutch poet/painter/cartoonist
1628 - Marcello Malpighi, Italian physician (d. 1694)
1656 - Adolf H van Rechteren, Dutch diplomat/politician
1698 - Gaetano Maria Schiassi, composer
1709 - Georg Steller, German naturalist (d. 1746)
1713 - Christian Friedrich Schale, composer
1713 - Raphael Weiss, composer
1745 - John Gunby, Maryland Soldier in the American Revolutionary War (d. 1807)
1748 - John Playfair, Scotland, clergyman/geologist/mathematician
1749 - Lorenzo da Ponte, Italian librettist (d. 1838)
1755 - Philipp Christoph Kayser, composer
1769 - Joseph Williamson, English philanthropist and tunnel builder (d. 1840)
1771 - Georg F Creuzer, German philological/historian (Idea und Probe)
1772 - Friedrich von Schlegel, Germany, romantic writer/critic (Lucinde)
1776 - Luise, Queen of Prussia/wife of Frederik Willem III
1780 - Juan Jose Landaeta, composer
1787 - William Etty, English painter (nudes)
1788 - Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff, German poet (Das Marmorbild)
1809 - William David Porter, Commander (Union Navy), died in 1864
1810 - John McCloskey, US, pres of St John's College (Fordham U)
1810 - Samuel Ferguson, Irish poet (d. 1886)
1812 - Victor Tesch, Belgian lawyer/min of Justice
1818 - George Wythe Randolph, Secy War (Confederacy), died in 1867
1822 - Willem Roelofs, Dutch painter/lithographer
1824 - Thomas James Churchill, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1905
1832 - William Henry Penrose, Brigadier General (Union volunteers), died in 1903
1839 - Dudley Buck, Hartford, Ct, organist/church composer
1842 - Ina Donna Coolbrith, US, poet laureate of Calif
1844 - Pablo Martin M de Sarasate y Navascuez, composer (Spanish Dancing)
1845 - Alexander III A Romanov, Russian tsar (1881-94)
1846 - Edward Baker Lincoln, son of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln
1847 - Kate Sheppard, New Zealand suffragist (d. 1934)
1850 - Mary Mills Patrick, US, 1st pres of Istanbul Woman's College
1850 - Spencer Gore, British tennis player and cricketer (d. 1906)
1865 - Pim [Willem JH] Mulier, Dutch journalist/writer/sport-organizer
1867 - Lillian D Wald, US, sociologist/organizer (Visiting Nurses)
1870 - Alfred Kastner, composer
1872 - Felix Borowski, composer
1873 - Jakob Wassermann, Germany, novelist (My Life as German & Jew)
1875 - Alexander Borisovich Goldenweiser, composer
1877 - David M Chumaceiro, Curacao, poet
1878 - Karel van de Woestijne, Flemish writer/poet (God at Sea)
1880 - Michael Jacobs, NYC, boxing promoter
1881 - Thomas Quinlan (impresario) (d. 1951)
1884 - Stuart Holmes, Chicago IL, actor (Prisoner of Zenda)
1887 - Toshitsugu Takamatsu, Grandmaster of Ninjutsu (d. 1972)
1888 - Barry Fitzgerald, Dublin Ireland, actor (Acad Award-Going My Way)
1888 - Krsto Odak, composer
1891 - Jacob van Gelderen, economist/sociologist/Dutch 2nd Chamber (SDAP)
1892 - Arthur Honegger, Le Havre, France, composer (King David, Pacific 231)
1892 - Eva Turner, British soprano
1892 - Gregory La Cava, American director (d. 1952)
1896 - Harry Krimer, actor (Napoleon)
1896 - Nancy Cunard, writer
1898 - Cy Kendall, St Louis Mo, actor (Mysteries of Chinatown)
1899 - Finn Hoffding, composer
1899 - Robert Meier, German WW1 veteran, formerly Germany's oldest man. (d. 2007)
1900 - Sherman Billingsley, Enid Ok, talk show host (Stork Club)
1903 - Bix Biederbecke, rocker
1905 - Rene Bernier, composer
1905 - Richard Haydn, English actor (d. 1985)
1907 - Robert de Roos, composer
1908 - Carl Albert, US speaker of house (1971-77)
1908 - Kristjan Palusalu, Estonia, heavyweight wrestler (Olympic-gold-1936)
1909 - Gerard Croiset, Dutch paragnost
1911 - Warner Anderson, Bkln, actor (Doctor, Lineup, Matthew-Peyton Place)
1914 - Chandler Harper, golfer (1950 PGA champ)
1915 - Harry Bertoia, Italian artist (d. 1978)
1915 - Sir Charles Groves, English conductor(d. 1992)
1916 - Manuel A "Manny" Greenhill, record producer
1917 - Frank Perconte, American sergeant from Easy Company during WWII.
1918 - Heywood Hale Broun, journalist
1918 - Günther Rall, German ace fighter pilot
1919 - Marion Hutton, American singer (d. 1987)
1920 - Kenneth "Jethro" Burns, US country singer (Homer & Jethro)
1920 - Alfred Peet, Dutch-American entrepreneur and the founder of Peet's Coffee & Tea (d. 2007)
1920 - Boris Vian, French writer and musician (d. 1959)
1921 - Cec Linder, Galica Poland, actor (Goldfinger)
1921 - Paul Coates, NYC, columnist (Tonight! America After Dark)
1922 - Adam Kennedy, Lafayette Ind, actor (Dion-Californian)
1922 - Pamela Mason, London, actress (Navy vs Night Monsters)
1923 - Ara Parseghian, football coach (Northwestern, Notre Dame)
1925 - Ed van der Elsken, movie photographer (Een liefdesgeschiedenis)
1925 - M J J A [Sef] Imkamp, Dutch politician (D66)
1925 - Manolis Anagnostakis, Greek poet (d. 2005)
1926 - Marques Haynes, NBA hall of famer (Harlem Globetrotters)
1927 - Claude Laydu, actress (Diary of a Country Priest)
1927 - Donn Trenner, New Haven Ct, orchestra leader (ABC's Nightlife)
1927 - Paul Wunderlich, German lithographer/painter/sculptor
1928 - Arthur Milton, cricketer (England opening batsman late 50's)
1928 - James Earl Ray, assassin (Martin Luther King Jr)
1928 - Sara Montiel, Spanish actress and singer
1930 - Raymond Rasberry, pianist/singer
1930 - Sandor Iharos, athlete
1931 - Georges Dor, Quebec author, playwright, singer and songwriter (d. 2001)
1932 - Anatoliy Roschin, USSR, super heavyweight wrestler (Olympic-gold-1972)
1933 - Bernadetta Matuszczak, composer
1934 - Judith Jamison, artistic director (Alvin Ailey Dance Theater)
1935 - Gary Owens, announcer (Laugh-in)
1935 - Graham Farmer, Australian rules footballer
1935 - Ivan Calin, Ribneta, Moldova, President and Prime Minister 1980-1990 (d. 2012)
1936 - Juda Bar-Norwegian, Israeli/Dutch mime/actor (King)
1936 - Sepp Blatter, Swiss ice hockey and football official
1936 - Alfredo Zitarrosa, Uruguayan Vocals and journalist (d. 1989)
1937 - Oscar Abrams, community organizer
1937 - Joe Viterelli, American actor (d. 2004)
1938 - Ijaz Butt, cricketer (Pakistani opening batsman in 8 Tests 1958-60)
1938 - Marina Vlady, Clichy France, actress (Conjugal Bed, The Hunt)
1938 - Ron Mix, NFL tackle (San Diego Chargers, Oakland Raiders)
1939 - Irina Press, USSR, 80m hurdles/Pentathelete (Olympic-gold-1960, 64)

Actor Chuck Norris (1940) 1940 - Chuck Norris, [Carlos Ray], OK, martial arts actor (Missing in Action)
1940 - David Rabe, Dubuque Iowa, playwright (Streamers)
1940 - Dean Torrence, LA Cal, surf music singer (Jan & Dean-Little Old Lady)
1940 - Francis Schwartz, composer
1940 - Wayne Dyer, psychologist (Universe Within You)
1941 - Daniel Kirkland Lentz, composer
1941 - Piotr Warzecha, composer
1941 - Sandra Palmer, Fort Worth TX, LPGA golfer (1986 Mayflower Classic)
1943 - Alfred Whitford Lerdahl, composer
1943 - Angelique Pettyjohn, Los Angeles California, actress (Body Talk, Star Trek)
1943 - Stephen Montague, composer
1945 - Katharine Houghton, Hartford, actress (Guess Who's Coming to Dinner)
1945 - Birgitta Sellén, Swedish politician
1945 - Elizabeth Brumfiel, [Elizabeth Stern], American feminist archaeologist, former president of the American Anthropological Association
1946 - Gaylord Birch, drummer (Reconstruction, Honey Dripper)
1946 - Hiroshi Fushida, Japanese racing driver
1946 - Mike Hollands, Australian animator
1947 - Avril "Kim" Campbell, Canada's 1st female premier (1993- )
1947 - Laurie Langenbach, Dutch author
1947 - Tom Scholz, rock guitarist/keyboardist (Boston-More Than a Feeling)
1947 - Paul Condon, Baron Condon, former Commissioner of The Metropolitan Police
1947 - Bob Greene, American journalist
1948 - Austin Carr, NBA star (Cleveland Cavaliers)
1948 - Eddie Grundy, rocker
1950 - Ted McKenna, rocker (Alex Harvey Band)
1952 - Oupa J Gqozo, South African warden/army commandant (Ciskei)
1952 - Morgan Tsvangirai, Zimbabwe politician
1953 - Caroline H "Carolien" van de Berg, actress (Havinck)
1953 - Paul Haggis, Canadian film director
1955 - Bunny DeBarge, Grand Rapids Mich, rocker (Debarge)
1955 - Juliusz Machulski, Poland, director/writer/actor (Do It Yourself)
1955 - Youssra, Egyptian actress and singer
1955 - Toshio Suzuki, Japanese racing driver
1956 - Janet Anderson, West Sunbury PA, LPGA golfer (1982 US Women's Open)
1956 - Mitchell Lichtenstein, American actor; son of Roy Lichtenstein
1957 - Adolfo Horta, Camaguey Cuba, HW boxer (Olympic-silver-1980)
1957 - Shannon Lee Tweed, St Johns NF, playmate (Nov 1981)/actr (Meatballs 3)

Islamic Militant & Terrorist Osama bin Laden (1957) 1957 - Osama bin Laden, Riyadh Saudi Arabia, Islamic militant and founder of al-Qaeda
1957 - Matt Knudsen, American actor
1958 - Sharon Stone, Meadville Pennsylvania, American actress (Basic Instinct, Sliver, Casino)
1960 - Linda Jezek, California, backstroke swimmer (Pan Am Gold-1979)
1960 - Anne MacKenzie, journalist and broadcaster
1961 - Jesse Sapolu, NFL guard (SF 49ers)
1961 - Laurel B Clark, Ames Iowa, Lt cmdr USN/astronaut
1961 - Mitch Gaylord, CA, gymnist (Olympics 1984)/actor (American Anthem)
1961 - Bobby Petrino, American football coach
1961 - Pam Oliver, American sportscaster
1962 - Andre Waters, NFL safety (Arizona Cardinals)
1962 - Gary Clark, rocker (Danny Wilson-Mary's Prayer)
1962 - Seiko Matsuda, Japanese pop singer
1963 - Jasmine Guy, Boston Mass, actress (Whitley-Different World)
1963 - John Cangelosi, Brooklyn NY, outfielder (Houston Astros)
1963 - Jeff Ament, American musician (Pearl Jam)
1963 - Rick Rubin, American record producer
1964 - Cynthia Brimhall, Ogden Utah, playmate (Oct, 1985)

Earl of Wessex Prince Edward (1964) 1964 - Edward Anthony Richard Louis, Prince of Britain/Elizabeth II son
1964 - Greg Campbell, cricketer (Aussie pace-bowler 1989-90)
1964 - Neneh Cherry, Stockholm Sweden, Swedish singer-songwriter and rapper (Money Love)
1964 - David Faber, American television reporter
1965 - Paul Masotti, CFL receiver (Toronto Argonauts)
1965 - Rod Woodson, Fort Wayne, Indiana, American NFL cornerback/kick returner (Pittsburgh Steelers, SF 49ers)
1966 - Edie Brickell, Mrs Paul Simon/rocker (& New Bohemians)
1966 - Michael Timlin, Midland TX, pitcher (Toronto Blue Jays)
1966 - Stephen Mailer, NYC, actor (Red Meat, League of Their Own, War & Love)
1966 - Gráinne Mulvey, Irish composer
1967 - Omer Tarin [Omer Salim Khan], Peshawar, Pakistan, poet, scholar and activist
1968 - Felice Arena, Australian children's author
1968 - Shoichi Funaki, Japanese professional wrestler
1968 - Thio Li-ann, Singaporean law academic and Nominated Member of Parliament
1969 - Jay Hillmann, WLAF running back (Rhein Fire)
1969 - Ricky Seagall, rocker (Partridge Family)
1969 - Stephen Leaney, Australia, Canadian Tour golfer (1993 Infinit TPC-7th)
1969 - Paget Brewster, American actress
1970 - Antonio Edwards, NFL defensive end (Seattle Seahawks)
1970 - Matt Barlow, American singer (Iced Earth)
1971 - Frank Habermann, WLAF defensive linebacker (Rhein Fire)
1971 - Morris Unutoa, corner (Philadelphia Eagles)
1971 - Shad Williams, Fresno CA, pitcher (California Angels)
1971 - Steve Arnold, British racing driver
1972 - Jack Kellogg, WLAF CB (Frankfurt Galaxy)
1972 - Takashi Fujii, Japanese television performer
1972 - Matt Kenseth, American race car driver
1973 - Eva Herzigova, Litvinov Czech, model (Guess Jeans, Wonderbra)
1973 - Mauricio Taricco, Argentine footballer
1973 - Chris Sutton, English footballer
1973 - John LeCompt, American guitarist
1974 - Hugo Ferreira, American rock musician
1975 - Stefan Bergkvist, Leksand Swe, NHL defenseman (Pitts Penguins)
1975 - Lyne Bessette, Quebec professional bicycle racer
1976 - Barbara Schett, Innsbruck Austria, tennis star
1976 - Kisaki, Japanese musician
1976 - Haifa Wehbe, Lebanese actress, model and singer
1977 - Shannon Miller, Rolla MO, gymnast (Oly2 gold-2 silver/3 bronze-92, 96)
1977 - Peter Enckelman, Finnish footballer
1977 - Colin Murray, British radio DJ
1977 - Bree Turner, American dancer and actress
1977 - Matt Rubano, American musician (Taking Back Sunday)
1977 - Robin Thicke, American singer
1978 - Ben Burnley, American musician (Breaking Benjamin)
1981 - Samuel Eto'o, Cameroonian footballer
1981 - Efthimios Kouloucheris, Greek footballer
1981 - Steven Reid, English-born footballer
1982 - Timo Glock, German racing car driver
1982 - Katharine Isabelle, Canadian actress

Singer Carrie Underwood (1983) 1983 - Carrie Underwood, American country singer
1983 - Che'Nelle, Malaysian Australian Singer
1983 - Reena Virk, Canadian murder victim (d. 1997)
1983 - Rafe Spall, English Actor
1984 - Ben May, English footballer
1984 - Olivia Wilde, American actress
1985 - Lassana Diarra, French footballer
1985 - Casey Dienel, American singer-songwriter
1985 - Kim Leclerc, Canadian politician
1986 - JC de Vera, Filipino Actor
1988 - Ivan Rakitić, Croatian Footballer
1992 - Emily Osment, American actress and singer

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