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Birthdays in History for Monday 9th March 2015

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1213 - Hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy, French crusader (d. 1271)
1285 - Emperor Go-Nijō of Japan (d. 1318)
1454 - Amerigo Vespucci, Italian explorer (America)
1564 - David Fabricius, Essens Germany, astronomer (discoved variable star)
1568 - Aloysius "Luigi" van Gonzaga, Italian prince/jesuit/saint
1629 - Tsar Alexis I of Russia (d. 1676)
1697 - Friederike C Neuber, German actress/author (Allerkostbarste Schatz)
1720 - Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke, English politician (d. 1790)
1735 - August Bernhard Valentin Herbing, composer
1737 - Josef Myslivecek, composer
1749 - Honore Mirabeau, French writer and politician (d. 1791)
1753 - Jean-Baptiste Kleber, French general (d. 1800)
1758 - Franz Joseph Gall, German/French physician (frenology)
1763 - William Cobbett, English journalist and author (d. 1835)
1777 - Alexander Orlowski, Polish painter/cartoonist/graphic artist
1791 - George Hayward, US, surgeon, 1st to use ether
1806 - Edwin Forrest, American actor and philanthropist (d. 1872)
1810 - Jean-Georges Kastner, composer
1812 - Jakob Eduard Schmolzer, composer
1814 - Taras Shevchenko, Ukraine, national poet/painter/prof of Kiev [NS]
1815 - David Davis, Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (d. 1886)
1820 - Samuel Blatchford, Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (d. 1893)
1824 - Leland Stanford, (Gov/Sen)/found Stanford U
1825 - Alexander F. Mozhaiski, Russian aviation pioneer (d. 1890)
1826 - Jean Joseph Bott, German violinist/composer
1833 - Frederick A. Schroeder, tobacco industrialist and mayor of Brooklyn (d. 1899)
1839 - Felix Huston Robertson, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), (d. 1928)
1839 - Phoebe Knapp, American hymn writer (d. 1908)
1848 - Martin Pierre Joseph Marsick, composer
1850 - Alexandre Luigini, composer
1856 - Eddie Foy, American singer and dancer (d. 1928)
1865 - Margaret Murray Washington, wife of Booker T/head (NACW 1896..1918)
1874 - Johann Richard Ohlsson, composer
1875 - Martin Fallas Shaw, composer
1877 - Emil Abderhalden, Swiss physiologist/bio-chemist
1881 - Enver Pasja, Turkish general/politician
1881 - Ernest Bevin, British minister of Labour/Foreign affairs
1883 - Umberto Saba, writer
1887 - Phil Mead, cricketer (strong batsman for England pre- & post-WWI)
1887 - Fritz Lenz, German geneticist (d. 1976)
1890 - Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Molotov, Soviet foreign minister (UN)

3rd President of the Philippines José P. Laurel(1891)1891 - Jose Paciano Laurel y Garcia, Tanuan Batangas, 3rd Philippine president
1892 - David Garnett, English novelist/editor (Lady into Fox)
1892 - Frank Puglia, Sicily Italy, actor (Black Orchid, Jungle Book)
1892 - Joseph Weinheber, Austria poet/writer (Adel und Untergang)
1892 - Vita Sackville-West, English novelist, poet (The Land) and gardener (Sissinghurst)
1893 - Edgar Scauflaire, Belgian muralist/decorator
1893 - Hans Munch, composer
1894 - Frank Arnau, German writer (d. 1976)
1900 - Aimone duke of Spoleta/Aosta, Italian king of Croatia (1941-43)
1900 - Howard Aiken, American computing pioneer (d. 1973)
1902 - Edward Durell Stone, US, architect (US Embassy, New Delhi)
1902 - Will Geer, Frankfort Indiana, American actor (Grandpa Walton-The Waltons)
1904 - Paul Klipsch, American engineer, noted for his loudspeaker designs. (d. 2002)
1905 - Félix L V L J Labisse, French painter (libidoscaphes)
1905 - Grigori Kozintsev, Kiev Ukraine, director (Hamlet, King Lear)
1905 - Peter C Quennell, English biographer/critic (Byron in Italy)
1905 - Rex Warner, English poet/writer (Wild Goose Chase)
1907 - Henry Leland Clarke, composer
1908 - Luiz Cosme, composer
1909 - Derk Bodde, American sinologist (d. 2003)
1910 - Ed[uard] Hoornik, Dutch writer/poet (Survivor)
1910 - Samuel Barber, West Chester Pa, composer (Pulitz, School for Scandal)
1911 - Ramon Campbell Batista, composer
1912 - Alan David Melville, polymath
1913 - Ger[ar]da Brautigam, journalist/Dutch 2nd Chamber (PvdA)
1914 - Fred Clark, Lincoln California, actor (Burns & Allen, Auntie Mame, Hazard)
1915 - Pete Gray, one-armed outfielder (St Louis Browns)
1917 - Dante B Fascell, (Rep-D-FL, 1955- )
1918 - Marguerite Chapman, Chatham NY, actress (Spy Smasher, Flight to Mars)
1918 - Mickey Spillane, [Frank], Brooklyn NY, mystery writer (I the Jury)
1920 - Carl Betz, Pitts, actor (Alex Stone-Donna Reed Show)
1921 - Dimitris Horn, Greek actor (d. 1998)
1922 - Herbert P Douglas Jr, Pitts, long jumper (Olympic-bronze-1948)
1923 - James Buckley, (Sen-R-NY)
1924 - Konstantin Iliev, composer
1926 - Celso Garrido Lecca, composer
1926 - Gerrit A Kooy, Dutch sociologist (Apartheid & work in South Africa)
1927 - Hans Ludwig Schilling, composer
1927 - Jack Jensen, baseball player (AL MVP 1958)
1927 - John Beckwith, composer
1928 - Gerald Bull, Canadian long range artillery designer (d. 1990)
1929 - Hugh Desmond Hoyte, president (Guyana, 1985-92)
1929 - Marie Cardinal, writer
1930 - Harrie J B Aarts, Dutch 2nd chamber member (CDA)
1930 - Thomas Schippers, Kalamazoo Mich, conductor (Amahl & Night Visitors)
1930 - Taina Elg, Helsinki Finland, actress (Hercules in NY, Les Girls)

Jazz Composer Ornette Coleman (1930)1930 - Ornette Coleman, Fort Worth, Texas, American jazz composer (Downbeat Musician of Year 1966)
1931 - Thore Skogman, Swedish entertainer (d. 2007)
1932 - Heere Heeresma, Dutch writer (Han de Wit goes in development aid)
1932 - Keely Smith, Norfolk Virginia, American singer (Mrs Louie Prima)
1932 - Walter Mercado, Puerto Rican astrologist and actor
1933 - Lloyd Price, Kenner La, singer (Just Because)
1933 - William Francis McBeth, composer
1933 - Mel Lastman, Canadian politician
1933 - William McBeth, Ropesville, Texas, composer, (d. 2012)
1934 - Joyce Van Patten, Queens NY, actress (Good Guys, Don Rickles Show)
1934 - Yuri Gagarin, Russia, cosmonaut, 1st man into space (aboard Vostok 1)
1935 - Sister Bernard Ncube, South African nun
1935 - Andrew Viterbi, American telecommunications scientist and businessman

Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin(1934)1936 - Marty Ingels, Brooklyn New York, American comedian (I'm Dickens He's Fenster)
1936 - Mickey Gilley, Ferriday La, country singer (Urban Cowboy)
1936 - [Aino] Elina Salo, Sipoo Finland, actress (Hamlet Goes Business)
1937 - Grahame Chevalier, cricketer (one Test for S Afr 1970, 0 & 0*, 5-100)
1937 - Bernard Landry, Premier of Quebec from 2001-2003
1937 - Brian Redman, English racing driver
1938 - Charles Siebert, Kenosha Wisc, actor (One Day at A Time, Trapper John)
1938 - Lill-Babs, Swedish singer
1940 - Raul Julia, PR, actor (Addams Family, Kiss of the Spider Woman)
1941 - Ger van Each, sculptor
1941 - Jim Colbert, Elizabeth NJ, PGA golfer (1969 Monsanto Open)
1941 - Ernesto Miranda, American litigant (d. 1976)
1942 - Bert Campaneris, shortstop (Oakland A's)
1942 - John Cale, Garnant, Welsh musician, composer and singer-songwriter (Velvet Underground)
1942 - Mark Lindsay, Eugene Or, rock vocalist/sax (Paul Revers & Raiders)
1943 - Trish Van Devere, [Patricia Dressel], Tenafly New Jersey, actress (Changeling)

Chess Champion Bobby Fischer (1943)1943 - Bobby Fischer, US, world chess champion (1972-75)
1943 - Charles Gibson, American television journalist
1944 - Geoff Arnold, cricketer (England medium-pacer in 34 Tests 1967-75)
1944 - Lee Irvine, cricketer (South African batsman, only Tests in 1970)
1944 - Trevor Burton, rocker (Move)
1945 - Laura Lee, [Rundless], singer (Dirty Man, Women's Love Rights)
1945 - Robin Trower, guitarist (Procol Harum-Whiter Shade of Pale), born in London, England
1945 - Dennis Rader, American serial killer
1946 - Gherman Semyonovich Arzamazov, Russian cosmonaut (backup TM-6)
1946 - Jim Cregan, British rock musician
1947 - Keri Hulme, New Zealandic writer
1948 - Jamie Lyn Bauer, Phoenix Az, actress (Young & Restless, Centerfold Girls)
1948 - Jeffrey Osborne, Providence RI, rock vocalist (On the Wings of Love)
1948 - Jimmy Fadden, singer (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band), born in Long Beach, California
1948 - Emma Bonino, Italian politician
1949 - Kalevi Aho, composer
1949 - Tapani Kansa, Finnish singer
1950 - Danny Sullivan, Indy-car racer (over 10 wins)
1951 - Michael Kinsley, American journalist and editor
1951 - Helen Zille, South African politician
1952 - Iuliana Semenova, USSR, basketball (Olympic-gold-1976)
1952 - William Kirby Cullen, Santa Ana California, actor (How the West Was Won)
1953 - Henriette J Toll, actress (Soldier of Orange)
1954 - Charmain Elaine Sylvers, rocker
1954 - Keven Wade, Chappaqua NY, screen writer (Working Girls)
1954 - Bobby Sands, Irish IRA member and leader of the hunger strike at Maze Prison where he died in 1981
1955 - Fernando Bujones, ballet dancer, born in Miami, Florida
1955 - Ornella Muti, Rome Italy, actress (Flash Gordon, Most Beautiful Wife)
1955 - Teo Fabi, formula-1 Indy-car racer (rookie of year-1983)
1956 - Shashi Tharoor, Indian author & United Nations Under-Secretary General
1956 - Mark Dantonio, Michigan State University American football coach
1956 - David Willetts, UK Shadow Secretary for Education (Conservative)
1957 - Faith Daniels, news anchor (CBS-TV)
1957 - Jeff Senior, Australian golfer, born in Melbourne, Victoria
1957 - Jon Engen, Oslo Norway, US biathelete (Olympics-1994)
1957 - Mark Mancina, American composer
1957 - Mona Sahlin, Swedish politician
1958 - Martin Fry, English pop singer and rock vocalist (ABC-All of My Heart)
1958 - Jack Kenny, American television writer and producer
1959 - Barbie, doll (Mattel)
1959 - Kato [Brian] Kaelin, actor (Beach Fever)/OJ roommate/witness
1959 - Lonny Price, actor (Muppets Take Manhattan), born in NYC, New York
1960 - Linda Fiorentino, Phila, actress (Jade, Last Seduction, Moderns)
1960 - Mike Leach, Minneapolis Minn, tennis star
1961 - Robert Rechsteiner, US professional wrestler (Rick Steiner)
1961 - Camryn Manheim, American actress
1962 - Brian Green, Columbus Indiana, actor (Sam Fowler-Another World)
1962 - Jan Furtok, Polish footballer
1963 - Kent Ferguson, diver (Olympics-92, 96), born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
1963 - Terry Mulholland, Uniontown PA, pitcher (Philadelphia Phillies)
1963 - David Pogue, Technology columnist and musician
1964 - Phil Housley, St Paul MN, NHL defenseman (NJ Devils, Team USA Oly-98)
1964 - Juliette Binoche, Paris France, actress (Unbearable Lightness)
1964 - Herbert Fandel, German football referee
1965 - Benito Santiago, Ponce Puerto Rico, catcher (Philadelphia Phillies)
1965 - Brian Bosworth, NFL linebacker (Seattle), born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
1966 - Louis Oliver, NFL safety (Miami Dolphins)
1966 - Brendan Canty, American musician (Fugazi)
1966 - Tony Lockett, Australian Rules Footballer
1966 - Michael Patrick MacDonald, American memorist
1967 - Curt Schreiner, Albany NY, biathelete (Olympics-1994)
1967 - Eric Flaim, Pembroke Mass, short track skater (Olympics-1994)
1967 - Michael Kiselak, CFL corner (Toronto Argonauts)
1968 - Youri Djorkaeff, French footballer
1968 - Johnny Kelly, American drummer (Type O Negative)
1969 - Bryce Burnett, NFL/WLAF tight end (Broncos, Barcelona Dragons)
1969 - George Nimako, CFL safety (Toronto Argonauts)
1969 - Mahmoud Abdul Rauf, NBA guard (Sacramento Kings, Denver Nuggets)
1970 - Melissa Rathburn-Nealy, US soldier (Iraqi POW)
1971 - Bev Oden, Millington Tenn, volleyball middle blocker (Olympics-96)
1971 - Emmanuel Lewis, Brooklyn New York, American actor (Webster)
1971 - Jiro Nihei, hockey goaltender (Team Japan 1998)
1971 - Lou Benfatti, NFL defensive tackle (NY Jets)
1971 - Sean Holcomb, NFL linebacker (NE Patriots)
1971 - Diego Torres, Argentine singer
1972 - Marcia M Griffith, Washington DC, Miss America-Maryland (1996)
1972 - Sara Nicole Williams, Miss USA-Washington (1997)
1972 - Spencer Howson, Australian radio broadcaster
1972 - Kerr Smith, American actor
1973 - David Prinosil, Olmutz Czech, tennis star (1995 ATP Newport)
1973 - Josh LaRocca, WLAF QB (Rhein Fire)
1973 - Troy Bailey, WLAF DE (Scotland Claymores)
1974 - Mark Harrity, cricketer (promising South Aust left-arm fast bowler)
1975 - Adonal Foyle, NBA center (SF Warriors)
1975 - Roy Makaay, Dutch soccer player (Vitesse)
1975 - Juan Sebastián Verón, Argentine footballer
1976 - Thor Halvorssen, human rights activist
1976 - Ben Mulroney, Canadian television host
1977 - Radek Dvorak, Tabor Cze, NHL left wing (Florida Panthers)
1977 - Yamila Diaz, Argentine supermodel
1978 - Lucas Neill, Australian footballer
1979 - Chingy, American rapper
1979 - Melina Perez, WWE Diva
1981 - Antonio Bryant, American football player
1981 - Anders Nøhr, Danish footballer
1981 - Clay Rapada, American baseball player
1982 - Paul Ballard, English television presenter
1983 - Clint Dempsey, American footballer
1983 - Maite Perroni, singer in the Latin pop group RBD
1983 - Wayne Simien, American basketball player
1984 - Julia Mancuso, American Olympic gold medalist
1985 - Parthiv Patel, Indian Cricket Player
1986 - Brittany Snow, American actress
1987 - Bow Wow, American rapper and actor
1989 - Christina Broccolini, Canadian TV presenter
1996 - Darsheel Safary, Youngest Indian actor to win filmfare award for best performance

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