What happened on March 23 ?

Choose another date »

 
 

 

Births

1429 - Margaret of Anjou, wife of Henry VI of England (d. 1482)

1638 - Frederik Ruysch, Dutch physician and anatomist (d. 1731)

1699 - John Bartram, American botanist (d. 1777)

1723 - Agha Mohammad Khan Ghajar, King of Iran (d. 1771)

1749 - Pierre Simon de Laplace, French mathematician and astronomer (d. 1827)

1754 - Baron Jurij Vega, Slovenian mathematician, physicist, and artillery officer (d. 1802)

1769 - William Smith, English geologist and cartographer (d. 1839)

1769 - Augustin Daniel Belliard, French general (d. 1832)

1823 - Schuyler Colfax, Vice President of the United States (d. 1885)

1831 - Eduard Schlagintweit, German writer (d. 1866)

1834 - Julius Reubke, German composer (d. 1858)

1858 - Ludwig Quidde, German pacifist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1941)

1868 - Dietrich Eckart, early supporter of Adolf Hitler's Nazi Party and member of Thule Society (d. 1923)

 
 

1878 - Franz Schreker, Austrian composer (d. 1934)

1881 - Roger Martin du Gard, French writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1958)

1881 - Hermann Staudinger, German chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1965)

1882 - Emmy Noether, German mathematician (d. 1935)

1887 - Juan Gris, Spanish artist (d. 1927)

1887 - Prince Felix Yussupov, Russian assassin of Rasputin (d. 1967)

1899 - Dora Gerson, German actress and singer (d. 1943)

1900 - Erich Fromm, German-born psychoanalyst (d. 1980)

1905 - Lale Andersen, German singer and cabaretist (d. 1972)

1905 - Joan Crawford, American actress (d. 1977)

1907 - Daniel Bovet, Swiss-born scientist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. 1992)

1910 - Akira Kurosawa, Japanese film director (d. 1998)

1912 - Betty Astell, British actress (d. 2005)

 
 

1912 - Wernher von Braun, German-born physicist and engineer (d. 1977)

1915 - Vasily Zaitsev, Russian World War II hero (d. 1991)

1925 - David Watkin, British cinematographer

1929 - Sir Roger Bannister, British runner

1931 - Viktor Korchnoi, Russian chess player

1931 - Yevgenij Grishin, Russian speed skater (d. 2005)

1934 - Mark Rydell, American film and television director

1937 - Craig Breedlove, American land speed record holder

1938 - Maynard Jackson, American politician (d. 2003)

1939 - Pepe Lienhard, Swiss band leader and entertainer

1941 - Jim Trelease, American educator and children's literature author

1942 - Walter Rodney, Guyanese historian and political figure (d. 1980)

1948 - David Olney, American musician

1949 - Ric Ocasek, American musician (The Cars)

1950 - Anthony De Longis, American actor

1951 - Corinne Clery, French actress

1951 - Ron Jaworski, American NFL quarterback, ESPN analyst

1952 - Kim Stanley Robinson, American author

1953 - Bo Diaz, Venezuelan baseball player (d. 1990)

1953 - Chaka Khan, American singer

1955 - Moses Malone, American basketball player

1956 - José Manuel Durão Barroso, Portuguese politician, president of the European Commission

1956 - Thomas Wassberg, Swedish cross-country skier

1957 - Amanda Plummer, American actress

1960 - Nicol Stephen, Deputy First Minister of Scotland

1961 - Helmi Johannes, Indonesian television newscaster

1964 - Hope Davis, American actress

1964 - John Pinette, American comedian

1965 - Richard Grieco, American actor and singer

1965 - Marti Pellow, Scottish singer

1965 - Gary Whitehead, American poet

1968 - Damon Albarn, English musician (Blur and Gorillaz)

1968 - Fernando Hierro, Spanish footballer

1971 - Gail Porter, British television presenter

1971 - Karen McDougal, American model

1971 - Yasmeen Ghauri, Canadian supermodel

1972 - Judith Godrèche, French actress and author

1973 - Jason Kidd, American basketball player

1973 - Jerzy Dudek, Polish football goalkeeper

1975 - Alydar, American racehorse (d. 1990)

1976 - Keri Russell, American actress

1978 - Nicholle Tom, American actress

1978 - Walter Samuel, Argentine footballer

1979 - Mark Buehrle, baseball player

1979 - Chad Dittman, American president of the Indoor Football League

1979 - Misty Hyman, American swimmer

1982 - Tomasz Kuszczak, Polish football goalkeeper

1983 - Jerome Thomas, English footballer

1985 - Maurice Drew, American football player

 

Events Births Deaths Holidays