What happened on March 9 ?

1213 - Hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy, French crusader (d. 1271)

1285 - Emperor Go-Nij? of Japan (d. 1318)

1454 - Amerigo Vespucci, Italian explorer and cartographer (d. 1512)

1564 - David Fabricius, German astronomer (d. 1617)

1568 - Aloysius Gonzaga, Italian saint (d. 1591)

1629 - Tsar Alexis I of Russia (d. 1676)

1720 - Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke, English politician (d. 1790)

1737 - Josef Myslive?ek, Czech composer (d. 1781)

1749 - Honore Mirabeau, French writer and politician (d. 1791)

1753 - Jean-Baptiste Kleber, French general (d. 1800)

1758 - Franz Joseph Gall, German neuroscientist (d. 1828)

1763 - William Cobbett, English journalist and author (d. 1835)

1806 - Edwin Forrest, American Actor, philanthropist (d. 1872)

1814 - Taras Shevchenko, Ukrainian poet (d. 1861)

1825 - Alexander F. Mozhaiski, Russian aviation pioneer (d. 1890)

1839 - Phoebe Knapp, American hymn writer (d. 1908)

1856 - Eddie Foy, American singer and dancer (d. 1928)

1887 - Phil Mead, English cricketeer (d. 1958)

1890 - Vyacheslav Molotov, Russian politician (d. 1986)

1892 - Vita Sackville-West, English writer and gardener (d. 1962)

1900 - Howard Aiken, American computing pioneer (d. 1973)

1902 - Will Geer, American actor (d. 1978)

1907 - Mircea Eliade, Romanian historian of religions and writer (d. 1986)

1909 - Derk Bodde, American sinologist

1910 - Samuel Barber, American composer (d. 1981)

1918 - George Lincoln Rockwell, American Nazi leader (d. 1967)

1918 - Mickey Spillane, American writer

1923 - Walter Kohn, Austrian-born physicist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry

1929 - Desmond Hoyte, Prime Minister and President of Guyana (d. 2002)

1932 - Keely Smith, American singer

1932 - Walter Mercado, Puerto Rican astrologist and actor

1933 - Mel Lastman, Canadian politician

1934 - Yuri Gagarin, Soviet cosmonaut (d. 1968)

1934 - Del Close, American actor, improviser, writer, and teacher (d. 1999)

1935 - Andrew Viterbi, American telecommunications scientist and business man.

1936 - Tom Sestak, American football player (d. 1987)

1936 - Mickey Gilley, American musician and singer

1937 - Bernard Landry, Premier of Quebec from 2001-2003

1938 - Lill-Babs, Swedish singer

1940 - Raúl Juliá, Puerto Rican actor (d. 1994)

1941 - Ernesto Miranda, American litigant (d. 1976)

1942 - John Cale, Welsh musician, (The Velvet Underground)

1942 - Mark Lindsay, American singer musician (Paul Revere & The Raiders)

1943 - Bobby Fischer, American chess player

1943 - Charles Gibson, American television journalist

1945 - Robin Trower, English Musician

1945 - Dennis Rader, American serial killer

1947 - Keri Hulme, New Zealand writer

1948 - Jeffrey Osborne, American singer

1950 - Doug Ault, baseball player (d. 2004)

1950 - Danny Sullivan, American race car driver

1951 - Michael Kinsley, American journalist and editor

1954 - Bobby Sands, Irish republican (d. 1981)

1956 - David Willetts, UK Shadow Secretary for Education(Conservative)

1958 - Martin Fry, English Pop Singer (ABC)

1960 - Linda Fiorentino, American actress

1961 - Robert Rechsteiner, US Professional wrestler

1963 - Sean Salisbury, American football player

1963 - Terry Mulholland, American baseball player

1964 - Juliette Binoche, French actress

1964 - Phil Housley, American ice hockey player

1965 - Brian Bosworth, American football player

1965 - Benito Santiago, Puerto Rican baseball player

1968 - Johnny Kelly, American drummer (Type O Negative)

1969 - Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, American basketball player

1970 - Shannon Leto, American drummer and occasional actor

1971 - Emmanuel Lewis, American actor

1971 - C Miller, American rapper

1972 - Kerr Smith, American actor

1972 - Spencer Howson, Australian radio broadcaster

1973 - Aaron Boone, American baseball player

1975 - Roy Makaay, Dutch footballer

1975 - Juan Sebastián Verón, Argentine footballer

1976 - Thor Halvorssen, Human rights activist

1977 - Radek Dvo?ák, Czech hockey player

1977 - Yamila Diaz, Argentine supermodel

1978 - Lucas Neill, Australian footballer

1979 - Melina Perez, WWE Diva

1980 - Chingy, American rapper

1981 - Antonio Bryant, American football player

1984 - Julia Mancuso, American Olympic gold medalist

1987 - Bow Wow, American rapper and actor