Postby Money » Sun Mar 16, 2008 2:50 am
March 24. Has the following Births and Deaths. Beat that.
Births
* 1494 - Georg Agricola, German scientist (d. 1555)
* 1607 - Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter, Dutch admiral (d. 1667)
* 1628 - Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1685)
* 1657 - Arai Hakuseki, Japanese writer and politician (d. 1725)
* 1693 - John Harrison, British clockmaker (d. 1776)
* 1725 - Samuel Ashe, Governor of North Carolina (d. 1813)
* 1725 - Thomas Cushing, American Continental Congressman and acting Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1788)
* 1782 - Orest Kiprensky, Russian painter (d. 1836)
* 1796 - John Corry Wilson Daly, Canadian politician (d. 1878)
* 1809 - Mariano José de Larra, Spanish journalist and writer (d. 1837)
* 1809 - Joseph Liouville, French mathematician (d. 1882)
* 1820 - A. E. Becquerel, French physicist (d. 1891)
* 1820 - Fanny Crosby, American hymnist (d. 1915)
* 1828 - Horace Gray, Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (d. 1902)
* 1829 - George Francis Train, American businessman (d. 1904)
* 1829 - Ignacio Zaragoza, Mexican general (d. 1862)
* 1830 - Robert Hamerling, Austrian poet (d. 1889)
* 1834 - William Morris, English writer and designer (d. 1896)
* 1834 - John Wesley Powell, American explorer and environmentalist (d. 1902)
* 1835 - JoÏef Stefan, Slovenian physicist (d. 1893)
* 1848 - Honoré Beaugrand, Quebec journalist and newspaper publisher (La Patrie) (d. 1906)
* 1850 - Silas Hocking, British novelist and preacher (d. 1935)
* 1855 - Andrew Mellon, American financier (d. 1937)
* 1855 - Olive Schreiner, South African writer (d. 1920)
* 1874 - Harry Houdini, (Weisz Erik), Hungarian-born magician (d. 1926)
* 1884 - Peter Debye, Dutch chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1966)
* 1886 - Athenagoras I, Greek Patriarch of Constantinople (d. 1972)
* 1886 - Edward Weston, American photographer (d. 1958)
* 1887 - Roscoe Arbuckle, American actor (d. 1933)
* 1888 - Viktor Kingissepp, Estonian Bolshevik politician (d. 1922)
* 1889 - Albert Hill, British athlete (d. 1969)
* 1891 - Sergey Ivanovich Vavilov, Soviet physicist (d. 1951)
* 1893 - George Sisler, American baseball player (d. 1973)
* 1893 - Walter Baade, German astronomer (d. 1960)
* 1897 - Wilhelm Reich, Austrian-born psychotherapist (d. 1957)
* 1901 - Ub Iwerks, American cartoonist (d. 1971)
* 1902 - Thomas Dewey, American politician (d. 1971)
* 1903 - Adolf Butenandt, German chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1995)
* 1903 - Malcolm Muggeridge, British author and scholar (d. 1990)
* 1906 - Klavdiya Shulzhenko, Soviet singer (d. 1984)
* 1907 - Paul Sauvé, Quebec politician (d. 1960)
* 1909 - Clyde Barrow, American crime figure (d. 1934)
* 1910 - Richard Conte, American actor (d. 1975)
* 1911 - Joseph Barbera, American cartoonist (d. 2006)
* 1915 - Gorgeous George, American professional wrestler (d. 1963)
* 1916 - Donald Hamilton, Swedish-American novelist (d. 2006)
* 1917 - John Kendrew, British molecular biologist, Nobel laureate (d. 1997)
* 1917 - Constantine Andreou, Greek-Brazilian artist (d. 2007)
* 1919 - Lawrence Ferlinghetti, American author and publisher
* 1919 - Robert Heilbroner, American economist (d. 2005)
* 1920 - Gene Nelson, American actor (d. 1996)
* 1921 - Vasily Smyslov, Russian chess player
* 1922 - Onna White, Canadian choreographer (d. 2005)
* 1923 - Murray Hamilton, American actor (d. 1986)
* 1924 - Norman Fell, American actor (d. 1998)
* 1925 - Puig Aubert, French rugby league footballer (d. 1994)
* 1926 - Dario Fo, Italian writer, Nobel laureate
* 1927 - Martin Walser, German author
* 1928 - Byron Janis, American pianist
* 1930 - David Dacko, 1st President of the Central African Republic (d. 2003)
* 1930 - Agustín González, Spanish actor (d. 2005)
* 1930 - Steve McQueen, American actor (d. 1980)
* 1934 - William Smith, American actor
* 1935 - Peter Bichsel, Swiss writer
* 1936 - David Suzuki, Canadian scientist and environmentalist
* 1937 - Billy Stewart, American singer (d. 1970)
* 1938 - Holger Czukay, German musician (Can)
* 1938 - David Irving, British historian
* 1940 - Bob Mackie, American fashion designer
* 1940 - Don Jardine, Canadian professional wrestler (d. 2006)
* 1944 - R. Lee Ermey, American actor
* 1944 - Vojislav Ko‰tunica, Serbian Prime Minister
* 1945 - Robert T. Bakker, American paleontologist
* 1945 - Curtis Hanson, American film director
* 1946 - Klaus Dinger, German musician (Neu!, Kraftwerk)
* 1947 - Meiko Kaji, Japanese singer and actress
* 1947 - Alan Sugar, English businessman
* 1949 - Nick Lowe, British musician
* 1951 - Pat Bradley, American golfer
* 1951 - Tommy Hilfiger, American fashion designer
* 1951 - Dougie Thomson, British bassist (Supertramp)
* 1953 - Louie Anderson, American comedian
* 1954 - Robert Carradine, American actor
* 1954 - Donna Pescow, American actress
* 1955 - Doug Jarvis, Canadian ice hockey player
* 1957 - Pierre Harvey, Quebec cyclist and cross-country skier
* 1958 - Mike Woodson, American basketball player and head coach
* 1958 - El Duce, American drummer/singer The Mentors (d. 1997)
* 1960 - Kelly LeBrock, American actress
* 1960 - Barry Horowitz, American professional wrestler
* 1960 - Nena, German singer
* 1960 - Scott Pruett, American race car driver
* 1961 - Dean Jones, Australian cricketer
* 1962 - Star Jones Reynolds, American television personality
* 1962 - Angèle Dubeau, Quebec violinist
* 1964 - Annabella Sciorra, American actress
* 1965 - The Undertaker, American professional wrestler
* 1965 - Gurmit Singh, Singaporean actor
* 1969 - Houston, American pornographic actress
* 1970 - Lara Flynn Boyle, American actress
* 1970 - Sharon Corr, Irish musician (The Corrs)
* 1970 - Judith Draxler, Austrian swimmer
* 1972 - Steve Karsay, American baseball player
* 1973 - Jacek Bàk, Polish footballer
* 1973 - Steve Corica, Australian soccer player
* 1974 - Chad Butler, American drummer (Switchfoot)
* 1974 - Alyson Hannigan, American actress
* 1975 - Thomas Johansson, Swedish tennis player
* 1976 - Aaron Brooks, American football player
* 1976 - Peyton Manning, American football player
* 1976 - Aliou Cissé, Senegalese footballer
* 1976 - Athanasios Kostoulas, Greek footballer
* 1977 - Darren Lockyer, Australian rugby league footballer
* 1977 - Corneille, Canadian-Rwandan singer
* 1978 - Michael Braun, Australian Football League player (West Coast Eagles)
* 1979 - Graeme Swann, English cricketer
* 1979 - Periklis Iakovakis, Greek athlete
* 1980 - Tassos Venetis, Greek footballer
* 1981 - Ron Hainsey, American hockey player
* 1982 - Dustin McGowan, American baseball player
* 1982 - Corey Hart, American baseball player
* 1982 - Nivea Hamilton, American R&B singer.
* 1983 - T.J. Ford, American basketball player
* 1984 - Chris Bosh, American basketball player
* 1985 - Haruka Ayase, Japanese actress and model
* 1986 - Kohei Hirate, Japanese racing driver
* 1986 - Anthony McMahon, English footballer
* 1988 - Ryan Higgins, Zimbabwean cricketer
* 1990 - Keisha Castle-Hughes, Australian-born New Zealand actress
Deaths
* 809 - Harun al-Rashid, Abbasid caliph (b. 763)
* 1284 - King Hugh III of Cyprus
* 1361 - Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster, English soldier and diplomat
* 1381 - Catherine of Sweden, Swedish saint
* 1396 - Walter Hilton, English mystic
* 1455 - Pope Nicholas V (b. 1397)
* 1558 - Anna of Egmond, Countess of Egmond and Buren (b. 1533)
* 1563 - Hosokawa Harumoto, Japanese military leader (b. 1514)
* 1575 - Yosef Karo, Spanish-born rabbi (b. 1488)
* 1603 - Queen Elizabeth I of England (b. 1533)
* 1653 - Samuel Scheidt, German composer (b. 1587)
* 1773 - Philip Dormer Stanhope, English statesman (b. 1694)
* 1776 - John Harrison, English clockmaker (b. 1693)
* 1869 - Antoine-Henri Jomini, French general (b. 1779)
* 1881 - Joseph Delesse, French geologist (b. 1817)
* 1882 - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, American author (b. 1807)
* 1887 - Ivan Kramskoi, Russian painter and art critic (b. 1837)
* 1888 - Vsevolod Garshin, Russian author (b. 1855)
* 1905 - Jules Verne, French author (b. 1828)
* 1909 - John Millington Synge, Irish playwright (b. 1871)
* 1915 - Karol Olszewski, Polish scientist (b. 1846)
* 1916 - Enrique Granados, Spanish composer (b. 1867)
* 1921 - Larry McLean, Canadian baseball player (b. 1881)
* 1944 - Orde Wingate, British soldier (b. 1903)
* 1946 - Alexander Alekhine, Russian chess player (b. 1892)
* 1948 - Sigrid Hjertén, Swedish modernist painter (b. 1885)
* 1950 - James Rudolph Garfield, American politician (b. 1865)
* 1953 - Mary of Teck, queen consort to George V of the United Kingdom (b. 1867)
* 1962 - Jean Goldkette, Greek-born musician (b. 1899)
* 1962 - Auguste Piccard, Swiss physicist and explorer (b. 1884)
* 1968 - Alice Guy-Blaché, American film director (b. 1873)
* 1976 - Bernard Montgomery, British field marshal (b. 1887)
* 1980 - Óscar Romero, Archbishop of El Salvador (b. 1917)
* 1984 - Sam Jaffe, American actor (b. 1891)
* 1990 - Ray Goulding, American comedian (b. 1922)
* 1990 - An Wang, Chinese-born computer innovator (b. 1920)
* 1991 - Sir John Kerr, 18th Governor General of Australia (b. 1914)
* 1993 - John Hersey, American author (b. 1914)
* 1997 - Martin Caidin, American writer noted for his focus on aviation (b. 1927)
* 1997 - Harold Melvin, American singer (Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes) (b. 1939)
* 1999 - Gertrud Scholtz-Klink, German women's leader (b. 1902)
* 1999 - Birdie Tebbetts, American baseball player and manager (b. 1912)
* 2001 - Muriel Young, English TV entertainer (b. 1928)
* 2002 - César Milstein, Argentine scientist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. 1927)
* 2003 - Hans Hermann Groër, Austrian Catholic archbishop (b. 1919)
* 2006 - Lynne Perrie, English actress (b. 1931)
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