21 March Births

Published : 21 Mar 2018, 11:22

Jagoroniya Desk

March 21 is the 80th day of the year (81st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 285 days remaining until the end of the year. This date is slightly more likely to fall on a Monday, Wednesday or Saturday (58 in 400 years each) than on Thursday or Friday (57), and slightly less likely to occur on a Tuesday or Sunday (56).

Births

927 – Emperor Taizu of Song (d. 976)
1227 – King Charles I of Naples (d. 1285)
1425 – Henry Beauchamp, 1st Duke of Warwick, English nobleman (d. 1445)
1474 – Angela Merici, Italian educator and saint (d. 1540)
1501 – Anne Brooke, Baroness Cobham, English noble (d. 1558)
1521 – Maurice, Elector of Saxony (d. 1553)
1527 – Hermann Finck, German composer and educator (d. 1558)
1555 – John Leveson, English politician (d. 1615)
1557 – Anne Howard, Countess of Arundel, English countess and poet (d. 1630)
1626 – Peter of Saint Joseph Betancur, Spanish saint and missionary (d. 1667)
1672 – Stefano Benedetto Pallavicino, Italian poet and translator (d. 1742)
1713 – Francis Lewis, Welsh-American merchant and politician (d. 1803)
1716 – Josef Seger, Bohemian organist, composer, and educator (d. 1782)
1752 – Mary Dixon Kies, American inventor (d. 1837)
1763 – Jean Paul, German journalist and author (d. 1825)
1768 – Joseph Fourier, French mathematician and physicist (d. 1830)
1806 – Benito Juárez, Mexican lawyer and politician, 25th President of Mexico (d. 1872)
1811 – Nathaniel Woodard, English priest and educator (d. 1891)
1825 – Alexander Mozhaysky, Russian soldier and engineer (d. 1890)
1835 – Thomas Hayward, English cricketer (d. 1876)
1839 – Modest Mussorgsky, Russian pianist and composer (d. 1881)
1854 – Alick Bannerman, Australian cricketer and coach (d. 1924)
1857 – Alice Henry, Australian journalist and activist (d. 1943)
1859 – Daria Pratt, American golfer (d. 1938)
1865 – George Owen Squier, American general (d. 1934)
1866 – Antonia Maury, American astronomer and astrophysicist (d. 1952)
1867 – Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr., American director and producer (d. 1932)
1869 – David Robertson, Scottish-English golfer and rugby player (d. 1937)
1874 – Alfred Tysoe, English runner (d. 1901)
1876 – Walter Tewksbury, American runner and hurdler (d. 1968)
1877 – Maurice Farman, French race car driver and pilot (d. 1964)
1878 – Morris H. Whitehouse, American architect (d. 1944)
1880 – Broncho Billy Anderson, American actor, director, and producer (d. 1971)
1880 – Hans Hofmann, German-American painter and academic (d. 1966)
1882 – Aleksander Kesküla, Estonian politician (d. 1963)
1884 – George David Birkhoff, American mathematician (d. 1944)
1885 – Pierre Renoir, French actor and director (d. 1952)
1886 – Walter Dray, American pole vaulter (d. 1973)
1887 – Clarice Beckett, Australian painter (d. 1935)
1887 – Lajos Kassák, Hungarian poet, novelist and painter (d. 1967)
1887 – M. N. Roy, Indian philosopher and politician (d. 1954)
1889 – Jock Sutherland, American football player and coach (d. 1948)
1896 – Friedrich Waismann, Jewish-Austrian mathematician, physicist, and philosopher from the Vienna Circle (d. 1959)
1897 – Sim Gokkes, Jewish-Dutch composer and conductor (d. 1943)
1897 – Salvador Lutteroth, Mexican wrestling promoter, founded Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (d. 1987)
1899 – Panagiotis Pipinelis, Greek politician, Prime Minister of Greece (d. 1970)
1901 – Karl Arnold, German businessman and politician, President of the German Bundesrat (d. 1958)
1902 – Son House, American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1988)
1904 – Jehane Benoît, Canadian journalist and author (d. 1987)
1904 – Forrest Mars, Sr., American candy maker, created M&M's and Mars bar (d. 1999)
1904 – Nikos Skalkottas, Greek violinist and composer (d. 1949)
1905 – Phyllis McGinley, American author and poet (d. 1978)
1906 – John D. Rockefeller III, American philanthropist (d. 1978)
1906 – Jim Thompson, American businessman (d. 1967)
1906 – André Filho, Brazilian musician and songwriter (d. 1974)
1907 – Zoltán Kemény, Hungarian sculptor (d. 1965)
1909 – Harry Lane, English footballer (d. 1977)
1910 – Julio Gallo, American businessman, co-founded E & J Gallo Winery (d. 1993)
1910 – Muhammad Siddiq Khan, Bangladeshi librarian and educator (d. 1978)
1911 – Walter Lincoln Hawkins, African-American scientist and inventor (d. 1992)
1912 – André Laurendeau, Canadian journalist, playwright, and politician (d. 1968)
1913 – George Abecassis, English race car driver and pilot (d. 1991)
1914 – Paul Tortelier, French cellist and composer (d. 1990)
1916 – Bismillah Khan, Indian shehnai player (d. 2006)
1916 – Ken Wharton, English race car driver (d. 1957)
1917 – Frank Hardy, Australian journalist, author, and playwright (d. 1994)
1918 – Patrick Lucey, American captain and politician, 38th Governor of Wisconsin (d. 2014)
1918 – Charles Thompson, American pianist and composer (d. 2016)
1919 – Douglas Warren, Australian bishop (d. 2013)
1920 – Manolis Chiotis, Greek singer-songwriter and bouzouki player (d. 1970)
1920 – Éric Rohmer, French director, film critic, journalist, novelist and screenwriter (d. 2010)
1921 – Arthur Grumiaux, Belgian violinist and pianist (d. 1986)
1921 – Antony Hopkins, English pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 2014)
1922 – Russ Meyer, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2004)
1923 – Louis-Edmond Hamelin, Canadian geographer, author, and academic
1923 – Nizar Qabbani, Syrian poet, publisher, and diplomat (d. 1998)
1923 – Nirmala Srivastava, Indian religious leader, founded Sahaja Yoga (d. 2011)
1924 – Philip Abbott, American actor (d. 1998)
1924 – Dov Shilansky, Lithuanian-Israeli lawyer and politician (d. 2010)
1925 – Harold Ashby, American saxophonist (d. 2003)
1925 – Peter Brook, English-French director and producer
1925 – Hugo Koblet, Swiss cyclist (d. 1964)
1926 – André Delvaux, Belgian director and screenwriter (d. 2002)
1927 – Halton Arp, American-German astronomer and critic (d. 2013)
1927 – Hans-Dietrich Genscher, German soldier and politician, Vice-Chancellor of Germany (d. 2016)
1928 – Surya Bahadur Thapa, Nepalese politician, 24th Prime Minister of Nepal (d. 2015)
1929 – Maurice Catarcio, American wrestler (d. 2005)
1930 – James Coco, American actor (d. 1987)
1931 – Toyonobori, Japanese sumo wrestler (d. 1998)
1931 – Clark L. Brundin, American-English engineer and academic
1931 – Catherine Gibson, Scottish swimmer (d. 2013)
1931 – Al Williamson, American illustrator (d. 2010)
1932 – Walter Gilbert, American physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate
1932 – Joseph Silverstein, American violinist and conductor (d. 2015)
1933 – John Hall, English businessman
1933 – Michael Heseltine, Welsh businessman and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
1934 – Al Freeman, Jr., American actor and director (d. 2012)
1935 – Brian Clough, English footballer and manager (d. 2004)
1936 – Ed Broadbent, Canadian pilot and politician
1936 – Mike Westbrook, English pianist and composer
1937 – Ann Clwyd, Welsh journalist and politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Wales
1937 – Tom Flores, American football player and coach
1937 – Pierre-Jean Rémy, French diplomat and author (d. 2010)
1938 – Michael Foreman, English author and illustrator
1938 – Grahame Thomas, Australian cricketer
1939 – Kathleen Widdoes, American actress
1940 – Solomon Burke, American singer-songwriter (d. 2010)
1940 – Andrea Elle, German bicyclist
1942 – Françoise Dorléac, French actress (d. 1967)
1942 – Kostas Politis, Greek basketball player and coach
1942 – Amina Claudine Myers, African-American singer-songwriter and pianist
1942 – Patcha Ramachandra Rao, India metallurgist, educator and administrator (d. 2010)
1943 – István Gyulai, Hungarian sprinter and sportscaster (d. 2006)
1943 – Hartmut Haenchen, German conductor
1943 – Vivian Stanshall, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and painter (d. 1995)
1944 – Marie-Christine Barrault, French actress
1944 – Janet Daley, American-English journalist and author
1944 – Hideki Ishima, Japanese guitarist
1944 – Mike Jackson, English general
1944 – David Lindley, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer
1944 – Gaye Adegbalola, African-American singer and guitarist
1945 – Anthony Grabiner, Baron Grabiner, English lawyer
1945 – Charles Greene, American sprinter and coach
1945 – Rose Stone, African-American R&B singer and keyboard player (Sly and the Family Stone)
1946 – Timothy Dalton, Welsh-English actor
1946 – Ray Dorset, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Mungo Jerry)
1946 – Joseph Mitsuaki Takami, Japanese cardinal
1948 – Scott Fahlman, American computer scientist and academic
1949 – Alvin Kallicharran, Guyanese cricketer and coach
1949 – Andy Love, Scottish-English politician
1949 – Eddie Money, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1949 – Slavoj Žižek, Slovenian sociologist, philosopher, and academic
1950 – Roger Hodgson, English singer-songwriter and keyboard player
1950 – Ron Oden, American minister and politician, 19th Mayor of Palm Springs
1950 – Sergey Lavrov, Russian politician and diplomat, Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs
1951 – Conrad Lozano, American bass player
1951 – Russell Thompkins Jr., American soul singer (The Stylistics)
1953 – Steve Furber, English computer scientist and academic
1953 – Paul Martin Lester, American photographer, author, and educator
1953 – David Wisniewski, English-American author and illustrator (d. 2002)
1955 – Fadi Abboud, Lebanese economist and politician
1955 – Bob Bennett, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1955 – Dimitrios Papadimoulis, Greek politician
1956 – Dick Beardsley, American runner
1956 – Guy Chadwick, German-English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1956 – Richard H. Kirk, English guitarist, keyboard player, composer, and producer
1956 – Ingrid Kristiansen, Norwegian runner
1958 – Marlies Göhr, German sprinter
1958 – Brad Hall, American comedian, director, and screenwriter
1958 – Gary Oldman, English actor, filmmaker, musician and author
1959 – Sarah Jane Morris, English singer-songwriter
1959 – Yuval Rotem, Israeli diplomat
1959 – Nobuo Uematsu, Japanese keyboard player and composer
1960 – Marwan Farhat, Syrian actor and voice actor
1960 – Benito T. de Leon, Filipino general
1960 – Raivo Puusepp, Estonian architect
1960 – Ayrton Senna, Brazilian race car driver (d. 1994)
1960 – Robert Sweet, American drummer and producer
1961 – Lothar Matthäus, German footballer and manager
1961 – Kassie DePaiva, American actress
1961 – Slim Jim Phantom, American rock drummer
1961 – Kim Turner, American hurdler
1962 – Matthew Broderick, American actor
1962 – Kathy Greenwood, Canadian actress and screenwriter
1962 – Rosie O'Donnell, American actress, producer, and talk show host
1962 – Mark Waid, American author
1963 – Shawon Dunston, American baseball player
1963 – Ronald Koeman, Dutch footballer and manager
1963 – Shawn Lane, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (d. 2003)
1963 – Share Pedersen, American bass player
1964 – Ieuan Evans, Welsh rugby player
1964 – Jesper Skibby, Danish cyclist
1965 – Xavier Bertrand, French businessman and politician, French Minister of Social Affairs
1965 – Thomas Frank, American author, historian and political analyst
1966 – Benito Archundia, Mexican footballer, referee, lawyer, and economist
1966 – Hauke Fuhlbrügge, German runner
1966 – Matthew Maynard, English cricketer and coach
1966 – Moa Matthis, Swedish author
1967 – Carwyn Jones, Welsh lawyer and politician, First Minister of Wales
1967 – Mirela Rupic, American costume and fashion designer
1968 – Cameron Clyne, Australian businessman
1968 – Andrew Copeland, American singer and guitarist
1968 – Greg Ellis, English actor, producer, and screenwriter
1968 – Tolunay Kafkas, Turkish footballer and manager
1968 – Shin Seung-hun, South Korean singer-songwriter
1968 – Scott Williams, American basketball player and sportscaster
1969 – Jonah Goldberg, American journalist and author
1970 – Shiho Niiyama, Japanese voice actress (d. 2000)
1970 – Cenk Uygur, Turkish-American political activist
1971 – Zsolt Kürtösi, Hungarian decathlete
1972 – Chris Candido, American wrestler (d. 2005)
1972 – Balázs Kiss, Hungarian hammer thrower
1972 – Derartu Tulu, Ethiopian runner
1972 – Graeme Welch, English cricketer
1973 – Ananda Lewis, American television host
1973 – Stuart Nethercott, English footballer and manager
1973 – Large Professor, American rapper and producer
1974 – Rhys Darby, New Zealand comedian and actor
1974 – Dejima Takeharu, Japanese sumo wrestler
1974 – Edsel Dope, American singer-songwriter and producer
1974 – Ted Kravitz, British presenter and Formula One pit-lane reporter
1974 – Kevin Leahy, American drummer
1974 – Conor Woodman, Irish journalist and author
1975 – Yacoub Al-Mohana, Kuwaiti director and producer
1975 – Corne Krige, South African rugby player
1975 – Fabricio Oberto, Argentinian-Italian basketball player
1975 – Vitaly Potapenko, Ukrainian basketball player and coach
1975 – Mark Williams, Welsh snooker player
1976 – Rachael MacFarlane, American voice actress and singer
1976 – Tekin Sazlog, German-Turkish footballer
1977 – Bruno Cirillo, Italian footballer
1977 – Jamie Delgado, English tennis player
1978 – Sally Barsosio, Kenyan runner
1978 – Charmaine Dragun, Australian journalist (d. 2007)
1978 – Cristian Guzmán, Dominican baseball player
1978 – Bamboo Mañalac, Filipino singer-songwriter and guitarist
1978 – Mohammad Rezaei, Iranian wrestler
1980 – Ronaldinho, Brazilian footballer
1980 – Marit Bjørgen, Norwegian skier
1980 – Lee Jin, South Korean singer and actress
1980 – Deryck Whibley, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1981 – Germano Borovicz Cardoso Schweger, Brazilian footballer
1981 – Sébastien Chavanel, French cyclist
1981 – Glenn Hall, Australian rugby league player
1981 – Jason King, Australian rugby league player
1981 – Todd Polglase, Australian rugby league player
1982 – Maria Elena Camerin, Italian tennis player
1982 – Ejegayehu Dibaba, Ethiopian runner
1982 – Aaron Hill, American baseball player
1982 – Colin Turkington, Northern Irish race car driver
1983 – Lucila Pascua, Spanish basketball player
1983 – Jean Ondoa, Cameroonian footballer
1984 – Tiago dos Santos Roberto, Brazilian footballer
1984 – Guillermo Daniel Rodríguez, Uruguayan footballer
1985 – Ryan Callahan, American ice hockey player
1985 – Adrian Peterson, American football player
1986 – Michu, Spanish footballer
1986 – Romanos Alyfantis, Greek swimmer
1986 – Nikoleta Kyriakopoulou, Greek pole vaulter
1987 – Carlos Carrasco, Venezuelan baseball pitcher
1988 – Lee Cattermole, English footballer
1988 – Kateřina Čechová, Czech sprinter
1988 – Erik Johnson, American ice hockey player
1988 – Eric Krüger, German sprinter
1989 – Jordi Alba, Spanish footballer
1989 – Nicolás Lodeiro, Uruguayan footballer
1990 – Mandy Capristo, German singer-songwriter and dancer
1990 – Ryann Krais, American runner and heptathlete
1990 – Alex Nimo, Liberian-American soccer player
1991 – Luke Chapman, English footballer
1991 – Antoine Griezmann, French footballer
1992 – Lehlogonolo Masalesa, South African footballer
1992 – Erena Mizusawa, Japanese model and actress
1992 – Karolína Plíšková, Czech tennis player
1993 – Jake Bidwell, English footballer
1993 – Jesse Joronen, Finnish footballer
1997 – Martina Stoessel, Argentine actress
2000 – Jace Norman, American actor

Source: wikipedia

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