March 12 - Births

Births

• 1270 – Charles of Valois, son of Philip III of France (d. 1325)
• 1478 – Giuliano di Lorenzo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (d. 1516)
• 1607 – Paul Gerhardt, German hymnist (d. 1676)
• 1613 – André Le Nôtre, French landscape architect (d. 1700)
• 1620 – Johann Heinrich Hottinger, Swiss philologist and theologian (d. 1667)
• 1626 – John Aubrey, English antiquary and writer (d. 1697)
• 1637 – Anne Hyde, wife of James II of England (d. 1671)
• 1647 – Victor-Maurice, comte de Broglie, French general (d. 1727)
• 1672 – Richard Steele, Irish writer and politician (d. 1729)
• 1685 – George Berkeley, Irish theologian (d. 1753)
• 1710 – Thomas Arne, English composer (d. 1778)
• 1718 – Joseph Damer, English politician (d. 1798)
• 1781 – Frederica of Baden, Queen of Sweden (d. 1826)
• 1806 – Jane Pierce, First Lady of the United States (d. 1863)
• 1821 – Sir John Abbott, Canadian statesman (d. 1893)
• 1824 – Gustav Kirchhoff, German physicist (d. 1887)
• 1831 – Clement Studebaker, American automobile executive (d. 1901)
• 1832 – Charles Boycott, British land agent (d. 1897)
• 1835 – Simon Newcomb, Canadian-born American astronomer and mathematician (d. 1909)
• 1837 – Alexandre Guilmant, French organist and composer (d. 1911)
• 1838 – William Henry Perkin, English chemist (d. 1907)
• 1859 – Abraham H. Cannon, American religious figure (d. 1896)
• 1863 – Gabriele D'Annunzio, Italian writer (d. 1938)
• 1863 – Vladimir Vernadsky, Russian mineralogist (d. 1945)
• 1864 – W. H. R. Rivers, British psychiatrist (d. 1922)
• 1864 – Alice Tegnér, Swedish composer and organist (d. 1943)
• 1878 – Gemma Galgani, Catholic saint and mystic (d. 1903)
• 1880 – Nikolaos Georgantas, Greek discus thrower (d. 1958)
• 1880 – Henry Drysdale Dakin, British-born American biochemist (d. 1952)
• 1881 – Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, first President of Turkey (d. 1938)
• 1881 – Gunnar Nordström, Finnish physicist (d. 1923)
• 1883 – Zoltán Meskó, Hungarian Nazi official (d. 1959)
• 1889 – Þórbergur Þórðarson, Icelandic author (d. 1974)
• 1889 – King Idris I of Libya (d. 1983)
• 1890 – Vaslav Nijinsky, Polish ballet dancer (d. 1950)
• 1890 – William Dudley Pelley, American spiritualist and politician (d. 1965)
• 1890 – Evert Taube, Swedish author and composer (d. 1976)
• 1891 – George W. Mason, American industrialist (d. 1954)
• 1895 – William C. Lee, American Army general (d. 1948)
• 1907 – Arthur Hewlett, British actor (d. 1997)
• 1907 – Dorrit Hoffleit, American astronomer (d. 2007)
• 1908 – Rita Angus, New Zealand painter (d. 1970)
• 1908 – David Saul Marshall Singaporean statesman (d. 1995)
• 1910 – Masayoshi Ohira, Japanese statesman (d. 1980)
• 1911 – Gustavo Díaz Ordaz, Mexican statesman (d. 1979)
• 1912 – Irving Layton, Canadian poet (d. 2006)
• 1912 – Paul Weston, American pianist, arranger and conductor (d. 1996)
• 1913 – Yashwantrao Chavan, Indian politician (d. 1984)
• 1914 – Julia Lennon, mother of John Lennon (d. 1958)
• 1915 – Willibald C. Bianchi, American Army officer and Medal of Honor winner (d. 1945)
• 1917 – Millard Kaufman, American screenwriter (d. 2009)
• 1917 – Googie Withers, British actress
• 1918 – Elaine de Kooning, American artist (d. 1989)
• 1919 – Mike Stepovich, American attorney and last territorial governor of Alaska
• 1921 – Gianni Agnelli, Italian auto executive (d. 2003)
• 1921 – Ülo Jõgi, Estonian historian and anti-Soviet activist (d. 2007)
• 1921 – Gordon MacRae, American singer and actor (d. 1986)
• 1922 – Jack Kerouac, American writer (d. 1969)
• 1922 – Lane Kirkland, American labor leader (d. 1999)
• 1923 – Hjalmar Andersen, Norwegian speed skater
• 1923 – Norbert Brainin, Austrian violinist (d. 2005)
• 1923 – Wally Schirra, American astronaut (d. 2007)
• 1923 – Mae Young, American professional wrestler
• 1923 – Hanne Hiob, German actress (d. 2009)
• 1925 – Louison Bobet, French cyclist (d. 1983)
• 1925 – Georges Delerue, French film composer (d. 1992)
• 1925 – Leo Esaki, Japanese physicist, Nobel laureate
• 1925 – Harry Harrison, American author
• 1926 – George Ariyoshi, American politician
• 1927 – Raúl Alfonsín, Argentine politician (d. 2009)
• 1928 – Edward Albee, American dramatist
• 1928 – Thérèse Lavoie-Roux, Quebec politician and senator
• 1928 – Aldemaro Romero, Venezuelan musician (d. 2007)
• 1929 – Win Tin, Burmese journalist
• 1930 – Vernon Law, American baseball player
• 1931 – Herbert Kelleher, American airline executive
• 1931 – Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas, American actor (d. 1980)
• 1932 – Barbara Feldon, American actress and model
• 1932 – Andrew Young, American civil rights activist and politician
• 1935 – John Doherty, English footballer (d. 2007)
• 1936 – Patrick Procktor, English artist (d. 2003)
• 1936 – Eddie Sutton, American college basketball coach
• 1938 – Johnny Rutherford, American automobile racer
• 1938 – Dimitri Terzakis, Greek composer
• 1940 – Al Jarreau, American singer
• 1940 – M.A. Numminen, Finnish singer and writer
• 1942 – Ratko Mladić, Serbian military commander
• 1942 – Jimmy Wynn, American baseball player
• 1945 – Sammy Gravano, American organized crime figure
• 1946 – Liza Minnelli, American singer and actress
• 1946 – Frank Welker, American voice actor
• 1946 – Peter Whalley, British television writer and author
• 1946 – Serge Turgeon, Quebec actor and union leader (d. 2004)
• 1947 – Kalervo Palsa, Finnish artist (d. 1987)
• 1947 – Mitt Romney, American politician
• 1947 – Peter Harry Carstensen, German politician
• 1948 – James Taylor, American musician
• 1948 – Kent Conrad, American politician
• 1948 – Virginia Bottomley, British politician
• 1949 – Rob Cohen, American film director, producer and writer
• 1949 – Moctesuma Esparza, Mexican producer and filmmaker
• 1949 – Natalia Kuchinskaya, Soviet gymnast
• 1950 – Javier Clemente, Spanish football manager
• 1950 – Jon Provost, American actor
• 1950 – Wheeler Winston Dixon, American filmmaker, critic and author
• 1952 – Naomi Shihab Nye, American poet, songwriter, and novelist
• 1953 – Carl Hiaasen, American journalist and author
• 1953 – Ron Jeremy, American pornographic actor
• 1953 – Madhav Kumar Nepal, Nepalese politician
• 1956 – Steve Harris, American musician
• 1956 – Dale Murphy, American baseball player
• 1957 – Patrick Battiston, French footballer
• 1957 – Marlon Jackson, American singer and musician (The Jackson 5)
• 1958 – Matt Millen, American football player
• 1960 – Kipp Lennon, American singer
• 1960 – Minoru Niihara, Japanese singer
• 1960 – Maki Nomiya, Japanese singer (Pizzicato Five)
• 1960 – Courtney B. Vance, American actor
• 1961 – Joseph Facal, Quebec politician
• 1962 – Darryl Strawberry, American baseball player
• 1962 – Julia Campbell, American actress
• 1963 – Ian Holloway, English football manager
• 1963 – Joaquim Cruz, Brazilian runner
• 1963 – Princess Farahnaz Pahlavi of Iran
• 1965 – Steve Finley, American baseball player
• 1965 – Shawn Gilbert, American baseball player
• 1965 – Steve Levy, American sports journalist
• 1965 – Coleen Nolan, British singer
• 1965 – Liza Umarova, Chechen torch singer
• 1966 – Grant Long, American basketball player
• 1966 – John Thompson III, American basketball coach
• 1967 – Julio Dely Valdes, Panamanian footballer
• 1968 – Aaron Eckhart, American actor
• 1968 – Tammy Duckworth, American politician, military aviator
• 1969 – Graham Coxon, English musician (Blur)
• 1969 – Jake Tapper, American journalist
• 1970 – Dave Eggers, American writer, editor, and publisher
• 1970 – Ray Prewitt, American actor
• 1970 – Roy Khan, Norwegian singer (Kamelot)
• 1970 – John Nemechek, American NASCAR driver (d. 1997)
• 1970 – Rex Walters, American basketball player
• 1971 – Tony Eveready, American adult film actor
• 1971 – Isaiah Rider, American basketball player
• 1972 – Hector Luis Bustamante, Colombian actor
• 1972 – James Maritato, American wrestler
• 1974 – Chris Parr, American basketball player
• 1974 – Steve Price, Australia rugby league player
• 1975 – Kelle Bryan, English singer
• 1975 – Todd Rock, American state legislator
• 1975 – Herman Li, Cantonese guitarist
• 1975 – Annabel Port, English radio presenter
• 1976 – Zhao Wei, Chinese actress
• 1977 – Ramiro Corrales, American footballer
• 1978 – Masuimi Max, American model
• 1978 – Christianne Klein, American journalist and television personality
• 1978 – Casey Mears, American auto racer
• 1978 – Claudio Sanchez, American musician (Coheed and Cambria)
• 1978 – Arina Tanemura, Japanese mangaka
• 1979 – Rhys Coiro, American actor
• 1979 – Pete Doherty, English musician
• 1979 – Nidia Guenard, American wrestler
• 1979 – Shaun Rogers, American football player
• 1979 – Edwin Villafuerte, Ecuadorian footballer
• 1980 – Douglas Murray, Swedish ice hockey player
• 1981 – Maurizio Lauro, Italian footballer
• 1981 – Kenta Kobayashi, Japanese wrestler
• 1982 – Samm Levine, American actor
• 1982 – Zach Miner, American baseball player
• 1982 – Tobias Schweinsteiger, German footballer
• 1983 – Atif Aslam, Pakistani singer
• 1984 – Jaimie Alexander, American actress
• 1984 – Shreya Ghoshal, Indian singer
• 1985 – Bradley Wright-Phillips, English footballer
• 1986 – Danny Jones, English singer (McFly)
• 1986 – Ben Offereins, Australian athlete
• 1987 – Chris Seitz, American footballer
• 1987 – Teimour Radjabov, Azerbaijani chess player
• 1988 – Konstantinos Mitroglou, Greek footballer
• 1988 – La Roux, English singer
• 1989 – Tyler Clary, American swimmer
• 1994 – Tyler Patrick Jones, American actor