March 18 - Births

Births

• 1395 – John Holland, 2nd Duke of Exeter, English military leader (d. 1447)
• 1496 – Mary Tudor, daughter of Henry VII of England and queen consort of Louis XII of France (d. 1533)
• 1555 – François, Duke of Anjou (d. 1584)
• 1590 – Manuel de Faria e Sousa, Portuguese historian and poet (d. 1649)
• 1602 – Jacques de Billy, French mathematician (d. 1679)
• 1603 – Simon Bradstreet, Massachusetts Bay colonist (d. 1693)
• 1634 – Marie-Madeleine Pioche de la Vergne, comtesse de la Fayette, French writer (d. 1693)
• 1640 – Philippe de la Hire, French mathematician and astronomer (d. 1719)
• 1657 – Giuseppe Ottavio Pitoni, Italian composer (d. 1743)
• 1679 – Matthew Decker, English merchant and writer (d. 1759)
• 1685 – Ralph Ersine, Scottish minister (d. 1752)
• 1690 – Christian Goldbach, Prussian mathematician (d. 1764)
• 1701 – Niclas Sahlgren, Swedish merchant and philanthropist (d. 1776)
• 1780 – Milos Obrenovic, Leader of The Second Serbian Uprising and Prince of Serbia (d. 1860)
• 1782 – John C. Calhoun, 7^th Vice President of the United States (d. 1850)
• 1813 – Christian Friedrich Hebbel, German writer (d. 1864)
• 1814 – Jacob Bunn, Illinois industrialist, financier, and friend of Abraham Lincoln (d. 1897).
• 1823 – Antoine Eugène Alfred Chanzy, French general (d. 1883)
• 1828 – William Randal Cremer, English politician and pacifist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1908)
• 1837 – Grover Cleveland, 22^nd and 24^th President of the United States (d. 1908)
• 1840 – William Cosmo Monkhouse, English poet and critic (d. 1901)
• 1842 – Stéphane Mallarmé, French poet (d. 1898)
• 1844 – Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Russian composer (d. 1908)
• 1848 – Nathanael Herreshoff, American naval architect (d. 1938)
• 1848 – Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll, daughter of Queen Victoria (d. 1939)
• 1858 – Rudolf Diesel, German inventor (d. 1913)
• 1869 – Neville Chamberlain, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1940)
• 1874 – Nikolai Berdyaev, Russian philosopher (d. 1948)
• 1877 – Edgar Cayce, American psychic (d. 1945)
• 1877 – Clem Hill, Australian cricketer (d. 1945)
• 1882 – Gian Francesco Malipiero, Italian composer (d. 1973)
• 1884 – Bernard Cronin, Australian author and journalist (d. 1968)
• 1886 – Edward Everett Horton, American actor (d. 1970)
• 1891 – Alice Cullen, Scottish Politician (d. 1969)
• 1898 – Jake Swirbul, American aircraft manufacturer (d. 1960)
• 1893 – Costante Girardengo, Italian cyclist (d. 1978)
• 1893 – Wilfred Owen, British poet (d. 1918)
• 1893 – Jean Goldkette, Greek-born jazz musician (d. 1962)
• 1901 – William H. Johnson, American artist (d. 1970)
• 1904 – Srečko Kosovel, Slovenian poet (d. 1926)
• 1904 – Margaret Tucker Indigenous Australian activist and autobiographer (d. 1996)
• 1905 – Robert Donat, English actor (d. 1958)
• 1905 – Thomas Townsend Brown, American scientist (d. 1985)
• 1907 – John Zachary Young, British biologist (d. 1997)
• 1909 – Ernest Gallo, American winemaker (d. 2007)
• 1911 – Smiley Burnette, American singer and songwriter (d. 1967)
• 1912 – Art Gilmore, American actor (d. 2010)
• 1913 – René Clément, French film director and screenwriter (d. 1996)
• 1913 – Werner Mölders, German WWII fighter pilot (d. 1941)
• 1913 – Reinhard Hardegen, German U-Boat commander
• 1915 – Richard Condon, American novelist (d. 1996)
• 1918 – Al Benton, American baseball player (d. 1968)
• 1918 – Bob Broeg, American sports writer (d. 2005)
• 1919 – Christopher Challis, British cinematographer
• 1922 – Egon Bahr, German politician
• 1922 – Fred Shuttlesworth, American civil rights movement leader
• 1923 – Andy Granatelli, American motorsports entrepreneur
• 1926 – Peter Graves, American actor (d. 2010)
• 1926 – Dick Littlefield, American baseball player (d. 1997)
• 1927 – John Kander, American songwriter
• 1927 – George Plimpton, American writer and actor (d. 2003)
• 1928 – Julia Mullock, Princess of Korea
• 1928 – Miguel Poblet, Spanish cyclist
• 1928 – Fidel V. Ramos, 12^th President of the Philippines
• 1929 – John Macurdy, American bass
• 1929 – Samuel Pisar, Polish author and Holocaust survivor
• 1930 – Pat Halcox, British musician
• 1931 – John Fraser, Scottish-born stage, film and television actor
• 1931 – John Mollo, British costume designer
• 1931 – Howard Coble, American politician
• 1932 – John Updike, American author (d. 2009)
• 1934 – Roy Chapman, English footballer and manager (d. 1983)
• 1935 – Ole Barndorff-Nielsen, Danish mathematician
• 1936 – Frederik Willem de Klerk, President of South Africa, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize
• 1937 – Mark Donohue, American race car driver (d. 1975)
• 1937 – Rudi Altig, German cyclist
• 1938 – Machiko Soga, Japanese voice actress and actress (d. 2006)
• 1938 – Carl Gottlieb, American screenwriter and actor
• 1938 – Shashi Kapoor, Indian actor
• 1938 – Timo Mäkinen, Finnish race car driver
• 1938 – Charley Pride, American musician
• 1939 – Ron Atkinson, English former footballer and manager
• 1939 – Giannis Markopoulos, Greek composer
• 1939 – Kenny Lynch, British entertainer
• 1941 – Wilson Pickett, American singer (d. 2006)
• 1941 – John W. Derr, American politician
• 1942 – Albert Van Vlierberghe, Belgian cyclist (d. 1991)
• 1943 – Kevin Dobson, American actor
• 1943 – Toula Grivas, Greek actress
• 1944 – Dick Smith, Australian entrepreneur and adventurer
• 1944 – Amnon Lipkin-Shahak, Israeli military figure and politician
• 1945 – Joy Fielding, Canadian novelist and actress
• 1945 – Hiroh Kikai, Japanese photographer
• 1945 – Michael Reagan, American radio host; adopted son of Ronald Reagan and Jane Wyman
• 1946 – Martyn Griffiths, British racing driver
• 1946 – Michel Leclère, French racing driver
• 1947 – B.J. Wilson, English drummer (d. 1990)
• 1947 – Patrick Chesnais, French actor
• 1947 – Patrick Barlow, English actor, comedian and playwright
• 1947 – Roger Kenneth Evans, English politician
• 1947 – Heather Ryan, American model
• 1948 – Guy Lapointe, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1948 – Lockwood Phillips, American radio host
• 1948 – Brian Lloyd, Welsh footballer
• 1949 – Alex Higgins, Northern Irish snooker player (d. 2010)
• 1949 – Åse Kleveland, Norwegian singer and politician
• 1949 – Hannu Siitonen, Finnish athlete
• 1950 – James Conlon, American conductor (Los Angeles Opera)
• 1950 – Brad Dourif, American actor
• 1950 – John Hartman, American drummer (Doobie Brothers)
• 1950 – Rodney Milburn, American athlete (d. 1997)
• 1950 – Eiji Okuda, Japanese actor and film director
• 1950 – Larry Perkins, Australian racing driver
• 1951 – Ben Cohen, American ice cream maker
• 1951 – Bill Frisell, American jazz musician
• 1952 – Will Durst, American political satirist
• 1952 – Mike Webster, American football player (d. 2002)
• 1955 – Francis G. Slay, American politician
• 1956 – Rick Martel, Canadian wrestler
• 1956 – Deborah Jeane Palfrey, American escort agency operator (d. 2008)
• 1956 – Ingemar Stenmark, Swedish skier
• 1957 – Christer Fuglesang, Swedish astronaut
• 1957 – György Pazdera, Hungarian bassist (Pokolgép)
• 1957 – Wolfgang Schilling, German footballer
• 1959 – Luc Besson, French producer, writer, and director
• 1960 – Richard Biggs, American actor (d. 2004)
• 1960 – Guy Carbonneau, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 1960 – James MacPherson, Scottish actor
• 1960 – James Plaskett, British professional chess player
• 1961 – Todd Nelson, American tennis player
• 1962 – Thomas Ian Griffith, American actor
• 1962 – James McMurtry, American folk singer and songwriter
• 1962 – Mike Rowe, American television personality
• 1962 – Etsushi Toyokawa, Japanese actor
• 1962 – Brian Fisher, American baseball player
• 1962 – Irene Cara, American singer and actress
• 1963 – Jeff LaBar, American guitarist
• 1963 – Vanessa L. Williams, American beauty queen, actress, and singer
• 1963 – Keith Brown, English cricketer
• 1964 – Bonnie Blair, American speed skater
• 1964 – Courtney Pine, British jazz saxophonist
• 1964 – Rozalla, Zambian singer
• 1964 – Alex Caffi, Italian racecar driver
• 1964 – Paul Elliott, English footballer
• 1965 – Yoriko Douguchi, Japanese actress
• 1965 – Birgit Clarius, German heptathlete
• 1966 – Jerry Cantrell, American musician
• 1966 – Daniel S. Nevins, American rabbi
• 1967 – Miki Berenyi, English singer (Lush)
• 1967 – Ken Edenfield, American baseball player
• 1968 – Shinichiro Miki, Japanese voice actor
• 1968 – Eudes, duc d'Angoulême, French prince
• 1968 – Paul Marsden, British politician
• 1969 – Vassily Ivanchuk, Ukrainian chess player
• 1969 – Andy Cutting, English folk musician and composer
• 1969 – J. David Shapiro, American screenwriter, actor and director
• 1969 – Shaun Udal, English cricketer
• 1970 – Queen Latifah, American singer and actress
• 1971 – Mariaan de Swardt, South African tennis player
• 1972 – Dane Cook, American comedian and actor
• 1972 – Anja Möllenbeck, German discus thrower
• 1972 – Nathan Quarry, American mixed martial arts fighter
• 1973 – Max Barry, Australian author
• 1973 – Luci Christian, American voice actress
• 1974 – Laure Savasta, French basketball player
• 1974 – Tina Križan, Slovenian tennis player
• 1975 – Brian Griese, American football player
• 1975 – Tomas Žvirgždauskas, Lithuanian footballer
• 1975 – Sutton Foster, American actress, singer, and dancer
• 1975 – Rodleen Getsic, American musician and civil servant
• 1975 – Kimmo Timonen, Finnish hockey player
• 1976 – Jovan Kirovski, American soccer player
• 1976 – Tomokazu Ohka, Japanese baseball player
• 1976 – Scott Podsednik, American baseball player
• 1976 – Mike Quackenbush, American wrestler
• 1976 – Giovanna Antonelli, Brazilian actress
• 1977 – Danny Murphy, English footballer
• 1977 – Zdeno Chára, Slovak ice hockey player
• 1977 – Devin Lima, American singer
• 1977 – Willy Sagnol, French footballer
• 1977 – Terrmel Sledge, American baseball player
• 1977 – Fernando Rodney, Dominican baseball player
• 1978 – Khalilah Adams, American actress
• 1978 – Yoshie Takeshita, Japanese volleyball player
• 1978 – Jan Bulis, Czech ice hockey player
• 1978 – Jonas Wallerstedt, Swedish footballer
• 1978 – Brooke Hanson, Australian swimmer
• 1978 – Brian Scalabrine, American basketball player
• 1979 – Adam Levine, American singer (Maroon 5)
• 1979 – Brandon Lee, American adult actor
• 1979 – Danneel Harris, American actress
• 1979 – Dramane Coulibaly, Malian footballer
• 1979 – Anthony Maher, American soccer player
• 1980 – Alexei Yagudin, Russian figure skater
• 1980 – Sophia Myles, English actress
• 1980 – Sebastien Frey, French footballer
• 1981 – Jang Nara, Korean singer and actress
• 1981 – Tora Berger, Norwegian biathlete
• 1981 – Kasib Powell, American basketball player
• 1981 – Doug Warren, American Soccer Player
• 1981 – Lovro Zovko, Croatian tennis player
• 1982 – Chad Cordero, American baseball player
• 1982 – Timo Glock, German Formula 1 driver
• 1982 – Pedro Mantorras, Angolan footballer
• 1983 – Andy Sonnanstine, American baseball player
• 1983 – Tomasz Stolpa, Polish footballer
• 1983 – Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro, French tennis player
• 1984 – Vonzell Solomon, American singer
• 1984 – Gary Roberts, English footballer
• 1984 – Rajeev Ram, American tennis player
• 1985 – Vince Lia, Australian footballer
• 1985 – Gennaro Esposito, Italian footballer
• 1985 – Marvin Humes, British boy-band singer (JLS; VS)
• 1986 – Bia Figueiredo, Brazilian racing driver
• 1986 – Abdennour Cherif El Ouazzani, Algerian footballer
• 1986 – Kaloyan Ivanov, Bulgarian basketball player
• 1986 – Lykke Li, Swedish singer
• 1987 – Mauro Zárate, Argentinian footballer
• 1987 – Gabriel Mercado, Argentinian footballer
• 1987 – Rebecca Soni, American swimmer
• 1987 – Cesare Rickler, Italian footballer
• 1989 – Francesco Checcucci, Italian footballer
• 1991 – Constantinos Hilas, Greek director and actor
• 1996 – Madeline Carroll, American actress
• 1997 – Ciara Bravo, American actress