March 19 - Births

Births

• 1434 – Ashikaga Yoshikatsu, Japanese shogun (d. 1443)
• 1488 – Johannes Magnus, Swedish religious figure (d. 1544)
• 1534 – José de Anchieta, Spanish Jesuit missionary to Brazil (d. 1597)
• 1590 – William Bradford, Pilgrim and First Governor of the Plymouth Colony (d. 1657)
• 1593 – Georges de la Tour, French artist (d. 1652)
• 1684 – Jean Astruc, French physician and scholar (d. 1766)
• 1721 – Tobias Smollett, Scottish novelist (d. 1771)
• 1734 – Thomas McKean, American lawyer and signer of the Declaration of Independence (d. 1817)
• 1739 – Charles-François Lebrun, duc de Plaisance, Third Consul of France (d. 1824)
• 1742 – Tupac Amaru II, Incan revolutionary (d. 1781)
• 1749 – Princess Louisa of Great Britain (d. 1768)
• 1778 – Edward Pakenham, British general (d. 1815)
• 1813 – David Livingstone, Scottish missionary and explorer (d. 1873)
• 1821 – Richard Francis Burton, British explorer, diplomat and author (d. 1890)
• 1823 – Princess Adelgunde of Bavaria (d. 1914)
• 1824 or 1828 – William Allingham, Irish author (d. 1889)
• 1829 – Carl Frederik Tietgen, Danish financier and industrialist (d. 1901)
• 1848 – Wyatt Earp, American policeman and gunfighter (d. 1929)
• 1849 – Alfred von Tirpitz, German World War I Admiral (d. 1930)
• 1851 – William Henry Stark, American business leader (d. 1936)
• 1860 – William Jennings Bryan, American statesman (d. 1925)
• 1861 – Lomer Gouin, Quebec politician (d. 1929)
• 1864 – Charles Marion Russell, American artist (d. 1926)
• 1865 – William Morton Wheeler, American entomologist and myrmecologist (d. 1937)
• 1871 – Schofield Haigh, British cricketer (d. 1921)
• 1873 – Max Reger, German composer (d. 1916)
• 1881 – Edith Nourse Rogers, American social welfare volunteer and politician (d. 1960)
• 1883 – Walter Haworth, British chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1950)
• 1883 – Joseph Stilwell, American military officer (d. 1946)
• 1888 – Josef Albers, German artist (d. 1976)
• 1888 – Léon Scieur, Belgian cyclist (d. 1969)
• 1891 – Earl Warren, American jurist (d. 1974)
• 1892 – James Van Fleet, American military officer (d. 1992)
• 1893 – Augusto Cesar Sandino, Nicaraguan revolutionary (d. 1934)
• 1894 – Moms Mabley, American comedian (d. 1975)
• 1898 – Karl Theodor Bleek, German politician (d. 1969)
• 1900 – Frédéric Joliot, French physicist, Nobel laureate (d. 1958)
• 1904 – John Sirica, American judge (d. 1992)
• 1905 – Joe Rollino, American strongman, weightlifter, and boxer (d. 2010)
• 1909 – Louis Hayward, British actor (d. 1985)
• 1909 – Attilio Demaria, Argentinian footballer (d. 1990)
• 1910 – Joseph Carroll, American military officer (d. 1991)
• 1914 – Leonidas Alaoglu, Greek-Canadian mathematician (d. 1981)
• 1914 – Jay Berwanger, American football player (d. 2002)
• 1914 – Fred Clark, American film actor (d. 1968)
• 1915 – Robert G. Cole, American World War II soldier and Medal of Honor winner (d. 1944)
• 1916 – Eric Christmas, British actor (d. 2000)
• 1916 – Irving Wallace, American novelist (d. 1990)
• 1917 – Dinu Lipatti, Romanian pianist (d. 1950)
• 1917 – Laszlo Szabo, Hungarian chess player (d. 1998)
• 1920 – Tige Andrews, American actor (d. 2007)
• 1920 – Kjell Aukrust, Norwegian author (d. 2002)
• 1920 – Paul Hagen, Danish actor (d. 2003)
• 1921 – Tommy Cooper, Welsh comedy magician (d. 1984)
• 1923 – Pamela Britton, American actress (d. 1974)
• 1923 – Henry Morgentaler, Canadian gynecologist
• 1924 – Mary Wimbush, British actress (d. 2005)
• 1924 – Joe Gaetjens, Haitian-American footballer (d. c. 1964)
• 1925 – Brent Scowcroft, American former Cabinet member and military officer
• 1927 – Richie Ashburn, American baseball player (d. 1997)
• 1928 – Hans Küng, Swiss theologian
• 1928 – Patrick McGoohan, American actor (d. 2009)
• 1929 – Miquel Martí i Pol, Catalan poet (d. 2003)
• 1930 – Gualtiero Marchesi, Italian chef
• 1932 – Gay Brewer, American golfer (d. 2007)
• 1933 – Philip Roth, American author
• 1933 – Renée Taylor, American actress
• 1936 – Ursula Andress, Swiss actress
• 1936 – Birthe Wilke, Danish singer
• 1937 – Clarence "Frogman" Henry, American musician
• 1937 – Egon Krenz, President of East Germany
• 1939 – Joe Kapp, American football player
• 1942 – Richard Dobson, American singer and songwriter
• 1943 – Mario J. Molina, Mexican chemist, Nobel laureate
• 1943 – Mario Monti, Italian politician
• 1943 – Vern Schuppan, Australian racing driver
• 1944 – Said Musa, Prime Minister of Belize
• 1944 – Sirhan Sirhan, Palestinian-born assassin
• 1945 – Stefanos Kiriakidis, Greek actor
• 1946 – Paul Atkinson, English guitarist (The Zombies) (d. 2004)
• 1946 – Bigas Luna, Spanish film director
• 1946 – Ruth Pointer, American singer (Pointer Sisters)
• 1947 – Glenn Close, American actress
• 1947 – Marinho Peres, Brazilian football player
• 1948 – Vincent van der Bijl, South African cricketer
• 1949 – Valery Leontiev, Russian pop singer
• 1949 – Hirofumi Hirano, Japanese politician and Chief Cabinet Secretary
• 1952 – Wolfgang Ambros, Austrian singer-songwriter
• 1952 – Warren Lees, New Zealand Test wicket-keeper
• 1952 – Harvey Weinstein, American film producer
• 1953 – Billy Sheehan, American bassist (Mr. Big)
• 1953 – Ricky Wilson, American musician (The B-52's) (d. 1985)
• 1954 – Indu Shahani, Indian educator
• 1954 – Cho Kwang-Rae, South Korean football manager
• 1955 – Bruce Willis, American actor
• 1955 – Simon Yam, Hong Kong actor
• 1956 – Yegor Gaidar, Russian politician and economist.
• 1958 – Andy Reid, American pro football coach
• 1959 – Terry Hall, British singer
• 1960 – Simo Aalto, Finnish magician
• 1960 – Eliane Elias, Brazilian jazz musician and composer
• 1961 – Jos Lansink, Dutch-Belgian equestrian
• 1962 – Ivan Calderón, Puerto Rican baseball player (d. 2003)
• 1962 – Jim Korderas, American professional wrestling referee
• 1964 – Yoko Kanno, Japanese composer
• 1964 – Jake Weber, British actor
• 1965 – Kevin F. Harris, American composer and graphic artist
• 1966 – Andy Sinton, English footballer
• 1967 – Vladimir Konstantinov, Russian ice hockey player
• 1967 – Mary Scheer, American actress and comedian
• 1967 – Katia Tiutiunnik, Australian violist and composer
• 1968 – Mots'eoa Senyane, Lesotho diplomat
• 1968 – Tyrone Hill, American basketball player
• 1969 – Gary Jules, American singer and songwriter
• 1969 – Connor Trinneer, American actor
• 1969 – Tom McRae, British singer and songwriter
• 1970 – Michael Krumm, German race car driver
• 1971 – Nadja Auermann, German supermodel
• 1971 – Sébastien Godefroid, Belgian sailor
• 1973 – Simmone Jade Mackinnon, Australian actress
• 1973 – Bun B, American Rapper (UGK)
• 1974 – Vida Guerra, Cuban-American swimsuit model
• 1974 – Marcel Tiemann, German racing driver
• 1975 – Vivian Hsu, Taiwanese singer, actress and model
• 1975 – Brann Dailor, American drummer
• 1975 – Matthew Richardson, Australian rules footballer
• 1975 – Antonio Daniels, American basketball player
• 1976 – Andre Miller, American basketball player
• 1976 – Rachel Blanchard, Canadian actress
• 1976 – Alessandro Nesta, Italian footballer
• 1977 – Jorma Taccone, American writer and comedian
• 1979 – Sheldon Brown, American football player
• 1979 – Hee-Seop Choi, Korean baseball player
• 1979 – Ivan Ljubičić, Croatian tennis player
• 1979 – Christos Patsatzoglou, Greek footballer
• 1979 – Hedo Türkoğlu, Turkish basketball player
• 1980 – Luca Ferri, Italian footballer
• 1980 – Mikuni Shimokawa, Japanese singer
• 1980 – Don Sparrow, Canadian illustrator
• 1981 – Kim Rae Won, South Korean actor and model
• 1981 – Kolo Touré, Ivorian footballer
• 1982 – Brad Jones, Australian footballer
• 1982 – Matt Littler, British actor
• 1982 – Jonathan Fanene, American football player
• 1982 – Eduardo Saverin, Brazilian entrepreneur
• 1983 – Ana Rezende, Brazilian film director and musician (CSS)
• 1983 – Matt Sydal, American professional wrestler
• 1984 – Tanushree Dutta, Indian actress
• 1985 – E. J. Viso, Venezuelan racing driver
• 1987 – Alexander Metz, German rugby player
• 1987 – Michal Švec, Czech footballer
• 1987 – Milos Teodosic, Serbian basketball player
• 1987 – April Jeanette, American wrestler
• 1987 – Josie Lopez, American actress
• 1988 – Clayton Kershaw, American baseball player
• 1989 – Craig Lamar Traylor, American actor
• 1999 – Tatum McCann, American actress
• 2000 – Kauto Star, French-bred racehorse
• 2007 – Prince Abdullah bin Ali of Jordan