March 31 - Births

Births

• 250 – Constantius Chlorus, Roman Emperor (d. 306)
• 1360 – Philippa of Lancaster, queen of Portugal (d. 1415)
• 1425 – Bianca Maria Visconti, Duchess of Milan (d. 1468)
• 1499 – Pope Pius IV (d. 1565)
• 1504 – Guru Angad Dev, second Sikh guru (d. 1552)
• 1519 – King Henry II of France (d. 1559)
• 1536 – Ashikaga Yoshiteru, Japanese shogun (d. 1565)
• 1576 – Louise Juliana of Nassau, Regent of Bohemia (d. 1644)
• 1596 – René Descartes, French philosopher, mathematician (d. 1650)
• 1621 – Andrew Marvell, English poet (d. 1678)
• 1651 – Karl II, Elector Palatine (d. 1685)
• 1675 – Pope Benedict XIV (d. 1758)
• 1685 – Johann Sebastian Bach, German composer (d. 1750)
• 1718 – Infanta Mariana Victoria of Spain (d. 1781)
• 1723 – King Frederick V of Denmark (d. 1766)
• 1730 – Étienne Bézout, French mathematician (d. 1783)
• 1732 – Joseph Haydn, Austrian composer (d. 1809)
• 1777 – Charles Cagniard de la Tour, French physicist (d. 1859)
• 1778 – Coenraad Jacob Temminck, Dutch zoologist (d. 1858)
• 1794 – Thomas McKean Thompson McKennan, American politician and cabinet member (d. 1852)
• 1809 – Edward FitzGerald, English poet (d. 1883)
• 1819 – Prince Chlodwig zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst, German statesman (d. 1901)
• 1847 – Yegor Ivanovich Zolotarev, Russian mathematician (d. 1878)
• 1855 – Alfred E. Hunt, American entrepreneur (d. 1899)
• 1871 – Arthur Griffith, Irish politician (d. 1922)
• 1872 – Alexandra Kollontai, Russian statesman (d. 1952)
• 1872 – Serge Diaghilev, Russian ballet impresario (d. 1929)
• 1876 – Borisav Stanković, Serbian writer (d. 1927)
• 1878 – Jack Johnson, American boxer (d. 1946)
• 1884 – Adriaan van Maanen, Dutch-born American astronomer (d. 1946)
• 1885 – Pascin, Bulgarian painter (d. 1930)
• 1890 – William Lawrence Bragg, English physicist, Nobel laureate (d. 1971)
• 1891 – Victor Varconi, Hungarian film actor (d. 1976)
• 1893 – Clemens Krauss, Austrian conductor (d. 1954)
• 1895 – Vardis Fisher, American author (d. 1968)
• 1906 – Shin'ichiro Tomonaga, Japanese physicist, Nobel laureate (d. 1979)
• 1907 – Eddie Quillan, American actor (d. 1990)
• 1908 – Red Norvo, American jazz vibraphonist (d. 1999)
• 1911 – Elisabeth Grümmer, German soprano (d. 1986)
• 1912 – William Lederer, American writer (d. 2009)
• 1914 – Octavio Paz, Mexican diplomat and writer, Nobel laureate (d. 1998)
• 1915 – Albert Hourani, English historian (d. 1993)
• 1915 – Shoichi Yokoi, Japanese military man (d. 1997)
• 1916 – Lucille Bliss, American voice actress
• 1916 – John H. Wood, Jr., American jurist (d. 1979)
• 1919 – Frank Akins, American football player (d. 1993)
• 1920 – Deborah Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire, English noble
• 1922 – Richard Kiley, American actor and singer (d. 1999)
• 1924 – Leo Buscaglia, American author (d. 1998)
• 1924 – Charles Guggenheim, American film director and producer (d. 2002)
• 1925 – Jean Coutu, French Canadian actor (d. 1999)
• 1926 – John Fowles, English author (d. 2005)
• 1927 – César Chávez, American labor activist (d. 1993)
• 1927 – William Daniels, American actor
• 1928 – Lefty Frizzell, American singer and songwriter (d. 1975)
• 1928 – Gordie Howe, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1929 – Liz Claiborne, Belgian-born American fashion designer (d. 2007)
• 1929 – Bertram Fields, American lawyer
• 1931 – Miller Barber, American golfer
• 1932 – Nagisa Oshima, Japanese film director
• 1933 – Nichita Stănescu, Romanian poet (d. 1983)
• 1934 – Richard Chamberlain, American actor
• 1934 – Shirley Jones, American singer and actress
• 1934 – Carlo Rubbia, Italian physicist, Nobel Laureate
• 1934 – John D. Loudermilk, American singer and songwriter
• 1935 – Herb Alpert, American trumpeter and band leader
• 1935 – Judith Rossner, American author
• 1936 – Bob Pulford, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1936 – Marge Piercy, American writer
• 1936 – Dokumamushi Sandayu, Japanese actor
• 1938 – Sheila Dikshit, Indian statesman
• 1938 – Bill Hicke, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2005)
• 1938 – Michiko Nomura, Japanese voice actor
• 1938 – Arthur B. Rubinstein, American composer
• 1938 – David Steel, Scottish politician
• 1939 – Zviad Gamsakhurdia, Georgian politician (d. 1993)
• 1939 – Volker Schlöndorff, German film director
• 1940 – Barney Frank, American politician
• 1940 – Patrick Leahy, American politician
• 1942 – Michael Savage, American radio host and political commentator
• 1942 – Ulla Hoffmann, Swedish politician
• 1943 – Christopher Walken, American actor
• 1944 – Pascal Danel, French singer and songwriter
• 1944 – Mick Ralphs, English guitarist (Mott the Hoople, Bad Company)
• 1945 – Valerie Curtin, American actress, writer, and producer
• 1945 – Myfanwy Talog, Welsh actress (d. 1995)
• 1945 – Gabe Kaplan, American actor and comedian
• 1946 – Gonzalo Márquez, Venezuelan baseball player (d. 1984)
• 1947 – César Gaviria Trujillo, Colombian politician
• 1947 – Kristian Blak, Danish musician and recording executive
• 1948 – Al Gore, 45th Vice President of the United States and Nobel laureate
• 1948 – Rhea Perlman, American actress
• 1948 – Gustaaf Van Cauter, Belgian cyclist
• 1950 – Ed Marinaro, American football player and actor
• 1950 – András Adorján, Hungarian chess player
• 1951 – Frankie Sabath, Puerto Rican performer/singer
• 1952 – Dermot Morgan, Irish actor and comedian (d. 1998)
• 1955 – Angus Young, Scottish-born Australian guitarist (AC/DC)
• 1955 – Robert Vance, New Zealand cricketer
• 1957 – Marc McClure, American actor
• 1957 – Alan Duncan, British politician
• 1958 – Tony Cox, American actor
• 1959 – Markus Hediger, Swiss poet and translator
• 1959 – Ali McMordie, Irish bassist (Stiff Little Fingers)
• 1960 – Michelle Nicastro, American actress and singer (d. 2010)
• 1962 – John Taylor, American football player
• 1962 – Mark Begich, American politician
• 1963 – Paul Mercurio, Australian actor/dancer
• 1964 – Fez Marie Whatley, American radio host and comedian (The Ron and Fez Show)
• 1964 – Paul Wong Koon-Chung, Hong Kong musician (Beyond)
• 1965 – Tom Barrasso, American ice hockey player
• 1965 – Jean-Christophe Lafaille, French mountaineer (d. 2006)
• 1965 – Steven T. Seagle, American comic-book writer
• 1966 – Roger Black, English athlete
• 1966 – Nick Firestone, American race car driver
• 1968 – Naoya Ogawa, Japanese professional wrestler
• 1968 – J.R. Reid, American basketball player
• 1969 – Samantha Brown, American television host
• 1969 – Nyamko Sabuni, Swedish politician
• 1969 – Steve Smith, American basketball player
• 1971 – Pavel Bure, Russian ice hockey player
• 1971 – Craig McCracken, American Animator
• 1971 – Ewan McGregor, Scottish actor
• 1972 – Alejandro Amenábar, Spanish film director
• 1972 – Andrew Bowen, American actor
• 1972 – Luca Gentili, Italian footballer
• 1972 – Hristos Polihroniou, Greek hammer thrower
• 1972 – Ze Frank, American internet personality
• 1973 – Bold Forbes, Puerto Rican/American thoroughbred racehorse (d. 2000)
• 1974 – Stefan Olsdal, Swedish bassist (Placebo)
• 1974 – Benjamin Eicher, Swiss film director
• 1975 – Adam Green, American film director
• 1975 – Emma Atkins, English actress
• 1976 – Sugiantoro, Indonesian political activist
• 1976 – Josh Saviano, American actor
• 1976 – Ashton Moore, American porn actress
• 1977 – Toshiya, Japanese musician (Dir en grey)
• 1977 – Garth Tander, Australian racing driver
• 1978 – Stephen Clemence, English footballer
• 1978 – Jérôme Rothen, French footballer
• 1978 – Tony Yayo, American rapper
• 1979 – Josh Kinney, American baseball player
• 1980 – Chien-Ming Wang, Taiwanese baseball player
• 1980 – Maaya Sakamoto, Japanese voice actor
• 1980 – Michael Ryder, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1980 – Dean Clark, English footballer
• 1981 – Maarten van der Weijden, Dutch swimmer
• 1981 – Gerard McCarthy, British actor
• 1981 – Pa Dembo Tourray, Gambian footballer
• 1982 – Ryland Blackinton, American guitarist (Cobra Starship)
• 1982 – Tal Ben Haim, Israeli footballer
• 1982 – Lennon Murphy, American rock singer/songwriter
• 1983 – Paddy McCarthy, Irish footballer
• 1983 – Vlasios Maras, Greek gymnast
• 1984 – Dario Bova, Italian footballer
• 1984 – James Jones, American football player
• 1984 – David Clarkson, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1984 – Yanin Vismistananda, Thai actress
• 1985 – Jessica Szohr, American actress
• 1987 – Georg Listing, German bassist (Tokio Hotel)
• 1987 – Humpy Koneru, Indian chess grandmaster
• 1987 – Nordin Amrabat, Dutch footballer
• 1988 – Hogan Ephraim, English footballer
• 1989 – Liu Zige, Chinese swimmer
• 2003 – Carl Alexander Acosta, Filipino child actor and dancer