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NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Herb Alpert
Musician
31-Mar-1935   Tijuana Brass, Co-Founder, A&M Records
William Waldorf Astor
Publisher
31-Mar-1848 18-Oct-1919 The Observer
Sir Benjamin Baker
Engineer
31-Mar-1840 19-May-1907 Bridged the Firth of Forth
Stephen Becker
Novelist
31-Mar-1927 27-Mar-1999 When the War Is Over
Pope Benedict XIV
Religion
31-Mar-1675 3-May-1758 Roman Catholic Pope, 1740-58
Catherine Bertini
Administrator
31-Mar-1950   World Food Programme, 1992-2002
Steve Bing
Film Director
31-Mar-1965   Film producer and massive political donor
Tommy Bolt
Golf
31-Mar-1916 30-Aug-2008 Winner, 1958 US Open
Lawrence Bragg
Physicist
31-Mar-1890 1-Jul-1971 Bragg's Law of diffraction
Samantha Brown
TV Personality
31-Mar-1969   Travel Channel host
Robert Wilhelm Bunsen
Chemist
31-Mar-1811 16-Aug-1899 Spectrum analysis, bunsen burner
Leo Buscaglia
Author
31-Mar-1924 11-Jun-1998 Dr. Hug
Dennis Cardoza
Politician
31-Mar-1959   Congressman, California 18th
Ed Catmull
Business
31-Mar-1945   Pixar Co-Founder, Disney Animation president
Richard Chamberlain
Actor
31-Mar-1935   Dr. Kildare and Shogun
Cesar Chavez
Labor Leader
31-Mar-1927 23-Apr-1993 Mastermind of the California grape boycott
Liz Claiborne
Fashion Designer
31-Mar-1929 26-Jun-2007 Founder of Liz Claiborne, Inc.
James M. Cox
Politician
31-Mar-1870 15-Jul-1957 Newspaper magnate, twice Ohio Governor
Tony Cox
Actor
31-Mar-1958   Marcus in Bad Santa
Valerie Curtin
Actor
31-Mar-1945   Judy Bernly on 9 to 5
William Daniels
Actor
31-Mar-1927   Voice of K.I.T.T. on Knight Rider
René Descartes
Philosopher
31-Mar-1596 11-Feb-1650 Discours de la Méthode
David Eisenhower
Author
31-Mar-1948   Camp David namesake
John Fowles
Novelist
31-Mar-1926 5-Nov-2005 The French Lieutenant's Woman
Barney Frank
Politician
31-Mar-1940   Congressman, Massachusetts 4th
Ze Frank
Blogger
31-Mar-1972   The Show with Ze Frank
Lowell Fulson
Musician
31-Mar-1921 6-Mar-1999 West Coast blues guitarist and bandleader
John H. Gaddum
Scientist
31-Mar-1900 30-Jun-1965 Drug antagonism
Zviad Gamsakhurdia
Head of State
31-Mar-1939 31-Dec-1993 First elected President of Georgia
Greg Ganske
Politician
31-Mar-1949   Congressman from Iowa, 1995-2003
Al Gore
Politician
31-Mar-1948   US Vice President under Clinton
John Parker Hale
Politician
31-Mar-1806 19-Dec-1873 Anti-slavery US Senator from NH
Robert Hamer
Film Director
31-Mar-1911 4-Dec-1963 Kind Hearts and Coronets
Joseph Haydn
Composer
31-Mar-1732 31-May-1809 Symphony No. 102 in B-flat Major
Henri II
Royalty
31-Mar-1519 10-Jul-1559 King of France, 1547-59
Chlodwig zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfurst
Head of State
31-Mar-1819 6-Jul-1901 German Chancellor, 1894-1900
Gordie Howe
Hockey
31-Mar-1928   Has held nearly every hockey award title
Jack Johnson
Boxing
31-Mar-1878 10-Jun-1946 First black heavyweight champion
Jimmy Johnson
Football
31-Mar-1938   Former Cornerback, San Francisco 49ers
Shirley Jones
Actor
31-Mar-1934   Mom of The Partridge Family
Gabe Kaplan
Actor
31-Mar-1945   Mr. Kotter on Welcome Back, Kotter
Richard Kiley
Actor
31-Mar-1922 5-Mar-1999 Man of La Mancha
Angus King
Politician
31-Mar-1944   Governor of Maine, 1995-2003
John La Farge
Painter
31-Mar-1835 14-Nov-1910 Painter, muralist, stained-glass designer
Andrew Lang
Author
31-Mar-1844 20-Jul-1912 Scottish man of letters, historian, author
Patrick Leahy
Politician
31-Mar-1940   US Senator from Vermont
Arthur D. Levinson
Business
31-Mar-1950   CEO of Genentech
Georg Listing
Bassist
31-Mar-1987   Bassist for Tokio Hotel
Stephen Lynch
Politician
31-Mar-1955   Congressman, Massachusetts 9th
Patrick Magee
Actor
31-Mar-1922 14-Aug-1982 Mr. Alexander in A Clockwork Orange
Ed Marinaro
Actor
31-Mar-1950   Hill Street Blues
Jim Marshall
Politician
31-Mar-1948   Congressman from Georgia, 2003-11
Andrew Marvell
Poet
31-Mar-1621 18-Aug-1678 English poet and member of Parliament
John J. McCloy
Military
31-Mar-1895 11-Mar-1989 World Bank, Warren Commission
Marc McClure
Actor
31-Mar-1957   Superman: The Movie
Ewan McGregor
Actor
31-Mar-1971   Trainspotting
William McNamara
Actor
31-Mar-1965   Beggars and Choosers
Paul Mercurio
Dancer
31-Mar-1963   Strictly Ballroom
Dermot Morgan
Actor
31-Mar-1952 28-Feb-1998 Father Ted
Henry Morgan
Radio Personality
31-Mar-1915 19-May-1994 Bad Boy of Radio, I've Got a Secret
Red Norvo
Jazz Musician
31-Mar-1908 6-Apr-1999 Jazz xylophonist
Lee Patterson
Actor
31-Mar-1929 14-Feb-2007 One Life to Live
Octavio Paz
Poet
31-Mar-1914 19-Apr-1998 The Labyrinth of Solitude
Rhea Perlman
Actor
31-Mar-1948   Cheers
Marge Piercy
Novelist
31-Mar-1936   Gone to Soldiers
Pope Pius IV
Religion
31-Mar-1499 9-Dec-1565 Roman Catholic Pope 1560-65
Ted Post
Film Director
31-Mar-1918   Hang 'Em High
Eddie Quillan
Actor
31-Mar-1907 19-Jul-1990 In 20 short films by Mack Sennett
Mick Ralphs
Guitarist
31-Mar-1944   Guitarist for Mott The Hoople and Bad Company
Peggy Rea
Actor
31-Mar-1921 5-Feb-2011 Lulu Hogg on Dukes of Hazzard
Vanessa del Rio
Pornstar
31-Mar-1952   Deep Inside Vanessa del Rio
Willard Rockwell
Business
31-Mar-1888 16-Oct-1978 Founder of Rockwell Automation
Judith Rossner
Novelist
31-Mar-1935 9-Aug-2005 Looking for Mr. Goodbar
Carlo Rubbia
Physicist
31-Mar-1934   Co-Discovered W and Z particles
Gary Samore
Government
31-Mar-1953   White House WMD Czar
Michael Savage
Radio Personality
31-Mar-1942   Savage Nation
Josh Saviano
Actor
31-Mar-1976   Paul Pfeiffer on The Wonder Years
Volker Schlöndorff
Film Director
31-Mar-1939   The Tin Drum
David Steel
Politician
31-Mar-1938   Leader of the UK Liberal Party, 1976-88
Paula Stern
Government
31-Mar-1945   Chairman, Int'l. Trade Commission, 1984-86
Robert Stevenson
Film Director
31-Mar-1905 4-Nov-1986 The Love Bug
Claude A. Swanson
Politician
31-Mar-1862 7-Jul-1939 Governor and Senator from Virginia
Jessica Szohr
Actor
31-Mar-1985   Vanessa Abrams on Gossip Girl
Sin-Itiro Tomonaga
Physicist
31-Mar-1906 8-Jul-1979 Quantum electrodynamics
Victor Varconi
Actor
31-Mar-1891 6-Jun-1976 Hungarian-American character actor
Christopher Walken
Actor
31-Mar-1943   The Dead Zone
Evan Williams
Business
31-Mar-1972   Co-Founder of Twitter
Walter E. Williams
Economist
31-Mar-1936   Conservative economist
Gary Winick
Film Director
31-Mar-1961 27-Feb-2011 13 Going on 30
Tony Yayo
Rapper
31-Mar-1978   G-Unit, Talk of New York
Angus Young
Guitarist
31-Mar-1955   Schoolboy-clad guitarist for AC/DC




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