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| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
| John Peter Altgeld |
Politician |
30-Dec-1847 |
12-Mar-1902 |
Governor of Illinois, 1893-97 |
| Leonore Annenberg |
Socialite |
20-Feb-1918 |
12-Mar-2009 |
Wife of Walter Annenberg |
| Romare Bearden |
Painter |
2-Sep-1911 |
12-Mar-1988 |
Collagist |
| Cesare Borgia |
Religion |
Sep-1476 |
12-Mar-1507 |
Cardinal of Valencia |
| William Bragg |
Physicist |
2-Jul-1862 |
12-Mar-1942 |
Analyzed crystal structures |
| John Bull |
Composer |
c. 1562 |
12-Mar-1628 |
English composer and organist |
| John Archibald Campbell |
Judge |
24-Jun-1811 |
12-Mar-1889 |
US Supreme Court Justice, 1853-61 |
| John Cazale |
Actor |
12-Aug-1935 |
12-Mar-1978 |
Fredo in The Godfather |
| Winston Churchill |
Novelist |
10-Nov-1871 |
12-Mar-1947 |
Early 20th century American novelist |
| LeRoy Collins |
Politician |
10-Mar-1909 |
12-Mar-1991 |
Governor of Florida, 1955-61 |
| Cid Corman |
Poet |
29-Jun-1924 |
12-Mar-2004 |
Founder of Origin poetry magazine |
| Miguel Delibes |
Novelist |
17-Oct-1920 |
12-Mar-2010 |
Five Hours With Mario |
| Ovid Demaris |
Author |
6-Sep-1919 |
12-Mar-1998 |
The Last Mafioso |
| Morton Downey, Jr. |
Talk Show Host |
9-Dec-1933 |
12-Mar-2001 |
Mort the Mouth |
| Maurice Evans |
Actor |
3-Jun-1901 |
12-Mar-1989 |
Dr. Zaius in Planet of the Apes |
| Howard Fast |
Novelist |
11-Nov-1914 |
12-Mar-2003 |
Spartacus |
| Frankie Frisch |
Baseball |
9-Sep-1898 |
12-Mar-1973 |
2880 hits with .316 batting average |
| Walter S. Goodland |
Politician |
22-Dec-1862 |
12-Mar-1947 |
Governor of Wisconsin, 1943-47 |
| William Grayson |
Politician |
1736 |
12-Mar-1790 |
US Senator from Virginia, 1789-90 |
| Pope Gregory I |
Religion |
c. 540 AD |
12-Mar-604 AD |
Gregory the Great |
| Woody Hayes |
Football |
14-Feb-1913 |
12-Mar-1987 |
OSU Head Coach, 1951-78 |
| Hugh Herbert |
Actor |
10-Aug-1884 |
12-Mar-1952 |
Hellzapoppin |
| Conrad Hubert |
Business |
15-Apr-1856 |
12-Mar-1928 |
Flashlights |
| Josephine Hull |
Actor |
3-Jan-1886 |
12-Mar-1957 |
Harvey |
| Pope Innocent I |
Religion |
? |
12-Mar-417 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 402-17 |
| Belinda Lee |
Actor |
15-Jun-1935 |
12-Mar-1961 |
Who Done It? |
| Henry Lee Lucas |
Criminal |
23-Aug-1936 |
12-Mar-2001 |
Serial killer, served a life sentence in Texas |
| Robert Ludlum |
Novelist |
25-May-1927 |
12-Mar-2001 |
Holcroft Covenant |
| Yehudi Menuhin |
Violinist |
22-Apr-1916 |
12-Mar-1999 |
Child prodigy violinist, conductor |
| Philip Merivale |
Actor |
2-Nov-1886 |
12-Mar-1946 |
The Stranger |
| Howard Metzenbaum |
Politician |
4-Jun-1917 |
12-Mar-2008 |
US Senator from Ohio, 1977-95 |
| William C. Nolan, Jr. |
Business |
c. 1939 |
12-Mar-2012 |
Partner, Nolan and Alderson |
| Eugene Ormandy |
Conductor |
18-Nov-1899 |
12-Mar-1985 |
Music Director, Philadelphia Orchestra, 1938-80 |
| Charlie Parker |
Jazz Musician |
29-Aug-1920 |
12-Mar-1955 |
Be-bop jazz musician |
| Carlo Passaglia |
Religion |
2-May-1812 |
12-Mar-1887 |
Advocate of Italian unity |
| Lyda Roberti |
Actor |
20-May-1906 |
12-Mar-1938 |
Million Dollar Legs |
| E. W. Scripps |
Publisher |
18-Jun-1854 |
12-Mar-1926 |
Founder of UPI |
| Owsley Stanley |
Activist |
19-Jan-1935 |
12-Mar-2011 |
Johnny Appleseed of LSD |
| Karen Steele |
Actor |
20-Mar-1931 |
12-Mar-1988 |
Ride Lonesome |
| Howard Sutherland |
Politician |
8-Sep-1865 |
12-Mar-1950 |
US Senator from West Virginia, 1917-23 |
| Lynne Thigpen |
Actor |
22-Dec-1948 |
12-Mar-2003 |
Godspell |
| George Westinghouse |
Inventor |
6-Oct-1846 |
12-Mar-1914 |
Air brake and A/C power |
| Charles-Marie Widor |
Composer |
21-Feb-1844 |
12-Mar-1937 |
Toccata |
| Beatrice Wood |
Artist |
3-Mar-1893 |
12-Mar-1998 |
Mama of Dada |
| Sun Yat-sen |
Head of State |
12-Nov-1866 |
12-Mar-1925 |
President of China, 1911-12 |
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