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NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown 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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