March 12
1270 -
Charles of Valois, son of
Philip III of France (d.
1325)
1386 -
Ashikaga Yoshimochi, Japanese shogun (d.
1428)
1478 -
Giuliano di Lorenzo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (d.
1516)
1607 -
Paul Gerhardt, German hymnist (d.
1676)
1613 -
André Le Nôtre, French landscape architect (d.
1700)
1620 -
Johann Heinrich Hottinger, Swiss philologist and theologian (d.
1667)
1626 -
John Aubrey, English antiquary and writer (d.
1697)
1637 -
Anne Hyde, wife of
James II of England (d.
1671)
1647 -
Victor-Maurice, comte de Broglie, French general (d.
1727)
1685 -
George Berkeley, Irish theologian (d.
1753)
1710 -
Thomas Arne, English composer (d.
1778)
1718 -
Joseph Damer, English politician (d.
1798)
1806 -
Jane Pierce,
First Lady of the United States (d.
1863)
1821 -
Sir John Abbott, third
Prime Minister of Canada (d.
1893)
1824 -
Gustav Kirchhoff, German physicist (d.
1887)
1831 -
Clement Studebaker, American automobile pioneer (d.
1901)
1832 -
Charles Boycott, British land agent and originator of the term
to boycott (d.
1897)
1835 -
Simon Newcomb, American astronomer and mathematician (d.
1909)
1837 -
Alexandre Guilmant, French organist and composer (d.
1911)
1838 -
William Henry Perkin, English chemist (d.
1907)
1859 -
Abraham H. Cannon, Mormon apostle (d.
1896)
1863 -
Gabriele D'Annunzio, Italian writer (d.
1938)
1863 -
Vladimir Vernadsky, Russian mineralogist (d.
1945)
1864 -
W. H. R. Rivers, British psychiatrist (d.
1922)
1880 -
Nikolaos Georgantas, Greek discus thrower (d.
1958)
1880 -
Henry Drysdale Dakin, British-American biochemist, known for the
Dakin-West reaction (d.
1952)
1881 -
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, first President of Turkey (d.
1938)
1881 -
Gunnar Nordström, Finnish physicist (d.
1923)
1883 -
Zoltán Meskó, Hungarian Nazi (d.
1959)
1889 -
Ţórbergur Ţórđarson, Icelandic author (d.
1974)
1890 -
Vaslav Nijinsky, Polish ballet dancer (d.
1950)
1890 -
William Dudley Pelley, American leader of the
Silver Legion (d.
1965)
1891 -
George W. Mason, American industrialist (d.
1954)
1895 -
William C. Lee, U.S. Army general (d.
1948)
1907 -
Arthur Hewlett, British actor (d.
1997)
1907 -
Dorrit Hoffleit, American astronomer (d.
2007)
1908 -
Rita Angus, New Zealand painter (d.
1970)
1911 -
Gustavo Díaz Ordaz, President of Mexico (d.
1979)
1912 -
Irving Layton, Canadian poet (d.
2006)
1912 -
Paul Weston, American pianist, arranger and conductor (d.
1996)
1918 -
Elaine de Kooning, American artist (d.
1989)
1921 -
Gianni Agnelli, Italian auto executive (d.
2003)
1921 -
Ülo Jőgi, Estonian freedom fighter (d.
2007)
1921 -
Gordon MacRae, American singer and actor (d.
1986)
1922 -
Jack Kerouac, American writer (d.
1969)
1922 -
Lane Kirkland, American labor leader (d.
1999)
1923 -
Hjalmar Andersen, Norwegian speed skater
1923 -
Norbert Brainin, Austrian violinist (d.
2005)
1923 -
Wally Schirra, American astronaut (d.
2007)
1923 -
Mae Young, American professional wrestler
1925 -
Louison Bobet, French cyclist (d.
1983)
1925 -
Georges Delerue, French film composer (d.
1992)
1925 -
Leo Esaki, Japanese physicist,
Nobel laureate
1925 -
Harry Harrison, American author
1928 -
Edward Albee, American dramatist
1928 -
Thérčse Lavoie-Roux, Quebec politician and senator
1928 -
Aldemaro Romero, Venezuelan musician (d.
2007)
1929 -
U Win Tin, jailed Burmese journalist
1930 -
Vernon Law, American baseball player
1931 -
Herbert Kelleher,
Southwest Airlines co-founder
1931 -
Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas, American actor (d.
1980)
1932 -
Barbara Feldon, American actress and model
1932 -
Andrew Young, American civil rights activist and politician
1935 -
John Doherty, English footballer (d.
2007)
1936 -
Patrick Procktor, English artist (d.
2003)
1938 -
Johnny Rutherford, American automobile racer
1940 -
Al Jarreau, American singer
1940 -
M.A. Numminen, Finnish singer and writer
1942 -
Ratko Mladić, Republika Srpska leader
1942 -
Jimmy Wynn, American
baseball player, 1963-1977
1945 -
Sammy "The Bull" Gravano, American gangster
1946 -
Liza Minnelli, American singer and actress
1946 -
Serge Turgeon, Quebec actor and union leader (d.
2004)
1947 -
Kalervo Palsa, Finnish artist (d.
1987)
1947 -
Mitt Romney, Governor of Massachusetts
1948 -
James Taylor, American musician
1948 -
Kent Conrad, Democratic Senator of North Dakota
1948 -
Virginia Bottomley, British politician
1949 -
Rob Cohen, American film director, producer and writer
1949 -
Natalia Kuchinskaya, Soviet gymnast
1950 -
Javier Clemente, Spanish football manager
1950 -
Jon Provost, American actor
1952 -
Eliézer Niyitegeka, Rwandan journalist, politician and
genocidaire
1953 -
Carl Hiaasen, American journalist and author
1953 -
Ron Jeremy, American pornographic actor
1956 -
Steve Harris, English musician (
Iron Maiden)
1956 -
Dale Murphy, American baseball player
1957 -
Marlon Jackson, American singer and musician (
The Jackson 5)
1960 -
Minoru Niihara, Japanese singer
1960 -
Maki Nomiya, Japanese singer
1960 -
Courtney B. Vance, American actor
1961 -
Joseph Facal, Quebec politician
1962 -
Darryl Strawberry, American baseball player
1963 -
Joaquim Cruz, Brazilian runner
1965 -
Steve Finley, American baseball player
1965 -
Shawn Gilbert, American baseball player
1965 -
Steve Levy, American sports journalist
1965 -
Liza Umarova, Chechen torch singer
1966 -
Grant Long, NBA Basketball Player
1967 -
Julio Dely Valdes, Panamanian footballer
1968 -
Aaron Eckhart, American actor
1969 -
Graham Coxon, English musician (
Blur)
1969 -
Jake Tapper, American journalist
1970 -
Dave Eggers, American writer, editor, and publisher
1970 -
Sean Hopp, American painter and musician
1970 -
Roy Khan, Norwegian singer (
Kamelot)
1970 -
John Nemechek, American NASCAR driver (d.
1997)
1971 -
Tony Eveready (Duane Moore), American adult film actor
1972 -
Hector Luis Bustamante, Colombian actor
1972 -
James Maritato, American professional wrestler
1975 -
Kelle Bryan, English singer
1975 -
Annabel Port, English radio presenter
1976 -
Simon Young, English music journalist
1976 -
Zhao Wei, Chinese actress
1978 -
Masuimi Max, American model
1978 -
Casey Mears, American auto racer
1978 -
Claudio Sanchez, American musician (
Coheed and Cambria)
1978 -
Arina Tanemura, Japanese
mangaka
1979 -
Pete Doherty, English musician
1979 -
Nidia Guenard, American professional wrestler
1979 -
Edwin Villafuerte, Ecuadorian footballer
1982 -
Tobias Schweinsteiger, German footballer
1984 -
Shreya Ghoshal, Indian singer
1985 -
Bradley Wright-Phillips, English footballer
1985 -
Tosh Townend, American skateboarder
1986 -
Danny Jones, English singer (
McFly)