Famous Birthdays In March - 23

1429  On this day in history birth of margaret of Anjou, wife of Henry VI of England (d. 1482)   

1599  On March - 23 birth of thomas Selle, composer   

1638  Frederik Ruysch, Dutch anatomist was born on March - 23.   

1645  William Kidd, Pirate Legend From Scotland (d. 1701) was born on this day in history.   

1699  John Bartram, naturalist/explorer, father of American botany was born on this day in history.   

1723  On this day in history birth of agha Mohammad Khan Ghajar, King of Iran (d. 1771)   

1732  On March - 23 birth of marie Adélaïde of France, daughter of Louis XV (d. 1800)   

1736  Iman Willem Falck, Dutch governor of Ceylon (1765-83) was born on this day in history.   

1749  On this day in history birth of hugo Franz Karl Alexander von Kerpen, composer   

1749  On March - 23 birth of pierre-Simon Laplace, mathematician/astronomer/physicist   

1750  Johannes Matthias Sperger, composer was born on March - 23.   

1754  On March - 23 birth of baron Jurij Vega, Slovenian mathematician, physicist, and artillery officer (d. 1802)   

1761  On this day in history birth of john W de Winter, Dutch vice-admiral (Battle at Kamperduin)   

1769  On this day in history birth of william Smith, geologist (Strata Identified by Organized Fossils)   

1769  On this day in history birth of augustin Daniel Belliard, French general (d. 1832)   

1795  Leopold Jansa, composer was born on this day in history.   

1801  On this day in history birth of peterus D Regout, Dutch industrialist (Sphinx, Maastricht)   

1808  On March - 23 birth of jeronimo de Bosch Kemper, sociologist/historian (Statistic yearbook)   

1811  On this day in history birth of camille Marie Stamaty, composer   

1811  Carl Gottfried Wilhelm Taubert, composer was born on this day in history.   

1818  On this day in history birth of don Carlos Buell, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1898   

1821  On this day in history birth of aleksej F Pisemski, Russian writer (Clodhopper)   

1823  Schuyler Colfax, (R) 17th VP (1869-73) was born on March - 23.   

1825  Edward Lloyd Thomas, Brig General (Confederate Army) died in 1898 was born on this day in history.   

1826  On March - 23 birth of leon Minkus, composer   

1831  Eduard Schlagintweit, German writer (d. 1866) was born on March - 23.   

1834  On this day in history birth of julius Reubke, composer   

1837  On this day in history birth of joseph Wieniawski, composer   

1844  On this day in history birth of eugene Gigout, composer   

1847  On March - 23 birth of alexandru D Xenopol, Romania, historian   

1854  On this day in history birth of alfred Milner, Giessen Germany, British governor (Cape colony)   

1857  Fannie Farmer, actress (namesake of a candy company) was born on March - 23.   

1858  Ludwig Quidde, German historian/politician (Nobel prize 1927) was born on March - 23.   

1862  Nathaniel Reed, American outlaw turned evangelist (d.1950) was born on March - 23.   

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1103  Death of Eudes I, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1058) on this day in history.   

1169  Shirkuh, Kurd general/vizier of Cairo/Saladin's uncle, dies on this day in history.   

1237  Jan of Brienne, King of Jerusalem/Emperor of Constantinople, dies on this day in history.   

1361  Death of Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster (b. c.1310) on March - 23.   

1369  On this day in history death of pedro, the Cruel, King/tyrant of Castile & Leon, murdered   

1548  On this day in history death of itagaki Nobukata, retainer of Takeda Shingen   

1555  Julius III, [Giovanni M del Monte], Pope (1550-55), dies at 67 on March - 23.   

1559  Death of Emperor Gelawdewos of Ethiopia (killed in battle) (b. 1521/1522) on March - 23.