Famous Personalities Born In March - 02
Monday, 02 March 2026
1316 Robert ii: The steward, king of scotland (1371-90) 

1409 John ii: French duke of alencon/co-fighter of jeanne d'arc 

1459 Adrian vi: [adriaan f boeyens], netherlands, pope (1522-23) 

1481 Franz von sickingen: German knight 

1545 Thomas bodley: England, diplomat/scholar 

1555 Ludovico spontoni: Composer 

1578 George sandys: English colonist and poet 

1705 William murray: 1st earl of mansfield, scottish judge and politician 

1755 Antoine-frederic gresnick: Composer 

1759 Johann christian friedrich haeffner: Composer 

1760 Camille desmoulins: France, journalist/pamphleteer/revolution leader 

1769 Dewitt clinton: (gov/sen-ny) 

1770 Louis gabriel suchet: French marshal 

1779 Joel roberts poinsett: American statesman and botanist 

1793 Sam[uel] houston: 1st president of texas (1836-38, 1841-44) 

1800 Evgeny baratynsky: Russian poet 

1810 Leo xiii: [vincenzo g pecci], 256th pope (1878-1903) 

1813 George alexander macfarren: Composer 

1815 Antonio buzzolla: Composer 

1816 Alexander h. bullock: 26th governor of massachusetts 

1817 Janos arany: Hungary, epic poet (toldi, death of king buda) 

1820 Multatuli: Writer 

1824 Bedrich friedrich smetana: Bohemian composer (bartered bride, moldau) 

1824 Constantine d uschinsky: Russian theorist [ns] 

1824 Henry beebee carrington: Brig general (union volunteers), died in 1912 

1828 Jefferson columbus davis: Bvt mjr general (union army), died in 1879 

1829 Carl schurz: Major general (union volunteers)journalist 

1836 Henry billings brown: U.s. supreme court justice 

1838 David duffle wood: Composer 

1842 Carl jacobsen: Danish brewer 

1843 Princess maria clotilde of savoy: Princess maria clotilde of savoy (d. 1911) 

1844 Hermanus j a m schaepman: Clergyman/dutch politician 

1849 Robert means thompson: U.s. naval officer 

1860 Susanna m. salter: American politician 

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