Famous Birthdays In March - 03

1455  On March - 03 birth of king John II of Portugal (d. 1495)  

1500  Reginald Pole, English Cardinal/"heretic" was born on this day in history.  

1520  Matthias Flacius, Croatian Protestant reformer (d. 1575) was born on this day in history.  

1583  Edward Herbert of Cherbury, English military/philosopher was born on this day in history.  

1589  On this day in history birth of gisbertus Voetius, [Gijsbert Voet], Dutch reformed theologist  

1606  On March - 03 birth of edmund Waller, England, poet (Penshust)  

1652  On March - 03 birth of thomas Otway, England, playwright/poet (Venice Preserved)  

1678  Madeleine de Verchères, French Canadian heroine (d. 1747) was born on March - 03.  

1705  Michael Schevenstuhl, composer was born on March - 03.  

1747  Kasamir Pulaski, US general (Revolutionary War) was born on this day in history.  

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1756  William Godwin, philosopher/political writer (Caleb Williams) was born on this day in history.  

1778  Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Queen of Hanover (d. 1841) was born on March - 03.  

1793  On this day in history birth of ch Sealsfield, writer  

1793  On this day in history birth of william Charles Macready, English actor (d. 1873)  

1800  Heinrich Georg Bronn, German geologist (d. 1862) was born on March - 03.  

1805  On March - 03 birth of jonas Furrer, first President of the Swiss Confederation (d. 1861)  

1809  On March - 03 birth of sophia Hawthorne, writer  

1811  Vissarion Belinsky, Sveaborg Finland, Russian author (Literary Review) was born on March - 03.  

1814  On March - 03 birth of charles Kensington Salaman, composer  

1820  Eduard Douwes Dekker, [Multatuli], Dutch writer (Max Havelaar) was born on this day in history.  

1823  On March - 03 birth of guyla Andressy Sr, premier of Hungary (1867-71)  

1828  On March - 03 birth of karl Collan, composer  

1831  On March - 03 birth of george M Pullman, inventor (railway sleeping car)  

1838  On this day in history birth of george W Hill, US astronomer (Moon orbit)  

1839  Jamsetji Tata, Indian industrialist (d. 1904) was born on March - 03.  

1841  On March - 03 birth of john Murray, Canada oceanographer (Depths of the Ocean)  

1845  On March - 03 birth of georg Cantor, German mathematician (discover transfinite numbers)  

1846  Desiderio FA Pietri, Italian baker/marathon runner Dorando's father was born on March - 03.  

1847  Alexander Graham Bell, Scotland, inventor (telephone) was born on March - 03.  

1848  On this day in history birth of adelaide Neilson, English Actress (d. 1880)  

1849  On March - 03 birth of jacques Oppenheim, Dutch lawyer  

1851  Alexandros Papadiamantis, Greek author (d. 1911) was born on this day in history.  

1857  On March - 03 birth of alfred Bruneau, composer  

1860  On March - 03 birth of john Montgomery Ward, American baseball player (d. 1925)  

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0561  On March - 03 pelagius I, Italian Pope (547-51, 556-61), dies  

1191  On March - 03 saladin [Salah ad-Din]) Yusuf, sultan of Egypt/Syria, dies at 52  

1239  On this day in history death of vladimir III Rurikovich, Grand Prince of Kiev (b. 1187)  

1459  Ausias March, Catalan poet, dies on this day in history.  

1554  Johann Friedrich, the Generous, Elector of Saxony (1532-47) and Head of the Protestant Confederation of Germany (the Schmalkaldic League), dies at 50 on March - 03.  

1580  On March - 03 jacob Hillebrand, Dutch mayor of Groningen, dies  

1635  Philips de l'Espinoy, historian/mayor of Ghent, dies on March - 03.  

1703  On March - 03 robert Hooke, scientific genius, dies in London