Famous Personalities Born In March - 04
Thursday, 23 October 2025
1188 On this day in history birth of blanche of Castile, wife of Louis VIII of France (d. 1252)
1394 Henry the Navigator, Prince/sponsors Portuguese voyages of discovery was born on March - 04.
1492 On March - 04 birth of francesco de Layolle, composer
1610 William Dobson, English portraitist and painter (d. 1646) was born on this day in history.
1651 John Baron Somers, (Whig), William III's chief minister (1696-1700) was born on this day in history.
1665 Philip Christoph von Königsmarck, Swedish soldier (d. 1694) was born on March - 04.
1678 On this day in history birth of antonio Vivaldi, Venice, Baroque violin virtuoso/composer (4 Seasons)
1702 Jack Sheppard, English burglar and escapee (d. 1724) was born on March - 04.
1706 On this day in history birth of lauritz de Thurah, Danish architect and architectural writer (d. 1759)
1715 On March - 04 birth of james Waldegrave, 2nd Earl Waldegrave, British statesman (d. 1763)
1719 On this day in history birth of aert Schouman, Dutch bird/portrait painter
1719 George Pigot, Baron Pigot, British governor of Madras (d. 1777) was born on March - 04.
1742 On March - 04 birth of johann Heinrich Egli, composer
1745 Charles Dibdin, English composer (d.1814) was born on March - 04.
1747 Casimir Pulaski, Count/American Revolutionary War general was born on this day in history.
1754 Benjamin Waterhouse, physician (smallpox vaccine pioneer) was born on March - 04.
1754 Dieudonne-Pascal Pieltain, composer was born on this day in history.
1756 Sir Henry Raeburn, Scottish painter (d. 1823) was born on this day in history.
1757 Ignaz Malzat, composer was born on March - 04.
1765 On March - 04 birth of charles Dibdin, England, composer/author (Sea Songs)/actor (baptized)
1766 On March - 04 birth of emanuel ADMJ, French historian (Napoleon)
1773 Pierre-Louis Hus-Desforges, composer was born on March - 04.
1781 Rebecca Gratz, American educator and philanthropist (d. 1869) was born on March - 04.
1782 Johann Wyss, Swiss folklorist/writer (Swiss Family Robinson) was born on March - 04.
1789 Pavel P Gagarin, Russ monarch was born on this day in history.
1793 Karl Lachmann, German philologist (d. 1851) was born on March - 04.
1798 John Joseph Abercrombie, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1877 was born on March - 04.
1813 Wijnand J J Nuijen, romantic/water colors painter (Wrecked) was born on March - 04.
1817 Edwards Pierrepont, American statesman, jurist and lawyer; 34th United States Attorney General (d. 1892) was born on this day in history.
1819 On this day in history birth of charles Oberthur, composer
1820 On this day in history birth of francesco Bentivegna, Italian revolutionary (d. 1856)
1822 On March - 04 birth of jules Antoine Lissajous, French mathematician (d. 1880)
1826 John Buford, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1863 was born on this day in history.
1826 Theodore Judah, American railroad engineer (d. 1863) was born on March - 04.