Famous Personalities Born In March - 04
Friday, 23 May 2025
1188 Blanche of Castile, wife of Louis VIII of France (d. 1252) was born on this day in history.
1394 Henry the Navigator, Prince/sponsors Portuguese voyages of discovery was born on this day in history.
1492 Francesco de Layolle, composer was born on this day in history.
1610 William Dobson, English portraitist and painter (d. 1646) was born on March - 04.
1651 On March - 04 birth of john Baron Somers, (Whig), William III's chief minister (1696-1700)
1665 On this day in history birth of philip Christoph von Königsmarck, Swedish soldier (d. 1694)
1678 On this day in history birth of antonio Vivaldi, Venice, Baroque violin virtuoso/composer (4 Seasons)
1702 On this day in history birth of jack Sheppard, English burglar and escapee (d. 1724)
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 this day in history.
1742 On March - 04 birth of johann Heinrich Egli, composer
1745 Charles Dibdin, English composer (d.1814) was born on this day in history.
1747 On this day in history birth of casimir Pulaski, Count/American Revolutionary War general
1754 Benjamin Waterhouse, physician (smallpox vaccine pioneer) was born on this day in history.
1754 On this day in history birth of dieudonne-Pascal Pieltain, composer
1756 Sir Henry Raeburn, Scottish painter (d. 1823) was born on this day in history.
1757 On March - 04 birth of ignaz Malzat, composer
1765 Charles Dibdin, England, composer/author (Sea Songs)/actor (baptized) was born on March - 04.
1766 On this day in history 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 this day in history.
1782 Johann Wyss, Swiss folklorist/writer (Swiss Family Robinson) was born on March - 04.
1789 On March - 04 birth of pavel P Gagarin, Russ monarch
1793 On this day in history birth of karl Lachmann, German philologist (d. 1851)
1798 On March - 04 birth of john Joseph Abercrombie, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1877
1813 On March - 04 birth of wijnand J J Nuijen, romantic/water colors painter (Wrecked)
1817 Edwards Pierrepont, American statesman, jurist and lawyer; 34th United States Attorney General (d. 1892) was born on March - 04.
1819 On this day in history birth of charles Oberthur, composer
1820 On March - 04 birth of francesco Bentivegna, Italian revolutionary (d. 1856)
1822 Jules Antoine Lissajous, French mathematician (d. 1880) was born on March - 04.
1826 John Buford, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1863 was born on March - 04.
1826 Theodore Judah, American railroad engineer (d. 1863) was born on this day in history.