Famous Birthdays In March - 23

1429  On March - 23 birth of margaret of Anjou, wife of Henry VI of England (d. 1482)  

1599  On March - 23 birth of thomas Selle, composer  

1638  On this day in history birth of frederik Ruysch, Dutch anatomist  

1645  On this day in history birth of william Kidd, Pirate Legend From Scotland (d. 1701)  

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

1723  Agha Mohammad Khan Ghajar, King of Iran (d. 1771) was born on March - 23.  

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

1736  On this day in history birth of iman Willem Falck, Dutch governor of Ceylon (1765-83)  

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

1749  On this day in history birth of pierre-Simon Laplace, mathematician/astronomer/physicist  

1750  On March - 23 birth of johannes Matthias Sperger, composer  

1754  On this day in history birth of baron Jurij Vega, Slovenian mathematician, physicist, and artillery officer (d. 1802)  

1761  John W de Winter, Dutch vice-admiral (Battle at Kamperduin) was born on this day in history.  

1769  William Smith, geologist (Strata Identified by Organized Fossils) was born on this day in history.  

1769  Augustin Daniel Belliard, French general (d. 1832) was born on this day in history.  

1795  Leopold Jansa, composer was born on March - 23.  

1801  Peterus D Regout, Dutch industrialist (Sphinx, Maastricht) was born on March - 23.  

1808  On this day in history birth of jeronimo de Bosch Kemper, sociologist/historian (Statistic yearbook)  

1811  Camille Marie Stamaty, composer was born on March - 23.  

1811  Carl Gottfried Wilhelm Taubert, composer was born on March - 23.  

1818  Don Carlos Buell, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1898 was born on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1825  On March - 23 birth of edward Lloyd Thomas, Brig General (Confederate Army) died in 1898  

1826  On March - 23 birth of leon Minkus, composer  

1831  On March - 23 birth of eduard Schlagintweit, German writer (d. 1866)  

1834  On March - 23 birth of julius Reubke, composer  

1837  Joseph Wieniawski, composer was born on March - 23.  

1844  On March - 23 birth of eugene Gigout, composer  

1847  Alexandru D Xenopol, Romania, historian was born on this day in history.  

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

1857  On March - 23 birth of fannie Farmer, actress (namesake of a candy company)  

1858  Ludwig Quidde, German historian/politician (Nobel prize 1927) was born on this day in history.  

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 March - 23.  

1237  Jan of Brienne, King of Jerusalem/Emperor of Constantinople, dies on March - 23.  

1361  On this day in history death of henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster (b. c.1310)  

1369  Death of Pedro, the Cruel, King/tyrant of Castile & Leon, murdered on this day in history.  

1548  Death of Itagaki Nobukata, retainer of Takeda Shingen on March - 23.  

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

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