Famous Birthdays In March - 29

1484  Johann Spangenberg, composer was born on March - 29.  

1519  On this day in history birth of carlo Caraffa, Italian cardinal  

1553  On March - 29 birth of vitsentzos Kornaros, Greek Renaissance poet (d. 1613 or 1614)  

1561  Santorio Sanctorius, Trieste Italy, physician/burned at stake/heretic was born on this day in history.  

1584  On this day in history birth of ferdinando Fairfax, 2nd Lord Fairfax of Cameron, English general (d. 1648)  

1602  John Lightfoot, English theologist/literary (Horae Hebraicae) was born on March - 29.  

1616  Johann Erasmus Kindermann, composer was born on this day in history.  

1636  Esaias Reusner, composer was born on March - 29.  

1668  Thomas Coram, Founder of the Foundling Hospital (d. 1751) was born on March - 29.  

1713  John Ponsonby, Irish politician (d. 1789) was born on this day in history.  

1725  On this day in history birth of joseph Franz Xaver Dominik Stalder, composer  

1752  On March - 29 birth of edward Jones, composer  

1769  Nicolas Jean de Dieu Soult, French marshal (d. 1851) was born on this day in history.  

1790  On this day in history birth of john Tyler, Va, (D/W) 10th Pres (1841-1845)  

1799  On March - 29 birth of edward Stanley, Earl Derby (C), British PM (1852, 1858-59, 1866-68)  

1813  On March - 29 birth of john Letcher, Gov (Confederacy), died in 1884  

1816  On March - 29 birth of james Gallant Spears, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1869  

1817  On this day in history birth of constantine S Aksakov, Russian historian/poet  

1819  On March - 29 birth of edwin Drake, drilled 1st productive US oil well  

1819  Isaac Mayer Wise, rabbi/founder (American Hebrew Congregations) was born on March - 29.  

1821  Joshua Thomas Owen, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1887 was born on March - 29.  

1822  Joseph Quinaux, Belgian painter was born on this day in history.  

1824  On March - 29 birth of ludwig Büchner, German philosopher and physician (d. 1899)  

1826  Wilhelm Liebknecht, German MP (social-democratic) was born on this day in history.  

1829  Ritta & Christina, Siamese twins, in Sardinia was born on this day in history.  

1829  On March - 29 birth of robert Emmet Rodes, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1864  

1831  On this day in history birth of amelia Barr, writer  

1848  Aleksei Kuropatkin, Russian general/minister of War was born on this day in history.  

1867  Cy [Denton True] Young, Gilmore Ohio, pitcher (511 wins, 1890-1911) was born on this day in history.  

1867  Cy Young, American baseball player (d. 1955) was born on this day in history.  

1869  Ales Hrdlicka, US, anthropologist/curator (US National Museum) was born on this day in history.  

1869  On this day in history birth of edwin Lutyens, architect, London  

1871  On this day in history birth of tom Hayward, cricketer (great England batsman of the Golden Age)  

1873  On this day in history birth of tullio Levi-Civita, Italian mathematician (d. 1941)  

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1058  On this day in history stephen IX, [Frederik van Lotharingen], 1st Belg Pope (1057-58), dies  

1368  On this day in history death of emperor Go-Murakami, Emperor of Japan (b. 1328)  

1461  Death of Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland, English politician (b. 1421) on March - 29.  

1546  On this day in history death of cardinal Beaton, English archbishop of St Andrews, murdered  

1578  Death of Arthur Champernowne, English admiral (b. 1524) on this day in history.  

1625  Death of Antonio de Herrera y Tordesillas, Spanish historian (b. 1549) on this day in history.  

1628  Death of Tobias Matthew, Archbishop of York (b. 1546) on this day in history.  

1629  Death of Jacob de Gheyn II, Dutch artist (b. 1565) on March - 29.