Famous Personalities Born In March - 29
Saturday, 17 May 2025
1484 On this day in history birth of johann Spangenberg, composer
1519 On March - 29 birth of carlo Caraffa, Italian cardinal
1553 Vitsentzos Kornaros, Greek Renaissance poet (d. 1613 or 1614) was born on this day in history.
1561 Santorio Sanctorius, Trieste Italy, physician/burned at stake/heretic was born on March - 29.
1584 On March - 29 birth of ferdinando Fairfax, 2nd Lord Fairfax of Cameron, English general (d. 1648)
1602 John Lightfoot, English theologist/literary (Horae Hebraicae) was born on this day in history.
1616 On March - 29 birth of johann Erasmus Kindermann, composer
1636 Esaias Reusner, composer was born on this day in history.
1668 Thomas Coram, Founder of the Foundling Hospital (d. 1751) was born on this day in history.
1713 On March - 29 birth of john Ponsonby, Irish politician (d. 1789)
1725 Joseph Franz Xaver Dominik Stalder, composer was born on this day in history.
1752 Edward Jones, composer was born on this day in history.
1769 On March - 29 birth of nicolas Jean de Dieu Soult, French marshal (d. 1851)
1790 John Tyler, Va, (D/W) 10th Pres (1841-1845) was born on this day in history.
1799 Edward Stanley, Earl Derby (C), British PM (1852, 1858-59, 1866-68) was born on March - 29.
1813 John Letcher, Gov (Confederacy), died in 1884 was born on this day in history.
1816 On March - 29 birth of james Gallant Spears, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1869
1817 On March - 29 birth of constantine S Aksakov, Russian historian/poet
1819 Edwin Drake, drilled 1st productive US oil well was born on March - 29.
1819 Isaac Mayer Wise, rabbi/founder (American Hebrew Congregations) was born on March - 29.
1821 On this day in history birth of joshua Thomas Owen, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1887
1822 On this day in history birth of joseph Quinaux, Belgian painter
1824 Ludwig Büchner, German philosopher and physician (d. 1899) was born on this day in history.
1826 Wilhelm Liebknecht, German MP (social-democratic) was born on this day in history.
1829 Ritta & Christina, Siamese twins, in Sardinia was born on March - 29.
1829 Robert Emmet Rodes, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1864 was born on March - 29.
1831 Amelia Barr, writer was born on March - 29.
1848 On this day in history birth of aleksei Kuropatkin, Russian general/minister of War
1867 On March - 29 birth of cy [Denton True] Young, Gilmore Ohio, pitcher (511 wins, 1890-1911)
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 March - 29.
1869 On this day in history birth of edwin Lutyens, architect, London
1871 Tom Hayward, cricketer (great England batsman of the Golden Age) was born on March - 29.
1873 On this day in history birth of tullio Levi-Civita, Italian mathematician (d. 1941)