Famous Personalities Born In March - 29
Friday, 29 August 2025
1484 On March - 29 birth of johann Spangenberg, composer
1519 Carlo Caraffa, Italian cardinal was born on this day in history.
1553 Vitsentzos Kornaros, Greek Renaissance poet (d. 1613 or 1614) was born on this day in history.
1561 On March - 29 birth of santorio Sanctorius, Trieste Italy, physician/burned at stake/heretic
1584 Ferdinando Fairfax, 2nd Lord Fairfax of Cameron, English general (d. 1648) was born on March - 29.
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 On this day in history birth of thomas Coram, Founder of the Foundling Hospital (d. 1751)
1713 On this day in history birth of john Ponsonby, Irish politician (d. 1789)
1725 On March - 29 birth of joseph Franz Xaver Dominik Stalder, composer
1752 Edward Jones, composer was born on this day in history.
1769 Nicolas Jean de Dieu Soult, French marshal (d. 1851) was born on March - 29.
1790 On this day in history birth of john Tyler, Va, (D/W) 10th Pres (1841-1845)
1799 On this day in history 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 James Gallant Spears, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1869 was born on March - 29.
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 this day in history.
1821 On this day in history birth of joshua Thomas Owen, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1887
1822 On March - 29 birth of joseph Quinaux, Belgian painter
1824 Ludwig Büchner, German philosopher and physician (d. 1899) was born on March - 29.
1826 Wilhelm Liebknecht, German MP (social-democratic) was born on March - 29.
1829 On this day in history birth of ritta & Christina, Siamese twins, in Sardinia
1829 On this day in history birth of robert Emmet Rodes, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1864
1831 Amelia Barr, writer was born on March - 29.
1848 On March - 29 birth of aleksei Kuropatkin, Russian general/minister of War
1867 Cy [Denton True] Young, Gilmore Ohio, pitcher (511 wins, 1890-1911) was born on March - 29.
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 Edwin Lutyens, architect, London was born on this day in history.
1871 On this day in history birth of tom Hayward, cricketer (great England batsman of the Golden Age)
1873 Tullio Levi-Civita, Italian mathematician (d. 1941) was born on this day in history.