Famous Personalities Born In March - 29
Wednesday, 17 September 2025
1484 Johann Spangenberg, composer was born on March - 29.
1519 Carlo Caraffa, Italian cardinal was born on March - 29.
1553 Vitsentzos Kornaros, Greek Renaissance poet (d. 1613 or 1614) was born on March - 29.
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 this day in history.
1602 John Lightfoot, English theologist/literary (Horae Hebraicae) was born on this day in history.
1616 Johann Erasmus Kindermann, composer was born on this day in history.
1636 Esaias Reusner, composer was born on this day in history.
1668 On this day in history birth of thomas Coram, Founder of the Foundling Hospital (d. 1751)
1713 John Ponsonby, Irish politician (d. 1789) was born on this day in history.
1725 On March - 29 birth of joseph Franz Xaver Dominik Stalder, composer
1752 On this day in history birth of edward Jones, composer
1769 Nicolas Jean de Dieu Soult, French marshal (d. 1851) was born on March - 29.
1790 John Tyler, Va, (D/W) 10th Pres (1841-1845) was born on March - 29.
1799 On March - 29 birth of edward Stanley, Earl Derby (C), British PM (1852, 1858-59, 1866-68)
1813 On this day in history birth of john Letcher, Gov (Confederacy), died in 1884
1816 James Gallant Spears, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1869 was born on this day in history.
1817 Constantine S Aksakov, Russian historian/poet was born on March - 29.
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 March - 29 birth of joshua Thomas Owen, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1887
1822 Joseph Quinaux, Belgian painter was born on this day in history.
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 On March - 29 birth of ritta & Christina, Siamese twins, in Sardinia
1829 Robert Emmet Rodes, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1864 was born on this day in history.
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 March - 29.
1869 Edwin Lutyens, architect, London was born on March - 29.
1871 On March - 29 birth of tom Hayward, cricketer (great England batsman of the Golden Age)
1873 Tullio Levi-Civita, Italian mathematician (d. 1941) was born on March - 29.