Famous Birthdays In March - 29

1484  Johann Spangenberg, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

1553  Vitsentzos Kornaros, Greek Renaissance poet (d. 1613 or 1614) was born on March - 29.  

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 this day in history.  

1616  On this day in history birth of johann Erasmus Kindermann, composer  

1636  On March - 29 birth of esaias Reusner, composer  

1668  On March - 29 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.  

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1725  Joseph Franz Xaver Dominik Stalder, composer was born on this day in history.  

1752  On March - 29 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 this day in history.  

1799  Edward Stanley, Earl Derby (C), British PM (1852, 1858-59, 1866-68) was born on March - 29.  

1813  On this day in history birth of john Letcher, Gov (Confederacy), died in 1884  

1816  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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  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  On March - 29 birth of wilhelm Liebknecht, German MP (social-democratic)  

1829  On this day in history birth of ritta & Christina, Siamese twins, in Sardinia  

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

1831  Amelia Barr, writer was born on this day in history.  

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

1867  On this day in history 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  On March - 29 birth of ales Hrdlicka, US, anthropologist/curator (US National Museum)  

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 this day in history.  

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1058  On March - 29 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  On March - 29 death of henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland, English politician (b. 1421)  

1546  On March - 29 death of cardinal Beaton, English archbishop of St Andrews, murdered  

1578  On March - 29 death of arthur Champernowne, English admiral (b. 1524)  

1625  Death of Antonio de Herrera y Tordesillas, Spanish historian (b. 1549) on March - 29.  

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.