1270 - Charles of Valois, son of Philip III of France (d. 1325)
1940 - M.A. Numminen, Finnish singer and writer
1910 - Tony "Two-Ton" Galento, Orange NJ, boxer/actor (On the Waterfront)
1910 - Wilhelmus L Reijers, sculptor
1607 - Paul Gerhardt, German hymnist (d. 1676)
1911 - Gustavo Diaz Ordaz, president of Mexico
1620 - Johann Heinrich Hottinger, Swiss philologist and theologian (d. 1667)
1912 - Kylie Tennant, novelist (Battlers, Lost Haven)
1945 - Hans van Emden, Dutch guitarist (Les Baroques)
1912 - Irving Layton, Canadian poet (d. 2006)
1946 - Liza Minnelli, Hollywood CA, singer/actress (Sterile Cuckoo, Cabaret)
1946 - Frank Welker, American voice actor
1710 - Thomas Augustine Arne, English composer (Alfred, Rule Britannia)
1718 - Joseph Damer, English politician (d. 1798)
1917 - Tom Normanton, British MP
1758 - Leopold earl of Limburg Stirum, Dutch general/politician [or March 22]
1948 - Dana Walden, rock keyboardist (Champaign)
1781 - Frederica of Baden, Queen of Sweden (d. 1826)
1948 - Kent Conrad, (Sen-D North Dakota)
1793 - Augustin-Philippe Peellaert, composer
1921 - Ralph Shapey, Phila, composer (Fantasy, Rituals)
1806 - Jane Means Appleton Pierce, 1st lady (1853-57)
1922 - Helen Parrish, Columbus Ga, actress (Hour Glass, Show Business)
1922 - Jack Kerouac, Beat writer (On the Road, Mexico Blues)
1949 - Mike Gibbons, Swansea Wales, rock drummer (Badfinger)
1821 - John Abbott, Quebec Canada, (C) 3rd Canadian PM (1891-92)
1821 - Luitpold von Bayern, Prince-regent of Bayern
1823 - William Flank Perry, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1901
1950 - Jon Provost, actor (Timmy-Lassie)
1923 - Mae Young, American professional wrestler
1950 - Javier Clemente, Spanish football manager
1950 - Wheeler Winston Dixon, American filmmaker, critic and author
1951 - Caren Kaye, NYC, actress (My Tutor, Bambi-Blansky's Beauties)
1925 - Louison Bobet, French cyclist (Tour de France 1953-55)
1952 - Elizer Niyitegeka, Rwandan journalist, politician and genocidaire
1952 - Naomi Shihab Nye, American poet, songwriter, and novelist
1926 - George R Ariyoshi, (Gov-D-Hawaii)
1953 - Carl Hiaasen, American journalist and author
1953 - Ron Jeremy, American pornographic actor
1953 - Madhav Kumar Nepal, Nepalese politician
1859 - Josef Cyril Sychra, composer
1957 - Jerry Levine, New Brunswick NJ, actor (Born on 4th of July)
1860 - Salvatore Di Giacomo, composer
1957 - Steve Harris, London, hard rock bassist (Iron Maiden-Gypsy's Kiss)
1863 - Adolf A Wolfschoon, Curacao, poet
1863 - Gabriele D'Annunzio, Italy, writer/military hero (Intruder)
1960 - Eldine Baptiste, cricketer (WI all-rounder early 80's)
1864 - W. H. R. Rivers, British psychiatrist (d. 1922)
1928 - Aldemaro Romero, Venezuelan musician (d. 2007)
1960 - Maki Nomiya, Japanese singer (Pizzicato Five)
1961 - Joseph Facal, Quebec politician
1929 - U Win Tin, jailed Burmese journalist
1878 - Joseph Gustav Mraczek, composer
1930 - Robin Cavendish, disabled campaigner
1930 - Scoey Mitchill, Newburgh NY, comedian (Barefoot in the Park, Rhoda)
1963 - John Andretti, race car driver
1931 - Geoffrey de Bellaigue, director (Royal Collection)
1963 - Paul Way, British golfer
1963 - Ian Holloway, English football manager
1932 - Andrew Young, US ambassador to UN (1977-79)/(Mayor-D-Atlanta)
1885 - Raphael HLAJM Verwilghen, Flemish architect/urban developer
1934 - Rudolph Agner, CEO (Consolidated Gold Fields)
1965 - Randy Dixon, NFL guard (Indianapolis Colts)
1965 - Steve Finley, Union City TN, outfielder (San Diego Padres)
1890 - A Evert Taube, Swedish writer/troubadour
1890 - Vaslav Nijinsky, Ukrainian/US ballet dancer (Petroesjka) [OS=Feb 28]
1965 - Liza Umarova, Chechen torch singer
1891 - Michael Polany, Hungarian/English chemist/economist/sociologist
1936 - Patrick Procktor, painter
1966 - Grant Long, NBA forward (Detroit Pistons, Atlanta Hawks)
1938 - Dimitri Terzakis, composer
1967 - Irvin Smith, CFL cornerback (Montreal Alouettes)
1938 - Karl Soderlund, Duluth Minn, Mr Sally Jesse Raphael
1900 - Zoltan Vasarhelyi, composer
1938 - Norman Hogg, British MP
1968 - Aaron Eckhart, American actor
1938 - Vijay Mehra, cricketer (Indian Test batsman from age 17)
1907 - Dorrit Hoffleit, American astronomer (d. 2007)
1908 - David Saul Marshall, diplomat lawyer/politician
1940 - Al Jarreau, Milwaukee WI, jazz singer (Moonlighting)
538 - Vitiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving the city in the hands of the victorious Roman general, Belisarius.
1622 - Ignatius of Loyola and Francis Xavier, founders of the Jesuits, are canonized as saints by the Catholic Church.
1664 - New Jersey becomes a colony of England.
1689 - The Williamite War in Ireland begins.
1811 - Peninsular War: A day after a successful rear guard action, French Marshal Michel Ney once again successfully delayed the pursuing Anglo-Portuguese force at the Battle of Redinha.
1868 - Henry O'Farrell attempts to assassinate Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh.
1881 - Andrew Watson makes his Scotland debut as the world's first black international football player and captain.
1912 - The Girl Guides (later renamed the Girl Scouts of the USA) are founded in the United States.
1913 - Canberra Day: The future capital of Australia is officially named Canberra. (Melbourne remained temporary capital until 1927 while the new capital is still under construction.)
1918 - Moscow becomes the capital of Russia again after Saint Petersburg held this status for 215 years.
1922 - Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan formed The Transcaucasian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic
1928 - In California, the St. Francis Dam fails; the resulting floods kill over 600 people.
1930 - Mahatma Gandhi leads a 200-mile march, known as the Salt March, to the sea in defiance of British opposition, to protest the British monopoly on salt.
1933 - Great Depression: Franklin D. Roosevelt addresses the nation for the first time as President of the United States. This is also the first of his "fireside chats".
1934 - Konstantin Pts and General Johan Laidoner stage a coup in Estonia, and ban all political parties.
1938 - Anschluss: German troops occupy Austria.
1940 - Winter War: Finland signs the Moscow Peace Treaty with the Soviet Union, ceding almost all of Finnish Karelia. Finnish troops and the remaining population are immediately evacuated.
1947 - The Truman Doctrine is proclaimed to help stem the spread of Communism.
1950 - The Llandow air disaster occurs near Sigingstone, Wales, in which 80 people die when their aircraft crashed, making it the world's deadliest air disaster at the time.
1964 - New Hampshire Lottery: New Hampshire becomes the first U.S. state to legally sell lottery tickets in the 20th century.
1966 - Suharto takes over from Sukarno to become President of Indonesia.
1968 - Mauritius achieves independence.
1971 - The March 12 Memorandum is sent to the Demirel government of Turkey and the government resigns.
1992 - Mauritius becomes a republic while remaining a member of the Commonwealth of Nations.
1993 - Several bombs explode in Bombay (Mumbai), India, killing about 300 and injuring hundreds more.
1993 - North Korea nuclear weapons program: North Korea says that it plans to withdraw from the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty and refuses to allow inspectors access to its nuclear sites.
1993 - The Blizzard of 1993 - Snow begins to fall across the eastern portion of the US with tornadoes, thunder snow storms, high winds and record low temperatures. The storm lasts for 30 hours.
1994 - The Church of England ordains its first female priests.
1999 - Former Warsaw Pact members the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland join NATO.
2003 - Zoran indic, Prime Minister of Serbia, is assassinated in Belgrade.
2004 - The President of South Korea, Roh Moo-hyun, is impeached by its national assembly: the first such impeachment in the nation's history.
1940 - M.A. Numminen, Finnish singer and writer
1910 - Tony "Two-Ton" Galento, Orange NJ, boxer/actor (On the Waterfront)
1910 - Wilhelmus L Reijers, sculptor
1607 - Paul Gerhardt, German hymnist (d. 1676)
1911 - Gustavo Diaz Ordaz, president of Mexico
1620 - Johann Heinrich Hottinger, Swiss philologist and theologian (d. 1667)
1912 - Kylie Tennant, novelist (Battlers, Lost Haven)
1945 - Hans van Emden, Dutch guitarist (Les Baroques)
1912 - Irving Layton, Canadian poet (d. 2006)
1946 - Liza Minnelli, Hollywood CA, singer/actress (Sterile Cuckoo, Cabaret)
1946 - Frank Welker, American voice actor
1710 - Thomas Augustine Arne, English composer (Alfred, Rule Britannia)
1718 - Joseph Damer, English politician (d. 1798)
1917 - Tom Normanton, British MP
1758 - Leopold earl of Limburg Stirum, Dutch general/politician [or March 22]
1948 - Dana Walden, rock keyboardist (Champaign)
1781 - Frederica of Baden, Queen of Sweden (d. 1826)
1948 - Kent Conrad, (Sen-D North Dakota)
1793 - Augustin-Philippe Peellaert, composer
1921 - Ralph Shapey, Phila, composer (Fantasy, Rituals)
1806 - Jane Means Appleton Pierce, 1st lady (1853-57)
1922 - Helen Parrish, Columbus Ga, actress (Hour Glass, Show Business)
1922 - Jack Kerouac, Beat writer (On the Road, Mexico Blues)
1949 - Mike Gibbons, Swansea Wales, rock drummer (Badfinger)
1821 - John Abbott, Quebec Canada, (C) 3rd Canadian PM (1891-92)
1821 - Luitpold von Bayern, Prince-regent of Bayern
1823 - William Flank Perry, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1901
1950 - Jon Provost, actor (Timmy-Lassie)
1923 - Mae Young, American professional wrestler
1950 - Javier Clemente, Spanish football manager
1950 - Wheeler Winston Dixon, American filmmaker, critic and author
1951 - Caren Kaye, NYC, actress (My Tutor, Bambi-Blansky's Beauties)
1925 - Louison Bobet, French cyclist (Tour de France 1953-55)
1952 - Elizer Niyitegeka, Rwandan journalist, politician and genocidaire
1952 - Naomi Shihab Nye, American poet, songwriter, and novelist
1926 - George R Ariyoshi, (Gov-D-Hawaii)
1953 - Carl Hiaasen, American journalist and author
1953 - Ron Jeremy, American pornographic actor
1953 - Madhav Kumar Nepal, Nepalese politician
1859 - Josef Cyril Sychra, composer
1957 - Jerry Levine, New Brunswick NJ, actor (Born on 4th of July)
1860 - Salvatore Di Giacomo, composer
1957 - Steve Harris, London, hard rock bassist (Iron Maiden-Gypsy's Kiss)
1863 - Adolf A Wolfschoon, Curacao, poet
1863 - Gabriele D'Annunzio, Italy, writer/military hero (Intruder)
1960 - Eldine Baptiste, cricketer (WI all-rounder early 80's)
1864 - W. H. R. Rivers, British psychiatrist (d. 1922)
1928 - Aldemaro Romero, Venezuelan musician (d. 2007)
1960 - Maki Nomiya, Japanese singer (Pizzicato Five)
1961 - Joseph Facal, Quebec politician
1929 - U Win Tin, jailed Burmese journalist
1878 - Joseph Gustav Mraczek, composer
1930 - Robin Cavendish, disabled campaigner
1930 - Scoey Mitchill, Newburgh NY, comedian (Barefoot in the Park, Rhoda)
1963 - John Andretti, race car driver
1931 - Geoffrey de Bellaigue, director (Royal Collection)
1963 - Paul Way, British golfer
1963 - Ian Holloway, English football manager
1932 - Andrew Young, US ambassador to UN (1977-79)/(Mayor-D-Atlanta)
1885 - Raphael HLAJM Verwilghen, Flemish architect/urban developer
1934 - Rudolph Agner, CEO (Consolidated Gold Fields)
1965 - Randy Dixon, NFL guard (Indianapolis Colts)
1965 - Steve Finley, Union City TN, outfielder (San Diego Padres)
1890 - A Evert Taube, Swedish writer/troubadour
1890 - Vaslav Nijinsky, Ukrainian/US ballet dancer (Petroesjka) [OS=Feb 28]
1965 - Liza Umarova, Chechen torch singer
1891 - Michael Polany, Hungarian/English chemist/economist/sociologist
1936 - Patrick Procktor, painter
1966 - Grant Long, NBA forward (Detroit Pistons, Atlanta Hawks)
1938 - Dimitri Terzakis, composer
1967 - Irvin Smith, CFL cornerback (Montreal Alouettes)
1938 - Karl Soderlund, Duluth Minn, Mr Sally Jesse Raphael
1900 - Zoltan Vasarhelyi, composer
1938 - Norman Hogg, British MP
1968 - Aaron Eckhart, American actor
1938 - Vijay Mehra, cricketer (Indian Test batsman from age 17)
1907 - Dorrit Hoffleit, American astronomer (d. 2007)
1908 - David Saul Marshall, diplomat lawyer/politician
1940 - Al Jarreau, Milwaukee WI, jazz singer (Moonlighting)
538 - Vitiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving the city in the hands of the victorious Roman general, Belisarius.
1622 - Ignatius of Loyola and Francis Xavier, founders of the Jesuits, are canonized as saints by the Catholic Church.
1664 - New Jersey becomes a colony of England.
1689 - The Williamite War in Ireland begins.
1811 - Peninsular War: A day after a successful rear guard action, French Marshal Michel Ney once again successfully delayed the pursuing Anglo-Portuguese force at the Battle of Redinha.
1868 - Henry O'Farrell attempts to assassinate Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh.
1881 - Andrew Watson makes his Scotland debut as the world's first black international football player and captain.
1912 - The Girl Guides (later renamed the Girl Scouts of the USA) are founded in the United States.
1913 - Canberra Day: The future capital of Australia is officially named Canberra. (Melbourne remained temporary capital until 1927 while the new capital is still under construction.)
1918 - Moscow becomes the capital of Russia again after Saint Petersburg held this status for 215 years.
1922 - Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan formed The Transcaucasian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic
1928 - In California, the St. Francis Dam fails; the resulting floods kill over 600 people.
1930 - Mahatma Gandhi leads a 200-mile march, known as the Salt March, to the sea in defiance of British opposition, to protest the British monopoly on salt.
1933 - Great Depression: Franklin D. Roosevelt addresses the nation for the first time as President of the United States. This is also the first of his "fireside chats".
1934 - Konstantin Pts and General Johan Laidoner stage a coup in Estonia, and ban all political parties.
1938 - Anschluss: German troops occupy Austria.
1940 - Winter War: Finland signs the Moscow Peace Treaty with the Soviet Union, ceding almost all of Finnish Karelia. Finnish troops and the remaining population are immediately evacuated.
1947 - The Truman Doctrine is proclaimed to help stem the spread of Communism.
1950 - The Llandow air disaster occurs near Sigingstone, Wales, in which 80 people die when their aircraft crashed, making it the world's deadliest air disaster at the time.
1964 - New Hampshire Lottery: New Hampshire becomes the first U.S. state to legally sell lottery tickets in the 20th century.
1966 - Suharto takes over from Sukarno to become President of Indonesia.
1968 - Mauritius achieves independence.
1971 - The March 12 Memorandum is sent to the Demirel government of Turkey and the government resigns.
1992 - Mauritius becomes a republic while remaining a member of the Commonwealth of Nations.
1993 - Several bombs explode in Bombay (Mumbai), India, killing about 300 and injuring hundreds more.
1993 - North Korea nuclear weapons program: North Korea says that it plans to withdraw from the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty and refuses to allow inspectors access to its nuclear sites.
1993 - The Blizzard of 1993 - Snow begins to fall across the eastern portion of the US with tornadoes, thunder snow storms, high winds and record low temperatures. The storm lasts for 30 hours.
1994 - The Church of England ordains its first female priests.
1999 - Former Warsaw Pact members the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland join NATO.
2003 - Zoran indic, Prime Minister of Serbia, is assassinated in Belgrade.
2004 - The President of South Korea, Roh Moo-hyun, is impeached by its national assembly: the first such impeachment in the nation's history.
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