Famous Birthdays In March - 23

1429  Margaret of Anjou, wife of Henry VI of England (d. 1482) was born on this day in history.   

1599  Thomas Selle, composer was born on this day in history.   

1638  On March - 23 birth of frederik Ruysch, Dutch anatomist   

1645  William Kidd, Pirate Legend From Scotland (d. 1701) was born on this day in history.   

1699  John Bartram, naturalist/explorer, father of American botany was born on this day in history.   

1723  On this day in history birth of agha Mohammad Khan Ghajar, King of Iran (d. 1771)   

1732  On March - 23 birth of marie Adélaïde of France, daughter of Louis XV (d. 1800)   

1736  On March - 23 birth of iman Willem Falck, Dutch governor of Ceylon (1765-83)   

1749  Hugo Franz Karl Alexander von Kerpen, composer was born on this day in history.   

1749  On this day in history birth of pierre-Simon Laplace, mathematician/astronomer/physicist   

1750  On March - 23 birth of johannes Matthias Sperger, composer   

1754  On March - 23 birth of baron Jurij Vega, Slovenian mathematician, physicist, and artillery officer (d. 1802)   

1761  On March - 23 birth of john W de Winter, Dutch vice-admiral (Battle at Kamperduin)   

1769  William Smith, geologist (Strata Identified by Organized Fossils) was born on this day in history.   

1769  Augustin Daniel Belliard, French general (d. 1832) was born on March - 23.   

1795  Leopold Jansa, composer was born on this day in history.   

1801  On March - 23 birth of peterus D Regout, Dutch industrialist (Sphinx, Maastricht)   

1808  On this day in history birth of jeronimo de Bosch Kemper, sociologist/historian (Statistic yearbook)   

1811  On this day in history birth of camille Marie Stamaty, composer   

1811  On this day in history birth of carl Gottfried Wilhelm Taubert, composer   

1818  On this day in history birth of don Carlos Buell, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1898   

1821  On this day in history birth of aleksej F Pisemski, Russian writer (Clodhopper)   

1823  On March - 23 birth of schuyler Colfax, (R) 17th VP (1869-73)   

1825  On this day in history birth of edward Lloyd Thomas, Brig General (Confederate Army) died in 1898   

1826  Leon Minkus, composer was born on March - 23.   

1831  Eduard Schlagintweit, German writer (d. 1866) was born on March - 23.   

1834  Julius Reubke, composer was born on this day in history.   

1837  Joseph Wieniawski, composer was born on this day in history.   

1844  Eugene Gigout, composer was born on March - 23.   

1847  On March - 23 birth of alexandru D Xenopol, Romania, historian   

1854  Alfred Milner, Giessen Germany, British governor (Cape colony) was born on March - 23.   

1857  Fannie Farmer, actress (namesake of a candy company) was born on March - 23.   

1858  Ludwig Quidde, German historian/politician (Nobel prize 1927) was born on March - 23.   

1862  On March - 23 birth of nathaniel Reed, American outlaw turned evangelist (d.1950)   

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1103  On this day in history death of eudes I, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1058)   

1169  On March - 23 shirkuh, Kurd general/vizier of Cairo/Saladin's uncle, dies   

1237  On this day in history jan of Brienne, King of Jerusalem/Emperor of Constantinople, dies   

1361  On this day in history death of henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster (b. c.1310)   

1369  On March - 23 death of pedro, the Cruel, King/tyrant of Castile & Leon, murdered   

1548  On March - 23 death of itagaki Nobukata, retainer of Takeda Shingen   

1555  On March - 23 julius III, [Giovanni M del Monte], Pope (1550-55), dies at 67   

1559  On March - 23 death of emperor Gelawdewos of Ethiopia (killed in battle) (b. 1521/1522)