Famous Personalities Born In March - 23
Wednesday, 26 March 2025
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 this day in history birth of frederik Ruysch, Dutch anatomist
1645 William Kidd, Pirate Legend From Scotland (d. 1701) was born on March - 23.
1699 John Bartram, naturalist/explorer, father of American botany was born on March - 23.
1723 On this day in history birth of agha Mohammad Khan Ghajar, King of Iran (d. 1771)
1732 Marie Adélaïde of France, daughter of Louis XV (d. 1800) was born on March - 23.
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 March - 23.
1749 Pierre-Simon Laplace, mathematician/astronomer/physicist was born on March - 23.
1750 Johannes Matthias Sperger, composer was born on March - 23.
1754 On March - 23 birth of baron Jurij Vega, Slovenian mathematician, physicist, and artillery officer (d. 1802)
1761 John W de Winter, Dutch vice-admiral (Battle at Kamperduin) was born on March - 23.
1769 William Smith, geologist (Strata Identified by Organized Fossils) was born on March - 23.
1769 On March - 23 birth of augustin Daniel Belliard, French general (d. 1832)
1795 On March - 23 birth of leopold Jansa, composer
1801 On this day in history 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 Don Carlos Buell, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1898 was born on March - 23.
1821 Aleksej F Pisemski, Russian writer (Clodhopper) was born on March - 23.
1823 On this day in history birth of schuyler Colfax, (R) 17th VP (1869-73)
1825 Edward Lloyd Thomas, Brig General (Confederate Army) died in 1898 was born on this day in history.
1826 On March - 23 birth of leon Minkus, composer
1831 On March - 23 birth of eduard Schlagintweit, German writer (d. 1866)
1834 Julius Reubke, composer was born on this day in history.
1837 Joseph Wieniawski, composer was born on this day in history.
1844 On this day in history birth of eugene Gigout, composer
1847 On March - 23 birth of alexandru D Xenopol, Romania, historian
1854 Alfred Milner, Giessen Germany, British governor (Cape colony) was born on this day in history.
1857 Fannie Farmer, actress (namesake of a candy company) was born on this day in history.
1858 On March - 23 birth of ludwig Quidde, German historian/politician (Nobel prize 1927)
1862 Nathaniel Reed, American outlaw turned evangelist (d.1950) was born on this day in history.