Famous Personalities Born In March - 29
Tuesday, 01 April 2025
1484 On March - 29 birth of johann Spangenberg, composer
1519 On March - 29 birth of carlo Caraffa, Italian cardinal
1553 Vitsentzos Kornaros, Greek Renaissance poet (d. 1613 or 1614) was born on this day in history.
1561 Santorio Sanctorius, Trieste Italy, physician/burned at stake/heretic was born on March - 29.
1584 Ferdinando Fairfax, 2nd Lord Fairfax of Cameron, English general (d. 1648) was born on March - 29.
1602 John Lightfoot, English theologist/literary (Horae Hebraicae) was born on March - 29.
1616 Johann Erasmus Kindermann, composer was born on March - 29.
1636 On this day in history birth of esaias Reusner, composer
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 March - 29.
1725 Joseph Franz Xaver Dominik Stalder, composer was born on March - 29.
1752 Edward Jones, composer was born on this day in history.
1769 Nicolas Jean de Dieu Soult, French marshal (d. 1851) was born on this day in history.
1790 On March - 29 birth of john Tyler, Va, (D/W) 10th Pres (1841-1845)
1799 On March - 29 birth of edward Stanley, Earl Derby (C), British PM (1852, 1858-59, 1866-68)
1813 John Letcher, Gov (Confederacy), died in 1884 was born on March - 29.
1816 On March - 29 birth of james Gallant Spears, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1869
1817 Constantine S Aksakov, Russian historian/poet was born on this day in history.
1819 Edwin Drake, drilled 1st productive US oil well was born on this day in history.
1819 On March - 29 birth of isaac Mayer Wise, rabbi/founder (American Hebrew Congregations)
1821 Joshua Thomas Owen, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1887 was born on March - 29.
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 this day in history birth of wilhelm Liebknecht, German MP (social-democratic)
1829 On this day in history birth of ritta & Christina, Siamese twins, in Sardinia
1829 On this day in history 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 March - 29.
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 On March - 29 birth of tullio Levi-Civita, Italian mathematician (d. 1941)