Famous Personalities Born In March - 29
Friday, 21 February 2025
1484 On March - 29 birth of johann Spangenberg, composer
1519 Carlo Caraffa, Italian cardinal was born on this day in history.
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 March - 29 birth of ferdinando Fairfax, 2nd Lord Fairfax of Cameron, English general (d. 1648)
1602 On this day in history birth of john Lightfoot, English theologist/literary (Horae Hebraicae)
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 On this day in history birth of john Ponsonby, Irish politician (d. 1789)
1725 Joseph Franz Xaver Dominik Stalder, composer was born on March - 29.
1752 Edward Jones, composer was born on March - 29.
1769 Nicolas Jean de Dieu Soult, French marshal (d. 1851) was born on this day in history.
1790 John Tyler, Va, (D/W) 10th Pres (1841-1845) was born on March - 29.
1799 On March - 29 birth of edward Stanley, Earl Derby (C), British PM (1852, 1858-59, 1866-68)
1813 On this day in history birth of john Letcher, Gov (Confederacy), died in 1884
1816 On March - 29 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 On this day in history birth of edwin Drake, drilled 1st productive US oil well
1819 Isaac Mayer Wise, rabbi/founder (American Hebrew Congregations) was born on March - 29.
1821 On March - 29 birth of joshua Thomas Owen, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1887
1822 On this day in history birth of joseph Quinaux, Belgian painter
1824 Ludwig Büchner, German philosopher and physician (d. 1899) was born on this day in history.
1826 Wilhelm Liebknecht, German MP (social-democratic) was born on this day in history.
1829 Ritta & Christina, Siamese twins, in Sardinia was born on March - 29.
1829 Robert Emmet Rodes, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1864 was born on March - 29.
1831 Amelia Barr, writer was born on March - 29.
1848 On this day in history birth of aleksei Kuropatkin, Russian general/minister of War
1867 On this day in history birth of cy [Denton True] Young, Gilmore Ohio, pitcher (511 wins, 1890-1911)
1867 On this day in history birth of cy Young, American baseball player (d. 1955)
1869 Ales Hrdlicka, US, anthropologist/curator (US National Museum) was born on this day in history.
1869 Edwin Lutyens, architect, London was born on this day in history.
1871 Tom Hayward, cricketer (great England batsman of the Golden Age) was born on March - 29.
1873 Tullio Levi-Civita, Italian mathematician (d. 1941) was born on this day in history.