March 4 – Famous Birthdays
Antonio Vivaldi (COMPOSER) 1678-1741
Omar Bravo (SOCCER PLAYER) 1980
Erin Heatherton (MODEL) 1989
March 4 – Famous Birthdays
1394 Prince Henry the Navigator sponsors Portuguese voyages of discovery
1492 Francesco de Layolle composer
1651 John Baron Somers (Whig), William III’s chief minister (1696-1700)
1678 Antonio Vivaldi Venice, Baroque violin virtuoso/composer (4 Seasons)
1719 Aert Schouman Dutch bird/portrait painter
1742 Johann Heinrich Egli composer
1747 Casimir Pulaski Count/American Revolutionary War general
1754 Benjamin Waterhouse physician (smallpox vaccine pioneer)
1754 Dieudonne-Pascal Pieltain composer
1757 Ignaz Malzat composer
1765 Charles Dibdin England, composer/author (Sea Songs)/actor (baptized)
1773 Pierre-Louis Hus-Desforges composer
1782 Johann Wyss Swiss folklorist/writer (Swiss Family Robinson)
1789 Pavel P Gagarin Russian monarch
1798 John Joseph Abercrombie Brigadier General (Union volunteers), died in 1877
1813 Wijnand J J Nuijen romantic/water colors painter (Wrecked)
1819 Charles Oberthur composer
1826 John Buford Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1863
1828 Elisha Franklin “Bull” Paxton Brigadier General (Confederate Army)
1834 Peter Nicolai von Wilm composer
1835 Giovanni Schiaparelli Italy, astronomer (discovered canals of Mars)
1838 Paul Lacome composer
1841 Kristian Mandrup Elster Norwegian author (And fremmed Fugl)
1844 Josip Jurcic Slovenian writer (10th Brother)
1862 Robert Emden Swiss geologist/astro-physicist (Emden-polytroop)
1875 Alberto Vaccari Italian Jesuit/old testament scholar/interpreter
1875 Enrique Larreta [E R Maza] Argentine diplomat (Gloria de Don Ramiro)
1875 Suze Groeneweg 1st Dutch female parliament member (SDAP, 1918-37)
1877 Alexander Fyodorovich Gedike composer
1877 Daniël G van Beuningen Dutch art collector
1879 Bernhard Kellermann writer
1885 Willem H Winkel Dutch physician/founder (Red Cross of Curaçao)
1888 Knute Rockne Norwegian/US football player/coach (Notre Dame)
1889 Pearl White [Victoria] US actress/stunt woman (Perils of Pauline)
1891 Dazzy Vance hall of fame pitcher (led National League in strike-outs 7-years)
1897 Francis “Lefty” O’Doul baseball player/organized Japanese baseball
19– Anne Haney Memphis TN, actress (Evelyn-Lime Streets)
1900 Roberto Soundy El Salvador, trap shooter (Olympics-1968)
1901 Charles H Goren bridge master (26 US Titles)
1901 Jean-Joseph Rabéarivelo Madagaskisch poet (Enfants d’Orphée)
1903 Harold Berens comedian
1904 George Gamow nuclear physicist/cosmologist/writer (1, 2, 3…’infinity’)
1905 Lili Kràus Budapest Hungary, pianist (Austrian Cross of Honor 1978)
1907 Edgar Barrier New York NY, actor (Cobra Woman, Macbeth, Rocky, Cornered)
1908 Boris N Poveloi [Kampov], Russian journalist/writer
1909 Harry B Helmsley New York NY, billionaire builder (Empire State Building)
1910 Tancredo Neves president of Civil rights activist
1912 Afro [Basaldella] Italian painter
1912 John Garfield New York NY, actor (Air Force, Destination Tokyo, Juarez)
1915 Carlos Surinach Barcelona Spain, composer (Monte Carlo)
1915 Eunice Catunda composer
1915 Petrus de Jong Dutch premier (KVP, 1967-71)
1916 Giorgio Bassani Italian writer (Botteghe Oscure)
1916 Hans Eysenck psychologist
1918 Margaret Osborne DuPont Joseph OR, tennis pro (US Open 1948-50)
1920 Marcella Grady Jennings rancher
1921 Halim El-Dabh composer
1921 Joan Greenwood London, actress/director (Amorous Mr Prawn)
1923 Patrick Moore England, astronomer/writer (A-Z of Astronomy)
1923 Piero J d’Inzeo France, equestrian show jumper (Olympics-gold-1952, 64)
1927 Robert Di Domenica composer
1927 Thayer David Medford MA, actor (Eiger Sanction, Rocky, Nero Wolfe, Savages)
1928 Alan Sillitoe Nottingham Nottinghamshire England, writer (Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner)
1928 Samuel Adler composer
1929 Bernard Haitink Amsterdam Netherlands, conductor (London Philharmonic Orchestra 1969-78)
1929 Josep Mestres-Quadreny composer
1931 Ernesto Rosenstand Arubian playwright (Kiko Ta Di Nos?)
1931 Gennady Rozhdestvensky composer
1931 Han Jansen Dutch painter
1932 Guido Baggiani composer
1932 Hessel Rienks economist/Dutch 2nd chamber member (PvdA)
1932 Miriam Makeba Johannesburg South Africa, singer (Grammy 1965)
1933 Ann Burton [Anna Rafalowicz], singer
1934 Barbara McNair Racine WI, singer/actress (Barbara McNair Show)
1934 Jane van Lawick-Goodall ethologist/chimp expert (1974 Walker Prize)
1934 John Duffey bluegrass musician
1934 Mario Davidovsky Buenos Aires Argentina, composer (Synchronisms)
1936 Aribert Reimann composer
1936 David Thompson British food magnate/multi-millionaire
1936 Eric Allandale rocker (Foundations)
1936 Jim Clark race car driver (Indianapolis 500)
1937 [Bernard Barney Jean] Wilen musician
1937 Graeme Dowling cricketer (New Zealand, 239 vs India 1968)
1937 Ron Carter jazz bassist (Ron Carter Meets Bach)
1937 Yuri Aleksandrovich Senkevich Russian cosmonaut
1939 James Aubrey Turner scientist
1939 Paula Prentiss [Ragusa] San Antonio TX, actress (Parallax View, He & She)
1940 Kas Garas Kaunas Lithuania, actor (Hamlyn-Strange Report)
1941 Adrian Lyne director (Fatal Attraction, 9½ Weeks, Jacob’s Ladder)
1941 Ji-Tu Cumbuka Helena AL, actor (Roots, Man Called Sloane)
1941 John Aprea Englewood NJ, actor (Lucas-Another World, Godfather 2)
1941 John Hancock Hazen AR, actor (Black Marble, Traxx, Houston Knights)
1943 Zoltan Jeney composer
1944 Bobby Womack Cleveland OH, R&B singer/guitarist (Woman’s Got to Have It)
1945 Dieter Meier Swiss singer/children book writer (Yello)
1945 Jaime Tirelli New York NY, actor (Orlando Lopez-Ball Four)
1946 Haile Gerima director (Ashes & Embers)
1946 Harvey Goldsmith impresario
1946 Michael Ashcroft English entrepreneur/multi-millionaire (Hawley-ADT)
1946 Ralph Kirshbaum Denton TX, cellist (RNCM Manchester International Festival)
1946 Robert Raymond rocker
1948 Billy Gibbons rock guitarist (ZZ Top-Cheap Sunglasses, Legs, Fandango)
1948 Chris Squire London, rock bassist (Yes-Fish Out of Water)
1948 Shakin’ Stevens [Mike Barrett], Ely Wales, rocker (You Drive Me Crazy)
1950 Emilio Estefan Cuba, rocker (Miami Sound Machine-1 2 3)
1950 Judy Dickinson Akron OH, LPGA golfer (1985 Boston Five Classic)
1950 Kenny Dalglish soccer manager
1950 Rafael Canizares Poey Alacs Mountains Cuba, basketballer (Olympics-bronze-72)
1951 Chris Rea Middlesborough England, rock guitarist (Fool If You Think It Is Over, Heaven)
1951 Gwen Welles Chattanooga TN, actress (Desert Hearts, Sticky Fingers, Angel On My Shoulder)
1951 Kenny Dalglish British soccer star (100+ goals)
1952 Ronn Moss Los Angeles CA, actor (Ridge-Bold & Beautiful, Santa Barbara)
1953 Christopher H Smith (Representative-Republican-NJ, 1981- )
1953 Kay Lenz Los Angeles CA, actress (Moving Violations, Rich Man Poor Man)
1954 Catherine O’Hara Toronto Ontario, comedienne (Beetlejuice, SCTV)
1954 Irina Ratushinskaya USSR, poet (Grey is the color of hope)
1954 Peter Erling Jacobsen Portland OR, PGA golfer (1990 Bob Hope)
1955 Benny Alexander Secretary-General (South African Pan-Africanist Movement)
1958 Patricia Heaton Cleveland OH, actress (Debra-Everybody Loves Raymond)
1959 Kelly Lynch Golden Walley MN, actress (Warm Summer Rain, Cocktail)
1960 Reggie McElroy NFL tackle (Denver Broncos)
1960 Russell Todd Troy NY, actor (Dr Jamie Frame-Another World)
1961 David “Tinker” Juarez Los Angeles CA, cyclist (Olympics-19th-96)
1961 Ray “Boom Boom” Mancini boxer (killed a boxer in the ring)
1961 Roger Wessels Port Elizabeth South Africa, golfer (1994 Canadian Masters)
1961 Steven Weber Queens NY, actor (Brian Hackett-Wings)
1962 Brant Ian Woodward Hurstville New Zealand, trap shooter (Olympics-96)
1962 Greg Kragen NFL nose tackle (Green Bay Packers, Carolina Panthers)
1962 Steve Fletcher London England, actor (Brad-One Life to Live)
1963 Anne Minter Australia, tennis star
1963 Jason Newsted US heavy-metal bassist (Metallica-Kill ’em All)
1963 MDV [Michiel de Vos] Dutch pop bassist (Burma Shave-Stash)
1964 Emilia Eberle Romania, gymnast, scored a perfect 10 in 1980 Olympics
1964 Linda French Oak Park IL, badminton player (Olympics-96)
1964 Tom Lampkin Cincinnati OH, catcher (San Francisco Giants)
1965 Alexandra Harbold New York NY, sprint kayak (Olympics-96)
1965 Dana Brown Memphis TN, Miss Tennessee-America (1990-3rd)
1965 Stacy Edwards Glasgow MT, actress (Santa Barbara)
1966 Kevin Johnson NBA guard (Phoenix Suns)
1966 Mike Small Aurora IL, Canadian Tour golfer (1993 Emerald Coast)
1966 Patrick Hannan English pop drummer (Sundays-Can’t Be Sure)
1967 Daryll Cullinan South African cricketer (batsman Warne’s bunny)
1967 Juli Furtado New York NY, mountain cyclist (world champion-1991, 92)
1968 Brian Hunter Torrance CA, infielder (Seattle Mariners, Houston Astros)
1968 Dinky van Rensburg South Africa, tennis star
1968 Dionna Harris Wilmington DE, softball outfielder (Olympics-gold-96)
1968 Evan Dando rocker (Lemonheads)
1968 Patsy Kensit London, rocker/actress (Lethal Weapon 2, 21, Hanover St)
1969 Chastity Bono Los Angeles CA, daughter of Sonny & Cher
1969 Jeff Tinsley Shelbyville KY, outfielder (Boston Red Sox)
1969 Karrie Poppinga Manhattan Beach CA, volleyballer (Pismo Beach-4-95)
1969 Kenneth Benson CFL linebacker (Toronto Argonauts)
1970 Dave Stevens Fullerton CA, pitcher (Minnesota Twins)
1970 Marja Helena Paluila ice hockey defenseman (Finland, Olympics-98)
1970 Matt Gay WLAF safety (Rhein Fire)
1970 Tina Paternostro Williamsport PA, golfer (1995 JAL Big Apple-57th)
1971 Edwin van Holten soccer player (FC Volendam)
1972 Chris Borg Lexington SC, canoe (alternate-Olympics-96)
1972 Martin St Pierre Ripon Québec Canada, 20k walker (Olympics-96)
1972 Robert Smith NFL running back (Minnesota Vikings)
1972 Sherida Pawiroredjo Suriname Miss Indra Maju (1993)
1973 Phillip Daniels NFL defensive end (Seattle Seahawks)
1974 Jarrett Deuling Vernon, NHL left wing (New York Islanders)
1974 Karol Kucera Bratislava Slovakia, tennis star (1995-Rosmalen)
1974 Sherry Wigginton Austin TX, diver (Olympics-96)
1977 Anna Baitchik Miss Russia-Universe (1997)
1993 Bobbi Kristina Brown daughter of Whitney Houston & Bobby Brown
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