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March 23 is the 82nd day of the year (83rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. PortalCurrent events International holidays February 2 - Candlemas February 5 - Shrove International holidays March 2 - Mothering Sunday (Britain March 7 - Nyepi (Indonesia International holidays and other major events April 1 - April Fools' Day April 4 - Qingming Festival (Mainland Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of Events 161 - Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia. Events 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II. Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. Events 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem. Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor. Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland Events 1199 - Richard I is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting France which leads to his death on April 6. Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common International holidays March 2 - Mothering Sunday (Britain March 7 - Nyepi (Indonesia March 2007 is the third month of the year It began on a Thursday, and ended 31 days later on a Saturday. Stories without links will be removed. News stories must be in English March 2005: ← - January 2005 - February 2005 - March - April 2005 - May 2005 - June 2005 - July 2005 March 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September March 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September March 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September March 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 283 days remaining until the end of the year.

Contents 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances 5 External links

Events

• 1174 - Jocelin, abbot of Melrose, is elected bishop of Glasgow. The Abbot and then Commendator of Melrose was the head of the monastic community of Melrose Abbey, in Melrose in the Borders The Bishop of Glasgow, after 1492 Archbishop of Glasgow, was the ecclesiastical head of the Diocese of Glasgow and then as Archbishop of Glasgow the
• 1568 - Peace of Longjumeau ends the Second War of Religion in France. The Peace of Longjumeau (also known as the Treaty of Longjumeau or the Edict of Longjumeau) was signed on March 23, 1568 by King Charles This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Again Catherine de' Medici and Charles IX of France make substantial concessions to the Huguenots. Catherine de' Medici (April 13 1519 &ndash January 5 1589 was born in Florence, Italy as Caterina Maria Romula di Lorenzo de' Medici. Charles IX (27 June 1550 &ndash 30 May 1574 born Charles-Maximilien, was King of France, ruling from 1560 until his death The Huguenots were members of the Protestant Reformed Church of France (or French Calvinists) from the sixteenth to the eighteenth
• 1708 - James Francis Edward Stuart lands at the Firth of Forth. Year 1708 ( MDCCVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Prince James Prince of Wales (James Francis Edward Stuart " The Old Pretender " or " The Old Chevalier " 10 June 1688 – 1 January 1766 was the The Firth of Forth ( Scottish Gaelic: Linne Foirthe) is the Estuary or Firth of Scotland's River Forth, where it flows
• 1775 - American Revolutionary War: Patrick Henry delivers his famous speech -"give me liberty or give me death" at St. John's Church in Richmond, Virginia. Year 1775 ( MDCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots" Patrick Henry ( May 29, 1736 June 6, 1799) was a prominent figure in the American Revolution, known and remembered for his " " Give me Liberty or give me Death! " is a famous quotation attributed to Patrick Henry from a speech made to the Virginia House of Burgesses. St John's is an Episcopal church located in Richmond Virginia. This article is about the city of Richmond the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
• 1801 - Tsar Paul I of Russia is struck with a sword, then strangled, and finally trampled to death in his bedroom at St. Michael's Castle. Year 1801 ( MDCCCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Tuesday Tsar csar and tzar redirect here For other uses see Tsar (disambiguation. Paul (Па́вел I Петро́вич Pavel Petrovich) ( &ndash) was the Emperor of Russia between 1796 and 1801 St Michael's Castle (Михайловский замок Mikhailovsky zamok) also called the Mikhailovsky Castle or the Engineer Castle (Инженерный
• 1806 - After traveling through the Louisiana Purchase and reaching the Pacific Ocean, explorers Lewis and Clark and their "Corps of Discovery" begin their arduous journey home. Year 1806 ( MDCCCVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common For the film see Louisiana Purchase (film. The Louisiana Purchase (French Vente de la Louisiane "Louisiana Sale" The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth 's Oceanic divisions
• 1821 - Battle and fall of city of Kalamata, Greek War of Independence. Year 1821 ( MDCCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Kalamata (Καλαμάτα Kalamáta, formerly Καλάμαι Kalámai) is the second-largest city of the Peloponnese in southern Greece The Greek War of Independence (1821–1829 also commonly known as the Greek Revolution (Ελληνική Επανάσταση Elliniki Epanastasi; Ottoman
• 1848 - The ship John Wickliffe arrives at Port Chalmers carrying the first Scottish settlers for Dunedin, New Zealand. Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap The John Wickliffe was the first ship to arrive carrying settlers for the city of Dunedin, New Zealand. Port Chalmers is the main port of the city of Dunedin, New Zealand. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Dunedin (dəˈneɪdɪn) Ōtepoti in Maori is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the principal city of the region of New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island Otago province is founded. History See also History of Otago The Otago Settlement sponsored by the Free Church of Scotland, materialised in March 1848 with the arrival of the first
• 1857 - Elisha Otis's first elevator is installed at 488 Broadway New York City. Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the Elisha Graves Otis ( August 3 1811 &mdash April 8 1861) son of Stephen Otis Jr An elevator or lift is a Transport device used to move people or goods vertically from one floor to another Broadway, as the name implies is a wide avenue in New York City. The City of New York
• 1868 - The University of California is founded in Oakland, California when the Organic Act is signed into law. Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap The University of California ( UC) is a Public university system in the state of California. Oakland (ˈoʊklənd founded in 1852 is the eighth-largest city in the U Territories of the United States are one type of political division of the United States, administered by the U
• 1879 - War of the Pacific was fought between Chile and the joints forces of Bolivia and Peru. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The War of the Pacific, sometimes called the Saltpeter War in reference to its original cause was fought between Chile and the joint forces of Bolivia Chile, officially the Republic of Chile ( Spanish:) is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow Coastal strip wedged between the The Republic of Bolivia (República de Bolivia) named after Simón Bolívar, is a Landlocked country in central South America. Peru (Perú Piruw Piruw officially the Republic of Peru ( reˈpuβlika del peˈɾu is a country in western South America. Chile successfully took over Arica and Tarapacá which left Bolivia as a landlocked country.
• 1889 - Land Run: President Benjamin Harrison opens Oklahoma to white settlement starting on April 22. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Land run (sometimes "land rush") usually refers to a historical event in which previously-restricted land of the United States was opened for Homesteading The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by Benjamin Harrison (August 20 1833 &ndash March 13 1901 was the twenty-third President of the United States, serving one term from 1889 to 1893 Oklahoma ( is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. Events 1500 - Portuguese Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil.
• 1889 - The free Woolwich Ferry officially opens in east London. The Woolwich Free Ferry is a boat service across the River Thames, London, UK, which is operated by the London Borough of Greenwich London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.
• 1889 - The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community was established by Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad in Qadian India. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community ( Arabic: الجماعة الأحمدية; transliterated: al-Jamā'a al-Ahmadīya) is the larger community of Mirza Ghulām Ahmad of Qadian ( ميرزا غلام احمد) ( February 13, 1835 – May 26, 1908 CE Shawal 14 1250 – WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Qadian (ਕਾਦਿਆਂ) is a small town and a Municipal council in Gurdaspur District, India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country
• 1896 - The Raines Law is passed by the New York State Legislature, restricting Sunday sale of alcohol to hotels. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year The Raines law was passed on March 23, 1896, by the New York State Legislature. The New York Legislature is the state legislature of the US state of New York.
• 1903 - The Wright Brothers apply for a patent on their invention of one of the first successful airplanes. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout A patent is a set of Exclusive rights granted by a State to an inventor or his assignee for a fixed period of time in exchange for a disclosure of an Overview Fixed-wing aircraft range from small training and recreational aircraft to Wide-body aircraft and military cargo aircraft.
• 1908 - American diplomat Durham Stevens is attacked by Korean assassins Jeon Myeong-un and Jang In-hwan, leading to his death in a hospital two days later. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Durham White Stevens ( February 1, 1851, Washington DC &mdash March 25, 1908, San Francisco, California) Korea is a geographic area composed of two sovereign countries a civilization and a former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia. Jeon Myeong-un (born Jonghyeon Seoul 25 June, 1884; died 19 November, 1947) was a Korean independence activist Jang In-hwan (born Pyongyang, 30 March 1875; died San Francisco, California, 24 April, 1930) was a
• 1909 - Theodore Roosevelt leaves New York for a post-presidency safari in Africa. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Theodore Roosevelt (ˈroʊzəvɛlt October 27 1858 January 6 1919 also known as T New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous The word presidency is often used to describe the administration or the executive, the collective administrative and governmental entity that exists around an office SAFARI was an attempt by the French government under the presidency of Georges Pompidou, to create a centralized database of personal data The trip is sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution and National Geographic Society. The Smithsonian Institution (smɪθsoʊnɪən is an educational and research institute and associated Museum complex administered and funded by the Government of Overview The NGS's historical mission is "to increase and diffuse geographic knowledge while promoting the conservation of the world's cultural historical and natural
• 1919 - In Milan, Italy, Benito Mussolini founds his Fascist political movement. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Milan (Milano Milan (listen) is one of the largest cities in Italy, located in the plains of Lombardy. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Fascism is a totalitarian nationalist and corporatist ideology
• 1931 - Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev embrace the gallows during the Indian struggle for independence. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bhagat Singh ( Punjabi: ਭਗਤ ਸਿੰਘ بھگت سنگھ pə̀gət̪ sɪ́ŋg ( September 27, 1907 &ndash March 23, 1931 Shivaram Hari Rajguru ( Hindi / Marathi:शिवराम हरि राजगुरु ( August 24, 1908 - March 23, 1931 Sukhdev Thapar (ਸੁਖਦੇਵ ਥਾਪਰ سُکھدیو تھاپر Hindi: सुखदेव थापर was an Indian Revolutionary who lived India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Their request to be shot by a firing squad is refused.
• 1933 - The Reichstag passes the Enabling act of 1933, making Adolf Hitler dictator of Germany. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Reichstag ( German for "Imperial Diet " was the Parliament of the Holy Roman Empire, the North German Confederation, The Enabling Act ( in German) was passed by the Reichstag ( Germany 's parliament on March 23, 1933 and signed Hi and welcome to Wikipedia! Please understand that this article is frequently vandalized and vandalism is reverted immediately A dictator is an Authoritarian ruler (eg Absolutist or autocratic) who assumes sole and absolute power without hereditary ascension such as an Absolute Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.
• 1935 - Signing of the Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Philippines. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Constitution of the Philippines ( Saligang Batas ng Pilipinas in Filipino) is the supreme Law of the Philippines The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP
• 1940 - The Lahore Resolution (Qarardad-e-Pakistan or the then Qarardad-e-Lahore) is put forward at the Annual General Convention of the All India Muslim League. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Lahore Resolution ( Qarardad-e-Lahore قرارداد لاھور commonly known as the Pakistan Resolution (قرارداد پاکستان Qarardad-e-Pakistan The Lahore Resolution ( Qarardad-e-Lahore قرارداد لاھور commonly known as the Pakistan Resolution (قرارداد پاکستان Qarardad-e-Pakistan The Lahore Resolution ( Qarardad-e-Lahore قرارداد لاھور commonly known as the Pakistan Resolution (قرارداد پاکستان Qarardad-e-Pakistan The All India Muslim League ( Urdu: آل انڈیا مسلم لیگ Bengali:?????? ??? founded at Dhaka in 1906 was a political party in British
• 1942 - World War II: In the Indian Ocean, Japanese forces capture the Andaman Islands. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's Oceanic divisions covering about 20% of the water on the Earth 's surface For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The Andaman Islands are a group of islands in the Bay of Bengal, and are part of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Union Territory of India.
• 1956 - Pakistan becomes the first Islamic republic in the world. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and Islamic Republic is the name given to several states in the Muslim world including the Islamic Republics of Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Mauritania (Republic Day in Pakistan)
• 1962 - NS Savannah, the first nuclear-powered cargo-passenger ship, was launched as a showcase for Dwight D. Eisenhower's Atoms for Peace initiative. Republic Day is the name of a Public holiday in several countries to commemorate the day when they first became Republics January 9th in Republika Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Creation In 1955 President of the United States Dwight Eisenhower proposed building a nuclear-powered merchant ship as a showcase for his " Atoms for Nuclear marine propulsion is propulsion of a ship powered by a Nuclear reactor. The ceremonies involved in naming and launching naval ships are based in traditions thousands of years old Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower (October 14 1890 – March 28 1969 was President of the United States from 1953 until 1961 and a five-star general "Atoms for Peace" was the title of a speech delivered by U
• 1965 - NASA launches Gemini 3, the United States' first two-man space flight (crew: Gus Grissom and John Young). Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program Gemini 3 was a 1965 manned space flight in NASA 's Gemini program. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Virgil Ivan Grissom, more widely known as Gus Grissom, ( 3 April 1926 – 27 January 1967) was one of the original NASA John Young may refer to John Young (actor (1916–1996 Scottish actor John Young, (1909–1997 American (Hawaiian painter
• 1978 - The first UNIFIL troops arrived in Lebanon for peacekeeping mission along the Blue Line. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, or UNIFIL, was created by the United Nations, with the adoption of Security Council Resolution Lebanon (ˈlɛbənɒn Arabic: ar لبنان Lubnān) officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic (ar الجمهورية اللبنانية The United Nations has authorized 63 Peacekeeping missions as of 2005 The Blue Line is a border demarcation between Lebanon and Israel published by the United Nations on 7 June 2000 for the
• 1980 - Archbishop Óscar Romero of El Salvador gives his famous speech appealing to men of the El Salvadoran armed forces to stop killing the Salvadorans. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez ( August 25 1917 &ndash March 24 1980) commonly known as Monseñor Romero, was a Bishop El Salvador ( República de El Salvador,) is a country in Central America.
• 1982 - Guatemala's government, headed by Fernando Romeo Lucas García is overthrown in a military coup by right-wing General Efraín Ríos Montt. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Guatemala (República de Guatemala) is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west the Pacific Ocean to the southwest Fernando Romeo Lucas García (b San Juan Chamelco, Alta Verapaz, 4 July 1924 &ndash d José Efraín Ríos Montt (born June 16, 1926) is a former De facto President of Guatemala, army general
• 1983 - Strategic Defense Initiative: President Ronald Reagan makes his initial proposal to develop technology to intercept enemy missiles. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) The Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI was a proposal by US President Ronald Reagan on March 23, 1983 to use ground and space-based systems to protect
• 1989 - Stanley Pons and Martin Fleischmann announce cold fusion at the University of Utah. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Stanley Pons (born in 1943 Valdese North Carolina) is an electrochemist best known for his work with Martin Fleischmann on Cold fusion in the 1980s and Martin Fleischmann, FRS (born 1927 Karlovy Vary, Czechoslovakia) is an electrochemist at the University of Southampton and a Fellow of the Cold fusion, sometimes called low energy nuclear reactions (LENR or condensed matter nuclear science, is a set of effects reported in controversial laboratory experiments The University of Utah (referred to locally as ' The U' or ' the U of U') is a publicly funded Research university in Salt Lake
• 1994 - At an election rally in Tijuana, Mexican presidential candidate Luis Donaldo Colosio is assassinated by Mario Aburto Martínez. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Tijuana (ˌtiːəˈwɑːnə Spanish, ti'xwana|ti'ʍana is the largest city of the Mexican state of Baja California, situated on the U The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. Luis Donaldo Colosio Murrieta ( February 10 1950 &ndash March 23 1994) was a Mexican politician and PRI presidential candidate Mario Aburto Martinez (born 1970? is a Mexican man who was convicted for assassinating presidential candidate Luis Donaldo Colosio in 1994
• 1994 - Aeroflot Flight 593 crashes in Siberia when the pilot's fifteen-year old son accidentally disengages the autopilot, killing 75. Aeroflot Flight 593 was an accident on March 23 1994 in which a "Russian Airlines" The relief pilot Aeroflot continues to use flight Siberia (Сиби́рь Sibir) is the name given to the vast region constituting almost all of Northern Asia and for the most part currently serving An autopilot is a mechanical electrical or hydraulic system used to guide a vehicle without assistance from a human being
• 1994 - A United States Air Force (USAF) F-16 aircraft collides with a USAF C-130 at Pope Air Force Base and then crashes, killing a group of 24 United States Army soldiers on the ground later to become known as the Green Ramp disaster. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Pope Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located 12 miles (19 km) northwest of the Central business district of Fayetteville The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. The Green Ramp disaster was a 1994 Mid-air collision and subsequent ground collision at Pope Air Force Base (Pope AFB, North Carolina that killed
• 1996 - Taiwan holds its first direct elections and chooses Lee Teng-hui as President. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Taiwan ( Taiwanese: Tâi-oân/Tāi-oân (historically 大灣/台員/大員/台圓/大圓/台窩灣 is an Island in East Asia. The Election for the 9th-term President and Vice-President of the Republic of China (第九任中華民國總統 、副總統選舉 the first ever direct elections for President Lee Teng-hui ( POJ: Lí Teng-hui born 15 January 1923 is a Politician of Taiwan. The President of the Republic of China ( is the Head of state of the Republic of China (ROC (commonly known as Taiwan since the 1970s
• 1999 - Gunmen assassinate Paraguay's Vice President Luis María Argaña. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay ( Spanish: República del Paraguay; Guaraní: Tetã Paraguái) is one of the only __FORCETOC__ For the Vice President of the United States, their roles and other information see Vice President of the United States. Luis María del Corazón de Jesús Dionisio Argaña Ferraro (born October 9, 1932 in Asunción, Paraguay, died March 23, 1999
• 2001 - The Russian Mir space station is disposed of, breaking up in the atmosphere before falling into the southern Pacific Ocean near Fiji. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Mir (Мир which can mean both Peace and World, and was the name given to peasant communes in pre-revolutionary Russia was a Soviet (and The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth 's Oceanic divisions Fiji (Matanitu ko Viti फ़िजी officially the Republic of the Fiji Islands (Matanitu Tu-Vaka-i-koya ko Viti फ़िजी द्वीप समूह गणराज्य
• 2003 - In Nasiriyah, Iraq, 11 soldiers of the 507th Maintenance Company as well as 18 U.S. Marines are killed during the first major conflict of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Nasiriyah ( BGN: an-Nāṣiriyyah; also spelled Nassiriya or Nasiriya) is a city in Iraq For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. The 507th Maintenance Company provided maintenance support to 5th Battalion 52nd Air Defense Artillery (ADA (PATRIOT based at Fort Bliss Texas. The 2003 invasion of Iraq, from March 20 to May 1 2003 was spearheaded by the United States, backed by British forces and smaller contingents from Australia
• 2004 - Andhra Pradesh Federation of Trade Unions holds its first conference in Hyderabad, India. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Andhra Pradesh Federation of Trade Unions (in Telugu: ఆంధ్ర ప్రదెౕశ్ కార్మిక సంఘాల సమాఖ్య) India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country
• 2005 - The United States 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, in a 2-1 decision, refuses to order the reinsertion of Terri Schiavo's feeding tube. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Theresa Marie Schindler "Terri" Schiavo ( December 3 1963 – March 31 2005 was an American woman who suffered brain damage and became dependent on a Feeding tube
• 2005 - A major explosion at the Texas City Refinery kills 15 workers. BP 's Texas City Refinery in Texas City Texas is the second-largest Oil refinery in the state and the third-largest in the United States.
• 2006 - The Federal Reserve discontinues publishing M3 money supply. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. In Economics, money supply, or money stock, is the total amount of money available in an Economy at a particular point in time
• 2007 - Burnley Tunnel catastrophe occurs in Melbourne, Australia. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Burnley Tunnel is a Highway tunnel in Melbourne, Australia, which carries traffic eastbound from the West Gate Freeway to the Monash Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics.
• 2007 - Iranian Navy seize Royal Navy personnel in Iraqi waters. Iranian military personnel seized 15 Royal Navy personnel during 2007 and held them for 12 days For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics.

Births

• 1429 - Margaret of Anjou, wife of Henry VI of England (d. Margaret of Anjou ( Marguerite d'Anjou, 23 March 1430 &ndash 25 August 1482) was the Queen consort of Henry VI of England Henry VI (6 December 1421 &ndash 21 May 1471 was King of England 1422–1461 (though with a Regent until 1437 and then 1470–1471 and a claimant to the kingdom 1482)
• 1638 - Frederik Ruysch, Dutch physician and anatomist (d. Frederik Ruysch ( March 23, 1638 — February 22, 1731) was a Dutch botanist and anatomist, remembered for 1731)
• 1645 - William Kidd, Pirate Legend From Scotland (d. Year 1731 ( MDCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year William " Captain " Kidd ( c 1645 &ndash May 23, 1701) was a Scottish sailor remembered for his 1701)
• 1699 - John Bartram, American botanist (d. John Bartram ( Darby Pennsylvania - September 22, 1777, Philadelphia) was an early American botanist and Horticulturalist Botany, plant science(s, phytology, or plant biology is a branch of Biology and is the scientific study of plant Life 1777)
• 1723 - Agha Mohammad Khan Ghajar, King of Iran (d. Year 1777 ( MDCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1723 ( MDCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Muḥammad Khān Qājār (1742-1797 (‎&lrm was the chief of the Qajar tribe For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. 1771)
• 1732 - Marie Adélaïde of France, daughter of Louis XV (d. Year 1771 ( MDCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1732 ( MDCCXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Marie Adélaïde de France ( 23 March 1732 - 27 February 1800) was a French Princess. 1800)
• 1749 - Pierre Simon de Laplace, French mathematician and astronomer (d. Year -of the Julian calendar. The Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar until Friday, but 12 days ahead since Saturday. Year 1749 ( MDCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a 1827)
• 1754 - Baron Jurij Vega, Slovenian mathematician, physicist, and artillery officer (d. Year 1827 ( MDCCCXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1754 ( MDCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Baron Jurij Bartolomej Vega (also correct Veha; official Georgius Bartholomaei Vecha Georg Freiherr von Vega ( March 23, 1754 &ndash 1802)
• 1769 - William Smith, English geologist and cartographer (d. Year 1802 ( MDCCCII) was a Common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Year 1769 ( MDCCLXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a William Smith ( March 23 1769 &ndash August 28 1839) was an English Geologist, credited with creating the first nationwide 1839)
• 1769 - Augustin Daniel Belliard, French general (d. Year 1839 ( MDCCCXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Augustin Daniel Belliard, comte Belliard et de l'Empire ( March 23, 1769 in Fontenay-le-Comte, Vendée – January 28, 1832 1832)
• 1823 - Schuyler Colfax, Vice President of the United States (d. Year 1832 ( MDCCCXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Year 1823 ( MDCCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Schuyler Colfax Jr (March 23 1823 &ndash January 13 1885 was a U The Vice President of the United States is the first person in the presidential line of succession, becoming the new President of the United States upon the death 1885)
• 1826 - Léon Minkus, German/Czech composer and violinist (d. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common For the game see 1826 (board game. Year 1826 ( MDCCCXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display Ludwig Minkus (Людвиг Минкус aka Léon Fyodorovich Minkus (born Aloisius Ludwig Minkus on March 23, 1826 in Velké Meziříčí 1917)
• 1831 - Eduard Schlagintweit, German writer (d. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1831 ( MDCCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Eduard Schlagintweit ( 23 March 1831 - 1866 was the third of the five Schlagintweit brothers of Munich. 1866)
• 1834 - Julius Reubke, German composer (d. Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1834 ( MDCCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Julius Reubke ( March 23 1834 &ndash June 3 1858) was a German Composer, pianist and organist. 1858)
• 1858 - Ludwig Quidde, German pacifist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Ludwig Quidde ( March 23, 1858 &ndash March 4, 1941) was a German pacifist who is mainly remembered today for his acerbic The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor 1941)
• 1862 - Nathaniel Reed, American outlaw turned evangelist (d. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday Nathaniel "Texas Jack" Reed ( March 23, 1862 &ndash January 7, 1950) was a 19th-century American outlaw responsible 1950)
• 1868 - Dietrich Eckart, early supporter of Adolf Hitler's Nazi Party and member of Thule Society (d. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Dietrich Eckart ( 23 March 1868 - 26 December 1923) was a German politician one of the important early members of the National Socialist Hi and welcome to Wikipedia! Please understand that this article is frequently vandalized and vandalism is reverted immediately The, officially National Socialist German Workers' Party, ( abbreviated NSDAP) was a Political party in Germany between 1919 and 1945 The Thule Society (Thule-Gesellschaft originally the Studiengruppe für germanisches Altertum 'Study Group for Germanic Antiquity' was a German Occultist 1923)
• 1878 - Franz Schreker, Austrian composer (d. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Franz Schreker ( March 23, 1878 &ndash March 21, 1934) was an Austrian Composer and conductor. 1934)
• 1880 - Heikki Ritavuori, Finnish politician (d. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Heikki Ritavuori, originally Rydman ( 23 March 1880 in Turku – 14 February 1922 in Helsinki) was a Finnish 1922)
• 1881 - Roger Martin du Gard, French writer, Nobel laureate (d. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Roger Martin du Gard ( March 23, 1881 - August 22, 1958) was a French author and winner of the 1937 Nobel Prize for Literature. The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred 1958)
• 1881 - Hermann Staudinger, German chemist, Nobel laureate (d. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hermann Staudinger ( March 23, 1881 &ndash September 8, 1965) was a German chemist who demonstrated the existence of Macromolecules The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1965)
• 1882 - Emmy Noether, German mathematician (d. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Amalie Emmy Noether, ˈnøːtɐ (23 March 1882 – 14 April 1935 was a German Mathematician known for her groundbreaking contributions to Abstract algebra and 1935)
• 1887 - Juan Gris, Spanish artist (d. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common José Victoriano González-Pérez ( March 23, 1887 – May 11, 1927) better known as Juan Gris, was a Spanish 1927)
• 1887 - Josef Čapek, Czech writer (d. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Josef Čapek (ˈjozɛf ˈʧapɛk ( March 23, 1887 &ndash April 1945 was a Czech artist who was best known as a painter, but who 1945)
• 1887 - Prince Felix Yussupov, Russian assassin of Rasputin (d. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar 1967)
• 1893 - Cedric Gibbons, American art director (d. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Austin Cedric Gibbons, ( March 23 1893 &ndash July 26, 1960) was an Irish American Art director who was one of the most 1960)
• 1895 - Encarnacion Alzona, Filipino historian (d. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Encarnacion A Alzona ( March 23, 1895 &ndash March 13, 2001) was a pioneering Filipino Historian, Educator 2001)
• 1899 - Dora Gerson, German actress and singer (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Dora Gerson ( March 23, 1899 - February 14, 1943) was a Jewish German Cabaret Singer and motion picture 1943)
• 1900 - Erich Fromm, German-born psychoanalyst (d. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Erich Pinchas Fromm ( March 23, 1900 &ndash March 18, 1980) was an internationally renowned social psychologist, psychoanalyst 1980)
• 1904 - H. Beam Piper, American science fiction author (d. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Henry Beam Piper ( March 23, 1904 – c November 6, 1964) was an American Science fiction author 1964)
• 1905 - Lale Andersen, German singer and cabaretist (d. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Lale Andersen ( March 23, 1905 &ndash August 29, 1972) was a German Chanson 1972)
• 1905 - Joan Crawford, American actress (d. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Joan Crawford (born Lucille Fay LeSueur; ( March 23, 1905 - May 10, 1977) Crawford was signed to a motion picture 1977)
• 1907 - Daniel Bovet, Swiss-born scientist, Nobel laureate (d. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Daniel Bovet ( March 23, 1907 &ndash April 8, 1992) was a Swiss-born Italian pharmacologist who won the 1957 Nobel The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1992)
• 1910 - Akira Kurosawa, Japanese film director (d. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting 1998)
• 1912 - Wernher von Braun, German-born physicist and engineer (d. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Wernher Magnus Maximilian Freiherr von Braun (March 23 1912 &ndash June 16 1977 a German rocket physicist and astronautics engineer became one of the leading figures in 1977)
• 1915 - Vasily Zaitsev, Soviet World War II hero (d. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Captain Vasily Grigoryevich Zaytsev (Васи́лий Григо́рьевич За́йцев vʌˈsʲilʲɪj grʲɪˈgorʲjevʲɪtɕ ˈzajtsɨf ( March 23, 1991)
• 1919 - Carl Graffunder, mid-century modernist architect
• 1920 - Neal Smith, former United States Congressman
• 1920 - Tetsuharu Kawakami, Japanese baseball player and coach
• 1921 - Donald Campbell, British car and motorboat racer (d. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Carl Graffunder (born March 23, 1919) is a Mid-century modernist Architect whose influence from European modernism Frank Lloyd Wright Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Neal Edward Smith (b March 23, 1920, in his grandparents' home near Hedrick, Keokuk County Iowa) was a member of the United States House is a former Japanese baseball player and manager He was nicknamed "God of batting" as a player Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Donald Malcolm Campbell, CBE ( 23 March 1921 &ndash 4 January 1967) was a British car and Motorboat 1967)
• 1922 - Marty Allen, American comedian and actor
• 1922 - Ugo Tognazzi, Italian actor, director and screenwriter (d. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Marty Allen (born Morton Alpern March 23, 1922) is an American stand-up comedian and actor Ugo Tognazzi ( March 23, 1922 - October 27, 1990) was an Italian film TV and theatre actor director and screenwriter 1990)
• 1924 - Bette Nesmith Graham, American inventor (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bette Graham ( 23 March, 1924 - 12 May 1980) was a typist commercial artist the Inventor of Liquid Paper, and mother 1980)
• 1925 - David Watkin, English cinematographer (d. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. David Watkin ( 23 March 1925 &ndash 19 February 2008) was an influential British Cinematographer, an innovator who 2008)
• 1929 - Sir Roger Bannister, English runner
• 1931 - Yevgenij Grishin, Russian speed skater (d. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sir Roger Gilbert Bannister, CBE (born 23 March 1929 is an English former athlete best known as the first man to run the Mile in less than 4 Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Yevgeny Romanovich Grishin (Евгений Романович Гришин ( 23 March 1931, Tula &ndash 9 July 2005, Moscow 2005)
• 1931 - Viktor Korchnoi, Russian chess player
• 1932 - Don Marshall, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1933 - Philip Zimbardo, American psychologist, known for the Stanford prison experiment
• 1934 - Ludvig Faddeev, Russian mathematician
• 1934 - Fernand Gignac, Canadian singer and actor (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Viktor Lvovich Korchnoi (also Korchnoy Kortchnoy Kortschnoi etc Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Donald "Don" Marshall (born March 23, 1932) is a retired Canadian Ice hockey forward. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Philip G Zimbardo (born March 23, 1933) is an American psychologist and a professor emeritus at Stanford University. The Stanford prison experiment was a study of the psychological effects of becoming a prisoner or prison guard Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ludvig Dmitrievich Faddeev (Людвиг Дмитриевич Фаддеев also Ludwig Dmitriyevich (born on March 23, 1934 in Leningrad) Fernand Gignac ( March 23, 1934 - August 18, 2006) was a French Canadian singer and actor 2006)
• 1934 - Mark Rydell, American film and television director
• 1937 - Craig Breedlove, American land speed record holder
• 1937 - Robert Gallo, American physician
• 1938 - Maynard Jackson, first black mayor of Atlanta (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Mark Rydell (born March 23, 1934 in New York City) is an American Actor, Film director and producer. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Charles Gallo (born March 23, 1937) is a US biomedical researcher Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Maynard Holbrook Jackson Jr ( March 23, 1938 – June 23, 2003) was an American politician a member of the Democratic 2003)
• 1938 - Dave Pike, American jazz musician
• 1939 - Pepe Lienhard, Swiss band leader and entertainer
• 1941 - Jim Trelease, American educator and children's literature author
• 1942 - Walter Rodney, Guyanese historian and political figure (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. David Samuel Pike (born March 23 1938 in Detroit) is a jazz Vibraphone player Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Pepe Lienhard, (birth name Peter Rudolf Lienhard) (born March 23, 1939 in Lenzburg) is a Swiss bandleader and musician Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jim Trelease (born March 23, 1941) also known as James Joseph Trelease, is an educator and author who stresses reading aloud to children as a way Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Walter Rodney ( March 23, 1942 &ndash June 13, 1980) was a prominent Guyanese historian and political figure 1980)
• 1943 - Lee May, former Major League Baseball player
• 1943 - Nils-Aslak Valkeapää, Finnish writer (d. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lee Andrew May (born March 23 1943 in Birmingham Alabama) is a former First baseman in Major League Baseball. Nils-Aslak Valkeapää, known as Áillohaš in the Sami language ( March 23 1943 - November 26 2001) was a Sami 2001)
• 1944 - Michael Nyman, British minimalist composer
• 1944 - Tony McPhee, English singer and guitarist (The Groundhogs)
• 1945 - Franco Battiato, Italian singer, songwriter and filmmaker
• 1945 - David Grisman, American bluegrass musician
• 1948 - David Olney, American musician
• 1949 - Ric Ocasek, American musician (The Cars)
• 1950 - Anthony De Longis, American actor
• 1950 - Corinne Clery, French actress
• 1951 - Ron Jaworski, American football player and analyst
• 1952 - Kim Stanley Robinson, American author
• 1953 - Bo Diaz, Venezuelan baseball player (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section --> WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes Tony McPhee (born Anthony Charles McPhee, 23 March 1944, at Redlands House near Humberston, Lincolnshire) is an English The Groundhogs were a British Blues band founded in late 1963 which toured extensively in the 1960s and continued in existence sporadically to the present day Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Franco Battiato (born March 23, 1945) is an Italian singer-songwriter composer filmmaker and (as Süphan Barzani) painter David Grisman (born March 23, 1945 in Hackensack New Jersey) is a Jewish bluegrass / newgrass Mandolinist Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. David Charles Olney (born on March 23, 1948 in Providence Rhode Island) is an American folk Singer/songwriter. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ric Ocasek (born Richard Otcasek on March 23, 1949, in Baltimore, Maryland) is an American musician The Cars were an American rock band that emerged from the early New Wave music scene in the late 1970s Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Anthony Charles De Longis, born March 23, 1950, in Glendale California, United States, is an American Actor, stuntman Corinne Clery, byname of Corinna Piccolo, (born March 23, 1950) is a French Actress. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Ronald Vincent "Jaws" Jaworski (born March 23, 1951 in Lackawanna, New York) is a former American football Quarterback Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kim Stanley Robinson (born March 23 1952) is an American Science fiction Writer, probably best known for his award-winning Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 1990)
• 1953 - Chaka Khan, American singer
• 1954 - Geno Auriemma, American basketball coach
• 1955 - Moses Malone, American basketball player
• 1955 - Petrea Burchard, American actress
• 1956 - José Manuel Barroso, Portuguese politician, president of the European Commission
• 1957 - Amanda Plummer, American actress
• 1957 - Robbie James, Welsh footballer (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Chaka Khan (born March 23, 1953) is a multiple Grammy Award -winning American singer known for hit songs such as "I'm Every Woman" "I Feel Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Geno Auriemma (born March 23, 1954 in Montella, Italy) is an Italian-American Basketball coach, best known as Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Moses Eugene Malone (born March 23 1955 in Petersburg Virginia) is an American former National Basketball Association (NBA Basketball player who Petrea Burchard (born March 23, 1955 in Lawrence Kansas) is an American Actress, and Voice actress. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. José Manuel Durão Barroso (ʒuˈzɛ mɐnuˈɛɫ duˈɾɐ̃ũ bɐˈʁozu born 23 March 1956 is the 12th President of the European Commission. The European Commission (formally the Commission of the European Communities) is the executive branch of the European Union. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Amanda Michael Plummer (born March 23, 1957) is an American award-winning Actress. Robert Mark James ( March 23, 1957 &ndash February 18, 1998) was a Welsh international footballer who played for many teams including 1998)
• 1958 - El Duce, American singer and drummer (The Mentors) (d. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. El Duce redirects here The Italian dictator Benito Mussolini was known as "Il Duce The Mentors is a Shock rock band who formed in 1976 in Seattle, then moved to Los Angeles in 1979 1997)
• 1959 - Catherine Keener, American actress
• 1959 - Epic Soundtracks, English musician (Swell Maps, Crime and the City Solution, These Immortal Souls) (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Catherine Ann Keener (born March 23, 1959) is a two time Academy Award and Emmy -nominated American Actress. Epic Soundtracks was the Stage name of British musician Kevin Paul Godfrey ( 23 March Swell Maps were an experimental English rock group of the 1970s from Birmingham, that foreshadowed the birth of Post-punk. Crime and The City Solution were a Rock music band formed by Australian singer and Songwriter Simon Bonney. These Immortal Souls was an Australian Indie band based in Europe and active through the late 1980s and early 1990s 1997)
• 1959 - Philippe Volter, Belgian actor (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Philippe Volter (born March 23, 1959 as Philippe Wolter &ndash died April 13, 2005) child of director Claude Volter and 2005)
• 1960 - Nicol Stephen, Deputy First Minister of Scotland
• 1961 - Helmi Johannes, Indonesian television newscaster
• 1962 - Steve Redgrave, British rower, 5 Olympic Gold Medals
• 1963 - Míchel (José Miguel González Martín), Spanish footballer
• 1964 - Hope Davis, American actress
• 1964 - John Pinette, American comedian
• 1965 - Sarah Buxton, American actress
• 1965 - Richard Grieco, American actor and singer
• 1965 - Marti Pellow, Scottish singer
• 1965 - Gary Whitehead, American poet
• 1967 - David Ford, Canadian kayaker
• 1968 - Damon Albarn, English musician (Blur and Gorillaz)
• 1968 - Mitch Cullin, American novelist
• 1968 - Fernando Hierro, Spanish footballer
• 1968 - Michael Atherton, English cricketer
• 1971 - Yasmeen Ghauri, Canadian supermodel
• 1971 - Karen McDougal, American model
• 1971 - Gail Porter, British television presenter
• 1971 - Alexander Selivanov, Russian ice hockey player
• 1971 - Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Japanese professional wrestler
• 1972 - Joe Calzaghe, Welsh boxer
• 1972 - Judith Godrèche, French actress and author
• 1973 - Jerzy Dudek, Polish footballer
• 1973 - Wim Eyckmans, Belgian racing driver
• 1973 - Jason Kidd, American basketball player
• 1975 - Alydar, American racehorse (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nicol Ross Stephen (born 23 March 1960) is the Member of the Scottish Parliament for Aberdeen South, and was leader of the Scottish The Deputy First Minister of Scotland is the deputy to the First Minister of Scotland. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Helmi Johannes, (born Yogyakarta, March 23, 1961) is an Indonesian television newscaster and Executive producer. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sir Stephen Geoffrey Redgrave CBE (born on 23 March, 1962, in Marlow) is a British Rower who won gold medals at five Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. José Miguel González Martín del Campo, also known as Míchel, (born March 23, 1963 in Madrid) is a retired Spanish football Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Hope Davis (born March 23 1964 is an American actress. She has starred in more than 20 feature films including About Schmidt, Flatliners John Pinette (born March 23, 1964) is an American Actor and stand-up comedian. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Sarah Galbraith Buxton (born March 23, 1965) is an American Actress. Richard Grieco (born March 23, 1965) is an American actor and former fashion model Marti Pellow (born 23 March, 1965) is the lead singer of the Scottish pop group Wet Wet Wet. Gary Joseph Whitehead (born in Pawtucket Rhode Island, on March 23, 1965) is an American poet painter and Cruciverbalist. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. David Watson Ford (born March 23, 1967) is a Canadian whitewater slalom kayaker. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Damon Albarn, ˈdɛɪmən ˈɔːɫbɑːn (b March 23 1968 in Leytonstone, London) is an English Singer-songwriter who gained fame as the lead Blur are an English Alternative rock band that formed in London in 1989 Gorillaz is a Virtual band created in 1998 by Damon Albarn of alternative rock band Blur, and Jamie Hewlett, co-creator of the Comic Mitch Cullin (born March 23, 1968 in Santa Fe New Mexico) is an American writer of Scotch-Irish and Cherokee descent Fernando Ruiz Hierro, pron feɾ'nando 'ʝero (born March 23 1968 in Vélez-Málaga) is a former Spanish footballer Michael Andrew Atherton, OBE (born March 23, 1968, in Failsworth Lancashire, England) is a broadcaster journalist and retired Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Yasmeen Ghauri ( Urdu: یاسمین غوری) (born March 23, 1971 in Montreal, Canada) is a Canadian model Karen McDougal (born March 23 1971 is an American model and actor Gail Porter (born March 23 1971 at the Simpson's Memorial Hospital in Edinburgh, Scotland) sometimes known by her married name Alexander Selivanov (born 23 March 1971 is a professional Ice hockey left winger who has played in the NHL and also in various European leagues Hiroyoshi Yamamoto is a Japanese Professional wrestler who currently works for New Japan Pro Wrestling, and is better known by his Ring name Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Joseph William Calzaghe CBE (born 23 March 1972 in Hammersmith, London, England) is a Welsh Boxer. Judith Godrèche (born March 23, 1972) is a French Actress and Author, born in Paris. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Jerzy Dudek (ˈjɛʒɨ ˈdudɛk born March 23, 1973 in Rybnik, Poland) is a Polish football player who plays for Wim Eyckmans (born March 23, 1973, Herentals, Belgium) is a Belgian racecar driver who starting in Karting in 1986 has been in prototype Jason Frederick Kidd (born March 23 1973 is an American professional Basketball player in the NBA who currently plays for the Dallas Mavericks. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alydar ( March 23, 1975, Calumet Farm - November 15, 1990) was a chestnut colt and an American Thoroughbred 1990)
• 1976 - Michelle Monaghan, American actress
• 1976 - Dougie Lampkin, English motorcycle trials rider
• 1976 - Jeremy Newberry, American football player
• 1976 - Joel Peralta, Dominican baseball player
• 1976 - Keri Russell, American actress
• 1976 - Jayson Blair, American journalist and author
• 1976 - Ricardo Zonta, Brazilian racing car driver
• 1977 - Jean Carlos Gamarra, Peruvian taekwondo practitioner
• 1978 - Walter Samuel, Argentine footballer
• 1978 - Nicholle Tom, American actress
• 1978 - Perez Hilton, American television personality and blogger
• 1979 - Mark Buehrle, American baseball player
• 1979 - Emraan Hashmi, Indian actor
• 1979 - Misty Hyman, American swimmer
• 1979 - Donncha O'Callaghan, Irish International rugby player
• 1979 - Natalya Baranovskaya, Olympic swimmer
• 1980 - Russell Howard, British Comedian
• 1981 - Luciana Carro, Canadian actress
• 1981 - Erin Crocker, American NASCAR driver
• 1981 - Tony Peña, Jr., Dominican baseball player
• 1982 - José Raúl Contreras, Chilean footballer
• 1983 - Jerome Thomas, English footballer
• 1985 - Maurice Jones-Drew, American football player
• 1986 - Andrea Dovizioso, Italian motorcycle racer
• 1986 - Steven Strait, American actor
• 1990 - Princess Eugenie of York
• 1995 - Jan Lisiecki, Canadian Pianist
• 1999 - Prince Beltran of Bulgaria

Deaths

• 1103 - Eudes I, Duke of Burgundy (b. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Michelle Lynn Monaghan (born March 23 1976) is an American actress. Dougie Lampkin MBE (born Silsden, West Yorkshire, 23 March 1976) is an internationally renowned English Motorcycle trials Jeremy David Newberry (born on March 23, 1976 in) is an American football center for the San Diego Chargers of the National Joel Peralta, ˌdʒoʊ̪ˈɛlpɚˈɑltə in English and /xoˈel Keri Lynn Russell (born March 23, 1976) is a Golden Globe -winning American actress and Dancer. Jayson Blair (born March 23, 1976, Columbia Maryland) is a journalist who was forced to resign from the New York Times in May 2003 Early career Born in Curitiba, Brazil Zonta began karting in 1987 winning his first race shortly thereafter Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Born Jean Carlos Gamarra Morales on March 23 1977 in Miraflores a district of Lima Peru Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Wálter Adrián Samuel (born Wálter Adrián Luján March 23, 1978 in Firmat, Santa Fe Province) is an Argentine Football Nicholle Tom (born March 23, 1978 in Hinsdale, Illinois) is an American actress, most famous for her role as Mario Armando Lavandeira Jr (born March 23 1978 is an American Blogger and Television personality. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Mark Alan Buehrle (pronounced /ˈbɝˌli/) (born March 23, 1979 in St Emraan Hashmi (इमरान हशमी born 24 March, 1979) in Mumbai, Maharastra, India, is a Filmfare Award Misty Hyman (born March 23, 1979 in Mesa Arizona) is an American swimmer who won the gold medal in the 200m butterfly at the 2000 Donncha O'Callaghan (born March 23, 1979) is an Irish Rugby union footballer who was educated at Christian Brothers College Cork Natalya Baranovskaya (Наталья Барановская (born March 23, 1979 in Vitsebsk) is a professional Belarusian swimmer who Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Russell Joseph Howard (born March 23, 1980 in Bristol) is an English Comedian famed for his improvisational skills which have led Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Luciana Carro (born March 23, 1981 in Toronto) is a Canadian actress of Italian descent Erin Mary Crocker (born on March 23, 1981 in Wilbraham Massachusetts) is an American race car driver Tony Francisco Peña (born March 23 1981 in Santiago, Dominican Republic) is the starting Shortstop for the Kansas City Royals. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) José Raúl Contreras Arrau (born March 23, 1982 in Quilpué, Chile) is a Chilean Footballer. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Jerome William Thomas (born March 23, 1983 in Wembley, London) is an English footballer currently playing for Portsmouth Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Maurice Christopher Jones-Drew (born March 23, 1985 in Antioch California) is a current American football Running back for the Jacksonville Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Andrea Dovizioso (born March 23, 1986 in Forlì, Italy) is a professional Motorcycle road racer. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Steven Strait (born March 23, 1986) is an American Actor, fashion model, and rock Singer. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Princess Eugenie of York ( Eugenie Victoria Helena;; born 23 March 1990 is a member of the British Royal Family and a granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Jan Lisiecki (born March 23, 1995) is a classical Pianist. Born in Calgary, Canada to Polish parents Lisiecki is Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Prince Kardam of Bulgaria Prince of Turnovo, Crown Prince of Bulgaria (born December 2, 1962) is the eldest son of Tsar Simeon II Eudes I, surnamed Borel and called the Red, (1058&ndash 23 March 1103) was Duke of Burgundy between 1079 and 1103 1058)
• 1361 - Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster (b. Henry of Grosmont Duke of Lancaster ( c 1310 &ndash 23 March, 1361) also Earl of Derby and Leicester was a member of the English nobility in the c. 1310)
• 1369 - King Pedro of Castile (b. Peter (or Pedro; August 30, 1334 &ndash March 23, 1369) sometimes called the Cruel ( el Cruel) or 1334)
• 1548 - Itagaki Nobukata, retainer of Takeda Shingen
• 1555 - Pope Julius III (b. Itagaki Nobukata (板垣信方 died 1548 - 03-23) was a retainer of the Takeda family. ( December 1, 1521 &ndash May 13, 1573) of Shinano and Kai Provinces was a preeminent Daimyo or feudal lord Pope Julius III ( September 10, 1487 &ndash March 23, 1555) born Giovanni Maria Ciocchi del Monte, was Pope from 1487)
• 1559 - Emperor Gelawdewos of Ethiopia (killed in battle) (b. Gelawdewos ( Ge'ez ገላውዴዎስ galāwdēwōs, modern gelāwdēwōs, "Claudius" 1521/ 1522 - March 23, 1559 1521/1522)
• 1596 - Henry Unton, English diplomat
• 1606 - Justus Lipsius, Flemish humanist (b. Sir Henry Unton (or Umpton) (c 1557 - March 23, 1596) was an Elizabethan English Diplomat. Justus Lipsius, Joost Lips or Josse Lips ( 18 October 1547 — 23 March 1606) was a Flemish Philologist 1547)
• 1618 - James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Abercorn, Scottish politician
• 1653 - Johan van Galen, Dutch naval officer (b. James Hamilton 1st Earl of Abercorn PC (c 1575 – 23 March 1618) was the eldest son of Claud Hamilton 1st Lord Paisley (4th son of Johan van Galen (1604 &ndash 23 March 1653) was a Commodore of the Republic of the Seven United Provinces of the Netherlands 1604)
• 1680 - Nicolas Fouquet, French statesman (b. Nicolas Fouquet marquis de Belle-Isle viscomte de Melun et Vaux ( January 27, 1615 – March 23, 1680) was the Superintendent of Finances 1615)
• 1742 - Jean-Baptiste Dubos, French writer (b. Year 1742 ( MDCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Jean-Baptiste Dubos (December 1670 &ndash March 23, 1742) was a French Author. 1670)
• 1747 - Claude Alexandre de Bonneval, French soldier (b. Year 1747 ( MDCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Claude Alexandre Comte de Bonneval ( 14 July 1675 - 23 March 1747)was a French army officer who later went into the service of the 1675)
• 1748 - Johann Gottfried Walther, German music theorist, organist, and composer (b. Year 1748 ( MDCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Johann Gottfried Walther ( September 18, 1684 &ndash March 23, 1748) was a German music theorist, organist, 1684)
• 1754 - Johann Jakob Wettstein, Swiss theologian (b. Year 1754 ( MDCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Johann Jakob Wettstein (also Wetstein) ( March 5, 1693 - March 23, 1754) was a Swiss theologian best known as a New 1693)
• 1783 - Charles Caroll, American lawyer and delegate to the Continental Congress (b. Year 1783 ( MDCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Charles Carroll ( March 22, 1723 &ndash March 23, 1783) was an American lawyer and statesman from Annapolis Maryland. 1723)
• 1801 - Tsar Paul of Russia (b. Year 1723 ( MDCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1801 ( MDCCCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Tuesday Paul (Па́вел I Петро́вич Pavel Petrovich) ( &ndash) was the Emperor of Russia between 1796 and 1801 1754)
• 1842 - Stendhal, French writer (b. Year 1754 ( MDCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Year 1842 ( MDCCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Henri-Marie Beyle ( January 23, 1783 &ndash March 23, 1842) better known by his Pen name Stendhal, was a 19th-century 1783)
• 1914 - Rafqa Pietra Choboq Ar-Rayès (Saint Rebecca) Lebanese saint (b. Year 1783 ( MDCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Rafqa Pietra Choboq Ar-Rayès ( Arabic: رفقا بطرسيّة شبق ألريّس June 29, 1832 – March 23, 1914) also known 1832)
• 1927 - Paul César Helleu, French artist (b. Year 1832 ( MDCCCXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Paul César Helleu ( December 17, 1859 - March 23, 1927) An artist born in Vannes, Brittany, France, best known 1859)
• 1931 - Bhagat Singh, Rajguru, Sukhdev Indian freedom fighters
• 1935 - Florence Moore, American actress (b. Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bhagat Singh ( Punjabi: ਭਗਤ ਸਿੰਘ بھگت سنگھ pə̀gət̪ sɪ́ŋg ( September 27, 1907 &ndash March 23, 1931 Shivaram Hari Rajguru ( Hindi / Marathi:शिवराम हरि राजगुरु ( August 24, 1908 - March 23, 1931 Sukhdev Thapar (ਸੁਖਦੇਵ ਥਾਪਰ سُکھدیو تھاپر Hindi: सुखदेव थापर was an Indian Revolutionary who lived Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Florence Moore (1886 - March 23, 1935) was an American Vaudeville, Broadway performer and actress in Silent films 1886)
• 1947 - Archduchess Luise of Austria, Princess of Tuscany (b. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Luise of Tuscany ( 2 December, 1870 in Salzburg &ndash 23 March, 1947 in Brussels) ( Luise Antoinette Maria Theresia 1870)
• 1955 - Artur da Silva Bernardes, President of Brazil (b. Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Artur da Silva Bernardes ( August 8, 1875 - March 23, 1955) was a Brazilian politician in the early 20th century 1875)
• 1960 - Franklin Pierce Adams, American newspaper columnist (b. Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Franklin Pierce Adams ( November 15, 1881, Chicago Illinois – March 23, 1960, New York City New York) was an American 1881)
• 1964 - Peter Lorre, Hungarian-born actor (b. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Peter Lorre ( June 26 1904 &ndash March 23 1964) born László Löwenstein, was a Hungarian - Austrian 1904)
• 1965 - Mae Murray, American actress (b. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Mae Murray ( May 10, 1889 – March 23, 1965) was an American Actress and Dancer, who became known as "The 1889)
• 1968 - Edwin O'Connor, American novelist and Pulitzer Prize for Fiction winner (b. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Edwin O'Connor ( 29 July 1918 - 23 March 1968) was an American radio personality journalist and novelist who won the Pulitzer The Pulitzer Prize for Fiction has been awarded since 1948 for distinguished fiction by an American author preferably dealing with American life 1918)
• 1970 - Del Lord, Canadian director (b. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Del Lord ( October 7, 1894 - March 23, 1970) was a Film director and Actor best known as a director of Three Stooges 1894)
• 1972 - Cristóbal Balenciaga, Spanish fashion designer (b. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Cristóbal Balenciaga Eisaguirre ( January 21, 1895, Spain – March 23, 1972, Spain was a Spanish Basque Fashion 1895)
• 1979 - Ted Anderson, English footballer (b. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Edward Walton "Ted" Anderson ( July 17 1911 – March 23 1979) was an English footballer, who played at either 1911)
• 1980 - Arthur Melvin Okun, American economist (b. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Arthur Melvin "Art" Okun ( November 28 1928 in Jersey City, New Jersey - March 23[[ 980]] Washington D 1928)
• 1982 - Barney Clark, first artificial heart recipient (b. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) An artificial heart is a prosthetic device that is implanted into the body to replace the biological Heart. An artificial heart is a prosthetic device that is implanted into the body to replace the biological Heart. 1921)
• 1985 - Richard Beeching, chairman of British Railways (b. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Richard Beeching Baron Beeching ( 21 April 1913 - 23 March 1985) commonly known as Doctor Beeching, was chairman of British See also Rail transport in Great Britain, National Rail, Network Rail This article is about the defunct entity "British Railways" 1913)
• 1985 - Peter Charanis, Greek-American scholar and professor (b. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Peter Charanis ( 1908 - 23 March 1985) was a well-known scholar of Byzantium and the Voorhees Professor of History at Rutgers University 1908)
• 1990 - John Dexter, English stage and film director
• 1991 - Parkash Singh, Indian soldier, recipient of the Victoria Cross (b. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) John Dexter ( 2 August 1925 - 23 March 1990) was an English award-winning Theatre, Opera, and Film Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Major Parkash Singh VC ( 31 March 1913 - 23 March 1991) was an Indian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the The Indian Army (Bharatiya Thalsena भारतीय थाल्सेना is one of the armed forces of India and has the responsibility for land-based See below the section "Separate Commonwealth awards" Note that since 1913)
• 1992 - Friedrich Hayek, Austrian economist, Nobel laureate (b. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Friedrich August von Hayek CH ( May 8, 1899 March 23, 1992) was an Austrian British Economist The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, officially named The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (Sveriges riksbanks pris i ekonomisk 1899)
• 1994 - Luis Donaldo Colosio, Mexican politician (b. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Luis Donaldo Colosio Murrieta ( February 10 1950 &ndash March 23 1994) was a Mexican politician and PRI presidential candidate 1950)
• 1994 - Giulietta Masina, Italian actress (b. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Giulia Anna (Giulietta Masina ( February 22 1921 &ndash March 23 1994) was a famous Italian Film actress who 1921)
• 1994 - Donald_Swann, British composer, musician and entertainer (b. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Donald Ibrahím Swann ( September 30, 1923 – March 23, 1994) was a British composer musician and entertainer 1923)
• 1995 - Alan Barton, English musician (Black Lace, Smokie) (b. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Alan Barton ( 16 September 1953 - 23 March 1995) was a member of the hit -making duo Black Lace, alongside Black Lace were a British Pop group from Ossett in Yorkshire; they are noted for their deliberately light weight hits such as " The Smokie are an English Glam rock band from Bradford who found success in Europe in the 1970s 1953)
• 1995 - Davie Cooper, Scottish footballer (b. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For other people known by this name see the David Cooper disambiguation page 1956)
• 1998 - Gerald Stano, American serial killer (b. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Gerald Eugene Stano ( September 12, 1951 – March 23, 1998) was an American Serial killer. 1951)
• 1999 - Luis María Argaña, Paraguayan politician (b. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Luis María del Corazón de Jesús Dionisio Argaña Ferraro (born October 9, 1932 in Asunción, Paraguay, died March 23, 1999  ?)
• 2001 - Rowland Evans, American journalist (b. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Rowland Evans Jr ( April 28, 1921 - March 23, 2001) was an American Journalist. 1921)
• 2002 - Eileen Farrell, American soprano (b. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Eileen Farrell ( February 13, 1920 – March 23, 2002) was a famous American Opera and concert singer Soprano. 1920)
• 2002 - Ben Hollioake, English cricketer (b. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Benjamin Caine Hollioake ( 11 November 1977 &ndash 23 March 2002) was an All rounder for Surrey County Cricket Club and 1977)
• 2003 - Fritz Spiegl, Austrian-born journalist (b. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Fritz Spiegl ( 27 January 1926 - 23 March 2003) was born at Zurndorf, Austria, the son of an agricultural merchant and his 1926)
• 2004 - Rupert Hamer, Australian politician (b. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Sir Rupert James Hamer, AC, KCMG, ED ( 29 July, 1916 - 23 March, 2004) generally known until he was knighted 1916)
• 2006 - David B. Bleak, Medal of Honor recipient (b. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. David B Bleak (February 27 1932&ndashMarch 23 2006 was an Idaho native who enlisted in the Army in 1950 The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States government. 1932)
• 2006 - Desmond Doss, American soldier and first conscientious objector Medal of Honor recipient (b. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Desmond T Doss (January 17 1919&ndashMarch 23 2006 was the first Conscientious objector to receive the Medal of Honor (Cpl A conscientious objector (CO is an individual who on religious moral or ethical grounds refuses to participate as a combatant in war or in some cases to take any role that would support The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States government. 1919)
• 2006 - Cindy Walker, American singer, songwriter and dancer (b. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Cindy Walker ( July 20, 1918 - March 23, 2006) was an American singer/songwriter and dancer 1918)
• 2007 - Paul J. Cohen, American mathematician, Fields Medal winner (b. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Paul Joseph Cohen ( April 2, 1934 &ndash March 23, 2007) was an American Mathematician best known for his proof of The Fields Medal is a prize awarded to two three or four Mathematicians not over 40 years of age at each International Congress of the International Mathematical 1934)
• 2007 - Eric Medlen, American NHRA drag racer (b. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Eric Medlen ( August 13 1973, Oakdale CA &ndash March 23 2007, Gainesville Florida) son of John and Mary (Mimi Medlen "NHRA" redirects here For other uses see NHRA (disambiguation. 1973)

Holidays and observances

• Roman Empire - The fifth and final day of Quinquatria, held in honor of Minerva. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. The Roman Empire was the post-Republican phase of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial In Ancient Roman religious tradition the Quinquatria or Quinquatrus was a festival sacred to Minerva, celebrated on the 19 March. The MInisterial NEtwoRk for Valorising Activities in digitisation, or MINERVA, is a European Union organization concerned with the digitisation of cultural and
• Roman Empire - Tubilustrium was held in honor of Mars. The Roman Empire was the post-Republican phase of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial In Ancient Rome the month of March was the traditional start of the campaign season and the Tubilustrium was a ceremony to make the army fit for war Mars was the Roman Warrior god, the son of Juno and Jupiter, husband of Bellona, and the lover of Venus.
• Ancient Latvia - Lieldienas held in honor of Mara and other pagan goddesses. Latvia ( Latvija officially the Republic of Latvia (Latvijas Republika is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region. In ancient Latvia, Lieldienas ("big days" was the celebration of Vernal Equinox on March 23. In Latvian mythology, Māra is the highest-ranking Goddess, a feminine Dievs ( God)
• Pakistan - National Day (Republic Day). Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and The National Day is a designated date on which celebrations mark the Nationhood of a Nation or non-sovereign Country. Republic Day is the name of a Public holiday in several countries to commemorate the day when they first became Republics January 9th in Republika
• Hungary, Poland - Day of Hungarian-Polish Friendship. Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Pole Hungarian two good friends is the short form of the popular Bilingual proverbial rhyme about the historical friendship of the Polish and the

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On This Day in Canada

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