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Birthdays of Personalities on March 04

1394 : Henry the Navigator, Prince/sponsors Portuguese voyages of discovery
1651 : John Baron Somers, (Whig), William III's chief minister (1696-1700)
1719 : Aert Schouman, Dutch bird/portrait painter
1747 : Casimir Pulaski, Count/American Revolutionary War general
1754 : Benjamin Waterhouse, physician (smallpox vaccine pioneer)
1766 : Emanuel ADMJ, French historian (Napoleon)
1789 : Pavel P Gagarin, Russ monarch
1798 : John Joseph Abercrombie, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1877
1813 : Wijnand J J Nuijen, romantic/water colors painter (Wrecked)
1826 : John Buford, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1863
1828 : Elisha Franklin "Bull" Paxton, Brig General (Confederate Army)
1835 : Giovanni Schiaparelli, Italy, astronomer (discovered canals of Mars)
1841 : Kristian Mandrup Elster, Norwegian author (And fremmed Fugl)
1862 : Robert Emden, Swiss geo/astro physics (Emden-polytroop)
1875 : Alberto Vaccari, Italian jesuit/old testament scholar/interpreter
1875 : Enrique Larreta, [E R Maza], Argentine diplomat (Gloria de Don Ramiro)
1875 : Suze Groeneweg, 1st Dutch female parliament member (SDAP, 1918-37)
1877 : Dani‰l G van Beuningen, Dutch art collector
1885 : Willem H Winkel, Dutch physician/founder (Red Cross of Cura‡ao)
1888 : Knute Rockne, Norwegian/US football player/coach (Notre Dame)
1901 : Charles H Goren, bridge master (26 US Titles)
1901 : Jean-Joseph Rab‚arivelo, Madagaskisch poet (Enfants d'Orph‚e)
1905 : Lili Kr…us, Budapest Hungary, pianist (Austrian Cross of Honor 1978)
1909 : Harry B Helmsley, NYC, billionaire builder (Empire State Building)
1910 : Tancredo Neves, president of Civil rights activist
1912 : Afro, [Basaldella], Italian painter
1915 : Petrus de Jong, Dutch premier (KVP, 1967-71)
1916 : Hans Eysenck, psychologist
1920 : Marcella Grady Jennings, rancher
1923 : Piero J d'Inzeo, France, equestrian show jumper (Olymp-gold-1952, 64)
1929 : Bernard Haitink, Amsterdam Neth, conductor (London Phil Orch 1969-78)
1931 : Ernesto Rosenstand, Arubian playwright (Kiko Ta Di Nos?)
1931 : Han Jansen, Dutch painter
1932 : Hessel Rienks, economist/Dutch 2nd chamber member (PvdA)
1934 : Jane van Lawick-Goodall, ethologist/chimp expert (1974 Walker Prize)
1934 : John Duffey, bluegrass musician
1936 : David Thompson, British food magnate/multi-millionaire
1936 : Jim Clark, race car driver (Indianapolis 500)
1937 : Ron Carter, jazz bassist (Ron Carter Meets Bach)
1937 : Yuri Aleksandrovich Senkevich, Russian cosmonaut
1937 : [Bernard Barney Jean] Wilen, musician
1939 : James Aubrey Turner, scientist
1946 : Harvey Goldsmith, impresario
1946 : Michael Ashcroft, English entrepreneur/multi-millionaire (Hawley-ADT)
1946 : Ralph Kirshbaum, Denton TX, cellist (RNCM Manchester Intl Festival)
1948 : Billy Gibbons, rock guitarist (ZZ Top-She Got Lets, Fandango)
1948 : Chris Squire, London, rock bassist (Yes-Fish Out of Water)
1951 : Chris Rea, English rock guitarist (Fool If You Think It Is Over)
1953 : Christopher H Smith, (Rep-R-NJ, 1981- )
1954 : Catherine O'Hara, Toronto Ont, comedienne (Beetlejuice, SCTV)
1955 : Benny Alexander, sec-gen (S Afr Pan-Africanist Movement)
1961 : Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini, boxer (killed a boxer in the ring)
1963 : Jason Newstedt, US heavy-metal bassist (Metallica-Kill 'em All)
1963 : MDV, [Michiel de Vos], Dutch pop bassist (Burma Shave-Stash)
1964 : Emilia Eberle, Romania, gymnist (Oly-silver-80)
1964 : Tom Lampkin, Cincinnati OH, catcher (SF Giants)
1966 : Patrick Hannan, English pop drummer (Sundays-Can't Be Sure)
1969 : Kenneth Benson, CFL linebacker (Toronto Argonauts)
1993 : Bobbi Kristina Brown, daughter of Whitney Houston & Bobby Brown

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