Birthdays of Personalities on March 09
1454 : Amerigo Vespucci, Italian explorer (America)
1564 : David Fabricius, Essens Germany, astronomer (discoved variable star)
1568 : Aloysius "Luigi" van Gonzaga, Italian prince/jesuit/saint
1753 : Jean-Baptiste Kl‚ber, French general/architect (Mainz, Fleurus)
1758 : Franz Joseph Gall, German/French physician (frenology)
1777 : Alexander Orlowski, Polish painter/cartoonist/graphic artist
1791 : George Hayward, US, surgeon, 1st to use ether
1814 : Taras Shevchenko, Ukraine, national poet/painter/prof of Kiev [NS]
1824 : Leland Stanford, (Gov/Sen)/found Stanford U
1839 : Felix Huston Robertson, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1928
1859 : Richard Engl„nder, [Peter Altenberg], Austria, author (Lebensabend)
1865 : Margaret Murray Washington, wife of Booker T/head (NACW 1896..1918)
1877 : Emil Abderhalden, Swiss physiologist/bio-chemist
1881 : Enver Pasja, Turkish general/politician
1881 : Ernest Bevin, British minister of Labour/Foreign affairs
1890 : Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Molotov, Soviet foreign minister (UN)
1892 : David Garnett, England, novelist/editor (Lady into Fox)
1892 : Vita Sackville-West, England, novelist/poet (The Land)
1893 : Edgar Scauflaire, Belgian muralist/decorator
xxxx : Iris Chacon, Puerto Rico, spanish personality (Iris Chacon Show)
xxxx : Walter Mercado, Ponce Puerto Rico, astrologer (Walter Mercado Show)
1900 : Aimone duke of Spoleta/Aosta, Italian king of Croatia (1941-43)
1902 : Edward Durell Stone, US, architect (US Embassy, New Delhi)
1905 : F‚lix L V L J Labisse, French painter (libidoscaphes)
1905 : Peter C Quennell, English biographer/critic (Byron in Italy)
1912 : Alan David Melville, polymath
1913 : Ger[ar]da Brautigam, journalist/Dutch 2nd Chamber (PvdA)
1917 : Dante B Fascell, (Rep-D-FL, 1955- )
1923 : Andr‚ Courr‚ges, France, fashion designer (introed the miniskirt)
1923 : James Buckley, (Sen-R-NY)
1926 : Gerrit A Kooy, Dutch sociologist (Apartheid & work in South Africa)
1929 : Hugh Desmond Hoyte, president (Guyana, 1985-92)
1930 : Harrie J B Aarts, Dutch 2nd chamber member (CDA)
1930 : Thomas Schippers, Kalamazoo Mich, conductor (Amahl & Night Visitors)
1934 : Yuri Gagarin, Russia, cosmonaut, 1st man into space (aboard Vostok 1)
1935 : Sister Bernard Ncube, South African nun
1941 : Ger van Each, sculptor
1942 : Bert Campaneris, shortstop (Oakland A's)
1942 : Mark Lindsay, Eugene Or, rock vocalist/sax (Paul Revers & Raiders)
1943 : Bobby Fischer, US, world chess champion (1972-75)
1945 : Robin Trower, London, guitarist (Procol Harum-Whiter Shade of Pale)
1946 : Gherman Semyonovich Arzamazov, Russian cosmonaut (backup TM-6)
1948 : Jamie Lyn Bauer, Phoenix Az, actr (Young & Restless, Centerfold Girls)
1948 : Jeffrey Osborne, Providence RI, rock vocalist (On the Wings of Love)
1950 : Danny Sullivan, Indy-car racer (over 10 wins)
1955 : Fernando Bujones, Miami Fla, ballet dancer
1955 : Teo Fabi, formula-1 Indy-car racer (rookie of year-1983)
1957 : Faith Daniels, news anchor (CBS-TV)
1958 : Martin Fry, rock vocalist (ABC-All of My Heart)
1959 : Barbie, doll (Mattel)
1965 : Benito Santiago, Ponce Puerto Rico, catcher (Phila Phillies)
1967 : Michael Kiselak, CFL corner (Toronto Argonauts)
1969 : George Nimako, CFL safety (Toronto Argonauts)
1970 : Melissa Rathburn-Nealy, US soldier (Iraqi POW)