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March 18, 1978 Dionne Bainbridge, Brisbane QLD Aust, NZ 200m swimmer 1996 Olympics March 18, 1975 Claude N'Goran, born in Adzope Ivory Coast, tennis pro March 18, 1975 Kimmo Timonen, hockey defenseman, Team Finland Oly-Bronze-1998 March 18, 1974 Petra Kamstra, born in Rotterdam, Holland, tennis star, 1995 Surabaya doubles March 18, 1974 Tina Krizan, Maribor Slovenia, tennis star, 1995 Surabaya doubles March 18, 1974 Torrian Gray, safety for the Minnesota Vikings March 18, 1973 Marlon Kerner, NFL cornerback for the Buffalo Bills March 18, 1973 Rob Johnson, NFL quarterback for the Jacksonville Jaguars March 18, 1971 Mariaan de Swardt, born in Johannesburg, tennis star, 1996 3rd round Aust, March 18, 1970 Michael Rapaport, actor, Zak-Zebrahead March 18, 1970 Queen Latifah, rap singer and actress, Khadijah James-Living Single March 18, 1970 Sarah Thorsett, Winona, Minnesota, 1.5k runner March 18, 1969 Michael Dumas, NFL free safety, San Diego Chargers, Jacksonville Jaguars March 18, 1969 Shaun Udal, cricketer, Hants off-spinner, England to Aust 1994-95 March 18, 1969 Sheila Taormina, 4X200m freestyle swimmer, 1996 Olympics gold March 18, 1968 Joseph Ouellet, hockey forward, Team France 1998 March 18, 1968 Pat Terrell, NFL strong safety for the Carolina Panthers, Green Bay Packers March 18, 1967 Andre Rison, NFL wide receiver for the Cleveland Browns, Kansas City Chiefs March 18, 1967 Derrick Graham, NFL tackle for the Green Bay Packers, Carolina Panthers, Seat Seahawks March 18, 1966 Jerry Cantrell, U.S. rock guitarist, Alice in Chains-Dirt March 18, 1965 Geronimo Berroa, born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, outfielder for the Oakland A's March 18, 1965 Jeff Labarr, rocker, Cinderella-Heartbreak Station March 18, 1964 Bonnie Blair, born in Champaign Illionis, speed skater, Oly-5 gold/brz-88, 92, 94 March 18, 1964 Christina Ferguson, born in Phoenix, Arizona, playmate, Apr, 1983 March 18, 1963 Vanessa L. Williams, born in Millwood, New York, 1st black Miss America 1983 and singer March 18, 1962 Trevor Franklin, cricketer, opened for NZ mid-80's March 18, 1961 Kevan James, cricketer, all-rounder 4 wkts/4 balls and ton vs. India 1996 March 18, 1961 Mark Van Thillo, Wilrijk Belgium, co-capt, Biosphere 2 March 18, 1961 Todd Nelson, Dalles Ore, tennis star March 18, 1960 Claudia Udy, Albuquerque, New Mexico, actress, Out of Control, Nightforce March 18, 1960 Guy Carbonneau, Sept-iles, NHL center for the Dallas Stars March 18, 1960 Patricia Farinelli, born in Los Angeles, California, playmate, December, 1981 March 18, 1960 Richard Biggs, born in Columbus Ohio, actor, Marcus-Days of Our Lives March 18, 1959 Irene Cara, born in Bronx New York City, actress/singer, Fame, DC Cab, Certain Fury March 18, 1959 Luc Besson, French Director March 18, 1958 Andreas Wenzel, born in Liechtenstein, skier, 1980 Olympics silver March 18, 1957 Christer Fuglesang, born in Stockholm Sweden, physicist/astronaut, Mir backup March 18, 1957 Melvin Gentry, vocalits/guitarist, Midnight Star-No Parking March 18, 1956 "The Model" Rick Martel, [Richard Vignault], wrestler, WWF/AWA March 18, 1956 Ingamar Stenmark, Sweden, slalom, Olympic-2 gold-1980 March 18, 1955 Graham Porter, cricketer, 1 day International for Australia 1979 March 18, 1954 James F Reilly II, born in Mt Home AFB Idaho, PhD/astronaut, STS 89, sk:100 March 18, 1953 Helmer C Koetje, Dutch 2nd chamber member, CDA March 18, 1953 Jamie West-Oram, rocker, Fixx March 18, 1953 Margaret L. Augustine, born in Buffalo, New York, project manager, Biosphere 2 March 18, 1953 Nicholas Wisdom, cricketer, son of comic Norman, 2 games Sussex 1974 March 18, 1951 Bill Frisell, American Musician March 18, 1950 Brad Dourif, West Virginia, actor, Ragtime, Eyes of Laura Mars, Fatal Beauty March 18, 1950 James Conlon, born in New York City, conductor, Cincinnati May Festival-1979 March 18, 1950 John Hartman, born in Falls Church, Virginia, rock drummer, Doobie Brothers March 18, 1949 Alex "Hurricane" Higgins, Irish snooker player, 2X world-champ March 18, 1949 Starr Danias, born in New York City, ballerina, Turning Point March 18, 1948 Eknath Solkar, cricketer, India 1969-77, brilliant short-leg fielder March 18, 1947 Barry Wilson, England, rock drummer, Procol Harum-Whiter Shade of Pale March 18, 1947 David Lloyd, cricketer, England opener, 214 vs. India 1974 March 18, 1947 Steven H. Schiff, Rep-R-New Mexico March 18, 1947 Karen McCarthy, American Politician March 18, 1946 Michael Reagan, talk show host, Ronald's son March 18, 1945 Aleksey Vakhonin, U.S.S.R., bantam weight, Olympics gold 1964 March 18, 1943 Kevin Dobson, born in Jackson Heights, New York, actor, Kojak, Knots Landing, Shannon March 18, 1941 Wilson Pickett, born in Prattville, Alabama, R&B singer, Funky Broadway March 18, 1941 Wolfgang Bauer, writer March 18, 1940 Kathy Hutchinson, race horse trainer March 18, 1939 Travis Pritchett, rocker, Travis and Bob March 18, 1939 Ron Atkinson, British Athlete March 18, 1938 Carl Gottlieb, comedian, Ken Berry Wow Show March 18, 1938 Charley Pride, born in Sledge, Mississippi, country singer, Sweet Country March 18, 1938 Shashi Kapoor, born in Calcutta, India, actor, Shalimar, Heat and Dust March 18, 1937 Mark Donohue, auto racer, 1972 Indianapolis 500 March 18, 1937 Robin Wright, race horse trainer March 18, 1936 Hans Peter Bleuel, writer March 18, 1936 Robert Lee Smith, U.S. singer, Tams, You Lied to Your Daddy March 18, 1936 Tony Nash, born in England, bobsled, 1964 Olympics gold March 18, 1934 Pavle Despalj, composer March 18, 1933 Unita Blackwell, 1st black mayor in Mississippi March 18, 1932 F. W. de Klerk, president South Africa, 1989-94 March 18, 1932 John Updike, born in Shillington, Pennsylvania, poet and novelist, Rabbit Run March 18, 1931 Howard Coble, Rep-R-NC, 1985- March 18, 1930 Maurice Peress, born in New York City, conductor, KC Philharmonic 1974-80 March 18, 1929 Christa Wolf, German novelist, Divided Heaven March 18, 1929 Ctirad Kohoutek, composer March 18, 1929 Kai Winding, rocker March 18, 1928 Fidel V Ramos, President, Phillipines March 18, 1928 William R. Boggs, born in Georgia, Brig Gen/chief of engineers under Bragg March 18, 1927 George Plimpton, New York City, sports writer, Paper Lion March 18, 1927 John Harold Kander, composer, Cabaret, Funny Lady, Kramer vs. Kramer March 18, 1925 Peter Graves, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, actor, James Phelps-Mission Impossible March 18, 1924 Madhussudan Rege, cricketer, 15 runs in only Test India vs. WI 1948-49 March 18, 1922 Egon Bahr, German journalist/politician March 18, 1920 Eric Halsall, sheepdog trial commentator March 18, 1920 John Paul II, [Karol Wojtyla], Poland, Pope, 1978- March 18, 1919 Laila Schou Nilsen, born in Norway, downhill skier, 1936 Olympics gold March 18, 1919 Len Johnson, cricketer, Australian fast bowler played Test in 1948 March 18, 1916 Louis Toebosch, composer March 18, 1915 Richard Thomas Condon, author March 18, 1914 Cesar Guerra Peixe, composer March 18, 1914 James Pack, naval officer museum curator March 18, 1913 Margaret Hesse, princess of Hesse/Rhine March 18, 1913 Rene Clement, born in Bordeaux, France, director and writer, Is Paris Burning March 18, 1913 William Hutchinson Murray, mountaineer/author March 18, 1913 W. H. Murray, Scottish Athlete March 18, 1911 Smiley Burnette, Summum, Illinois, cowboy, Charlie-Petticoat Junction March 18, 1910 Chiang Ching-huo, son of Chinese President Chiang Kai-shek/President, 1978-88 March 18, 1908 Louis Gaste, songwriter March 18, 1907 Eleanor L "Betty" Compton, U.S. actress, Here Comes Trouble March 18, 1906 Roy L Johnson, U.S. Admiral, WW II-Pacific Ocean March 18, 1905 John Kirkpatrick, New York City, pianist, Concord Sonata March 18, 1905 Mollie Parnis, born in New York City, fashion designer, Mollie Roberts Collection March 18, 1905 Robert Donat, born in England, actor, Goodbye Mr. Chips, Citadel March 18, 1903 Galeazzo Ciano, Italian Politician March 18, 1901 Piotr Perkowski, composer March 18, 1901 Manly Hall, Canadian Philosopher March 18, 1899 Lavrenti Beria, chief of Soviet secret police under Stalin March 18, 1898 Otto Jochum, composer March 18, 1897 Betty Compson, actress, Big City, Docks Of New York March 18, 1893 Wilfred Owen, born in England, anti-war poet, Anthem for Doomed Youth March 18, 1892 Robert P Tristram Coffin, poet/reporter, WW II March 18, 1890 Gerardus van der Leeuw, Dutch religion historian/minister of Education March 18, 1889 F Rijkens, oldest living person in Netherlands March 18, 1888 Joseph Csaky, Hungarian/French sculptor March 18, 1886 Edward Everett Horton, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor/narrator, Bulwinkle Show March 18, 1886 Kurt Koffka, Germany, Gestalt psychologist March 18, 1886 Marianne [Goudeket-]Philips, Dutch author, Between Heaven and Earth March 18, 1882 Gian Francesco Malipiero, composer March 18, 1881 Oliver Seibert, hall of fame hockey player, elected 1963 March 18, 1881 Paul Le Flem, composer March 18, 1880 Christopher K H de Neree tot Babberich, cartoonist March 18, 1877 Clem Hill, cricketer, all-time great Australian batsman March 18, 1877 Edgar Cayce, American March 18, 1874 Nikolai Berdyaev, Russian Philosopher March 18, 1872 Frank Hoyt Losey, composer March 18, 1869 Neville Chamberlain, British Prime Minister, C, 1937-40 March 18, 1867 Michael G de Boer, historian, Harbor of Amsterdam March 18, 1866 Dumitru Kiriac-Georgescu, composer March 18, 1866 John Loudon, Dutch minister of Foreign Affairs, 1913-18 March 18, 1864 Karl M Lybeck, Finnish/Swedish language poet, Samlade Arbeten March 18, 1858 Rudolf Diesel, German engineer, Diesel motor March 18, 1848 Nathaniel Herreshoff, America Cup yacht designer March 18, 1844 Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, born in Tikhvin, Russia, composer, Scheherazade March 18, 1843 Jules HPFX Vandenpeereboom, premier of Belgium, 1899 March 18, 1839 Francis Fessenden, Major General Union volunteers, died in 1906 March 18, 1838 Jan B Stobbaerts, Flemish painter March 18, 1838 Randal Cremer, born in Britain, trade unionist, pacifist, Nobel 1903 March 18, 1837 Grover Cleveland, born in New Jersey, 22nd/24th President, 1885-89, 93-97 March 18, 1830 Numa D Fustel de Coulanges, French historian and sociologist March 18, 1829 William Robertson Boggs, Brig General Confederate Army, died in 1911 March 18, 1813 Friedrich Hebbel, writer March 18, 1809 Gabriel de la Concepcion Valdes, [Placido], Cuban poet March 18, 1782 John Caldwell Calhoun, South Carolina, Andrew Jackson's VP, 1825-32 March 18, 1782 John C. Calhoun, American Statesman March 18, 1781 Gustave Vogt, composer March 18, 1765 David H Chasse, Dutch baron/general, fought Napoleon at Waterloo March 18, 1756 Johann Christoph Vogel, composer March 18, 1734 Joseph Schmitt, composer March 18, 1690 Christian Goldbach, German mathematician, Goldbach position March 18, 1657 Giuseppe Ottavio Pitoni, Italian composer March 18, 1644 Gottfried Wegner, composer March 18, 1609 Frederick III, King of Denmark and Norway, 1648-70, ; absolutist March 18, 1578 Adam Elsheimer, German painter/cartoonist/etcher, baptized March 18, 1556 Francois-Hercule de Valois, French duke of Anjou/Brabant March 18, 1548 Cornelis Ketel, Dutch portrait painter and poet March 18, 1380 Liduina van Schiedam, Dutch "Christ's bride"/saint |