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March 29, 1987 7th Golden Raspberry Awards: Howard the Duck wins March 29, 1976 Jennifer Capriati, born in Long Island, New York, tennis pro, 1992 Olympics gold March 29, 1975 Christopher Yule, hockey forward, Team Japan 1998 March 29, 1973 Brad Bridgewater, U.S., 200m backstroke, 1996 Olympics gold March 29, 1973 John Oppio, Sparks Nevada, double trap 1996 Olympics March 29, 1973 Marc Overmars, Dutch soccer player, Ajax March 29, 1973 Mark Platt, born in Peterborough, Ontario, rower 1996 Olympics March 29, 1972 Alex Ochoa, born in Miami, Florida, outfielder for the New York Mets March 29, 1972 John Rothell, Titusville Florida, 400m hurdler March 29, 1972 Paul Michael Kent, Australia, NZ breastroker 1996 Olympics March 29, 1972 Trevor Kidd, Dugald, NHL goalie for the Calgary Flames March 29, 1971 Ryan Mark Lambert March 29, 1971 Lara Logan, South African Journalist March 29, 1969 Darren Chandler, WLAF receiver, Amsterdam Admirals March 29, 1969 James Atkin, rocker, EMF-Unbelievable March 29, 1969 Jeff Blackshear, guard for the Baltimore Ravens March 29, 1969 Jimmy Spencer, NFL cornerback, New Orleans Saints, Cincinnati Bengals March 29, 1969 Kai Nurminen, Turku FIN, hockey forward, Team Finland March 29, 1969 Perry Farrell, rocker, Jane's Addiction, Porno For Pyros March 29, 1969 [Jane] Kim[berly] Batten, McRae Georgia, 400m hurdler 1996 Olympics silver March 29, 1968 Chris Calloway, NFL wide receiver for the New York Giants March 29, 1968 James Williams, NFL tackle for the Chicago Bears March 29, 1968 Lucy Lawless, New Zealander Actress March 29, 1967 Brian Jordan, born in Baltimore, Maryland, outfielder for the St. Louis Cardinals March 29, 1967 Jerry Olsavsky, NFL linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers March 29, 1966 Dwayne Harper, NFL cornerback for the San Diego Chargers March 29, 1966 Eric Gunderson, born in Portland, Oregon, pitcher for the Boston Red Sox March 29, 1966 Robb Thomas, NFL receiver, Seattle Seahawks, Tampa Bay Buccaneers March 29, 1965 Jill Goodacre, American Model March 29, 1964 Elle MacPherson, born in Sydney, Austrailia, model, SI, actress, Sirens March 29, 1964 Jill Goodacre Connick, Lubbock, Texas, model, Victoria Secrets March 29, 1962 Kirk Alan Triplett, born in Moses Lake, Washington, PGA golfer, 1992 Shell Houston-2nd March 29, 1961 Ane-Marie Sanches, newscaster, Suriname TV/Radio March 29, 1961 Mike Kingery, born in St. James, Minnesota, outfielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates March 29, 1961 Amy Sedaris, American Actress March 29, 1961 Michael Winterbottom, British Director March 29, 1959 Brad McCrimmon, Dodsland, NHL defenseman, Hartford Whalers March 29, 1959 Marina Sirtis, born in London, actress, Troi-Star Trek: The Next Generation March 29, 1958 Fiona Reynolds, director/Council for Protection of Rural England March 29, 1957 Christopher Lambert, actor, Highlander, Subway, Greystoke, Why Me March 29, 1956 Kurt Thomas, U.S., gymnist, Olympics, actor, Gymkata March 29, 1956 LaToya Jackson, singer, If You Feel the Funk March 29, 1956 Lisa J. Allen, TV reporter and lawyer March 29, 1956 Sue Fogleman, LPGA golfer March 29, 1955 Christopher Lawford, actor, Charlie Brent-All My Children March 29, 1955 Dianne Kay, born in Phoenix, Arizona, actress, Nancy-8 is Enough, Reggie, Glitter March 29, 1955 Earl Campbell, NFL running back, Houston, New Orleans, 1977 Heisman March 29, 1955 Henry Bellingham, MP March 29, 1954 Karen Anne Quinlan, born in New Jersey, famous comatose patient, right to die case March 29, 1952 Teofilo Stevenson, born in Cuba, heavyweight boxer, Olympics gold 1972, 76, 80 March 29, 1951 Barry Goudreau, rocker March 29, 1951 Geoff Howarth, cricketer, NZ captain early 80's March 29, 1949 Michael Brecker, rocker, Brecker Brothers March 29, 1949 Uton Dowe, cricketer, WI pace bowler 1972-73 "Dowe shall not bowl" March 29, 1949 Rob Walton, Canadian Athlete March 29, 1948 Bud Cort, New Rochelle, New York, actor and director, Electric Dreams, M*A*S*H March 29, 1947 Aleksandr Stepenovich Viktorenko, cosmonaut, Soyuz TM-3, 8, 14, 20 March 29, 1947 Bobby Kimball, [Robert Toteaux], Vinton, Louisiana, rocker, Toto-Roseann March 29, 1947 Peter Hinchcliffe, co-founder, Iceland Frozen Foods March 29, 1946 Bruce Weber, director, Broken Noses March 29, 1946 Ronald Farrow, radio producer and priest March 29, 1945 Julie Goodyear, British actress, Bet Lynch-Coronation Street March 29, 1945 Walt "Clyde" Frazier, NBA guard for the New York Knicks March 29, 1945 Willem Ruis, Dutch TV host, Willem Ruis Show March 29, 1944 James Diggle, FBA, classicist March 29, 1944 John Suchet, British TV journalist, Independent TV News March 29, 1943 Eric Idle, born in England, comedian and actor, Monty Python March 29, 1943 John Major, British Prime Minister, C, 1990-97 March 29, 1943 Vangelis, [Papathanasiou], composer/keyboardist, Chariots of Fire March 29, 1942 Larry Pressler, Sen-R-SD, 1979- March 29, 1941 Terence Hill, born in Venice, Italy, actor, Super Fuzz, They Call Me Trinity March 29, 1940 Raymond Davis, U.S. rock vocalist, Funkadelic-Knee Deep March 29, 1939 Hanumant Singh, cricketer, 14 Tests for India-century on debut March 29, 1939 Nancy Kwan, born in Hong Kong, actress, Flower Drum Song, Night Creature March 29, 1938 Bert de Vries, Dutch minister of Social Affairs, CDA March 29, 1938 Margaret Howard, British broadcaster March 29, 1937 Anne Stoddart, diplomat March 29, 1937 Billy Carter, Plains Georgia, brother of President Carter March 29, 1936 Richard Rodney Bennett, Broadstairs Kent England, composer March 29, 1936 Judith Guest, American Novelist March 29, 1935 Ruby Murray, Irish pop singer, Softly Softly March 29, 1934 Ernstalbrecht Stiebler, composer March 29, 1931 Evelyn de Rothschild, English banker/multi-millionaire March 29, 1931 James Weatherhead, moderator, General Assembly of Church of Scotland March 29, 1931 Lord Tebbit, British CH March 29, 1931 Sylvia Law, British town planner March 29, 1931 Norman Tebbit, British Statesman March 29, 1930 Donny Conn, rocker, Playmates March 29, 1930 G R Sunderam, cricket pace bowler, 2 Tests India vs. NZ 1955-56 March 29, 1930 Hugh Edward Conway Seymour, marquis of Hertford March 29, 1930 Marquess of Hertford March 29, 1929 Ronald Clive Williams, actor and comedian March 29, 1929 Sheila Kitzinger, author, anthropologist and child birth educator March 29, 1928 Vaclav Felix, composer March 29, 1927 John McLaughlin, commentator, McLaughlin Report March 29, 1927 Arthur Ravenel, Jr., Rep-R-South Carolina March 29, 1927 John McLaughlin, TV commentator, McLaughlin Group March 29, 1927 John Vane, FRS/pharmacologist March 29, 1927 Lord Ross March 29, 1925 Emlen Tunnell, NFL safety, Giants, Packers March 29, 1925 Lord Justice Beldam March 29, 1924 Jules de Corte, blind Dutch ballad singer March 29, 1923 Julia Montgomery Walsh, political consultant/writer March 29, 1921 Hugh Neill, Lord-Lieutenant, South Yorkshire March 29, 1921 Sam Loxton, cricketer, flamboyant Australian batsman of late 40's March 29, 1919 Eileen Heckart, born in Columbus, Ohio, actress, Doll's House, Trauma Center March 29, 1918 John Read, CEO, TSB Group March 29, 1918 Pearl Bailey, born in Newport News, Virginia, singer, Hello Dolly March 29, 1918 Sam Walton, billionaire CEO, Wal-Mart March 29, 1917 Arthur Knight, CEO, Courtaulds March 29, 1917 Man O'War, racehorse, winner of 20 out of 21 races and $249,465 March 29, 1916 Eugene J. McCarthy, born in Watkins, Minnesota, Sen-D-Minn, President candidate 1968 March 29, 1916 John Paul, Governor-General, Bahamas March 29, 1915 George Chisholm, Scottish jazz trombonist March 29, 1914 Chapman Pincher, British journalist/author, about secret service March 29, 1913 Jack Jones, British trade unionist, CH March 29, 1913 Niall MacGinnis, born in Dublin, Ireland, actor, Curse of the Demon March 29, 1913 Phil Foster, born in Brooklyn, New York, comedian, Frank De Fazio-Laverne and Shirley March 29, 1911 Philip Ahn, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Master Kan-Kung Fu March 29, 1909 Moon Mullican, hillbilly pianist, 7 Nights of Rock March 29, 1909 Yvonne Waegemans, Flemish writer, Gnome Patjoepelke March 29, 1908 Arthur O'Connell, born in New York City, actor, Mr Peepers, Second Hundred Years March 29, 1908 Dennis O'Keefe, born in Fort Madison, Iowa, actor/dir, T-Men, Fighting Seabees March 29, 1906 E Power Biggs, Westcliff-on-Sea England, organist/composer, CBS March 29, 1905 Annunzio Mantovani, born in Venice, Italy, orch leader, Mantovani March 29, 1902 Marcel Ayme, French writer, Jument Verte March 29, 1902 Onslow Stevens, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Mr Fisher-This is the Life March 29, 1902 William Walton, born in England, composer, Troilus and Cressida, Wise Virgins March 29, 1901 Frans U Kailas, Finnish poet March 29, 1898 Cecil Lewis, airman and writer March 29, 1895 Ernest Junger, German philosopher, Anschwellender Bocksgesang March 29, 1892 Jozsef Mindszenty, [Joseph Prehm], Hungarian cardinal March 29, 1891 Ivan Goll, writer March 29, 1889 Howard Lindsay, born in Waterford, New York, playwright, actor and director, State of Union March 29, 1889 Warner Baxter, born in Columbus, Ohio, actor, In Old Arizona, Cisco Kid March 29, 1888 Adrianus M de Jong, Dutch writer, World Tour of Bulletje and Bonestaak March 29, 1888 James E. Casey, founder, United Parcel Service March 29, 1886 Gustaf Adolf Tiburtius Bengtsson, composer March 29, 1883 Donald Dexter Van Slyke, U.S. chemist, Micromanometric analysis March 29, 1876 Jan Ingenhoven, composer March 29, 1876 Joseph Schmidlin, German church historian/antifascist March 29, 1875 Lou Henry Hoover, 1st lady, 1929-33 March 29, 1875 Paul Rubens, composer March 29, 1871 Tom Hayward, cricketer, great England batsman of the Golden Age March 29, 1869 Ales Hrdlicka, U.S., anthropologist and curator, US National Museum March 29, 1869 Edwin Lutyens, architect, London March 29, 1867 Cy Young, born in Gilmore Ohio, pitcher, 511 wins, 1890-1911 March 29, 1848 Aleksei Kuropatkin, Russian general and minister of War March 29, 1831 Amelia Barr, writer March 29, 1829 Ritta and Christina, Siamese twins, in Sardinia March 29, 1829 Robert Emmet Rodes, Major General Confederate Army, died in 1864 March 29, 1826 Wilhelm Liebknecht, German MP, social-democratic March 29, 1822 Joseph Quinaux, Belgian painter March 29, 1821 Joshua Thomas Owen, Brig General Union volunteers, died in 1887 March 29, 1819 Edwin Drake, drilled 1st productive U.S. oil well March 29, 1819 Isaac Mayer Wise, rabbi and founder American Hebrew Congregations March 29, 1817 Constantine S. Aksakov, Russian historian and poet March 29, 1816 James Gallant Spears, Brig General Union volunteers, died in 1869 March 29, 1813 John Letcher, Gov, Confederacy, died in 1884 March 29, 1799 Edward Stanley, Earl Derby, C, British Prime Minister, 1852, 1858-59, 1866-68 March 29, 1790 John Tyler, born in Virginia, 10th President, 1841-1845 March 29, 1752 Edward Jones, composer March 29, 1725 Joseph Franz Xaver Dominik Stalder, composer March 29, 1636 Esaias Reusner, composer March 29, 1616 Johann Erasmus Kindermann, composer March 29, 1602 John Lightfoot, English theologist and literary, Horae Hebraicae March 29, 1561 Santorio Sanctorius, born in Trieste, Italy, physician and herectic, burned at stake March 29, 1519 Carlo Caraffa, Italian cardinal March 29, 1484 Johann Spangenberg, composer |