Born:
Leo Brouwer, born in Havana, Cuba, Juan Leovigildo Brouwer Mezquida, composer, conductor, guitarist, studied under Vincent Persichetti, Stefan Wolpe, composed solo guitar pieces, over 40 film scores, and several guitar concertos
More Notable Birthdays on March 1:
1944 - Roger Daltrey, English rocker, actor, producer, The Who, Tommy
1927 - Harry Belafonte, Harlem New York City, calypso singer, Buck and the Preacher
1926 - Pete Rozelle, NFL commissioner 1960-89
1909 - David Niven, born in Kirriemuir, Scotland, actor, Casino Royale
1810 - Frederic Chopin, born in Poland, composer/pianist, Concert in F Minor