Famous Personalities Born In March - 04
Wednesday, 02 April 2025
1188 On this day in history birth of blanche of Castile, wife of Louis VIII of France (d. 1252)
1394 On March - 04 birth of henry the Navigator, Prince/sponsors Portuguese voyages of discovery
1492 On March - 04 birth of francesco de Layolle, composer
1610 On this day in history birth of william Dobson, English portraitist and painter (d. 1646)
1651 John Baron Somers, (Whig), William III's chief minister (1696-1700) was born on this day in history.
1665 On March - 04 birth of philip Christoph von Königsmarck, Swedish soldier (d. 1694)
1678 On March - 04 birth of antonio Vivaldi, Venice, Baroque violin virtuoso/composer (4 Seasons)
1702 On March - 04 birth of jack Sheppard, English burglar and escapee (d. 1724)
1706 Lauritz de Thurah, Danish architect and architectural writer (d. 1759) was born on March - 04.
1715 On March - 04 birth of james Waldegrave, 2nd Earl Waldegrave, British statesman (d. 1763)
1719 Aert Schouman, Dutch bird/portrait painter was born on March - 04.
1719 George Pigot, Baron Pigot, British governor of Madras (d. 1777) was born on March - 04.
1742 On this day in history birth of johann Heinrich Egli, composer
1745 Charles Dibdin, English composer (d.1814) was born on this day in history.
1747 Casimir Pulaski, Count/American Revolutionary War general was born on March - 04.
1754 On March - 04 birth of benjamin Waterhouse, physician (smallpox vaccine pioneer)
1754 Dieudonne-Pascal Pieltain, composer was born on March - 04.
1756 Sir Henry Raeburn, Scottish painter (d. 1823) was born on this day in history.
1757 On this day in history birth of ignaz Malzat, composer
1765 Charles Dibdin, England, composer/author (Sea Songs)/actor (baptized) was born on March - 04.
1766 Emanuel ADMJ, French historian (Napoleon) was born on this day in history.
1773 Pierre-Louis Hus-Desforges, composer was born on this day in history.
1781 On March - 04 birth of rebecca Gratz, American educator and philanthropist (d. 1869)
1782 Johann Wyss, Swiss folklorist/writer (Swiss Family Robinson) was born on March - 04.
1789 Pavel P Gagarin, Russ monarch was born on March - 04.
1793 On this day in history birth of karl Lachmann, German philologist (d. 1851)
1798 On this day in history birth of john Joseph Abercrombie, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1877
1813 Wijnand J J Nuijen, romantic/water colors painter (Wrecked) was born on this day in history.
1817 Edwards Pierrepont, American statesman, jurist and lawyer; 34th United States Attorney General (d. 1892) was born on this day in history.
1819 On this day in history birth of charles Oberthur, composer
1820 Francesco Bentivegna, Italian revolutionary (d. 1856) was born on March - 04.
1822 Jules Antoine Lissajous, French mathematician (d. 1880) was born on March - 04.
1826 On this day in history birth of john Buford, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1863
1826 Theodore Judah, American railroad engineer (d. 1863) was born on March - 04.