March 3
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[edit] Births
- 1455 - King John II of Portugal, (d. 1495)
- 1520 - Matthias Flacius, Croatian protestant reformer (d. 1575)
- 1583 - Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury, English diplomat, poet, and philosopher (d. 1648)
- 1589 - Gisbertus Voetius, Dutch theologian (d. 1676)
- 1606 - Edmund Waller, English poet (d. 1687)
- 1652 - Thomas Otway, English dramatist (d. 1685)
- 1805 - Jonas Furrer, first President of the Swiss Confederation, (d. 1861)
- 1831 - George Pullman, American inventor and industrialist, (d. 1897)
- 1839 - Jamshedji Tata, Indian industrialist (d. 1904)
- 1845 - Georg Cantor, German mathematician, (d. 1918)
- 1847 - Alexander Graham Bell, Scottish inventor (d. 1922)
- 1873 - William Green, American labor union leader (d. 1952)
- 1886 - Tore Ørjasæter, Norwegian poet (d. 1968)
- 1886 - Fred A. Busse, Mayor of Chicago (d. 1914)
- 1890 - Norman Bethune, Canadian doctor
- 1893 - Beatrice Wood, American artist and ceramicist (d. 1998)
- 1895 - Matthew Ridgway, Supreme Allied Commander of NATO, U.S. Army Chief of Staff (d. 1993)
- 1911 - Jean Harlow, American actress (d. 1937)
- 1918 - Fritz Thiedemann, German equestrian (d. 2000)
- 1920 - Ronald Searle, English illustrator
- 1920 - James Doohan, Canadian-born actor (d. 2005)
- 1920 - Julius Boros, golfer (d. 1994)
- 1923 - Barney Martin, American actor
- 1923 - Doc Watson, American bluegrass musician
- 1926 - James Merrill, American poet (d. 1995)
- 1926 - Lys Assia, Swiss singer
- 1926 - Joseph Anthony Ferrario, American Catholic prelate
- 1928 - France Križanič, Slovenian mathematician (d. 2002)
- 1930 - Heiner Geißler, German politician
- 1930 - Ion Iliescu, President of Romania
- 1933 - Lee Radziwill, American fashion executive
- 1937 - Bobby Driscoll, American actor (d. 1968)
- 1940 - Perry Ellis, fashion designer (d. 1986)
- 1941 - Jutta Hoffmann, actress
- 1945 - George Miller, Australian film director
- 1946 - John Virgo, English snooker player
- 1947 - Jennifer Warnes, American singer, songwriter
- 1949 - Jüri Allik, Estonian psychologist
- 1949 - Gloria Hendry, American actress
- 1950 - Tim Kazurinsky, American actor, comedian
- 1953 - Robyn Hitchcock, English musician
- 1955 - Andy Breckman, American comedian and radio personality
- 1958 - Miranda Richardson, English actress
- 1959 - Ira Glass, American radio host
- 1962 - Jackie Joyner-Kersee, American athlete
- 1962 - Herschel Walker, American football player
- 1966 - Tone-Loc, American musician
- 1970 - Julie Bowen, American actress
- 1973 - Victoria Zdrok, Ukrainian model
- 1974 - David Faustino, American actor
- 1977 - Ronan Keating, Irish singer
- 1981 - Lil' Flip, American rapper
- 1982 - Jessica Biel, American actress
