1871 – Henry Morton Stanley the journalist began his trek to find Scottish expolorer David Livingstone on the 21st March 1871. Henry Morton Stanley the Welsh American journalist and explorer was famous for finding David Livingstone in Africa, and allegedly saying “Dr. Livingstone, I presume?”. He was knighted in 1899.
1906 – John D. Rockefeller III the American philanthropist was born on the 21st March 1906 (died 1978)
1941 ~ Keith Potger the Australian pop-folk singer and guitarist from The Seekers was born in Ceylon (Sri Lanka) on the 21st March 1941.
1950 – Roger Hodgson the English singer-songwriter and keyboard player from Supertramp was born on the 21st March 1950.
1958 – Gary Oldman the English actor, singer, director, and producer was born on the 21st March 1958.
1962 – Matthew Broderick the American actor, singer, and director was born on the 21st March 1962.
1962 – Rosie O’Donnell the American actress and talk show host was born on the 21st March 1962.
1967 – Jonas Berggren the Swedish singer-songwriter from Ace of Base was born on the 21st March 1967.
1982 ~ Bård Ylvisåker the Norwegian artist and comedian was born on the 21st March 1982. Bård Ylvisåker is best known for his cabaret group Ylvis with his brother Vegard Ylvisåker. The Ylvisåker brothers shot to international fame when their music video The Fox (What Does the Fox Say?) went viral on YouTube in September 2013 with over 250 million views within 2 months. Ylvis official website: www.ylvis.com | Ylvis verified Facebook page: www.facebook.com/Ylvis | Ylvis verified Twitter: www.twitter.com/Ylvis | Ylvis YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/user/TVnorge | YouTube video: Ylvis – The Fox (What Does the Fox Say?) [Official music video HD]…
1796 ~ Edward Gibbon Wakefield the British politician was born on the 20th March 1796 (died 1862). He was the driving force behind much of the early colonisation of South Australia, and New Zealand.
1836 – Edward Poynter the English painter was born on the 20th March 1836 (died 1919).
1945 – Eric Woolfson the Scottish songwriter, lyricist, vocalist, executive producer, pianist, and creator of The Alan Parsons Project was born on the 18th March 1945 (died 2009).
1958 – The Ford Motor Company produced its 50 millionth automobile on the 16th March 1958, which was the Thunderbird.
1966 – Launch of Gemini 8 on the 16th March 1966, the 12th manned American space flight and 1st space docking with the Agena Target Vehicle.
1967 ~ Lauren Graham the American actress, producer and novelist was born on the 16th March 1967. Lauren Graham is best known for playing Lorelai Gilmore on the Gilmore Girls television series, and Sarah Braverman on Parenthood. LaurenGraham’s debut novel, Someday, Someday, Maybe a novel based on a fictionalization of her experiences in the New York acting scene in the mid 1990s, was released on the 30th April 2013 by the Ballantine Books imprint of Random House. Lauren Graham’s official verified Twitter: www.twitter.com/theLaurenGraham
1911 ~ Akira Yoshizawa the Japanese origamist was born on the 14th March 1911 (died 2005).
1912 ~ LES BROWN the American saxophonist, composer and bandleader was born on the 14th March 1912 (died 2001 aged 88). YouTube video: The Billboard March – Les Brown & His Band Of Renown…
1914 ~ Lee Hays the American singer-songwriter from The Weavers was born on the 14th March 1914 (died 1981).
1920 ~ Hank Ketcham the American cartoonist was born on the 14th March 1920 (died 2001).
1921 ~ Ada Louise Huxtable the American author and critic was born on the 14th March 1921 (died 2013).
1922 ~ LES BAXTER the American pianist and composer was born on the 14th March 1922 (died 1996 aged 73). YouTube video: The Soul Of The Drums – Les Baxter 1963 Exotica Easy Listening Full LP: Side A: 1.The Girl Behind The Bamboo Curtain 2.Lord, What A Morning 3.Calabash Annie 4.Sunrise At Kowloon 5.Which Doctor? 6.Mai Tai Side |B: 1. A Day In Rio 2.River Of Dreams 3.Nina 4.The Enchanted Reef 5.Jacaranda 6. Ceremony…
1923 ~ Diane Arbus the American photographer was born on the 14th March 1923 (died 1971).
1926 ~ Phil Phillips the American singer-songwriter was born on the 14th March 1926.
1928 ~ Frank Borman the American colonel, pilot, and astronaut was born on the 14th March 1928.
197# ~ CHRiS STEiN the German-Australian model known as the No.1 model for PhotoGraffix Advertising Agency was born in Germany on the 14th March in the 1970s. Chris Stein retired from modelling in the 1990s when she became a business partner and administrator of an advertising business, and later became a manager and co-owner of a limousine business.
1979 ~ Chris Klein the American actor was born on the 14th March 1979.
1980 ~ Félix Rodríguez de la Fuente the Spanish environmentalist died on his 52nd birthday on the 14th March 1980 (born 14th March 1928). Félix Rodríguez de la Fuente died in an aircraft crash in Alaska while shooting a documentary about the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, with 2 cameramen and a pilot also dying.
1983 ~ TAYLOR HANSON the American singer-songwriter and keyboard player from the band Hanson was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma on the 14th March 1983. Official website: www.Hanson.net | YouTube video: HANSON – MMMBop (1997)…
1984 ~ Gerry Adams the head of Sinn Féin was seriously wounded in an assassination attempt in central Belfast on the 14th March 1994.
1995 ~ Norman Thagard the American astronaut became the 1st Americanastronaut to ride to space on board a Russian launch vehicle on the 14th March 1995.
2013 ~ MELBOURNE recorded an overnight temperature of 26.5°degrees celsius (79.7° Fahrenheit ) on the 13th March 2013, making it the warmest March night since Melbourne weather records began, beating the previous high of 26.3° degrees set back in 1927. Another record was made when Melbourne experienced 7 consecutive days with a minimum temperature above 20 degrees. See news stories: The AGE: One last heat record falls as relief finally arrives & The Australian: Melbourne heatwave: another record broken.
1894 – Coca-Cola was bottled and sold for the first time outside of Atlant on the 12th March 1894, in Vicksburg, Mississippi, by local soda fountain operator Joseph Biedenharn.
1913 – Canberra Day: The future capital of Australia was officially named Canberra on the 12th March 1913. (Melbourne remained temporary capital until 1927 while Canberra was under construction.)
1918 – Moscow became the capital of Russia again on the 12th March 1918, after Saint Petersburg was the capital for 215 years.
1928 – The St. Francis Dam In California failed on the 12th March 1928, with the resulting floods killing over 600 people.
1930 – Mahatma Gandhi led a 200-mile march known as the Salt Marchon the 12th March 1930, to the sea in defiance of British opposition, to protest the British monopoly on salt.
1994 – The Church of England ordained its 1st female priests on the 12th March 1994..
2009 – Financier Bernard Madoff pleaded guilty in New York on the 12th March 2009, for scamming $18 billion, the largest in Wall Street history.