March 8th Birthdays

American pop singer, Peggy March, was born on this day in 1948 in Lansdale, Pa. She still holds the record of youngest female artist with a No. 1 spot on the Billboard 100 for her 1963 hit record “I Will Follow Him.”

Also born on March 8th:

• 1927
  Dick Hyman, American pianist and composer
• 1938
  Pete Dawkins, American football player
• 1939
  Jim Bouton, American baseball player and author
• 1940
  Susan Clark, Canadian actress
• 1942
  Dick Allen, American baseball player
• 1945
  Bruce Broughton, American composer
  Micky Dolenz, American singer, musician
• 1946
  Randy Meisner, American musician
• 1947
  Mike Allsup, American musician
  Carole Bayer Sager, American composer
• 1953
  Jim Rice, American baseball player
  Don Werner, American baseball player
• 1954
  Cheryl Baker, British singer
• 1956
  John Kapelos, Canadian actor
• 1957
  John Butcher, American baseball player
  Billy Childs, composer/pianist
  Cynthia Rothrock, American actress
  Bob Stoddard, American baseball player
• 1958
  Nick Capra, American baseball player
  Gary Numan, British singer
• 1959
  Aidan Quinn, American actor
• 1960
  Buck Williams, American basketball player
• 1961
  Camryn Manheim, American actress
  Mark Salas, American baseball player
• 1962
  Leon Robinson, American actor, producer
• 1964
  Lance McCullers, American baseball player
• 1965
  Kenny Smith, American basketball player
• 1966
  Cheryl James, American performer
• 1967
  Joel Johnston, American baseball player
• 1968
  Jim Dougherty, American baseball player
  Rob Dukes, American singer, songwriter
  Shawn Mullins, American musician
• 1970
  Jason Elam, American football player
• 1973
  Mark Lukasiewicz, American baseball player
  Justin Thompson, American baseball player
• 1974
  Mike Moriarty, American baseball player
• 1976
  Gaz Coombes, English singer
  Juan Encarnacion, American baseball player
  Freddie Prinze Jr., American actor
  Hines Ward, American football player, analyst
• 1977
  James Van Der Beek, American actor
• 1978
  Nick Zano, American actor
• 1979
  Tom Chaplin, English singer
  Andy Ross, American guitarist
• 1980
  Charli Delaney, Australian singer
• 1982
  Craig Stansberry, American baseball player
• 1983
  Mark Worrell, American baseball player
• 1984
  Dave Moffatt, Canadian musician
• 1986
  Princess Tsuguko of Takamado, Japanese princess
• 1989
  Robbie Hummel, American basketball player
• 1990
  Kristinia DeBarge, American R&B singer
• 1991
  Devon Werkheiser, American actor
• 1992
  Charlie Ray, American actress

March Birthday Calendar

Died on March 8th:

• 1723
  Christopher Wren, English architect (age 90)
• 1869
  Hector Berlioz, French composer, conductor (age 65)
• 1874
  Millard Fillmore, 13th U.S. President (age 74)
• 1887
  Henry Ward Beecher, American minister, activist (age 73)
• 1917
  Ferdinand von Zeppelin, German general, businessman (age 78)
• 1930
  William Howard Taft, 27th U.S. President (age 72)
• 1961
  Thomas Beecham, English conductor and composer (age 81)
• 1971
  Harold Lloyd, American actor, director (age 77)
• 1975
  George Stevens, American director, screenwriter (age 70)
• 1985
  Edward Andrews, American actor (age 70)
• 1993
  Billy Eckstine, American trumpet player (age 78)
• 1999
  Peggy Cass, American actress, comedian (age 74)
  Joe DiMaggio, American baseball player (age 84)
• 2001
  Edward Winter, American actor (age 63)
• 2003
  Adam Faith, English singer (age 62)
  Karen Morley, American actress (age 93)
• 2007
  John Inman, English actor (age 71)
• 2009
  Hank Locklin, American singer, guitarist (age 91)
• 2011
  Mike Starr, American bass player (Alice in Chains), (age 44)
• 2015
  Sam Simon, American director, screenwriter (age 59)
• 2016
  George Martin, English composer, conductor (age 90)
• 2019
  Marshall Brodien, American actor (age 84)
• 2020
  Max von Sydow, Swedish actor (age 90)
• 2023
  Topol, Israeli actor, singer (age 87)