Year1945

Famous People Born in 1945

Jan 1 Gail Zappa (née Sloatman), American business secretary and wife of musician and composer Frank Zappa, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2015)
Jan 1 Glen Loates, Canadian artist and painter of wildlife and landscapes, born in Toronto, Ontario
Jan 1 Jacky Ickx, Belgian auto racer (24 Hours of Le Mans 1969, 75-77, 81-82; 8 x F1 wins; Dakar Rally 1983; Bathurst 1000 1977), born in Brussels, Belgium

Jan 1 Peter Duncan, Australian politician (Member of Parliament, 1984-96; Minister for Employment and Education, 1988-90), born in Melbourne, Australia)
Jan 1 Zoltán Varga, Hungarian footballer (Ferencváros; Olympic gold, 1964), and manager, born in Vál, Hungary (d. 2010)
Jan 2 Slobodan Praljak, Bosnian Croat general and war criminal, born in Čapljina, Independent State of Croatia (d. 2017)
Jan 3 Stephen Stills, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Buffalo Springfield - "For What It's Worth"; Crosby, Stills & Nash - "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes"), born in Dallas, Texas
Jan 4 Jay Dee Maness, American pedal steel guitar player (Desert Rose Band - "Love Reunited"), born in Loma Linda, California
Jan 4 Richard R. Schrock, American chemist, Nobel laureate
Jan 4 Vesa-Matti Loiri, Finnish entertainer
Jan 5 Roger Spottiswoode, Canadian-British film director, born in Ottawa, Canada
Jan 5 Sam Wyche, American NFL coach (Cincinnati Bengals 1984-91; Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1992-95; introduced no-huddle offence), born in Atlanta, Georgia (d. 2020)
Jan 6 Allen Appel, American novelist, born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Jan 6 Barry John, Welsh rugby union fly-half (25 Tests Wales, 5 British & Irish Lions; Cefneithin RFC, Llanelli RFC, Cardiff RFC, Barbarian FC), born in Cefneithin, Wales (d. 2024)
Jan 6 Barry Lopez, American author (Of Wolves & Men), born in Port Chester, New York
Jan 7 Dave Cousins [Hindson], English rock singer-songwriter (Strawbs - "Part of the Union"), born in Hounslow, England

Jan 7 Dick Marty, Swiss politician and prosecutor, born in Sorengo, Switzerland
Jan 7 Raila Odinga, Kenyan politician, Prime Minister of Kenya (2008-2013), born in Maseno, Kenya
Jan 7 Tom Reed, American college football coach (Miami University, North Carolina State University), born in Zebulon, North Carolina (d. 2022)
Jan 7 Tony Conigliaro, American baseball outfielder (MLB All-Star 1967, AL HR leader 1965 Boston Red Sox), born in Revere, Massachusetts (d. 1990)
Jan 8 Ron Ellis, Canadian ice hockey right wing (Summit Series 1972; Stanley Cup 1967, 4 x NHL All Star; Toronto Maple Leafs), born in Lindsay, Ontario (d. 2024)
Jan 9 Frank Biondi, American businessman (HBO), born in New York City
Jan 9 John Doman, American actor, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 10 Colonel DeBeers [Edward Wiskoski], American professional wrestler, born in Saint Joseph, Missouri
Jan 10 Gunther von Hagens [Gunther Gerhard Liebchen], German anatomist who invented the plastination technique for preserving tissue specimens, born in Alt-Skalden, Nazi Germany

Rod Stewart(80 years old)

Jan 10 British rock and standardssinger ("Maggie May"; "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy"; "Downtown Train"), and model railroad designer, born in London

Jan 10 Spider Sabich, American alpine skier (Olympics 1968; shot by actress Claudine Longet), born in Sacramento, California (d. 1976)
Jan 11 Christine Kaufmann, Austrian-born actress (Town Without Pity, Red Lips), born in Lendolf (d. 2017)
Jan 11 Samdech Preah Sanghareach Bour Kry, Seventh Supreme Patriarch of the Cambodian Buddhist Dhammayutt Order, born in Battambang, French Indochina
Jan 12 Maggie Bell, Scottish rock vocalist, born in Glasgow, Scotland
Jan 13 Joy Chant [Eileen Joyce Rutter], English fantasy writer known for her House of Kendreth novels, born in London
Jan 14 Einar Hakonarson, Icelandic painter, born in Reykjavik, Iceland
Jan 14 Maina Gielgud, British ballet dancer and artistic director (Australian Ballet, 1983-96), born in London, England
Jan 14 Vonetta McGee, American actress, born in San Francisco, California, (d. 2010)
Jan 15 Princess Michael of Kent, British royal, born in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic
Jan 15 Vince Foster, American lawyer, born in Hope, Arkansas (d. 1993)
Jan 15 William R. Higgins, USMC colonel, born in Danville, Kentucky (d. 1990)
Jan 16 Kabir Bedi, Pakistani actor (Thief of Baghdad, Terminal Entry), born in Lahore, Pakistan
Jan 16 Wim Suurbier, Dutch soccer right back (60 caps; Ajax 392 games) and manager (LA Heat, TB Rowdies), born in Eindhoven, Netherlands (d. 2020)
Jan 17 Ivan Karabits, Ukrainian composer, conductor, and educator, born in Yalta, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine (d. 2002)
Jan 17 Javed Akhtar, Indian lyricist, poet, and scriptwriter, born in Gwalior, India
Jan 17 William Hart, American soul singer and songwriter (4 Gents; Delfonics - "Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)"; "La-La Means I Love You"), born in Washington, D.C. (d. 2022)
Jan 19 Charles Amirkhanian, American composer, percussionist, and radio producer (Other Minds), born in Fresno, California
Jan 19 Vadim Abdrashitov, Russian film director (Fox Hunt, Parade of Planets), born in Kharkov, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (d. 2023)
Jan 20 Christopher Martin-Jenkins, British cricket journalist and broadcaster (President MCC; BBC Radio), born in Peterborough, England (d. 2013)
Jan 20 Eric Stewart, English rock singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer (10cc - "I'm Not In Love"; "The Things We Do for Love"), born in Droylsden, United Kingdom
Jan 21 Arthur Beetson, Australian rugby league front rower (29 Tests; Balmain, Easts, Parramatta; RL "Immortal") and coach (2 Tests Australia, 16 games Queensland), born in Roma, Australia (d. 2011)
Jan 21 Chris Britton, British rock guitarist (Troggs - "Wild Thing"; "Love Is All Around"), born in Watford, England
Jan 21 Martin Shaw, British actor (The Chief; Inspector George Gently), born in Birmingham, England
Jan 21 Pete Kircher, British drummer (Honeybus; Status Quo, 1981-85), born in Folkestone, England
Jan 22 Michael Cristofer, American actor and writer (Little Drummer Girl, Shadow Box), born in Trenton, New Jersey
Jan 23 Mike Harris, Canadian lawyer and politician (Premier of Ontario, 1995-2002), born in Toronto, Ontario
Jan 24 D. Todd Christofferson, American LDS apostle, born in American Fork, Utah
Jan 24 John Garamendi, American politician, born in Camp Blanding Joint Training Center, Florida
Jan 25 Leigh Taylor-Young, American actress (Peyton Place, Alice B Toklas), born in Washington, D.C.
Jan 26 (Jacqueline) "Jacki" Ray, American model and actress (In Like Flint; Magnum, P.I.), born in Burbank, CAlifornia
Jan 26 Ashley Hutchings, British folk-rock bassist, vocalist, songwriter, and record producer (Fairport Convention. 1967-69; Steeleye Span, 1969-72; Albion Band), born in Southgate, London, England
Jan 26 Barbara Kruger, American conceptual artist, born in Newark, New Jersey
Jan 26 Jacqueline du Pré, British concert cellist, born in Oxford, England (d. 1987)
Jan 26 Marti Caine [Lynne Stringer], British comedienne, singer and television host, born in Sheffield, England (d. 1995)
Jan 27 Harold Cardinal, Cree political leader, indigenous rights advocate, writer, lawyer, and educator, born in High Point, Alberta (d. 2005)[1]
Jan 27 Mairead Corrigan Maguire, North Irish peace activist (Nobel Peace Prize 1976), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland
Jan 28 José Luis Perales, Spanish pop singer-songwriter ("Quisiera Decir tu Nombre" / I Would Like to Say Your Name), born in Castejón, Spain
Jan 28 Robert Wyatt, English progressive rock musician (Soft Machine), born in Bristol, England

Donna Caponi(80 years old)

Jan 29 Americangolfer (PGA C'ship 1979, 81; US Open1969, 70; 24 x LPGA Tour wins), born in Detroit, Michigan

Tom Selleck(80 years old)

Jan 29 Americanactor (Lance-Rockford Files, Magnum PI), born in Detroit, Michigan

Jan 30 Michael Dorris, American novelist (A Yellow Raft in Blue Water; The Broken Cord ). and scholar (Dartmouth), born in Louisville, Kentucky (d. 1997)
Jan 30 Robert Wittinger, Austrian-born German composer, born in Knittelfeld, Austria
Jan 31 Brenda Hale, Baroness Hale of Richmond, British judge, 1st woman to head UK Supreme Court, born in Leeds, England
Jan 31 Noah Creshevsky, American electroacoustic composer, born in Rochester, New York (d. 2020)
Feb 1 Ole Buck, Danish classical pianist and composer, born in Copenhagen, Denmark
Feb 1 Yasuhiro Takai, Japanese baseball first baseman, designated hitter and broadcaster (NPB record 27 career pinch-hit home runs; Hankyu Braves), born in Imabari, Japan (d. 2019)
Feb 2 Edna Wright, American pop singer (Honey Cone - "Want Ads"), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2020)
Feb 2 Ronnie Goodson, American singer (Hi-Lites), born in New Jersey (d. 1980)
Feb 3 Bob Griese, American NFL quarterback, 1967-80 (2 X Super Bowl Champion, Miami Dolphins, 1971 Player of Year, 6 x Pro Bowl), born in Evansville, Indiana
Feb 3 Johnny Cymbal [Blair], American pop-rock singer-songwriter ("Mr. Bass Man"), and record producer, born in Ochiltree, Scotland (d. 1993)
Feb 3 Willeke Alberti [Verbruggen], Dutch pop singer ("De winter was lang" ("The winter was long"), and actress (De Kleine Waarheid (Small Truth)), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
Feb 4 John Stubblefield, American jazz saxophonist, flute and oboe player (Mingus Big Band), born in Little Rock, Arkansas (d. 2005)
Feb 5 Sarah Weddington, American attorney (represented "Jane Roe" in Roe v. Wade before US States Supreme Court), born in Abilene, Texas (d. 2021)

Bob Marley(1945-1981)

Feb 6 Jamaican reggaemusician ("Exodus"; "One Love"; "No Woman No Cry"; "Three Little Birds"), born in Nine Mile, Saint Ann, Jamaica

Feb 7 Gerald Davies, British rugby union outside back (46 caps Wales, 5 British & Irish Lions; Barbarians FC, London Welsh RFC, Cambridge University RUFC, Cardiff FC), born in Llansaint, Wales
Feb 7 Ian Jack, British journalist, writer and editor of Granta, born in Farnsworth, England (d. 2022)
Feb 7 Pete Postlethwaite, English actor (In the Name of the Father, Inception), born in Warrington, England (d. 2011)
Feb 8 Taffy Thomas, Welsh thoroughbred jockey (Singapore Gold Cup 1977, Vernons Sprint Cup 1978, King's Stand Stakes 1983), born in Caernarvon, Wales (d. 2022)
Feb 9 Bill Bergey, American football linebacker (5 x Pro Bowl; First Team All Pro 1974, 75 Philadelphia Eagles), born in South Dayton, New York (d. 2024)
Feb 9 Mia Farrow [Maria], American actress (Rosemary's Baby; The Purple Rose of Cairo; Hannah and Her Sisters), and human rights activist, born in Los Angeles, California
Feb 11 Ralph Doubell, Australian athlete (Olympic gold 800m WR 1:44.40 1968), born in Melbourne, Australia
Feb 12 Cliff De Young, actor (F/X, Hunger, Shock Treatment), born in Los Angeles, California
Feb 12 David D. Friedman, American economist, physicist, legal scholar, and libertarian theorist (The Machinery of Freedom), born in New York City
Feb 12 Don Wilson, American baseball pitcher (2 x no-hitters 1967, 69; MLB All Star 1971; Houston Astros), born in Monroe, Louisiana (d. 1975)
Feb 12 Joe Schermie [Schermetzler], American bass player (Three Dog Night - "Joy to the World"), born in Madison, Wisconsin (d. 2002)
Feb 12 Maud Adams, Swedish actress (Octopussy, Rollerball, Tattoo), born in Lulea, Sweden,
Feb 12 Roman Tam [Pak-sin], Hong Kong singer knownn as the "Grand Godfather of Cantopop", born in Baise, Guangxi, China (d. 2002)
Feb 13 David Tremlett, English-Swiss visual artist, sculptor, and photographer, born in St. Austell, England
Feb 13 Keith Nichols, English jazz pianist, trombonist, accordion player, and arranger, born in Essex, England (d. 2021)
Feb 13 Ken Sitzberger, American diver and broadcaster (Olympic gold 3m springboard 1964), born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa (d. 1984)
Feb 13 King Floyd, American soul singer-songwriter ("Groove Me"), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 2006)
Feb 13 Roy Dyke, English rock drummer (Ashton, Gardner & Dyke), born in Liverpool, England
Feb 13 Simon Schama, English historian, author (A History of Britain), and television presenter (BBC), born in London
Feb 14 Gregory Hines, American actor and dancer (White Nights, Taps), born in New York City (d. 2003)
Feb 14 Hans-Adam, Prince of Liechtenstein (1989-), born in Zürich, Switzerland
Feb 14 Ladislao Mazurkiewicz, Uruguayan soccer goalkeeper (36 caps; Atlético Mineiro), born in Piriápolis, Uruguay (d. 2013)
Feb 14 Vic Briggs, British-American guitarist (The Animals, 1966-68), and producer; later known as Antion Vikram Singh, he created Sikhi devotional and Hawaiian music, born in Twickenham, England (d. 2021)
Feb 14 William Hill Boner, American politician (Rep-D-TN, 1979-88), born in Nashville, Tennessee

Douglas Hofstadter(80 years old)

Feb 15 American academic and writer, born in New York City

Feb 15 John Helliwell, British rock Saxophonist (Supertramp - "The Logical Song"), born in Todmorden, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Feb 16 Julio Morales, Uruguayan soccer striker (24 caps; Racing Montevideo, Nacional, Austria Wien), born in Montevideo, Uruguay (d. 2022)
Feb 16 Pete Christlieb, American jazz bebop and session saxophonist (Steely Dan - "Deacon Blues; "FM"; Natalie Cole; Quincy Jones; Tom Scott; Tom Waits - "Nighthawks at the Diner"), born in Los Angeles, California
Feb 17 Brenda Fricker, actress (My Left Foot), born in Dublin, Ireland
Feb 17 Patricia Morrow, American actress (Rita-Peyton Place), born in Los Angeles, California
Feb 18 Judy Rankin, American golfer (US Open, Titleholders C'ship 1972 runner-up; 26 LPGA Tour wins), born in St Louis, Missouri
Feb 19 Jon Whiteley, Scottish child actor (Moonfleet) and art historian, born in Monymusk, Scotland
Feb 19 Michael Nader, American actor (Dynasty, 1983-89 - "Dex"; All My Children, 1991-2001 - "Dmitri"; Gidget - "Peter"), born in St Louis, Missouri (d. 2021)
Feb 19 Thomas Brasch, German writer and film director, born in Westow, England (d. 2001)
Feb 20 Alan Hull, British folk singer-songwriter, and guitarist (Lindisfarne - "Lady Eleanor"), born in Benwell, Newcastle upon Tyne, England (d. 1995)
Feb 20 Andrew Bergman, American director and screenwriter (Striptease, Fletch), born in New York City
Feb 20 Annu Kapoor, Indian actor (Vicky Donor), born in Bhopal, India
Feb 20 Brion James, American actor known for "Blade Runner", born in Redlands, California (d. 1999)
Feb 21 Sudhir Naik, Indian cricket batsman (3 Tests, 1 x 50; Bombay), born in Mumbai, India (d. 2023)
Feb 22 Leslie Charleson, American actress (General Hospital, 1977-2023 - "Monica Quartermaine"), born in Kansas City, Missouri (d. 2025)[1]
Feb 22 Michael Zagaris, American sports photographer (Oakland Athletics, San Francisco 49ers), born in Chicago, Illinois
Feb 22 Oliver [Swofford], American pop singer ("Good Morning Starshine"; "Jean"), born in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina (d. 2000)
Feb 23 Frank Murray, Northern Ireland police officer and superintendent (RUC Special Branch), known as the "Bionic Man" (d. 1996)[1]
Feb 23 John Halsey, British rock drummer (The Rutles - "Barry Wom"), born in Highgate, North London, England
Feb 25 Elkie Brooks [Elaine Bookbinder], British rock singer ("Pearl's A Singer"), born in Manchester, England
Feb 25 Shiva Naipaul, Indo-Trinidadian-British novelist and essayist (Fireflies), brother of V. S. Naipaul, born in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (d. 1985)
Feb 26 Giannis Ioannidis, Greek basketball coach (12 × Greek League C'ship; 6 × Greek Cup winner; GS Larissas, Aris, Olympiacos, AEK, Greece 1982–90), born in Thessaloniki, Greece (d. 2023)
Feb 26 Jan Klijnjan, Dutch soccer attacking midfielder (11 caps; FC Dordrecht, Sparta Rotterdam, FC Sochaux), born in Papendrecht, Netherlands (d. 2022)
Feb 26 Mitch Ryder, American rocker (Detroit Wheels - "Devil With the Blue Dress"), born in Hamtramck, Michigan
Feb 26 Peter Brock, Australian auto racer (3 x Australian Touring Car C'ship; 9 x Bathurst 500/1000; 9 x Sandown Endurance), born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 2006)
Feb 27 Daniel Olbrychski, Polish actor (La Truite), born in Łowicz, Poland
Feb 28 Alexei Ekimov, Russian-American physicist (2023 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for discovery of quantum dots), born in Soviet Union[1]
Feb 28 Bubba Smith, American College Football Hall of Fame defensive end (Michigan State; Pro Bowl 1970, 71; First Team All Pro 1971; Super Bowl 1971; Baltimore Colts) and actor (Police Academy), born in Orange, Texas (d. 2011)
Feb 28 Mimsy Farmer, American actress (Devil's Angel, Road to Salina), born in Chicago, Illinois
Feb 28 Ronnie Rosman, American rock organist, and accordion player (Tommy James & The Shondells - "I Think We're Alone Now"; "Crystal Blue Persuasion"), born in Greensburg, PA
Mar 1 Burning Spear [Winston Rodney], Jamaican reggae singer, born in Saint Ann's Bay, Jamaica
Mar 1 Dirk Benedict, American actor (A-Team, Battlestar Galactica), born in Helena, Montana
Mar 1 Wilfried van Moer, Belgian soccer midfielder (57 caps; Belgian Golden Shoe x 3; Beveren, Antwerp, Standard Liège), born in Beveren, Belgium (d. 2021)
Mar 2 Derek Watkins, British trumpet player and composer ("The Spy Who Loved Me"; "Skyfall"), born in Reading, England (d. 2013)
Mar 2 Gordon Thompson, Canadian actor (Dynaasty - "Adam Carrington"), born in Ottawa, Ontario
Mar 2 Joy Garrett, American actress (Jo Johnson-Days of Our Lives), born in Fort Worth, Texas (d. 1993)
Mar 3 Hattie Winston, actress (Nurse, Electric Company), born in Greenville, Mississippi
Mar 4 Andrew Stein [Finkelstein], American politician (President of NYC Council 1986-94; New York State Assembly, 1969-77), born in New York City
Mar 4 Dieter Meier, Swiss singer (Yello - "Oh Yeah"), conceptional artist, and actor, born in Zürich, Switzerland
Mar 4 Frank Novak, American actor, born in Chicago, Illinois
Mar 4 Jaime Tirelli, American actor (Orlando Lopez-Ball Four), born in New York City
Mar 4 Tara Browne, Irish socialite who inspired The Beatles song "A Day in the Life", born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 1966)
Mar 4 Tommy Svensson, Swedish soccer midfielder (40 caps; Östers IF, Standard Liège) and manager (Östers IF, Sweden), born in Växjö, Sweden
Mar 5 Randy Matson, American field athlete (Olympic gold shot putt 1968), born in Pampa, Texas
Mar 6 Anna Maria Horsford, American actress (Thelma Frye-Amen), born in New York City
Mar 6 Don Reinhoudt, American powerlifter (IPF World Powerlifting C'ship +110kg 1973, 74, 74, 76; World's Strongest Man 1979), born in Brocton, New York (d. 2023)
Mar 6 Hugh Grundy, British rock drummer (The Zombies - "She's Not There"; "Time Of The Season"), born in Winchester, Hampshire, England
Mar 7 Arthur Lee, American rock singer-songwriter (Love - "Forever Changes"; "Vindicator"), born in Memphis, Tennessee (d. 2006)
Mar 7 John Heard, American actor (Home Alone, Cat People, Big), born in Washington, D.C. (d. 2017)
Mar 8 Anselm Kiefer, German painter and sculptor (Osiris and Isis), born in Donaueschingen, Germany
Mar 8 Bruce Broughton, American Emmy Award-winning television and film score composer (Hawaii Five-0; Dallas), born in Los Angeles, California
Mar 8 Graeme Watson, Australian cricket all-rounder (5 Tests, 1 x 50, 6 wickets; 2 ODIs; Victoria CA, WA CA, NSW CA), born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 2020)
Mar 8 Jim Chapman, American politician (Rep-D-TX, 1985-1997), born in Washington, District of Columbia

Micky Dolenz(80 years old)

Mar 8 American singer (The Monkees - "I'm A Believer"), andactor (Circus Boy), born in Los Angeles, California

Mar 9 Dennis Rader, American serial killer who murdered ten people in Sedgwick County, Kansas, born in Pittsburg, Kansas
Mar 9 Laura Lee, American soul and gospel singer (Dirty Man, Women's Love Rights), born in Chicago, Illinois
Mar 9 Robert Calvert, South African-British writer and musician (Hawkwind), born in Pretoria (d. 1988)
Mar 9 Robin Trower, British rock guitarist (Procol Harum, 1967-71 - "Conquistador"; solo - Bridge Of Sighs), born in London
Mar 10 Birgitta Sellén, Swedish politician
Mar 10 Elizabeth Brumfiel [Elizabeth Stern], American feminist archaeologist, former president of the American Anthropological Association
Mar 10 HO de Villiers, South African rugby union fullback (14 caps; Villager FC, Western Province), born in Johannesburg, South Africa (d. 2022)
Mar 10 Katharine Houghton, American actress (Guess Who's Coming to Dinner), born in Hartford, Connecticut
Mar 10 Pete Nelson [Lipscomb], British pop singer (The Flower Pot Men - "Let's Go To San Francisco"), born in Uxbridge, London, England (d. 2005)
Mar 11 Dock Ellis, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star, World Series 1971 Pittsburgh Pirates; pitched no-hitter 1971), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2008)
Mar 11 Harvey Mandel, American rock guitarist (The Snake), born in Morton, Illinois
Mar 11 Tricia O'Neal, actress (Piranha Part II), born in Shreveport, Louisiana
Mar 12 George Jackson, American rhythm & blues, rock, and southern soul songwriter ("One Bad Apple"; "Old Time Rock and Roll"), and singer, born in Indianola, Mississippi (d. 2013)
Mar 12 Hans van Emden, Dutch rock guitarist (Les Baroques - "Such A Cad"), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
Mar 12 Sammy "The Bull" Gravano, American mobster who testified against John Gotti, born in Brooklyn, New York
Mar 13 Anatoly Timofeevich Fomenko, Russian mathematician, born in Stalino, USSR
Mar 14 Herman van Veen, Dutch cabaretier, singer, composer and writer, born in Utrecht, Netherlands
Mar 14 Michael Martin Murphey, American country singer (Wildfire), born in Dallas, Texas
Mar 14 Walt Parazaider, American rock saxophonist (Chicago), born in Chicago, Illinois
Mar 15 A. K. Faezul Huq, Bangladeshi lawyer and politician, born in Calcutta, British India (d. 2007)
Mar 15 Jörgen Sundelin, Swedish yachtsmen (Olympic gold 5.5m class 1968; World C'ship gold Dragon class 1971), born in Stockholm, Sweden
Mar 15 Mark J Green, American lawyer/author (Closed Enterprise System), born in Brooklyn, New York
Mar 17 Elis Regina (Costa), Brazilian pop-samba-bossa nova singer ("Arrastão" - "Pull the Trawling Net"), born in Porto Alegre, Brazil (d. 1982)
Mar 17 Michael Hayden, American general and Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Mar 18 Chuck E. Weiss, American blues and rock songwriter, vocalist, and muse (Rickie Lee Jones; Tom Waits), born in Denver, Colorado (d. 2021)
Mar 18 Eric Woolfson, Scottish singer and producer (The Alan Parsons Project), born in Glasgow (d. 2009)
Mar 18 Hiroh Kikai, Japanese photographer (Asakusa Portraits), born in Daigo, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan (d. 2020)
Mar 18 John Jacobs, American golfer (PGA Senior C’ship 2003), born in Los Angeles, California
Mar 18 Joy Fielding, Canadian novelist and actress, born in Toronto, Ontario
Mar 19 Lisa Nicole Baker, American Playboy playmate (Nov 1966, Playmate of the Year 1967), born in Detroit, Texas
Mar 20 Henry Bartholomay, American fighter pilot
Mar 20 Julien Rascagnères, French rugby league referee (10 Tests), born in Perpignan, France (d. 2022)
Mar 20 Pat Riley, American NBA coach (Lakers, Knicks, Heat), born in Schenectady, New York
Mar 21 Rosemary Stone, American funk and rock vocalist, and pianist (Sly & Family Stone - "Everyday People"; "Dance to The Music"), born in Dallas, Texas
Mar 21 Vernon Guy, American R&B and gospel singer (Cool Sounds, Sharpees), born in St. Louis Missouri (d. 1998)
Mar 22 Alan Opie, British Grammy Award-winning baritone (Boughton - Bethlehem; Britten's Peter Grimes "Balstrode"), born in Redruth, Cornwall, England
Mar 22 Chuck Jackson, American R&B singer (The Independents - "Leaving Me"), songwriter and record producer (Natalie Cole; Phyllis Hyman), born in Greenville, South Carolina
Mar 23 David Grisman, American folk-bluegrass-jazz fusion mandolin player (Old And In The Way; Jerry Garcia), born in Hackensack, New Jersey
Mar 23 Franco Battiato, Italian pop, rock, and new wave singer, songwriter (“La Voce del Padrone” (“The Master’s Voice”), and filmmaker ("Lost Love"), born in Jonia, Sicily. Italy (d. 2021)
Mar 23 Krasnodar Rora, Croatian soccer midfielder (5 caps Yugoslavia; Dinamo Zagreb, Standard Liège) and manager (Šibenik), born in Vis, Croatia (d. 2020)
Mar 24 Curtis Hanson, American film director and screenwriter (LA Confidential, 8 Mile), born in Reno, Nevada (d. 2016)