Famous Birthdays Mar 29 Santorio Sanctorius, Venetian physiologist and physician (invented thermometer), born in Venice (d. 1636) Famous Deaths Mar 4 Carlo Carafa, Italian cardinal, dies at 41 Mar 25 Conrad Lycosthenes, French-born German philosopher and encyclopedist (b. 1518) 1560 History by Year 1562 Historical Figures Authors Civil Rights Activists Inventors Kings Revolutionaries Scientists