- 1865 Patsy Donovan, Irish-American baseball player (d. 1953)
- 1889 Reggie Walker, South African athlete (d. 1951)
- 1910 Aladár Gerevich, Hungarian fencer (7 Olympic gold 1932, 36, 48, 52, 56, 60), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 1991)
- 1910 Iftikhar Ali Khan, cricketer (Nawab of Pataudi, England & India)
- 1920 Percy Mansell, cricketer (leg-spin all-rounder in 13 Tests for South Africa)
- 1923 George Bean, cricketer (92 runs in 3 Tests for Eng v Aust)
- 1936 Thelma Hopkins, England, high jumper (Olympic silver 1956)
- 1942 Roger Crozier, Canadian ice hockey goaltender (d. 1996)
- 1954 Dav Whatmore, cricketer (Colombo Aust bat 1979, Sri Lanka coach 1995-)
- 1954 Hollis Stacy, American golfer (US Open 1977-78, 84), born in Savannah, Georgia
- 1955 Jiro Watanabe, Japanese boxer
- 1956 Ozzie Newsome, NFL tight end (Cleveland Browns)
- 1960 Duane Sutter, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1961 Mel Gray, NFL wide receiver/kick returner (Houston/Tennessee Oilers)
- 1962 Marcel Brands, soccer player (RKC)
- 1964 Pascal Richard, Swiss cyclist
- 1965 Cindy Brown, American basketball player (Olympic gold 1988)
- 1966 Brad Bergen, PA Sask, hockey defenseman (Team Germany 1998)
- 1966 Catarina Pollini, WNBA forward (Houston Comets)
- 1966 David Nascimento, soccer player (Roda JC/FC Utrecht)
- 1966 Rodney Peete, NFL quarterback (Philadelphia Eagles)
- 1967 Dan Owens, NFL defensive tackle (Atlanta Falcons, Detroit Lions)
- 1967 John Mangum, NFL safety (Chicago Bears)
- 1968 Jason van Blerk, Australian soccer player (Go Ahead Eagles), born in Sydney, Australia
- 1969 Ottis Gibson, cricketer (Barbados fast bowler, WI 1995)
- 1969 Pat Harlow, NFL tackle (NE Patriots, Oakland Raiders)
- 1969 Steve Israel, NFL cornerback (SF 49ers, New England Patriots)
- 1970 Kelli James, Medford NJ, field hockey forward (Olympics 1996)
- 1971 Brett Carolan, NFL tight end (SF 49ers)
- 1971 Eric Ravotti, NFL linebacker (Pittsburgh Steelers)
- 1973 Bert Zuurman, soccer player (SC Heerenveen)
- 1974 Heath Streak, cricketer (Zimbabwean pace bowler 1993-)
- 1974 Lamont Burns, American NFL guard (NY Jets), born in Greensboro, North Carolina
- 1974 Georgios Anatolakis, Greek footballer
- 1974 Fotini Vavatsi, Greek archer
- 1976 Abraham Núñez, Dominican baseball player
- 1979 Edison Méndez, Ecuadorian footballer
- 1980 Felipe Reyes, Spanish basketball player
- 1980 Todd Heap, American football player
- 1981 Curtis Granderson, American baseball player
- 1981 Yoav Ziv, Israeli footballer
- 1981 Andrew Bree, Irish swimmer
- 1983 Brandon League, American baseball player
- 1984 Levi Brown, American football player
- 1985 Colin O'Brady, American athlete and adventurer, first to cross Antarctica solo unassisted, born in Olympia, Washington
- 1986 T. J. Jordan, American basketball player
- 1989 Theo Walcott, English football player (Arsenal, English national team), born in Stanmore, England
- 1989 Blake Griffin, American basketball player (Los Angeles Clippers), born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
March in History
Boy Wonder Conquers Theatreland
Parliament was adjourned on this day so that MPs could grab their seats for a performance by Master Betty – the theatrical wonder of the age.
March 14, 1805
Nature Blows Gunboat Diplomacy Out of the Water
The world's superpowers were prepared to use the power of their warships to control the Samoan Islands in the 1880s. But nature had other ideas.
March 15, 1889
Nat King Cole's Struggle With Racism
Sure, he had unique talent and a golden voice, but as Nat King Cole, born on this day, was to discover, that wasn't enough for American racists.
March 17, 1917
The First People To Hop On A Bus
It was an idea probably two centuries years ahead of its time, but public buses first took to the streets of Paris on this day in history.
March 18, 1662