Birthdays Date 1909 March | History by KabAstro

Mel Ott (1909-1958)

Mar 2 American Baseball HOF right fielder and manager (12 × MLB All-Star; World Series 1933; 6 × NL home run leader; NY Giants), born in Gretna, Louisiana

Mar 3 Jay Arena, American pediatrician (Duke Poison Center Director, inventor of the child-proof safety cap), (d. 1996)
Mar 3 Kenton Kilmer, American writer, born in Morristown, New Jersey (d. 1995)
Mar 4 Harry B. Helmsley, American billionaire real estate developer (purchased Empire State Building, 1961), born in New York City (d. 199)
Mar 5 Sutan Sjahrir, Indonesian politician and revolutionary leader (1st prime Minister of Indonesia 1945-47), born in Padang Panjang, Dutch East Indies (d. 1966)
Mar 6 Dave Clark, American blues music promoter, and songwriter ("Why I Sing The Blues"), born in Jacksonville, Florida (d. 1995)
Mar 6 Obafemi Awolowo, Nigerian statesman and nationalist, born in Ikenne, British Nigeria (d. 1987)
Mar 7 Leo Malet, French crime novelist (Nestor Burma novels), born in Montpellier, France (d. 1996)
Mar 8 Anthony Donato, America violinist, composer (The Hidden Fortress), pedagogue, and music writer (Preparing Music Manuscript), born in Prague, Nebraska (d. 1990)
Mar 9 Derk Bodde, American sinologist and historian of China, born in Marshfield, Massachusetts (d. 2003)
Mar 10 Gerard Croiset, Dutch parapsychologist, born in Laren, Netherlands (d. 1980)
Mar 13 Gilbert Inglefield, British architect and Mayor of London (1967-68) (d. 1991)
Mar 14 Andre Pieyre de Mandiargues, French writer (La Marge), born in Paris, France (d. 1991)
Mar 17 Lovie Lee [Edward Lee Watson], American electric blues pianist, singer, and songwriter, born in Chattanooga, Tennessee (d. 1997)
Mar 17 Patrick Reilly, British diplomat (ambassador to Paris and Moscow, stopped Kim Philby becoming head of UK Secret Service), born in Ooty, British India (d. 1999) [1]
Mar 18 Ernest Gallo, American winemaker (d. 2007)
Mar 18 Ljubica Marić, Serbian composer (Songs Of Space; Octoïcha), pianist, and pedagogue, born in Kragujevac, Serbia (d. 2003)
Mar 19 Attilio Demaria, Argentinian footballer (d. 1990)
Mar 19 Louis Hayward, British-American actor (Lone Wolf, Survivors), born in Johannesburg, South Africa (d. 1985)
Mar 21 Uno "Miff" Görling, Swedish jazz trombonist, arranger, bandleader, and composer, born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 1988)
Mar 22 Gabrielle Roy, French Canadian author (The Tin Flute, Street of Riches), born in St. Boniface, Manitoba (d. 1973)
Mar 22 Jack Popplewell, British composer and playwright (If I Should Fall In Love Again), born in Leeds, England (d. 1996)

Clyde Barrow (1909-1934)

Mar 24 American bank robber and outlaw (Bonnie & Clyde), born in Ellis County, Texas

Mar 24 Thomas "Tommy" Trinder, British radio comedian and actor (Save a Little Sunshine, Phoenix), born in Streatham, London, England (d. 1989)
Mar 25 Dutch Leonard, American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 1940, 43, 44, 45, 51; Brooklyn Dodgers, Washington Senators, Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs), born in Auburn, Illinois (d. 1983)
Mar 25 Jay Blackton, American conductor and arranger (Guys & Dolls; Oklahoma!), born in New York City (d. 1994)
Mar 26 (Christiaan) "Chris" Reumer, Dutch operatic tenor, born in the Netherlands (d. 1982)
Mar 26 Abe Bolar, American double bass player (Oklahoma City Blue Devils; Hot Lips Page; Count Basie), born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (d. 2000)
Mar 26 Chips Rafferty [John William Pilbean Goffage], Australian actor (Wake in Fright, Desert Rats), born in Broken Hill, New South Wales (d. 1971)
Mar 27 Ben Webster, American jazz tenor saxophonist, born in Kansas City, Missouri (d. 1973)
Mar 27 Golo Mann, German-American historian (Antisemitism), born in Munich (d. 1994)
Mar 28 Nelson Algren, American novelist (Man with the Golden Arm), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 1981)
Mar 29 Aubrey "Moon" Mullican, American hillbilly pianist, songwriter, and singer ("Seven Nights To Rock"), born in Polk County, Texas (d. 1967)
Mar 29 Yvonne Waegemans, Flemish writer (Gnome Patjoepelke) (d. 1991)
Mar 30 Ernst Gombrich, Austrian-English art historian (The Story of Art), born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary (d. 2001)
Mar 31 Pieter "Piet" Jongeling, Dutch politician (GPV) and author of children's books (Scout: The Secret of the Swamp), born in Broeksterwâld, Netherlands (d. 1985)
Mar 31 Robert Brasillach, French author and journalist (editor in chief of the fascist weekly Je Suis Partout), born in Perpignan, France (d. 1945)