Birthday March 23, 1699 John Bartram, naturalist, explorer, botanist
Birthday March 23, 1749 Pierre-Simon Laplace, mathematician, astronomer, physicist
Birthday March 23, 1823 Schuyler Colfax, (R), 17th VP (1869-73)
Birthday March 23, 1857 Fannie Farmer
Birthday March 23, 1876 Sir Muirhead Bone, etcher, engraver
Birthday March 23, 1881 Roger Martin du Gard, French novelist, dramatist (Nobel 1937)
Birthday March 23, 1907 Daniel Bovet, Swiss pharmacologist (Nobel 1957)
Birthday March 23, 1908 Joan Crawford, No wire hangers, ever! (Mildred Pierce)
Birthday March 23, 1910 Akira Kurosawa, film director
Birthday March 23, 1912 Wernher von Braun, Wirsitz, Germany, rocket expert
Birthday March 23, 1922 Marty Allen, Comedian (Allen & Rossi)
Birthday March 23, 1923 Arnie Weinmeister, AAFC, NFL def tackle (NY Yankees, Giants)
Birthday March 23, 1926 Martha Wright, Seattle Wash
Birthday March 23, 1937 Craig Breedlove, land-speed record holder, born
Birthday March 23, 1952 Teofilo Stevenson, Cuba, Olympic boxer
Birthday March 23, 1953 Chaka Khan, Great Lakes Ill rocker
Birthday March 23, 1954 Moses Malone, Basketball player
History March 23, 1743 George Frideric Handel's oratorio `Messiah' London premiere
History March 23, 1752 Pope Stephen II elected to succeed Zacharias - died 2 days later
History March 23, 1775 Patrick Henry voices American opposition to British policy
History March 23, 1775 Patrick Henry asks for liberty or death
History March 23, 1806 Lewis & Clark reached Pacific coast
History March 23, 1806 Lewis and Clark depart Fort Clatsop
History March 23, 1840 1st photo of moon taken
History March 23, 1862 Jackson is defeated at Kernstown
History March 23, 1913 Tornadoes devastate Nebraska
History March 23, 1918 Paris hit by shells from new German gun
History March 23, 1919 Mussolini founds the Fascist party
History March 23, 1919 Benito Mussolini founded Fascist movement in Milan Italy
History March 23, 1925 Tennessee becomes 1st state to outlaw teaching theory of evolution
History March 23, 1929 1st telephone installed in White House
History March 23, 1933 German Reichstag granted Adolf Hitler dictatorial powers
History March 23, 1937 LA Railway Co starts using PCC streetcars
History March 23, 1940 All-India-Muslim league calls for a Muslim Homeland
History March 23, 1942 US began moving Japanese-Americans to detention centers
History March 23, 1944 Germans slaughter Italian civilians
History March 23, 1944 Nicholas Alkemade falls 5 -500 m without a parachute & lives
History March 23, 1950 UN World Meteorological Org established
History March 23, 1956 Pakistan became independent within British Commonwealth
History March 23, 1961 U.S. plane shot down over Laos
History March 23, 1962 Jackie Kennedy receives horse from governor of Pakistan
History March 23, 1962 JFK visits SF
History March 23, 1965 Gemini 3 launched - 1st US 2-man space flight
History March 23, 1969 Jim Morrison prompts a Rally for Decency
History March 23, 1970 Prince Sihanouk issues a call for arms
History March 23, 1976 Intl Bill of Rights goes into effect - 35 nations ratify
History March 23, 1979 Two men sentenced in murder of former Chilean diplomat
History March 23, 1982 Isle's Mike Bossy's 20th career hat trick - 4 goals
History March 23, 1983 1st Artificial heart recipient Dr Barney Clark died after 112 days
History March 23, 1983 Artificial-heart patient dies
History March 23, 1983 Reagan calls for new antimissile technology
History March 23, 1994 Wayne Gretzky scores number 802
History March 23, 1994 Leading Mexican presidential candidate assassinated
History March 23, 1998 James Cameron's Titanic wins 11 Academy Awards
History March 23, 1999 Thomas Harris delivers Hannibal manuscript
History March 23, 2011 Hollywood icon Elizabeth Taylor dies at 79
March 23, 1699 John Bartram, naturalist, explorer, botanist
March 23, 1749 Pierre-Simon Laplace, mathematician, astronomer, physicist
March 23, 1823 Schuyler Colfax, (R), 17th VP (1869-73)
March 23, 1857 Fannie Farmer
March 23, 1876 Sir Muirhead Bone, etcher, engraver
March 23, 1881 Roger Martin du Gard, French novelist, dramatist (Nobel 1937)
March 23, 1907 Daniel Bovet, Swiss pharmacologist (Nobel 1957)
March 23, 1908 Joan Crawford, No wire hangers, ever! (Mildred Pierce)
March 23, 1910 Akira Kurosawa, film director
March 23, 1912 Wernher von Braun, Wirsitz, Germany, rocket expert
March 23, 1922 Marty Allen, Comedian (Allen & Rossi)
March 23, 1923 Arnie Weinmeister, AAFC, NFL def tackle (NY Yankees, Giants)
March 23, 1926 Martha Wright, Seattle Wash
March 23, 1937 Craig Breedlove, land-speed record holder, born
March 23, 1952 Teofilo Stevenson, Cuba, Olympic boxer
March 23, 1953 Chaka Khan, Great Lakes Ill rocker
March 23, 1954 Moses Malone, Basketball player
March 23, 1743 George Frideric Handel's oratorio `Messiah' London premiere
March 23, 1752 Pope Stephen II elected to succeed Zacharias - died 2 days later
March 23, 1775 Patrick Henry voices American opposition to British policy
March 23, 1775 Patrick Henry asks for liberty or death
March 23, 1806 Lewis & Clark reached Pacific coast
March 23, 1806 Lewis and Clark depart Fort Clatsop
March 23, 1840 1st photo of moon taken
March 23, 1862 Jackson is defeated at Kernstown
March 23, 1913 Tornadoes devastate Nebraska
March 23, 1918 Paris hit by shells from new German gun
March 23, 1919 Mussolini founds the Fascist party
March 23, 1919 Benito Mussolini founded Fascist movement in Milan Italy
March 23, 1925 Tennessee becomes 1st state to outlaw teaching theory of evolution
March 23, 1929 1st telephone installed in White House
March 23, 1933 German Reichstag granted Adolf Hitler dictatorial powers
March 23, 1937 LA Railway Co starts using PCC streetcars
March 23, 1940 All-India-Muslim league calls for a Muslim Homeland
March 23, 1942 US began moving Japanese-Americans to detention centers
March 23, 1944 Germans slaughter Italian civilians
March 23, 1944 Nicholas Alkemade falls 5 -500 m without a parachute & lives
March 23, 1950 UN World Meteorological Org established
March 23, 1956 Pakistan became independent within British Commonwealth
March 23, 1961 U.S. plane shot down over Laos
March 23, 1962 Jackie Kennedy receives horse from governor of Pakistan
March 23, 1962 JFK visits SF
March 23, 1965 Gemini 3 launched - 1st US 2-man space flight
March 23, 1969 Jim Morrison prompts a Rally for Decency
March 23, 1970 Prince Sihanouk issues a call for arms
March 23, 1976 Intl Bill of Rights goes into effect - 35 nations ratify
March 23, 1979 Two men sentenced in murder of former Chilean diplomat
March 23, 1982 Isle's Mike Bossy's 20th career hat trick - 4 goals
March 23, 1983 1st Artificial heart recipient Dr Barney Clark died after 112 days
March 23, 1983 Artificial-heart patient dies
March 23, 1983 Reagan calls for new antimissile technology
March 23, 1994 Wayne Gretzky scores number 802
March 23, 1994 Leading Mexican presidential candidate assassinated
March 23, 1998 James Cameron's Titanic wins 11 Academy Awards
March 23, 1999 Thomas Harris delivers Hannibal manuscript
March 23, 2011 Hollywood icon Elizabeth Taylor dies at 79