Who Was Born Today – March 31 Birthdays
Important and famous people from throughout history born on this day
Born on March 31 | ||
1596 | René Descartes, French philosopher and scientist. | |
1621 | Andrew Marvell, English poet and politician. | |
1693 | John Harrison, Englishman who invented the chronometer. | |
1732 | Franz Joseph Haydn, Austrian composer. | |
1809 | Edward Fitzgerald, American writer. | |
1809 | Nikolai V. Gogol, Russian writer (The Inspector General, Dead Souls). | |
1811 | Robert Wilhelm Bunsen, chemist, inventor of the Bunsen burner. | |
1854 | Sir Dugald Clerk, inventor of the two-stroke motorcycle engine. | |
1878 | Jack Johnson, first Africa-American boxer to become the world heavyweight champion. | |
1914 | Octavio Paz, Mexican diplomat and Nobel Prize-winning writer. | |
1915 | Henry Morgan, comedian, radio performer. | |
1926 | John Fowles, English novelist (The Collector, The French Lieutenant’s Woman). | |
1936 | Marge Piercy, poet and novelist. | |
1948 | Al Gore, Vice President to President William J. Clinton (1993-2001). |