Did you know
Lauren Graham is best known as Lorelai Gilmore on Gilmore Girls, for which she was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama, and Sarah Braverman on Parenthood (2010–15).
Famous Birthdays on March 16
1967 — Lauren Graham
American actress and producer
March 16 has 351 recorded notable births across history, from 1399 to 2001. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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351 source records
1399 – 2001
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Major events on March 16
See what else happened on this day in history.
- 1995 Mississippi formally ratifies the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, becoming the last state to approve the abolition of slavery. The Thirteenth Amendment was officially ratified in 1865. Source
- 1966 Launch of Gemini 8 with astronauts Neil Armstrong and David Scott. It would perform the first docking of two spacecraft in orbit. Source
- 1926 History of rocketry: Robert Goddard launches the first liquid-fueled rocket, at Auburn, Massachusetts. Source
- -597 The first siege of Jerusalem by the Neo-Babylonian Empire ends with the city surrendering to king Nebuchadnezzar II. Source
Did you know
Tim Hardaway Jr. holds several Mavericks three-point shooting records as well as the Pistons’ single-playoff game three-point shots made record.
Did you know
Griffin was selected first overall by the Clippers in the 2009 NBA draft, and was a six-time NBA All-Star and a five-time All-NBA selection.
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Leo McKern also portrayed Carl Bugenhagen in the first and second installments of The Omen series and Number Two in the TV series The Prisoner.
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Recordings under various leaders, including Giant Steps of John Coltrane, continued well into 1962, when he became the full-time accompanist to Ella Fitzgerald.
More major people born on March 16
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1992
Tim Hardaway Jr.
American basketball player
Timothy Duane Hardaway Jr. is an American professional basketball player for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
1989
Blake Griffin
American basketball player
Blake Austin Griffin is an American former professional basketball player.
1920
Leo McKern
Australian-English actor (died 2002)
Reginald "Leo" McKern was an Australian actor who appeared in numerous British, Australian and American television programmes and films, and in more than 200 stage roles. His notable roles include Clang in Help!
1930
Tommy Flanagan
American pianist and composer (died 2001)
Thomas Lee Flanagan was an American jazz pianist and composer. He grew up in Detroit, initially influenced by such pianists as Art Tatum, Teddy Wilson, and Nat King Cole, and then by bebop musicians.
1819
José Paranhos
Brazilian politician (died 1880)
José Maria da Silva Paranhos, Viscount of Rio Branco, was a Brazilian politician, monarchist, diplomat, teacher and journalist.
1865
Patsy Donovan
Irish-American baseball player and manager (died 1953)
Patrick Joseph Donovan was an Irish born right fielder and manager in Major League Baseball who played for several teams from 1890 to 1907, most notably the Pittsburgh Pirates.
1960
Duane Sutter
Canadian ice hockey player and coach
Duane Calvin Sutter is a Canadian former National Hockey League player and head coach.
1920
Sid Fleischman
American author and screenwriter (died 2010)
Albert Sidney Fleischman was an American author of children's books, screenplays, novels for adults, and nonfiction books about stage magic.
1969
Ottis Gibson
Barbadian cricketer and coach
Ottis Delroy Gibson is a cricket coach and former cricketer from Barbados, who played for the West Indies.
1981
Fabiana Murer
Brazilian pole vaulter
Fabiana de Almeida Murer is a retired Brazilian pole vaulter. She holds the South American record in the event with an indoor best of 4.82 m and an outdoor best of 4.87 m, making her the fourth highest vaulter ever at…
1445
Johann Geiler von Kaysersberg
Swiss priest and theologian (died 1510)
Johann Geiler von Kaysersberg was a priest, considered one of the greatest of the popular preachers of the 15th century.
1991
Wolfgang Van Halen
American bassist
Wolfgang William Van Halen is an American musician, singer, and songwriter.
1951
Joe DeLamielleure
American football player
Joseph Michael DeLamielleure is an American former professional football player who was a guard in the National Football League (NFL). He was an All-American playing college football for the Michigan State Spartans.
1904
Buddy Myer
American baseball player (died 1974)
Charles Solomon "Buddy" Myer was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a second baseman from 1925 through 1941.
1994
Joel Embiid
Cameroonian basketball player
Joel Hans Embiid is a Cameroonian American professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
1942
Roger Crozier
Canadian-American ice hockey player (died 1996)
Roger Allan Crozier was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He was a goaltender for fourteen seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Detroit Red Wings, Buffalo Sabres and Washington Capitals.
1996
Ajiona Alexus
American actress and singer
Ajiona Alexus Brown is an American actress and singer. She began her career starring in the TV One sitcom The Rickey Smiley Show (2012–2014), and later played Teenage Cookie Lyon in the Fox musical drama series Empire…
1892
César Vallejo
Peruvian poet (died 1938)
César Abraham Vallejo Mendoza was a Peruvian poet, writer, playwright, and journalist.
1988
Jhené Aiko
American singer-songwriter and rapper
Jhené Aiko Efuru Chilombo is an American R&B singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. Aiko embarked on her musical career in 2002, as a backing vocalist and music video performer for the R&B group B2K.