Famous March Birthdays – Celebs, Actors and Politicians born in March

Famous March birthdays include Lupita Nyong’o, the Kenyan actress who rose to fame by portraying Nakia in the Marvel MCU superhero films Black Panther and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Mark William Calaway, famously known as The Undertaker in WWE wrestling, was also born on March 24, 1965. Also born in March are actresses Alexandra Daddario, Jessica Chastain, and actors Chuck Norris and Daniel Craig of the James Bond fame.

Famous musicians who celebrate their birthdays in March include American singer-songwriter, record producer and diva, Mariah Carey, who is also one of the world’s greatest singers of all time, best-selling Canadian recording artist Celine Dion, popular Nigerian singer Yemi Alade, and singer Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta who is popularly known as Lady Gaga.

Actors, Actresses, Politicians and Celebs with birthday in March

Other famous people born in March

Politicians who were born in March include Mikhail Gorbachev of the Soviet Union, Olusegun Obasanjo of Nigeria, and 7th president of the United States from 1829 to 1837, Andrew Jackson.

Other famous people born in March are scientist Albert Einstein who is famous for his theory of relativity, Vanessa Williams who was the first black woman to win Miss America title, and Desperate Housewives actress Eva Longoria who was born on March 15, 1975.

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre actress Jessica Biel also celebrates her birthday in the month of March, Jim Parsons of the Sheldon Cooper/ The Big Bang Theory fame, and Sex and the City‘s Sarah Jessica Parker are more famous birthdays for March.

March is also the birthday month of famous sports people, among them Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta, former NBA star Shaquille O’neal, retired Chelsea and Ivory Coast forward Didier Drogba, and American professional basketball player Kyrie Irving.

March Historical Events

1st January 1912:

The Republic of China was formed, marking the end of the Xinhai Revolution that brought an end to the 2,000 years of imperial rule during which China was ruled by successive dynasties of emperors. The first emperor was Qin Shi Huang, founder of the Qin dynasty in 221 BC. The last emperor was Aisin-Gioro Puyi of the Qing Dynasty, whose fall led to the founding of the Peoples Republic of China.

8th January 1912:

The African National Congress (ANC) was formed in South Africa. The social-democratic party began as a liberation movement that was formed to oppose the apartheid (institutionalized racial segregation) that black South Africans were subject to from around 1948. In 1994, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, became the first president of South Africa after the end of white minority rule.

12th January 1964:

The Zanzibar Revolution was started by the black majority inhabitants of the Indian Ocean island. Located in East Africa and 15 miles off the coast of Tanzania, the island was ruled by an Arab government led by the Sultans of Zanzibar who were in power from 1856 to 1964.

The revolution led to the overthrow of the Sultan, and Abeid Karume became the president. The country was also renamed to the People's Republic of Zanzibar.

15th January 1929:

Famous U.S civil rights movement activist, Martin Luther King Jr, was born. Martin Luther King Jr was the outspoken spokesperson of the civil rights movement that was formed to protest racial discrimination on the basis of skin color, ethnicity and race.

Although Dr. King was born on 15th, the third Monday of each January is celebrated in the U.S as the Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

26th January 1950: The Constitution of India came into effect, replacing the Government of India Act 1935 that was the governing document of India and which was adapted from the UK Parliament. India had, 3 years earlier, attained independence from the UK on 15 August 1947, the date on which the British Raj (the period of British rule of India) ended.

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