Adam Maida (94)
March 18th, 1930

Catholic cardinal – Adam Maida was born in East Vandergrift (Borough of Pennsylvania) on March 18th, 1930 and is 94 years old today.

Other personalities born on March 18

75

Åse Kleveland

Swedish-Norwegian singer and politician

*March 18th, 1949, Stockholm

89

Weiron Holmberg

Actor

*March 18th, 1935, Gamlestads church parish

82

Christa Wolf

German novelist and essayist (1929–2011)

*March 18th, 1929, Gorzów Wielkopolski †December 1st, 2011, Berlin

74

Peter Funke

German historian of classical antiquity

*March 18th, 1950, Rheine

85

F. W. de Klerk

7th state president of South Africa from 1989 to 1994

*March 18th, 1936, Johannesburg †November 11th, 2021, Cape Town

43

Tom Starke

German association football player

*March 18th, 1981, Dresden

84

Arlette Laguiller

French politician

*March 18th, 1940, 14th arrondissement of Paris

65

Luc Besson

French film director, writer, and producer

*March 18th, 1959, Paris

72

Dennis Chun

American actor

*March 18th, 1952, Hawaii

61

Vanessa Williams

American actress, singer and former Miss America

*March 18th, 1963, The Bronx

97

John Kander

American musical theatre composer

*March 18th, 1927, Kansas

41

Hwang Yu-mi

South Korean badminton player

*March 18th, 1983, Seoul

39

Stiliyan Makarski

Badminton player

*March 18th, 1985, Sofia

35

Woon Khe Wei

Badminton player

*March 18th, 1989, Selangor

34

Wong Wing Ki

Badminton player

*March 18th, 1990, Hong Kong

79

Rudi Altig

German racing cyclist (1937–2016)

*March 18th, 1937, Mannheim †June 11th, 2016, Remagen

30

Naru Shinoya

Badminton player

*March 18th, 1994, Aichi Prefecture

94

Fidel Ramos

President of the Philippines from 1992 to 1998

*March 18th, 1928, Lingayen †July 31st, 2022, Makati Medical Center

26

Yukiko Takahata

Badminton player

*March 18th, 1998, Hokkaido

26

Zhou Chaomin

Chinese badminton player

*March 18th, 1998, Guangdong

29

Jaromír Janáček

Czech badminton player

*March 18th, 1995, Český Krumlov

67

Christer Fuglesang

Swedish astronaut

*March 18th, 1957, Nacka

74

Linda Partridge

British biogerontologist

*March 18th, 1950, England

72

Salome Zourabichvili

French diplomat, then president of Georgia (2018-present)

*March 18th, 1952, Paris

47

Øyvind Gjerde

Norwegian footballer

*March 18th, 1977, Åndalsnes

43

Fabian Cancellara

Swiss cyclist

*March 18th, 1981, Wohlen bei Bern

93

Egon Bahr

German politician (SPD) (1922-2015)

*March 18th, 1922, Treffurt †August 19th, 2015, Berlin

55

Rudolf Diesel

German inventor and mechanical engineer (1858–1913)

*March 18th, 1858, Paris †September 30th, 1913, English Channel

71

Grover Cleveland

President of the United States (1885–89; 1893–97)

*March 18th, 1837, Caldwell †June 24th, 1908, Princeton

34

Ines Rau

French transgender model

*March 18th, 1990, Nancy

Also born in 1930

74

Kjell Bækkelund

Norwegian musician (1930-2004)

*May 6th, 1930, Oslo †May 13th, 2004, Oslo

82

Neil Armstrong

American astronaut and lunar explorer (1930–2012)

*August 5th, 1930, Wapakoneta †August 25th, 2012, Cincinnati

93

José Luis Álvarez Álvarez

Spanish politician and diplomat (1930-2023)

*April 4th, 1930, Madrid †August 23rd, 2023, Cartagena

86

Magdalena Abakanowicz

Polish textile artist and sculptor (1930–2017)

*June 20th, 1930, Falenty †April 20th, 2017, Warsaw

90

Sean Connery

Scottish actor (1930–2020)

*August 25th, 1930, Edinburgh †October 31st, 2020, Lyford Cay

88

Jean Guillou

French composer, organist, pianist

*April 18th, 1930, Angers †January 26th, 2019, Paris

86

Mildred Dresselhaus

American physicist (1930-2017)

*November 11th, 1930, The Bronx †February 20th, 2017, Mount Auburn Hospital

87

Helmut Kohl

Chancellor of West Germany and reunified Germany (1930–2017)

*April 3rd, 1930, Friesenheim †June 16th, 2017, Oggersheim

93

Armin Mueller-Stahl

German actor

*December 17th, 1930, Sovetsk

71

Joan Sims

English actress (1930-2001)

*May 9th, 1930, Basildon †June 27th, 2001, London

50

Preben Kaas

Danish actor, screenwriter, recording artist, lyricist

*March 30th, 1930, Aalborg †March 27th, 1981, Copenhagen

80

Egon Klepsch

German politician

*January 30th, 1930, Děčín †September 18th, 2010, Koblenz

78

Erika Uitz

German historian of middle ages

*November 30th, 1930, Chemnitz †January 1st, 2009, Berlin

73

Dietz-Otto Edzard

German Assyriologist

*August 28th, 1930, Bremen †June 2nd, 2004, Munich

82

Chinua Achebe

Nigerian novelist, poet, professor, and critic

*November 16th, 1930, Ogidi †March 21st, 2013, Boston

80

Anne Francis

American actress

*September 16th, 1930, Ossining †January 2nd, 2011, Santa Barbara

86

Günter Siebert

German footballer (1930–2017)

*December 15th, 1930, Kassel †June 16th, 2017, Eckernförde

89

Robert Evans

American film producer (1930–2019)

*June 29th, 1930, New York City †October 26th, 2019, Beverly Hills

91

Jean-Luc Godard

French-Swiss film director (1930–2022)

*December 3rd, 1930, 7th arrondissement of Paris †September 13th, 2022, Rolle

94

Buzz Aldrin

American astronaut

*January 20th, 1930, Glen Ridge

85

Günter Oldenburg

German bicycle racer (1930-2016)

*July 1st, 1930, Dobra †April 8th, 2016, Berlin

85

Josef Wierer

German actor

*October 31st, 1930, Wörth an der Donau †April 22nd, 2016, Nittenau

91

Stephen Sondheim

American composer and lyricist (1930–2021)

*March 22nd, 1930, Manhattan †November 26th, 2021, Roxbury

93

Clint Eastwood

American actor and film director (born 1930)

*May 31st, 1930, San Francisco

93

Warren Buffett

American investor, entrepreneur and businessman

*August 30th, 1930, Omaha

83

Maximilian Schell

Swiss and Austrian film and stage actor

*December 8th, 1930, Vienna †February 1st, 2014, Innsbruck

93

George Soros

Hungarian-American investor and philanthropist (born 1930)

*August 12th, 1930, Budapest

94

Ion Iliescu

Russian politician; second president of Romania

*March 3rd, 1930, Oltenița

69

Pete Conrad

American astronaut

*June 2nd, 1930, Philadelphia †July 8th, 1999, Ojai

94

John Cullum

American actor, director and singer

*March 2nd, 1930, Knoxville

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