Maruxa Pita (94)
March 18th, 1930

Spanish missionary – Maruxa Pita was born in Madrid (Municipality and capital of Spain) 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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