Celebrity Birthdays for March 1:
Jazz pianist and guitarist Ralph Towner is 85.
Singer Mike D'Abo of Manfred Mann is 81.
Singer Roger Daltrey of The Who is 81.
Actor Dirk Benedict ("The A Team") is 80.
Reggae singer Burning Spear (born Winston Rodney) is 80.
Singer and drummer Norman Connors is 78.
Canadian golfer Dave Barr is 73.
Actor-director Ron Howard is 71.
Country singer Janis Gill (a.k.a. Janis Oliver Cummins) of Sweethearts of the Rodeo is 71.
Actress Catherine Bach ("The Dukes of Hazzard") is 71.
Actor Tim Daly is 69.
Singer-musician Jon Carroll (Starland Vocal Band) is 68.
Singer Nik Kershaw is 67.
Rock musician Bill Leen is 63.
Actor Bryan Batt ("Mad Men") is 62.
Actor Maurice Benard ("General Hospital") is 62.
Actor Russell Wong ("Romeo Must Die," ''New Jack City") is 62.
Hockey Hall of Fame centre Ron Francis is 62.
Actor Chris Eigeman ("Gilmore Girls") is 60.
Actor John David Cullum ("Glory") is 59.
Olympic speed skater Susan Auch is 59.
Actor George Eads ("CSI") is 58.
Actor Javier Bardem is 56.
Actor Jack Davenport ("Pirates of the Caribbean") is 52.
Guitarist Ryan Peake of Nickelback is 52.
Actor Mark-Paul Gosselaar is 51.
Singer Tate Stevens is 50.
Actress Emily Holmes is 48.
Actor Jensen Ackles is 47.
TV host Donovan Patton is 47.
Actress Lupita Nyong'o is 42.
Singer Kesha is 38.
R&B singer Sammie is 38.
Singer Justin Bieber is 31.
Also born on this date (death in parentheses):
In 1810, Polish composer Frederic Chopin. (Oct. 17, 1849)
In 1904, orchestra leader Glenn Miller. (Dec. 15, 1944)
In 1910, actor David Niven. (July 29, 1983)
In 1912, Cardinal Archbishop of Toronto Gerald Emmett Carter. (April 6, 2003)
In 1914, sportscaster Harry Caray. (Feb. 18, 1998)
In 1914, TV director Aaron Ruben. (Jan. 30, 2010)
In 1915, famed Canadian photographer Malak Karsh. (Nov. 8, 2001)
In 1917, country music executive Cliffie Stone. (Jan. 17, 1998)
In 1920, Hockey Hall of Famer Max Bentley. (Jan. 19, 1984)
In 1926, actor Robert Clary ("Hogan's Heroes"). (Nov. 16, 2022)
In 1927, singer Harry Belafonte. (Apr. 25, 2023)
In 1928, musician Willie Mitchell. (Jan. 5, 2010)
In 1935, actor Robert Conrad ("The Wild, Wild West"). (Feb. 8th, 2020)
In 1946, Canadian singer Gerry Boulet. (July 18, 1990)
In 1947, actor Alan Thicke. (Dec. 13, 2016)
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