March 19, 1869 – Flamboyant showman and theater producer, Florence Ziegfeld, is born in Chicago. His Ziegfeld Follies revue ran on Broadway from 1907 through 1931.
March 21, 1685 – Organist and prolific composer Johann Sebastian Bach is born in Eisenach, Germany.
March 22, 1948 – Composer and theatrical producer Andrew Lloyd Weber is born in Kensington, London, England.
March 24, 1874 – Magician and escape artist Harry Houdini is born in Budapest, Hungary.