March 16, 1751 – James Madison, the fourth U.S. President, is born in Port Conway, Virginia. He played an important role in formation of the U.S. Constitution and was President during the War of 1812.
March 15, 1767 – The seventh U.S. President, Andrew Jackson, is born in a log cabin in Waxhaw, South Carolina. He was a hero from the War of 1812 and in politics he helped form the new Democratic Party.
March 18, 1837 – The 22nd and 24th President, Grover Cleveland, is born in Caldwell, New Jersey. He is the only president to serve two non-consecutive terms in office.
March 14, 1879 – Albert Einstein is born in Ulm, Germany. His theory of relativity led to new ways of thinking about time, space, matter, and energy. He won the Nobel Prize for physics in 1921.