Top 10 March 27 Birthdays
10. March 10, 1886: Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. A leader in "modern" architecture, most praised for Midtown Manhattan's Seagram Building. 9. March 27, 1863: Henry Royce. With Charles Rolls, he founded car company Rolls-Royce, and built it into a watchword for automotive luxury. 8. March 27, 1914: Budd Schulberg. He wrote the novels What Makes Sammy Run? and The Harder They Fall ; and the screenplays for A Star Is Born, On the Waterfront , and A Face in the Crowd . He later became the chief boxing correspondent for Sports Illustrated magazine, and was elected to the International Boxing Hall of Fame for his writing. 7. March 27, 1917: Cyrus Vance. One of the negotiators attempting to bring a peace accord to the Vietnam War in 1968, President Jimmy Carter appointed him U.S. Secretary of State in 1977. But after Carter refused to listen to his recommendations against bringing the Shah of Iran to America and later the ill-fated...