Top 10 March 1 Birthdays
Honorable Mention: March 1, 1924: Donald K. "Deke" Slayton. He was the only one of the original "Mercury 7" astronauts who didn't fly as part of Project Mercury, due to a heart condition. He was later cleared to fly, and commanded the 1st joint American-Russian mission, the Apollo-Soyuz flight of 1975. Dishonorable Mention: March 1, 1966: Zack Snyder. Letting Zack Snyder direct a film with Superman in it is like letting Mel Gibson direct a movie about King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba. Dishonorable Mention: March 1, 1994: Justin Bieber. No Fever here. 10. March 1, 1910: David Niven. One of the most popular British actors ever, both before and after World War II. Honorable Mention: March 1, 1945: Dirk Benedict. He played Lieutenant Starbuck on the original Battlestar Galactica , and Templeton Peck, a.k.a. "Faceman," on The A-Team . Honorable Mention: March 1, 1947: Alan Thicke. Then married to soap opera actress Gloria Loring, they compos...