Top 15 March 15 Birthdays
Dishonorable Mention: March 15, 1779: William Lamb. The 2nd Viscount Melbourne remains the last Prime Minister of Britain to be dismissed by the King, in 1834. But William IV brought him back a few months later, and he served as a political mentor to William's niece and successor, the teenage Queen Victoria. But he was also one of the most scandalous Prime Ministers ever. And yet, the city of Melbourne, Australia was named for him, because it was founded during his tenure. It had previously been named Batmania, for one of its early settlers, John Batman. I swear, I am not making that name up. Dishonorable Mention: March 15, 1935: Jimmy Swaggart. He ripped his fellow televangelist Jim Bakker over a sex and corruption scandal, but soon had to admit his own carnal failure. He remains a conservative preacher, but at least he hasn't gone completely crazy like Bakker has. 10. March 15, 1935: Judd Hirsch. Previously well-known among Broadway people, he became a TV legend play...