This Week’s Birthdays – Week of March 28

March 28, 1613 – Empress Xiaozhuang, a concubine of the Qing Dynasty ruler Hong Taiji.

March 29, 1945 – Walter “Clyde” Frazier, an American former basketball player.

March 30, 1968 – Celine Dion, a Canadian singer.

March 31, 1596 – René Descartes, a French philosopher and writer.

April 1, 1928 – Albanian-American inventor.

April 2, 1805 – Hans Christian Andersen, a Danish author, fairy tale writer, and poet noted for his children’s stories.

April 3, 1926 – Virgil Ivan “Gus” Grissom, American astronaut.