March 15

Ben Okri

Ben Okri (born March 15, 1959) Nigerian poet, novelist

The official website of Ben Okri

Okri speaks on the importance of literature and language
 here


Madelyn Pugh

Madelyn Pugh (born March 15, 1921) U.S. television writer – I Love Lucy series

Read about Madelyn Pugh here

Watch a Madelyn Pugh interview
 here


Abbé Nicolas Louis de Lacaille

Abbé Nicolas Louis de Lacaille (born March 15, 1713) French astronomer who catalogued stars and calculated eclipses – Coelum australe stelliferum (1763)

Read more here

The Diamond Cluster constellation, discovered by Abbé Lacaille here