More Notable Birthdays on March 23: 1953 - Chaka Khan, born in Great Lakes, Illinois, rocker, Rufus-I am Every Woman 1910 - Akira Kurosawa, born in Tokyo, Japan, director, 7 Samurai, Living 1908 - Joan Crawford, born in Texas, actress, Mildred Pierce 1900 - Erich Fromm, born in Frankfurt, Germany, psychologist, Sane Society