This essentially corresponds to the order Illiciales in the older Cronquist system, which only included the last two families.
... 2 - Dr. Seuss, author (+ 1991) March 8 - Victor de Kowa[?], actor (+ 1973) March 6 - Joseph Schmidt[?], tenor (+ 1942) March 7 - Reinhard Heydrich, Nazi official ...