|
| Birth
Days for February 08 |
 |
|
0412 : St Proclus, patriarch of Constantinople1291 : Afonso IV, King of Portugal (1325-57)1552 : Th‚odore-Agrippa d'Aubign‚, French/Swiss historian/poet (Tragiques)1577 : Robert Burton, writer, Anglican clergyman (Anatomy of Melancholy)1586 : Jacob Praetorius, composer1612 : Samuel Butler, England, poet/satirist (Hudibras) (baptized)1708 : Vaclav Jan Kopriva, composer1712 : L Joseph de Montcalm de Saint-V‚ran, French general in America1741 : Andre-Ernest-Modeste Gretry, composer1764 : Joseph Leopold von Eybler, Austrian composer1789 : Ludwig Wilhelm Maurer, composer1795 : Friedlieb F Runge, German chemist (Chinoline)1795 : Moritz G [Moses] Saphir, Hungarian journalist/serial writer1807 : Franciscus J van Vree, Dutch Catholic foreman1810 : Norbert Burgmuller, composer1811 : Edwin Denison Morgan, Sect of War (Confederacy), died in 18831813 : Jacob G Agarah, Swedish algologist1817 : Richard Stoddert Ewell, Lt Gen (Confederate Army), died in 18721818 : Austin Blair, Gov/MC (Union), died in 18941819 : John Ruskin, writer/critic/artist/Gothic Revivalist (Prerafaelite)1820 : William Tecumseh Sherman, Major General (Union Army), died in 18911822 : Maxime Du Camp, France, writer/traveler (Les Buveurs de Cendres)1824 : Barnard Elliot Bee, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 18611828 : Antonio Cagnoni, composer1828 : Antonio C novas del Castillo, premier of Spain1828 : Jules Verne, France, pioneered sci-fi (From the Earth to the Moon)1851 : Kate O'Flaherty Chopin, novelist1852 : Nikolai Garin [Michailovski], Russ author (Tjoma Kartashov) [NS=2/20]1859 : John H Been, town's archivist of Brielle (Baasje & Witkop)1876 : Paula Modersohn-Becker, German "entartet" painter1878 : Martin Buber, German/Israeli philosopher/theologist (Ich und Du)1880 : Franz Marc, German painter (Blaue Reiter)1882 : George Siegmann, actor (Birth of Nation, Queen of Sheba, Oliver Twist)1883 : Joseph A Schumpeter, Austria/US economist/minister of finance1885 : Edith Evans, London England, actress (Tom Jones, David Copperfield)1886 : Charlie Ruggles, LA Calif, actor (Ruggles, Aesop-Bullwinkle Show)1888 : Matthijs Vermeulen, Dutch composer/music critic1890 : Claro Mayo Recto, Filipino nationalist/opponent of US colonialism1891 : Edgar Palm, Cura‡ao, pianist/composer1892 : Fritz Todt, German Reichs minister (Organization Todt)1894 : Ludwig Marcuse, German philosopher1895 : King Vidor, director (War & Peace, Stella Dallas)1896 : Orville Caldwell, Ca, actor (Patsy, French Doll, Last Warning)1900 : Guy Douglas Hamilton Warrack, composer1900 : John Cameron, judge1901 : Janina Spychajowa-Kurkowska, Poland, women's world champion archer1902 : Lyle Talbot, [Lysle Hollywood], Pittsburgh, actor (Glen or Glenda)1903 : Abdulrahman, minister of Internal affairs/premier of Malaysia1904 : Igor' Fyodorovich Belza, composer1905 : Truman Bradley, MO, TV host (Science Fiction Theater)1906 : Artur Balsam, Polish/US pianist (Begeleidde Menuhin, Milstein)1906 : Chester F Carlson, inventor (photocopy)1906 : Henry Roth, Austria-Hungary/US writer (Call it Sleep)1908 : Grigor Eghiazaryan, composer1908 : Leslie Kenneth O'Brien, Lord O'Brien of Lothbury, missionary1908 : Myron McCormick, Albany, actor (Hustler, Jolson Sings Again)1909 : Henry Roth, writer1911 : Anne Aitken, [nee Hopkins], Chicago, co-found (Diamond Sangha)1911 : Elizabeth Bishop, US poet (North & South)/Pulitzer Prize (1956)1911 : Henri Knap, Dutch resistance fighter/journalist/writer1912 : Simon Jurovsky, composer1913 : Betty Field, Boston MA, actress (Kings Row, Bus Stop)1913 : John Grandy, Brits RAF-marshal1914 : Bert Haas, baseball player1914 : Jules van Ackere, Flemish musicologist (Eternal Music)1915 : Lambros Georges Guetary Worloou, singer1918 : John Intoxication, resistance fighter1918 : Lord Maxd Rayne, English broker/multi-millionaire1919 : Buddy Morrow, orch leader (Jimmie Rodgers Show)1920 : Buddy Blattner, baseball player1920 : Lana Turner, Wallace Idaho, actress (Survivors, Falcon Crest)1921 : Hoot Evers, baseball player1922 : Joeri Averbach, Russian chess grandmaster1923 : Andrew MacElhone, bar owner1924 : Audrey Meadows, Wu Chang China, actress (Alice-Honeymooners)1924 : Joe Black, baseball player1925 : Alvin Brehm, composer1925 : Jack Lemmon, Boston Mass, actor (Days of Wine & Roses, Missing)1925 : Raimondo d'Inzeo, It, equestrian (Oly-gold/2 silver/3 bronze-1948-76)1927 : John T Myers, (Rep-R-IN, 1967- )1927 : Stanley Baker, Ferndale Wales, actor (Concrete Jungle, Zorro, Zulu)1927 : Zdenek Zouhar, composer1928 : Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher, lawyer1930 : Alejandro Rey, Buenos Aires, actor (Carlos-Flying Nun)1930 : Arlan Stangeland, (Rep-R-MN, 1977- )1930 : Catherine Hardy, Carollton Ga, 4x100m runner (Olympic-gold-1952)1930 : Manuel Castillo, composer1931 : James Dean, Marion IN, stage/film actor (Giant, Rebel Without a Cause)1932 : Jan H Christiaanse, president Dutch political party (CDA)1932 : John Towner Williams, Flushing NY, composer/conductor (Boston Pops)1933 : Elly Ameling, Rotterdam Holland, soprano (Ilya-Idomeneo)1933 : Jack Larson, LA Calif, actor (Jimmy Olsen-Superman)1934 : Galina Bystrova, USSR, pentathelete (1957, 58)1934 : Nick Nolte, Omaha Nebr, actor (Teachers, 48 Hrs, Rich Man Poor Man)1935 : Vincent Weir 3rd baron Inverforth, Scottish shipping magnate1936 : Cletis Boyer, 3rd baseman (NY Yankees)1936 : Larry Verne, singer (Custer)1936 : Manohar Hardikar, cricketer (batted in 2 Tests India v WI 1958-59)1937 : Joe Raposa, composer/songwriter (Sesame Street)1937 : Manfred Krug, Duisburg Germany, actor (Boxer)1938 : Ray Sharpe, singer1939 : Barry Mann, vocalist (Who Put the Bump)1939 : Gerrit Lakmaaker, sculptor/painter (Leidsepleingroep)1940 : Averil Cameron, British(?) historian1940 : Talib Rasul Hakim, composer1940 : Ted Koppel, Lancashire England, news anchor (ABC Nightline)1941 : Tom Rush, NH, rock guitarist/vocalist (Circle Game, Urge For Going)1942 : Fritz Peterson, baseball pitcher (NY Yankees)1942 : Robert Klein, Bronx, comedian/actor (Hooper, Deadly Rivals)1942 : Terry Melcher, Rip Chords, Doris Day's son1943 : Bob Oliver, baseball player1943 : Creed Bratton, Calif, rock guitarist (Grass Roots-Sooner or Later)1943 : Jose de Almeida Prado, composer1944 : Bunky Henry, golfer1944 : Jim Capaldi, rocker (Traffic)1946 : "Fito" Adolpho De La Parra, LA Calif, rocker (Canned Heat-Hot Money)1946 : Paul Wheatbread, rocker (Gary Puckett & Union Gap-Young Girl)1947 : Sam Gannon, cricketer (Austr lefty quick, 3 Tests v India 1977-78)1948 : Dan Seals, McCamey Texas, vocalist (Seals & Crofts-You Still Move Me)1949 : Brooke Adams, NYC, actress (Cynthia-OK Crackerby, Body Snatchers)1949 : Julia Barr, Ft Wayne Ind, actress (Brooke-All My Children)1949 : Scott Allen, USA, skater (Olympic-bronze-1964)1950 : England Dan, singer (England Dan & John Ford Coley)1950 : Jose Armando Lopez-Falcon, Cuba, cosmonaut1950 : Michael Goodroe, rock bassist (Motels-Only the Lonely)1950 : Ted Turner, rocker (Wishbone Ash)1951 : Camille LaPierre, NHLer1952 : Hans Van de Lubbe, Dutch bassist/singer (Dike)1952 : Nancy Lord, Libertarian VP candidate (1992)1953 : Mary Steenburgen, Newport Ark, actress (Parenthood, Time After Time)1954 : "Sensational" Sherri Martel, [Russell], New Orl, wrestler (WWF/AWA)1955 : Ethan Phillips, actor (Neelix-Star Trek Voyager)1955 : Jim "the Anvil" Neidhart, wrestler (WWF/WCW/NJPW/CWFI/Calgary)1955 : John Grisham, writer (Client, Firm, Pelican Brief)1959 : Heinz Gunthardt, Switzerland, tennis star1959 : Irina Kalinina, USSR, springboard diver (Olympic-gold-1980)1959 : Pamela Jean Bryant, Indianapolis In, playmate (April, 1978)1960 : Alex Scott, British horse trainer1960 : Dino Ciccarelli, Ontario, NHL right wing (Minn North Stars, Wash Caps)1960 : Linda Fratianne, LA Calif, figure skater (Olympic-silver-1980)1961 : Sammy Llanas, rocker (Bodeans)1961 : Vince Neil [Wharton], Ca, vocalist (M”tley Cre-Girls Girls Girls)1963 : Mohammad Azharuddin, cricketer (elegant Indian batsman 1984-)1963 : Raleigh MCkenzie, NFL center/guard (Phila Eagles, SD Chargers)1964 : Dennis Gibson, NFL inside linebacker (SD Chargers)1965 : Carmen Savy, Brisbane QLD, golfer (1990 Brisbane & District)1965 : Jim Thornton, NFL tight end (Houston Oilers)1965 : Lee Knight, CFL full back (Hamilton Tiger Cats)1965 : Mathilda May, Paris France, actress (Lifeforce)1965 : Rod Bernstine, NFL running back (Denver Broncos)1965 : Terry McDaniel, NFL cornerback (Oakland Raiders, LA Raiders)1966 : Gary Coleman, Zion Ill, actor (Arnold-Diff'rent Strokes)1966 : Kirk Muller, Kingston, NHL center (Toronto Maple Leafs)1967 : Yvon Corriveau, Ontario, NHL left wing (Wash Caps)1968 : Joy Fawcett, Inglewood Calif, soccer defender (Olympics-96)1968 : Ron Goetz, CFL linebacker (Saskatchewan Roughriders)1969 : Herb Hohenberger, hockey defenseman (Team Austria 1998)1969 : Mary McCormack, actress, (Murder One, Private Parts)1970 : Alonzo Mourning, NBA center (Miami Heat, Charlotte Hornets)1970 : Cameron Cuffy, cricketer (St Vincent & WI fast bowler 1994-)1971 : Heidi Mark, Columbus OH, playmate (Jul, 1995)1972 : Adrian Rollins, cricketer (Derbyshire batsman, bro of Robert of Essex)1972 : Marcus Pollard, NFL tight end (Indianapolis Colts)1973 : Andreas Gliatis, soccer player (NEC)1973 : Dave Dopek, Bolingbrook Illinois, 200m runner1973 : Eric Kresser, quarterback (Cincinnati Bengals)1973 : Michelle Brogan, Australian basketball forward (Olympics-bronze-96)1973 : Tom King, Australian 470 class yachter (Olympics-96)1975 : Damon Denson, guard (New England Patriots)1975 : Joshua Morrow. Juneau Alaska, actor (Nicholas Newman-Young & Restless)1976 : Holly Manthei, Edina Minn, soccer midfielder/forward (Olympics-96)1976 : Jim Parque, Norwalk Calif, baseball pitcher (Olympics-bronze-96)1978 : Christa Williams, Houston TX, softball pitcher (Olympics-gold-96)1979 : Tara Tucker, Miss Alabama Teen USA (1997)1981 : Tommy Michaels, Staten Island NY, actor (Timmy Hutton-All My Children)
|
|
|
