Tuesday, February 09, 2010
1607 - Abraham Megerle (composer)
1735 - Adriaan Kluit (Dutch historian)
1885 - Alban Berg (Austrian Composer)
1885 - Alban Maria Johannes Berg (Vienna Austria, a Lulu of a composer!)
1854 - Aletta [Henriette] Jacobs (1st Dutch female physician)
1958 - Alexander W. B. Lyle (Shrewsbury England, PGA golfer, 1988 Phoenix Open)
1441 - Ali Sjir Neva'i [Fani] (Turkish poet and author, Mahbub al-kulub)
1944 - Alice Walker (U.S., novelist, Color Purple, Meridian)
1876 - Alois Walgrave (Flemish writer/pastor, Silent hours)
1966 - Amanda Roocroft (opera singer)
1973 - Amber Valletta (born in Phoenix, Arizona, model, Face, House of Style, Bazaar)
1744 - Amos Bull (composer)
1874 - Amy Lowell (U.S. poet and critic, Patterns, Sword Blades and Poppy Seed)
1953 - Andre Sevard (NHLer)
1950 - Andrew N Meltzoff (developmental psychologist)
1946 - Annette Penhaligon ()
1863 - Anthony Hope (British Writer)
1953 - Antonius GM 'Toon' Agterberg (Dutch actor, Hunk)
1907 - Aubrey 'Dit' Clapper (NHL hall of famer, Boston Bruins)
1921 - B M Ducat-Amos (Air Commandant/director, RAF Nursing Service)
1943 - Barbara Lewis (U.S. vocalist, Hello Stranger)
1892 - Barend ter Haar (Dutch lawyer, Indonesian adat justice)
1939 - Barry Mann (R&B singer, Who Put the Bomp in the Bomp Bomp Bomp)
1949 - Bernard Gallacher (British golfer)
1929 - Bill Barrett (Rep-R-Nebraska)
1945 - Bill Bergey (NFLer)
1914 - Bill 'Rhymes with Wreck' Veeck (baseball club owner)
1902 - Blanche Calloway (U.S. vocalist/dancer, 12 Clouds of Joy)
1963 - Bonnie Levin (Miami Beach, Florida, WPVA volleyballer)
1974 - Brad Maynard (punter for the New York Giants)
1923 - Brendan Behan (born in Dublin, Ireland, author and poet, Hostage)
1940 - Brian Bennett (London, rock drummer, Shadows)
1901 - Brian Donlevy (Ireland, actor, Barbary Coast, Glass Key, Wake Island)
1963 - Brian Greene (American Physicist)
1937 - Brian Wenham (media consultant/journalist)
1879 - Carl Natanael Berg (composer)
1909 - Carmen Miranda (born in Brazil, vocalist/actress, Copacabana, Date With Judy)
1942 - Carole King ([Klein], born in Brooklyn, New York, pianist/singer, Tapestry)
1897 - Charles Edward Kingsford-Smith (pioneer Australian aviator)
1921 - Charles Montgomery Monteith (publisher)
1955 - Charles Shaughnessy (London, actor, Shane-Days of our Lives, Nanny)
1822 - Charles T Stork (Dutch industrialist)
1942 - Charlie Morrow (composer)
1902 - Chester H Lauck (Allene AR, actor, Dreaming Out Loud, 2 Weeks to Live)
1936 - Clive Swift (Liverpool, actor, Frenzy, Passage to India)
1933 - Countess of Airlie ()
1771 - Daniel Belknap (composer)
1700 - Daniel Bernoulli (Dutch Mathematician)
1952 - Danny White (quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys)
1965 - David Brandon (NFL linebacker, Atlanta Falcons, Atlanta Falcons)
1909 - David Dean Rusk (American Politician)
1909 - Dean Rusk (U.S. Secretary of State, 1961-69)
1951 - Dennis 'Dee Tee' Thomas (saxophonist, Kool and Gang-Celebration)
1968 - Derek Strong (NBA forward, Los Angeles Lakers, Orlando Magic)
1962 - Diego Perez (Spain, tennis star)
1927 - Donald Miller (CEO, Scottish Power)
1854 - Edward Carson (1st Baron Carson, lawyer/leader, Irish Unionist Party)
1867 - Edward Naylor (composer)
1708 - Egidio Romoaldo Duni (composer, opera-comique)
1930 - Emil Petrovics (composer)
1865 - Erich von Drygalski (Germany, geographer/glaciologist/Antarctic expl)
1914 - Ernest Tubb (born in Texas, guitarist/singer, I'm Walking the Floor over You)
1911 - Eustace Wenworth Roskill (law lord)
1775 - Farkas/Wolfgang Bolyai (Hungary, mathematician, parallel axiom)
1834 - Felix Dahn (writer)
1871 - Franc S Finzgar (Slovenian clergyman/writer, Our Blood)
1808 - Francesco Gomez da Rocha (composer)
1602 - Franciscus van de Enden (Flemish jesuit/free thinker/tutor of Spinoza)
1928 - Frank Frazetta (American Artist)
1772 - Frans Mikael Franzen (Finnish-Swedish poet, Abo)
1834 - Franz Xaver Witt (composer)
1884 - Frederik Gerretson ([Geerten Gossaert], Dutch poet/politician)
1926 - Garret FitzGerald (Prime Minister of Ireland)
1953 - Gary Franks (Rep-R-Connecticut)
1903 - Georg Trexler (composer)
1866 - George Ade (U.S., journalist/playwright/humorist, Fables in Slang)
1924 - George Guest (British organist)
1578 - Giambattista Andreini (Italian playwright/actor, L'adamo)
1970 - Glenn McGrath (cricketer, NSW and Australian fast bowler 1993-)
1971 - Gonzalo Floyd (CFL defensive end for the Hamilton Tiger Cats)
1957 - Gordon Strachan (soccer player)
1970 - Grant Moorhead (New Plymouth NZ, Australasia golfer)
1906 - Gwen Catley (British soprano)
1914 - Gypsy Rose Lee (born in Seattle, Washington stripper, or 0109 or 0208)
1909 - Harald Genzmer (composer)
1909 - Heather Angel (Oxford England, actress, Informer, Last of Mohicans)
1741 - Henri-Joseph Rigel (composer)
1887 - Henry Zimmerman (baseball player, 1912-batted .372 with 14 HRs)
1871 - Howard T Ricketts (U.S. pathologist, studied typhus fever)
1912 - Hubert William Dean (air armaments specialist)
1908 - Jackie Fields (U.S., featherweight boxer 1924 Olympics gold)
1890 - Jacobus J P Oud (Dutch architect/co-founder, Stijl)
1879 - Jacques Bainville (French historian/essayist/journalist)
1910 - Jacques Lucien Monod (French Scientist)
1910 - Jacques Monod (French biochemist)
1922 - James C 'Jim' Laker (Bradford England, cricket off spinner)
1943 - James King (born in New Orleans, Louisiana, basketball player, 1968 Olympics gold)
1929 - James Mulcro Drew (composer)
1966 - James 'Rachel' Bolan (Pt Pleasant, New Jersey, rocker, Skid Row-Psycho Love)
1949 - Janet Issaca Ashford (writer)
1939 - Janet Suzman (South Africa, actress, Dry White Season, Nuns on the Run)
1972 - Jason George (actor, Michael Bourre-Sunset Beach)
1971 - Jason Mathews (NFL tackle for the Indianapolis Colts)
1951 - Jay Inslee (Rep-D-Washington)
1969 - Jeff Pahukoa (NFL guard and tackle for the Atlanta Falcons)
1971 - Jim Miller (NFL quarterback, Pittsburgh Steelers, Atl Falcons, Jaguars)
1969 - Jimmy Smith (NFL wide receiver for the Jacksonville Jaguars)
1955 - Jm J Bullock (Casper Wyoming, actor, Monroe-Too Close for Comfort)
1933 - Jo Ann Prentice (LPGA golfer)
1947 - Joe Ely (Amarillo, Texas, country vocalist, Honky Tonk Masquerade)
1943 - Joe Pesci (Newark, New Jersey, actor, Half Nelson, Goodfellas)
1857 - Johannes T de Visser (theologist/Dutch 1st minister of Education)
1934 - John A. Ziegler (Jr., Grosse Pointe, Michigan, 4th NHL President, 1977-92)
1826 - John Alexander Logan (Major General Union volunteers, died in 1886)
1909 - John Eustace Theodore Brancker (lawyer/parliamentarian)
1961 - John Kruk (U.S. baseball 1st baseman for the Philadelphia Phillies)
1579 - John Meursius ([van Meurs], Dutch historian)
1981 - John Walker Lindh (American Criminal)
1974 - John Wallace (NBA forward for the Toronto Raptors)
1937 - Johnny Sayles (U.S. vocalist, You Made Me Wiggle)
1943 - Jonny Nilsson (Sweden, 10K speed skater 1964 Olympic gold)
1943 - Joseph E. Stiglitz (American Economist)
1949 - Judith Light (Trenton, New Jersey, Angela-Who's the Boss, 1 Life to Live)
1933 - Justice Johnson ()
1756 - Karel Blazej Kopriva (composer)
1967 - Kate Golden (Beaumont Texas, LPGA golfer, 1992 Ping/Welch-5th)
1923 - Kathryn Grayson (born in North Carolina, vocalist/actress, Anchors Aweigh, Kiss Me Kate)
1971 - Ken Felder (U.S. baseball outfielder for the Milwaukee Brewers)
1853 - Leander Starr Jameson (PM of South African Cape colony)
1929 - Lennox Butler (cricketer, 1 Test WI vs. Aust 1955, 16 and 2-151)
1965 - Lennox Lewis (born in London, England, Super HW boxer 1988 Olympics gold)
1913 - Leo van der Kar (masseur/businessman/founder, Sports funds)
1950 - Lloyd Weldon Keasor (Pumphrey, Maryland, wrestler 1976 Olympics silver)
1933 - Lord Williams of Elvel ()
1748 - Luther Martin (American Politician)
1946 - M J H Sterling (Vice-Chancellor, Brunel University)
1963 - Madusa Miceli ([Debra Ann], Milan Italy, wrestler, WCW)
1947 - Major Harris (U.S. R&B-singer, Love won't Let me wait)
1968 - Marcus Meloan (Agana Guam, Canadian Tour golfer, 1992 U.S. Amat Champ)
1962 - Martin D Lascelles (grandson of English princess Mary)
1876 - Martin Stixrud (Norway, figure skater, Olympic-bronze-1920)
1914 - Max Manus (resistance fighter)
1979 - Mena Suvari (American Actress)
1945 - Mia Farrow (American Actress)
1963 - Mike Rindel (cricketer, N Transvaal opening bat ODI ton vs. Pak 1995)
1942 - Milos Stedron (composer)
1957 - Mohammed Valli Moosa (South African leader, UDF)
1865 - Mrs [Beatrice] Patrick Campbell (England, actress, Pygmalion)
1867 - Natsume Soseki [Natsume Kinnosuke] (Japanese author, Kokoro)
1972 - Norbert Rosza (Hungarian swimmer, 100m freestyle record)
1927 - Norman Adams (painter/ceramic sculptor)
1923 - Norman E. Shumway (born in Michigan, pioneer cardiac transplant surgeon)
1974 - Orlando Bobo (guard for the Minnesota Vikings)
1971 - Pat O'Neill (NFL punter/place kicker for the New England Patriots)
1968 - Paul Claxton (Vidalia Georgia, Nike golfer, NIKE Central Georgia Open-38th)
1935 - Paul Flynn (MP)
1942 - Peder Lunde (Jr., Norway, yachtsman 1960 Olympics gold)
1960 - Peggy A. Whitson (Mt Ayr Iowa, PhD/astronaut)
1892 - Peggy Wood (born in Brooklyn, New York, actress, One Life to Live, Mama)
1951 - Penny Peyser (Irvington, New York, actress, Rich Man Poor Man, Knots Landing)
1969 - Peta Edebone (Australian softball outfielder 1996 Olympics bronze)
1956 - Philip Jackson Ford (Jr., North Carolina, basketball player 1976 Olympics gold)
1891 - Pietro Nenni (Italy, socialist/minister of foreign affairs, 1946-47)
1964 - Rachel Bolan (rocker, Skid Row)
1914 - Ralph Herman (born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, orch leader, Circus Time)
1953 - Rick Wagoner (American Businessman)
1931 - Robert Morris (sculptor)
1928 - Roger Mudd (Washington D.C., news ancher, CBS Weekend News, NBC Evening News)
1891 - Ronald Colman (England, 1947 Acad Award actor, Tale of 2 Cities)
1943 - Ryland Davies (tenor)
1814 - Samuel Jones Tilden (philanthropist for New York Public Library)
1958 - Sandy Lyle (British golfer)
1971 - Sharon Case (Det, Michigan, actress, Sharon Collins-Young and Restless)
1941 - Sheila James Kuehl (politician/actress, Zelda-Dobie Gillis)
1875 - Sidney Hugo Nicholson (composer)
1940 - Smokey Robinson (rocker, & Miracles-Tears of Clown)
1943 - Squire Fridell (born in Oakland California, actor, Rosetti and Ryan)
1967 - Stevon Moore (NFL safety, Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens)
1950 - Terry Hawkins (theatre administrator)
1969 - Thomas Brandl (Bad Tolz GER, hockey forward, Team Germany 1998)
1882 - Thomas Campbell (South African cricket wicketkeeper, 5 Tests 1909-12)
1969 - Todd Lyght (U.S. football quarterback for the St. Louis Rams)
1967 - Todd Pratt (U.S. baseball catcher for the Philadelphia Phillies)
1963 - Travis Tritt (Marietta, Georgia, country vocalist, Country Club)
1954 - Ulrich Walter (German FR, cosmonaut)
1783 - Vasili A. Zjukovski (Russian folk poet/translator, Homer)
1925 - Vic Wertz (baseball player)
1887 - Vital Celen (Flemish writer, Puppy Love)
1874 - Vsevolod Meyerhold (Russian theatrical director/actor, Houligan)
1780 - Walenty Karol Kratzer (composer)
1846 - Wilhelm Maybach (German engineer, designer of 1st Mercedes)
1929 - Willem Kersters (Flemish composer, Parwati, Gospel Song)
1773 - William Henry Harrison (Virginia, Whigs, 9th President, March 4-April 4, 1841)
1931 - Xavier Benguerel (composer)
1979 - Zhang Ziyi (Chinese Actress)
1979 - Ziyi Zhang (Chinese Actress)