1833 – James Deshler, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), (d. 1863)
1836 – Ramakrishna [Gadadhar Chatterji], Indian mystic and yogi (preached unity of religions), born in Kamarpukur, British India (d. 1886)
1849 – Alexander Lange Kielland, Norwegian writer (Gist; Fortuna; St. Hans Fest ), and politician (mayor; governor), born in Stavanger, Norway (d. 1906)
1880 – Eric De Lamarter, American organist, composer and conductor (Chicago Symphony), born in Lansing, Michigan (d. 1953)
1933 – Mary Ure, Scottish actress (Reflection of Fear, Windom’s Way) (d. 1975), born in Glasgow, Scotland
1934 – Skip Battin, American singer-songwriter (The Byrds), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2003)
1939 – Dal Maxvill, American baseball player
1966 – Phillip De Freitas, English cricket fast bowler (44 Tests, 140 wickets, 4 x 50; 103 ODIs, 115 wickets; Derbyshire, Leicestershire), born in Scotts Head, Dominica
1966 – Guy Ferland, American television director, born in Beverly, Massachusetts
1975 – Scott Tucker, American 400m/800m freestyle relay (Olympics 1996), born in Birmingham, Alabama
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Famous Birthdays for 17th February 2022
1490 – Charles de Bourbon, officer/governor (Lombardy)
1754 – Jan Jachym Kopriva, Czech composer and organist, born in Cítoliby, Czech Republic (d. 1792)
1908 – Staats Cotsworth, American actor (Hamlet, Peyton Place), born in Oak Park, Illinois (d. 1979)
1910 – Marc Lawrence [Max Goldsmith], American character actor (Man With Golden Gun), born in NYC, New York (d. 2005)
1925 – Hal Holbrook, American stage and screen Tony and Emmy award-winning actor (All the President’s Men; “Mark Twain Tonight!”), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 2021)
1972 – Tony Lawson, NSA Australia, diver (Olympics 1996)
1972 – Billie Joe Armstrong, American singer and musician (Green Day – “Basket Case”; “American Idiot”), born in Oakland, California
1973 – Raymond Jackson, NFL defensive back (Buffalo Bills)
1976 – Kelly Carlson, American actress
1981 – Lisa Skinner, Australian gymnast (Olympics 1996), born in Queensland, Australia
Famous Birthdays for 16th February 2022
1761 – Charles Pichegru, French army general and royalist who plotted to overthrow Napoleon, born in Arbois, Franche-Comté (now France) (d. 1804)
1881 – Maurits Uyldert, Dutch poet and writer (Youth of a Poet)
1907 – Fernando Previtali, Italian composer and conductor (Rome Radio Symphony), born in Adria, Veneto (d. 1985)
1929 – Gerhard Hanappi, Austrian footballer (d. 1980)
1935 – Salvatore “Sonny” Bono, American musician, vocalist, (Sonny and Cher), actor, and politician (US Congress (R)-CA, 1995-98), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 1998)
1948 – Séamus Brennan, Irish Fianna Fáil politician and Minister, born in Salthill, Galway, Ireland (d. 2008)
1963 – Dano Halsall, Swiss swimmer
1967 – Damon Reece, British drummer (Spiritualized – Ladies and Gentleman We Are Floating In Space), born in London, England
1975 – Vanina Ickx, Belgian racing driver
1976 – Kyo, Japanese singer (Dir en grey)
Famous Birthdays for 15th February 2022
1650 – Anne Jules duke de Noailles, marshal of France (Huguenot)
1803 – John Augustus Sutter, Swiss/US colonist (New Helvetia Ca, Sutter Mill)
1807 – Ignacy Feliks Dobrzynski, Polish composer, born in Romanów, Russian Empire (d. 1867)
1882 – John Barrymore, American actor (Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1942)
1898 – Totò [Antonio Clemente], Italian actor (Motorizzate, Noi Duri) commonly referred to as the most popular Italian comedian of all time, born in Naples, Italy (d. 1967)
1913 – Willy Vandersteen, Belgian cartoonist (Suske and Wiske)
1928 – Norman Bridwell, American author and cartoonist (Clifford the Big Red Dog), born in Kokomo, Indiana (d. 2014)
1949 – Jess Walton, Mich, actress (Jill Foster Abbott-Young and Restless)
1960 – Mikey Craig, English musician and DJ (Culture Club – “Do You Really Want to Hurt Me”), born in Hammersmith, London
1979 – Josh Low, English footballer, born in Bristol, United Kingdom
Famous Birthdays for 14th February 2022
1701 – Enrique Florez, Spanish historian, born in Valladolid, Spain (d. 1773)
1882 – George Jean Nathan, American editor, author and critic (American Mercury), born in Fort Wayne, Indiana (d. 1958)
1884 – Kostas Varnalis, Greek poet, born in Burgas, Bulgaria (d. 1974)
1932 – Michael Ball, Bishop (Truro)
1947 – Judd Gregg, (Rep-R-NH, 1981- )
1957 – Alan Hunter, one of the original MTV VJs, born in Birmingham, Alabama
1963 – Zach Galligan, American actor (Gremlins), born in NYC, New York
1963 – Jeff Dellenbach, American NFL center (NE Patriots, GB Packers-Super Bowl 31), born in Wausau, Wisconsin
1965 – Jessie Tuggle, American NFL linebacker (Atlanta Falcons), born in Griffin, Georgia
1968 – Jules Asner, American television personality, born in Tempe, Arizona
Famous Birthdays for 13th February 2022
1870 – Leopold Godowsky, Polish pianist and composer (Java Suite, 53 Studies on Chopin’s Études), born in Žasliai, Russian Empire (now Lithuania), (d. 1938)
1898 – Neville Pearson, English publisher
1910 – William Shockley, American physicist who helped invent the transistor (1956 Nobel), who was also known for his racist eugenics views, born in London, England (d. 1989)
1927 – Harry Wich, Dutch set designer
1943 – Friedrich Christian Delius, German writer, born in Rome, Italy
1956 – Liam Brady, Irish footballer, born in Dublin, Ireland
1960 – Michael Craig, English musician and DJ (Culture Club-Do You Want to Hurt Me), born in Hammersmith, London
1976 – Dave Padden, Canadian musician (Annihilator), born in Canada
1985 – Kwak Ji-min, South Korean actress, born in South Korea
1990 – El Rubius [Rubén Doblas Gundersen], Spanish YouTube star (6th most subscribed channel), born in Mijas, Spain
Famous Birthdays for 12th February 2022
1665 – Rudolph Jakob Camerarius, German botanist and physician (sexuality of plants), born in Tübingen, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1721)
1752 – Josef Reicha, Czech composer
1824 – Dayananda Sarasvati, Indian hindu leader, founder of Arya Samaj reform movement, born in Tantara, India (d. 1883)
1877 – Louis Renault, French automobile executive, born in Paris, France (d. 1944)
1884 – Max Beckmann, German painter and graphic artist, born in Leipzig, German Empire (d. 1950)
1884 – Johan Laidoner, Estonian military commander (d. 1953)
1911 – Frank Hercules, American writer, born in Port of Spain, Trinidad (d. 1996)
1949 – Stanley Knight, American southern rock guitarist (Black Oak Arkansas – High on the Hog), born in Little Rock, Arkansas (d. 2013)
1976 – Anna Benson, US model, born in Mableton, United States
1978 – Brett Hodgson, Australian rugby league footballer, born in Liverpool, Australia
Famous Birthdays for 11th February 2022
1879 – Jean Gilbert [Max Winterfeld], German composer, born in Hamburg, Germany (d. 1942)
1912 – Rudolf Firkusny, Napajedla Czechoslovakia, pianist (Julliard)
1923 – Ronald Arculus, British diplomat
1926 – Leslie Nielsen, Canadian actor (Spy Hard, Forbidden Planet, Naked Gun), born in Regina, Saskatchewan (d. 2010)
1931 – Larry Merchant, American boxing author and analyst (International Boxing Hall of Fame; HBO, Showtime), born in Brooklyn, New York
1934 – Mary Quant, English fashion designer (Chelsea Look, Mod Look), born in Kent, England
1961 – Becky LeBeau, American vocalist (Mischief), born in Los Angeles, California
1974 – Wally Richardson, American NFL quarterback (Baltimore Ravens), born in Orangeburg, United States
1990 – Q’orianka Kilcher, American actress (The New World), singer, and human rights activist, born in Schweigmatt, West Germany
1991 – Laurent Duvernay-Tardif, Canadian NFL player (Kansas City Chiefs, NY Jets), born in Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Quebec
Famous Birthdays for 10th February 2022
1499 – Thomas Platter, Swiss humanist (d. 1582)
1846 – Mildred Childe Lee, daughter of confederate General Robert E. Lee
1888 – Giuseppe Ungaretti, Italian poet (Hermeticism) and journalist, born in Alexandria (d. 1970)
1912 – Lord Orr-Ewing [Charles Ian], great-grandson of Sir Archibald Orr-Ewing, Bt
1916 – Oscar “TV Slim” Wills, American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist (“Flatfoot Sam”), born in Houston, Texas (d. 1969)
1939 – Barbara Kolb, composer (Trobar Jus), born in Hartford, Connecticut
1950 – Mark Spitz, American swimmer (won then record 7 Olympic golds in 1972), born in Modesto, California
1955 – Jim Cramer, American television personality
1960 – Robert Addie, British actor, born in London, United Kingdom (d. 2003)
1981 – Andrew Johnson, English footballer, born in Bedford, United Kingdom
Famous Birthdays for 9th February 2022
1929 – Willem Kersters, Flemish composer (Parwati, Gospel Song), born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 1998)
1939 – Barry Mann [Imberman], American pop songwriter (“You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling”), and singer (“Who Put the Bomp In The Bomp, Bomp, Bomp”), born in Brooklyn, New York
1945 – Mia [Maria] Farrow, LA, actress (Rosemary’s Baby, Purple Rose of Cairo)
1957 – Gordon Strachan, soccer player
1961 – John Kruk, American baseball utility (MLB All-Star 1991–1993; Philadelphia Phillies), born in Charleston, West Virginia
1971 – Johan Mjällby, Swedish footballer
1973 – Colin Egglesfield, American actor
1978 – Airton Daré, Brazilian racing driver
1985 – David Gallagher, American actor
1989 – Wu Chia-ching, Taiwanese pool player