1556 – Maria van Nassau, Dutch countess of Buren
1740 – Adam-Philippe Custine, French earl/general/MP
1801 – John Rylands, England, merchant/philanthropist
1894 – Joe Devlin, American actor (Sam-Dick Tracy), born in Manhattan, New York City
1924 – Dora Bryan [Broadhurst], English actress (Taste of Honey), born in Southport England, (d. 2014)
1967 – Richie Burnett, Welsh darts player (BDO World Darts Champion 1995), born in Cwmparc, Rhondda, Wales
1973 – Sonia Paquette, St-Janvier Quebec, hurdler (Olympics 1996)
1974 – Ryan Phillips, linebacker (NY Giants)
1988 – Matthew Stafford, American college football player
1992 – Miguel Andres Matienzo Guerra, Mexican athlete
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Famous Birthdays for 6th February 2021
1695 – Andre Cheron, French composer and organist and harpsichordist, born in Paris, France (d. 1766)
1753 – Évariste de Parny, French poet, born in Saint-Paul, France (d. 1814)
1908 – Amintore Fanfani, Italian politician (Prime Minister), born in Pieve Santo Stefano, Italy (d. 1999)
1924 – Jin Yong [Louis Cha Leung-yung], Chinese Wuxia novelist, born in Haining, China (d. 2018)
1926 – Walker Edmiston, American actor (Star Trek, Gunsmoke, Mission: Impossible, The Dukes of Hazzard), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 2007)
1938 – Ellsworth Milburn, American composer and educator (Menil Antiphons), born in Greensburg, Pennsylvania (d. 2007)
1941 – Stephen Albert, American composer, born in NYC, New York (d. 1992)
1947 – Charles Hickcox, American 200m/400m medley swimmer (Olympic-3 gold-1968), born in Phoenix, Arizona (d. 2010)
1964 – Andrey Zvyagintsev, Russian director and screenwriter (The Return), born in Novosibirsk, USSR
1971 – Lance Bade, American target shooter (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Vancouver, Washington
Famous Birthdays for 5th February 2021
1626 – Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné, French author (d. 1696)
1837 – Dwight Lyman Moody, American evangelist (Student Volunteer Movement)
1908 – Daisy and Violet Hilton, British conjoined twins, born in Brighton, England (d. 1969)
1943 – Ivan Alexandrovich Tcherepnin, French-American composer of Russian and Chinese parentage (Le va et le vient), born in Issy-les-Moulineaux, France (d. 2003)
1954 – Roseanne Katan, American model, actress and Playboy playmate (Sep 1978), born in NYC, New York
1966 – Rok Petrovič, Slovenian skier, born in Ljubljana, Slovenia (d. 1993)
1981 – Loukas Vyntra, Greek football player, born in Město Albrechtice, Czechia
1982 – Aidin Nikkhah Bahrami, Iranian basketball player, born in Tehran, Iran (d. 2007)
1985 – Lindsey Cardinale, American singer, born in Hammond, Louisiana
1987 – Henry Golding, Malaysian actor (Crazy Rich Asians), born in Betong, Sarawak, Malaysia
Famous Birthdays for 4th February 2021
1746 – Tadeusz Kościuszko, Polish-Lithuanian military leader and statesman considered a national hero, born in Mereczowszczyzna, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (d. 1817)
1925 – Russell Hoban, US children’s book author (Riddley Walker/Pilgermann)
1930 – Jim Loscutoff, American basketball forward (NBA champion (1957, 59–64; Boston Celtics), born in San Francisco, California (d. 2015)
1943 – Cheryl Miller, American actress (Paula-Daktari, Born Free), born in Sherman Oaks, California
1944 – Florence LaRue Gordon, Penn, rocker (5th Dimension-One Less Bell)
1948 – Robert Coover, novelist (Pricksongs and Descants)
1950 – Robert-John Stips, rock keyboardist/singer (The Nits)
1952 – Lisa Eichhorn, actress (Cutter’s Way, Yanks), born in Reading, Pennsylvania
1974 – Mijntje Donners, Dutch hockey international
1988 – Alexandros Pagalis, Greek footballer, born in Stuttgart, Germany
Famous Birthdays for 3rd February 2021
1690 – Richard Rawlinson, English minister (d. 1755)
1755 – Florido Tomeoni, composer
1811 – Horace Greeley, American founder and editor of the New-York Tribune (“Go west, young man”), born in Amherst, New Hampshire (d. 1872)
1845 – Ernest von Wildenbruch, German playwright (Sedan)
1880 – Arnoldus JH Aerts, bishop of Neth-Guinea (1920-42)
1898 – Paul Urysohn, Russian mathematician
1915 – Richard Bales, composer
1925 – Joop C Swart, Dutch publisher/founder (World Press Photo)
1936 – Bob Simpson, Australian cricket batsman, captain and coach (62 Tests; Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1965), born in Sydney, New South Wales
1971 – Sarah Kane, English playwright (d. 1999)
Famous Birthdays for 2nd February 2021
1649 – Benedict XIII [Pierfrancesco Orsini], Italian 245th pope (1724-30)
1886 – Kurt Baschwitz, German/Dutch sociologist/journalist (Du und)
1891 – Antonio Segni, Italian politician, Prime Minister of Italy (1955-57, 59-60, 62-64), born in Sassari, Sardinia (d. 1972)
1939 – Akbar Adibi, Iranian scientist, father of electronics in Iran (d. 2000)
1940 – Wayne Fontes, American football coach
1968 – Sean Elliott, NBA forward (San Antonio Spurs)
1972 – Ivan Droppa, Liptovsky Mikulas CZE, NHL defenseman (Chicago)
1973 – Sergio Gonzalez, rocker (Menudo-Cannonball)
1973 – Patrick Jeffers, NFL wide receiver (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32)
1982 – Han Ga In, South Korean model/actress
Famous Birthdays for 1st February 2021
1261 – Walter de Stapledon, English bishop (1308-26), born in Annery, Devonshire, England (d. 1326)
1659 – Jacob Roggeveen, Dutch navigator and explorer (Easter Island), born in Middleburg, Netherlands (d. 1729)
1827 – Alphonse de Rothschild, French banker
1872 – Andrew Kehoe, American mass murderer (d. 1927)
1873 – Clara Butt, Southwick Sussex, contralto (Country of Hope and Glory)
1879 – Sydney Baynes, composer
1903 – Carl Reynolds, American baseball outfielder (2nd player in MLB history to hit home runs in 3 consecutive innings 1930; Chicago WS), born in LaRue, Texas (d. 1978)
1941 – Jerry Spinelli, children’s author
1958 – Jackie Shroff, Indian actor, born in Udgir, India
1980 – Otilino Tenorio, Ecuadorian soccer forward (13 caps; Emelec), born in Guayaquil, Ecuador (d. 2005)
Famous Birthdays for 31st January 2021
1798 – Karl Gottlieb Reissiger, composer
1865 – Shastriji Maharaj, Indian spiritual leader (d. 1951)
1868 – Theodore William Richards, chemist (atomic weights, Nobel-1914)
1915 – Garry Moore [Thomas Garrison Morfit], Balt, host (I’ve Got a Secret)
1920 – Bert Williams, English footballer (Wolverhampton, 30 caps), born in Bradley, Staffordshire (d. 2014)
1923 – Eddie Ryder, American actor (General Hospital, Up Yours), born in NYC, New York (d. 1997)
1946 – Jonathan Banks, actor (Armed and Dangerous, Cold Steel), born in Washington, D.C.
1949 – Ken Wilber, American philosopher and writer, born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
1970 – Greg Skrepenak, American football offensive lineman (Oakland Raiders, Carolina Panthers), born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
1974 – Ariel Pestano, Cuban baseball player, born in Cuba
Famous Birthdays for 30th January 2021
1908 – Richard Hearne, British actor (Tons of Trouble, The Time of His Life), born in Norwich, England (d. 1979)
1914 – Louis Osman, English architect and artist, born in Exeter, United Kingdom (d. 1996)
1919 – Robert Suter, Swiss composer, born in St. Gallen, Switzerland (d. 2008)
1925 – Chalmers “Bump” Elliott, American College Football Hall of Fame halfback and coach (U of Michigan) and college athletics administrator (Iowa), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2019)
1945 – Michael Dorris, American novelist and scholar, born in Louisville, Kentucky (d. 1997)
1971 – Kimo Von Oelhoffen, American football defensive tackle (Cin Bengals), born in Kaunakakai, Hawaii
1980 – Joãozinho, Brazilian footballer, born in Sergipe, Brazil
1980 – Pavel Ponomaryov, Russian-Estonian actor, born in Saint Petersburg, Russia
1981 – Mathias Lauda, Austrian racing driver, born in Salzburg, Austria
1989 – Khleo Thomas, American actor and rapper, born in Anchorage, Alaska
Famous Birthdays for 29th January 2021
1782 – Franciszek Ścigalski, Polish composer, born in Grodzisk, Wielkopolski
1867 – Vicente Blasco Ibáñez, Spanish writer (4 Horsemen of Apocalypse)
1909 – George Thomas, 1st Viscount Tonypandy, British politician (Speaker of the House of Commons), born in Port Talbot, Wales (d. 1997)
1925 – Pier Tania (Meinte Piet), radio/TV host (ANP, De Bezetting)
1951 – Andy Roberts, cricketer (brilliant WI quickie with 202 wickets 74-84)
1960 – Cho-Liang Lin, Taiwan, violinist (Queen Sophia 1st prize)
1968 – John Hudson, American football center (NY Jets, Philadelphia Eagles), born in Memphis, Tennessee
1986 – Simon Vukčević, Montenegrin football player, born in Podgorica, Montenegro
1986 – Mark Howard, English football player, born in Melbourne, Australia
1986 – Chris Bourque, American ice hockey player, born in Boston, Massachusetts