1520 – Matthias Flacius, Croatian Protestant reformer (d. 1575)
1845 – Georg Cantor, German mathematician (discover transfinite numbers)
1867 – Gustav Strube, composer
1939 – M L Jaisimha, cricketer (Indian batsman of the sixties)
1939 – Hans Pieter Verhagen, Dutch poet (Hoepla/Holland’s Hole)
1951 – Lindsay Cooper, English musician and composer (Henry Cow, News from Babel)
1953 – Aleksandr Viktorovich Borodin, Russian cosmonaut
1954 – Chris Hughes, English record producer and rock drummer (Adam and The Ants), born in London, England
1974 – David Faustino, actor (I Had 3 Wives, Bud-Married With Children), born in Los Angeles, California
1997 – Camila Cabello [Karla Camila Cabello Estrabao], Cuban-born American singer-songwriter (Fifth Harmony), born in Cojimar, Cuba
Category: Famous Birthdays
Famous Birthdays for 2nd March 2020
1409 – John II, French duke of Alencon/co-fighter of Jeanne d’arc
1817 – Janos Arany, Hungarian epic poet (Toldi, Death of King Buda)
1917 – Jim Konstanty, American MLB relief pitcher (MLB All Star 1950; NL MVP 1950; Philadelphia Phillies), born in Strykersville, New York (d. 1976)
1938 – Simon Estes, Centerville Iowa, bass/baritone (Wonton, Don Carlos)
1939 – Gerard van Tongeren, Dutch singer (Buffoons)
1943 – Peter Straub, American author
1944 – Uschi Glas, German actress
1962 – Raimo Summanen, Finnish ice hockey left wing (World C’Ships gold 1995; NHL: Edmonton Oilers, Vancouver Canucks) and coach (Finland; HIFK), born in Jyväskylä, Finland
1980 – Rebel Wilson, Australian actress and producer (Pitch Perfect, Bridesmaids), born in Sydney, Australia
1988 – Keith Jack, British singer and actor
Famous Birthdays for 1st March 2020
1780 – Leonard PJ du Bus de Gisignies, gov-general of Neth Indies (1826-30)
1820 – George Davis, Atty Gen (Confederacy), (d. 1896)
1822 – Charles Champion Gilbert, American Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Zanesville, Ohio (d. 1903)
1896 – Dimitri Mitropoulos, Athens Greece, conductor/composer
1900 – Edna Swithenbank Manley, Jamaican sculptor, wife of PM
1916 – Bing Devine, American MLB executive (St. Louis Cardinals, NY Mets), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 2007)
1921 – Cameron Argetsinger, American auto racing executive (created Watkins Glen Grand Prix Race Course; F1 US Grand Prix 1961-80), born in Youngstown, Ohio (d. 2008)
1968 – Salil Ankola, Indian cricket pace bowler (1 Test; 20 ODIs), born in Solapur, Maharashtra, India
1971 – Allen Johnson, American athlete (Olympic gold 110m hurdles 1996; World C’ship gold 1995, 97, 2001, 03), born in Washington, D.C.
1974 – Mark-Paul Gosselaar, actor (Zack-Saved by the Bell)
Famous Birthdays for 29th February 2020
1724 – Eva Marie Veigel [La Violette], Austrian ballet dancer and wife of actor David Garrick, born in Vienna, Austro-Hungarian Empire (d. 1822)
1840 – William Harvey Carney, American Civil War soldier (first African-American to be awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor), born in Norfolk, Virginia (d. 1908)
1920 – Louise Wood, director of Girl Scouts of USA (1961-72)
1932 – Jaguar [Sérgio Jaguaribe ], Brazilian cartoonist, born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
1944 – John Niland, American NFL offensive guard (6 x Pro Bowl; 3 x All-Pro; Super Bowl 1971; Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia Eagles), born in Quincy, Massachusetts
1952 – Raisa Smetanina, Soviet cross country skier (Olympic gold 10k and 4x5k relay 1976; 10k 1980; 4x5k relay 1992), born in Mokhcha, Russia
1964 – Henrik Sundström, Swedish tennis player (rank #6 1984), born in Lund, Sweden
1968 – Frank Woodley, Australian comedian
1976 – Katalin Kovács, Hungarian canoeist (Olympic gold K-2 500m 2004, 2008; K-4 500m 2012; 30 x gold ICF Canoe Sprint World C’ships), born in Budapest, Hungary
1984 – Cam Ward, Canadian ice hockey goalie (Stanley Cup 2006, Carolina Hurricanes; Conn Smythe Trophy 2006; NHL All Star 2011; World C’ship gold 2007), born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Famous Birthdays for 28th February 2020
1747 – Justin Morgan, American composer and horse breeder, born in West Springfield, Massachusetts (d. 1798)
1797 – Mary Lyon, American educator (Mt Holyoke) (Hall of Fame)
1857 – Gustave Kerker, German born American composer for Broadway musicals ( The Belle of New York), born in Hertford, Germany (d. 1923)
1929 – Frank Gehry, Canadian born American architect (Bilbao Guggenheim Museum), born in Toronto, Canada
1938 – Martin Olav Sabo, (Rep-D-MN, 1979- )
1958 – Mark Pavelich, NHLer (NY Rangers)
1962 – Angela Bailey, Canadian 4X100m relayer (Olympic silver 1984), born in Coventry, England
1978 – Benjamin Raich, Austrian alpine ski racer, born in Innsbruck, Austria
1979 – Michael Bisping, English mixed martial artist, born in Nicosia, Cyprus
1979 – Sébastien Bourdais, French auto racer, (Champ Car World Series 2004-07, Le Mans 24 Hours 2016), born in Le Mans, France
Famous Birthdays for 27th February 2020
1881 – Luitzen [Bertus] Brouwers, Dutch mathematician
1892 – William Demarest, American actor (My 3 Sons), born in Saint Paul, Minnesota (d. 1983)
1902 – Ethelda Bleibtrey, 100m/300m US swimmer (Olympics 3 gold-1920)
1904 – André Leducq, French cyclist (Tour de France 1930, 32; Olympic gold road race 1924), born in Saint-Ouen, France (d. 1980)
1915 – Arthur Gilson, Belgian attorney/minister of Defense (1958-..)
1920 – Jose Melis, orchestra leader (Jack Paar Program), born in Havana, Cuba
1927 – Guy Mitchell [Albert George Cernik], American singer and actor (Red Garters, 3 Redheads from Seattle), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 1999)
1933 – Malcolm Wallop, American politician (Sen-R-WY, 1977–1995), born in New York City (d. 2011)
1936 – Chuck Glaser, American singer (Glaser Bros-Getting to Me Again), born in Spalding, Nebraska
1969 – Brad Vander Ark, American musician, born in Holland, Michigan
Famous Birthdays for 26th February 2020
1770 – Antoine Reicha, composer
1835 – Richard Andree, German geography, etnologist (Andree’s Handatlas)
1896 – Andrei A Zjdanov, Russian politician (against kosmopolitism)
1915 – Pran Nath Chhuttani, Indian physician and teacher, born in Leiah, Pakistan (d. 1996)
1918 – Otis R Bowen, US Sec of Health and Human Services (1985-89)
1934 – Ron Gaunt, cricketer (Australian fast bowler late 50s early 60s)
1966 – Najwa Karam, Lebanese singer, born in Zahlé, Lebanon
1968 – Leif Rohlin, Swedish NHL defenseman (Vancouver Canucks), born in Vasteras, Sweden
1970 – Meeno Peluce, Dutch actor (Bad News Bears), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
1977 – James Wan, Malaysian-Australian film director (Saw, The Conjuring), born in Kuching, Malaysia
Famous Birthdays for 25th February 2020
1714 – René Nicolas Charles Augustin de Maupeou, Chancellor of France (d. 1792)
1860 – William James Ashley, English economic-historian
1902 – Oscar Cullmann, Swiss theologist (Das Petrusproblem)
1906 – Boris Papandopulo, Croatian composer, born in Bad Honnef, Germany (d. 1991)
1916 – Reinhard Bendix, German sociologist (d. 1991)
1941 – Stewart Sutherland, Principal/Vice-Chancellor (Edinburgh University)
1946 – F Xaver Kroetz, writer
1948 – Danny Denzongpa, Indian actor
1967 – Jenny Byrne, tennis star (1984 Futures-Wyong-AUS), born in Perth, Australia
1982 – Anton Volchenkov, Russian ice hockey player
Famous Birthdays for 24th February 2020
1852 – George A Moore, Irish painter/novelist (Esther Waters)
1927 – David Mourao-Ferreira, poet/politician
1946 – Michael Radford, director (1984, White Mischief)
1961 – Persijn “Dakota” Joling, Dutch rock guitarist/singer (Pilgrims-Red)
1963 – Fuad Reveiz, NFL kicker (Minnesota Vikings)
1968 – Mitch Hedberg, American comedian (d. 2005)
1970 – Wilson Alvarez, Maracaibo Venezuela, pitcher (Chicago White Sox)
1973 – Harold Morrow, full back (Minnesota Vikings)
1973 – Kavis Reed, CFL defensive back (Edmonton Eskimos)
1981 – Lleyton Hewitt, Australian tennis player (US Open 2001, Wimbledon 2002), born in Adelaide, Australia
Famous Birthdays for 23rd February 2020
1838 – Gilbert Moxley Sorrel, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), (d. 1901)
1884 – Herman Courtens, Belgian painter
1892 – Kathleen Harrison, British actress (Fast Lady, Big Money, West 11), born in Blackburn, Lancashire, England (d. 1995)
1904 – William L Shirer, historian (Rise and Fall of 3rd Reich)
1918 – Richard G. Butler, American fascist (d. 2004)
1960 – Gloria, Princess of Thurn and Taxis, born in Stuttgart, Germany
1962 – Michael Wilton, American rock guitarist (Queensrÿche), born in San Francisco, California
1975 – Michael Cornacchia, American actor, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1976 – Scott Elarton, American baseball player, born in Lamar, Colorado
1978 – Residente [René Pérez], Puerto Rican musician (Calle 13), born in Hato Rey, Puerto Rico