1602 – Pier Francesco Cavalli, Italian opera composer, born in Crema, Lombardy, Italy (d. 1676)
1763 – Jean Victor Marie Moreau, French general, born in Morlaix, Brittany, France (d. 1813)
1882 – George Jean Nathan, American editor, author and critic (American Mercury), born in Fort Wayne, Indiana (d. 1958)
1916 – Edward Platt, actor (Chief-Get Smart), born in Staten Island, New York
1921 – Piet Kraak, Dutch soccer player
1934 – Florence Henderson, actress and singer (Carol in The Brady Bunch), born in Dale, Indiana (d. 2016)
1943 – Aaron Russo, American political activist, movie producer and director (Trading Places, Wise Guys, The Rose), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2007)
1960 – Meg Tilly, Canadian–American actress (Big Chill, Impulse), born in Los Angeles, California
1970 – Guillaume Raoux, French tennis star, born in Bagnols-sur-Cèze, France
1972 – Big Daddy V, US professional wrestler, born in Goldsboro, North Carolina (d. 2014)
Category: Famous Birthdays
Famous Birthdays for 13th February 2019
1658 – Jan B. Wellekens, Dutch poet and painter
1660 – Johann Sigismund Kusser, composer
1682 – Giovanni Battista Piazzetta, Italian Rococo painter of religious subjects and genre scenes (Fortune Teller), born in Venice (d. 1754)
1883 – Harold “Hal” Chase, baseball player/manager
1950 – Ewa Aulin, Swedish actress (Candy, Fiorina La Vacca), born in Stockholm, Sweden
1953 – Rico J. Puno, Filipino pop singer, born in Manila, Philippines (d. 2018)
1963 – Roberta Vasquez, US actor and model (November, 1984), born in Los Angeles, California
1968 – Matt Mieske, US baseball outfielder (Milwaukee Brewers), born in Midland, Michigan
1980 – Kristy Powell, US gymnast (Olympics 1996), born in Stuart, Florida
1981 – Luke Ridnour, US basketball player, born in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho
Famous Birthdays for 12th February 2019
1663 – Cotton Mather, American Puritan minister (Salem witchcraft trials), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1728)
1706 – Josef Christian, German sculptor
1791 – Peter Cooper, American industrialist, inventor and philanthropist (Cooper Union, steam locomotive), born in NYC, New York (d. 1883)
1857 – Bobby Peel, cricketer (great English lefty 1884-96)
1898 – [Le]Roy Harris, Oklahoma, composer (When Johnny Comes Marching Home)
1899 – Albert Huybrechts, Belgian composer, born in Dinant, Belgium (d. 1936)
1959 – Omar Hakim, US drummer and composer (Dire Straits, Weather Report), born in NYC, New York
1963 – Brent Jones, NFL tight end (SF 49ers), born in Santa Clara, California
1970 – Dell Demps, NBA guard (San Antonio Spurs), born in Long Beach, Canada
1982 – Onil Joseph, Dominican baseball player, born in San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic
Famous Birthdays for 11th February 2019
1506 – Juliana van Stolberg, engraver of Nassau
1874 – Fritz Bennicke Hart, composer
1890 – David Drummond, Australian politician (d. 1965)
1906 – Anita Garvin, American actress (Swiss Miss, Blotto, Charlatan, Hats Off), born in NYC, New York (d. 1994)
1914 – French Duynstee, Dutch constitutional lawyer
1914 – Matt Dennis, vocalist (Matt Dennis Show), born in Seattle, Washington
1930 – C H Dearnley, organist
1967 – Uwe Daßler, German swimmer
1973 – Jeon Do-yeon, Korean actress, born in Seoul, South Korea
1974 – Brian Newman, US football guard (Tampa Bay Buccaneers), born in Houston, Texas
Famous Birthdays for 10th February 2019
1685 – Aaron Hill, English playwright/poet (Tragedy of Zara)
1847 – A N Hornby, cricketer (pioneering England Test batsman)
1888 – Giuseppe Ungaretti, Italian poet (Hermeticism) and journalist, born in Alexandria (d. 1970)
1910 – Douglas Spencer, American actor (The Thing from Another World, This Island Earth, River of No Return), born in Princeton, Illinois (d. 1960)
1913 – Douglas Slocombe, British cinematographer (Kind Hearts and Coronets, Raiders of the Lost Ark), born in London (d. 2016)
1914 – Larry Adler, Balt, hamonicist (Harmonicats) (blacklisted performer)
1951 – Bob [Robert] Iger, American entertainment executive (CEO of The Walt Disney Company), born in NYC, New York
1964 – Arthur Lenk, Israeli diplomat, born in Paterson, New Jersey
1968 – Ryan Bowen, American baseball pitcher (Florida Marlins), born in Fort Madison, Iowa
1982 – Justin Gatlin, American sprinter (Olympic gold 100m 2004), born in Brooklyn, New York City
Famous Birthdays for 9th February 2019
1906 – Gwen Catley, British(?) soprano
1908 – Jackie Fields, American featherweight boxer (Olympic gold 1924)
1911 – William Darby, American WWII Army officer (d. 1945)
1924 – George Guest, British organist
1928 – Rinus Michels, Dutch football coach (d. 2005)
1936 – Clive Swift, actor (Frenzy, Passage to India), born in Liverpool, England
1937 – Brian Wenham, media consultant/journalist
1957 – Mohammed Valli Moosa, South African leader (UDF)
1968 – Paul Claxton, American professional golfer, born in Vidalia, Georgia
1980 – Shelly Martinez, American wrestler
Famous Birthdays for 8th February 2019
1897 – Zakir Husain, 3rd President of India (1967-69) and scholar, born in Hyderabad, Hyderabad State (d. 1969)
1900 – Ivan Ivanov-Vano Soviet animator and Russian animation director (d. 1987)
1903 – Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia’s founding father, 1st Prime Minister of Malaya (1957-63) and Malaysia (1963-70), born in Alor Star, Kedah (d. 1990)
1925 – Jack Lemmon, actor (Days of Wine and Roses, Missing), born in Boston, Massachusetts
1930 – James Deetz, American anthropologist (d. 2000)
1950 – Michael Goodroe, rock bassist (Motels-Only the Lonely)
1951 – Camille LaPierre, NHLer
1960 – Dino Ciccarelli, Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame right wing (most goals for NHL undrafted player, 608), born in Sarnia, Ontario
1976 – Holly Manthei, Edina Minn, soccer midfielder/forward (Olympics 1996)
1982 – Eric Alexander, American football player
Famous Birthdays for 7th February 2019
1839 – Nicolaas G Pierson, Dutch banker/Suriname premier (1897-1901)
1863 – Mieczyslaw Soltys, composer
1887 – Eubie Blake, US ragtime composer/pianist (Memories of You) (d. 1983), born in Baltimore, Maryland
1904 – Milton Krims, American screenwriter (Prince of Foxes), born in NYC, New York (d. 1988)
1921 – Bryan Woods, soldier/clerk
1949 – Paulo César Carpegiani, Brazilian footballer and coach
1955 – Charlie Puleo, baseball player
1972 – Robyn Lively, American actress
1985 – Tina Majorino, actress, (Waterworld, When a Man Loves a Woman)
1986 – Michael Orozco, American footballer
Famous Birthdays for 6th February 2019
1778 – Ugo Foscolo, Italian poet (Last Letters of Jacopo Ortis), born in Zakynthos Island, Greece (d. 1827)
1838 – Henry Irving [John Brodribb], British Victorian actor, 1st actor to receive a knighthood (knighted 1895) and the inspiration for Bram Stoker’s Dracula, born in Bradford, England (d. 1905)
1919 – Louis Heren, English foreign correspondent and writer (China’s Three Thousand Years), born in London, United Kingdom (d. 1995)
1919 – Lindsay Tuckett, South African cricketer (son of Len, 9 Tests for South Africa 1947-49), born in Durban, South Africa (d. 2016)
1946 – Jim Turner, American politician, born in Fort Lewis, Washington
1967 – Randy Hilliard, American football defensive back (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
1967 – Izumi Sakai, Japanese singer (Zard), born in Kurume, Japan (d. 2007)
1970 – Per Frandsen, Danish footballer, born in Copenhagen, Denmark
1975 – Tomoko Kawase, Japanese singer, born in Kyoto, Japan
1980 – Luke Ravenstahl, American politician, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Famous Birthdays for 5th February 2019
1703 – Gilbert Tennent, Irish-born religious leader (d. 1764)
1723 – John Witherspoon, Scottish-American president of the College of New Jersey who signed the Declaration of Independence, born in Gifford, Scotland (d. 1794)
1862 – Felipe Villanueva y Gutierrez, Mexican composer
1908 – Daisy and Violet Hilton, British conjoined twins (d. 1969)
1933 – Ron Wilson, US percussionist (Joy of Cooking)
1946 – Charlotte Rampling, English actress (Zardoz, Night Porter, Verdict), born in Sturmer, United Kingdom
1949 – David Sullivan, Welsh businessman and pornographer (Sunday Sport), born in Cardiff, United Kingdom
1964 – Laura Linney, American actress (The Truman Show, Mystic River), born in Manhattan, New York
1978 – Brian Russell, American football player, born in Scotland, United Kingdom
1985 – Lindsey Cardinale, American singer, born in Hammond, Louisiana