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Historical Birthday

28 Feb 1155
Henry the Young King son of Henry II of England (d. 1183)
28 Feb 1261
Margaret of Scotland queen of Norway (d. 1283)
28 Feb 1533
Michel de Montaigne French essayistphilosopher
28 Feb 1552
JostJobst Brgi Swiss clockmaker and mathematician (d. 1632)
28 Feb 1573
Elias Hill German architectcity builder (Augsburg)
28 Feb 1616
Kaspar Frster German composer born in Gdask Poland (d. 1673)
28 Feb 1663
Thomas Newcomen English co-inventor (steam engine)
28 Feb 1670
Benjamin Wadsworth American President of Harvard University (d. 1737)
28 Feb 1675
Guillaume Delisle French cartographer (d. 1726)
28 Feb 1683
Ren Antoine Ferchault de Raumur French scientist (d. 1757)
28 Feb 1690
Aleksei P Romanov Russian son of Tsar Peter the Great
28 Feb 1712
Louis-Joseph de Montcalm French military commander (d. 1759)
28 Feb 1724
George Townshend 1st Marquess Townshend British field marshal (d. 1807)
28 Feb 1764
Robert Haldane Scottish theologistphilanthropist
28 Feb 1771
French Jozef Kinsoen Flemish portrait painter
28 Feb 1786
D Francois J Arago French astronomerphysicistpolitician
28 Feb 1792
Karl Earnest Ritter von Baer EstonianGerman embryologist
28 Feb 1797
Mary Lyon American educator (Mt Holyoke) (Hall of Fame)
28 Feb 1797
W Frederik K prince of Netherlandsgeneraladmiral (10 day campaign)
28 Feb 1810
Reinier C Bakhuizen van de Brink Dutch historian
28 Feb 1817
James Craig American lawyer politician and Brigadier General (Union Army) born in Washington County Pennsylvania (d. 1888)
28 Feb 1820
John Tenniel England cartoonistillustrator (Alice in Wonderland)
28 Feb 1822
Matthew Duncan Ector Brigadier General (Confederate Army) (d. 1879)
28 Feb 1823
Ernest Renan French philosopherhistorianscholar of religion
28 Feb 1824
Charles Blondin French acrobat and tight rope walker born in St. Omer (d. 1897)
28 Feb 1824
John Creed Moore Brigadier General (Confederate Army) (d. 1910)
28 Feb 1825
Quincy Adams Gillmore American civil engineer author and Major General (Union Army) born in Lorain County Ohio (d. 1888)
28 Feb 1833
Alfred von Schlieffen CountPrussian general-fieldmarshal
28 Feb 1841
Adrien Albert Marie de Mun French politician (d. 1914)
28 Feb 1850
Hermann Schell German theologistphilosopher (Gott und Geist)
28 Feb 1851
Samuel W. McCall 47th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1923)
28 Feb 1858
Jacob P Vis Dutch industrialist (founder NV Royal Salt Industries)
28 Feb 1865
Arthur Symons Welsh poetcriticco-founder (Savoy)
28 Feb 1865
Wilfred Grenfell British medical missionary to Newfoundland and Labrador born in Neston England (d. 1940)
28 Feb 1866
Vyacheslav Ivanov Russian philosopher playwright and poet born in Moscow Russian Empire (d. 1949)
28 Feb 1874
Soledad Jimnez Spanish actress (Kid Galahad The Phantom of the Range) born in Santander Spain (d. 1966)
28 Feb 1876
John Alden Carpenter composer (Sea Drift) born in Chicago Illinois
28 Feb 1882
Geraldine Farrar American soprano and actress (Story of American Singer) born in Melrose Massachusetts (d. 1967)
28 Feb 1882
Jose Vasconcelos politicianessayistphilosopher born in Oaxaca Mexico (d. 1959)
28 Feb 1886
Jose Gutierrez Solana Spanish painter and author (Madrid Escenas)
28 Feb 1886
Max Vasmer German slavic (La Tertulia de Pombo)
28 Feb 1887
William Zorach Lithuanian-American sculptor (Spirit of the Dance) born in Jurbarkas Lithuania Russian Empire (d. 1966)
28 Feb 1889
Victor Sutherland American actor (Captive City) born in Paducah Kentucky (d. 1968)
28 Feb 1890
Vaslav Nijinsky ballet dancer (312 NS) born in Kiev Ukraine
28 Feb 1893
Ben Hecht American novelistplaywrightscreenwriter (Front Page) born in NYC New York
28 Feb 1895
Guiomar Novaes Brazil pianist (Brazilian Order of Merit)
28 Feb 1895
Marcel Pagnol French playwrightdirector (Marchands de Gloire)
28 Feb 1896
Philip Showalter Hench American physician (Nobel Prize 1950 for cortisone) born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania (d. 1965)
28 Feb 1898
Molly Picon Yiddish actress (Milk & Honey) born in NYC New York (d. 1992)
28 Feb 1899
Frederick Denison Maurice Hocking pathologist
28 Feb 1903
Vincente Minnelli director (An American in Paris Gigi) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1986)
28 Feb 1905
Glyn Jones Wales novelist poet and literary historian
28 Feb 1907
Milton Caniff Hillsboro Ohio Dutch cartoonist (Terry & Pirates)
28 Feb 1908
Billie Bird American actress (Jury Duty) born in Pocatello Idaho (d. 2002)
28 Feb 1908
Alexander Golitzen American art director (d. 2005)
28 Feb 1909
Olan Soule American actor (My 3 Sons Captain Midnight Arnie) born in La Harpe Illinois (d. 1994)
28 Feb 1909
Stephen Spender English poet and critic (Vienna Edge of Darkness) born in London (d. 1995)
28 Feb 1910
Roman Maciejewski Polish composer (Requiem - Missa pro defunctis) born in Berlin Germany (d. 1988)
28 Feb 1912
Helmut Coing German lawyerdirector (Max-Planck-institute)
28 Feb 1912
Clara Petacci Italian mistress of Benito Mussolini (d. 1945)
28 Feb 1914
Jim Boles American actor (The Ghost and Mr. Chicken One Mans Family) born in Lubbock Texas (d. 1977)
28 Feb 1915
Peter Medawar England zoologist immunologist (Nobel 1953)
28 Feb 1915
Samuel Joel Zero Mostel American comedian and actor (Fiddler on the Roof The Producers) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 1977)
28 Feb 1918
Alfred Burke British actor (Public Eye Backfire Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets) born in London England (d. 2011)
28 Feb 1921
Pierre Clostermann French World War II pilot (d. 2006)
28 Feb 1923
Charles Durning American actor (Fury Sting Tootsie) born in Highland Falls New York (d. 2012)
28 Feb 1924
Bettye Ackerman American actress (Maggie Graham-Ben Casey) born in Cottageville South Carolina (d. 2006)
28 Feb 1925
Harry H Corbett Rangoon Burma actor (Steptoe & Son Jabberwacky)
28 Feb 1926
Svetlana Alliluyeva daughter of Josef Stalin and author (My Life) born in Moscow (d. 2011)
28 Feb 1927
John Swire British aircraft magnate (Cathay Pacific)
28 Feb 1928
Tom Aldredge American actor (The Sopranos What About Bob Nurse Mind Snatchers) born in Dayton Ohio (d. 2011)
28 Feb 1929
Frank O Gehry architect (Galleria-Oklahoma City)
28 Feb 1929
John Montague Irish poet and 1st occupant of the Ireland Chair of Poetry born in Brooklyn New York
28 Feb 1929
Joseph Rouleau French Canadian bass opera singer
28 Feb 1930
Frank Malzone MLB player (Boston Red Sox) born in the Bronx New York (d. 2015)
28 Feb 1930
Leon Cooper American physicist who co-developed the BCS theory of superconductivity (Nobel 1972) born in the Bronx New York
28 Feb 1931
Gavin MacLeod American actor (Murray-Mary Tyler Moore Love Boat) born in Mt Kisco New York
28 Feb 1931
Gustav Thoni Italian skiier (World Cup-1971 72 73 75)
28 Feb 1931
Jack Thieuloy French writer born in Beaucaire (d. 1996)
28 Feb 1931
Iajuddin Ahmed Bikrampur British Raj President (Bangladesh 2002-2009) (d. 2012)
28 Feb 1932
Don Francks actor (Terminal Choice Finians Rainbow) born in Vancouver British Columbia
28 Feb 1933
Charles Vinci American weightlifter (Olympic bantamweight gold 1956 60) born in Cleveland Ohio (d. 2018)
28 Feb 1934
Willie Bobo American jazz drummer (Cos) born in NYC New York
28 Feb 1935
Clive Halse cricketer (South African fast bowler on 1963-64 AustNZ tour)
28 Feb 1939
Charles Brown featherweight boxer (Olympic bronze 1964) born in Cincinnati Ohio
28 Feb 1939
John Fahey singer (Transfiguration of Blind Joe Death)
28 Feb 1939
Tommy Tune dancerchoreographer (Boyfriend) born in Wichita Falls Texas
28 Feb 1940
Joe South American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Games People Play) born in Atlanta Georgia (d. 2012)
28 Feb 1941
Marty Sanders American musician (Jay and the Americans)
28 Feb 1942
Frank Bonner actor (WKRP Hoax You Cant Hurry Love) born in Little Rock Arkansas
28 Feb 1942
Brian Jones [Lewis Brian Hopkins Jones] English musician (Rolling Stones) born in Gloucestershire England (d. 1969)
28 Feb 1943
Barbara Acklin [Allen] R&B singer (Love Makes a Woman) born in Chicago Illinois
28 Feb 1943
Donnie Iris [Dominic Ierace] American rock musician (The Cruisers) born in Ellwood City Pennsylvania
28 Feb 1943
Hans Dijkstal Dutch minister of the Interior (VVD 1994-98)
28 Feb 1944
Colin Nutley directorwriter (Such is Life Black Jack)
28 Feb 1944
Kelly Bishop CO actress (Unmarried Woman Advice to Lovelorn)
28 Feb 1944
Storm Thorgerson British graphic designer and music video director (Pink Floyd Led Zeppelin Genesis The Cranberries) born in Potters Bar Middlesex (d. 2013)
28 Feb 1945
Charles Bubba Smith Tx NFLer (Balt Colts)actor (Police Academy)
28 Feb 1945
Mimsy Farmer actress (Devils Angel Road to Salina) born in Chicago Illinois
28 Feb 1945
Ronnie Rosman rocker (Tommy James Shondells-Crystal Blue Persuasion)
28 Feb 1946
Graham Vivian cricketer (son of Giff 5 Tests for NZ 1965-72)
28 Feb 1947
Stephanie Beacham England (Devils Widow Schizo Dallas Colbys)
28 Feb 1948
Bernadette Peters [Lazzara] actress (Jerk) born in Queens New York
28 Feb 1948
Mercedes Ruehl actress (Lost in Yonkers Crazy People) born in Queens New York
28 Feb 1948
Willie Donnell Smith American fashion designer (WilliWear) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1987)
28 Feb 1949
Arthur T-Boy Ross American songwriter brother of Diana born in Detroit Michigan (d. 1996)
28 Feb 1950
Ilene Graff American actress (Marsha-Mr Belvedere) born in Brooklyn New York
28 Feb 1951
Gustavo Thoeni Italian giant slalom (Olympic gold 1972)
28 Feb 1951
Karsan Ghavri cricketer (Indian lefty medium pacer early 80s)
28 Feb 1951
Bill Cratty American modern dancer and choreographer (d. 1998)
28 Feb 1952
Cristina Raines [Tina Herazo] actress (Sentinel) born in Manila Philippines
28 Feb 1952
Jennie Lynn actress (Love & Marriage) born in San Diego California
28 Feb 1953
Ricky Dragon Steamboat [Richard Blood] wrestler (NWAWWFWCWAWA)
28 Feb 1955
Adrian Dantley NBA forward (Olympic gold 1976 Utah Jazz) born in Washington D.C.
28 Feb 1955
Gilbert Gottfried comedian (Beverly Hills Cop)
28 Feb 1955
Randy Jackson guitarist (Zebra-Tell Me What You Want) born in New Orleans Louisiana
28 Feb 1956
Jimmy Nicholl Canadian-born Northern Irish footballer
28 Feb 1957
Cindy Wilson American rock vocalist (B-52s-Love Shack) born in Athens Georgia
28 Feb 1957
Ian Smith New Zealand cricket wicket-keeper (1980-92) born in Nelson New Zealand
28 Feb 1957
Jeff Woodland Australian golfer (1991 Dakota Dunes Open) born in Papua Indonesia
28 Feb 1957
John Turturro actor (Brain Donor Color of Money Jungle Fever) born in Brooklyn New York
28 Feb 1957
Phil Gould rock percussionist (Level 42-Hot Water)
28 Feb 1957
Paul Delph American musician and producer (d. 1996)
28 Feb 1958
Christine Lathan-Brehmer German DR 400m runner (Olympic gold 1976)
28 Feb 1959
Sydney P Mufamadi South African leader (SACP)
28 Feb 1960
Dorothy Stratten [Hoogstraten] Canadian playmate (August 1979) model and actress (Galixina) born in Vancouver British Columbia (d. 1980)
28 Feb 1962
Angela Bailey England Canadian 4X100m relayer (Olympic silver 1984)
28 Feb 1962
Chunli Li table tennis player (Olympics 1996) born in Auckland New Zealand
28 Feb 1962
Rae Dawn Chong actress (Quest for Fire) born in Edmonton Alberta
28 Feb 1964
Djamolidine Abdoujaparov Uzbekistan road cyclist (Tour de France points winner 1991 93-4) born in Tashkent Uzbekistan
28 Feb 1965
Duane Ferrell NBA forward (SF Warriors Indiana Pacers)
28 Feb 1965
Mikko Makela Tampere Finland NHL right wing (NY Islanders)
28 Feb 1966
Erik van Kessel Dutch soccer player (FC Utrecht)
28 Feb 1966
Jan Varholik Kosice CZE hockey defenseman (Team Slovakia)
28 Feb 1966
Tim Goad NFL defensive tackle (Cleveland Browns)
28 Feb 1966
Vincent Askew NBA guardforward (Seattle Supersonics Trailblazers)
28 Feb 1967
Antone Davis NFL tackle (Atlanta Falcons Philadelphia Eagles)
28 Feb 1967
Jeff[rey] Pfaendtner rower (Olympic bronze 1996) born in Detroit Michigan
28 Feb 1967
Marcus Lillington rock guitarist (Breathe-All I Need)
28 Feb 1533
Michel de Montaigne French philosopher and essayist (Essais) born in Chteau de Montaigne Aquitaine France (d. 1592)
28 Feb 1552
Jost Brgi [Jobst Brg] Swiss clockmaker and mathematician born in Lichtensteig Switzerland (d. 1632)
28 Feb 1573
Elias Hill German architect city builder (Augsburg)
28 Feb 1663
Thomas Newcomen English co-inventor of the atmospheric engine born in Dartmouth England (d. 1729)
28 Feb 1747
Justin Morgan American composer and horse breeder born in West Springfield Massachusetts (d. 1798)
28 Feb 1786
Franois Arago French astronomer physicist and politician born in Estagel France (d. 1853)
28 Feb 1792
Karl Earnest Ritter von Baer Estonian German embryologist
28 Feb 1797
Frederick prince of Netherlands general and admiral (10 day campaign) born in Berlin (d. 1881)
28 Feb 1820
John Tenniel English cartoonist and illustrator (Punch Alice in Wonderland) born in London England (d. 1914)
28 Feb 1840
Henri Duveyrier French explorer of the Sahara born in Paris France (d. 1892)
28 Feb 1851
Samuel W. McCall American politician (Rep (R) 1893-1913) 47th Governor of Massachusetts (1916-19) born in East Providence Township Pennsylvania (d. 1923)
28 Feb 1854
Juliusz Zarebski Polish composer born in Zhytomyr Polish Kingdom (d. 1885)
28 Feb 1857
Gustave Kerker German born American composer for Broadway musicals ( The Belle of New York) born in Hertford Germany (d. 1923)
28 Feb 1875
Viliam Figus-Bystry Slovakian composer born in Bansk Bystrica (d. 1937)
28 Feb 1877
Sergei Bortkiewicz Russian Austrian composer pianist and conductor born in Kharkov Russian Empire (d. 1952)
28 Feb 1882
Jose Vasconcelos politician essayist philosopher born in Oaxaca Mexico (d. 1959)
28 Feb 1882
Richard Stein German composer born in Halle Germany (d. 1942)
28 Feb 1890
Vaslav Nijinsky Russian ballet dancer the God of Dance born in Kiev Ukraine (d. 1950) 312 NS
28 Feb 1898
Zeki Rza Sporel Turkish soccer striker (16 caps Fenerbahe) born in Istanbul Turkey (d. 1969)
28 Feb 1900
Laura Z. Hobson American writer (Gentlemans Agreement) born in Manhattan New York (d. 1986)
28 Feb 1905
Glyn Jones Welsh novelist poet and literary historian born in Merthyr Tydfil Wales (d. 1995)
28 Feb 1907
Milton Caniff American cartoonist Rembrandt of the Comic Strip (Terry & Pirates) born in Hillsboro Ohio (d. 1988)
28 Feb 1912
Clara Petacci Italian mistress of Benito Mussolini born in Rome Italy (d. 1945)
28 Feb 1920
Edward Kassner Austrian born music publisher (President Records) born in Vienna Austria (d. 1996)
28 Feb 1920
Jim Olin American politician (Rep-D-VA 1983-93) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 2006)
28 Feb 1920
Marjorie Sweeting English geomorphologist (d. 1994)
28 Feb 1921
Vladimir Sommer Czech composer born in Doln Jietn Czech Republic (d. 1997)
28 Feb 1924
Robert A Roe American politician (Rep-D-NJ 1969-93) born in Wayne New Jersey (d. 2014)
28 Feb 1925
Harry H Corbett English actor (Steptoe & Son Jabberwacky) born in Rangoon Burma (d. 1982)
28 Feb 1926
Seymour Shifrin American composer (Satires of Circumstance) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 1979)
28 Feb 1926
Stanley Glasser South African composer born in Johannesburg South Africa (d. 2018)
28 Feb 1926
Svetlana Alliluyeva Russian-born daughter of Joseph Stalin who later defected to the West and author (My Life) born in Moscow (d. 2011)
28 Feb 1927
Bernard Frank French writer and oriental scholar born in Neuilly-sur-Seine France (d. 2006)
28 Feb 1929
Frank Gehry Canadian born American architect (Bilbao Guggenheim Museum) born in Toronto Canada
28 Feb 1929
Hayden Fry American College Football Hall of Fame coach (SMU 1962-72 North Texas State University 1973-78 University of Iowa 1979-98) born in Eastland Texas (d. 2019)
28 Feb 1932
Donald Don Francks Canadian actor singer and musician (Terminal Choice Finians Rainbow) born in Vancouver British Columbia (d. 2016)
28 Feb 1938
Foge Fazio American college football coach (University of Pittsburgh) born in Dawmont West Virginia (d. 2009)
28 Feb 1946
Graham Vivian New Zealand cricketer (son of Giff 5 Tests for NZ 1965-72) born in Auckland New Zealand
28 Feb 1958
Jeanne Mas French singer and actress born in Alicante Spain
28 Feb 1961
Barry McGuigan Irish boxer born in Clones Ireland
28 Feb 1962
Angela Bailey Canadian 4X100m relayer (Olympic silver 1984) born in Coventry England
28 Feb 1967
Colin Cooper English soccer defender (2 caps Middlesborough Nottingham Forest) born in Durham England
28 Feb 1968
J T Snow American baseball 1st baseman (NY Yankees California Angels)
28 Feb 1968
Mike Milchin pitcher (Minnesota Twins) born in Knoxville Tennessee
28 Feb 1969
Elisa Fiorillo singer (Forgive Me For Dreaming)
28 Feb 1808
Elias Parish Alvars British harpist and composer born in Teignmouth England ( d. 1849)
28 Feb 1857
Gustave Kerker German born American composer for Broadway musicals (The Belle of New York) born in Hertford Germany (d. 1923)
28 Feb 1877
Sergei Bortkiewicz Russian Austrian composer pianist and conductor born in Kharkov Russian Empire (d. 1952)
28 Feb 1890
Vaslav Nijinsky Russian ballet dancer the God of Dance born in Kiev Ukraine (d. 1950) 312 NS
28 Feb 1915
Peter Medawar British biologist (1960 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discovery of acquired immunological tolerance) born in Rio de Janeiro Brazil (d. 1987)
28 Feb 1921
Donald H. White American composer (Lyric Suite for Euphonium and Winds Tuba Sonata) and educator born in Narberth Pennsylvania (d. 2016)
28 Feb 1929
Joseph Rouleau French-Canadian bass opera singer (Royal Opera) born in Matane Quebec (d. 2019)
28 Feb 1931
Gustav Thoni Italian skier (World Cup-1971 72 73 75)
28 Feb 1931
Peter Alliss English golfer (Ryder Cup 1957 GB winners) and author course designer and television presenter commentator (BBC ESPN ABC Sports) born in Berlin Germany (d. 2020)
28 Feb 1932
Brian Moore British sports commentator (BBC Radio London Weekend Television The Big Match) born in Benenden Kent England (d. 2001)
28 Feb 1934
Willie Bobo [Correa] American jazz percussionist (Evil Ways) born in NYC New York (d. 1983)
28 Feb 1939
John Fahey American folk singer and guitarist (Transfiguration of Blind Joe Death) born in Washington D.C. (d 2001)
28 Feb 1940
Joe South American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Walk A Mile In My Shoes) born in Atlanta Georgia (d. 2012)
28 Feb 1943
Barbara Acklin [Allen] R&B singer (Love Makes a Woman) born in Chicago Illinois
28 Feb 1945
Bubba Smith American football player (Balt Colts) and actor (Police Academy) born in Orange Texas (d. 2011)
28 Feb 1948
Bernadette Peters [Lazzara] actress (Jerk) born in Queens New York
28 Feb 1952
Cristina Raines [Tina Herazo] actress (Sentinel) born in Manila Philippines
28 Feb 1953
Ricky Dragon Steamboat [Richard Blood] wrestler (NWAWWFWCWAWA)
28 Feb 1955
Randy Jackson American rock musician (Zebra) born in New Orleans Louisiana
28 Feb 1966
Edward Shearmur English film composer (Diary of a Wimpy Kid Charlies Angels) born in London England
28 Feb 1808
Elias Parish Alvars British harpist and composer (Voyage dun Harpiste en Orient) born in Teignmouth England (d. 1849)
28 Feb 1854
Juliusz Zarbski Polish pianist composer and pedagogue born in Zhytomyr Kingdom of Poland Russian Empire (now Ukraine) (d. 1885)
28 Feb 1876
John Alden Carpenter American composer (Sea Drift) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1951)
28 Feb 1877
Sergei Bortkiewicz Russian-Austrian composer pianist and conductor born in Kharkov Russian Empire (d. 1952)
28 Feb 1878
Artur Kapp Estonian organist composer (Peace Symphony Paradise and Peri) and educator born in Suure-Jaani Russian Empire (now Estonia) (d. 1952)
28 Feb 1895
Guiomar Novaes Brazilian concert pianist (Brazilian Order of Merit) born in So Joo da Boa Vista Brazil (d. 1979)
28 Feb 1916
Svend Asmussen Danish jazz violinist known as The Fiddling Viking (The Swe-Danes) born in Copenhagen Denmark (d. 2017)
28 Feb 1917
Hans Deutgen Swedish archer (World Cship gold individual 1947 48 49 50 team 1948) born in Stockholm Sweden (d. 1989)
28 Feb 1917
George Malcolm British keyboard player and conductor (Westminster Cathedral Master of the Music 1947-59) born in London (d. 1997)
28 Feb 1921
Saul Zaentz American record company executive (Fantasy) and film producer (One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest Amadeus The Unbearable Lightness Of Being The English Patient) born in Passaic New Jersey (d. 2014)
28 Feb 1925
C. Herbert Oliver American clergyman and civil rights activist (Inter-Citizens Committee) born in Birmingham Alabama (d. 2021)
28 Feb 1927
Don Helms American steel guitarist (Hank Williamss Drifting Cowboys) born in New Brockton Alabama (d. 2008)
28 Feb 1929
Joseph Rouleau French Canadian bass opera singer (Royal Opera) born in Matane Quebec (d. 2019)
28 Feb 1930
Marty Grosz American swing and dixieland jazz guitarist banjoist vocalist and composer born in Berlin Germany
28 Feb 1930
Diane Holland British actress and dancer (Crossroads - Sarah Hi-de-Hi - Yvonne) born in Melbourne Australia (d. 2009)
28 Feb 1931
Gavin MacLeod [Allan See] American actor (The Mary Tyler Moore Show -Murray The Love Boat - Captain Stubing) born in Mt Kisco New York (d. 2021)
28 Feb 1932
Donald Don Francks Canadian actor singer and musician (Terminal Choice Finians Rainbow) born in Vancouver British Columbia (d. 2016)
28 Feb 1939
Kamel Lemoui Algerian soccer defender (7 caps AS Bziers Hrault) and manager (Algeria 1988-89) born in Batna Algeria (d. 2022)
28 Feb 1940
Joe South American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Games People Play Walk A Mile In My Shoes) born in Atlanta Georgia (d. 2012)
28 Feb 1941
Marty Sanders [Kupersmith] American rock guitarist (Jay and the Americans - This Magic Moment) born in Brooklyn New York
28 Feb 1942
Frank Bonner [Boers] American actor (WKRP in Cincinnati - Herb Tarlek The Hoax Just The Ten Of Us) and television director born in Little Rock Arkansas (d. 2021)
28 Feb 1942
Brian Jones British blues and rock guitarist organist and sitar player (Rolling Stones 1962-69) born in Gloucestershire England (d. 1969)
28 Feb 1942
Dino Zoff Italian footballer goalkeeper 1961-83 and manager 1988-2005 born in Mariano del Friuli Italy
28 Feb 1942
Bob Collins [Harold Lee] American radio broadcaster (WGN- 720AM Chicago 1986-2000) born in Lakeland Florida (d. 2000)
28 Feb 1943
Barbara Acklin American soul singer (Love Makes A Woman) and songwriter (Have You Seen Her) born in Oakland California (d. 1998)
28 Feb 1943
Charles Bernstein American composer of film and television scores born in Minneapolis Minnesota
28 Feb 1944
Storm Thorgerson British graphic designer for album art and music video director (Pink Floyd Led Zeppelin Genesis The Cranberries) born in Potters Bar Middlesex (d. 2013)
28 Feb 1945
Bubba Smith American College Football Hall of Fame defensive end (Michigan State Pro Bowl 1970 71 First Team All Pro 1971 Super Bowl 1971 Baltimore Colts) and actor (Police Academy) born in Orange Texas (d. 2011)
28 Feb 1945
Ronnie Rosman American rock organist and accordion player (Tommy James & The Shondells - I Think Were Alone Now Crystal Blue Persuasion) born in Greensburg PA
28 Feb 1946
Robin Cook British politician (Labour Party MP 1983-2005 born in Bellshill Scotland (d. 2005)
28 Feb 1946
Pierre Drge Danish avant-garde and jazz-fusion guitarist (Thermaenius New Jungle Orchestra) born in Copenhagen Denmark
28 Feb 1949
Arthur T-Boy Ross American songwriter (I Want You) brother of Diana born in Detroit Michigan (d. 1996)
28 Feb 1950
Stephen Chatman American-Canadian composer (Choir Practice) and educator (University of British Columbia 1976-present) born in Faribault Minnesota
28 Feb 1951
Bill Cratty American modern dancer and choreographer born in Cleveland Ohio (d. 1998)
28 Feb 1952
Eddie Manion American touring and session rock saxophonist (Asbury Jukes Disciples of Soul)
28 Feb 1952
William Finn American theatrical composer lyricist and Tony Award Winner (Falsettos The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee) born in Boston Massachusetts
28 Feb 1955
Gilbert Gottfried American stand-up comedian and actor (SNL Aladdin _ Iago The Afflac Duck) born in Brooklyn New York
28 Feb 1955
Randy Jackson American rock singer guitarist and keyboard player (Zebra) born in New Orleans Louisiana
28 Feb 1957
Cindy Wilson American rock vocalist (B-52s - Love Shack) born in Athens Georgia
28 Feb 1957
Ian Stanley British rock keyboardist and songwriter (Tears For Fears 1981-87 - Shout Everybody Wants To Rule The World) born in Bath England
28 Feb 1957
Phil Gould British rock drummer and percussionist (Level 42 - Something About You) born in Hong Kong
28 Feb 1957
Paul Delph American rock session and touring keyboardist and producer born in Cincinnati Ohio (d. 1996)
28 Feb 1958
Mark Pavelich American NHL forward (Olympic gold 1980 Miracle on Ice NY Rangers Minnesota North Stars San Jose Sharks) born in Eveleth Minnesota (d. 2021)
28 Feb 1958
Jeanne Mas French pop singer (Toute premire fois) and actress born in Alicante Spain
28 Feb 1573
Elias Hill German architect (city of Augsburg) (d. 1646)
28 Feb 1690
Alexei Petrovich Russian Tsarevich and son of Peter the Great (who fell out with his father and defected to Austria) born in Moscow Russia (d. 1718)
28 Feb 1713
Louis-Auguste-Augustin dAffry Swiss general military governor and ambassador serving French kings Louis XV and Louis XVI born in Versailles France (d. 1793)
28 Feb 1750
Ignacy Potocki Polish politician and influential nobleman (co-wrote 3 May Constitution) born in Radzy Poland (d. 1809)
28 Feb 1764
Robert Haldane Scottish theologist and philanthropist (built tabenacles) born in London England (d. 1842)
28 Feb 1771
Franois Kinsoen Flemish portrait painter (court painter to King of Westphalia) born in Bruges (d. 1839)
28 Feb 1780
Leonard du Bus de Gisignies Dutch Governor-General of Dutch East Indies (1826-30) born in Dottignies Austrian Netherlands (d. 1849)
28 Feb 1792
Karl Earnest von Baer Estonian-German embryologist (founding father of embryology) born in Jerwen County Governate of Estonia Russian Empire (d. 1876)
28 Feb 1797
Mary Lyon American educator and activist for womans higher education (set up and first Principal of Mt Holyoke Female Seminary) born near Buckland Massachusetts (d. 1849)
28 Feb 1810
Reinier C. Bakhuizen van de Brink Dutch historian (d. 1865)
28 Feb 1823
Ernest Renan French philosopher historian and scholar of religion born in Trguier France (d. 1892)
28 Feb 1833
Alfred von Schlieffen Prussian fieldmarshal (Schlieffen Plan) born in Prussia (d. 1913)
28 Feb 1850
Hermann Schell German theologist and philosopher (Gott und Geist) (d. 1906)
28 Feb 1851
Samuel W. McCall American politician (Rep-R-1893-1913) 47th Governor of Massachusetts (1916-19) born in East Providence Township Pennsylvania (d. 1923)
28 Feb 1858
Jacob P. Vis Dutch industrialist (founder NV Royal Salt Industries) (d. 1924)
28 Feb 1865
Arthur Symons Welsh poet and critic (co-founder Savoy magazine) born in Milford Haven Wales (d. 1945)
28 Feb 1879
James Soup Perkins American jockey (Kentucky Derby 1985 winningest jockey in America 1895) born in Lexington Kentucky (d. 1911)
28 Feb 1886
Jose Gutierrez Solana Spanish painter and author (Madrid Escenas) born in Madrid Spain (d. 1945)
28 Feb 1886
Max Vasmer German-Russian linguist (La Tertulia de Pombo) born in Saint Petersburg Russia (d. 1962)
28 Feb 1890
Vaslav Nijinsky Russian ballet dancer the God of Dance born in Kyiv Ukraine (d. 1950) 312 NS
28 Feb 1893
Ben Hecht American novelist screenwriter and playwright (The Front Page) born in NYC New York (d. 1964)
28 Feb 1895
Marcel Pagnol French playwright filmmaker (Topaze The Bakers Wife) and novelist born in Paris (d. 1974)
28 Feb 1896
Jud Wilson American Baseball HOF infielder (NgL World Series 1943 44 Baltimore Black Sox Homestead Grays Philadelphia Stars) born in Remington Virginia (d. 1963)
28 Feb 1900
Edna Manley Jamaican sculptor motherof Jamaican art born in Bournemouth England (d. 1987)
28 Feb 1901
Otakar Pak Czech pianist and conductor born in Frdek-Mstek Duchy of Silesea (now Czech Republic (d. 1955)
28 Feb 1901
Rudolf Nilsen Norwegian poet (Hverdagen) born in Oslo Norway (d. 1929)
28 Feb 1909
Olan Soule American character radio and screen actor (The First Nighter Program Captain Midnight Dragnet Arnie) born in La Harpe Illinois (d. 1994)
28 Feb 1911
Amir Hamzah Indonesian poet (Njanji Sunji) born in Tanjung Pura Langkat Dutch East Indies (d. 1946)
28 Feb 1912
Helmut Coing German legal historian (Max Planck institute) born in Celle Germany (d. 2000)
28 Feb 1925
Harry H. Corbett English actor (Steptoe & Son Jabberwacky) born in Rangoon Burma (d. 1982)
28 Feb 1927
Don Helms American steel guitarist (Hank Williamss Drifting Cowboys Patsy Cline) born in New Brockton Alabama (d. 2008)
28 Feb 1935
Bill Haller American baseball umpire (AL 1961 63-82 15 x AL Cship Series games 27 x World Series games 4 x MLB All-Star games) born in Joliet Illinois (d. 2022)
28 Feb 1938
Martin Olav Sabo American politician (Rep-D-MN 1979-2007) born in Crosby North Dakota (d. 2016)
28 Feb 1939
John Fahey American folk singer and guitarist (Transfiguration of Blind Joe Death) born in Washington D.C. (d. 2001)
28 Feb 1939
Tommy Tune American dancer and choreographer (Boyfriend) born in Wichita Falls Texas
28 Feb 1944
Sepp Maier German soccer goalkeeper (95 caps West Germany Bayern Munich 536 games) born in Metten Germany
28 Feb 1948
Mercedes Ruehl American Tony and Academy Award-winning stage and screen actress (Lost in Yonkers The Fisher King Crazy People) born in Queens New York
28 Feb 1948
Mike Figgis British film director and screenwriter (Leaving Las Vegas) born in Carlisle England
28 Feb 1952
Eddie Manion American touring and session rock saxophonist (Asbury Jukes Disciples of Soul Bruce Springsteen Robert Cray)
28 Feb 1953
Ingo Hoffmann Brazilian race car driver born in So Paulo Brazil
28 Feb 1953
Osmo Vnsk Finnish clarinetist conductor (Lahti Symphony 1988-2008 Minnesota Orchestra 2003-2022) and composer born inSminki Finland
28 Feb 1953
Ricky Dragon Steamboat [Richard Blood] American professional wrestler (NWAWWFWCWAWA)
28 Feb 1955
Randy Jackson American hard rock singer guitarist and keyboard player (Zebra) born in New Orleans Louisiana
28 Feb 1957
Ian Smith New Zealand cricket wicket-keeper (63 Tests 2 x 100 HS 173 176 dismissals Central Districts Auckland) and broadcaster (Sky Sports SEN) born in Nelson New Zealand
28 Feb 1957
John Turturro American actor (Brain Donor Color of Money Jungle Fever) born in Brooklyn New York
28 Feb 1958
Jeanne Mas French pop singer (Johnny Johnny Toute premire fois) and actress born in Alicante Spain
28 Feb 1712
Louis-Joseph de Montcalm French military commander (Head of French forces in North America during Seven Years War) born in Candiac France (d. 1759)
28 Feb 1882
Richard Stein German composer born in Halle Province of Saxony Kingdom of Prussia (now Germany) (d. 1942)
28 Feb 1893
Ben Hecht American novelist screenwriter and playwright (The Front Page) born in New York City (d. 1964)
28 Feb 1898
Molly Picon Yiddish actress (Milk & Honey) born in New York City (d. 1992)
28 Feb 1930
Marty Grosz American swing and dixieland jazz guitarist banjoist vocalist and composer born in Berlin Germany
28 Feb 1931
Gavin MacLeod [Allan See] American actor (The Mary Tyler Moore Show - Murray The Love Boat - Captain Stubing McHales Navy - Happy) born in Mt Kisco New York (d. 2021)
28 Feb 1934
Willie Bobo [Correa] American jazz percussionist (Evil Ways) born in New York City (d. 1983)
28 Feb 1939
Charles Gayle American jazz saxophonist and composer (Streets) born in Buffalo New York (d. 2023)
28 Feb 1944
(Ramn) Palito Ortega Argentine la nueva ol singer actor and politician (National Senator 1995-99 Governor of Tucumn 1991-95) born in Lules Argentina
28 Feb 1945
Alexei Ekimov Russian-American physicist (2023 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for discovery of quantum dots) born in Soviet Union [1]
28 Feb 1945
Mimsy Farmer American actress (Devils Angel Road to Salina) born in Chicago Illinois
28 Feb 1946
Don Ciccone American singer-songwriter (The Critters - Mr. Dieingly Sad The Hit Men) born in Jersey City New Jersey (d. 2016)
28 Feb 1946
Ysaye Maria Barnwell American singer gospel and a cappella singer (Sweet Honey in the Rock 1979-2013) composer and producer born in Harlem New York
28 Feb 1952
Eddie Manion American touring and session rock saxophonist (Asbury Jukes Disciples of Soul Bruce Springsteen Robert Cray) born in Lakehurst New Jersey
28 Feb 1953
Osmo Vnsk Finnish clarinetist conductor (Lahti Symphony 1988-2008 Minnesota Orchestra 2003-2022) and composer born in Sminki Finland
28 Feb 1956
Jimmy Nicholl Irish soccer defender (73 caps Northern Ireland Manchester United 197 games) and manager (Millwall Raith Rovers Cowdenbeath) born in Hamilton Ontario Canada
28 Feb 1155
Henry the Young King son of Henry II of England crowned aged 15 during his fathers lifetime born in London (d. 1183)
28 Feb 1261
Margaret of Scotland Scottish princess as daughter of Alexander III and Queen of Norway as consort of Eric II born at Windsor Castle England (d. 1283)
28 Feb 1612
John Pearson English theologian known for his Exposition of the Creed born in Great Snoring Norfolk (d. 1686)
28 Feb 1670
Benjamin Wadsworth American clergyman President of Harvard University (1725-37) born in Cambridge Massachusetts (d. 1737)
28 Feb 1675
Guillaume Delisle French cartographer known for his accurate maps of the Americas including Louisiana and Mississippi River born in Paris (d. 1726)
28 Feb 1683
Ren Antoine Ferchault de Raumur French scientist and entomologist born in La Rochelle France (d. 1757)
28 Feb 1704
Louis Godin French astronomer and seismologist who travelled to Peru born in Paris (d. 1760)
28 Feb 1712
Louis-Joseph de Montcalm French military commander who led French forces in North America during the Seven Years War born in Candiac France (d. 1759) [1]
28 Feb 1724
George Townshend 1st Marquess Townshend British soldier and field marshal who served at Culloden Lord Lieutenant of Ireland born in London (d. 1807)
28 Feb 1810
Reinier C. Bakhuizen van de Brink Dutch historian and philosopher (d. 1865)
28 Feb 1822
Matthew Duncan Ector American jurist and Confederate general in the Atlanta campaign born in Putnam County Georgia (d. 1879)
28 Feb 1824
John Creed Moore American Confederate Army general (Battles of Corinth and Vicksburg) and teacher born in Coryell County Texas (d. 1910)
28 Feb 1838
Maurice Lvy French engineer created boat-traction system born in Ribeauvill France (d. 1910)
28 Feb 1841
Adrien Albert Marie de Mun French politician and social reformer of Frances labor laws born in Lumigny-Nesles-Ormeau(d. 1914)
28 Feb 1850
Hermann Schell German theologist and philosopher (Gott und Geist) born in Freiburg im Breisgau (d. 1906)
28 Feb 1875
Viliam Figus-Bystry Slovakian composer born in Bansk Bystrica Kingdom of Hungary (d. 1937)
28 Feb 1878
Artur Kapp Estonian organist composer (Peace Symphony Paradise and Peri) and educator born in Suure-Jaani Russian Empire (d. 1952)
28 Feb 1878
Pierre Fatou French mathematician known for the Fatou lemma and the Fatou set born in Lorient France (d. 1929)
28 Feb 1882
Richard Stein German composer born in Halle Province of Saxony Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1942)
28 Feb 1886
Jos Gutierrez Solana Spanish painter and author (Madrid Escenas) born in Madrid Spain (d. 1945)
28 Feb 1900
Wolfram Hirth German gliding pilot and pioneer co-founder of Schempp-Hirth born in Stuttgart Germany (d. 1959)
28 Feb 1901
Otakar Pak Czech pianist and conductor born in Frdek-Mstek Silesia Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1955)
28 Feb 1908
Alexander Golitzen American art director known for his work for Universal Studios (Spartacus To Kill A Mockingbird) born in Moscow Russia (d. 2005) [1]
28 Feb 1917
George Malcolm British keyboard player and conductor (Westminster Cathedral Master of the Music 1947-59) born in London England (d. 1997)
28 Feb 1920
Marjorie Sweeting English geomorphologist born in London (d. 1994)
28 Feb 1921
Pierre Clostermann French World War II flying ace claimed 33 victories in the air born in Curitiba Brazil (d. 2006)
28 Feb 1927
John Swire British businessman and aircraft magnate (Cathay Pacific) born in London (d. 2016)
28 Feb 1929
John Montague Irish poet and 1st occupant of the Ireland Chair of Poetry born in Brooklyn New York (d. 2016)
28 Feb 1930
Bruce Dawe Australian poet (Sometimes Gladness) born in Fitzroy Victoria Australia (d. 2020)
28 Feb 1930
Frank Malzone American baseball third baseman (8 MLB All-Star 3 Gold Glove Award Boston Red Sox) born in the Bronx New York (d. 2015)
28 Feb 1930
Leon Cooper American physicist who co-developed the BCS theory of superconductivity (Nobel 1972) born in the Bronx New York (d. 2024)
28 Feb 1931
Iajuddin Ahmed Bikrampur President of Bangladesh (2002-09) born in Bikrampur Bengal British India (d. 2012)
28 Feb 1932
Rocky Dijon [Kwasi Dzidzornu] Ghanaian rock and R&B percussionist (The Rolling Stones Taj Mahal Stevie Wonder) born in British Gold Coast colony Africa (d. 1993)
28 Feb 1933
Miro Steraj Slovenian 9-pin bowler and politician born in Rakek Slovenia (d. 2020)
28 Feb 1933
Rein Taagepera Estonian politician (Res Publica) and politician scientist born in Tartu Estonia
28 Feb 1939
Tommy Tune American dancer choreographer and theater director (Boyfriend) born in Wichita Falls Texas
28 Feb 1940
Joe South [Souter] American Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter and guitarist (Games People Play Walk A Mile In My Shoes Rose Garden) born in Atlanta Georgia (d. 2012)
28 Feb 1941
(Ramn) Palito Ortega Argentine la nueva ola singer actor and politician (National Senator 1995-99 Governor of Tucumn 1991-95) born in Lules Argentina
28 Feb 1941
Alice Brock (ne Pelkey) American restauranteur artist and inspiration for Arlo Guthries song Alices Restaurant born in Brooklyn New York City (d. 2024) [1] [2]
28 Feb 1941
Alice Brock American author and restauranteur who inspired Arlo Guthries song Alices Restaurant Massacree born in New York City (d. 2024)
28 Feb 1942
Dino Zoff Italian soccer goalkeeper (112 caps Juventus 330 games) and manager (Juventus Lazio Italy Fiorentina) born in Mariano del Friuli Italy
28 Feb 1942
Wilfred Gibson British session and pop violinist (Electric Light Orchestra 1972-73 ELO II 1991-94 Berkeley Square Society Band) born in Dilston England (d. 2021)
28 Feb 1943
Hans Dijkstal Dutch minister Leader of the Peoples Party for Freedom and Democracy born in Port Said Egypt (d. 2010)
28 Feb 1944
Kelly Bishop American actress (Unmarried Woman Advice to Lovelorn) born in Colorado Springs Colorado
28 Feb 1946
Graham Vivian New Zealand cricket all-rounder (5 Tests HS 43 Auckland) born in Auckland New Zealand
28 Feb 1947
Alex Taylor American southern rock singer born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 1993)
28 Feb 1947
Stephanie Beacham English actress (Dynasty The Colbys Bad Girls) born in Barnet England
28 Feb 1951
Gustav Thoni Italian skier (World Cup-1971 72 73 75) born in Trafoi South Tyrol
28 Feb 1955
Adrian Dantley American basketball forward (6NBA All-Star NBA Rookie of the Year 1977 Olympic gold 1976 NBA scoring champion 1981 84 Utah Jazz) born in Washington D.C.
28 Feb 1957
Ainsley Harriott English celebrity chef (Read Steady Cook) born in London
28 Feb 1958
Mark Pavelich American ice hockey forward (Olympic gold 1980 Miracle on Ice NY Rangers Minnesota North Stars San Jose Sharks) born in Eveleth Minnesota (d. 2021)
28 Feb 1964
Rihards Dubra Latvian composer primarily of sacred choral works born in Riga Latvian SSR Soviet Union (now Latvia)
28 Feb 1573
Elias Holl most important German architect of late German Renaissance architecture born in Augsburg Werbhausgasse (d. 1646)
28 Feb 1801
Auguste-Joseph Tolbecque Belgian-French violinist born in Hanzinne Belgium (d. 1869)
28 Feb 1810
Reinier Cornelis Bakhuizen van de Brink Dutch historian philosopher and founder of modern archive management born in Amsterdam Netherlands (d. 1865) [1]
28 Feb 1854
Juliusz Zarbski Polish pianist composer and pedagogue born in Zhytomyr Kingdom of Poland Russian Empire (d. 1885)
28 Feb 1857
Gustave Kerker German-American composer for Broadway musicals (The Belle of New York) born in Hertford Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1923)
28 Feb 1858
Ko Vis [Jacob Pieter Vis] Dutch industrialist and founder of the Royal Dutch Salt Industry born in Zaandijk Netherlands (d. 1924) [1]
28 Feb 1882
B. Traven presumed German novelist (The Death Ship The Treasure of the Sierra Madre) who is cloaked in mystery and whose identity real name and birthplace is disputed possibly born in wiebodzin Germany (d. 1969) [dates disputed]
28 Feb 1882
Geraldine Farrar American soprano and actress (Story of American Singer Such Sweet Compulsion) born in Melrose Massachusetts (d. 1967)
28 Feb 1908
Billie Bird American actress and comedian (Dear John Sixteen Candles Home Alone) born in Pocatello Idaho (d. 2002)
28 Feb 1926
Barbara Weisberger American dance teacher and founder of the Pennsylvania Ballet (1963) born in Brooklyn New York City (d. 2020) [1]
28 Feb 1926
Seymour Shifrin American composer (Satires of Circumstance) born in Brooklyn New York City (d. 1979)
28 Feb 1926
Stanley Glasser South African composer (Lalela Zulu Lamentations Zonkizizwe) academic and broadcaster born in Johannesburg South Africa (d. 2018) [1]
28 Feb 1937
Doris Lockhart Saatchi American art collector and critic born in Memphis Tennessee (d. 2025) [1]
28 Feb 1939
Charles Gayle American free-jazz saxophonist composer and pianist (Streets) born in Buffalo New York (d. 2023)
28 Feb 1939
John Fahey American fingerstyle acoustic guitarist composer (Transfiguration of Blind Joe Death) painter and writer born in Washington D.C. (d. 2001) [1]
28 Feb 1940
Barry Fantoni British novelist artist and illustrator for Private Eye magazine born in Epping England (d. 2025) [1]
28 Feb 1940
Robin Phillips British theatre actor and director best known for his work at Ontarios Stratford Festival born in Surrey England (d. 2015)
28 Feb 1941
Alice Brock American restauranteur visual artist and inspiration for Arlo Guthries song Alices Restaurant born in Brooklyn New York City (d. 2024) [1] [2]
28 Feb 1942
Oliviero Toscani Italian photographer and art director known for his controversial Benetton ad campaigns born in Milan Italy (d. 2025) [1]
28 Feb 1944
Kelly Bishop American actress (Gilmore Girls An Unmarried Woman Dirty Dancing) born in Colorado Springs
28 Feb 1946
Ysaye Maria Barnwell American singer gospel and a cappella singer (Sweet Honey in the Rock 1979-2013) composer and producer born in Harlem New York City
28 Feb 1947
Stephanie Beacham British actress (Dynasty The Colbys Bad Girls) born in Barnet England
28 Feb 1951
John Cleary American architect and one of the students wounded during the Kent State shootings who appeared on the cover of Life magazine (May 1970) born in Glenville New York (d. 2025) [1]
28 Feb 1952
William Finn American Tony Award-winning theatrical composer and lyricist (Falsettos The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee) born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 2025) [1]