Historical Birthday
27 Feb 1691
Edward Cave English editor and publisher (d. 1754)
27 Feb 1711
Constantine Mavrocordatos Prince of Wallachia and Prince of Moldavia (d. 1769)
27 Feb 1779
Thomas Hazlehurst English soap and alkali manufacturer (d. 1842)
27 Feb 1784
Elias Annes Borger Dutch theologistpoet (To the Rhine)
27 Feb 1792
Don Joaquin B F Espartero Spanish adventurerfieldmarshal
27 Feb 1802
William George Frederick Cavendish Bentinck Lord George Bentinck
27 Feb 1807
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow American poet (Song of Hiawatha) born in Portland Maine (d. 1882)
27 Feb 1823
Ferdinand Van Derveer American lawyer and Brigadier General (Union Army) born in Middletown Ohio (d. 1892)
27 Feb 1823
William Buel Franklin American Major General (Union Army) born in York Pennsylvania (d. 1903)
27 Feb 1827
Richard W Johnson American Brevet Major General (Union Army) born in Livingston County Kentucky (d. 1897)
27 Feb 1831
Hiram Bond Everest American co-founder of The Vacuum Oil Company (d. 1913)
27 Feb 1832
Alfred Pollard Edward Civil War journalist (d. 1872)
27 Feb 1835
Richard Garnett English author (Ananda the Miracle Worker)
27 Feb 1841
[Eleanor] Agnes Lee daughter of US general Robert E. Lee
27 Feb 1847
Ellen Alice Terry British actress and director (Imperial Theatre) born in Coventry Warwickshire England (d. 1928)
27 Feb 1847
Dame Ellen Terry British Shakespearean actress (Imperial Theatre) born in Coventry England (d. 1928)
27 Feb 1848
Hubert Parry English musicologist and composer (Jerusalem) born in Bournemouth England (d. 1918)
27 Feb 1850
Henry Edwards Huntington American railroad exec
27 Feb 1861
Rudolph Steiner Kraljevic Aust founder (doctrine of anthroposophy)
27 Feb 1862
Anastasios Metaxas Greek architect and shooter (d. 1937)
27 Feb 1867
Irving Fisher US economist (compensating dollar)
27 Feb 1867
Wilhelm Peterson-Berger Swedish composer and music critic born in Ullnger Sweden (d. 1942)
27 Feb 1869
Alice Hamilton physicianwriter (workmens compensation laws)
27 Feb 1877
Walter Briggs Sr. American entrepreneur and sports team owner (d. 1952)
27 Feb 1878
Alvan T. Fuller 50th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1958)
27 Feb 1880
Angelina Weld Grimke American journalist teacher and playwright (Harlem Renaissance) born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 1958)
27 Feb 1881
Luitzen [Bertus] Brouwers Dutch mathematician
27 Feb 1881
Sveinn Bjornsson 1st president of Iceland (1944-52)poet (Figur ild)
27 Feb 1886
Hugo L Black Ala (Sen-D-Ala)78th Supreme Court justice (1937-71)
27 Feb 1888
Lotte Lehmann German soprano (Der Rosenkavalier Fidelio) born in Perleberg Germany (d. 1976)
27 Feb 1888
Roberto Assagioli Italian psychiatrist (d. 1974)
27 Feb 1888
Earl Caddock American professional wrestler (d. 1950)
27 Feb 1890
Freddie Keppard American jazz musician (d. 1933)
27 Feb 1891
David Sarnoff American radio and television pioneer (RCA NBC) born in Uzlyany Belarus Russian Empire (d. 1971)
27 Feb 1891
Anne Samson oldest-ever nun documented (d. 2004)
27 Feb 1892
William Demarest American actor (My 3 Sons) born in Saint Paul Minnesota (d. 1983)
27 Feb 1893
Ralph Linton US cultural anthropologist (Tree of Culture)
27 Feb 1895
Edward Brophy American character actor (Champ Dumbo Great Guy Cameraman Doughboys) born in NYC New York (d. 1960)
27 Feb 1897
Bernard F Lyot French astronomer (Lyot filter)
27 Feb 1897
G Paul H Schuitema graphic designerphotographer (System-O-Color)
27 Feb 1898
Allison Danzig sports writer (Tennis Pictorial History)
27 Feb 1899
Charles Herbert Best Washington County Maine American-Canadian physiologistco-discoverer (Insulin)
27 Feb 1899
Ian Keith American actor (Abraham Lincoln Queen Christina Cleopatra 3 Musketeers) born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 1960)
27 Feb 1901
Horatio Luro American horse trainer (Decidedly Northern Dancer) born in Argentina (d. 1991)
27 Feb 1902
Ethelda Bleibtrey 100m300m US swimmer (Olympics 3 gold-1920)
27 Feb 1902
Gene Sarazen American golfer (7 major titles) born in Harrison New York (d. 1999)
27 Feb 1903
Reginald Gardiner British actor (The Flying Deuces The Great Dictator) born in London England (d. 1980)
27 Feb 1903
Grethe Weiser German actress (The Great Love) born in Hanover Lower Saxony Germany (d. 1970)
27 Feb 1904
James Thomas Farrell American author (Studs Lonigan trilogy)
27 Feb 1904
Renaat Verheijen Flemish actor and director (Innocent Heart) born in Belgium (d. 1930)
27 Feb 1904
Yulii Borisovich Khariton Russian physicist (d. 1996)
27 Feb 1904
Chick Fullis American baseball player (d. 1946)
27 Feb 1905
Charles de Keukeleire Belgian director (Evil Eye)
27 Feb 1905
Franchot Tone American actor (Mutiny on the Bounty Advise & Consent) born in Niagara Falls New York (d. 1968)
27 Feb 1906
Alexander Matheson NZ cricket pace bowler (2 Tests 1930-31)
27 Feb 1906
H Algernon F Algy Rumbold English diplomat (South AfricaTibet)
27 Feb 1907
Mildred Bailey [Rinker] American jazz singer known as The Queen of Swing (Rockin Chair Please Be Kind) born in Teoka Washington (d. 1951)
27 Feb 1909
Elisabeth Welch singer (Song of Freedom Over the Moon)
27 Feb 1910
Joan Bennett American actress (Little Women Disraeli) born in Palisades New Jersey (d. 1990)
27 Feb 1910
Peter De Vries author (Reuben Reuben Prick of Noon) born in Chicago Illinois
27 Feb 1910
Clarence Kelly Johnson American aircraft engineer (Lockheed Skunk Works d. 1990)
27 Feb 1912
Lawrence Durrell Indian-British writer (Private Country Alexandria Quartet) born in Jalandhar Punjab British India (d. 1990)
27 Feb 1913
Irwin Shaw American novelist (Rich Man Poor Man)
27 Feb 1915
Arthur Gilson Belgian attorneyminister of Defense (1958-..)
27 Feb 1917
John Connally Jr American politician 39th Governor of Texas and federal treasurer who was critically wounded during the assassination of Kennedy born in Floresville Texas (d. 1993)
27 Feb 1920
Jose Melis orchestra leader (Jack Paar Program) born in Havana Cuba
27 Feb 1920
Reg Simpson cricketer (prolific England opener 1948-55) (d. 2013)
27 Feb 1920
Robert L. Bob Talley American jazz and blues pianist and composer (Blues Alley All Star Band) born in Little Rock Arkansas (d. 1995)
27 Feb 1921
Michael Fox American actor (Perry Mason Quincy Dallas Bold & the Beautiful) born in Yonkers New York (d. 1996)
27 Feb 1922
Mervyn Jones author (Nobodys Fault 5 Hungarian Writers)
27 Feb 1922
Hans Rookmaaker Dutch professor and art historian (d. 1977)
27 Feb 1922
Jackie Kelso [John Joseph Kelson Jr] American jazz saxophonist and session musician born in Los Angeles California (d. 2012)
27 Feb 1923
Dexter Gordon American jazz tenor saxophonist and actor (Round Midnight The Other Side of Round Midnight) born in Los Angeles California (d. 1990)
27 Feb 1924
Magnus MacDonald Shearer former Lord Lieutenant of Shetland
27 Feb 1924
Norman Marshall cricketer (brother of Roy one Test for WI 1955)
27 Feb 1925
Michael Kaye director (City of London Festival)
27 Feb 1925
Samuel Dash American Congressional counsel (d. 2004)
27 Feb 1926
David H. Hubel Canadian neuroscientist Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2013)
27 Feb 1927
Guy Mitchell [Albert George Cernik] American singer and actor (Red Garters 3 Redheads from Seattle) born in Detroit Michigan (d. 1999)
27 Feb 1927
Michael Butler Pro-Provostchairman (Royal College of Art)
27 Feb 1927
Doralyn Lynn Cartwright American character actress (A League of Their Own) born in McAlester Oklahoma (d. 2004)
27 Feb 1928
Josh Greenfeld American author and screenwriter (A Child Called Noah) born in Malden Massachusetts (d. 2018)
27 Feb 1929
Djalma Santos Brazilian footballer (d. 2013)
27 Feb 1929
Jack Gibson Australian rugby league footballer and coach (d. 2008)
27 Feb 1932
Lord Young of Graffham CEO (Cables & Wireless)
27 Feb 1933
6th marquess of Bute Scottish large landownerbibliophile
27 Feb 1933
Edward Lucie-Smith British poet and poetry critic born in Kingston Jamaica
27 Feb 1933
Malcolm Wallop American politician (Sen-R-WY 19771995) born in New York City (d. 2011)
27 Feb 1933
Raymond Berry American NFL hall of famer (Baltimore Colts) born in Corpus Christi Texas
27 Feb 1934
Van Williams American actor (Green Hornet Tycoon) born in Fort Worth Texas (d. 2016)
27 Feb 1934
N. Scott Momaday American author (House Made of Dawn Pulitzer 1969) born in Lawton Oklahoma
27 Feb 1934
Vincent Fourcade French interior designer born in Paris France (d. 1992)
27 Feb 1935
Alberto Remedios British opera & concert singer born in Liverpool England (d. 2016)
27 Feb 1935
Mirella Freni Italian lyric soprano (Madame Butterfly) born in Modena Italy
27 Feb 1936
Chuck Glaser American singer (Glaser Bros-Getting to Me Again) born in Spalding Nebraska
27 Feb 1936
Roger M. Mahoney American cardinal (Archbishop of Los Angeles 19852011) born in Hollywood California
27 Feb 1936
Virginia Maskell English actress (Suspect Doctor in Love Man Upstairs) born in Shepherds Bush London (d. 1968)
27 Feb 1936
Ron Barassi Australian rules footballer born in Castlemaine Australia
27 Feb 1937
Barbara Babcock American actress (Dr Quinn Dallas Hill St Blues) born in Fort Riley Kansas
27 Feb 1937
Donald MacKay CEO (Scottish Enterprise) born in Griffith Australia (d. 1977)
27 Feb 1937
L. Jay Silvester American discus thrower (Olympic silver 1972) born in Tremonton Utah
27 Feb 1938
Pascale Petit French actress (Code Name Jaguar End of Desire) born in Paris France
27 Feb 1939
Antoinette Sibley British ballerina (Turning Point) born in Bromley United Kingdom
27 Feb 1939
Kenzo Takada Japanese director (Dream After Dream) born in Himejo Japan
27 Feb 1939
Lester King West Indian cricketer (WI fast bowler 2 Tests 1962-68 9 wkts) born in St Catherine Jamaica
27 Feb 1939
Peter Revson American race car driver (1971 Indianapolis pole winner) born in New York City
27 Feb 1940
Dame Barbara Kelly Scottish civic activist & former CEO (Crichton Foundation Scottish Consumer Council) born in Dumfries and Galloway United Kingdom
27 Feb 1940
Howard Hesseman American actor (Dr Johnny Fever-WKRP Head of Class) born in Salem Oregon
27 Feb 1940
Bill Hunter Australian actor born in Ballarat Australia (d. 2011)
27 Feb 1941
Ian McGarry British trade union leader (British Actors Equity Association)
27 Feb 1941
Paddy Ashdown British MP leader of Liberal Democrats (1988-1999) born in New Delhi British Raj
27 Feb 1941
Andrew Sandy Wilson Royal Air Force officer (19621995)
27 Feb 1942
Charlayne Hunter-Gault American journalist & foreign correspondent (McNeil-Lehrer) born in Due West South Carolina
27 Feb 1942
Robert H. Grubbs American chemist & Nobel Prize laureate born in Marshall County Kentucky
27 Feb 1942
Michel Forget French Canadian actor born in Montreal Canada
27 Feb 1943
Mary Frann American actress (Joanna-Newhart Days of Our Live) born in St Louis Missouri
27 Feb 1943
Morten Lauridsen American composer born in Colfax Washington
27 Feb 1943
Klaus Kste German gymnast (Olympic gold 1972- vault) born in Frankfurt Germany (d. 2012)
27 Feb 1944
Alan Fudge American actor (Man From Atlantis Paper Dolls) born in Wichita Kansas
27 Feb 1944
Graeme Pollock South African cricketer (South African batting prodigy) born in Durban South Africa
27 Feb 1944
Roger Scruton British philosopher born in Buslingthorpe United Kingdom
27 Feb 1945
Daniel Olbrychski Polish actor (La Truite) born in owicz Poland
27 Feb 1946
Mary-Claire King American human geneticist (breast cancer genes) born in Evanston Illinois
27 Feb 1947
Ashley Woodcock Australian cricketer (one Test Aust v NZ 1974 only knock 27) born in Adelaide Australia
27 Feb 1947
Gidon Kremer Latvian violinist (Tchaikovsky Prize 1970) born in Riga Latvia
27 Feb 1947
Louis Clark British musical arranger & keyboard player (Electric Light Orchestra) born in Kempston England
27 Feb 1948
Eddie Gray American rock guitarist (Tommy James & Shondells-Crystal Blue) born in Niles Michigan
27 Feb 1950
Franco Moschino Italian fashion designer born in Abbiategrasso Italy
27 Feb 1950
Julia Neuberger British rabbi born in Hampstead United Kingdom
27 Feb 1951
Lee Atwater Republican National Committee Chairman (1989-91) born in Atlanta Georgia (d. 1991)
27 Feb 1951
Steve Harley English rocker (Come Up & See Me) born in Kent England
27 Feb 1951
Stathis Psaltis Greek actor born in Velo Greece (d. 2017)
27 Feb 1952
Dwight Elmo Jones American basketball player (Olymp-silver-1972) born in Houston Texas
27 Feb 1952
Henk Westbroek Dutch singer (Good Cause) born in Utrecht Netherlands
27 Feb 1952
Kevin Raleigh American singer & keyboardist (Michael Stanley Band) born in Cleveland Ohio
27 Feb 1954
Neal Schon American rock guitarist (Journey-Open Arms Bad English) born in Tinker Air Force Base Oklahoma
27 Feb 1955
Garry Christian English singer born in Liverpool United Kingdom
27 Feb 1955
Peter Christopherson English musician & video director born in Leeds United Kingdom (d. 2010)
27 Feb 1957
Timothy Spall English actor (Auf Wiedersehen Pet Life is Sweet) born in London England
27 Feb 1957
Adrian Smith English heavy metal guitarist (Iron Maiden-Aces High) born in London Borough of Hackney London
27 Feb 1957
Viktor Markin Russian athlete born in Ust-Tarksky District Russia
27 Feb 1957
Danny Antonucci Canadian animator born in Toronto Canada
27 Feb 1958
Naas Botha South African rugby union footballer born in Mpumalanga South Africa
27 Feb 1958
Nancy Spungen American murder victim of Sid Vicious born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1978)
27 Feb 1959
Johnny Van Zant American rock vocalist (Lynyrd Skynyrd) born in Jacksonville Florida
27 Feb 1960
Andres Gomez Ecuadorian tennis player (Madrid Grand Prix-1990) born in Guayaquil Ecuador
27 Feb 1960
Paul Humphreys English singer & musician (OMD-Crush Pacific Age) born in London United Kingdom
27 Feb 1960
Stoney Jackson American actor (White Shadow Insiders) born in Richmond Virginia
27 Feb 1961
Grant Shaud American actor (Miles Silverburg in Murphy Brown) born in Evanston Illinois
27 Feb 1962
Adam Baldwin American actor (Full Metal Jacket My Bodyguard) born in Winnetka Illinois
27 Feb 1962
Grant Show American actor (Jack Hanson-Melrose Place) born in Detroit Michigan
27 Feb 1962
Kory Tarpenning American pole vaulter born in Portland Oregon
27 Feb 1962
Veronica Ribot-Canales Argentinian-American diver (Olympics 1996) born in Buenos Aires Argentina
27 Feb 1963
Francesco Cancellotti Italian tennis star born in Perugia Italy
27 Feb 1963
Pr Nuder Swedish politician born in Tby Sweden
27 Feb 1802
Lord George Bentinck [William George Frederick Cavendish Bentinck] English Conservative politician born in Welbeck Abbey Nottinghamshire (d. 1848)
27 Feb 1846
Joaquin Valverde Durn Spanish composer born in Badajoz (d. 1910)
27 Feb 1847
Ellen Alice Terry British Shakespearean actress and director (Imperial Theatre) born in Coventry Warwickshire England (d. 1928)
27 Feb 1877
Walter O Briggs American entrepreneur and sports team owner (Detroit Tigers 1935-52) born in Ypsilanti Michigan (d. 1952)
27 Feb 1893
Joseph Messner Austrian organist and composer born in Schwaz Tyrol (d. 1969)
27 Feb 1902
Gene Sarazen American golfer (7 major titles including major slam) born in Harrison New York (d. 1999)
27 Feb 1904
Andr Leducq French cyclist (Tour de France 1930 32 Olympic gold road race 1924) born in Saint-Ouen France (d. 1980)
27 Feb 1920
Reg Simpson English cricket batsman (27 Tests best 156no v Australia 1951) born in Sherwood Nottinghamshire (d. 2013)
27 Feb 1935
Mirella Freni Italian lyric soprano (Madame Butterfly) born in Modena Italy (d. 2020)
27 Feb 1941
Paddy Ashdown British MP leader of Liberal Democrats (1988-1999) born in New Delhi British Raj (d. 2018)
27 Feb 1942
Michel Forget French Canadian actor born in Montreal Quebec
27 Feb 1957
Danny Antonucci Canadian animator born in Toronto Ontario
27 Feb 1964
April Heinrichs US womens soccer coach (Olympic-96) born in Littleton Colorado
27 Feb 1964
Ewen Vernal British pop bassist (Deacon Blue) born in Glasgow Scotland
27 Feb 1965
Sandra Cecchini Italian tennis star (1995 Warsaw doubles) born in Bologna Italy
27 Feb 1965
Noah Emmerich American actor (The Americans) born in New York City
27 Feb 1965
Frank Peter Zimmermann German violinist born in Duisburg West Germany
27 Feb 1965
Maggie Siu [Mei-Kei Siu] Hong Kong actress born in Hong Kong
27 Feb 1966
Chris Howard American baseball catcher (Seattle Mariners) born in Kenner Louisiana
27 Feb 1891
Georges Migot French composer and poet (Les Agrestide LArche) born in Paris (d. 1976)
27 Feb 1902
Ethelda Bleibtrey American swimmer (Olympic gold 100m 300m 4x100m freestyle relay 1920 first US female champion) born in Waterford New York (d. 1978)
27 Feb 1906
Mal Matheson New Zealand cricket fast bowler (2 Tests) and rugby union Test referee (Australia v NZ 1946) born in Omaha New Zealand (d. 1985)
27 Feb 1909
Elisabeth Welch American born British-based singer (Stormy Weather Over the Moon) born in Englewood New Jersey (d. 2003)
27 Feb 1923
Viktor Kalabis Czech composer (Two Worlds) born in erven Kostelec (d. 2006)
27 Feb 1936
Chuck Glaser American country singer (Tompall & the Glaser Brothers) born in Spalding Nebraska (d. 2019)
27 Feb 1939
Kenz Takada Japanese fashion designer (Kenzo) born in Himejo Japan (d. 2020)
27 Feb 1966
Gregg Rainwater American actor (Buck Cross-Young Riders) born in Flint Michigan
27 Feb 1966
Pete Smith American baseball player (Atlanta Braves NY Mets) born in Abington Massachusetts
27 Feb 1649
Johann Philipp Krieger German Baroque organist and composer bapitzed in Nuremberg Electorate of Bavaria (now Germany) (d. 1725)
27 Feb 1702
Johann Valentin Gorner German composer born in Penig Saxony (now Germany) (d. 1762)
27 Feb 1745
Silverius Muller Austrian composer priest and educator born in Oberhflein Holy Roman Empire (now Austria) (d. 1812)
27 Feb 1746
Gian Francesco Fortunati Italian opera composer born in Parma Duchy of PaArma (now Italy) (d. 1821)
27 Feb 1759
Johann Carl Friedrich Rellstab German composer critic and music publisher born in Berlin Kingdom of Prussia (now Germany) (d. 1813)
27 Feb 1784
Job Plimpton American composer and organ builder born in Medway Massachusetts (d. 1863)
27 Feb 1822
Eugene Gautier French violinist composer and pedagogue born in Vaugirard France (d. 1878)
27 Feb 1862
Anastasios Metaxas Greek architect (restored Panathinaiko Stadium 1896 Olympics Athens) and shooter (Olympic bronze trap single shot 1908) born in Athens Greece (d. 1937)
27 Feb 1870
Louis Coerne American composer (Zenobia Excaliber) and music educator (The Evolution of Modern Orchestration) born in Newark New Jersey (d. 1922)
27 Feb 1875
Manuel Ugarte Argentine diplomat politician newspaper owner and author born Buenos Aires Argentina (d. 1951)
27 Feb 1879
Jos Sancho Marraco Spanish composer organist and chapel master (Cathedral of Barcelona 1923-57) born in La Garriga Spain (d. 1960)
27 Feb 1888
Lotte Lehmann German soprano (Der Rosenkavalier Fidelio) born in Perleberg Germany (d. 1976)
27 Feb 1889
Freddie Keppard American jazz cornetist (Original Creole Orchestra) born in New Orleans Louisiana (d. 1933)
27 Feb 1895
Edward Brophy American character actor (Champ Dumbo Great Guy The Cameraman Doughboys) born in NYC New York (d. 1960)
27 Feb 1901
Horatio Luro American horse trainer (43 x stakes winners Decidedly Northern Dancer) born in Buenos Aires Argentina (d. 1991)
27 Feb 1902
Gene Sarazen American golfer (7 x major titles including Career Grand Slam 38 PGA Tour event wins) born in Harrison New York (d. 1999)
27 Feb 1907
Mildred Bailey (ne Rinker) American jazz singer known as The Queen of Swing (Rockin Chair Please Be Kind Darn That Dream) born in Tekoa Washington (d. 1951)
27 Feb 1907
Massimo Amfiteatrof [Maksim Amfiteatrov] Russian-Italian classical musician known as the Cellists Caruso born in St. Petersburg Russian Empire (d. 1990)
27 Feb 1907
(Charles) Kenneth Horne British radio comedian (Much-Binding-in-the-Marsh Beyond Our Ken) born in Ampthill Square London England (d. 1969)
27 Feb 1912
Hugues Panassi French jazz critic record producer and impresario (Hot Club de France) born in Paris (d. 1974)
27 Feb 1920
Bob Talley American jazz and blues pianist and composer (Blues Alley All-Star Band) born in Little Rock Arkansas (d. 1995)
27 Feb 1922
Mervyn Jones English author (Nobodys Fault 5 Hungarian Writers) born in London England (d. 2010)
27 Feb 1923
Peter Fowler British physicist who studied cosmic rays and radiation born in England (d. 1996)
27 Feb 1923
Dexter Gordon American jazz tenor saxophonist and actor (Round Midnight The Other Side of Round Midnight) born in Los Angeles California (d. 1990)
27 Feb 1923
Chuck Wayne [Jagelka] America session and bebop jazz guitarist (Woody Hermans First Herd George Shearing Quintet Gil Evans Tony Bennett) born in New York City (d. 1997)
27 Feb 1939
Peter Revson American auto racer (Indianapolis 500 1971 pole winner runner-up) born in New York City (d. 1974)
27 Feb 1940
Howard Hesseman American comic actor (WKRP in Cincinnati - Dr. Johnny Fever Head of the Class) born in Salem Oregon (d. 2022) [1]
27 Feb 1943
Dilorom Saidaminova Uzbek composer educator and songwriter born in Tashkent Uzbekistan
27 Feb 1944
Joyce Breach American jazz cabaret singer born in Alameda California
27 Feb 1947
Louis Clark British musical arranger and keyboard player (Electric Light Orchestra) born in Kempston England
27 Feb 1948
Eddie Gray American rock guitarist (Tommy James & the Shondells - Crystal Blue Persuasion) born in Niles Michigan
27 Feb 1951
Steve Harley English rocker (Come Up and See Me) born in Kent England
27 Feb 1952
Kevin Raleigh American singer & keyboardist (Michael Stanley Band - He Cant Love You ) born in Cleveland Ohio
27 Feb 1954
Neal Schon American rock guitarist (Journey - Open Arms Bad English) born in Tinker Air Force Base Oklahoma
27 Feb 1954
JoAnn Falletta American conductor (Virginia Symphony 1991-2020 Buffalo Philharmonic 1999-present) born in Brooklyn New York
27 Feb 1957
Adrian Smith English heavy metal guitarist (Iron Maiden - Aces High) born in London Borough of Hackney London
27 Feb 1960
Paul Humphreys British rock singer and musician (OMD - Maid of Orleans (The Waltz Joan of Arc) (Forever) Live and Die) born in London England
27 Feb 1539
Franciscus Raphelengius Flemish book publisher (1st Arabic-Latin dictionary) born in Lannoy (d. 1587)
27 Feb 1622
Carel Fabritius Dutch painter (pupil of Rembrandt) born in Middenbeemster Dutch Republic (d. 1654)
27 Feb 1691
Edward Cave English editor and publisher (Gentlemens Magazine coined term magazine) born in Newton England (d. 1754)
27 Feb 1746
Gian Francesco Fortunati Italian opera composer and maestro di cappella of Parma born in Parma Duchy of Parma (now Italy) (d. 1821)
27 Feb 1784
Elias Annes Borger Dutch theologist and poet (To the Rhine) born in Journe (d. 1820)
27 Feb 1792
Baldomero Espartero Spanish general and statesman (Regent of Spain for Isabella II) born in Grantula de Calatrav Spain (d. 1879)
27 Feb 1835
Richard Garnett English librarian and writer (Keeper of Printed Books British Museum) born in Lichfield England (d. 1906)
27 Feb 1841
[Eleanor] Agnes Lee American daughter of US Confederate general Robert E. Lee born in at Arlington Virginia (d. 1873)
27 Feb 1850
Henry Edwards Huntington American railroad executive (owned Pacific Electric Railway) born in Oneonta New York (d. 1927)
27 Feb 1861
Rudolph Steiner Austrian-born spiritualist (founder of doctrine of anthroposophy) born in Kraljevic Austria (d. 1925)
27 Feb 1867
Irving Fisher Americas greatest economist (Fishers Theory of Interest Monetarism) born in Saugerties New York (d. 1947) [1]
27 Feb 1869
Alice Hamilton American physician scientist and social advocate (workmens compensation laws occupational illnesses) born in Manhattan New York (d. 1970) [1]
27 Feb 1881
Bertus Brouwers Dutch mathematician and philosopher (founder of modern topology) born in Overschie Netherlands (d. 1966)
27 Feb 1881
Sveinn Bjornsson Danish-Icelandic politician (1st president of Iceland 1944-52 and poet (Figur ild) born in Copenhagen Denmark (d. 1952)
27 Feb 1886
Hugo L. Black American lawyer jurist and politician (Sen-D-Alabama 1927-37 78th Supreme Court justice 1937-71) born in Harlan Alabama (d. 1971)
27 Feb 1887
James Dickson Innes British painter born in Llanelli Wales (d. 1914)
27 Feb 1888
Roberto Assagioli Italian psychiatrist and writer (Psychosynthesis) born in Venice Italy (d. 1974)
27 Feb 1889
Samuel Bronfman Jewish-Russian-Canadian businessman distiller (founder of Seagrams) and philanthropist was born in Otaci Bessarabia Russian Empire (now Moldova) (d. 1971)
27 Feb 1893
Ralph Linton American cultural anthropologist (Tree of Culture) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1953)
27 Feb 1894
Robert Siohan French conductor and composer born in Paris France (d. 1985)
27 Feb 1897
Bernard Lyot French astronomer (Coronagraph Lyot-filter) born in Paris (d. 1952)
27 Feb 1897
Paul Schuitema Dutch graphic designer and photographer (System-O-Color) born in Groningen Netherlands (d. 1973)
27 Feb 1898
Allison Danzig American sports writer (Tennis Pictorial History) born in Waco Texas (d. (1987)
27 Feb 1898
Bronislaw Rutkowski Belarusian organist pedagogue and composer born in Komaje Russian Empire (now Belarus) (d. 1964)
27 Feb 1899
Charles Best American-Canadian medical scientist and co-discoverer of insulin born in West Pembroke Maine (d. 1978)
27 Feb 1901
Marino Marini Italian sculptor (The Pilgrim - Houston) born in Pistoia Italy (d. 1980)
27 Feb 1904
James T. Farrell American author (Studs Lonigan trilogy) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1979)
27 Feb 1905
Charles de Keukeleire Belgian director (Evil Eye) born in Ixelles Belgium (d. 1971)
27 Feb 1906
Algernon Rumbold English diplomat who advocated for Tibet (d. 1993)
27 Feb 1907
Hilton Smith American Baseball HOF pitcher (6 x NgL All Star Monroe Monarchs Kansas City Monarchs) born in Giddings Lee County Texas (d. 1983)
27 Feb 1910
Kelly Johnson American aircraft engineer (Lockheed Skunk Works Lockheed U-2 SR-71 Blackbird) born in Ishpeming Michigan (d. 1990)
27 Feb 1910
Peter De Vries American author (Reuben Reuben The Prick of Noon) and editor (New Yorker) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1993)
27 Feb 1913
Irwin Shaw American novelist (Rich Man Poor Man) born in The Bronx New York (d. 1984)
27 Feb 1919
Johnny Pesky [Paveskovich] American MLB baseball infielder 1942 & 1946-54 (Boston Red Sox and 2 other teams) coach manager and broadcaster born in Portland Oregon (d. 2012)
27 Feb 1919
Roman Haubenstock-Ramati Polish-Israeli composer and music editor born in Krakw Poland (d. 1994)
27 Feb 1920
Reg Simpson English cricket batsman (27 Tests 4 x 100 HS 156no Nottinghamshire CCC) born in Sherwood England (d. 2013)
27 Feb 1921
Andrs Szllsy Hungarian composer and musicologist (cataloged works of Bla Bartk) born in Ortie Hungary (d. 2007)
27 Feb 1923
Dexter Gordon American jazz tenor saxophonist (Go The Other Side of Round Midnight) and actor (Round Midnight) born in Los Angeles California (d. 1990)
27 Feb 1924
Heimo Erbse German concert opera and theater composer (Julietta). born in Rudolstadt Germany (d. 2005)
27 Feb 1925
Michael Kaye British arts director (LSO South Bank) born in London England (d. 2008)
27 Feb 1933
Raymond Berry American Pro Football HOF split end (NFL Cship 1958 59 Baltimore Colts First-team All-Pro 1958 59 60 6 Pro Bowl) and coach (New England Patriots 198489) born in Corpus Christi Texas
27 Feb 1937
Barbara Babcock American actress (Dr Quinn Dallas Hill Street Blues) born in Fort Riley Kansas
27 Feb 1941
Charlie Faulkner Welsh rugby union prop (19 Tests Wales British & Irish Lions 1977 Pontypool RFC Barbarian FC) and coach (Newport RFC) born in Newport Wales (d. 2023)
27 Feb 1944
Graeme Pollock South African cricket batsman (23 Tests 60.97 7 x 100 HS 274 Transvaal Eastern Province) born in Durban South Africa
27 Feb 1951
Steve Harley British pop and glam-rock singer-songwriter (Cockney Rebel - Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)) born in Kent England
27 Feb 1952
Kevin Raleigh American singer & keyboardist (Michael Stanley Band - He Cant Love You) born in Cleveland Ohio
27 Feb 1953
Oleg Moliboga Ukrainian volleyball player (Olympic gold USSR 1980 silver 1976 World Cship gold 1978 82) born in Dnipropetrovsk Ukraine (d. 2022)
27 Feb 1954
Neal Schon American rock guitarist and songwriter (Santana 1971-72 Journey - Dont Stop Believin Any Way You Want It Bad English 1987-91) born in Tinker Air Force Base Oklahoma
27 Feb 1955
Garry Christian British soul singer (The Christians - Words) born in Liverpool United Kingdom
27 Feb 1955
Peter Christopherson British rock musician (Throbbing Gristle Psychic TV) commercial & music video director born in Leeds United Kingdom (d. 2010)
27 Feb 1958
Maggie Hassan American politician (Senator-D-New Hampshire 2017- Governor of New Hampshire 2013-17) born in Boston Massachusetts
27 Feb 1649
Johann Philipp Krieger German Baroque organist and composer baptized in the Free Imperial City of Nuremberg Holy Roman Empire (d. 1725)
27 Feb 1746
Gian Francesco Fortunati Italian opera composer and maestro di cappella of Parma born in Parma Duchy of Parma and Piacenza (now Italy) (d. 1821)
27 Feb 1789
Justus Hiddes Halbertsma Dutch Frisian writer poet (Rhymes & Tales) lexicographer and linguist and minister born in Grou Frisia Dutch Republic (d. 1869)
27 Feb 1792
Baldomero Espartero Spanish general statesman and Regent of Spain for Isabella II (1840-43) born in Grantula de Calatrav Spain (d. 1879)
27 Feb 1856
Alfred Einhorn German chemist (created Novocain) born in Hamburg Germany (d. 1917) [1]
27 Feb 1858
Adelaide Hoodless Canadian educational reformer (founder of the Womens Institute) born in St George Canada West (d. 1910) [1]
27 Feb 1875
Manuel Ugarte Argentine diplomat politician newspaper owner and author born in Buenos Aires Argentina (d. 1951)
27 Feb 1889
Samuel Bronfman Jewish-Russian-Canadian businessman distiller (founder of Seagrams) and philanthropist born in Otaci Bessarabia Russian Empire (now Moldova) (d. 1971)
27 Feb 1895
Edward Brophy American character actor (Champ Dumbo Great Guy The Cameraman Doughboys) born in New York City (d. 1960)
27 Feb 1920
Jos Melis Cuban-American pianist orchestra leader and television personality (Jack Paar Program) born in Havana Cuba (d. 2005)
27 Feb 1924
Heimo Erbse German concert opera and theater composer (Julietta) born in Rudolstadt Germany (d. 2005)
27 Feb 1924
Norman Marshall West Indian cricket spin bowler (1 Test 2 wickets Barbados Trinidad and Tobago) born in Saint Thomas Barbados (d. 2007)
27 Feb 1929
Pat Hales English tennis player (US Cships womens singles 1955 runner-up French Cship doubles 1955 60 & Wimbledon doubles 1955 runner-up) born in London England (d. 1985)
27 Feb 1936
Ron Barassi Australian Football HOF ruck rover (6VFL Premierships Melbourne FC Carlton FC) and coach (4VFL Premierships Melbourne Carlton Nth Melbourne Sydney) born in Castlemaine Australia (d. 2023)
27 Feb 1942
Charlayne Hunter-Gault American journalist and foreign correspondent (McNeil-Lehrer) born in Due West South Carolina
27 Feb 1942
Robert H. Grubbs American chemist and Nobel Prize laureate born in Marshall County Kentucky
27 Feb 1943
Mary Frann [Leucke] American actress (Newhart - Joanna Days of Our Live 1976-79 - Amanda) born in St Louis Missouri (d. 1998)
27 Feb 1949
Jrgen S. Korduletsch. German-American dance music songwriter and producer (Ronnie James - Video Games Cladja Barry -Boogie Woogie Dancin Shoes) born in Germany
27 Feb 1952
Kevin Raleigh American singer and keyboardist (Michael Stanley Band - He Cant Love You) born in Cleveland Ohio
27 Feb 1955
Peter Christopherson British rock musician (Throbbing Gristle Psychic TV) commercial and music video director born in Leeds United Kingdom (d. 2010)
27 Feb 1702
Johann Valentin Gorner German composer born in Penig Electorate of Saxony Holy Roman Empire (d. 1762)
27 Feb 1711
Constantine Mavrocordatos Greek reforming Prince of Wallachia and Prince of Moldavia who abolished serfdom born in Constantinople Ottoman Empire (d. 1769)
27 Feb 1745
Silverius Muller Austrian composer priest and educator born in Oberhflein Holy Roman Empire (d. 1812)
27 Feb 1746
Gian Francesco Fortunati Italian opera composer and maestro di cappella of Parma born in Parma Duchy of Parma and Piacenza (d. 1821)
27 Feb 1759
Johann Carl Friedrich Rellstab German composer critic and music publisher born in Berlin Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1813)
27 Feb 1779
Thomas Hazlehurst English soap and alkali manufacturer (Hazlehurst & Sons) born in Winwick Lancashire (d. 1842)
27 Feb 1784
Elias Annes Borger Dutch theologist and poet (By the Rhine) born in Joure Friesland Netherlands (d. 1820)
27 Feb 1831
Hiram Bond Everest American businessman inventor and co-founder of The Vacuum Oil Company born in Pike New York (d. 1913)
27 Feb 1832
Alfred Pollard Edward American writer who advocated for secession and slavery coined the phrase Lost Cause born in Nelson County Virginia (d. 1872) [1]
27 Feb 1846
Joaquin Valverde Durn Spanish composer born in Badajoz Spain (d. 1910)
27 Feb 1878
Alvan T. Fuller American automotive dealer and politician 50th Governor of Massachusetts (1925-29) during Sacco and Vanzetti case born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 1958)
27 Feb 1888
Lotte Lehmann German soprano (Der Rosenkavalier Fidelio) born in Perleberg Germany (d. 1976)
27 Feb 1891
Anne Samson Canadian supercentenarian oldest nun ever documented at 113 years born in Richmond Nova Scotia (d. 2004)
27 Feb 1891
Georges Migot French composer and poet (Les Agrestide LArche) born in Paris France (d. 1976)
27 Feb 1893
Joseph Messner Austrian organist and composer born in Schwaz Tyrol Austria (d. 1969)
27 Feb 1904
Yulii Borisovich Khariton Russian physicist Scientific Director of Arzamas-16 (Soviet Bureau for developing nuclear weapons) born in Saint Petersburg Russian Empire (d. 1996)
27 Feb 1906
Algernon Rumbold English diplomat who advocated for Tibet (d. 1993)
27 Feb 1912
Hugues Panassi French jazz critic record producer and impresario (Hot Club de France) born in Paris France (d. 1974)
27 Feb 1912
Kusumagraj [Vishnu Vaman Shirwadkar] Indian Marathi writer poet and playwright born in Poona British India (d. 1999)
27 Feb 1913
Kazimierz Sabbat President of the Republic of Poland in Exile (1986-89) born in Bieliny Kapitulne Poland (d. 1989)
27 Feb 1922
Hans Rookmaaker Dutch professor and art historian born in The Hague Netherlands (d. 1977)
27 Feb 1923
Alejandro Zaffaroni Uruguayan-born biochemist helped create birth control pill and nicotine patch born in Montevideo Uruguay (d. 2014) [1]
27 Feb 1923
Viktor Kalabis Czech composer (Two Worlds) born in erven Kostelec Czechoslovakia (d. 2006)
27 Feb 1925
Hugh Leggatt British art dealer to Queen Elizabeth II born in London (d. 2014)
27 Feb 1925
Samuel Dash American lawyer chief counsel for the Senate Watergate Committee born in Camden New Jersey (d. 2004)
27 Feb 1926
David H. Hubel Canadian neuroscientist 1981 Nobel Prize for discoveries concerning information processing in the visual system born in Windsor Ontario (d. 2013) [1]
27 Feb 1927
Michael Butler British diplomat administrator (Royal College of Art 1991-96) and collector of 17th century Chinese porcelain born in Blandford England (d. 2013)
27 Feb 1927
Robert Hamilton Lord Belhaven and Stenton British politician (House of Lords 1961-99) born in the UK (d. 2020)
27 Feb 1930
Paul von Ragu Schleyer American chemist researcher and editor-in-chief of the Encyclopedia of Computational Chemistry born in Cleveland Ohio (d. 2014)
27 Feb 1930
Peter Stone American screenwriter (Charade) and playwright born in Los Angeles California (d. 2003)
27 Feb 1931
Andrew Sloan British police officer (Chief Constable of Strathcourt) and investigation innovator born in Kirkcudbright Scotland (d. 2009)
27 Feb 1932
David Young Baron Young of Graffham British politician (House of Lords 1984-2022) cabinet minister and businessman (CEO of Cables & Wireless) born in London England (d. 2022)
27 Feb 1932
Dolf Zwerver Frisian-Dutch fantasy painter born in Nijehaske Netherlands (d. 2010)
27 Feb 1933
Geoffrey Maitland Smith British accountant (Sir Charles Clore Paul McCartney) and businessman (CEO of Sears 1978-95) born in Islington London England (d. 2014)
27 Feb 1934
N. Scott Momaday Native American author (House Made of Dawn Pulitzer Prize - 1969) born in Lawton Oklahoma (d. 2024) [1]
27 Feb 1936
Chuck Glaser American country singer (Tompall & the Glaser Brothers - Lovin Her Was Easier (Than Anything Ill Ever Do Again) Put Another Log on the Fire)) born in Spalding Nebraska (d. 2019)
27 Feb 1939
Antoinette Sibley British ballerina (Turning Point) born in Bromley England
27 Feb 1947
Gidon Kremer Latvian violinist (Tchaikovsky Prize 1970) born in Riga Latvia
27 Feb 1951
Steve Harley British pop and glam-rock singer-songwriter (Cockney Rebel - Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)) born in Kent England (d. 2024)
27 Feb 1955
Garry Christian British soul singer (The Christians - Words) born in Liverpool England
27 Feb 1955
Peter Christopherson British rock musician (Throbbing Gristle Psychic TV) commercial and music video director born in Leeds England (d. 2010)
27 Feb 1957
Adrian Smith English heavy metal guitarist (Iron Maiden - Aces High) born in London Borough of Hackney London England
27 Feb 1962
Adam Baldwin American actor (Full Metal Jacket My Bodyguard) born in Winnetka Illinois
27 Feb 1689
Pietro Gnocchi Italian sacred music composer choir director Brescia Cathedral 1723-33 and 1762-75) priest historian and geographer born in Alfianello Brescia Republic of Venice (d. 1775).
27 Feb 1836
Maria E. Beasley American entrepreneur and inventor (barrel-making machine improved life raft train anti-derailment device) born in North Carolina (d. 1913)
27 Feb 1877
Adela Verne [Wrm] English concert pianist born in Southampton England (d. 1952)
27 Feb 1888
Arthur M. Schlesinger Sr. American pioneering historian and Harvard professor born in Xenia Ohio (d. 1965)
27 Feb 1898
Allison Danzig American sports writer (Tennis Pictorial History NY Times) born in Waco Texas (d. (1987)
27 Feb 1904
Elisabeth Welch American born British-based singer (Stormy Weather Over the Moon) and actress born in Englewood New Jersey (d. 2003)
27 Feb 1906
Algernon Rumbold English diplomat who advocated for Tibet birthplace unknown (d. 1993)
27 Feb 1909
Carl Frank American stage radio and screen actor (Mama Mercury Theatre of the Air Betty and Bob) born in New York City (d. 1972)
27 Feb 1919
Johnny Pesky [Paveskovich] American baseball infielder (1942 46-54 Boston Red Sox) manager (Boston Red Sox 1963-64 80) and broadcaster born in Portland Oregon (d. 2012)
27 Feb 1928
Ren Clemencic Austrian harpsichordist composer conductor recorder player and early music advocate (Ensemble Musica Antiqua) born in Vienna Austria (d. 2022)
27 Feb 1934
J. Donald Millar American epidemiologist and the first director of the smallpox eradication bureau at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention born in Newport News Virginia (d. 2015)
27 Feb 1935
Uri Shulevitz Polish-American childrens book author and illustrator (How I Learned Geography Chance) born in Warsaw Poland (d. 2025) [1]
27 Feb 1937
Barbara Joan Love American lesbian activist and co-founder of Identity House born in Ridgewood New Jersey (d. 2022)
27 Feb 1938
Pascale Petit French actress (One Life Code Name Jaguar End of Desire) born in Paris
27 Feb 1940
Bill Hunter Australian film television and stage actor (Finding Nemo Gallipoli Muriels Wedding) born in Ballarat Australia (d. 2011)
27 Feb 1942
Michel Forget French Canadian actor (The Last Chapter The Woman Who Drinks) born in Montral Qubec
27 Feb 1943
Jimmy Burns American soul and electric blues guitarist and singer-songwriter (I Really Love You) born in Dublin Mississippi
27 Feb 1943
Mary Frann [Leucke] American actress (Newhart - Joanna Days of Our Lives 1976-79 - Amanda) born in St Louis Missouri (d. 1998)
27 Feb 1943
Michael Ochs American rock and folk music photographic archivist born in Austin Texas (d. 2025)
27 Feb 1944
Alan Fudge American actor (Man From Atlantis Paper Dolls Eischied) born in Wichita Kansas (d. 2011)
27 Feb 1952
Audrey Shakir American jazz vocalist (Jazz at the Lincoln Center Big Band) born in Cleveland Ohio (d. 2025)
27 Feb 1957
Danny Antonucci Canadian animator screenwriter and creator of Ed Edd n Eddy born in Toronto Ontario
27 Feb 1958
Deborah Price American journalist and the first nationally syndicated gay columnist in the US born in Lubbock Texas (d. 2020)
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