Historical Birthday
16 Feb 1032
Zhao Shu Chinese Emperor Yingzong of Song (1063-67) born in Kaifeng China (d. 1067)
16 Feb 1497
Philipp Melanchthon Germ Protestant reformer (Augsburgse Confessie)
16 Feb 1519
Gaspard de Coligny Huguenot leaderFrench admiral
16 Feb 1620
Frederick William Great Elector founder of Brandenburg-Prussia
16 Feb 1643
John Sharp English Archbishop of York (1691-1714) born in Bradford England (d. 1714)
16 Feb 1684
Bohuslav Matj ernohorsk Nymburk Bohemia Czech monkcomposer
16 Feb 1698
Pierre Bouguer French mathematician (heliometer)
16 Feb 1709
Charles Avison English composer born in Newcastle upon Tyne (d. 1770) baptismal date
16 Feb 1727
Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin Austrian scientist (d. 1817)
16 Feb 1740
Giambattista Bodoni Saluzzo Italy printertypeface designer (Bodoni)
16 Feb 1746
Johann Heinse German Sturm und Drang novelistart critic
16 Feb 1774
Pierre Rode French composer and violinist born in Bordeaux Aquitaine (d. 1830)
16 Feb 1786
Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia (d. 1859)
16 Feb 1787
Andreas Schelfhout Dutch painteretcherlithographer
16 Feb 1788
Juan van Halen DutchSpanish officeradventurer
16 Feb 1802
Phineas Parkhurst Quimby American philosopher (d. 1866)
16 Feb 1804
Karl Theodor Ernst von Siebold German physiologist (d. 1885)
16 Feb 1807
Lysander Cutler American Brevet Major General (Union Army) born in Royalston Massachusetts (d. 1866)
16 Feb 1813
Joseph Reid Anderson Brigadier General (Confederate Army) (d. 1892)
16 Feb 1821
Heinrich Barth geographerexplorer (Central Africa) born in Hamburg Germany
16 Feb 1822
Francis Galton British anthropologist and geneticist (eugenics) born in Birmingham England (d. 1911)
16 Feb 1822
James Patton Anderson Major General (Confederate Army) (d. 1872)
16 Feb 1823
John Daniel Imboden Brigadier General (Confederate Army) (d. 1895)
16 Feb 1824
Peter Kozler Slovenian cartographer and geographer (d. 1879)
16 Feb 1826
Joseph V von Scheffel German writer (Gaudeamus)
16 Feb 1832
Camille Armand Jules Marie de Polignac Mjr General (Confederate Army)
16 Feb 1834
Ernst Heinrich Haeckel Potsdam Germ biologist (Causes of Evolution)
16 Feb 1834
Ernst Haeckel German philosopher (Social Darwinism) born in Potsdam Prussia (d. 1919)
16 Feb 1838
Arnoldus Pannevis South African ships doctorlinguist
16 Feb 1838
Henry Adams historian writer (Education of Henry Adams) born in Boston Massachusetts
16 Feb 1847
Ludwig Philipp Scharwenka German composer (Album polonaise)
16 Feb 1848
Hugo de Vries Dutch botanist (How species emerge)
16 Feb 1850
Octave Mirbeau French writer (Journal of a Ladys Maid)
16 Feb 1852
Charles Taze Russell religion founder (Jehovahs Witnesses)
16 Feb 1852
William Scarborough Macon Ga linguistauthor (Birds of Aristophanes)
16 Feb 1852
Mary Ewing Outerbridge American citizen credited with importing tennis to the US from Bermuda (1874) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1886)
16 Feb 1856
Willem Kes Dutch violinistcomposerconductor (Parkorkest Amsterdam)
16 Feb 1856
Rudolph Karstadt German entrepreneur (d. 1944)
16 Feb 1858
Laurence Lon Myers American track star (top US miler)
16 Feb 1866
Johann Strauss III Austrian composer and conductor (Dem Muthigen gehrt die Welt) born in Vienna Austria (d. 1939)
16 Feb 1866
William Sliding Billy Hamilton NJ hall of fame baseball player
16 Feb 1868
Wilhelm Schmidt German anthropologistlinguist (Anthropos)
16 Feb 1874
Marie Gutheil-Schoder German soprano (d. 1935)
16 Feb 1876
G. M. Trevelyan [George Macaulay Trevelyan] British historian and academic born in Stratford-upon-Avon Warwickshire England (d. 1962)
16 Feb 1878
Selim Palmgren Finnish pianist and composer (Daniel Hjort) born in Pori Finland (d. 1951)
16 Feb 1880
Frank Burke American baseball player (d. 1946)
16 Feb 1881
Maurits H E Uyldert Dutch poetwriter (Youth of a Poet)
16 Feb 1884
Robert Flaherty Father of documentary film (Nanook of North) born in Iron Mountain Michegan (d. 1957)
16 Feb 1886
Andrew Ducat cricketer (Test for Eng 1921 (3 & 2) Soccer intl)
16 Feb 1886
Van Wyck Brooks NJ literary historianwriter (Ordeal of Mark Twain)
16 Feb 1887
Kathleen Clifford American actress (When the Clouds Roll by) born in Charlottesville Virginia (d. 1962)
16 Feb 1891
Hans F. K. Gnther German eugenicist (d. 1967)
16 Feb 1893
Ivor Armstrong Richards England literary critic [OS]
16 Feb 1896
Alexander Brailowsky Russian pianist (Chopin)
16 Feb 1898
Katharine Cornell German actress (Barretts of Wimpole St) born in Berlin Germany (d. 1974)
16 Feb 1900
Albert Maurice Hackett playwrightscreenwriter
16 Feb 1900
Vincent Coleman American actor (For the Freedom of Ireland Salome) born in Louisiana (d. 1971)
16 Feb 1901
Chester Morris American actor (Diagnosis Unknown) born in NYC New York (d. 1970)
16 Feb 1901
Wayne King Savannah Ill saxophonistbandleader (Waltz King)
16 Feb 1903
Edgar Bergen ventriloquist (Charlie McCarthy) born in Chicago Illinois
16 Feb 1903
George-Henri Lvesque Quebec priest and sociologist (d. 2000)
16 Feb 1904
Ellis Achong cricketer (West Indian SLA 8 wickets in 6 Tests)
16 Feb 1904
George F Kennan US ambassador (to Moscow) born in Milwaukee Wisconsin
16 Feb 1904
James Baskett American actor (Song of the South) 1st African American male to receive an Oscar born in Indianapolis Indiana (d. 1948)
16 Feb 1905
Jos Muoz Molleda a Spanish composer journalist jurist and politician
16 Feb 1906
Vera Menchik Russian 1st official womens world chess champion (1927) born in Moscow (d. 1944)
16 Feb 1907
Fernando Previtali Italian composer and conductor (Rome Radio Symphony) born in Adria Veneto (d. 1985)
16 Feb 1909
Hugh Beaumont American actor (The Mole People Leave it to Beaver) born in Lawrence Kansas (d. 1982)
16 Feb 1909
Jeffrey Lynn [Ragnar Godfrey Lind] American actor (Four Daughters Roaring Twenties) born in Auburn Massachusetts (d. 1995)
16 Feb 1909
Richard McDonald American fast food pioneer (d. 1998)
16 Feb 1911
Hal Porter Australia writer (Tilted Cross Paper Chase)
16 Feb 1912
Arthur Crook British editor (Times Literary Supplement)
16 Feb 1912
Del Sharbutt Cleburne Tx TV announcer (Your Hit Parade)
16 Feb 1912
Machito [Francisco Frank Grillo] Latin jazz musician and creator of Cubop and salsa music (Afro-Cubans) born in Havana Cuba - NB birth date and location disputed (d. 1984)
16 Feb 1914
Jimmy Wakely country vocalist (5 Star Jubilee) born in Mineola Arkansas
16 Feb 1915
Michael Relph British film producer and director (d. 2004)
16 Feb 1916
Bill Doggett [William Ballard Doggett] American jazz and blues musician (Honky Tonk) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1996)
16 Feb 1918
Patty Andrews American vocalist (Andrews Sisters) born in Minneapolis Minnesota
16 Feb 1920
Hubert van Herreweghen Flemish writerjournalist
16 Feb 1920
Lee Russell vocalist (Vincent Lopez) born in Cleveland Ohio
16 Feb 1920
Anna Mae Hays [McCabe] American military officer and US militarys 1st female General born in Buffalo New York (d. 2018)
16 Feb 1921
Esther Bubley Phillips Wisconsin American photographer
16 Feb 1922
Geraint Evans British opera vocalist (Knaben Wunderhorn)
16 Feb 1922
Paul van t Veer Dutch journalistwriter (Het Vrije Volk)
16 Feb 1924
James Swaffield director-general (Swaffield & Clerk to the GLC)
16 Feb 1925
David Emms director (London Goodenough Trust for Overseas Graduates)
16 Feb 1925
PER Bailey director (Gatwick & Stansted Airports)
16 Feb 1925
Carlos Paredes Portuguese guitar master (d. 2004)
16 Feb 1926
John Schlesinger director (Midnight Cowboy Darling) born in London England
16 Feb 1926
David Austin English rose breeder (Austin roses) born in Albrighton England (d. 2018)
16 Feb 1927
June Brown British actress (EastEnders Sitting Target) born in Needham Market Suffolk
16 Feb 1929
Peter NF Porter AustralianBritish authorpoet (Chair of Babel)
16 Feb 1929
Gerhard Hanappi Austrian footballer (d. 1980)
16 Feb 1930
Frederick Fred Cuming British painter born in London
16 Feb 1930
Peggy King American jazz and pop vocalist former TV personality and actress (George Gobel Show) born in Greensburg Pennsylvania
16 Feb 1930
Ricou Browning American director actor stuntman and producer (Gillman- Creature from the Black Lagoon) born in Fort Pierce Florida
16 Feb 1931
Alfred Kolleritsch Austrian writer born in Eichfeld
16 Feb 1931
Gamini Goonesena cricket leg-spinner (all-rounder for Ceylon Notts)
16 Feb 1931
Ken Takakura [Goichi Oda] Japanese actor and singer (Black Rain Story of Antarctic) born in Nakama Fukuoka (d. 2014)
16 Feb 1931
Bobby Collins Govanhill Scotland footballer (Celtic 31 caps) (d. 2014)
16 Feb 1932
Aharon Appelfeld Israeli writer born in Jadova Commune Kingdom of Romania
16 Feb 1932
Gretchen Wyler American actress (Silk Stockings) born in Bartlesville Oklahoma
16 Feb 1934
Austin Ted Taylor US gospelR&B-singer (Be Ever Wonderful)
16 Feb 1934
Marlene Bauer Hagge Eureka SD LPGA golfer (1950 Woman Athlete)
16 Feb 1934
Harold Hal Kalin American singer (Kalin Twins) born in Port Jervis New York (d. 2005)
16 Feb 1935
Brian Bedford English actor (Anthony-Coronet Blue) born in Morley West Yorkshire (d. 2016)
16 Feb 1935
Salvatore Sonny Bono American actor musician vocalist (Sonny & Cher) and politician (Rep-R-Ca 1995-98) born in Detroit Michigan (d. 1998)
16 Feb 1935
Kenneth Price ceramic artist and print maker (Hot Bottoms Tamed) born in Los Angeles California (d. 2012)
16 Feb 1937
Paul Bailey English novelist and biographer born in London
16 Feb 1938
Barry Primus American actor (Sgt McKenna-Cagney & Lacey Boxcar Bertha) born in NYC New York
16 Feb 1938
John Corigliano American composer (Fern Hill Ghosts of Versailles) born in NYC New York
16 Feb 1941
Vitali Kuznetsov USSR judo (Olympic silver 1972)
16 Feb 1943
Anthony Dowell ballet dancer (Royal Ballet) born in London England
16 Feb 1944
Antnio Mascarenhas Monteiro 2nd President of Cape Verde
16 Feb 1945
Pete Christlieb American jazz bebop saxophonist (Deacon Blues Unforgettable) born Los Angeles California
16 Feb 1946
Aleksandr Shaparenko USSR 1K kayaker (Olympic gold 1972)
16 Feb 1946
Ian Lavender British actor (Stupid Boy in Dads Army)
16 Feb 1947
Franz West artist (Flause) born in Vienna Austria (d. 2012)
16 Feb 1949
Dorus Vrede Surinam poet (Otobanda the Other Bank)
16 Feb 1951
William Katt American actor (Greatest American Hero Carrie) born in Los Angeles California
16 Feb 1952
James Ingram American R&B singer-songwriter and musician (Just Once) born in Akron Ohio (d. 2019)
16 Feb 1953
Mike Ford Canadian tour golfer (1976 Port Jefferson Open) born in NYC New York
16 Feb 1953
Roberta Williams video game designer (Mystery House Sierra Entertainment) born in La Verne California
16 Feb 1954
Iain [Menzies] Banks UK sci-fi author (Wasp Factory) (d. 2013)
16 Feb 1954
Michael Holding cricket fast bowler (Whispering Death-Awesome for WI)
16 Feb 1954
Margaux Hemingway actress (Lipstick They Call Me Bruce) born in Portland Oregon
16 Feb 1955
Guy Gallo writer (Under the Volcano) born in New Orleans Louisiana
16 Feb 1955
Jeff Clayton US jazz saxophonistcomposer (Groove Shop)
16 Feb 1957
LeVar Burton Landstuhl Germany (Roots Star Trek Next Generation)
16 Feb 1958
Herb Williams NBA center (Toronto Raptors NY Knicks)
16 Feb 1958
Ice-T [Tracy Marrow] American rapper and actor (New Jack City Tank Girl Crazy Six) born in Newark New Jersey
16 Feb 1958
John Paul Morse Marshall MI PGA golfer (1995 United Airlines)
16 Feb 1958
Lisa Loring actress (As the World Turns Wednesday-Addams Family)
16 Feb 1958
Michael W. Burns American politician born in Baltimore Maryland
16 Feb 1959
Kelly Tripuka Glenn Ridge NJ NBA forward (Det Pistons Utah Jazz)
16 Feb 1960
Cherie Chung Hong Kong actress (An Autumns Tale) born in Hong Kong
16 Feb 1960
Peter Pete Willis British musician and songwriter (Def Leppard) born in Sheffield England
16 Feb 1961
Andy Taylor England rock guitarist (Duran Duran-Hungry Like the Wolf)
16 Feb 1962
Alexa Kenin American actress (Mousie-Coed Fever) born in NYC New York
16 Feb 1962
John Balance English musician (Coil Psychic TV) born in Mansfield England (d. 2004)
16 Feb 1964
Mark Price American NBA guard (Cleveland Caveliers) and coach born in Bartlesville Oklahoma
16 Feb 1964
Bebeto [Jos Roberto Gama de Oliveira] Brazilian footballer born in Salvador Brazil
16 Feb 1964
Christopher Eccleston English actor (Ninth Doctor in Doctor Who) born in Salford England
16 Feb 1964
Ching-Wan [Sean] Lau Hong Kong actor (Life Without Principle) born in Hong Kong
16 Feb 1965
Adama Barrow Gambian politician President of Gambia (2017-) born in Mankamang Kunda Gambia
16 Feb 1834
Ernst Haeckel German biologist (Causes of Evolution) and philosopher (Social Darwinism) born in Potsdam Prussia (d. 1919)
16 Feb 1884
Robert Flaherty American filmmaker and the father of documentary film (Nanook of North) born in Iron Mountain Michigan (d. 1957)
16 Feb 1910
Miguel Bernal Jimnez Mexican composer and pedagogist who made major contributions to the nacionalismo sacro movement born in Morelia Mexico (d. 1956)
16 Feb 1932
Gretchen Wyler American actress dancer and animal rights activist (Silk Stockings) born in Bartlesville Oklahoma (d. 2007)
16 Feb 1932
Harry Goz American musical theatre actor and voice actor born in St. Louis Missouri (d. 2003)
16 Feb 1934
Marlene Bauer Hagge American golfer co-founder LPGA (Womans PGA Cship 1956) born in Eureka South Dakota
16 Feb 1953
Janice Dickinson American model (Vogue) and TV personality (Americas Next Top Model) born in Brooklyn New York
16 Feb 1958
John Morse American golfer (US Open 1996 4th) born in Marshall Michigan
16 Feb 1961
Brett Brown American basketball head coach (Philadelphia 76ers 2013-19 Australian mens national team) born in South Portland Maine
16 Feb 1967
Robert Massey NFL cornerback (Arizona Cardinals Detroit Lions)
16 Feb 1967
John Valentin infielder (Boston Red Sox) born in Mineola New York
16 Feb 1967
Keith Gretzky former hockey player brother of Wayne Gretzky
16 Feb 1968
Cecil Gray NFL tackle (Arizona Cardinals) born in Harlem New York
16 Feb 1968
Erik Regtop Dutch soccer player (SC Heerenveen) born in Schoonebeek Netherlands
16 Feb 1968
Warren Ellis British comic book writer (Red) born in Essex England
16 Feb 1331
Coluccio Salutati Italian political leader and humanist Chancellor of the Republic of Florence (appointed 1375) born in Stignano (d. 1406)
16 Feb 1854
Oscar Fetrs [Otto Faster] German composer (Mondnacht auf der Alster) born in Hamburg German Confederation (d. 1931)
16 Feb 1884
Robert Flaherty American filmmaker and the father of documentary film (Nanook of North) born in Iron Mountain Michigan (d. 1951)
16 Feb 1906
Vera Menchik Russian born British chess master 1st official womens world chess champion (1927-39) born in Moscow Russian Empire (d. 1944)
16 Feb 1931
Bobby Collins Scottish soccer midfielder (31 caps Celtic Everton Leeds) born in Govanhill Scotland (d. 2014)
16 Feb 1933
Elbert Dubenion American football wide receiver and running back (AFL All Star 1964 Buffalo Bills) born in Griffin Georgia (d. 2019)
16 Feb 1934
Marlene Bauer Hagge American golfer co-founder LPGA (Womans PGA Cship 1956) born in Eureka South Dakota
16 Feb 1942
Gabriel Brncic Chilean composer and pedagogue born in Santiago Chile
16 Feb 1942
Bob Hammond AM Australian rules key defender (AFL Hall of Fame North Adelaide SA) and coach (Sydney Swans 1984) born in Perth Australia (d. 2020)
16 Feb 1945
Pete Christlieb American jazz bebop saxophonist (Deacon Blues Unforgettable) born in Los Angeles California
16 Feb 1948
Samus Brennan Irish Fianna Fil politician and Minister born in Salthill Galway Ireland (d. 2008)
16 Feb 1951
Larry Finch American college basketball coach (University of Memphis 1986-97) born in Memphis Tennessee (d. 2011)
16 Feb 1953
George Martin NFL defensive back (NY Giants) born in Greenville South Carolina
16 Feb 1957
LeVar Burton American actor (Roots - Kunta Kinte Star Trek The Next Generation - Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge) born in Landstuhl Germany
16 Feb 1222
Nichiren Japanese Buddhist priest and saint born in Kominato Japan (d. 1282)
16 Feb 1633
King Narai the Great of the Ayutthaya Kingdom (Siam) (1656-88) (d. 1688)
16 Feb 1684
Bohuslav Matj ernohorsk Czech monkcomposer born in Nymburk Bohemia
16 Feb 1740
Giambattista Bodoni Italian printer and typeface designer (Bodoni) born in Saluzzo
16 Feb 1761
Charles Pichegru French army general and royalist who plotted to overthrow Napoleon born in Arbois Franche-Comt (now France) (d. 1804)
16 Feb 1790
Chretien Urhan French violinist and composer born in Montjoie (d. 1845)
16 Feb 1812
Henry Wilson American politician 18th VP (1873-75) (Senator (R) Massachusetts 1855-73) born in Farmington New Hampshire (d. 1875)
16 Feb 1813
Semyon Stepanovich Gulak-Artemovsky Ukrainian baritone playwright and composer born in Gorodishche
16 Feb 1821
Heinrich Barth German geographer and explorer (Central Africa) born in Hamburg Germany
16 Feb 1826
Franz von Holstein German composer born in Braunschweig (d. 1878)
16 Feb 1826
Joseph V. von Scheffel German writer (Gaudeamus)
16 Feb 1831
Nikolai Leskow [M. Stebnitsky] Russian writer (The Tale of Cross-eyed Lefty from Tula and the Steel Flea) born in Gorokhovo Russia (d. 1895)
16 Feb 1832
Camille Armand Jules Marie de Polignac American Major General (Confederate Army)
16 Feb 1838
Arnoldus Pannevis South African ships doctor and linguist
16 Feb 1838
Henry Adams American historian and writer (Education of Henry Adams) born in Boston Massachusetts
16 Feb 1852
Charles Taze Russell American religious leader (founder of the Bible School Movement that led to Jehovahs Witnesses) born in Allegheny Pennsylvania (d. 1916)
16 Feb 1852
William S. Scarborough American linguist and author (Birds of Aristophanes) born in Macon Georgia (1926)
16 Feb 1856
Willem Kes Dutch violinist composer and conductor (Parkorkest Amsterdam)
16 Feb 1856
Rudolph Karstadt German entrepreneur and owner of chain of shops ( Karstadt Warenhaus AG) (d. 1944)
16 Feb 1866
Billy Hamilton Sliding Billy American hall of fame baseball player (Philadelphia Phillies) born in Newark New Jersey (d. 1940)
16 Feb 1868
Wilhelm Schmidt German anthropologist and linguist (Anthropos)
16 Feb 1884
Robert Flaherty American filmmaker and the father of documentary film (Nanook of the North) born in Iron Mountain Michigan (d. 1951)
16 Feb 1886
Andrew Ducat English cricketer and footballer international (Test for Eng 1921) born in London England (d. 1942)
16 Feb 1886
Van Wyck Brooks American literary historian and writer (Ordeal of Mark Twain)
16 Feb 1881
Maurits Uyldert Dutch poet and writer (Youth of a Poet)
16 Feb 1890
Semyon Bogatyrev Soviet and Russian composer (d. 1960)
16 Feb 1900
Albert Maurice Hackett American playwright and screenwriter born in Nutley New Jersey (d. 1995)
16 Feb 1901
Wayne King American saxophonist and bandleader known as the Waltz King (The Waltz You Saved for Me) born in Savannah Illinois (d. 1985)
16 Feb 1903
Edgar Bergen American ventriloquist (Charlie McCarthy) born in Chicago Illinois
16 Feb 1904
Ellis Achong West Indian cricket spin bowler (6 Tests 8 wickets Trinidad 1st of Chinese descent to play a Test match) born in Belmont Trinidad and Tobago (d. 1986)
16 Feb 1904
George .F Kennan US ambassador to Moscow born in Milwaukee Wisconsin
16 Feb 1905
Oliver Franks British civil servant ambassador to the US and philosopher (Falklands War report) born in Birmingham England (d. 1992)
16 Feb 1906
Vera Menchik Russian-born British chess master 1st official womens world chess champion (1927-39) born in Moscow Russian Empire (d. 1944)
16 Feb 1909
Richard McDonald American fast food pioneer (McDonalds) born in Manchester New Hampshire (d. 1998)
16 Feb 1910
Michael Milne-Watson British company executive (BUPA) born in London England
16 Feb 1910
Miguel Bernal Jimnez Mexican organist composer and pedagogue (Tata Vasco Tres Cartas de Mxico) born in Morelia Mexico (d. 1956)
16 Feb 1911
Hal Porter Australian writer (Tilted Cross Paper Chase) born in Albert Park Australia (d. 1984)
16 Feb 1912
Del Sharbutt American TV announcer (Your Hit Parade) born in Cleburne Texas
16 Feb 1912
Machito [Francisco Frank Grillo] Latin jazz musician and creator of Cu-bop and salsa music (Afro-Cubans) born in Havana Cuba - NB birth date and location disputed (d. 1984)
16 Feb 1912
Gwydion Brooke [Holbrooke] British bassoonist (Royal Philharmonic 1946-1961) born in Kentford Suffolk England (d. 2005)
16 Feb 1914
Jimmy Wakely American country vocalist (5 Star Jubilee) born in Mineola Arkansas
16 Feb 1916
Bill Doggett American jazz and blues Hammond B-3 organist (Honky Tonk) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1996)
16 Feb 1916
Charlie Fowlkes American baritone saxophonist (Count Basie Orchestra 1953-80) born in New York City (d. 1980)
16 Feb 1918
Patty Andrews American vocalist (Andrews Sisters) born in Minneapolis Minnesota (d. 2013)
16 Feb 1920
Lee Russell American vocalist (Vincent Lopez) born in Cleveland Ohio
16 Feb 1921
Jean Behra French Formula One driver born in Nice France (d. 1959)
16 Feb 1921
Araucaria [John Galbraith Graham] British crossword compiler (The Guardian) and priest born in Oxford England (d. 2013)
16 Feb 1921
Esther Bubley American photographer born in Phillips Wisconsin (d. 1998)
16 Feb 1922
Geraint Evans Welsh bass-baritone opera singer (Knaben Wunderhorn) born in Cilfynydd Wales (d. 1992)
16 Feb 1922
Paul van t Veer Dutch journalist and writer (Het Vrije Volk)
16 Feb 1924
James Swaffield British civil servant (Director-General of Greater London Council) (d. 2015)
16 Feb 1925
David Emms British educator (London Goodenough Trust for Overseas Graduates) (d. 2015)
16 Feb 1925
Carlos Paredes Portuguese guitar master born in Coimbra Portugal (d. 2004)
16 Feb 1926
John Schlesinger English director (Midnight Cowboy Darling) born in London England
16 Feb 1926
Jack Levy English mechanical engineer born in London England (d. 2017)
16 Feb 1927
Roy Purdon New Zealand harness-racing trainer (21 x NZ trainers premierships 4 x NZ cup winners 54 x Group One wins) born in Auckland New Zealand (d. 2022)
16 Feb 1929
Peter Porter Australian-British author and poet (Chair of Babel) born in Brisbane Australia (d. 2010)
16 Feb 1931
Gamini Goonesena Sri Lankan cricket leg-spinner (all-rounder for Ceylon Notts) born in Colombo Ceylon
16 Feb 1931
George E. Sangmeister American politician (Rep-D-Illinois 1989-95) born in Frankfort Illinois (d. 2007)
16 Feb 1932
Otis Blackwell American songwriter (Fever Dont Be Cruel Great Balls Of Fire All Shook Up) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 2002)
16 Feb 1934
Ted Taylor American gospel and R&B-singer (Be Ever Wonderful) born in Okmulgee Oklahoma (d. 1987)
16 Feb 1935
Robin Clark New Zealand-born chemist (early transition metals and highly coordinated complexes) born in Rangiora New Zealand (d. 2018)
16 Feb 1935
Salvatore Sonny Bono American musician vocalist (Sonny & Cher) actor and politician (US Congress (R)-CA 1995-98) born in Detroit Michigan (d. 1998)
16 Feb 1936
William Buddy Deppenschmidt American jazz drummer (Charlie Byrd Trio - Jazz Samba) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
16 Feb 1936
Murray Weideman Australian rules football CHF (Collingwood VFL premiers 1953 58 [c] B&F 1957 61 62 Victoria 1956-60) and coach (Collingwood 1975-76) born in Melbourne Australia (d. 2021)
16 Feb 1937
Valentin Vasilyevich Bondarenko Russian cosmonaut who died during training in a surdobar chamber born in Kharkov. (d. 1961)
16 Feb 1939
David Griffiths Welsh portrait painter born in Liverpool United Kingdom
16 Feb 1941
Vitali Kuznetsov Russian judoka (Olympic silver 1972) (d. 2011)
16 Feb 1942
Gabriel Brni Chilean composer and pedagogue born in Santiago Chile
16 Feb 1943
Anthony Dowell English ballet dancer (Royal Ballet) born in London England
16 Feb 1943
James Beaton British police officer (awarded George Cross for saving Princess Anne) born in St Fergus Aberdeenshire
16 Feb 1944
Richard Ford American author (Sportswriter) born in Jackson Mississippi
16 Feb 1946
Aleksandr Shaparenko Soviet 1K kayaker (Olympic gold 1972)
16 Feb 1946
John R. Farndon British surgeon and professor (d. 2002)
16 Feb 1948
Eckhart Tolle German-born author (The Power of Now) and spiritual teacher born in Lnen Germany
16 Feb 1951
Super Chikan [James Johnson] American blues guitarist (Chikadelic) born in Darling Mississippi
16 Feb 1952
James Ingram American R&B singer-songwriter and musician (Somewhere Out There Just Once) born in Akron Ohio (d. 2019)
16 Feb 1953
John Brad Bradbury British ska drummer and record producer (The Specials) born in Coventry England (d. 2015)
16 Feb 1954
Michael Holding West Indian cricket fast bowler (60 Tests 249 wickets BB 892 Jamaica Derbyshire CCC Lancashire CCC) and broadcaster (Sky Sports) born in Kingston Jamaica
16 Feb 1955
Jeff Clayton American session and touring jazz saxophonist and composer (Groove Shop) born in Venice California (d. 2020) [1]
16 Feb 1960
Chris Schultz Canadian football offensive tackle (NFL Dallas Cowboys CFL All Star 1987 88 Toronto Argonauts) and sportscaster (The Sports Network) born in Burlington Ontario (d. 2021)
16 Feb 1961
Andy Taylor British rock guitarist (Duran Duran - Hungry Like the Wolf The Power Station) born in Tynemouth England
16 Feb 1962
Tony Kiley British rock drummer (Blow Monkeys - Wicked Ways)
16 Feb 1962
John Balance [Geoffrey Rushton] British poet and industrial rock musician (Coil) born in Mansfield England (d. 2004)
16 Feb 1075
Orderic Vitalis English-born French monk and chronicler (Historia Ecclesiastica) born in Atcham Shropshire (d. c. 1142)
16 Feb 1519
Gaspard de Coligny French Huguenot leader and French admiral (French Wars of religion) born at Chtillon-sur-Loing France (d. 1572)
16 Feb 1620
Frederick William Great Elector ruler of Brandenburg-Prussia (1640-88) born in Berlin (d. 1688)
16 Feb 1684
Bohuslav Matj ernohorsk Czech monk and composer born in Nymburk Bohemia (d. 1742)
16 Feb 1698
Pierre Bouguer French mathematician (heliometer) born in Croisic France (d. 1758)
16 Feb 1740
Giambattista Bodoni Italian typographer (Bodoni) printer and publisher born in Saluzzo Italy (d. 1813)
16 Feb 1746
Johann Wilhelm Heinse German novelist and art critic of the Sturm und Drang period born in Langewiesen near Weimar Thuringia (d. 1803)
16 Feb 1787
Andreas Schelfhout Dutch landscape painter etcher and lithographer born in The Hague (d. 1870)
16 Feb 1788
Juan van Halen Dutch-Spanish officer and adventurer (fought for Russia and in the Belgium Revolution) born in Isla de Len Cdiz (d. 1864)
16 Feb 1813
Semyon Stepanovich Gulak-Artemovsky Ukrainian baritone playwright and composer born in Gorodishche (d. 1873)
16 Feb 1821
Heinrich Barth German geographer and explorer (Central Africa) born in Hamburg Germany (d. 1865)
16 Feb 1826
Joseph Victor von Scheffel German writer (Gaudeamus) born in Karlsruhe (d. 1886)
16 Feb 1832
Camille Armand Jules Marie de Polignac French army officer who fought in US Civil war for Confederate Army born in Millemont France (d. 1913)
16 Feb 1836
Benjamin Edward Woolf British-American violinist composer (The Mighty Dollar) playwright and journalist born in London England (d. 1901)
16 Feb 1838
Arnoldus Pannevis Dutch-born South African linguist (tried to get Afrikaans recognized as separate language) born in Ouderkerk aan den IJssel Netherlands (d. 1884)
16 Feb 1838
Henry Adams American historian and writer (Education of Henry Adams) born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 1918)
16 Feb 1847
(Ludwig) Philipp Scharwenka German pianist composer (Sakuntala Album polonaise) and educator born in Samter Grand Duchy of Posen Kingdom of Prussia (now of Szamotuy Poland) (d. 1917)
16 Feb 1848
Hugo de Vries Dutch botanist and geneticist who rediscovered Mendels theory of heredity and for his work on genes (The Mutation Theory) born in Haarlem Netherlands (d. 1935)
16 Feb 1850
Octave Mirbeau French writer (Journal of a Ladys Maid) born in Trvires France (d. 1917)
16 Feb 1852
William S. Scarborough American linguist and author (Birds of Aristophanes) born in Macon Georgia (d. 1926)
16 Feb 1856
Rudolph Karstadt German entrepreneur and owner of chain of shops (Karstadt Warenhaus AG) (d. 1944)
16 Feb 1856
Willem Kes Dutch violinist composer and conductor (Concertgebouw Orchestra) born in Dordrecht Netherlands (d. 1934)
16 Feb 1858
Lon Myers American track star (held every American record for races 50 yards to one mile) born in Richmond Virginia (d. 1899)
16 Feb 1866
Billy Hamilton American Baseball HOF outfielder (NL batting champion 1891 93 5 NL stolen base leader KC Cowboys Philadelphia Phillies) born in Newark New Jersey (d. 1940)
16 Feb 1868
Wilhelm Schmidt German anthropologist and linguist (Anthropos) born in Hrde Germany (d. 1954)
16 Feb 1874
Marie Gutheil-Schoder German operatic soprano (Vienna State Opera 1920-26) and pedagogue born in Weimar Thuringia Germany (d. 1935)
16 Feb 1878
Selim Palmgren Finnish concert pianist composer (Hakkapeliittojen marssi) conductor and pedagogue born in Pori Finland (d. 1951)
16 Feb 1881
Maurits Uyldert Dutch poet and writer (Youth of a Poet) (d. 1966)
16 Feb 1886
Van Wyck Brooks American literary historian and writer (Ordeal of Mark Twain) born in Plainfield New Jersey (d. 1963)
16 Feb 1896
Alexander Brailowsky Russian-French pianist (Chopin specialist) born in Kiev Russian Empire (d. 1976)
16 Feb 1900
Albert Hackett American actor playwright and screenwriter (Its A Wonderrful Life The Diary of Anne Frank) born in Nutley New Jersey (d. 1995)
16 Feb 1903
(Giuseppe) Joe Venuti American jazz musician and pioneer violinist considered the father of jazz violin born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1978)
16 Feb 1903
Edgar Bergen American ventriloquist (Charlie McCarthy) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1978)
16 Feb 1904
George F. Kennan American diplomat Cold War strategist who advocated containment (Long Telegram The Sources of Soviet Conduct) and historian born in Milwaukee Wisconsin (d. 2005)
16 Feb 1907
Eugen Malmstn Finnish jazz trumpeter singer band leader and songwriter born in Helsinki Finland (d. 1993)
16 Feb 1912
Arthur Crook British editor (Times Literary Supplement) (d. 2005)
16 Feb 1912
Del Sharbutt American radio and TV announcer (Your Hit Parade) born in Cleburne Texas (d. 2002)
16 Feb 1914
Jimmy Wakely American country music vocalist (5 Star Jubilee) born in Mineola Arkansas (d. 1982)
16 Feb 1915
Calvin Frazier American country and Detroit blues singer-songwriter and guitarist (This Old Worlds In A Tangle) born in Osceola Arkansas (d. 1972)
16 Feb 1918
Patty Andrews American pop and swing jazz singer (The Andrews Sisters - Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy Rum and Coca-Cola) born in Minneapolis Minnesota (d. 2013)
16 Feb 1922
Geraint Evans Welsh bass-baritone opera singer (Das Knaben Wunderhorn) born in Cilfynydd Wales (d. 1992)
16 Feb 1925
Paul Crawford American Dixieland jazz musician arranger (Olympic Brass Band) and music historian (Tulane University) born in Atmore Alabama (d. 1996)
16 Feb 1926
John Schlesinger English stage and Academy Award-winning film director (Midnight Cowboy Darling) born in London England (d. 2003)
16 Feb 1927
June Brown British actress (EastEnders 198593 & 19972020 - Dot Sitting Target) born in Needham Market Suffolk England (d. 2022)
16 Feb 1929
Benny Barth American session and touring jazz drummer born in Indianapolis Indiana (d. 2017)
16 Feb 1932
Gretchen Wyler American actress dancer (Silk Stockings) and animal rights activist born in Bartlesville Oklahoma (d. 2007)
16 Feb 1935
Brian Bedford British actor (Coronet Blue - Anthony) born in Morley West Yorkshire England (d. 2016)
16 Feb 1935
Kenneth Price ceramic artist and print maker (Hot Bottoms Tamed) born in Los Angeles California (d. 2012)
16 Feb 1936
William Buddy Deppenschmidt American jazz drummer (Charlie Byrd Trio - Jazz Samba) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 2021) [1]
16 Feb 1938
Anthony Costello American actor (Will Penny The Outer Limits) born in Andover Massachusetts (d. 1983)
16 Feb 1945
Julio Morales Uruguayan soccer striker (24 caps Racing Montevideo Nacional Austria Wien) born in Montevideo Uruguay (d. 2022)
16 Feb 1945
Pete Christlieb American jazz bebop and session saxophonist (Steely Dan - Deacon Blues FM Natalie Cole Quincy Jones Tom Scott Tom Waits - Nighthawks at the Diner) born in Los Angeles California
16 Feb 1950
Kazuki Tomokawa [Tenji Nozoki] Japanese acid-folk singer-songwriter born in Hachiryu (now Mitane) Akita Prefecture Japan
16 Feb 1953
Andr St. Laurent Canadian NHL hockey forward 1973-90 (New York Islanders Detroit Red Wings and 2 other teams) born in Rouyn Quebec
16 Feb 1953
George Martin NFL defensive end 1975-88 (NY Giants) born in Greenville South Carolina
16 Feb 1953
Jonathan Brady American jazz Hammond B3 organist and singer born in Chesapeake Beach Maryland
16 Feb 1957
LeVar Burton American actor (Roots - Kunta Kinte Star Trek The Next Generation - Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge) born in Landstuhl Germany
16 Feb 1958
Lisa Loring [DeCinces] American actress (The Addams Family - Wednesday As the World Turns 1980-83 - Cricket) born in Kwajalein Atoll Marshall Islands (d. 2023) [1]
16 Feb 1959
(Peter) Kelly Tripucka American NBA forward 1981-91 2X All-Star (Detroit Pistons Utah Jazz Cahrlotte Hornets) born in Glenn Ridge New Jersey
16 Feb 1960
Pete Willis British rock guitarist and songwriter (Def Leppard 1977-82 - Let It Go Photograph) born in Sheffield England
16 Feb 1962
John Balance [Geoffrey Rushton] British poet and industrial rock musician (Coil Psychic TV) born in Mansfield England (d. 2004)
16 Feb 1962
Tony Kiley British rock drummer (Blow Monkeys - Wicked Ways) born in England
16 Feb 1514
Rheticus [Georg Joachim de Porris] Italian-Austrian mathematician (trigonometric tables) astronomer physician and cartographer born in Feldkirch Archduchy of Austria Holy Roman Empire (d. 1574 or 1576)
16 Feb 1612
Paul de Chomedey de Maosonneuve French military officer (founder and head of religious mission Fort Ville-Marie - later Montreal) baptized at Neuville-sur-Vanne France (d. 1676) [1]
16 Feb 1831
Nikolai Leskov Russian writer (The Tale of Cross-eyed Lefty from Tula and the Steel Flea Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk) and playwright born in Gorokhovo Russia (d. 1895)
16 Feb 1850
Octave Mirbeau French writer (Journal of a Ladys Maid) born in Trvires France (d. 1917)
16 Feb 1854
Oscar Fetrs [Otto Faster] German composer (Mondnacht auf der Alster) born in Hamburg German Confederation (now Germany) (d. 1931)
16 Feb 1878
(Vincenzo) Big Jim Colosimo Italian-American gangster born in Colosimi Calabria Kingdom of Italy (d. 1920)
16 Feb 1901
Chester Morris American actor (Diagnosis Unknown) born in New York City (d. 1970)
16 Feb 1907
Eugen Malmstn Finnish jazz trumpeter singer bandleader and songwriter born in Helsinki Finland (d. 1993)
16 Feb 1909
Jeffrey Lynn [Ragnar Godfrey Lind] American actor (Four Daughters The Roaring Twenties BUtterfield 8) born in Auburn Massachusetts (d. 1995)
16 Feb 1916
Bill Doggett American jazz and blues Hammond B-3 organist (Honky Tonk Funky Whistler) pianist and arranger (The Inkspots Ella Fitzgerald) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1996)
16 Feb 1920
Hubert van Herreweghen Belgian poet born in Pamel Belgium (d. 2016)
16 Feb 1920
Lee Russell American big band vocalist (Vincent Lopez) missionary and hymn writer born in Cleveland Ohio
16 Feb 1922
Paul van t Veer Dutch journalist and writer (Het Vrije Volk) born in The Hague Netherlands (d. 1979)
16 Feb 1927
Des White New Zealand rugby league fullback (21 Tests 132 points Ponsonby RLFC) born in Auckland New Zealand (d. 2023)
16 Feb 1932
Antonio Ordez Spanish bullfighter (over 3000 bullfights) born in Ronda Spain (d. 1998)
16 Feb 1934
Marlene Bauer Hagge American golfer co-founder LPGA (Womans PGA Cship 1956) born in Eureka South Dakota (d. 2023)
16 Feb 1938
Barry Primus American actor (Sgt McKenna-Cagney & Lacey Boxcar Bertha) born in New York City
16 Feb 1938
John Corigliano American composer (Fern Hill Ghosts of Versailles) born in New York City
16 Feb 1944
Betty Thatcher [Newsinger] English progressive rock lyricist (Renaissance - Carpet of the Sun Mother Russia) born in Wimbledon London England (d. 2011)
16 Feb 1955
Guy Gallo American poet playwright and screenwriter (Under the Volcano) born in New Orleans Louisiana (d. 2015)
16 Feb 1955
Hunt Block American actor (As The World Turns 2000-05 - Craig) born in Glen Burnie Maryland
16 Feb 1955
Jeff Clayton American session and touring jazz saxophonist and composer (Clayton Brothers Groove Shop) born in Venice California (d. 2020) [1]
16 Feb 1955
Steve Roach American ambient and electronic musician and composer (Molecules of Motion) born in La Mesa California
16 Feb 1960
Lucy Kaplansky American folk singer-songwriter guitarist mandolin player and clinical psychologist born in Chicago Illinois
16 Feb 1519
Gaspard de Coligny French admiral and Huguenot leader (French Wars of religion) whose death ignited the St. Bartholomews Day Massacre born at Chtillon-sur-Loing France (d. 1572)
16 Feb 1543
Kano Eitoku Japanese painter during the AzuchiMomoyama period (Views in and around Kyoto) born in Kyoto Japan (d. 1590)
16 Feb 1633
Narai the Great King of the Ayutthaya Kingdom (1656-88) and last monarch of the Thai Prasat Thong dynasty born in Ayutthaya Thailand (d. 1688)
16 Feb 1709
Charles Avison English composer baptized in Newcastle upon Tyne England (d. 1770)
16 Feb 1727
Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin Austrian botanist and family friend of Mozart born in Leiden Netherlands (d. 1817)
16 Feb 1774
Pierre Rode French composer and violinist born in Bordeaux Aquitaine France (d. 1830)
16 Feb 1786
Maria Pavlovna of Russia Russian Grand Duchess cousin of Nicholas II wrote two biographies born in Saint Petersburg Russia (d. 1859)
16 Feb 1790
Chretien Urhan French violinist and composer born in Montjoie France (d. 1845)
16 Feb 1802
Phineas Parkhurst Quimby American founder of the New Thought mental healing movement born in Lebanon New Hampshire (d. 1866)
16 Feb 1813
Joseph Reid Anderson American Confederate general and owner of munitions company Tredegar Iron Company born near Fincastle Virginia (d. 1892)
16 Feb 1813
Semyon Stepanovich Gulak-Artemovsky Ukrainian baritone playwright and composer born in Gorodishche (d. 1873)
16 Feb 1822
James Patton Anderson American politician and Confederate general wounded at the Battle of Jonesboro born in Franklin County Tennessee (d. 1872)
16 Feb 1823
John Daniel Imboden American lawyer and Confederate general born in Staunton Virginia (d. 1895)
16 Feb 1826
Franz von Holstein German composer born in Braunschweig Duchy of Brunswick (d. 1878)
16 Feb 1856
Rudolph Karstadt German entrepreneur and owner of department store chain Karstadt Warenhaus AG born in Grevesmhlen Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (d. 1944)
16 Feb 1883
Elizabeth Craig Scottish cookery book writer born in Addiewell Scotland (d. 1980)
16 Feb 1886
Robert R. Williams American chemist first to synthesize vitamins thiamine and B1 born in Nellore India (d. 1965) [1]
16 Feb 1891
Hans F. K. Gnther German eugenicist and advocate of scientific racism born in Freiburg German Empire (d. 1968)
16 Feb 1901
Wayne King American saxophonist and bandleader known as the Waltz King (The Waltz You Saved for Me) born in Savannah Illinois (d. 1985)
16 Feb 1907
Fernando Previtali Italian composer and conductor (Rome Radio Symphony) born in Adria Veneto. Italy (d. 1985)
16 Feb 1930
Fred Cuming British painter chiefly of contemporary landscapes born in London England (d. 2022)
16 Feb 1931
Alfred Kolleritsch Austrian poet and literary journalist born in Eichfeld Austria (d. 2020)
16 Feb 1931
Gamini Goonesena Sri Lankan cricket leg-spinner (all-rounder for Ceylon Notts) born in Colombo Ceylon (d. 2011)
16 Feb 1932
Ahmad Tejan Kabbah Sierra Leonean economist lawyer and politician (President of Sierra Leone 1996-2007 - interrupted by military coup detat for 9 months) born in Pendembu British Sierra Leone (d. 2014)
16 Feb 1932
Nand Baert Flemish radio presenter (Afternoonbeat) and television game show host born in Ghent Belgium (d. 1985)
16 Feb 1932
[Ervin] Aharon Appelfeld Israeli writer (Blooms of Darkness Badenheim) and holocaust survivor born in Jadova Commune Kingdom of Romania (d. 2018)
16 Feb 1935
Bradford Parkinson American engineer and inventor (Global Positioning System) born in Madison Wisconsin
16 Feb 1936
Jill Kinmont Boothe American skier paralysed in a ski accident had two films portray her life born in Los Angeles California (d. 2012)
16 Feb 1941
Bill Tobin American football executive (GM Chicago Bears Indianapolis Colts) born in Burlington Junction Missouri (d. 2024)
16 Feb 1944
Antnio Mascarenhas Monteiro 1st democratically elected President of Cape Verde (1991-2001) born in Ribeira da Barca Cape Verde (d. 2016)
16 Feb 1946
Ian Lavender British actor (Stupid Boy in Dads Army) born in Birmingham England
16 Feb 1949
Dorus Vrede Surinam poet (Otobanda the Other Bank) born in Brokopondo Suriname
16 Feb 1953
Jonathan Brady American jazz Hammond B-3 organist and singer born in Chesapeake Beach Maryland
16 Feb 1953
Leighton James Welsh soccer winger (54 caps Burnley 335 games) born in Swansea Wales (d. 2024)
16 Feb 1954
Iain Banks Scottish writer (The Wasp Factory) born in Dunfermline Scotland (d. 2013)
16 Feb 1960
Chris Schultz Canadian football offensive tackle (Grey Cup 1991 CFL All Star 1987 88 Toronto Argonauts) and sportscaster (The Sports Network) born in Burlington Ontario (d. 2021)
16 Feb 1804
Carl Theodor Ernst von Siebold German zoologist known for his work on parasitology and invertebrates born in Wrzburg Gemany (d. 1885)
16 Feb 1813
Semen Hulak-Artemovsky Ukrainian baritone playwright and opera composer (Zaporozhets za Dunayem) born in Gorodishche Kiev Governorate Russian Empire (d. 1873)
16 Feb 1824
Peter Kosler German-Slovenian lawyer and cartographer who made the first map of Slovene land (Koslers Map) born in Koe Austria-Hungary (d. 1879)
16 Feb 1847
(Ludwig) Philipp Scharwenka German pianist composer (Sakuntala Album polonaise) and educator born in Samter Grand Duchy of Posen Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1917)
16 Feb 1878
Pamela Colman Smith British suffragist writer and artist known for designing the Rider-Waite deck of tarot cards born in Middlesex England (d. 1951) [1]
16 Feb 1900
Elijah Buddy Fogelson American lawyer businessman horse breeder and third husband to Greer Garson born in Lincoln Nebraska (d. 1987)
16 Feb 1903
George-Henri Lvesque Quebec priest and sociologist born in Roberva Quebec (d. 2000)
16 Feb 1909
Richard Dick McDonald American fast food pioneer co-founder of McDonalds born in Manchester New Hampshire (d. 1998)
16 Feb 1912
Arthur Crook British writer and editor of the Times Literary Supplement born in England (d. 2005)
16 Feb 1912
Jacoba Tadema Sporry Dutch author (The Story of Egypt) born in Makassar Celebes Dutch East Indies (d. 1987)
16 Feb 1915
Michael Relph British film producer and director who worked with Basil Dearden born in Broadstone England (d. 2004)
16 Feb 1920
Lee Russell American big band vocalist (Vincent Lopez) missionary and hymn writer born in Cleveland Ohio
16 Feb 1920
Raymond Sackler American philanthropist psychiatrist and president of Purdue Pharma the company that created OxyContin (1991-99) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 2017) [1]
16 Feb 1924
James Swaffield British civil servant (Director-General of Greater London Council) born in London (d. 2015)
16 Feb 1934
Alec Reed British businessman philanthropist and founder of Big Give born in Hounslow England (d. 2025) [1]
16 Feb 1938
John Corigliano American Pulitzer Prize-winning composer (Fern Hill Ghosts of Versailles The Red Violin) born in New York City
16 Feb 1943
Anthony Dowell Britiish ballet dancer (Royal Ballet. 1962-84) and artistic director (Royal Ballet 1986-2001) born in London England
16 Feb 1946
Ian Lavender British stage and screen actor (Dads Army - Private Pike Eastenders 2001-05 - Derek) born in Birmingham England (d. 2024)
16 Feb 1955
Hunt Block American actor (As the World Turns Guiding Light) born in Glen Burnie Maryland
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