Historical Birthday
12 Feb 1211
Henry VII Roman catholic German king (1220-35)
12 Feb 1438
Adolf van Egmond duke of Gelreearl of Zutphen
12 Feb 1474
Lorenzo Campeggi(o) archbishop of Bolognadiplomat
12 Feb 1567
Thomas Campion England composerpoetphysician
12 Feb 1584
Casparus Barleaus Flemish theologistpoet (Muiderkring)
12 Feb 1585
Caspar Bartholin the Elder Danish physician theologian writer on anatomy born in Malm Denmark (modern Sweden) (d. 1629)
12 Feb 1606
John Winthrop the Younger Governor of Connecticut (d. 1676)
12 Feb 1636
Herman Witsius [Wits] Dutch reformed theologist
12 Feb 1637
Jan Swammerdam Amsterdam Dutch anatomistentomologist (Bible of Nature)
12 Feb 1665
Rudolph J Camerarius German botanistphysician (sexuality plant)
12 Feb 1728
tienne-Louis Boulle French architect (d. 1799)
12 Feb 1740
Matej Sojka Bohemian composer born in Vilmov (d. 1817)
12 Feb 1753
Franois-Paul Brueys DAigalliers French admiral (d. 1798)
12 Feb 1760
Jan Ladislav Dussek Bohemia pianistcomposer
12 Feb 1768
Francis II Florence Italy last Holy Roman emperor (1792-1806)
12 Feb 1775
Louisa Adams US First Lady (1825-29) born in London (d. 1852)
12 Feb 1777
Friedrich de la Motte Fouqu German poet (d. 1843)
12 Feb 1785
Pierre Louis Dulong French physicist (d. 1838)
12 Feb 1791
Jan D Zocher Jr Dutch garden architect (Vondelpark Amsterdam)
12 Feb 1791
Peter Cooper American industrialist inventor and philanthropist (Cooper Union steam locomotive) born in NYC New York (d. 1883)
12 Feb 1794
Alexander Petrov Russian chess player (d. 1867)
12 Feb 1815
Edward Forbes Douglas Isle of Man English Naturalist and pioneer in the field of biogeography
12 Feb 1824
Arya Samaj Maha Rishi Dayanand Sarsvati Indian hindu leader
12 Feb 1828
George Meredith England poetnovelist (Shaving of Shagpat)
12 Feb 1828
Robert Ransom Jr Major General (Confederate Army) (d. 1892)
12 Feb 1831
John Morrissey boxerdeveloper of Saratoga Springs horse race track
12 Feb 1838
Charles C. Walcutt American general in the Union Army during the American Civil War born in Columbus Ohio (d. 1898)
12 Feb 1841
Gijsbert van Tienhoven Dutch mayor (Amsterdam) and Prime Minister of the Netherlands 1891-1894
12 Feb 1843
John Graham Chambers English athlete who wrote the Queensberry rules for boxing (d. 1883)
12 Feb 1850
Amaat Vyncke Flemish missionary (Flemish Flag)
12 Feb 1852
Hendrik Blink geographer (Van de Eems tot de Schelde)
12 Feb 1857
Bobby Peel cricketer (great English lefty 1884-96)
12 Feb 1861
Lou [Andreas-]Salome RussianGerman author (Im Kampf um Gott)
12 Feb 1865
Kazimierz P Tetmajer Polish writerpoet (Young Poland)
12 Feb 1867
Hedwig Courths-Mahler German author (Warbride) [or Febr 18]
12 Feb 1867
Joe Howard American vocalist (Gay Nineties Revue) born in NYC New York
12 Feb 1868
Jan Schaper Dutch publicist and politician (SDAP)
12 Feb 1869
Hendrik P Marchant Dutch minister of EducationArts (VVD)
12 Feb 1870
Marie Lloyd English music-hall performer (d. 1922)
12 Feb 1876
Thubten Gyatso 13th Dalai Lama born in Thakpo Langdun (d. 1933)
12 Feb 1877
Louis Renault French automobile executive born in Paris France (d. 1944)
12 Feb 1880
John Llewellyn Lewis union leader (United Mine Workers 1920-60)
12 Feb 1881
Anna Pavlova Russian prima ballerina and choreographer (Diaghilew Dying Swan) born in St Petersburg Russia (d. 1931)
12 Feb 1883
Ludwig Stssel Austrian actor (Man With a Camera The Pride of the Yankees) born in Lka Hungary Austria-Hungary (d. 1973)
12 Feb 1884
Max Beckmann German painter and graphic artist
12 Feb 1884
Johan Laidoner Estonian military commander (d. 1953)
12 Feb 1891
Cecil Dixon South African cricket off-spinner (1 Test for South Africa 3-118 pair) born in Potchefstroom Transvaal (d. 1969)
12 Feb 1891
Maurice Yvain French operetta composer born in Paris France (d. 1965)
12 Feb 1891
Max Terhune American actor (Arizona Stagecoach Hit the Saddle Range Justice) born in Franklin Indiana (d. 1973)
12 Feb 1893
Omar Bradley General of Army WW II (GI General)
12 Feb 1897
Vola Vale [Smith] American actress born in Buffalo New York (d. 1970)
12 Feb 1898
Wallace Ford [Samuel Jones Grundy] British actor (Freaks Harvey Spellbound Deputy) born in Bolton Lancashire England (d. 1966)
12 Feb 1898
[Le]Roy Harris Oklahoma composer (When Johnny Comes Marching Home)
12 Feb 1899
Albert Huybrechts Belgian composer born in Dinant Belgium (d. 1936)
12 Feb 1900
Fred Emney British actor (Let the People Sing Adventures of a Private Eye Lilac Domino) born in London England (d. 1980)
12 Feb 1902
William D Revelli Spring Gulch Colorado band leader
12 Feb 1902
William Collier [Charles F Gall Jr] American stage and film actor and producer born in NYC New York (d. 1987)
12 Feb 1903
Chick Hafey American Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder (2 World Series 1926 31) born in Berkeley California (d. 1973)
12 Feb 1903
Joseph F. Biroc American cinematographer (d. 1996)
12 Feb 1904
Ted Mack TV host (Original Amateur Hour) born in Denver Colorado
12 Feb 1905
Harry Bellaver American actor (Another World Naked City) born in Hillsboro Illinois (d. 1993)
12 Feb 1907
Clifton C. Edom American photojournalism educator (d. 1991)
12 Feb 1908
Jacques Herbrand French logician and mathematician (d. 1931)
12 Feb 1908
Jean Effel French painter and journalist (d. 1982)
12 Feb 1909
Barry Wood vocalist (Your Hit Parade) born in New Haven Connecticut
12 Feb 1910
Lee Byung Chull Korean industrialistfounder (Samsung Business)
12 Feb 1910
Gunnar Hckert Finnish athlete (Olympic gold 5000m 1936) born in Helsinki Finland (d. 1940)
12 Feb 1911
Charles Mathiesen Norwegian 1500m speed skater (Olympic gold 1936)
12 Feb 1911
Sylvstre A Guzman Fernandez president (Dominican Republic)
12 Feb 1911
Stephen H. Sholes American recording executive (d. 1968)
12 Feb 1912
Ernest Clark British actor (Ghandi The Dam Busters Doctor in the House) born in London England (d. 1994)
12 Feb 1913
Pedro Gastao de Orleans e Braganca grandson of Emperor Pedro I
12 Feb 1914
Gordon Tex Beneke American saxophonistbandleadervocalist (Glenn Miller Orchestra) born in Fort Worth Texas (d. 2000)
12 Feb 1914
Nello Celio Swiss politician born in Quinto Switzerland (d. 1995)
12 Feb 1914
Arvid Pardo Maltese diplomat a.k.a Father of the Law of the Sea Conference born in Rome Italy (d. 1999)
12 Feb 1920
William Roscoe Estep Baptist historian and professor (d. 2000)
12 Feb 1920
Pran Krishan Sikand Indian actor often cast as the villain in Hindi cinema (Khandaan Be-Imaan) born in New Delhi (d. 2013)
12 Feb 1920
Robert Bob Shad [Abraham Shadrinsky] American record producer and record label owner (Big Brother and the Holding Company) born in NYC New York (d. 1985)
12 Feb 1923
Franco Zeffirelli Italian director (Romeo & Juliet) born in Florence
12 Feb 1923
Mel Powell American composer (Pulitzer Prize Music 1990) born in NYC New York (d. 1998)
12 Feb 1923
James Chichester-Clark Irish politician Prime Minister of Northern Ireland (1969-71) born in Moyola Park Londonderry (d. 2002)
12 Feb 1924
Hans Berghuis Dutch authorpoet (3 Women Adam)
12 Feb 1925
Sir Anthony Berry British politician (d. 1984)
12 Feb 1925
Joan Mitchell Chicago USA American painter and printmaker
12 Feb 1926
Joe Garagiola NFL catcher and sportscasterhost (Today Show) born in St Louis Missouri (d. 2016)
12 Feb 1915
Andrew J Goodpaster American generalsupreme commander (NATO-Europe)
12 Feb 1915
Lorne Greene [Lyon Chaim Green] Canadian actor (Bonanza Battlestar Galactica) born in Ottawa Canada (d. 1987)
12 Feb 1916
Joseph L Alioto American politician (Mayor-San Francisco) born in San Francisco California (d. 1998)
12 Feb 1916
Karl Hubert Rudolf Schiske Austrian composer (Vom Tode) born in Gyr Hungary
12 Feb 1917
Thomas K Scherman American conductor (Little Orch Society 1947-75) born in NYC New York
12 Feb 1918
Dominic DiMaggio baseball outfielder (Boston Red Sox)
12 Feb 1919
Forrest Tucker American actor (F Troop Dusty Trail The Crawling Eye) born in Plainfield Indiana (d. 1986)
12 Feb 1926
Paul Hamlyn English publishermulti-millionaire (Octopus)
12 Feb 1926
Charles Van Doren American quiz show contestant (Twenty-One) born in New York City
12 Feb 1927
Anne Gillis [Alma Conner] American actress (Faline-Bambi Adventures of Tom Sawyer Little Men) born in Little Rock Arkansas (d. 2018)
12 Feb 1930
Arlen Specter American Senator (Republican-PA 1981- 2011) born in Wichita Kansas (d. 2012)
12 Feb 1932
Lincoln Kilpatrick actor (BJ-Leslie Uggams Show) born in St Louis Missouri
12 Feb 1933
Juanita [Ruth] Coulson sci-fi author (Web of Wizardry Space Trap)
12 Feb 1935
Gene McDaniels US vocalist bandleader and actor (Young Swingers)
12 Feb 1935
Ken Still American professional golfer born in Tacoma Washington
12 Feb 1936
Arnost Parsch Czech composer born in Buovice Czech Republic (d. 2013)
12 Feb 1936
Fang Lizhi Chinese astrophysicistdissident (Tiananmen Square 1989) born in Beijing China (d. 2012)
12 Feb 1936
Joe Don Baker American actor (Eischied Walking Tall Fletch) born in Groesback Texas
12 Feb 1936
Paul Shenar American actor (Carrington-Roots) born in Milwaukee Wisconsin
12 Feb 1937
Charles Everett Dumas high jumper (Olympic gold 1956) born in Tulsa Oklahoma
12 Feb 1939
Ray Manzarek American musician and keyboardist (The Doors-Light My Fire Unknown Soldier) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 2013)
12 Feb 1939
John D Hancock American actor and director (Black Marble Traxx Houston Knights) born in Kansas City Missouri
12 Feb 1940
Richard Lynch American actor (Xaviar-Battlestar Galactica) (d. 2012)
12 Feb 1941
Naomi Uemura mountain climber (1st Japanese to scale Everest)
12 Feb 1941
Ross Morgan cricketer (NZ batsman in 20 Tests 1965-72)
12 Feb 1942
Chananjit Vohra KenyanBritish hotel magnatemulti-millionaire
12 Feb 1942
Lionel Grigson British jazz musician born in Cheltenham Gloucestershire (d. 1994)
12 Feb 1942
Rick Frank American drummer (Elephants Memory)
12 Feb 1942
Pat Dobson American baseball player (d. 2006)
12 Feb 1944
Moe Bandy Meridian Ms country vocalist (Just Good Ol Boys)
12 Feb 1945
Cliff De Young actor (FX Hunger Shock Treatment) born in Los Angeles California
12 Feb 1945
Joe Schermie US bass player (3 Dog Night-Joy to the World) born in Madison Wisconsin (d. 2002)
12 Feb 1945
Maud Adams Lulea Sweden actress (Octopussy Rollerball Tattoo)
12 Feb 1945
David D Friedman American economist physicist legal scholar and libertarian theorist (The Machinery of Freedom) born in NYC New York
12 Feb 1945
Don Wilson American MLB pitcher (2 x no-hitters) born in Monroe Louisiana (d. 1975)
12 Feb 1946
Ever Meulen [Eddy Vermeulen] Dutch illustrator and cartoonist (children stamps 1992) born in Kuurne Belgium
12 Feb 1946
Ajda Pekkan Turkish singer and actress born in Istanbul Turkey
12 Feb 1947
Guus Willemse Dutch bassistsinger (Solution)
12 Feb 1947
Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale Indian leader of Damdami Taksal (d. 1984)
12 Feb 1949
Gundappa Viswanath cricketer (prolific Indian batsman of 70s)
12 Feb 1949
Stanley Knight country artist (Black Oak Arkansas-High on the Hog)
12 Feb 1950
Michael Ironside Canadian actor (Starship Troopers) born in Toronto Canada
12 Feb 1950
Steve Hackett English rock guitarist (Genesis-GTR) born in Pimilco London
12 Feb 1952
Salvador Pineda Mexican actor born in Huetamo Mexico
12 Feb 1952
Simon MacCorkindale English actor (Falcon Crest Manimal) born in Ely Cambridgeshire (d. 2010)
12 Feb 1952
Michael McDonald rock keyboardistvocals (Doobie Brothers) born in St. Louis Missouri
12 Feb 1953
Joanna Kerns [de Varona] actress (Maggie-Growing Pains) born in San Francisco California
12 Feb 1954
Tzimis Panousis Greek musician and stand-up comedian
12 Feb 1954
Philip Zimmermann US cryptographer born in Camden New Jersey
12 Feb 1955
Arsenio Hall US comedian (Alan Thicke Arsenio Coming to America) born in Cleveland Ohio
12 Feb 1955
Daniele Masala Italian pentathelete (Olympics 1976) born in Rome Italy
12 Feb 1955
Bill Laswell US bassist and record producer born in Salem Illinois
12 Feb 1955
Chet Lemon [Chester Earl Lemon] US baseball player born in Jackson Mississippi
12 Feb 1956
Ad P Melkert Dutch minister of Social Affairs (1994- ) born in Gouda Netherlands
12 Feb 1956
Brian Robertson Scottish rock guitarist (Thin Lizzy) born in Clarkston Scotland
12 Feb 1958
Ingrid Klich rower (Olympics 1996) born in Whittier California
12 Feb 1958
Ruth Guerri US-Italian nude model (July 1983) born in St Louis Missouri
12 Feb 1958
Grant McLennan Australian musician (The Go-Betweens) born in Rockhampton Australia (d. 2006)
12 Feb 1959
Omar Hakim US drummer and composer (Dire Straits Weather Report) born in NYC New York
12 Feb 1959
Sigrid Thornton Australian actress (Amelia Lawson-Guns of Paradise) born in Canberra Australia
12 Feb 1961
Chris Heyne WLAF General Manager (Frankfurt Galaxy) born in Munich Germany
12 Feb 1961
Jim Harris Canadian author environmentalist and politician born in Toronto Canada
12 Feb 1962
Jimmy Kirkwood Irish-born field hockey player born in Northern Ireland United Kingdom
12 Feb 1758
Christian Ignatius Latrobe English clergyman and composer (Selection of Sacred Music) born in the Fulneck Moravian Settlement Yorkshire (d. 1836)
12 Feb 1853
Bertram Luard-Selby British organist and composer born in Ightham Kent England (d. 1918)
12 Feb 1885
Licinio Refice Italian priest and composer (Cecilia) born in Patrica Italy (d. 1954)
12 Feb 1886
Gustaf Lazarus Nordqvist Swedish organist and composer born in Stockholm (d. 1949)
12 Feb 1919
Ferruccio Valcareggi Italian soccer midfielder and manager (Bologna Atalanta Italy 1974 World Cup) born in Trieste Italy (d. 2005)
12 Feb 1923
Franco Zeffirelli Italian director (Romeo & Juliet) born in Florence Italy (d. 2019)
12 Feb 1932
Lincoln Kilpatrick American actor (BJ-Leslie Uggams Show) born in St Louis Missouri (d. 2004)
12 Feb 1935
Gene McDaniels American vocalist bandleader and actor (Young Swingers)
12 Feb 1935
Ken Still American golfer (3 PGA Tour titles) born in Tacoma Washington (d. 2017)
12 Feb 1937
Charles Dumas American high jumper (Olympic gold 1956 first to clear 7 foot mark) born in Tulsa Oklahoma (d. 2004)
12 Feb 1948
Raymond Kurzweil American inventor and author (Kurzweil reading machine text-to-speech synthesis) born in NYC New York
12 Feb 1950
Michael Ironside Canadian actor (Starship Troopers) born in Toronto Ontario
12 Feb 1955
Chet Lemon [Chester Earl Lemon] American baseball player born in Jackson Mississippi
12 Feb 1961
Jim Harris Canadian author environmentalist and politician born in Toronto Ontario
12 Feb 1963
Brent Jones NFL tight end (SF 49ers) born in Santa Clara California
12 Feb 1963
Ed Lover US radio personality born in Hollis New York
12 Feb 1567
Thomas Campion English composer poet and physician born in London England (d. 1620)
12 Feb 1636
Herman Witsius [Wits] Dutch reformed theologist
12 Feb 1637
Jan Swammerdam Amsterdam Dutch anatomist and entomologist (Bible of Nature)
12 Feb 1665
Rudolph Jakob Camerarius German botanist and physician (sexuality of plants) born in Tbingen Holy Roman Empire (d. 1721)
12 Feb 1751
Joseph Waast Aubert Nonot French organist and composer
12 Feb 1760
Jan Ladislav Dussek Bohemia pianistcomposer born in Arras France (d. 1840)
12 Feb 1778
Franz Joseph Volkert Austrian composer conductor and organist born in Vienna (d.1845)
12 Feb 1791
Jan D Zocher Jr. Dutch garden architect (Vondelpark Amsterdam)
12 Feb 1815
Edward Forbes English Naturalist and pioneer in the field of biogeography born in Douglas Isle of Man (d. 1854)
12 Feb 1824
Dayananda Sarasvati Indian hindu leader founder of Arya Samaj reform movement born in Tantara India (d. 1883)
12 Feb 1828
George Meredith England poet and novelist (Shaving of Shagpat)
12 Feb 1831
John Morrissey Irish born American boxer US Congressman developer of Saratoga Springs horse race track born in Templemore Ireland (d. 1878)
12 Feb 1852
Hendrik Blink Dutch geographer (Van de Eems tot de Schelde) (d. 1931)
12 Feb 1857
Bobby Peel cricketer English cricketer (great English left handed bowler and batsman 1884-96) born in Churwell Yorkshire England (d. 1941)
12 Feb 1861
Lou [Andreas-]Salome Russian German author (Im Kampf um Gott)
12 Feb 1865
Kazimierz P. Tetmajer Polish writer and poet (Young Poland)
12 Feb 1869
Hendrik P. Marchant Dutch minister of EducationArts (VVD)
12 Feb 1880
John Llewellyn Lewis American union leader (United Mine Workers 1920-60) born near Lewis Iowa (d. 1969)
12 Feb 1884
Max Beckmann German painter and graphic artist born in Leipzig German Empire (d. 1950)
12 Feb 1886
Gustaf Lazarus Nordqvist Swedish organist & composer born in Stockholm (d. 1949)
12 Feb 1886
Michel Brusselmans Belgian composer (Flemish Rhapsody) born in Paris France (d. 1960)
12 Feb 1893
Marcel Minnaert Dutch astronomer born in Bruges Belgium (d. 1970)
12 Feb 1898
Roy Harris American composer (When Johnny Comes Marching Home An American Overture) born near Chandler Oklahoma (d. 1979)
12 Feb 1902
William D. Revelli American band leader born in Spring Gulch Colorado (d. 1994)
12 Feb 1904
Ted Mack American TV host (Original Amateur Hour) born in Denver Colorado
12 Feb 1910
Forsyth Hardy Scottish documentary film pioneer and critic born in Bathgate Scotland (d. 1994)
12 Feb 1910
Lee Byung Chull Korean industrialist founder of Samsung born in Uiryeong County Korean Empire (d. 1987)
12 Feb 1911
Frank Hercules American writer born in Port of Spain Trinidad (d. 1996)
12 Feb 1911
Sylvstre A. Guzman Fernandez president (Dominican Republic)
12 Feb 1915
Andrew J. Goodpaster American general supreme commander (NATO-Europe)
12 Feb 1918
Julian Schwinger US physicist (1965 Nobel Prize in Physics for quantum electrodynamics) born in New York City (d. 1994)
12 Feb 1922
Elisabeth Carron American soprano (The Saint of Bleecker Street New York City Opera 1958-73) born in Newark New Jersey (d. 2016)
12 Feb 1935
Gene McDaniels American vocalist (A Hundred Pounds Of Clay) songwriter (I Feel Like Making Love) and actor (Young Swingers) born in Kansas City Kansas (d. 2011)
12 Feb 1951
Gil Moore Canadian hard rock drummer and vocalist (Triumph) and recording studio owner (Metalworks) born in Toronto Ontario
12 Feb 1953
Joanna Kerns [de Varona] actress (Maggie-Growing Pains) born in San Francisco California
12 Feb 1955
Daniele Masala Italian pentathlete (Olympics 1976) born in Rome Italy
12 Feb 1861
Jim McLaughlin American Hall of Fame thoroughbred jockey (Kentucky Derby 1881 Preakness Stakes 1885 6 x Belmont Stakes) born in Hartford Connecticut (d. 1927)
12 Feb 1870
Joe Howard American vaudeville Broadway and television singer (Gay Nineties Revue) and songwriter (Hello Ma Baby) born in NYC New York (d. 1961) [1]
12 Feb 1878
Clarence Pants Rowland American baseball manager (World Series 1917 Chicago White Sox 1915-18) and MLB umpire (American League 1923-27) born in Platteville Wisconsin (d. 1969)
12 Feb 1891
Cec Dixon South African cricket fast-medium bowler (1 Test 3 wickets Transvaal) born in Potchefstroom South Africa (d. 1969)
12 Feb 1909
Barry Wood [Louis Rappaport] American pop vocalist (Your Hit Parade We Did It Before (And We Can Do It Again)) born in New Haven Connecticut
12 Feb 1916
Karl Hubert Rudolf Schiske Austrian composer (Vom Tode) born in Gyr Danube Monarchy (now Hungary) (d. 1969)
12 Feb 1917
Thomas Scherman American conductor (Little Orchestra Society 1947-75) born in NYC New York (d. 1979)
12 Feb 1926
Joe Garagiola American MLB catcher (4 teams 1946-54) sportscaster and TV host (Today Show) born in St. Louis Missouri (d. 2016)
12 Feb 1939
Ray Manzarek American rock organist and songwriter (The Doors - Light My Fire Love Her Madly) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 2013)
12 Feb 1942
Lionel Grigson British jazz pianist and horn player born in Cheltenham Gloucestershire (d. 1994)
12 Feb 1944
Marian Moe Bandy American country vocalist (Just Good Ol Boys) born in Meridian Mississippi
12 Feb 1945
Joe Schermie American bass player (Three Dog Night - Joy to the World) born in Madison Wisconsin (d. 2002)
12 Feb 1945
Don Wilson American MLB pitcher 1966-74 2X no-hitters (Houston Astros) born in Monroe Louisiana (d. 1975)
12 Feb 1949
Stanley Knight American southern rock guitarist (Black Oak Arkansas - High on the Hog) born in Little Rock Arkansas (d. 2013)
12 Feb 1950
Steve Hackett British progressive rock guitarist and composer (Genesis 1971-77 GTR) born in Pimilco London England
12 Feb 1952
Michael McDonald American rock singer and keyboardist (Doobie Brothers - What A Fool Believes) born in St. Louis Missouri
12 Feb 1955
Bill Laswell American bassist and record producer born in Salem Illinois
12 Feb 1211
Henry VII King of Germany and Sicily(1220-35) who rebelled against his father Holy Roman Emperor King Frederick II born in Sicily (d. 1242)
12 Feb 1438
Adolf van Egmond Duke of Guelders Count of Zutphen born in Grave (d. 1477)
12 Feb 1474
Lorenzo Campeggio Italian cardinal (legate for the Pope over English Henry VIIIs first marriage) born in Milan (d. 1539)
12 Feb 1584
Casparus Barleaus Dutch humanist theologist and poet (Muiderkring) born in Antwerp (d. 1648)
12 Feb 1636
Herman Witsius [Wits] Dutch reformed theologist born in Enkhuizen (d. 1708)
12 Feb 1637
Jan Swammerdam Dutch anatomist and entomologist (Bible of Nature) born in Amsterdam (d. 1680)
12 Feb 1706
Josef Christian German Baroque sculptor (Zwiefalten Abbey) born in Riedlingen (d. 1777)
12 Feb 1751
Joseph Waast Aubert Nonot French organist and composer (d. 1840)
12 Feb 1752
Josef Reicha Czech cellist and composer born in Chudenice (d. 1795)
12 Feb 1753
Lambert-Francois Godecharle Belgian composer and singer born in Brussels (d. 1819)
12 Feb 1768
Francis II last Holy Roman emperor (1792-1806) Emperor of Austria (1804-35) born in Florence Italy (d. 1835)
12 Feb 1778
Franz Joseph Volkert Austrian composer conductor and organist born in Vienna (d. 1845)
12 Feb 1791
Jan David Zocher Jr. Dutch garden architect (Vondelpark Amsterdam) born in Haarlem Netherlands (d. 1870)
12 Feb 1792
Ferdinand de Braekeleer the Elder Belgian painter of genre scenes born in Antwerp (d. 1883)
12 Feb 1828
George Meredith English poet and novelist (Diana of Crossways) born in Portsmouth England (d. 1909)
12 Feb 1841
Gijsbert van Tienhoven Dutch politician (Mayor of Amsterdam Prime Minister of the Netherlands 1891-1894) born in De Werken Netherlands (d. 1914)
12 Feb 1850
Amaat Vyncke Belgian missionary to the Upper Congo (Flemish Flag) born in Zedelgem Belgium (d. 1888)
12 Feb 1857
Bobby Peel English cricket all-rounder (20 Tests 3 x 50 101 wickets BB 731 Yorkshire CCC) born in Churwell England (d. 1941)
12 Feb 1861
Lou Andreas-Salom Russian-German author (Im Kampf um Gott) born in Saint Petersburg Russian Empire (d. 193)
12 Feb 1865
Kazimierz Tetmajer Polish writer and poet (Young Poland) born in Ludmierz Galicia (d. 1940)
12 Feb 1869
Hendrik Marchant Dutch politician (VVD) his private members bill led to womens suffrage) born in Deventer Netherlands (d. 1956)
12 Feb 1882
Walter Vaes Belgian painter and etcher (d. 1958)
12 Feb 1903
Chick Hafey American Baseball HOF outfielder (World Series 1926 31 St. Louis Cardinals NL batting champion 1931 MLB All Star 1933) born in Berkeley California (d. 1973)
12 Feb 1904
Ted Mack American TV host (The Original Amateur Hour) born in Denver Colorado (d. 1976)
12 Feb 1909
Barry Wood [Louis Rappaport] American pop vocalist (Your Hit Parade We Did It Before (And We Can Do It Again)) born in New Haven Connecticut (d. 1970)
12 Feb 1911
Antonio Guzman Fernandez Dominican politician (President of the Dominican Republic 1978-82) born in La Vega Dominican Republic (d. 1982)
12 Feb 1911
Charles Mathiesen Norwegian speed skater (Olympic gold 1936) born in Drammen Norway (d. 1994)
12 Feb 1911
Frank Hercules Trinidadian-American novelist (On Leaving Paradise Sunrise at Midnight) and teacher born in Port of Spain Trinidad (d. 1996)
12 Feb 1913
Fusata Iida Japanese Navy Air Service fighter pilot (commander of the Japanese 3rd Air Group) considered the 1st kamikaze born in Tonda Japan (d. 1941)
12 Feb 1913
Pedro Gasto of Orlans-Braganza grandson of Emperor Pedro I of Brazil and claimant to the throne of Brazil born in Chteau dEu France (d. 2007)
12 Feb 1915
Andrew Goodpaster American general (NATO Supreme Allied Commander 1969-74) born in Granite City Illinois (d. 2005)
12 Feb 1915
Lorne Greene [Lyon Chaim Green] Canadian actor (Bonanza - Ben Cartwright Battlestar Galactica) born in Ottawa Ontario (d. 1987)
12 Feb 1918
Dom DiMaggio The Little Professor American baseball player (Boston Red Sox) born in San Francisco California (d. 2009)
12 Feb 1920
Bill Pitman American touring and session jazz and rock guitarist (Peggy Lee The Wrecking Crew Be My Baby) and ukulele player (Raindrops Keep Fallin On My Head) born in Belleville New Jersey (d. 2022)
12 Feb 1920
William Roscoe Estep American academic Baptist minister and church historian born in Williamsburg Kentucky (d. 2000)
12 Feb 1925
Anthony Berry British politician (killed in the Brighton hotel bombing by the IRA) (d. 1984)
12 Feb 1925
Joan Mitchell American painter and printmaker born in Chicago Illinois
12 Feb 1931
Cliff Gustafson American College Baseball HOF coach (College World Series 1975 83 Collegiate Coach of the Year 1983 University of Texas Austin) born in Kenedy Texas (d. 2023)
12 Feb 1931
Constance Morella American politician (Rep-R-Maryland 1987-2003) born in Somerville Massachusetts
12 Feb 1937
Larry Lacewell American college football coach (Arkansas State Uni 1979-89) and administrator (AD Arkansas State Dallas Cowboys Dir college & pro scouting 1992-2004) born in Fordyce Arkansas (d. 2022)
12 Feb 1938
Judy Blume American author (Are You There God Its Me Margaret) born in Elizabeth New Jersey
12 Feb 1940
Hank Brown American politician (Senator-R-CO 1991-97 Rep-R-CO 1981-91) born in Denver Colorado
12 Feb 1941
Dennis Sullivan American mathematician (2022 Abel prize for work on topography) born in Port Huron Michigan
12 Feb 1941
Naomi Uemura Japanese mountain climber (1st Japanese to scale Everest)
12 Feb 1941
Ross Morgan New Zealand cricketer (batsman in 20 Tests 1965-72)
12 Feb 1945
Don Wilson American baseball pitcher (2 x no-hitters 1967 69 MLB All Star 1971 Houston Astros) born in Monroe Louisiana (d. 1975)
12 Feb 1945
Roman Tam [Pak-sin] Hong Kong singer knownn as the Grand Godfather of Cantopop born in Baise Guangxi China (d. 2002)
12 Feb 1954
Philip Zimmermann American cryptographer born in Camden New Jersey
12 Feb 1074
Conrad II King of Germany (1087-98) and Italy (1093-98) born in Hersfeld Abbey Germany (d. 1101)
12 Feb 1728
tienne-Louis Boulle French visionary Neoclassical architect (design for Cenotaph for Sir Isaac Newton) born in Paris France (d. 1799)
12 Feb 1751
Joseph Waast Aubert Nonot French organist (St Gry in Cambrai 1768-83) and composer born in Arras France (d. 1840)
12 Feb 1760
Jan Ladislav Dussek [Jan Vclav Dusk] Czech piano virtuoso glass harmonic player and composer born in slav Bohemia (now Czech Republic) (d. 1840)
12 Feb 1768
Francis II last Holy Roman emperor (1792-1806) Emperor of Austria (1804-35) born in Florence Grand Duchy of Tuscany (now Italy) (d. 1835)
12 Feb 1791
Peter Cooper American industrialist inventor and philanthropist (Cooper Union steam locomotive) born in New York City (d. 1883)
12 Feb 1794
Alexander Petrov Russian chess player writer (first great Russian chess master) born in Biserovo Russia (d. 1867)
12 Feb 1870
Joe Howard American vaudeville Broadway and television singer (Gay Nineties Revue) and songwriter (Hello Ma Baby) born in New York City (d. 1961) [1]
12 Feb 1870
Marie Lloyd [Mathilda Wood] English music-hall performer (Oh Mr Porter What Shall I Do) born in Hoxton London England (d. 1922)
12 Feb 1902
William Collier [Charles F Gall Jr] American stage and film actor and producer born in New York City (d. 1987)
12 Feb 1902
William D. Revelli American bandleader born in Spring Gulch Colorado (d. 1994)
12 Feb 1912
Ernest Clark British actor (Gandhi The Dam Busters Doctor in the House) born in London England (d. 1994)
12 Feb 1912
R. F. Delderfield English author (Diana) born in London England (d. 1972)
12 Feb 1917
Thomas Scherman American conductor (Little Orchestra Society 1947-75) born in New York City (d. 1979)
12 Feb 1919
Ferruccio Valcareggi Italian soccer midfielder and manager (Bologna Atalanta Italy 1974 World Cup) born in Trieste Austria-Hungary (d. 2005)
12 Feb 1920
Robert Bob Shad [Abraham Shadrinsky] American record producer and record label owner (Big Brother and the Holding Company) born in New York City (d. 1985)
12 Feb 1923
Chaskel Besser Polish-American Orthodox rabbi born in Katowice Poland (d. 2010)
12 Feb 1923
James Abdnor American politician (Senator-R-South Dakota 1981-87) born in Kennebec South Dakota (d. 2012)
12 Feb 1923
Mel Powell American composer (Pulitzer Prize Music 1990) born in New York City (d. 1998)
12 Feb 1924
Hans Berghuis Dutch author and poet (3 Women Adam) (d. 1994)
12 Feb 1925
Joan Mitchell American painter and printmaker born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1992)
12 Feb 1926
Paul Hamlyn German-born English publisher (Octopus Publishing Group) born in Berlin Germany (d. 2001)
12 Feb 1933
Costa-Gavras Greek-French film director (Z) born in Loutra Iraias Greece
12 Feb 1933
Juanita [Ruth] Coulson sci-fi author (Web of Wizardry Space Trap) born in Indiana
12 Feb 1934
Anne Krueger American economist (World Bank Chief Economist 1982-86) born in Endicott New York
12 Feb 1934
Annette Crosbie Scottish actress (One Foot in the Grave) born in Gorebridge Scotland
12 Feb 1942
Ehud Barak Prime Minister of Israel (1999-2001) born in Mishmar HaSharon Mandatory Palestine
12 Feb 1942
Rick Frank American drummer (Elephants Memory) born in New York City (d. 1998)
12 Feb 1943
Manfred Schaefer Australian soccer defender (49 caps St. George-Budapest FC) and manager (St. George-B FC Sydney Olympic FC APIA Leichhardt Sydney Utd Marconi) born in Baltiysk Russia (d. 2023)
12 Feb 1944
Charles Pasarell Puerto Rican-American tennis player and administrator born in San Juan Puerto Rica
12 Feb 1944
Desmond Nuttall English educator born in Devon England (d. 1993)
12 Feb 1944
Jackie Torrence The Story Lady American story teller advocate and artist born in Chicago Illinois (d. 2004)
12 Feb 1944
Mike Martin American College Baseball HOF coach (all-time winningest coach in NCAA Division I Florida State Uni 1980-2019 Baseball America Coach of the Year 2012 19) born in Charlotte North Carolina (d. 2024)
12 Feb 1945
David D. Friedman American economist physicist legal scholar and libertarian theorist (The Machinery of Freedom) born in New York City
12 Feb 1945
Joe Schermie [Schermetzler] American bass player (Three Dog Night - Joy to the World) born in Madison Wisconsin (d. 2002)
12 Feb 1945
Maud Adams Swedish actress (Octopussy Rollerball Tattoo) born in Lulea Sweden
12 Feb 1947
Guus Willemse Dutch rock bassist singer and organist (Solution) born in Utrecht Netherlands
12 Feb 1948
Raymond Kurzweil American inventor and author (Kurzweil reading machine text-to-speech synthesis) born in New York City
12 Feb 1949
Len Randle American MLB player (NY Mets) born in Long Beach California
12 Feb 1953
Nabil Shaban Jordanian-British actor (Doctor Who) born in Amman Jordan
12 Feb 1954
Tzimis Panousis Greek musician stand-up comedian and radio presenter born in Athens Greece (d. 2018)
12 Feb 1956
Ad P. Melkert Dutch minister of Social Affairs born in Gouda Netherlands
12 Feb 1218
Kujo Yoritsune Japanese fourth shgun of the Kamakura shogunate born in Kyoyo Japan (d. 1256)
12 Feb 1606
John Winthrop the Younger Governor of Connecticut colony secured a royal charter for the colony born in Groton England (d. 1676)
12 Feb 1704
Charles Pinot Duclos French writer and historian born in Dinan Brittany France (d. 1772)
12 Feb 1740
Matj Sojka Bohemian composer born in Vilmov Kingdom of Bohemia (d. 1817)
12 Feb 1752
Josef Reicha Czech cellist and composer born in Chudenice Kingdom of Bohemia (d. 1795)
12 Feb 1753
Franois-Paul Brueys DAigalliers French admiral fought in the American Revolutionary War and against Nelson at The Battle of the Nile born in Uzs France (d. 1798)
12 Feb 1753
Lambert-Francois Godecharle Belgian composer and singer born in Brussels Belgium (d. 1819)
12 Feb 1760
Jan Ladislav Dussek [Jan Vclav Dusk] Czech piano virtuoso glass harmonic player and composer born in slav Bohemia (d. 1840)
12 Feb 1777
Friedrich de la Motte Fouqu German Romantic poet born in Brandenburg an der Havel Prussia (d. 1843)
12 Feb 1778
Franz Joseph Volkert Austrian composer conductor and organist born in Vienna Austria (d. 1845)
12 Feb 1785
Pierre Louis Dulong French physicist known for the DulongPetit law born in Rouen France (d. 1838)
12 Feb 1804
Heinrich Lenz Baltic German physicist known for Lenzs law in electrodynamics born in Dorpat Russian Empire (now Estonia) (d. 1865)
12 Feb 1830
Stephen Wilcox American inventor of steam generators for power stations and ships (Babcock & Wilcox) born in Westerly Rhode Island (d. 1893) [1]
12 Feb 1828
Robert Ransom Jr American Confederate general (Battle of Fredericksburg) born in Warren County North Carolina (d. 1892)
12 Feb 1843
John Graham Chambers Welsh athlete who wrote the Queensberry rules for boxing born in Llanelli Wales. (d. 1883)
12 Feb 1870
Marie Lloyd [Mathilda Wood] English music-hall performer (Oh Mr Porter What Shall I Do) born in Hoxton London (d. 1922)
12 Feb 1871
Harry Kendall Thaw American railway heir and murderer of architect Stanford White born in Allegheny City Pennsylvania (d. 1947)
12 Feb 1884
Johan Laidoner Estonian military commander during the Estonian War of Independence born in Viiratsi Governorate of Livonia (d. 1953)
12 Feb 1884
Marie Vassilieff Russian-French Left Bank artist born in Smolensk Russia (d. 1957)
12 Feb 1886
Gustaf Lazarus Nordqvist Swedish organist and composer born in Stockholm Sweden (d. 1949)
12 Feb 1893
Marcel Minnaert Belgian-Dutch astronomer and writer (Light and colour in the open air) born in Bruges Belgium (d. 1970)
12 Feb 1903
Joseph F. Biroc American cinematographer filmed the liberation of Paris in 1944 and won an Oscar for The Towering Inferno born in New York City (d. 1996)
12 Feb 1907
Clifton C. Edom American photojournalism educator born in Baylis Illinois (d. 1991)
12 Feb 1908
Jacques Herbrand French logician and mathematician born in Paris France (d. 1931)
12 Feb 1908
Jean Effel French painter and journalist The Creation of the World born in Paris France (d. 1982)
12 Feb 1911
Stephen H. Sholes American record producer (Elvis) and label executive (RCA Victor 1929-68) born in Washington D.C. (d. 1968)
12 Feb 1917
Raizo Matsuno Japanese politician born in Yamaga Kumamoto Japan (d. 2006)
12 Feb 1918
Dom DiMaggio American baseball center fielder (7 x MLB All Star AL stolen base leader 1950 Boston Red Sox) born in San Francisco California (d. 2009)
12 Feb 1919
Ferruccio Valcareggi Italian soccer manager (Italy 1966-74 winner Euro 1968 runner-up World Cup 1970 Fiorentina Atalanta) born in Trieste Italy (d. 2005)
12 Feb 1925
Anthony Berry British politician (killed in the Brighton hotel bombing by the IRA) born in Eton England (d. 1984)
12 Feb 1926
Charles Van Doren American teacher writer and quiz show contestant (Twenty-One) born in New York City (d. 2019)
12 Feb 1926
Irene Camber Italian fencer (Olympic gold foil individual 1952 bronze team foil 1960 World Cship gold 1953 individual foil team foil 1957) born in Trieste Italy (d. 2024)
12 Feb 1926
Joe Garagiola American baseball catcher (World Series 1946 St. Louis Cardinals) and sportscaster (KMOX NBC) born in St. Louis Missouri (d. 2016)
12 Feb 1931
Janwillem van de Wetering Dutch author (Hugh Pine books Murder By Remote Control) born in Rotterdam Netherlands (d. 2008) [1]
12 Feb 1932
Axel Jensen Norwegian author (The Line Dance) born in Trondheim Norway (d. 2003)
12 Feb 1933
Ivan Nikolayevich Anikeyev Russian lost cosmonaut born in USSR (d. 1992)
12 Feb 1936
Paul Shenar American actor (The Secret of NIMH Dream Lover Scarface) and theater director (American Conservatory Theater) born in Milwaukee Wisconsin (d. 1989)
12 Feb 1940
Richard Lynch American actor (Xaviar-Battlestar Galactica) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 2012)
12 Feb 1941
Naomi Uemura Japanese adventurer and mountain climber who was the 1st to reach the North Pole solo and the 1st to raft the Amazon River solo born in Hidaka Empire of Japan (d. 1984)
12 Feb 1941
Ross Morgan New Zealand cricket batsman (20 Tests 5 x 50 Auckland) born in Auckland New Zealand
12 Feb 1944
Charlie Pasarell American International Tennis HOF player (World 11 1966) and administrator (VP ATP) born in San Juan Puerto Rico
12 Feb 1947
Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale Indian Sikh militant and leader of Damdami Taksal born in Rode Punjab British India (d. 1984)
12 Feb 1949
Gundappa Viswanath Indian cricket batsman (91 Tests 14 x 100 HS 222 Karnataka) born in Bhadravati India
12 Feb 1951
Steven Parent American student and Manson family murder victim born in California (d. 1969)
12 Feb 1955
Chet Lemon American baseball outfielder (MLB All-Star 1978 79 84 World Series 1984 Detroit Tigers) born in Jackson Mississippi
12 Feb 1955
Daniele Masala Italian athlete (Olympic gold modern pentathlon individual & team 1976) born in Rome Italy
12 Feb 1959
Filipe Nyusi Mozambican politician (President of Mozambique 2015-) born in Mueda Portuguese Mozambique
12 Feb 1959
Omar Hakim American jazz-fusion and session drummer (Weather Report 1982-86 Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms) arranger and composer born in New York City
12 Feb 1211
Henry VII King of Germany and Sicily (1220-35) who rebelled against his father Holy Roman Emperor King Frederick II born in Sicily (d. 1242)
12 Feb 1218
Kujo Yoritsune 4th Japanese shgun of the Kamakura shogunate (1226-44) born in Kyto Japan (d. 1256)
12 Feb 1758
Christian Ignatius Latrobe English clergyman and composer (Selection of Sacred Music) born in the Fulneck Moravian Settlement Yorkshire England (d. 1836)
12 Feb 1760
Jan Ladislav Dussek [Jan Vclav Dusk] Czech piano virtuoso glass harmonica player and composer born in slav Kingdom of Bohemia (d. 1840)
12 Feb 1828
Robert Ransom Jr American Confederate general (Battle of Fredericksburg) born in Warren County North Carolina (d. 1892)
12 Feb 1852
Hendrik Blink Dutch geographer and author of geographical textbooks (From Eems to Scheldt Journal for Economic Geography) born in De Wijk Netherlands (d. 1931) [1]
12 Feb 1870
Marie Lloyd [Mathilda Wood] English music-hall performer (Oh Mr Porter What Shall I Do) born in Hoxton London (d. 1922)
12 Feb 1881
Anna Pavlova Russian prima ballerina and choreographer (Diaghilew Dying Swan) born in St Petersburg Russia (d. 1931)
12 Feb 1885
James Scott American ragtime pianist and composer (Frog Legs Rag The Fascinator) born in Neosho Missouri (d. 1938) [1]
12 Feb 1914
Gordon Tex Beneke American saxophonist vocalist and bandleader (Glenn Miller Orchestra - Chattanooga Choo-Choo) born in Fort Worth Texas (d. 2000)
12 Feb 1916
Karl Hubert Rudolf Schiske Austrian composer (Vom Tode) born in Gyr Danube Monarchy (d. 1969)
12 Feb 1920
Bill Pitman American touring and session jazz and rock guitarist (Peggy Lee The Wrecking Crew The Ronettes -Be My Baby) and ukulele player (Raindrops Keep Fallin On My Head) born in Belleville New Jersey (d. 2022)
12 Feb 1923
Mel Powell American composer (Pulitzer Prize Music 1990) born in New York City (d. 1998)
12 Feb 1924
Hans Berghuis Dutch author and poet (3 Women Adam Kleitabletten) born in Apeldoorn Netherlands (d. 1994) [1]
12 Feb 1928
Vince Montana American jazz soul and disco vibraphonist percussionist and arranger (The Salsoul Orchestra MFSB) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 2013)
12 Feb 1931
Kai Erikson [Homburger] Austrian-American sociologist known for his work on the aftermath of disasters (Everything in Its Path Wayward Puritans) born in Vienna Austria (d. 2025)
12 Feb 1936
Joe Don Baker American actor (Eischied Walking Tall Fletch) born in Groesback Texas (d. 2025)
12 Feb 1939
Akbar Adibi Iranian engineer and professor (electronics and VLSI technology) born in Songhor Iran (d. 2000)
12 Feb 1942
Lionel Grigson British jazz pianist and horn player born in Cheltenham Gloucestershire England (d. 1994)
12 Feb 1944
(Marian) Moe Bandy American country vocalist (Just Good Ol Boys) born in Meridian Mississippi
12 Feb 1946
Ajda Pekkan Turkish singer (Yakar Gecerim) and actress (Sehvetin esiriyiz) born in Istanbul Turkey
12 Feb 1949
Stanley Knight American southern rock guitarist (Black Oak Arkansas - High on the Hog Jim Dandy (To the Rescue)) born in Little Rock Arkansas (d. 2013)
12 Feb 1952
Michael McDonald American rock singer and keyboardist (Doobie Brothers - What A Fool Believes solo - (I Keep Forgettin (Every Time Youre Near) Steely Dan - Peg) born in St. Louis Missouri
12 Feb 1952
Salvador Pineda Mexican actor (El camino secreto Esmeralda) born in Huetamo Mexico
12 Feb 1953
Nabil Shaban Jordanian-British actor (Doctor Who) and co-founder of the Graeae Theatre Company born in Amman Jordan (d. 2025)
12 Feb 1955
Chet Lemon American baseball outfielder (MLB All-Star 1978 79 84 World Series 1984 Detroit Tigers) born in Jackson Mississippi (d. 2025)
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