Historical Birthday
10 Feb 1524
Albrecht Giese German politician and diplomat (d. 1580)
10 Feb 1606
Christine Marie of France regent of Savoy (d. 1663)
10 Feb 1609
John Suckling English Cavalier poetdramatistcourtier
10 Feb 1637
Henriette Catharina van Nassau Dutch daughter of Frederick Henry
10 Feb 1670
Norbert van Flowers [Cephalus] Flemish painter
10 Feb 1670
William Congreve England writer (Old Bachelor Way of the World)
10 Feb 1685
Aaron Hill English playwrightpoet (Tragedy of Zara)
10 Feb 1775
Charles Lamb British criticpoetessayist (Essays of Elia) born in London England (d. 1834)
10 Feb 1807
Abner Clark Harding American politician and Civil War Brigadier General (Union Army) born in East Hampton Connecticut (d. 1874)
10 Feb 1818
Isham Green Harris Gov (Confederacy) (d. 1897)
10 Feb 1821
William Read Scurry (Confederate Army Brigadier General (d. 1864))
10 Feb 1824
Samuel Plimsoll inventor (Plimsoll line for ships) born in Bristol England
10 Feb 1827
Peter J Savelberg Dutch Limburgs monastery founder
10 Feb 1846
Mildred Childe Lee daughter of confederate General Robert E. Lee
10 Feb 1846
Charles Beresford British admiral and politician (d. 1919)
10 Feb 1847
A N Hornby cricketer (pioneering England Test batsman)
10 Feb 1859
Alexandre Millerand French President (d. 1943)
10 Feb 1862
W H Gobo Ashley cricketer (7 wkts in 1 Test for South Africa 1889)
10 Feb 1866
Rafael Altamira Crevea Spanish lawyerhistorian
10 Feb 1868
William Allen White Emporia KS editor (Pulitzer 1942)
10 Feb 1872
Anne Anema Dutch lawyerjournalistpolitician (ARP)
10 Feb 1880
Jesse G Vincent Arkansas engineer designed 1st V-12 engine
10 Feb 1884
Herbert Hordern cricketer (pioneering leggie for Aust & Philadelphia)
10 Feb 1884
Frederick Hawksworth GWR Chief mechanical engineer. (d. 1976)
10 Feb 1887
[Fran J] Vital Celen Flemish literaryauthor [or Feb 9]
10 Feb 1888
Giuseppe Ungaretti Italian poet (Hermeticism) and journalist born in Alexandria (d. 1970)
10 Feb 1889
Howard Spring British authornovelistwritercritic (O Absalom)
10 Feb 1890
Cor Ruys Dutch actor (Princess Stage The Cross-Patch) born in Amsterdam Noord-Holland Netherlands (d. 1952)
10 Feb 1890
Fanny Kaplan failed assassin of Vladimir Lenin (d. 1918)
10 Feb 1891
Harold RLG 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis Gov-gen of Canada (1945-52)
10 Feb 1892
Alan Hale Sr. American actor (Little John-The Adventures of Robin Hood) born in Washington D.C. (d. 1950)
10 Feb 1893
Jimmy Durante American long-nosed comedian (and goodnight Mrs Calabash) born in NYC New York
10 Feb 1893
Bill Tilden American tennis player (US Open 1920-25 29) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1953)
10 Feb 1894
Roy DArcy [Roy Giusti] American actor (Warning Shadows Revolt of Zombies) born in San Francisco California (d. 1969)
10 Feb 1896
Olin Howlin American actor (Gone with the Wind Them Circus Boy) born in Denver Colorado (d. 1959)
10 Feb 1897
John Franklin Enders Conn microbiologist (polio-Nobel 1954)
10 Feb 1898
Bertolt Brecht German poet and playwright (Mother Courage) born in Augsburg Bavaria (d. 1956)
10 Feb 1898
Joseph Kessel French journalistwriter (Army of the Shadows)
10 Feb 1898
Judith Anderson [Frances Margaret Anderson] Australian actress (Laura Rebecca Tycoon) born in Adelaide South Australia (d. 1992)
10 Feb 1898
Robert Keith [Rolland Keith Richey] American actor (Guys and Dolls The Wild One Battle Circus Branded Wild One) born in Fowler Indiana (d. 1966)
10 Feb 1901
Stella Adler American actress (My Girl Tisa) born in NYC New York (d. 1992)
10 Feb 1903
Matthias Sindelar Austrian footballer (d. 1939)
10 Feb 1904
John Farrow Australian director and actor (Botany Bay Wake Island) born in Sydney New South Wales (d. 1963)
10 Feb 1905
John Dierkes American actor (Shane Daughter of Dr Jekyll Hanging Tree) born in Cincinnati Ohio (d. 1975)
10 Feb 1905
Max Schubert a pioneering Australian winemaker
10 Feb 1905
Walter Brown Massachusetts US original owner of the Boston Celtics and important figure in the development of ice hockey in the United States
10 Feb 1906
Erik Rhodes [Ernest Sharpe] American actor (Top Hat Night at the Ritz) born in El Reno Indian Territory (d. 1990)
10 Feb 1906
Henry Phelps Brown British historian and economist born in Calne (d. 1994)
10 Feb 1906
John Cat Thompson basketball hall of famer (elected 1962)
10 Feb 1906
Lon Chaney Jr American actor (Hawkeye Pistols n Petticoats) born in Oklahoma City Oklahoma (d. 1973)
10 Feb 1906
Walraven (Wally) van Hall Dutch bankerresisted Nazis
10 Feb 1907
Grace Hamilton 1st African American member of Georgia state legislature
10 Feb 1909
George Douglass Milne British peer soldier and artist born at Lichfield (d. 2005)
10 Feb 1910
Dominique Pire Belgian educator aided WW II refugees (Nobel 1958)
10 Feb 1910
Douglas Spencer American actor (The Thing from Another World This Island Earth River of No Return) born in Princeton Illinois (d. 1960)
10 Feb 1910
Joyce Grenfell British actress (Pickwick Papers Americanization of Emily) born in London England (d. 1979)
10 Feb 1910
Paul Whitelaw cricketer (NZ opening batsman v England 1933)
10 Feb 1912
Lord Orr-Ewing [Charles Ian] great-grandson of Sir Archibald Orr-Ewing Bt
10 Feb 1913
Philippa Bevans British actress (Notorious Landlady World of Henry Orient) born in London England (d. 1968)
10 Feb 1913
Ragnhild Marie Hatton Norwegian historian born in Bergen Norway (d. 1995)
10 Feb 1913
Douglas Slocombe British cinematographer (Kind Hearts and Coronets Raiders of the Lost Ark) born in London (d. 2016)
10 Feb 1914
Larry Adler Balt hamonicist (Harmonicats) (blacklisted performer)
10 Feb 1916
Edward R. Roybal American politician (Rep-D-CA 1963-93) born in Pecos New Mexico (d. 2005)
10 Feb 1918
Gordon Pirie English Group Captain and politician born in Oxford (d. 2003)
10 Feb 1920
Alexander Comfort English poetwriter (Wreath for the Living)
10 Feb 1922
Harold Hughes Ida County Iowa Governor of Iowa (D) and US Senator
10 Feb 1922
Neva Patterson American actress (The Seven Year Itch Taxi Nichols) born near Nevada Iowa (d. 2010)
10 Feb 1922
rpd Gncz Hungarian politician 1st post-communist President (1990-2000) born in Budapest (d. 2015)
10 Feb 1923
Cesare Siepi basso (NY Metropolitan Opera) born in Milan Italy
10 Feb 1924
Randy Van Horne vocalist (Nat King Cole Show) born in El Paso Texas
10 Feb 1927
Jakov Lind GermanBritish author (Counting My Footsteps)
10 Feb 1927
Viscount Cowdray British financiermulti-millionaire
10 Feb 1929
Hallgeir Brenden Norwegian cross country skier (Olympic gold 1952 56) born in Trysil Norway (d. 2007)
10 Feb 1929
Henk Heidweiler Surinam ambassador (in Netherlands)
10 Feb 1929
Jerry Goldsmith pianist and composer (Twilight Zone)
10 Feb 1929
Jim Whittacker mountain climber (1st American to climb Mt Everest)
10 Feb 1930
Robert Wagner American actor (It Takes a Thief Switch Hart to Hart) born in Detroit Michigan
10 Feb 1932
Donald Hilton Moderator (General Assembly of United Reformed Church)
10 Feb 1932
Rockin Dopsie Sr [Alton Jay Rubin] American Jazz-Fusion singer (Zydeco) born in Carencro Louisiana (d. 1993)
10 Feb 1936
Olwyn Bowey British artist born in Stockton-on-Tees Durham
10 Feb 1937
Don Wilson rock guitarist (Ventures-Walk Dont Run Batman Theme)
10 Feb 1937
Lord Justice Rose former judge on the Court of Appeal of England and Wales
10 Feb 1937
Yuriy Poyarkov USSR volleyball player (Olympic 2 gold1 silver-1964-72)
10 Feb 1939
Barbara Kolb composer (Trobar Jus) born in Hartford Connecticut
10 Feb 1939
Roberta Flack Black Mountain North Carolina US vocalist (If Ever I Saw Your Face)
10 Feb 1939
Adrienne Clarkson 26th Governor General of Canada
10 Feb 1940
Mary Rand-Bignal-Toomey English long jumper (Olympic gold 1964) born in Wells United Kingdom
10 Feb 1940
Jimmy Merchant American rock vocalist (Frankie Lymon & Teenagers-Why Do Fools Fall In Love) born in NYC New York
10 Feb 1941
John Hampshire cricketer (of Yorkshire Century on debut for Eng 1969)
10 Feb 1941
Michael Apted directorresearcher (Granada TV)
10 Feb 1942
Michael Bishop British CEO (British Midland Airways) born in Bowdon Cheshire
10 Feb 1943
Ral Donner [Ralph Stuart] Black Mountain NC singer (Starfires)
10 Feb 1944
Peter Allen Australia vocalistpianist (I Go to Rio Legs Diamond)
10 Feb 1944
Rufus Reid American musician born in Atlanta Georgia
10 Feb 1945
John Hayes secretary-general (British Law Society)
10 Feb 1946
Kenneth Kenny Edwards American musician and singer-songwriter (The Stone Poneys Bryndle) born in Santa Monica California (d. 2010)
10 Feb 1947
Butch Morris American jazz cornetist and composer
10 Feb 1947
John Christopher Chris Ethridge American country rock bass guitarist (International Submarine Band The Flying Burrito Brothers) born in Meridian Mississippi (d. 2010)
10 Feb 1948
Luis Donaldo Colosio Mexican politician (d. 1994)
10 Feb 1949
Nigel Olsson British rock guitarist and drummer (Elton Johns Band) born in Wallasey Cheshire
10 Feb 1949
Joe Lavender NFL cornerback born in Rayville Louisiana
10 Feb 1950
Mark Spitz Modesto California swimmer (Olympic 9 goldsilverbronze-68 72)
10 Feb 1951
Roxanne Pulitzer author (Prize Pulitzer) born in Glendale California
10 Feb 1951
Zeudi Araya Asmara Ethiopia Miss Ethiopia (1969)
10 Feb 1951
Bob [Robert] Iger American entertainment executive (CEO of The Walt Disney Company) born in NYC New York
10 Feb 1952
Mike Varty American NFL player born in Detroit Michigan
10 Feb 1953
John Shirley American sci-fi author (Eclipse Penumbra Eclipse Corona)
10 Feb 1955
Lusia Mae Harris Minter City Miss basketball player (Olympic silver 1976)
10 Feb 1955
Chris Adams British pro wrestler and judoka (d. 2001)
10 Feb 1962
Bobby Czyz American boxer born in Orange New Jersey
10 Feb 1963
Bennie Thompson American football safety (Saints Chiefs Cleveland BrownsRavens) born in New Orleans Louisiana
10 Feb 1963
Harris Huizingh Dutch football player (FC Groningen)
10 Feb 1963
Joakim Nystrom Swedish tennis star born in Skellefte Sweden
10 Feb 1963
Lenny Dykstra American MLB centerfielder (NY Met Philadelphia Phillies) born in Santa Ana California
10 Feb 1957
Debbie Brinkley Tasmania golfer (1990 T25 Victorian Open)
10 Feb 1957
Pranab Roy cricketer (son of Pankaj Indian batsman 1982)
10 Feb 1958
Michael Weiss American musician born NYC New York
10 Feb 1959
Tonga Fifita [Tonga Uliuli Fifita] Tongan wrestler (WCWWARWWF Ming Haku Islanders) born in Nukualofa Tonga
10 Feb 1959
Lisa McPherson former Scientologist (d. 1995)
10 Feb 1960
Lionel Cartwright American country music artist (I Watched it on the Radio Leap of Faith) born in Gallipolis Ohio
10 Feb 1960
Robert Addie British actor born in London United Kingdom (d. 2003)
10 Feb 1961
David Ward British cricketer (prolific Surrey batsman) born in Croydon United Kingdom
10 Feb 1961
Eva Pfaff German tennis player born in Knigstein im Taunus Germany
10 Feb 1961
George Stephanopoulos American journalist political commentator and political advisor (Clinton) born in Fall River Massachusetts
10 Feb 1961
Alexander Payne American film director (Sideways) born in Omaha Nebraska
10 Feb 1962
Cliff Burton American bass guitarist (Metallica) born in Castro Valley California (d. 1986)
10 Feb 1963
Philip Glenister British Actor (Outkast Life on Mars Ashes to Ashes) born in Harrow Middlesex England
10 Feb 1964
Francesca Neri Italian actress (Ages of Lulu) born in Trento Italy
10 Feb 1964
Mir Aimal Kansi Pakistani perpretrator of the 1993 shootings at CIA Headquarters born in Quetta Pakistan (d. 2002)
10 Feb 1964
Roger Reijners Dutch football coach and player (MVV) born in Roemond Netherlands
10 Feb 1964
Sam Graddy US 4x100m runner (Olympic gold 1984) born in Gaffney South Carolina
10 Feb 1964
Glenn Beck American radio and television host born in Everett Washington
10 Feb 1964
Arthur Lenk Israeli diplomat born in Paterson New Jersey
10 Feb 1965
Lenny Webster American catcher (Montreal Expos) born in New Orleans Louisiana
10 Feb 1965
Marjolein Macrander Dutch actress (Drowned) born in Zutphen Netherlands
10 Feb 1965
Mario Jean Quebec comedian and television actor born in Chicoutmi Canada
10 Feb 1966
Daryl Johnston American NFL running back (Dallas Cowboys) born in Youngstown New York
10 Feb 1967
Laura Dern American actress (Jurassic Park Mask Smooth Talk) born in Los Angeles California
10 Feb 1967
Bradley Hughes Australian golfer born in Melbourne Australia
10 Feb 1967
Dwayne Road Grader White NFLer (NY Jets St Louis) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
10 Feb 1967
Armand Serrano Filipino animator born in Manila Phillipines
10 Feb 1967
Jacky Durand French cyclist born in Laval France
10 Feb 1968
Peter Popovic Swedish NHL defenseman (Montreal Canadiens) born in Kping Sweden
10 Feb 1968
Ryan Bowen American baseball pitcher (Florida Marlins) born in Fort Madison Iowa
10 Feb 1785
Claude-Louis Navier French engineer and physicist who specialized in mechanics (NavierStokes equations) born in Dijon France (d. 1836)
10 Feb 1869
Vasily Kalafati Russian composer (Cygany) born in Yevpatoria Crimea (d. 1942)
10 Feb 1886
Olin Howland American actor (Gone with the Wind Them Circus Boy) born in Denver Colorado (d. 1959)
10 Feb 1893
Bill Tilden American tennis player (US Open 1920-25 29 Wimbledon 1920-21 30 French 1927 30) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1953)
10 Feb 1905
Jos Muoz Molleda Spanish composer and politician born in La Lnea de la Concepcin (d. 1988)
10 Feb 1922
Harold Hughes American politician Governor of Iowa (D) and US Senator born in Ida County Iowa (d. 1996)
10 Feb 1923
Allie Sherman American NFL coach (Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1953-56 CFL New York Giants 196168) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 2015)
10 Feb 1926
Randy Jackson American baseball 3rd baseman (2-time MLB All Star) born in Little Rock Arkansas (d. 2019)
10 Feb 1929
Jerry Goldsmith American pianist and composer (Twilight Zone Planet Of The Apes) born in Los Angeles California (d. 2004)
10 Feb 1931
Gerhard Rosenfeld German composer born in Knigsberg
10 Feb 1931
Makoto Shinohara Japanese composer born in Osaka Japan
10 Feb 1931
Thomas Bernhard Austrian novelist playwright and poet whose work some describe as the most significant literary achievement since World War II born in Heerlen Netherlands (d. 1989)
10 Feb 1933
Don Wilson American guitarist (The Ventures Hawaii 5-0 Theme) born in Tacoma Washington
10 Feb 1935
Theodore Antoniou Greek conductor and composer (Paean Celebration) born in Athens (d. 2018)
10 Feb 1939
Roberta Flack American vocalist (If Ever I Saw Your Face) born in Black Mountain North Carolina
10 Feb 1939
Peter Purves English television presenter and actor (Doctor Who Blue Peter) born in Preston Lancashire
10 Feb 1940
Mary Rand English field athlete (Olympic long jump gold 6.76m WR 1964) born in Wells Somerset
10 Feb 1961
Eva Pfaff German tennis player (Australian Open doubles 1982 runner-up) born in Knigstein im Taunus Germany
10 Feb 1670
Norbert van Flowers [Cephalus] Flemish painter
10 Feb 1741
Franz Adam Veichtner German violinist and composer baptised in Regensburg Bavaria (d. 1822)
10 Feb 1750
Stanislao Mattei Italian composer teacher musicologist and monk (born in Bologna Papal States (d. 1825)
10 Feb 1788
Johann Peter Pixis German pianist and composer born in Mannheim Germany (d. 1874)
10 Feb 1819
Richard Storrs Willis American composer mostly of hymns (Carol Fairest Lord Jesus) born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 1900)
10 Feb 1841
Walter Parratt British organist and composer born in Huddersfield West Riding of Yorkshire England (d. 1924)
10 Feb 1866
Bror Beckman Swedish composer born in Kristinehamn Sweden (d. 1929)
10 Feb 1879
Franz Carl Bornschein American composer born in Baltimore Maryland (d. 1948)
10 Feb 1893
Jimmy Durante American actor comedian and singer known as the schnozzola (The Durante-Moore Show Jimmy Durante Show) born in Manhattan New York (d. 1980)
10 Feb 1903
Matvey Isaakovich Blanter Russian-Soviet composer of popular songs and film music (Katyusha) born in Pochep Russian Empire (d. 1990)
10 Feb 1903
Abel Meeropol American songwriter (Strange Fruit The House I Live In) and librettist (The Good Soldier Schweick) born in the Bronx New York City (d. 1986)
10 Feb 1905
Vilko Ukmar Slovenian composer born in Postojna Slovenia (d. 1991)
10 Feb 1906
Lon Chaney Jr American actor (Larry Talbot-The Wolf Man Lennie Small-Of Mice and Men) born in Oklahoma City Oklahoma (d. 1973)
10 Feb 1908
Jean Coulthard Canadian composer and music educator born in Vancouver British Columbia (d. 2000)
10 Feb 1915
Aldus Roger American Cajun accordionist (Lafayette Playboys - Les Haricots Sont Pas Sals) born n Carencro Louisiana (d. 1999)
10 Feb 1921
Adrian Cruft British composer born in London (d. 1987)
10 Feb 1923
Cesare Siepi Italian operatic basso (NY Metropolitan Opera 1950-74) born in Milan Italy (d. 2010)
10 Feb 1924
Bud Poile Canadian ice hockey player born in Fort William Ontario (d. 2005)
10 Feb 1924
Randy Van Horne American vocalist (Nat King Cole Show The Flintstones The Jetsons) born in El Paso Texas (d. 2007)
10 Feb 1926
Randy Jackson American baseball third baseman (MLB All Star 1954 55 Chicago Cubs) born in Little Rock Arkansas (d. 2019)
10 Feb 1929
Jerry Goldsmith American pianist television and film composer (The Twilight Zone Planet Of The Apes) born in Los Angeles California (d. 2004)
10 Feb 1930
Peter Phillips American composer born in San Francisco California [or Jun 18]
10 Feb 1931
Gerhard Rosenfeld German opera and film score composer born in Knigsberg (d. 2003)
10 Feb 1932
Rockin Dopsie Sr [Alton Jay Rubin] American Jazz-Fusion singer (Zydeco) born in Carencro Louisiana (d. 1993)
10 Feb 1935
Salvator Pueyo Spanish composer (Abstracciones) and educator (Barcelona Conservatory 1987-present) born in Barcelona Spain
10 Feb 1939
Roberta Flack American pop vocalist (The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face Killing Me Softly with His Song) born in Black Mountain North Carolina
10 Feb 1940
Hamish Imlach Scottish folk-comic singer-songwriter (Cod Liver Oil and the Orange Juice) born in Calcutta British India (d. 1996)
10 Feb 1940
Jimmy Merchant American rock vocalist (Frankie Lymon & Teenagers - Why Do Fools Fall In Love) born in NYC New York
10 Feb 1941
Michael Apted English director and producer (7 Up The World is Not Enough) born in Aylesbury England (d. 2021) [1]
10 Feb 1942
Howard Mudd American football OL (Pro Bowl 196668 All-Pro 1967-68 SF 49ers Chicago Bears) and coach (Super Bowl 2006 OL Indianapolis Colts) born in Midland Michigan (d. 2020)
10 Feb 1943
Ralph Ral Donner American rock and roll singer (You Dont Know What Youve Got (Until You Lose It) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1984)
10 Feb 1944
Peter Allen Australian pop singer-songwriter painist and performer (I Go to Rio Legs Diamond) born in Tenterfield New South Wales Australia (d. 1992)
10 Feb 1944
Rufus Reid American jazz double bassist composer and educator born in Atlanta Georgia
10 Feb 1947
John Christopher Chris Ethridge American country rock bass guitarist (International Submarine Band The Flying Burrito Brothers) born in Meridian Mississippi (d. 2012)
10 Feb 1948
Conrad Cummings American classical composer born in San Francisco California
10 Feb 1949
Maxime Le Forestier French pop and folk singer-songwriter born in Paris France
10 Feb 1953
Carl Stone American electronic composer born in Los Angeles California
10 Feb 1953
John Shirley American sci-fi author (Eclipse Penumbra Eclipse Corona) born in Houston Texas
10 Feb 1958
Michael Weiss American musician born in NYC New York
10 Feb 1696
Johann Melchior Molter German composer born in Tiefenort Thuringia (now Germany) (d. 1765)
10 Feb 1702
Jean-Pierre Guignon [Giovanni Pietro Ghignone] Italian-French violinist and composer born in Turin Duchy of Savoy (now Italy) (d. 1774)
10 Feb 1717
Pierre de La Garde French composer singer and guitarist born in Crcy-la-Chapelle France (d. c. 1792)
10 Feb 1735
Johann Christoph Kuhnau Bohemian composer choral director novelist and lawyer born in Geising Saxony (d. 1722)
10 Feb 1886
Olin Howland American actor (Gone With The Wind Them Circus Boy) born in Denver Colorado (d. 1959)
10 Feb 1905
William Chick Webb American jazz drummer and big band leader (introduced Ella Fitzgerald) born in Baltimore Maryland (d. 1939)
10 Feb 1907
Walter Foots Thomas American saxophonist flutist and arranger (Cab Calloway Orchestra) born in Muskogee Oklahoma (d. 1981)
10 Feb 1910
Paul Whitelaw New Zealand cricket batsman (2 Tests Auckland) born in Auckland New Zealand (d. 1988)
10 Feb 1914
Larry Adler American pop and classical harmonica player and composer born in Baltimore Maryland (d. 2001)
10 Feb 1916
Oscar TV Slim Wills American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist (Flatfoot Sam) born in Houston Texas (d. 1969)
10 Feb 1919
Allie Reynolds American MLB pitcher 1942-54 6X All-Star 1952 AL ERA leader (Cleveland IndiansNew York Yankees) born in Bethany Oklahoma (d. 1994)
10 Feb 1927
Brian Priestman British conductor and teacher born in Birmingham England (d. 2014)
10 Feb 1933
Don Wilson American rock guitarist (The Ventures - Hawaii 5-0 Theme Walk Dont Run) born in Tacoma Washington (d. 2022)
10 Feb 1940
Kenny Rankin American singer-songwriter (Peaceful) born in Washington Heights New York City (d. 2009)
10 Feb 1942
Alfred Gager Austrian soccer midfielder (6 caps Austria Wien FC Wacker Wien) born in Vienna Austria (d. 2022)
10 Feb 1944
Nathaniel Mayer American R&B singer (Village of Love Leave Me Alone) born in Detroit Michigan (d. 2008)
10 Feb 1949
Nigel Olsson British rock touring and session drummer and backing vocalist (Elton Johns Band) born in Wallasey Cheshire England
10 Feb 1954
Larry McWilliams American major baseball pitcher 1978-90 born in Wichita Kansas
10 Feb 1955
Lusia Harris American Basketball HOF center (AIAW Cship & MVP 197577 Delta State University Olympic silver 1976) born in Minter City Mississippi (d. 2022)
10 Feb 1956
Kenny Leon American director producer and actor (A Raisin in the Sun -Tony Award for Best Direction) born in Tallahassee Florida
10 Feb 1963
Smiley Culture [David Victor Emmanuel] British reggae singer (Police Officer Cockney Translation) born in Stockwell South London (d. 2011)
10 Feb 1609
John Suckling English Cavalier poet dramatist and courtier (invented cribbage) born in London England (d. 1641)
10 Feb 1637
Henriette Catharina van Nassau Dutch princess consort of Anhalt-Dessau and daughter of Frederick Henry Prince of Orange born in The Hague (d. 1708)
10 Feb 1670
Norbert van Bloemen [Cephalus] Flemish painter born in Antwerp (d. 1746)
10 Feb 1685
Aaron Hill English playwright and poet (Tragedy of Zara) (d. 1750)
10 Feb 1686
Johann Fredericus Gronovius Dutch physician and botanist (d. 1762)
10 Feb 1741
Franz Adam Veichtner German violinist and composer baptized in Regensburg Bavaria (d. 1822)
10 Feb 1795
Ary Scheffer Dutch-French Romantic painter etcher and sculptor born in Dordrecht Netherlands (d. 1858)
10 Feb 1824
Samuel Plimsoll English politician and social reformer (invented Plimsoll line for ships) born in Bristol England (d. 1898)
10 Feb 1846
Mildred Childe Lee American favourite daughter of confederate General Robert E. Lee born at Arlington Plantation Virginia (d. 1905)
10 Feb 1847
A. N. Hornby English cricket batsman & captain (3 Tests Lancashire CCC) and rugby union utility back & captain (9 Tests Lancashire CRFC) born in Blackburn England (d. 1925)
10 Feb 1866
Rafael Altamira Crevea Spanish lawyer and historian born in Alicante Spain (d. 1951)
10 Feb 1868
William Allen White American journalist (Emporia Gazette Pulitzer 1942) born in Emporia Kansas (d. 1944)
10 Feb 1870
Fritz Klimsch German sculptor and painter born in Frankfurt Germany (d. 1960)
10 Feb 1880
Jesse G. Vincent American engineer (designed 1st V-12 engine Packard automobiles) born in Charleston Arkansas (d. 1962)
10 Feb 1884
Billy Evans American Baseball HOF umpire (American League 1906-27 at age 22 youngest umpire in MLB history) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1956)
10 Feb 1884
Ranji Hordern Australian cricket spin bowler (7 Tests 46 wickets BB 790 NSW CA) born in Sydney Australia (d. 1938)
10 Feb 1889
Howard Spring Welsh writer and critic (O Absalom) born in Cardiff Wales (d. 1965)
10 Feb 1891
Harold Alexander 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis British army officer (Governor-General of Canada 1945-52) born in London England (d. 1969)
10 Feb 1894
Herb Pennock American Baseball HOF pitcher (6 World Series Philadelphia As Boston Red Sox NY Yankees) born in NYC New York (d. 1948)
10 Feb 1897
John Franklin Enders American microbiologist (1954 Nobel in Physiology or Medicine for culturing poliovirus developed measles vaccine) born in West Hartford Connecticut (d. 1985)
10 Feb 1898
Joseph Kessel French journalist and writer (Army of the Shadows) born in Villa Clara Argentina (d. 1979)
10 Feb 1898
Robert Keith [Rolland Keith Richey] American character actor (Guys and Dolls The Wild One Battle Circus Branded) born in Fowler Indiana (d. 1966)
10 Feb 1901
Stella Adler American actress (Love on Toast My Girl Tisa) and teacher ( Stella Adler Studio of Actingd) born in NYC New York (d. 1992)
10 Feb 1902
Armand Bernier Belgian poet (Sorcier Triste) (d. 1969)
10 Feb 1902
Jack Pettis American jazz saxophonist and bandleader born in Ehrmandale Indiana (d. 1963)
10 Feb 1905
(William) Chick Webb American jazz drummer and big band leader (introduced Ella Fitzgerald) born in Baltimore Maryland (d. 1939)
10 Feb 1905
Max Schubert Australian pioneering winemaker (Penfolds) born in Moculta Australia (d. 1994)
10 Feb 1905
Walter Brown American basketball and ice hokey executive (founded and owned Boston Celtics bought Boston Bruins) born in Hopkinton Massachusetts (d. 1964)
10 Feb 1906
Cat Thompson American college basketball player (hall of fame 1962) born in St. George Utah (d. 1990)
10 Feb 1906
Walraven van Hall Dutch banker who led resistance against Nazis born in Amsterdam Netherlands (d. 1945)
10 Feb 1907
Grace Towns Hamilton American politician (1st African American member of Georgia state legislature) born in Atlanta Georgia (d. 1992)
10 Feb 1910
Dominique Pire Belgian Dominican friar (1958 Nobel Peace Prize for aiding WW II refugees) born in Dinant Belgium (d. 1969)
10 Feb 1918
Idwal Pugh Welsh-born British civil servant (UK Ombudsman 1976-78) born in Blaenau Ffestiniog (d. 2010)
10 Feb 1926
Danny Blanchflower Northern Irish footballer and captain of Tottenham Hotspur born in Belfast Northern Ireland (d. 1993)
10 Feb 1926
Randy Jackson American MLB baseball third baseman 1950-59 2X All-Star (Chicago Cubs BrooklynLos Angeles Dodger Cleveland Indians) born in Little Rock Arkansas (d. 2019)
10 Feb 1928
Gene Taylor American politician (Rep-D-St Louis 1973-89) born in Sarcoxie Missouri (d. 1998)
10 Feb 1946
Kenny Edwards American musician and singer-songwriter (The Stone Poneys Bryndle) born in Santa Monica California (d. 2010)
10 Feb 1947
(Lawrence) Butch Morris American jazz cornetist composer and conductor born in Long Beach California (d. 2013)
10 Feb 1947
Chris Ethridge American country rock bass guitarist (International Submarine Band The Flying Burrito Brothers) born in Meridian Mississippi (d. 2012)
10 Feb 1956
Kenny Leon American stage director producer and actor (A Raisin in the Sun - Tony Award for Best Direction) born in Tallahassee Florida
10 Feb 1958
Billy Thomson Scottish soccer goalkeeper (7 caps St Mirren 206 games Dundee United) born in Linwood Scotland (d. 2023)
10 Feb 1959
Fernando Chalana Portuguese soccer winger (27 caps Benfica Bordeaux) born in Barreiro Portugal (d. 2022)
10 Feb 1735
Johann Christoph Kuhnau German composer church musician choral director and teacher born in Volkstedt Saxony (now Germany) (d. 1805)
10 Feb 1750
Stanislao Mattei Italian composer teacher musicologist and monk born in Bologna Papal States (now Italy) (d. 1825)
10 Feb 1847
A. N. Hornby English cricket batsman and captain (3 Tests Lancashire CCC) and rugby union utility back & captain (9 Tests Lancashire CRFC) born in Blackburn England (d. 1925)
10 Feb 1880
Jesse G. Vincent American engineer (designed 1st V-12 engine Packard automobiles) born in Charleston Arkansas (d. 1962)
10 Feb 1894
Herb Pennock American Baseball HOF pitcher (6 World Series Philadelphia As Boston Red Sox NY Yankees) born in New York City (d. 1948)
10 Feb 1901
Stella Adler American actress (Love on Toast My Girl Tisa) and teacher (Stella Adler Studio of Acting) born in New York City (d. 1992)
10 Feb 1905
(William) Chick Webb American jazz drummer and big band bandleader (introduced Ella Fitzgerald) born in Baltimore Maryland (d. 1939)
10 Feb 1915
Aldus Roger American Cajun accordionist (Lafayette Playboys - Les Haricots Sont Pas Sals) born in Carencro Louisiana (d. 1999)
10 Feb 1920
Alex Comfort English scientist and author (The Joy of Sex) born in London England (d. 2000)
10 Feb 1920
Jack Heslop-Harrison English botanist Director of Kew Gardens (1970-76) born in Middlesbrough England (d. 1998)
10 Feb 1921
Adrian Cruft British composer born in London England (d. 1987)
10 Feb 1926
Danny Blanchflower Irish soccer midfielder (56 caps Northern Ireland Tottenham Hotspur 337 games Aston Villa) and manager (Northern Ireland Chelsea) born in Belfast Northern Ireland (d. 1993)
10 Feb 1927
Nigel Bagnall British field marshal (Chief of the General Staff (CGS) 1985-88) born in British India (d. 2002)
10 Feb 1930
Peter Phillips American classical composer born in San Francisco California
10 Feb 1931
Dick Towers American college football coach (Southern Illinois University 1967-73) and executive (AD Kansas State University 1981-85) born in Kansas City Kansas (d. 2023)
10 Feb 1931
Makoto Shinohara Japanese composer (Yumeji (Ways of Dreams) To Rain and Wind) born in Osaka Japan
10 Feb 1934
Fleur Adcock New Zealand poet born in Papakura New Zealand
10 Feb 1935
Salvador Pueyo Spanish composer (Abstracciones) and educator (Barcelona Conservatory 1987-present) born in Barcelona Spain
10 Feb 1939
Barbara Kolb American contemporary classical composer (Trobar Jus) born in Hartford Connecticut
10 Feb 1940
Jimmy Merchant American rock vocalist (Frankie Lymon & Teenagers - Why Do Fools Fall In Love) born in New York City
10 Feb 1951
Bob [Robert] Iger American entertainment executive (CEO of The Walt Disney Company) born in New York City
10 Feb 1958
Michael Weiss American jazz pianist composer (Soul Journey) and educator born in Dallas Texas
10 Feb 1960
Robert Addie British actor born in London (d. 2003)
10 Feb 1499
Thomas Platter Swiss humanist known for his autobiography born in Grchen Switzerland (d. 1582)
10 Feb 1524
Albrecht Giese German politician and diplomat born in Danzig Kingdom of Poland (d. 1580)
10 Feb 1606
Christine Marie of France French born daughter of Henry IV of France and duchess and regent of Savoy born in the Louvre Paris (d. 1663)
10 Feb 1685
Aaron Hill English playwright and poet (Tragedy of Zara) born in London (d. 1750)
10 Feb 1686
Johann Fredericus Gronovius Dutch physician and botanist born in Hamburg (d. 1762)
10 Feb 1696
Johann Melchior Molter German composer born in Tiefenort Thuringia Duchy of Saxe-Weimar (d. 1765)
10 Feb 1702
Jean-Pierre Guignon [Giovanni Pietro Ghignone] Italian-French violinist and composer born in Turin Duchy of Savoy (d. 1774)
10 Feb 1735
Johann Christoph Kuhnau German composer church musician choral director and teacher born in Volkstedt Saxony (d. 1805)
10 Feb 1741
Franz Adam Veichtner German violinist and composer baptized in Regensburg Electorate of Bavaria Holy Roman Empire (d. 1822)
10 Feb 1750
Stanislao Mattei Italian composer teacher musicologist and monk born in Bologna Papal States (d. 1825)
10 Feb 1788
Johann Peter Pixis German pianist and composer born in Mannheim Electorate of the Palatinate Holy Roman Empire (d. 1874)
10 Feb 1818
Isham Green Harris American and Confederate politician (US Senator from Tennessee 1877-97 Governor of Tennessee 1857-1862 US Representative from Tennessee 1849-53) born in Franklin County Tennessee (d. 1897)
10 Feb 1821
William Read Scurry American politician and Confederate general who died during the Battle at Jenkins Ferry born in Gallatin Tennessee (d. 1864))
10 Feb 1846
Charles Beresford British admiral and politician who opposed Admiralty reforms born in Philipstown Ireland (d. 1919)
10 Feb 1846
Ira Remsen American chemist Johns Hopkins first chemistry professor born in New York City (d. 1927)
10 Feb 1859
Alexandre Millerand French President (1920-24) and Prime Minister (1920) born in Paris (d. 1943)
10 Feb 1884
Frederick Hawksworth English last Chief Mechanical Engineer of the Great Western Railway born in Swindon (d. 1976)
10 Feb 1890
Fanny Kaplan Russian Socialist Revolutionary who tried to assassinate Vladimir Lenin (d. 1918)
10 Feb 1902
Armand Bernier Belgian poet (Sorcier Triste) born in Braine-lAlleud Belgium (d. 1969)
10 Feb 1903
Waldemar Hoven German Nazi physician convicted of war crimes for experimenting on concentration camp inmates at Buchenwald born in Feiburg Germany (d. 1948)
10 Feb 1906
Cat Thompson American Basketball HOF forward (All-American 192730 Montana State Uni) born in St. George Utah (d. 1990)
10 Feb 1906
Lon Chaney Jr [Creighton Tull Chaney] American actor (Of Mice and Men The Wolf Man) born in Oklahoma City Oklahoma (d. 1973)
10 Feb 1927
Jakov Lind Austrian-British author (Counting My Footsteps) born in Vienna Austria (d. 2007)
10 Feb 1929
Henk Heidweiler Suriname politician and diplomat (Ambassador to United Nations 1968-75 Ambassador to United States 1981-84 Ambassador to Netherlands 1984-85) born in Paramaribo Dutch Colony of Surinam (d. 1989)
10 Feb 1929
Jim Whittacker American mountain climber and guide (1st American to climb Mt Everest 1963) born in Seattle Washington
10 Feb 1931
James E. West American engineer and inventor of the electret microphone born in Prince Edward County Virginia [1]
10 Feb 1935
Conrad Klapheck German surrealist and pop-art painter and graphic artist (typewriters) born in Dsseldorf Germany (d. 2023)
10 Feb 1936
Sylvia Williams American museum director and curator who developed the study of African art born in Lincoln Pennsylvania (d. 1996)
10 Feb 1939
Adrienne Clarkson Canadian journalist (The Fifth Estate) 26th Governor General of Canada (1999-2005) born in Hong Kong
10 Feb 1940
Peter Middleton British monk turned CEO of Lloyds Insurance born in Withernsea Yorkshire (d. 2014)
10 Feb 1944
Frank Keating American politician 25th Governor of Oklahoma (1995-2003) born in St. Louis Missouri
10 Feb 1944
Peter Allen Australian pop singer-songwriter (I Go to Rio I Honestly Love You) and stage performer (Legs Diamond) born in Tenterfield New South Wales Australia (d. 1992)
10 Feb 1947
Louise Arbour Canadian lawyer and jurist Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunals for Yugoslavia and Rwanda born in Montreal Quebec
10 Feb 1947
Nicholas Owen English newsreader and TV presenter (BBC News) born in London
10 Feb 1948
Luis Donaldo Colosio Mexican politician who was assassinated while a presidential candidate born in Magdalena de Kino Mexico (d. 1994)
10 Feb 1950
Gail Rebuck British publisher (CEO of Random House)
10 Feb 1951
Zeudi Araya Eritrean actress and filmmaker born in Dekemhare British Eritrea
10 Feb 1955
Jim Cramer American television personality and fund manager (Mad Money) born in Wyndmoor Pennsylvania
10 Feb 1959
Lisa McPherson American Scientologist whose death resulted in charges against the Church of Scientology born in Dallas Texas (d. 1995)
10 Feb 1963
Bennie Thompson American football safety (Super Bowl XXXV coach Baltimore Ravens First-team All-Pro 1991 98 Pro Bowl 1991 98) born in New Orleans Louisiana
10 Feb 1657
Arai Hakuseki Japanese Confucian scholar and shogunal adviser born in Edo Japan (d. 1725) [1]
10 Feb 1776
Ioannis Kapodistrias Greek diplomat first head of state of independent Greece (1828-31) born in Corfu Venetian Ionian Islands (d. 1831)
10 Feb 1858
Karl Pohlig German Bohemian cellist pianist and conductor (Philadelphia Orchestra 1907-12) born in Teplitz Bohemia Austrian Empire (d. 1928)
10 Feb 1890
Fanny Kaplan Russian Socialist Revolutionary who attempted to assassinate Vladimir Lenin born in Volhynian Governorate Russian Empire (d. 1918)
10 Feb 1903
George J. Dufek American naval officer and commander of Operation Deep Freeze born in Rockford Illinois (d. 1977)
10 Feb 1906
Barry Bingham Sr American newspaper publisher (The Courier-Journal The Louisville Times) born in Louisville Kentucky (d. 1988)
10 Feb 1906
Lon Chaney Jr [Creighton Tull Chaney] American actor (Of Mice and Men The Wolf Man) born in Oklahoma City (d. 1973)
10 Feb 1920
Alex Comfort British physician pacifist and author (The Joy of Sex) born in London (d. 2000)
10 Feb 1922
Neva Patterson American actress (The Seven Year Itch Taxi Nichols) born near Nevada Iowa (d. 2010)
10 Feb 1923
Allie Sherman American football coach (Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1953-56 CFL New York Giants 196168) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 2015)
10 Feb 1929
Henk Heidweiler Suriname politician and diplomat (Ambassador to the UN 1968-75 Ambassador to the US 1981-84 Ambassador to Netherlands 1984-85) born in Paramaribo Dutch Colony of Surinam (d. 1989)
10 Feb 1929
Jim Whittacker American mountain climber and guide (1st American to climb Mt Everest 1963) and executive (CEO of REI Chairman of Magellan) born in Seattle Washington
10 Feb 1931
Makoto Shinohara Japanese composer (Yumeji (Ways of Dreams) To Rain and Wind) born in Osaka Japan (d 2024)
10 Feb 1932
Rockin Dopsie Sr [Alton Jay Rubin] American Jazz-Fusion singer (Zydeco) born in Carencro Louisiana (d. 1993)
10 Feb 1934
Fleur Adcock New Zealand poet (Regression) translator and editor born in Papakura New Zealand d. 2024) [1]
10 Feb 1935
Theodore Antoniou Greek conductor and composer (Paean Celebration) born in Athens (d. 2018)
10 Feb 1937
Ronnie Rondell Jr. American stuntman known for appearing on the cover of Pink Floyds Wish You Were Here born in Hollywood California (d. 2025) [1]
10 Feb 1937
Yuriy Poyarkov Ukrainian-Soviet volleyball player (Olympic 2 gold1 silver-1964-72) born in Kharkiv Ukrainian SSR USSR (d. 2017)
10 Feb 1939
Barbara Kolb American contemporary classical composer (Trobar Jus All in Good Time) born in Hartford Connecticut (d. 2024)
10 Feb 1939
Silvana Armenulic Yugoslavian folk singer (What Do I Need a Life For) known as the Queen of Sevdalinka born in Doboj Kingdom of Yugoslavia (d. 1976)
10 Feb 1940
Kenny Rankin American jazz influenced singer-songwriter (Peaceful) born in Washington Heights New York City (d. 2009)
10 Feb 1943
Ral Donner American rock and roll singer (You Dont Know What Youve Got (Until You Lose It)) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1984)
10 Feb 1949
Joe Lavender American football cornerback (Super Bowl XVII Washington Redskins Pro Bowl 1979 80) born in Rayville Louisiana
10 Feb 1950
Gail Rebuck British publisher and chair of Penguin Random House UK born in London [1] [2] [3]
10 Feb 1951
Zeudi Araya Eritrean actress (Hearts and Armour La peccatrice) born in Dekemhare British Eritrea
10 Feb 1964
Glenn Beck American radio and television host (The Glenn Beck Program) and founder of the 9-12 Project born in Everett Washington
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