Historical birthday on this day

11 Feb 1380

Gianfrancesco Poggio Bracciolini Italian humanist

11 Feb 1466

Elizabeth of York Queen Consort of England and wife of King Henry VII born in Westminster Palace London (d. 1503)

11 Feb 1535

Gregory XIV [Niccolo Sfondrati] Roman Catholic pope (1590-91)

11 Feb 1649

William Carstares Scottish minister (d. 1715)

11 Feb 1657

Bernard Fontenelle French scientistwriter (Plurality of Worlds)

11 Feb 1764

Marie-Joseph de Chnier French poet (Caus Gracchus) born in Constantinople Ottoman Empire (d. 1811)

11 Feb 1774

Hans Jrta Swedish political activist (d. 1847)

11 Feb 1776

Ioannis Kapodistrias Greek diplomat of the Russian Empire and first head of state of independent Greece (d. 1831)

11 Feb 1783

Jarena Lee African American travelling minister

11 Feb 1802

Lydia Maria Child American author journalist and abolitionist (Juvenile Miscellany) born in Medford Massachusetts (d. 1880)

11 Feb 1810

Loisa Puget French composer born in Paris (d. 1889)

11 Feb 1812

Benjamin Franklin Sands Commander (Union Navy) (d. 1883)

11 Feb 1813

Otto Ludwig German writer and critic (d. 1865)

11 Feb 1821

Auguste-douard Mariette French Egyptologist (d. 1881)

11 Feb 1829

William Anderson Pile American politician minister and Brevet Major General (Union Army) born in Indianapolis Indiana (d. 1889)

11 Feb 1833

Melville Fuller American 8th chief justice born in Augusta Maine (d. 1910)

11 Feb 1839

Josiah Willard Gibbs theoretical physicistchemist

11 Feb 1840

Sanuel Dana Greene Lt Cmdr (Union Navy) (d. 1884)

11 Feb 1860

Rachilde [Marguerite Vallette-Eymery] French author (Monsieur Venus)

11 Feb 1867

August W Messer German philosophereducatorpsychologist

11 Feb 1869

Helene Kroller-Muller Dutch museum founder (d. 1939)

11 Feb 1869

Else Lasker-Schler German writer (d. 1945)

11 Feb 1872

Edward Johnston British craftsman and calligrapher - the father of modern calligraphy (d 1944)

11 Feb 1873

Feodor Chaliapine Russian authornovelist (Pages from My Life)

11 Feb 1874

Elsa Beskow [Maartman] Swedish childrens bookfairy tales author

11 Feb 1879

Jean Gilbert [Max Winterfeld] German composer born in Hamburg Germany (d. 1942)

11 Feb 1883

Paul August von Klenau Danish composerconductor (Sulamith)

11 Feb 1887

John van Melle South African writer (Dawid Booysen)

11 Feb 1890

Jan de Vries Dutch scholar of Germanic linguistics and Germanic mythology born in Amsterdam (d. 1964)

11 Feb 1890

David Drummond Australian politician (d. 1965)

11 Feb 1891

J W Hearne cricket leg-spinner (all-rounder for England in 24 Tests) (d. 1965)

11 Feb 1898

Leo Szilard Hungarian physicistA-bomb workerpeace activist

11 Feb 1900

Thomas Hitchcock Jr great polo player (Westchester Cup 1924273039)

11 Feb 1901

Roddy Connolly Irish politician son of James Connolly (d. 1980)

11 Feb 1903

Rex Lease American actor (Fast Bullets Sunny Skies Custers Last Stand) born in Central City West Virginia (d. 1966)

11 Feb 1905

Beb [Elizabeth] Vuyk DutchIndonesian writer (Camp diary)

11 Feb 1906

Anita Garvin American actress (Swiss Miss Blotto Charlatan Hats Off) born in NYC New York (d. 1994)

11 Feb 1908

Sutan Takdir Alishahbana Indonesian linguisticauthornovelist

11 Feb 1908

Vivian [Ernest] Fuchs geologistexplorer (British Antarctic Survey)

11 Feb 1909

Joseph L Mankiewicz Wilkes-Barre PA film writerdirector (Sleuth)

11 Feb 1909

Max Baer American heavyweight boxing champion (1934-35) born in Omaha Nebraska (d. 1959)

11 Feb 1911

Ben Carter American actor (Crash Dive Dark Alibi Maryland) born in Fairfield Iowa (d. 1946)

11 Feb 1912

Roy Fuller Failsworth Lancashire English poetnovelist (Lost Season)

11 Feb 1912

Rudolf Firkusny Napajedla Czechoslovakia pianist (Julliard)

11 Feb 1914

Josh White Blues folk and gospel musician born in Greenville South Carolina (d. 1969)

11 Feb 1914

Matt Dennis vocalist (Matt Dennis Show) born in Seattle Washington

11 Feb 1914

Winand J Borgerhoff Mulder court judge of Amsterdam

11 Feb 1915

Haakon Stotijn Dutch oboist (VARA Orch Orkestgebouw Orchestra)

11 Feb 1915

Richard Hamming American Mathematician and Computer Scientist (Hamming code) born in Chicago Illinois

11 Feb 1916

Bernice Levin Neugarten social scientistgerontologist

11 Feb 1918

Margaret Heldt American hairdresser who created the Beehive born in Chicago Illinois

11 Feb 1919

Gretchen Fraser slalom skier (Olympic gold 1948) born in Tacoma Washington

11 Feb 1919

Eva Gabor Hungarian-born American actress comedian singer and socialite (Green Acres Gigi) born in Budapest Hungary (d. 1995)

11 Feb 1920

Billy Halop [William Halop Cohen] American actor (Angels with Dirty Faces All in the Family) born in NYC New York (d. 1976)

11 Feb 1920

Daniel F[rancis] Galouye American sci-fi author (Dark Universe Last Leap)

11 Feb 1921

Lloyd Bentsen (Sen-D-TX 1971- )1989 Dem VP nominee)

11 Feb 1921

Edward Seidensticker American scholar (d. 2007)

11 Feb 1922

Tudor Jarda Romanian composer born in Cluj (d. 2007)

11 Feb 1923

Baroness Sharples made a life peer after the assassination of her husband (Sir Richard Sharples)

11 Feb 1923

Sy Kattelson American photographer born in the Bronx New York (d. 2018)

11 Feb 1924

Budge Patty American tennis player (French Cship Wimbledon 1950) born in Fort Smith Arkansas

11 Feb 1925

Kim Stanley [Patricia Reid] American actress (Sance on a Wet Afternoon The Chase Right Stuff) born in Tularosa New Mexico (d. 2001)

11 Feb 1925

Virginia E Johnson doctor and sexologist (Masters & Johnson)

11 Feb 1926

Alexander Gibson British conductor and founder of the Scottish Opera born in Motherwell Scotland (d. 1995)

11 Feb 1926

Paul Bocuse French great chef (Legion of Honor) born in Collonges-au-Mont-dOr France (d. 2018)

11 Feb 1926

Leslie Nielsen Canadian actor (Spy Hard Forbidden Planet Naked Gun) born in Regina Saskatchewan (d. 2010)

11 Feb 1928

Conrad Janis American jazz trombonist and actor (Mork & Mindy Quark Bonino) born in NYC New York

11 Feb 1928

Gerry Alexander cricket wicketkeeper (WI of 50s & 60s)

11 Feb 1928

Raoul Cita R&B pianist and songwriter (Harptones) born in NYC New York (d. 2014)

11 Feb 1930

Alevtina Koltschina USSR cross coutry relay skier (Olympic gold 1960)

11 Feb 1931

Larry Merchant authorboxing commentator (Showtime)

11 Feb 1932

Dennis Skinner British politician (L) Chairman of the Labour Party (1988-89) born in Clay Cross Derbyshire

11 Feb 1932

Jerome Lowenthal pianistprof (Jerusalem Academy of Music) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania

11 Feb 1934

John Surtees British F1 driver (1964 Championship) and motorcyclist (7 world championships) born in Tatsfield (d. 2017)

11 Feb 1934

Mary Quant fashion designer (Chelsea Look Mod Look) born in Kent England

11 Feb 1934

Tina Louise American actress (Ginger-Gilligans Island Julie-Dallas) born in NYC New York

11 Feb 1935

Gene Vincent American rock guitarist and vocalist (Be-Bop-A-Lula) born in Norfolk Virginia (d. 1971)

11 Feb 1937

Bill Lawry cricketer (dour Australian lefty opener Can talk a bit)

11 Feb 1937

Lodewijk Boer Dutch violinistplaywright (The Family)

11 Feb 1939

Bryan Gould New Zealand and British politician (L) born in Hawera New Zealand

11 Feb 1939

Gerry Goffin American rock lyricist (married Carole King) born in Queens NY (d. 2014)

11 Feb 1939

Jane [Hyatt] Yolen American sci-fi author (Spider Jane Hearts Blood)

11 Feb 1940

Calvin Fowler Pitts basketball player (Olympic gold 1968)

11 Feb 1941

Glenn Randall Jr stuntman (Species Mrs Soffel Return of the Jedi)

11 Feb 1941

Sergio Mendes jazzpop musician (Brazil 667788)

11 Feb 1942

Leon Haywood US vocalistkeyboardist (Its Got to be Mellow)

11 Feb 1942

Otis Clay US gospelR&B-singer (Thats how it is)

11 Feb 1944

Bert Greene American PGA golfer born in Gray Georgia

11 Feb 1944

Buddhadev Dasgupta director (Charachar Grihajuddha)

11 Feb 1944

Michael G. Oxley Politician (Rep-R-OH 1981-2007) born in Findlay Ohio (d. 2016)

11 Feb 1948

Sue Bernard playmate (Dec 1966) born in Los Angeles California

11 Feb 1937

Marilyn Butler Rector (Exeter College-Oxford)

11 Feb 1937

Peter Lashley cricketer (4 Tests for West Indies 1960-66)

11 Feb 1938

Bevan Congdon cricketer (NZ batsman of 60s & 70s)

11 Feb 1938

Boris Majorov USSR ice hockey (Olympic gold 1964)

11 Feb 1938

Yevgeniy Majorov USSR ice hockey (Olympic gold 1964)

11 Feb 1938

Bobby Boris Pickett American singer-songwriter (Monster Mash) born in Somerville Massachusetts (d. 2007)

11 Feb 1950

Clarence Ellis NFLer born in Grand Rapids Michigan

11 Feb 1950

Johanna E Joke Beerens actress (Schipper Next to God)

11 Feb 1950

Rochelle Fleming US soul vocalist (First Choice Smarty Pants)

11 Feb 1953

Alan Rubin Mr Fabulous Americann musician (Blues Brothers) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 2011)

11 Feb 1953

Philip Anglim actor (Dane-Thorn Birds) born in San Francisco California

11 Feb 1953

Stephen D Thorne Frankfurt-on-Main German FR Lt Cmdr USNastronaut

11 Feb 1956

Catherine Hickland American actress (One Life to Live) born in Fort Lauderdale Florida

11 Feb 1956

H.R. [Paul D. Hudson] British-American singer (Bad Brains) born in London England

11 Feb 1959

Corinne Shigemoto US judo coach (Olympics 1996)

11 Feb 1960

Richard A Mastracchio astronaut born in Waterbury Connecticut

11 Feb 1961

Becky LeBeau vocalist (Mischief) born in Los Angeles California

11 Feb 1961

Carey Lowell American actress (Me & Him Guardian Dangerously Close) born in NYC New York

11 Feb 1961

Mary Docter American 3000m speed skater (Olympics 1980 84 88 92)

11 Feb 1962

Scott Kolden actor (Scott-Me & the Champ) born in Torrance California

11 Feb 1963

Todd Benzinger American baseball player (SF Giants)

11 Feb 1965

Angie Ridgeway Wabash IN LPGA golfer (1992 Sara Lee-8th)

11 Feb 1966

Alexander Semak Ufa Russia NHL center (NY Islanders)

11 Feb 1966

Anthony Parker NFL cornerback (Minnesota Vikings St Louis Rams TB Bucs)

11 Feb 1966

Stephen Gregory American actor (Chase-Young & Restless) born in NYC New York

11 Feb 1967

Barbara Byrne Princeton NJ rower (Olympics 1996)

11 Feb 1967

Chris Reohr Ridley Park Pa fencer (Olympics 1996)

11 Feb 1380

Poggio Bracciolini Italian humanist who rediscovered lost classical texts born in Terranuova Republic of Florence (d. 1459)

11 Feb 1884

Alfonso Leng Chilean dentist and composer (Doloras) born in Santiago (d. 1974)

11 Feb 1911

Helen Hicks American golfer (Western Open 1937 Titleholders Championship 1940) born in Cedarhurst NY (d. 1974)

11 Feb 1928

Gerry Alexander West Indian cricket wicket-keeper (25 Tests top score 108 90 dismissals) born in Kingston Jamaica (d. 2011)

11 Feb 1933

Mildred Sampson New Zealand distance runner (world marathon record 31933 1964) born in Auckland New Zealand

11 Feb 1934

Mary Quant English fashion designer (Chelsea Look Mod Look) born in Kent England

11 Feb 1934

Patrick Holmes Sellors British ophthalmologist (d. 2010)

11 Feb 1942

Leon Haywood American vocalistkeyboardist (Its Got to be Mellow)

11 Feb 1944

Bert Greene American golfer (PGA Cship 1969 3rd) born in Gray Georgia

11 Feb 1944

Michael G. Oxley American politician (Rep-R-OH 1981-2007) born in Findlay Ohio (d. 2016)

11 Feb 1946

Ian Porterfield English footballer born in Dunfermline United Kingdom (d. 2007)

11 Feb 1947

Joselito Spanish singer born in Beas de Segura Spain

11 Feb 1947

Kikko Matsuoka Japanese actress born in Tokyo Japan

11 Feb 1948

Susan Bernard American author actress (Faster Pussycat Kill Kill) Playboy playmate (Dec 1966) born in Los Angeles California

11 Feb 1950

Clarence Ellis American football safety born in Grand Rapids Michigan

11 Feb 1950

Ernest Istook American politician (Rep-R-Oklahoma) born in Fort Worth Texas

11 Feb 1953

Alan Rubin American musician (Blues Brothers) known as Mr Fabulous born in Brooklyn New York (d. 2011)

11 Feb 1953

Philip Anglim American actor (Dane-Thorn Birds) born in San Francisco California

11 Feb 1953

Stephen Thorne American naval officer born in Frankfurt Germany

11 Feb 1954

Noriyuki Asakura Japanese composer born in Tokyo Japan

11 Feb 1954

Wesley Strick American screenwriter born in New York

11 Feb 1956

Didier Lockwood French violinist born in Calais France (d. 2018)

11 Feb 1958

Michael Jackson British television producer & executive (BBC2) born in Cheshire England

11 Feb 1960

Richard Mastracchio American astronaut born in Waterbury Connecticut

11 Feb 1961

Becky LeBeau American vocalist (Mischief) born in Los Angeles California

11 Feb 1961

Carey Lowell American actress (Me & Him Guardian Dangerously Close) born in New York City New York

11 Feb 1961

Mary Docter American 3000m speed skater (Olympics 1980 84 88 92) born in Madison Wisconsin

11 Feb 1962

Scott Kolden American actor (Scott-Me & the Champ) born in Torrance California

11 Feb 1962

Tammy Baldwin American politician born in Madison Wisconsin

11 Feb 1962

Eric Vanderaerden Belgian cyclist born in Herk-de-Stad Belgium

11 Feb 1963

Todd Benzinger American baseball player (SF Giants) born in Dayton Kentucky

11 Feb 1963

Jos Mari Bakero Spanish footballer born in Goizueta Spain

11 Feb 1964

Ken Shamrock American martial artist born in Macon Georgia

11 Feb 1964

Sarah Palin American politician born in Sandpoint Idaho

11 Feb 1965

Vicki Wilson Australian netballer born in Brisbane Australia

11 Feb 1966

Alexander Semak Russian NHL center (NY Islanders) born in Ufa Russia

11 Feb 1966

Anthony Parker American NFL cornerback (Minnesota Vikings St Louis Rams TB Bucs) born in Sylacauga Alabama

11 Feb 1966

Patrick Kuhnen German tennis player born in Pttlingen Germany

11 Feb 1966

Stephen Gregory American actor (Chase-Young & Restless) born in New York City New York

11 Feb 1967

Derek King Canadian NHL left wing (NY Islanders) born in Hamilton Canada

11 Feb 1967

John Patterson American baseball infielder (SF Giants) born in Orange Texas

11 Feb 1967

Uwe Daler German swimmer born in Ebersbach Grlitz

11 Feb 1967

Scott Shay American linguist born in Lebanon Pennsylvania

11 Feb 1968

Mo Willems American author & screenwriter born in Des Plaines Illinois

11 Feb 1969

Bryan Eversgerd American baseball pitcher (St Louis Cardinals) born in Centralia Illinois

11 Feb 1535

Gregory XIV [Niccolo Sfondrati] Roman Catholic pope (1590-91)

11 Feb 1755

Albert Christoph Dies German painter engraver and biographer born in Hanover (d. 1822)

11 Feb 1860

Rachilde [Marguerite Vallette-Eymery] French author (Monsieur Venus)

11 Feb 1872

Edward Johnston British craftsman and calligrapher - the father of modern calligraphy (d. 1944)

11 Feb 1874

Elsa Beskow [Maartman] Swedish childrens bookfairy tales author

11 Feb 1883

Paul August von Klenau Danish composer & conductor (Sulamith) born in Copenhagen (d. 1946)

11 Feb 1889

Vladimir Mikhaylovich Deshevov Russian-Soviet composer (Ice and Steel) born in St. Petersburg (d. 1955)

11 Feb 1891

J. W. Hearne English cricket leg-spinner (all-rounder for England in 24 Tests) born in Hillingdon England (d. 1965)

11 Feb 1903

Hans Redlich Austrian-English composer & musicologist (Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians) born in Vienna (d. 1968)

11 Feb 1914

Matt Dennis American pop singer pianist composer and arranger (Everything Happens To Me Angel Eyes) born in Seattle Washington (d. 2002)

11 Feb 1931

Larry Merchant American boxing author and analyst (International Boxing Hall of Fame HBO Showtime) born in Brooklyn New York

11 Feb 1934

John Surtees CBE British auto racer (World F1 Cship 1964) and motorcycle racer (World Cships 350 cc 1958 59 60 500 cc 1956 58 59 60) born in Tatsfield England (d. 2017)

11 Feb 1935

Gene Vincent [Vincent Eugene Craddock] American rock guitarist and vocalist (Be-Bop-A-Lula) born in Norfolk Virginia (d. 1971)

11 Feb 1937

Eddie Shack Canadian ice hockey left wing (NHL All Star 1962 63 64 Stanley Cup 1962 63 64 67 Toronto Maple Leafs) born in Sudbury Ontario (d. 2020)

11 Feb 1938

Bevan Congdon OBE New Zealand cricket all-rounder and captain (61 Tests 3448 runs 32.22 7 x 100 59 wickets) born in Motueka New Zealand (d. 2018)

11 Feb 1966

Anthony Parker American NFL cornerback (Minnesota Vikings St Louis Rams Tampa Bay Bucs) born in Sylacauga Alabama

11 Feb 1969

Joe Valerio American NFL outside cornertackle (KC Chiefs) born in Swarthmore Pennsylvania

11 Feb 1755

Albert Christoph Dies German painter engraver and biographer of Josef Haydn born in Hanover (d. 1822)

11 Feb 1790

Ignaz Assmayer Austrian organist and composer of liturgical music born in Salzberg Austria (d. 1862)

11 Feb 1867

August W Messer German philosophereducatorpsychologist born in Mainz (d. 1937)

11 Feb 1882

Gheorghe Cucu Romanian composer born in Puieti Romania (d. 1932)

11 Feb 1891

J. W. Hearne English cricket all-rounder (24 Tests 30 wickets 1 x 100 Middlesex) born in Hillingdon England (d. 1965)

11 Feb 1906

Denis Barnett British air chief marshal (WWII Suez Canal) (d. 1992)

11 Feb 1915

Haakon Stotijn Dutch oboist (VARA Orch Orkestgebouw Orchestra)

11 Feb 1919

Israel Baker American concert and session violinist (NBC Symphony Paramount Studios Orchestra) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 2011)

11 Feb 1924

Budge Patty American tennis player (French Cship Wimbledon mens singles 1950) born in Fort Smith Arkansas (d. 2021)

11 Feb 1927

Michel Snchal French operatic tenor and educator born in Paris (d. 2018)

11 Feb 1931

Bobby Lamb Irish jazz trombonist composer and conductor born in Cork Irish Free State

11 Feb 1932

Jerome Lowenthal American concert pianist and educator (Julliard Jerusalem Academy of Music) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania

11 Feb 1934

Francesco Pennisi Italian contemporary classical composer born in Acireale Sicily (d. 2000)

11 Feb 1934

John Surtees British auto racer (World F1 Cship 1964) and motorcycle racer (World Cships 350 cc 1958 59 60 500 cc 1956 58 59 60) born in Tatsfield England (d. 2017)

11 Feb 1935

Bent Lorentzen Danish orchestral electronic and opera composer born in Stenvad Denmark (d. 2018)

11 Feb 1937

Bill Lawry AM Australian cricket batsman and captain (67 Tests 5234 runs 47.15 13 x 100s) and broadcaster (9 Network) born in Melbourne Australia

11 Feb 1937

Phillip Walker American electric blues guitarist and singer (Hello My Darling) born in Welsh Louisiana (d. 2010)

11 Feb 1938

Bevan Congdon New Zealand cricket all-rounder and captain (61 Tests 3448 runs 32.22 7 x 100 59 wickets) born in Motueka New Zealand (d. 2018)

11 Feb 1939

Gerry Goffin American pop and rock lyricist (married Carole King) born in Queens New York (d. 2014)

11 Feb 1941

Srgio Mendes Brazilian jazz bossa nova and pop pianist composer and band leader (Brazil 667788) born in Niteri Brazil

11 Feb 1942

Leon Haywood American funk and soul singer and keyboardist (Its Got To Be Mellow I Wanta Do Something Freaky To You) born in Houston Texas (d. 2016)

11 Feb 1942

Otis Clay American gospel soul and R&B-singer (Thats How It Is (When Youre In Love)) born in Waxhaw Mississippi (d. 2006)

11 Feb 1942

Tony Colton [Chalk] British singer-songwriter and record producer (Head Hands and Feet) born in Tunbridge Wells Kent England (d. 2020)

11 Feb 1943

Serge Lama [Chauvier] French singer (Je suis malade) born in Bordeaux France

11 Feb 1946

Heinz Winbeck German composer conductor and teacher born in Piflas Germany (d. 2019)

11 Feb 1947

Joselito [Jos Jimnez] Spanish singer and actor born in Beas de Segura Andalucia Spain

11 Feb 1948

Vangelis Kordompoulis Greek jazz pianist composer and music educator born in Patras Greece

11 Feb 1953

Neil Henderson Scottish pop guitarist (Middle Of The Road - Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep) born in Glasgow Scotland

11 Feb 1953

Yitzhak Vicky Peretz Israeli soccer striker (40 caps Maccabi Tel Aviv Strasbourg Rennes) born in Kfar Saba Israel (d. 2021)

11 Feb 1956

Raoul Bjrkenheim American avant-garde jazz guitarist born in Los Angeles California

11 Feb 1956

David Uosikkinen American drummer (The Hooters - All You Zombies And We Danced) born in Cheltenham Pennsylvania

11 Feb 1958

Alberto Bica Uruguayan soccer right winger (9 caps Racing River Plate Nacional Montevideo) born in Montevideo Uruguay (d. 2021)

11 Feb 1535

Gregory XIV [Niccolo Sfondrati] Italian Roman Catholic Pope (1590-91) born in Somma Lombardo Duchy of Milan (d. 1591)

11 Feb 1557

John Wtenbogaert Dutch theologist (Kerckelicke history) born in at Utrecht (d. 1664)

11 Feb 1657

Bernard Le Bovier Fontenelle French scientist and writer (Plurality of Worlds) born in Rouen France (d. 1757)

11 Feb 1783

Jarena Lee African American travelling minister (1st woman preacher in African Methodist Episcopal Church) born in Cape May New Jersey (d. 1864)

11 Feb 1819

Samuel Parkman Tuckerman American sacred music composer born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 1890)

11 Feb 1821

Hermann Allmers German poet (Feldeinsamkeit) born in Rechtenfleth (d. 1902)

11 Feb 1830

Hans Bronsart von Schellendorf Prussian composer and musician (d. 1913)

11 Feb 1830

Peter Arnold Heise Danish composer (Drot og Marsk) (d. 1879)

11 Feb 1839

Josiah Willard Gibbs American theoretical physicist and chemist (created statistical mechanics 1st US doctorate in engineering) born in New Haven Connecticut (d. 1903)

11 Feb 1860

Rachilde [Marguerite Vallette-Eymery] French author (Monsieur Venus) born near Prigueux France (d. 1953)

11 Feb 1873

Feodor Chaliapine Russian opera singer (Man and Mask Forty Years in the Life of a Singer) born in Kazen Russian Empire (d. 1938)

11 Feb 1874

Elsa Beskow Swedish childrens author and illustrator (Tale of the Little Little Old Woman) born in Stockholm Sweden (d. 1963)

11 Feb 1874

Fritz Bennicke Hart British composer and conductor (Melbourne Symphony Orchestra) born in Greenwich London (d. 1949)

11 Feb 1875

Sara Wennerberg-Reuter Swedish composer (d. 1959)

11 Feb 1887

John van Melle South African writer (Bart Nel) born in Goes Netherlands (d. 1953)

11 Feb 1894

Isaac Kolthoff Dutch analytical chemist (developed cold process for producing synthetic rubber) born in Almelo Netherlands (d. 1993)

11 Feb 1895

Viktor Trambitsky Russian composer born in Brest-Litovsk Russian Empire (d. 1970)

11 Feb 1897

Yves de La Casiniere French composer born in Angers France (d. 1971)

11 Feb 1900

Hans-Georg Gadamer German philosopher (Truth and Method) born in Marburg Germany (d. 2002)

11 Feb 1900

Thomas Hitchcock Jr. American polo player (Westchester Cup 1924273039) born in Aiken South Carolina (d. 1944)

11 Feb 1904

Henry Richardson LaBouisse American diplomat (headed UNICEF 1965-79) born in New Orleans Louisiana (d. 1987)

11 Feb 1905

Beb Vuyk Dutch-Indonesian writer (Camp Diary) born in Rotterdam Netherlands (d. 1991)

11 Feb 1907

Anita Garvin American stage silent and sound screen actress (Sailors Beware Laurel and Hardy - Swiss Miss Blotto The Charlatan Hats Off) born in NYC New York (d. 1994)

11 Feb 1907

E. W. Swanton English author and sports commentator (cricket - BBC Radio) born in London England (d. 2000)

11 Feb 1908

Sutan Takdir Alishahbana Indonesian linguist and writer (Poedjangga Baroe) born in Natal Dutch East Indies (d. 1994)

11 Feb 1908

Vivian Fuchs English geologist and explorer (led Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1st to cross Antarctica via South Pole) born in Freshwater Isle of Wight (d. 1999)

11 Feb 1909

Joseph L. Mankiewicz American screenwriter and film director (Sleuth) born in Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania (d. 1993)

11 Feb 1911

Alexander Cairncross Scottish economist (Chancellor of Glasgow University) born in Lesmahagow Scotland (d. 1998)

11 Feb 1912

Roy Fuller English poet and novelist (Lost Season) born in Failsworth England (d. 1991)

11 Feb 1912

Rudolf Firkun Moravian-American pianist (Julliard) born in Napajedla Moravia (d. 1994)

11 Feb 1913

Lucio San Pedro Filipino composer (Sa Ugoy ng Duyan) born in Angono Philippines (d. 2002)

11 Feb 1914

French Duynstee Dutch constitutional lawyer (d. 1981)

11 Feb 1915

Haakon Stotijn Dutch oboist (VARA Orch Orkestgebouw Orchestra) (d. 1964)

11 Feb 1915

Mervyn Levy Welsh artist and critic born in Swansea Wales (d. 1996)

11 Feb 1915

Patrick Leigh Fermor English soldier and travel writer (A Time of Gifts) born in London England (d. 2011)

11 Feb 1915

Richard Hamming American Mathematician and Computer Scientist (Hamming code) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1998)

11 Feb 1916

Bernice Neugarten American physiologist (work on psychology of aging) born in Norfolk Nebraska (d. 2001)

11 Feb 1917

Richard Jock Kinneir British graphic designer (modern road signs) born in Hampshire England (d. 1994)

11 Feb 1918

Margaret Heldt American hairdresser who created the beehive hairstyle born in Chicago Illinois (d. 2016)

11 Feb 1919

Gretchen Fraser American slalom skier (Olympic gold 1948 1st American skiing gold) born in Tacoma Washington (d. 1994)

11 Feb 1925

Virginia E. Johnson American doctor and sexologist (Masters & Johnson) born in Springfield Missouri (d. 2013)

11 Feb 1939

Gerry Goffin American pop and rock lyricist (Will You Love Me Tomorrow Up On The Roof Pleasant Valley Sunday) married to Carole King 1959-69 born in Queens New York (d. 2014)

11 Feb 1939

Jane Yolen American sci-fi and childrens literature author and poet (Spider Jane Hearts Blood) born in Manhattan New York City

11 Feb 1940

Calvin Fowler American basketball point guard (Olympic gold 1968 co-captain Saint Francis University) born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania (d. 2013)

11 Feb 1943

Alan Rubin American jazz and session trumpeter and flugelhorn player (SNL Blues Brothers) known as Mr Fabulous born in Brooklyn New York (d. 2011)

11 Feb 1948

Lynn Goldsmith American photographer filmmaker recording artist and album cover designer (Grand Funk Railroad Patti Smith Frank Zappa Paul Simon) born in Detroit Michigan

11 Feb 1962

Tammy Baldwin American politician (Senator-D-Wisconsin 2013-) born in Madison Wisconsin

11 Feb 1810

Losa Puget French opera and salon song composer ( la grce de Dieu) born in Paris France (d. 1889)

11 Feb 1830

Hans Bronsart von Schellendorf Prussian pianist composer and music director (Royal Theatre of Hanover 1867-87) born in Berlin Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1913)

11 Feb 1830

Peter Arnold Heise Danish organist composer (Drot og Marsk (King and Marshal) Jylland mellem tvende) and teacher born in Copenhagen Denmark (d. 1879)

11 Feb 1873

Feodor Chaliapine Russian operatic bass-baritone singer (Man and Mask Forty Years in the Life of a Singer) born in Kazen Russian Empire (d. 1938)

11 Feb 1875

Sara Wennerberg-Reuter Swedish organist and composer born in Otterstad Sweden (d. 1959)

11 Feb 1879

Jean Gilbert [Max Winterfeld] German composer born in Hamburg German Empire (d. 1942)

11 Feb 1881

Arthur Davison American businessman (co-founder of the Harley-Davidson Motor Company) born in Milwaukee Wisconsin (d. 1950)

11 Feb 1883

Paul August von Klenau Danish composer (Sulamith) and conductor born in Copenhagen Denmark (d. 1946)

11 Feb 1884

Alfonso Leng Chilean dentist and composer (Doloras) born in Santiago Chile (d. 1974)

11 Feb 1889

Vladimir Mikhaylovich Deshevov Russian-Soviet composer (Ice and Steel) born in St. Petersburg Russia (d. 1955)

11 Feb 1903

Hans Redlich Austrian-English composer and musicologist (Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians) born in Vienna Austria (d. 1968)

11 Feb 1907

Anita Garvin American stage silent and sound screen actress (Sailors Beware Laurel and Hardy - Swiss Miss Blotto The Charlatan Hats Off) born in New York City (d. 1994)

11 Feb 1912

Rudolf Firkun Moravian-American concert pianist and educator (Julliard) born in Napajedla Moravia (d. 1994)

11 Feb 1915

Haakon Stotijn Dutch oboist (Orkestgebouw Orchestra) born in The Hague Netherlands (d. 1964)

11 Feb 1919

Eva Gabor Hungarian-born American actress (Green Acres - Lisa Douglas Gigi) comedian singer and socialite born in Budapest Hungary (d. 1995)

11 Feb 1920

Billy Halop [William Halop Cohen] American actor (Angels with Dirty Faces All in the Family) born in New York City (d. 1976)

11 Feb 1920

Daniel F. Galouye American sci-fi author (Dark Universe Last Leap) born in New Orleans Louisiana (d. 1976)

11 Feb 1920

Farouk I last King of Egypt (1936-52) born in Abdeen Palace Cairo Egypt (d. 1965)

11 Feb 1920

Paul Peter Piech American-British print artist born in Brooklyn New York (d. 1996)

11 Feb 1921

Lloyd Bentsen American politician (Senator-D-Texas 1971-93 1989 Democrat VP nominee) born in Mission Texas (d. 2006)

11 Feb 1924

Mary Tregear British museum curator (Ashmolean) and Chinese art historian born in Wuchang China (d. 2010)

11 Feb 1928

Conrad Janis American actor (Mork & Mindy - Frederick Quark Bonino) and traditional jazz trombonist (Beverly Hills Unlisted Jazz Band) born in New York City (d. 2022)

11 Feb 1928

Raoul Cita R&B pianist and songwriter (Harptones) born in New York City (d. 2014)

11 Feb 1929

Albert Azaryan Armenian gymnast (Olympic gold USSR rings team 1956 60 World Cship gold rings team 1954 58) born in Gnc Armenia (d. 2023)

11 Feb 1929

Burhan Sargun Turkish soccer forward (8 caps 7 goals Fenerbahe SK) born in Ankara Turkey (d. 2023)

11 Feb 1929

Leonard Kastle opera composer librettist director (The Passion of Mother Ann) and film maker (The Honeymoon Killers) born in New York City (d. 2011)

11 Feb 1930

Charles Dearnley English church organist (Salisbury Cathedral St Pauls Cathedral) and educator born in Wolverhampton England (d. 2000)

11 Feb 1934

Tina Louise American actress (Ginger-Gilligans Island Julie-Dallas) born in New York City

11 Feb 1937

Lodewijk Boer Dutch violist librettist actor and playwright (The Family) born in Amsterdam Netherlands (d. 2004)

11 Feb 1938

Willy Corra de Oliveira Brazilian modernist composer and music promoter (Festival Msica Nova) born in Recife Brazil

11 Feb 1941

Srgio Mendes Brazilian jazz bossa nova and pop pianist composer and bandleader (Brazil 667788) born in Niteri Brazil

11 Feb 1945

Ralph Doubell Australian athlete (Olympic gold 800m WR 144.40 1968) born in Melbourne Australia

11 Feb 1947

Derek Shulman Scottish rock singer musician (Gentle Giant) and record company executive (PolyGram Atco) born in Glasgow Scotland

11 Feb 1949

George Winston American pop-instrumental-folk pianist and composer (Autumn December Winter Into Spring) born in Hart Michigan (d. 2023) [1]

11 Feb 1958

Michael Jackson British television producer and executive (BBC2) born in Cheshire England

11 Feb 1377

Ladislas King of Naples (1386-1414) born in Naples (d. 1414)

11 Feb 1557

John Wtenbogaert Dutch theologist (Kerckelicke history) born in at Utrecht (d. 1644)

11 Feb 1568

Honor dUrf French writer (LAstre) born in Marseille France (d. 1625)

11 Feb 1649

William Carstares Scottish Presbyterian minister who headed the Church of Scotland under Queen Anne born in Cathcart Scotland (d. 1715)

11 Feb 1730

Mara Antonia de Paz y Figueroa [Mama Antula] Argentine laywoman (Argentinas 1st female saint) born in Villa Silpica Viceroyalty of Peru (d. 1799)

11 Feb 1774

Hans Jrta Swedish political activist leader of the 1809 coup dtat that overthrew Gustav IV born in Husby Sweden (d. 1847)

11 Feb 1776

Ioannis Kapodistrias Greek diplomat of the Russian Empire and first head of state of independent Greece born in Corfu Greece (d. 1831)

11 Feb 1799

Basil Moreau French priest and founder of the Congregation of Holy Cross born in Laign-en-Belin France (d. 1873)

11 Feb 1812

Benjamin Franklin Sands American admiral for the Union Navy born in Baltimore Maryland (d. 1883)

11 Feb 1840

Samuel Greene American naval commander inboard USS Monitor during the Battle of Hampton Roads born in Cumberland Maryland (d. 1884)

11 Feb 1872

Edward Johnston British craftsman regarded as the father of modern calligraphy (Johnston typeface) born in San Jos de Mayo Uruguay (d. 1944)

11 Feb 1901

(Anton) Tony Hulman Jr. American businessman and motorsport entrepreneur (owner of Indianapolis Motor Speedway 1945-77) born in Terre Haute Indiana (d. 1977)

11 Feb 1906

Denis Barnett British air chief marshal (WWII Suez Canal) born in Dunedin New Zealand (d. 1992)

11 Feb 1914

French Duynstee Dutch constitutional lawyer and priest born in Sittard Netherlands (d. 1981)

11 Feb 1928

Archibald Forster British chemical engineer and businessman (CEO of Esso UK 1982-93) born in London England (d. 2001)

11 Feb 1941

Glenn Randall Jr American stuntman (Boba Fett in Return of the Jedi)

11 Feb 1941

Srgio Mendes Brazilian Grammy Award-winning jazz bossa nova and pop pianist composer and bandleader (Brazil 66 - The Look of Love Never Gonna Let You Go) born in Niteri Brazil (d. 2024) [1]

11 Feb 1944

Buddhadev Dasgupta Indian director and poet (Charachar Grihajuddha) born in Anara British India (d. 2021)

11 Feb 1953

David Walt American chemist and inventor of microwell arrays that revolutionized genetic analysis born in Detroit Michigan [1]

11 Feb 1964

Sarah Palin American politician (Governor of Alaska 2006-09) and tv commentator born in Sandpoint Idaho

11 Feb 1813

Otto Ludwig German writer and playwright (Between Heaven and Earth) born in Eisfeld Thuringia (d. 1865)

11 Feb 1821

Auguste-douard Mariette French Egyptologist who made discoveries at Saqqara born in Boulogne-sur-Mer France (d. 1881)

11 Feb 1869

Else Lasker-Schler German Expressionist poet and playwright born in Elberfeld North German Federation (d. 1945)

11 Feb 1869

Helene Kroller-Muller Dutch founder of the Krller-Mller Museum one of the first to recognise Vincent van Gogh born in Essen Prussia (d. 1939)

11 Feb 1882

John Mills Sr. American jazz and pop singer (The Mills Brothers 1936-56 -Paper Doll Up A Lazy River The Glow-Worm) born in Ohio (d. 1967)

11 Feb 1890

David Drummond Australian politician born in Lewisham New South Wales (d. 1965)

11 Feb 1900

Josei Toda Japanese educator and second president of the Buddhist association Soka Gakkai born in Shioya Japan (d. 1958)

11 Feb 1901

Roddy Connolly Irish Socialist politician son of James Connolly born in Dublin Ireland (d. 1980)

11 Feb 1902

Arne Jacobsen Danish architect (Arhus City Hall) and furniture designer (ant swan and egg chairs) born in Copenhagen Denmark (d. 1971) [1]

11 Feb 1904

Lucile Randon 2nd oldest French supercentenarian and oldest living nun ever recorded (118 years 340 days) born in Als France (d. 2023) [1]

11 Feb 1914

Josh White American blues folk and gospel musician actor and civil rights activist born in Greenville South Carolina (d. 1969)

11 Feb 1917

T. Nagi Reddy Indian Communist politician and writer known for India Mortgaged born in Tarimela village Anantapur District British India (d. 1976)

11 Feb 1921

Edward Seidensticker American historian and translator of Japanese and classical works born near Castle Rock Colorado (d. 2007)

11 Feb 1922

Tudor Jarda Romanian composer music director (Romanian Opera 1975-81) and pedagogue born in Cluj Romania (d. 2007)

11 Feb 1928

Raoul Cita American R&B pianist and songwriter (Harptones) born in New York City (d. 2014)

11 Feb 1929

Leonard Kastle American opera composer librettist director (The Passion of Mother Ann) and film maker (The Honeymoon Killers) born in New York City (d. 2011)

11 Feb 1930

Roy De Forest American Funk and Nut Art movement painter born in North Platte Nebraska (d. 2007)

11 Feb 1933

Ramiro Brazilian soccer midfielder (11 caps Atltico Madrid 117 games) and manager (Santos 1991) born in So Paulo Brazil (d. 2025)

11 Feb 1934

Mel Carnahan American politician 51st Governor of Missouri (1993-2000) born in Birch Tree Missouri (d. 2000)

11 Feb 1934

Patrick Sellors British ophthalmologist and Surgeon-Oculist to the Queen born in England (d. 2010)

11 Feb 1937

Bill Lawry Australian cricket batsman and captain (67 Tests 5234 runs 47.15 13 x 100s) and broadcaster (9 Network) born in Melbourne Australia

11 Feb 1938

Bobby Boris Pickett American novelty singer-songwriter (Monster Mash) born in Somerville Massachusetts (d. 2007)

11 Feb 1938

Simone de Oliveira Portuguese actress (Roseira Brava) and singer (Desfolhada portuguesa) born in Lisbon Portugal

11 Feb 1939

Gerry Goffin American Hall of Fame pop and rock lyricist (Will You Love Me Tomorrow Up On The Roof Pleasant Valley Sunday) married to Carole King 1959-69 born in Queens New York City (d. 2014)

11 Feb 1941

Glenn Randall Jr. American stuntman (Boba Fett in Return of the Jedi The Mask of Zorro Poltergeist Planet of the Apes films) birthplace unknown [1]

11 Feb 1943

Alan Rubin American jazz and session trumpeter and flugelhorn player (SNL The Blues Brothers) known as Mr Fabulous born in Brooklyn New York City (d. 2011)

11 Feb 1946

Ian Porterfield Scottish soccer manager (Sheffield Utd Aberdeen Reading Chelsea Zambia Zimbabwe Oman Trinidad & Tobago) born in Dunfermline Scotland (d. 2007)

11 Feb 1947

Joselito [Jos Jimnez] Spanish child actor singer (The Little Nigthengale) born in Beas de Segura Andalucia Spain

11 Feb 1947

Kikko Matsuoka Japanese actress (Black Lizard Hot Vacation) born in Tokyo Japan

11 Feb 1953

Philip Anglim American actor (The Thorn Birds - Dane) born in San Francisco California

11 Feb 1953

Stephen Thorne American US Navy officer fighter and test pilot and NASA astronaut candidate born in Frankfurt Germany (d. 1986)

11 Feb 1954

Wesley Strick American screenwriter (Arachnophobia Cape Fear) born in New York City

11 Feb 1956

Catherine Hickland American actress (One Life to Live Loving) born in Fort Lauderdale Florida

11 Feb 1963

Jos Mari Bakero Spanish soccer midfielder (30 caps Real Sociedad 223 games FC Barcelona 260 games) born in Goizueta Spain

11 Feb 1965

Vicki Wilson Australian Netball HOF goal shooter (104 caps World Cship gold 1991 95 99) born in Brisbane Australia

11 Feb 1966

Stephen Gregory American actor (ChaseBenson in The Young and the Restless) born in New York City

11 Feb 1967

Uwe Daler German swimmer (Olympic gold GDR 400m freestyle silver 4200m freestyle bronze 1500m 1988 WR 400m 346.95 1988) born in Ebersbach Germany

11 Feb 1968

Mo Willems American author and screenwriter (Sesame Street) born in Des Plaines Illinois

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