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21 Feb 1417
Louis IX Duke of Bayern (University of Ingolstadt)
21 Feb 1484
Joachim I Nestor elector (Brandenburg Constitution)
21 Feb 1675
Franz Xaver Josef von Unertl Bavarian politician (d. 1750)
21 Feb 1684
Justus van Effen writerfounder (Holland Spectator)
21 Feb 1705
Edward Hawke 1st Baron Hawke British naval officer (d. 1781)
21 Feb 1710
Willem van Haren Frisian noblemanpoet (Human Life)
21 Feb 1723
Louis-Pierre Anquetil French historian (d. 1808)
21 Feb 1728
Peter III Kiel Germany Russian Tsar (1762) and husband of Catherine the Great
21 Feb 1744
Eise J Eisinga Frisia built planetarium Franeker
21 Feb 1783
Fyodor Petrovich Tolstoy Russian painter (VP Imperial Academy of Arts 1828-68) born in St. Petersburg Russian Empire (d. 1873)
21 Feb 1783
Princess Catharina of Wrttemberg Queen consort of Westphalia (d. 1835)
21 Feb 1785
Karl A Varnhagen von Ense German officerauthor (Die Sterner)
21 Feb 1800
John Henry Winder Brigadier General (Confederate Army) (d. 1865)
21 Feb 1801
John Henry Newman England cardinalauthor (Dream of Gerontius)
21 Feb 1802
George Douglas Ramsay Brevet Major general (Union Army) born in Dumfries Virginia (d. 1882)
21 Feb 1817
Jose Zorrilla y Moral Vallodolid Spain poetdramatist (El rey Loco)
21 Feb 1821
Charles Scribner American music publisher (Scribner Catalog)
21 Feb 1829
Johnson Hagood Brigadier General (Confederate Army) (d. 1898)
21 Feb 1836
Clement Lo Delibes French romantic composer (Copplia Sylvia Le roi la dit Lakm) born in Saint-Germain-du-Val France (d. 1891)
21 Feb 1844
Charles-Marie Widor French organist composer and professor (Paris Conservatory) born in Lyon France (d. 1937)
21 Feb 1852
[James] Burner Matthews US playwrightcritic (NY Times)
21 Feb 1856
Hendrik P Berlage architect (Stock exchange Amsterdam)
21 Feb 1857
Jules de Trooz baronpremier of Belgium (1907)
21 Feb 1860
Karel Matj apek-Chod Czech journalist (d. 1927)
21 Feb 1861
Pierre de Brville French composer author and professor (Une histoire du thtre lyrique en France) born in Bar-le-Duc Meuse (d. 1949)
21 Feb 1865
John Haden Badley English school founder (d. 1967)
21 Feb 1867
Otto Hermann Kahn Banker organized Metropolitan Opera Co
21 Feb 1875
Jeanne Louise Calment French worlds oldest woman (d. 1997 at 122)
21 Feb 1877
Jacob D du Toit [Totius] South African poettheologist
21 Feb 1878
Mirra Richard [The Mother] French-born Indian spiritual leader (Sri Aurobindo) born in Paris France (d. 1973)
21 Feb 1880
Frank Orth American actor (Boston Blackie Brothers) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1962)
21 Feb 1881
Savilly Tartakower AustrianPolishFrench chess player
21 Feb 1883
Mick Commaille South African cricketer and soccer rep born in Cape Town South Africa (d. 1956)
21 Feb 1885
Sacha Guitry French actor and playwright (Deburan The Story of a Cheat) born in St. Petersburg Russian Empire (d. 1957)
21 Feb 1887
Savielly [Xavier] G Tartakower AustrianPolishFrench chess player
21 Feb 1888
Willem Banning Dutch theologistsociologist (Religious Build Up)
21 Feb 1888
Clemence Dane British novelist and playwright (d. 1965)
21 Feb 1889
Felix Aylmer British actor (Anastasia Hamlet Iron Duke Macbeth St Joan) born in Corsham Wiltshire England (d. 1979)
21 Feb 1893
Andres Segovia Linares Spain classical guitarist (d. 1987)
21 Feb 1893
Vsevolod Pudovkin Soviet film directortheorist (Mother Deserter)
21 Feb 1895
Carl Peter Henrik Dam Danish biochemist Nobel laureate (d. 1976)
21 Feb 1896
Sylvain Poons Dutch cabaret performer (Blue Jackets)
21 Feb 1897
Celia Lovsky Austrian-American actress (Soylent Green TPau-Star Trek) born in Vienna Austria-Hungary (d. 1979)
21 Feb 1898
Vassily Vainonen Russian ballet dancerschoreographer (Gayaneh)
21 Feb 1900
Madeleine Renaud French actress and theater director (Plaisir) born in Paris Ile-de-France (d. 1994)
21 Feb 1900
Sydney Arnold British comic actor (The Meaning of Life Top Secret Miss Jones & Son) born in Westminster London England (d. 1993)
21 Feb 1902
Bob [Hijman] Scholte Dutch vocalist [or 1909]
21 Feb 1902
John Smallenbroek Dutch minister of Internal Affairs [or 1909]
21 Feb 1903
Eric Fogg English composer born in Manchester (d. 1939)
21 Feb 1903
Raymond Queneau [M Presle] French author (Un Enfant a Dit)
21 Feb 1903
Thomas Yawkey baseball owner (Boston Red Sox)
21 Feb 1903
Fairfax M. Cone American advertising executive (d. 1977)
21 Feb 1907
Wystan Hugh Auden American poet (Age of Anxiety-Pulitzer 1948)
21 Feb 1909
George G F van Renesse Dutch pianistmusic director
21 Feb 1909
Hans Erni Swiss painter and sculptor born in Lucerne Switzerland (d. 2015)
21 Feb 1909
Helen O Dickens [Henderson] US physiciangynaecologist
21 Feb 1910
Carmine Galante Italian-born gangster (d. 1979)
21 Feb 1910
Eddie Waring British sports commentator (d. 1986)
21 Feb 1912
Arline Judge American actress (Girls in Chains Mad Wednesday Age of Consent) born in Bridgeport Connecticut (d. 1974)
21 Feb 1912
Nikita Magaloff RussianSwiss pianist (Arkadia 598-Schubert)
21 Feb 1913
Roger Laurent Belgian racing driver (d. 1997)
21 Feb 1914
Arnold S Denker NY US chess champion (1944-46)
21 Feb 1914
Hermanus P Piet Mulder Dutch journalist (ParoolVARA)
21 Feb 1915
Ann Sheridan American actress (They Drive by Night Dodge City Another World) born in Denton Texas (d. 1967)
21 Feb 1915
Godfrey Brown British athlete 4 X 400m runner (Olympic gold 1936) born in Bankura India (d. 1995)
21 Feb 1917
Lucille Bremer American actress and dancer (Meet Me in St. Louis Ziegfeld Follies) born in Amsterdam New York (d. 1996)
21 Feb 1922
Uro Krek Slovenian composer born in Ljubljana (d. 2008)
21 Feb 1923
Zvi Zeitlin violinistprof (Eastman School) born in Dubrovnik Yugoslavia
21 Feb 1925
Al Fann actor (Alvin-Hes the Mayor) born in Cleveland Ohio
21 Feb 1925
Jack Ramsay American Hall of Fame basketball coach (Portland Trail Blazers 1977 NBA Champions) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 2014)
21 Feb 1925
Sam Peckinpah film director (Wild Bunch Straw Dogs) born in Fresno California
21 Feb 1926
Hans Andreus [Johan W van der Zant] Dutch poet (Animal Language)
21 Feb 1927
Erma Bombeck humorist (The Grass is Always Greener over the Septic Tank) born in Dayton Ohio (d. 1996)
21 Feb 1929
James Beck British actor (Dads Army) born in Islington London (d. 1973)
21 Feb 1929
Henry Kloss American audio engineer (acoustic loudspeaker) born in Altoona Pennsylvania (d. 2002)
21 Feb 1934
Rue McClanahan Healdton Oklahoma actress (Maude Golden Girls)
21 Feb 1935
Mark McManus Scottish actor (Taggart Nightstick 2000 Weeks 12th Night) born in Hamilton South Lanarkshire
21 Feb 1935
Jean Pelletier French Canadian political operative
21 Feb 1936
Barbara Jordan (Rep-D-Tx 1972-78) born in Houston Texas
21 Feb 1937
Gary Lockwood Van Nuys Cal actor (2001 Survival Zone Lieutenant)
21 Feb 1937
Ron Clarke Australian runner (set 17 world records) and mayor born in Melbourne Victoria (d. 2015)
21 Feb 1939
Richard Beymer Avoca IA actor (West Side Story Diary of Anne Frank)
21 Feb 1939
Ron Nagle rock producer (Riding with the King)
21 Feb 1940
John Lewis American politician (Rep-D-Georgia) and prominent civil rights leader (Big Six) born in Troy Alabama
21 Feb 1940
Peter McEnery England actor (Game is Over Moonspinners)
21 Feb 1941
Charlie Shelburne English earllarge landowner
21 Feb 1942
Margarethe Von Trotta actressdirector (Marianne) born in Berlin Germany
21 Feb 1943
David Geffen American record producer (Geffen Records Asylum) and film studio executive (DreamWorks SKG) born in Brooklyn New York
21 Feb 1943
Roberto Faenza director (Cop Killers Corrupt)
21 Feb 1944
Herman de Coninck Flemish writerpoet (Impossible Work)
21 Feb 1944
Kitty Winn actress (Beacon Hill) born in Washington D.C.
21 Feb 1945
Sudhir Naik Indian cricketer (Indian Test batsman in 2 Tests 1974) born in Bombay India
21 Feb 1946
Desmond Lewis West Indian cricket batsmankeeper (avg 86.33 in 3 Tests)
21 Feb 1946
Tricia Nixon Cox Richard Milhaus daughter (or 0202)
21 Feb 1946
Tyne Daly actress (Cagney & Lacey Angel Unchained) born in Madison Wisconsin
21 Feb 1946
Anthony Daniels British actor (Star Wars - C-3PO)
21 Feb 1946
Vito Rizzuto Sicilian-born alleged mafia boss
21 Feb 1948
Larry Ragland comedian (Keep on Truckin) born in Richmond Virginia
21 Feb 1949
Jerry Harrison rock keyboardist (Talking Heads) born in Milwaukee Wisconsin
21 Feb 1950
Sahle-Work Zewde Ethiopian diplomat President of Ethiopia (2018-) born in Addis Ababa Ethiopia
21 Feb 1951
John Parker New Zealand cricketer (NZ batsman of 70s) born in Dannevirke New Zealand
21 Feb 1951
Vince Welnick American rock keyboardist (The Tubes Grateful Dead) born in Phoenix Arizona (d. 2003)
21 Feb 1952
Jean-Jacques Brunel rock bassist (Stranglers-Dreamtime)
21 Feb 1953
Christine Ebersole Park Forest Ill actress (SNL Valerie Tootsie)
21 Feb 1953
William L Petersen actor (Return to Lonesome Dove)
21 Feb 1954
Ivo van Damme Belgian 8001500m dash (Olympic silver 1976)
21 Feb 1955
Kelsey Grammer American actor comedian director and activist (Frasier Crane in Cheers Fraiser) born in Saint Thomas Virgin Islands
21 Feb 1956
Woody Brown actor (Cliff-Facts of Life) born in Dayton Ohio
21 Feb 1958
Alan Trammell infielder (Detroit Tigers) born in Garden Grove California
21 Feb 1958
Jack Coleman Easton Pa actor (Steven Carrington-Dynasty)
21 Feb 1958
Jake Steinfeld exercise expert (Body by Jake)
21 Feb 1958
Mary-Chapin Carpenter Princeton NJ country vocalist (This Shirt)
21 Feb 1961
Christopher Atkins actor (Peter-Dallas Blue Lagoon) born in Rye New York
21 Feb 1961
Yobes Ondieki Kenya 10K runner (world record)
21 Feb 1962
David Foster Wallace American writer (Infinite Jest The Broom of the System) born in Ithaca New York (d. 2008)
21 Feb 1963
Ranking Roger [Roger Charlery] British rock vocalist (The Beat General Public) born in Birmingham England
21 Feb 1963
Greg Turner New Zealand golfer born in Dunedin New Zealand
21 Feb 1963
Michael Gostigian American pentathelete (Olympic 16th-88 92 96) born in Newtown Square Pennsylvania
21 Feb 1964
Alana Soares American playmate (Mar 1983) born in Redondo Beach Californa
21 Feb 1964
Mark Kelly American astronaut & US Navy captain born in Orange New Jersey
21 Feb 1964
Willie Pless American CFL linebacker (Edmonton Eskimos) born in Anniston Alabama
21 Feb 1964
Jane Tomlinson British cancer campaigner born in Wakefield United Kingdom (d. 2007)
21 Feb 1964
Huw Higginson British actor born in Uxbridge United Kingdom
21 Feb 1965
Jayson Meyer Canadian hockey defenseman (Team Germany) born in Regina Canada
21 Feb 1965
Keith Arthurton West Indian cricketer (Charlestown Nevis WI lefty batsman) born in Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis
21 Feb 1966
Bronwen Booth English actress (Andy-One Life to Live Eternal Evil) born in London England
21 Feb 1966
Chris Donnels American baseball infielder (Houston Astros) born in Angeles California
21 Feb 1966
Edie Boyer American discus thrower born in Saint Paul Minnesota
21 Feb 1966
Wendy James English vocalist (Transvision Vamp-Velveteen) born in London England
21 Feb 1967
Leroy Russel Burrell American long jumper (Olympics 1996) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
21 Feb 1967
Patrick Lodewijks Dutch soccer player (PSV FC Groningen) born in Eindhoven Netherlands
21 Feb 1968
Pellom McDaniels American professor & NFL defensive lineman (KC Chiefs) born in San Jose California
21 Feb 1968
Terry Allen American NFL running back (Minnesota Vikings Wash Redskins) born inCommerce Georgia
21 Feb 1969
Petra Kronberger Austrian alpine skiier (Olympic gold 1992) born in Pfarrwerfen Austria
21 Feb 1969
James Dean Bradfield Welsh singer-songwriter (Manic Street Preachers) born in Pontypool Wales
21 Feb 1969
Tony Meola American footballer born in Belleville New Jersey
21 Feb 1969
Eric Wilson American musician born in Long Beach California
21 Feb 1969
Corey Harris American blues & reggae guitarist (The Blues miniseries From Mississippi to Mali) born in Denver Colorado
21 Feb 1970
Javier De La Hoya Mexican-American baseball pitcher (Florida Marlins) born in Durango Mexico
21 Feb 1970
Marc Woodard American NFL linebacker (Philadelphia Eagles) born in Kosciusko Mississippi
21 Feb 1970
Michael Slater Australian cricketer (devastating Aust opening bat since 1993) born in Wagga Wagga Australia
21 Feb 1970
Will Moore American NFL wide receiver (NE Patriots Jacksonville Jaguars) born in Dallas Texas
21 Feb 1971
Arco Jochemsen Dutch soccer player (SVDB Vitesse) born in Barneveld the Netherlands
21 Feb 1971
Jeff Schmidt American baseball pitcher (California Angels) born in Northfield Minnesota
21 Feb 1971
Jose Solano American actor (Baywatch) born in Inglewood California
21 Feb 1971
Terry Mickens American NFL wide receiver (Green Bay Packers-Super Bowl 31) born in Tallahassee Florida
21 Feb 1971
Randy Blythe American musician born in Richmond Virginia
21 Feb 1972
Seo Taiji Korean musician born in Seoul South Korea
21 Feb 1973
Brian Rolston American NHL left wing (Olympics 1994 NJ Devils) born in Flint Michigan
21 Feb 1973
Heri Joensen Faroese musician born in Trshavn Faroe Islands
21 Feb 1973
Bowie Tsang Taiwanese singer & TV host born in Hong Kong
21 Feb 1974
Alexei Lojkin Belarusian NHL forward (Belarus Olympics 1998) born in Minsk Belarus
21 Feb 1974
Rohsaan Griffin American 200m runner born in Texas City Texas
21 Feb 1902
Arthur D Nock EnglishAmerican historian (St Paul)
21 Feb 1909
Helen O Dickens [Henderson] American physiciangynaecologist
21 Feb 1961
Abhijit Banerjee American economist 2019 Nobel Prize for Economics born in Mumbai India
21 Feb 1963
Ranking Roger [Roger Charlery] British rock vocalist (The Beat General Public) born in Birmingham England (d. 2019)
21 Feb 1963
Greg Turner New Zealand golfer (4 European Tour titles) born in Dunedin NZ
21 Feb 1969
J. D. Gibbs American auto racer team owner (Joe Gibbs Rcaing) born in Los Angeles California (d. 2019)
21 Feb 1974
Ivn Campo Spanish footballer born in San Sebastin Spain
21 Feb 1974
Wish Bone [Charles C. Scruggs] American rapper (Bone Thugs-N-Harmony) born in Cleveland Ohio
21 Feb 1975
Scott Miller Australian swimmer (Olympic silver 1996) born in Sydney New South Wales
21 Feb 1801
Johann Wenzel Kalliwoda Bohemian violinist and composer born in Prague Bohemia (d. 1866)
21 Feb 1836
Clement Lo Delibes French romantic composer (Copplia Sylvia Le roi la dit Lakm) born in Saint-Germain-du-Val France (d. 1891)
21 Feb 1836
Emil Hartmann Danish composer born in Copenhagen (d. 1898)
21 Feb 1903
Raymond Queneau [M Presle] French author (Un Enfant a Dit)
21 Feb 1908
Neville Quinn South African cricket fast bowler (12 Tests 35 wickets) born in Tweefontein South Africa (d. 1934)
21 Feb 1909
Helen O Dickens [Henderson] American physiciangynaecologist
21 Feb 1910
Al Sears American jazz and R&B saxophonist (Duke Elllington Orchestra Johnny Hodges - Castle Rock) born in Macomb Illinois (d. 1990)
21 Feb 1925
Sam Peckinpah American film director (The Wild Bunch Straw Dogs) born in Fresno California (d. 1984)
21 Feb 1926
Hans Andreus [Johan W van der Zant] Dutch poet (Animal Language)
21 Feb 1927
Erma Bombeck American humorist (The Grass is Always Greener over the Septic Tank) born in Dayton Ohio (d. 1996)
21 Feb 1927
Pierre Mercure Canadian composer (Kalidoscope) born in Montreal Quebec (d. 1966)
21 Feb 1933
Bob Rafelson American film director screenwriter and producer (Five Easy Pieces The Monkees) born in NYC New York
21 Feb 1934
Gordon Forbes South African tennis player and author (French Open mixed doubles [Darlene Hard] 1955) born in Burgersdorp South Africa (d. 2020)
21 Feb 1946
Tricia Nixon Cox daughter of Richard Nixon born in Whittlier California
21 Feb 1953
Christine Ebersole American actress (SNL Valerie Tootsie) born in Patk Forest Illinois
21 Feb 1958
Steve Nieve [Nason] British session and touring keyboard player and composer (Elvis Costello) born in Bishops Stortford England
21 Feb 1960
Steve Wynn American singer-songwriter (The Dream Syndicate) born in Los Angeles California
21 Feb 1963
William Baldwin American actor (Backdraft Sliver Flatliners) born in Massapequa New York
21 Feb 1963
Michael Gostigian American pentathlete (Olympic 16th-88 92 96) born in Newtown Square Pennsylvania
21 Feb 1969
Petra Kronberger Austrian alpine skier (Olympic gold 1992) born in Pfarrwerfen Austria
21 Feb 1972
Christian Howes American jazz violinist (Out Of The Blue) born in Rocky River Ohio
21 Feb 1821
Charles Scribner American magazine and book publisher born in New York City (d. 1871)
21 Feb 1836
Clement Lo Delibes French romantic composer (Copplia Sylvia Le roi la dit Lakm) born in Saint-Germain-du-Val France (d. 1891)
21 Feb 1844
Charles-Marie Widor French organist (Saint-Sulpice 1870-1933) composer (10 organ symphonies) and professor (American Conservatory at Fontainebleau 1921-34) born in Lyon France (d. 1937)
21 Feb 1867
Otto Hermann Kahn German-American banker and patron of the arts organized Metropolitan Opera Company born in Mannheim Germany (d. 1934)
21 Feb 1878
Fritz Cortolezis German conductor opera director and composer born in Passau Bavaria Germany (d. 1934)
21 Feb 1887
Savielly Tartakower AustrianPolishFrench chess player born in Rostov-on-Don Russian Empire (d. 1956)
21 Feb 1893
Andres Segovia Spanish classical guitarist born in Linares Spain (d. 1987)
21 Feb 1917
Lucille Bremer American actress and dancer (Meet Me In St. Louis Ziegfeld Follies) born in Amsterdam New York (d. 1996)
21 Feb 1917
Tadd Dameron American jazz pianist composer (If You Could See Me Now Lady Bird) arranger (Count Basie Jimmie Lunceford Dizzy Gillespie Billy Eckstine) and band leader born in Cleveland Ohio (d. 1965)
21 Feb 1923
Zvi Zeitlin Russian-American classical violinist and music professor (Eastman School 1967-2012) born in in Dubrona Russia (now Belarus) (d. 2012)
21 Feb 1932
Leon Black American college basketball coach (Texas Longhorns mens team 1967-76) born in Martins Mill Texas (d. 2021)
21 Feb 1937
Ron Clarke AO MBE Australian athlete (17 x WRs 5000m 10000m 20000m 2 3 6 10 miles) and politician (mayor Gold Coast) born in Melbourne Australia (d. 2015)
21 Feb 1939
Ron Nagle American sculptor and songwriter born in San Francisco California
21 Feb 1942
Peter Leonard Australian journalist and newsreader born in Yass New South Wales (d. 2008)
21 Feb 1943
Duncan Swift British jazz stride pianist born in Rotherham Yorkshire England (d. 1997)
21 Feb 1946
Tyne Daly American actress (Cagney & Lacey Angel Unchained) born in Madison Wisconsin
21 Feb 1946
Anthony Daniels British actor and mime artist (Star Wars - C-3PO) born in Salisbury Wiltshire England
21 Feb 1946
Vito Rizzuto Italian-Canadian alleged mafia boss also known as Montreals Teflon Don born in Cattolica Eraclea Sicily Italy (d. 2013)
21 Feb 1949
Jerry Harrison American rock keyboardist (Talking Heads) and record producer (Kenny Wayne Shepherd The String Cheese Incident) born in Milwaukee Wisconsin
21 Feb 1949
Ronnie Hellstrm Swedish soccer goalkeeper (77 caps Hammarby IF 1. FC Kaiserslautern Sweden Player of the Year 1971 78) born in Malm Sweden (d. 2022)
21 Feb 1951
John Parker New Zealand cricket batsman (36 Tests 3 x 100s 24 ODIs Worcestershire CCC Northern Districts CA) born in Dannevirke New Zealand
21 Feb 1951
Vince Welnick American rock keyboardist (The Tubes - Talk To Ya Later Grateful Dead 1990-95) born in Phoenix Arizona (d. 2003)
21 Feb 1958
Mary-Chapin Carpenter American country-pop singer-songwriter (This Shirt Shut Up And Kiss Me) born in Princeton New Jersey
21 Feb 1961
Martha Hackett American actress (Star TrekVoyager) born in Boston Massachusetts
21 Feb 1967
Michael Ward American rock guitarist (John Hiatt 1993-94 The Wallflowers 1996-2001 - One Headlight Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals 2007-16) born in Minneapolis Minnesota
21 Feb 1969
Aunjanue Ellis American actress (When They See Us) born in San Francisco California
21 Feb 1417
Louis IX Louis the Rich German Duke of Bavaria (founded University of Ingolstadt now Munich) born in Burghausen Bavaria (d. 1479)
21 Feb 1484
Joachim I Nestor Prince-elector of Brandenburg (opposed Protestantism) (d. 1535)
21 Feb 1556
Sethus Calvisius German composer born in Gorsleben (d. 1615)
21 Feb 1674
Johann Augustin Kobelius German Baroque composer (d. 1731)
21 Feb 1684
Justus van Effen Dutch writer (founded Holland Spectator) born in Utrecht (d. 1735)
21 Feb 1690
Christoph Stoltzenberg German composer born in Wertheim (d. 1764)
21 Feb 1705
Edward Hawke 1st Baron Hawke British naval officer (won naval victory in Battle of Quiberon Bay) (d. 1781)
21 Feb 1710
Willem van Haren Dutch poet (Human Life) born in Leeuwarden (d. 1768)
21 Feb 1728
Peter III German-born Russian Tsar (1762) and husband of Catherine the Great born in Kiel Duchy of Holstein-Gottorp (d. 1762)
21 Feb 1730
Charles L Fournier Flemish writer and painter (d. 1803)
21 Feb 1744
Eise Eisinga Frisian amateur astronomer (built the oldest functioning planetarium in the world in his house at Franeker) born in Dronryp Dutch Republic (d. 1828)
21 Feb 1776
Vincenzo Lavigna Italian composer born in Altamura (d. 1836)
21 Feb 1779
Friedrich Carl von Savigny German jurist and legal scholar (historical school of jurisprudence) born in Frankfurt (d. 1861)
21 Feb 1785
Karl August Varnhagen von Ense German biographer diplomat and soldier (Die Sterner) born in Dsseldorf (d. 1858)
21 Feb 1795
Francisco Manuel da Silva Brazilian composer born in Rio de Janeiro (d. 1865)
21 Feb 1800
John Henry Winder American Brigadier General (Confederate Army) born in Somerset County Maryland (d. 1865)
21 Feb 1801
John Henry Newman British thologian (Tract 90) educator poet (Dream of Gerontius) Anglican priest Catholic priest cardinal and saint born in London England (d. 1890)
21 Feb 1802
George Douglas Ramsay American Brevet Major general (Union Army) born in Dumfries Virginia (d. 1882)
21 Feb 1805
David Tod US diplomat and politician (Gov-R-Ohio 1861-63) born in Youngstown Ohio (d. 1868)
21 Feb 1814
Nicolo Gabrielli Italian opera composer born in Naples Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (d. 1891)
21 Feb 1815
Ernest Meissonier French painter and sculptor (depictions of Napoleon) born in Lyon France (d. 1891)
21 Feb 1817
Jose Zorrilla Spanish poet and dramatist (El rey Loco) born in Valladolid Spain (d. 1893)
21 Feb 1829
Johnson Hagood American politician (Governor of South Carolina 1880-82) and Brigadier General (Confederate Army) born in Barnwell South Carolina (d. 1898)
21 Feb 1831
Eduard Rappoldi Austrian composer and violinist born in Vienna (d. 1903)
21 Feb 1836
(Clement) Lo Delibes French romantic composer (Copplia Sylvia Le roi la dit Lakm) born in Saint-Germain-du-Val France (d. 1891)
21 Feb 1852
Burner Matthews American academic and critic who established study of theatre (NY Times) born in New Orleans Louisiana (d. 1929)
21 Feb 1855
Alice Freeman Palmer American educator (President of Wesley College) born in Colesville New York (d. 1902)
21 Feb 1856
Hendrik Petrus Berlage Dutch architect (Stock exchange Amsterdam) born in Amsterdam Netherlands (d. 1934)
21 Feb 1857
Jules de Trooz Belgium politician and Prime Minister of Belgium (1907) born in Leuven Belgium (d. 1907)
21 Feb 1877
Totius [Jacob D. du Toit] South African poet and theologist born in Paarl Cape Colony (d. 1953)
21 Feb 1886
Herbert J. Krapp American theatre architect and designer responsible for almost half of current Broadway venues born in New York City (d. 1973)
21 Feb 1887
Savielly Tartakower Austrian-Polish-French chess player born in Rostov-on-Don Russian Empire (d. 1956)
21 Feb 1888
Clemence Dane [Winifred Ashton] British novelist and playwright (A Bill of Divorcement) born in Blackheath England (d. 1965)
21 Feb 1888
Willem Banning Dutch theologist and sociologist (Religious Build Up) born in Makkum Netherlands (d. 1971)
21 Feb 1893
Vsevolod Pudovkin Soviet film director and theorist (Mother Deserter) born in Penza Russia (d. 1953)
21 Feb 1895
Henrik Dam Danish biochemist (1943 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for discovery of vitamin K) born in Copenhagen Denmark (d. 1976)
21 Feb 1896
Sylvain Poons Dutch stage actor and singer (Blue Jackets) born in Amsterdam Netherlands (d. 1985)
21 Feb 1898
Vasily Vainonen Russian ballet dancer and choreographer (Gayaneh) born in Saint Petersburg Russia (d. 1964)
21 Feb 1902
Arthur Nock English-American historian (St Paul history of religion) born in Portsmouth England (d. 1963)
21 Feb 1902
Bob Scholte Dutch vocalist born in Amsterdam Netherlands (d. 1983)
21 Feb 1903
Anas Nin French-Cuban writer (Delta of Venus) born in Neuilly-sur-Seine France (d. 1977)
21 Feb 1903
Eric Fogg English composer born in Manchester England (d. 1939)
21 Feb 1903
Raymond Queneau [M Presle] French author (Un Enfant a Dit) born in La Havre France (d. 1976)
21 Feb 1903
Tom Yawkey American Baseball HOF executive (owner Boston Red Sox 1933-76) born in Detroit Michigan (d. 1976)
21 Feb 1904
Armand Preudhomme Belgium organist and composer (Kempenland) born in Peer Belgium (d. 1986)
21 Feb 1907
W. H. Auden [Wystan Hugh Auden British-American poet (Age of Anxiety Pulitzer Prize 1948) born in York England (d. 1973)
21 Feb 1909
George van Renesse Dutch pianist and music director born in Zaamslag Netherlands (d. 1994)
21 Feb 1909
Helen Octavia Dickens American physician and gynaecologist (1st black women admitted to US College of Surgeons) born in Dayton Ohio (d. 2001)
21 Feb 1910
Douglas Bader British pilot and WWII flying ace during WWII born in London England (d. 1982)
21 Feb 1912
Nikita Magaloff Georgian-Russian pianist (1st to record Chopins complete works Arkadia 598-Schubert) born in St Petersburg Russia (d. 1992)
21 Feb 1913
Glenn M. Anderson American politician (Rep-D-CA 1969-93) born in Hawthorne California (d. 1994)
21 Feb 1914
Arnold Denker American chess champion (1944-46) born in New York City (d. 2005)
21 Feb 1917
Victor Marijnen Dutch politician (Prime Minister of the Netherlands 1963-65) born in Arnhem Netherlands (d. 1975)
21 Feb 1923
Zvi Zeitlin Russian-American classical violinist and music professor (Eastman School 1967-2012) born in Dubrona Russia (now Belarus) (d. 2012)
21 Feb 1925
Al Fann American actor (Alvin-Hes the Mayor) born in Cleveland Ohio
21 Feb 1928
Philip von Schantz Swedish painter born in Norrkping Sweden(d. 1998)
21 Feb 1930
Elizabeth Adams American Beverly Hills madame and mentor to Heidi Fleiss born in Manila Philippines (d. 1995) [1]
21 Feb 1933
Bob Rafelson American Emmy Award-winning television producer (The Monkees) and film maker (Five Easy Pieces Easy Rider Head) born in New York City(d. 2022)
21 Feb 1934
Rue McClanahan American actress (Maude Golden Girls) born in Healdton Oklahoma (d. 2010)
21 Feb 1936
Barbara Jordan American politician (Rep-D-Tx 1972-78) born in Houston Texas
21 Feb 1937
Gary Lockwood American actor (2001 Survival Zone Lieutenant) born in Van Nuys California
21 Feb 1938
Beryl Anthony Jr. American politician (Rep-D-CA 1979-93) born in El Dorado Arkansas
21 Feb 1939
Richard Beymer American stage actor and singer (West Side Story Diary of Anne Frank) born in Avoca Iowa
21 Feb 1940
Bruno Bolchi Italian soccer midfielder (4 caps Inter Verona Atalanta Torino) and manager (AC Cesena Bari Messina Genoa) born in Milan Italy (d. 2022)
21 Feb 1940
Peter McEnery English actor (Game is Over Moonspinners) born in Walsall England
21 Feb 1942
Margarethe Von Trotta German actress and director (Marianne) born in Berlin Germany
21 Feb 1943
David Geffen American record producer (Geffen Records Asylum) and film studio executive (DreamWorks SKG) born in Brooklyn New York
21 Feb 1943
Roberto Faenza Italian director (Copkiller Corrupt) born in Turin Italy
21 Feb 1944
Herman de Coninck Flemish writer and poet (Impossible Work)
21 Feb 1944
Kitty Winn American actress (Beacon Hill) born in Washington D.C.
21 Feb 1946
Bob Ryan American sportswriter (The Boston Globe) born in Trenton New Jersey
21 Feb 1946
Desmond Lewis West Indian cricket batsmankeeper (avg 86.33 in 3 Tests) born in Jamaica (d. 2018)
21 Feb 1946
Tricia Nixon Cox daughter of American politician Richard Nixon born in Whittier California
21 Feb 1947
Olympia Snowe American politician (Rep-R-Maine 1979-95 Senator-R-Maine 1995-2013) born in Augusta Maine
21 Feb 1948
Larry Ragland American comedian (Keep on Truckin) born in Richmond Virginia
21 Feb 1948
Mel James Welsh rugby league front rower (11 caps Wales St. Helens RLFC) and rugby union prop (Swansea RFC) born in Resolven Wales (d. 2022)
21 Feb 1949
Jerry Harrison American rock keyboardist and guitarist (Talking Heads solo Rev It Up) and record producer (Kenny Wayne Shepherd Bo-Deans The String Cheese Incident) born in Milwaukee Wisconsin
21 Feb 1952
Jean-Jacques Brunel French-British rock bassist (Stranglers - Dreamtime) born in Notting Hill London England
21 Feb 1953
William Petersen American actor (CSI Crime Scene Investigation) born in Evanston Illinois
21 Feb 1956
Woody Brown American actor (Cliff-Facts of Life) born in Dayton Ohio
21 Feb 1958
Alan Trammell American Baseball HOF shortstop (6 MLB All-Star World Series MVP 1984 Detroit Tigers) and manager (Detroit Tigers Arizona Diamondbacks) born in Garden Grove California
21 Feb 1958
Jack Coleman American actor (Steven Carrington-Dynasty) born in Easton Pennsylvania
21 Feb 1958
Jake Steinfeld American exercise expert (Body by Jake) born in Brooklyn New York
21 Feb 1959
Jos Mara Cano Spanish pop musician (Mecano 1982-98 - Hoy No Me Puedo Levantar) composer (Luna) and visual artist born in Madrid Spain
21 Feb 1961
Christopher Atkins American actor (Peter-Dallas Blue Lagoon) born in Rye New York
21 Feb 1961
Yobes Ondieki Kenyan 10K runner (world record)
21 Feb 1962
Chuck Palahniuk American writer (Fight Club) born in Pasco Washington
21 Feb 1962
Vanessa Feltz British television presenter (The Big Breakfast) born in London England
21 Feb 1963
Greg Turner New Zealand golfer (4 European Tour titles) born in Dunedin New Zealand
21 Feb 1963
Ranking Roger [Roger Charlery] British rock vocalist (The Beat General Public) born in Birmingham England (d. 2019)
21 Feb 1964
Mark Kelly American astronaut Navy captain and politician (Senator-R-Arizona 2020-) born in Orange New Jersey
21 Feb 1966
Wendy James English vocalist (Transvision Vamp - Velveteen) born in London England
21 Feb 1969
Corey Harris American blues and reggae guitarist (The Blues miniseries From Mississippi to Mali) born in Denver Colorado
21 Feb 1969
Eric Wilson American bassist and songwriter (Sublime 1988-96) born in Long Beach California
21 Feb 1970
Michael Slater Australian cricket batsman (74 Tests 14 x 100 HS 219 NSW CA Derbyshire CCC) and broadcaster (9 Network 7 Network) born in Wagga Wagga Australia
21 Feb 1971
Randy Blythe American heavy metal singer (Lamb of God) born in Richmond Virginia
21 Feb 1972
Seo Taiji [Jeong Hyeon-Cheol] Korean rock-pop and hip-hop musician singer and songwriter born in Seoul South Korea
21 Feb 1674
Johann Augustin Kobelius German Baroque composer and kapellmeister born in Whlitz Electorate of Saxony Holy Roman Empire (d. 1731)
21 Feb 1690
Christoph Stoltzenberg German composer born in Wertheim am Main Wertheim County Holy Roman Empire (now Germany) (d. 1764)
21 Feb 1801
Johann Wenzel Kalliwoda [Jan Kalivoda] Bohemian violinist composer and court conductor born in Prague Kingdom of Bohemia (now Czech Republic) (d. 1866)
21 Feb 1814
Nicolo Gabrielli Italian opera composer born in Naples Kingdom of Naples (now Italy) (d. 1891)
21 Feb 1867
Otto Hermann Kahn German-American banker and patron of the arts organized Metropolitan Opera Company born in Mannheim Baden German Confederation (d. 1934)
21 Feb 1904
Armand Preudhomme Belgian organist and composer (Kempenland) born in Peer Belgium (d. 1986)
21 Feb 1917
Tadd Dameron American jazz pianist composer (If You Could See Me Now Lady Bird) arranger (Count Basie Jimmie Lunceford Dizzy Gillespie Billy Eckstine) and bandleader born in Cleveland Ohio (d. 1965)
21 Feb 1925
Al Fann American actor (Alvin-Hes the Mayor) born in Cleveland Ohio (d. 2018)
21 Feb 1928
Cecil Sandford British motorcycle road racer (125cc world champion 1952 250cc world champion 1957) born in Blockley England (d. 2023)
21 Feb 1928
Philip von Schantz Swedish painter born in Norrkping Sweden (d. 1998)
21 Feb 1933
Bob Rafelson American Emmy Award-winning television producer (The Monkees) and film maker (Five Easy Pieces Easy Rider Head) born in New York City (d. 2022)
21 Feb 1937
Ron Clarke Australian athlete (17 x WRs 5000m 10000m 20000m 2 3 6 10 miles) and politician (mayor Gold Coast) born in Melbourne Australia (d. 2015)
21 Feb 1945
Sudhir Naik Indian cricket batsman (3 Tests 1 x 50 Bombay) born in Mumbai India (d. 2023)
21 Feb 1947
Victor Sokolov Russian dissident journalist and priest (d. 2006)
21 Feb 1967
Leroy Burrell American athlete (Olympic gold 4100m relay 1992 [WR 37.40] World Cship gold 1991 [WR 37.50] 93) WR 100m 9.85 1994) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
21 Feb 1968
Terry Allen American NFL running back (Minnesota Vikings Wash Redskins) born in Commerce Georgia
21 Feb 1484
Joachim I Nestor Prince-elector of Brandenburg (opposed Protestantism) born in Clln Margraviate of Brandenburg (d. 1535)
21 Feb 1556
Sethus Calvisius German composer born in Gorsleben Electorate of Saxony Holy Roman Empire (d. 1615)
21 Feb 1675
Franz Xaver Josef von Unertl Bavarian politician born in Munich (d. 1750)
21 Feb 1690
Christoph Stoltzenberg German composer born in Wertheim am Main Wertheim County Holy Roman Empire (d. 1764)
21 Feb 1705
Edward Hawke 1st Baron Hawke British naval officer won naval victory in Battle of Quiberon Bay born in London (d. 1781)
21 Feb 1723
Louis-Pierre Anquetil French historian wrote A History of France for Napoleon born in Paris (d. 1808)
21 Feb 1776
Vincenzo Lavigna Italian composer born in Altamura Kingdom of Naples (d. 1836)
21 Feb 1783
Catharina of Wrttemberg Queen consort of Westphalia (1807-13) as wife of Jrme Bonaparte born in Saint Petersburg Russia (d. 1835)
21 Feb 1795
Francisco Manuel da Silva Brazilian composer born in Rio de Janeiro Brazil (d. 1865)
21 Feb 1801
Johann Wenzel Kalliwoda [Jan Kalivoda] Bohemian violinist composer and court conductor born in Prague Kingdom of Bohemia (d. 1866)
21 Feb 1814
Nicolo Gabrielli Italian opera composer born in Naples Kingdom of Naples (d. 1891)
21 Feb 1831
Eduard Rappoldi Austrian composer and violinist born in Vienna Austria (d. 1903)
21 Feb 1860
Goscombe John Welsh sculptor known for his public memorials Port Sunlight War Memorial and The Response 1914 born in Cardiff (d. 1952)
21 Feb 1860
Karel Matj apek-Chod Czech journalist novelist and playwright born in Domalice Austrian Empire (d. 1927)
21 Feb 1865
John Haden Badley English educator founder of Bedales 1st UK co-ed boarding school born in Dudley England(d. 1967) [1]
21 Feb 1875
Jeanne Calment French supercentenarian oldest verified person to have ever lived in 1995 at 120 born in Arles France (d. 1997 at 122)
21 Feb 1876
Pyotr Konchalovsky Russian painter head of the Jack of Diamonds group born in Sloviansk Russia (d. 1956)
21 Feb 1880
Waldemar Bonsels German novelist childrens literature writer (Maya the Bee) and outspoken anti-semite born in Ahrensburg German Empire (d. 1952)
21 Feb 1895
Henrik Dam Danish biochemist who discovered vitamin K and won the 1943 Nobel Prize in Medicine born in Copenhagen Denmark (d. 1976)
21 Feb 1903
Fairfax M. Cone American leading advertising executive (Foote Cone and Belding) born in San Francisco California (d. 1977)
21 Feb 1907
W. H. Auden [Wystan Hugh Auden] British-American poet (Age of Anxiety Pulitzer Prize 1948) born in York England (d. 1973)
21 Feb 1910
Carmine Galante American Mafia chieftain of the Bonanno New York crime family born in Manhattan New York (d. 1979) [1]
21 Feb 1912
Nikita Magaloff Georgian-Russian pianist (1st to record Chopins complete works) born in St Petersburg Russia (d. 1992)
21 Feb 1921
Richard Whitcomb American NASA aerodynamicist invented the supercritical wing and devised the area rule born in Evanston Illinois (d. 2009) [1]
21 Feb 1922
Uro Krek Slovenian composer born in Ljubljana the Kingdom of Serbs Croats and Slovenes (d. 2008)
21 Feb 1926
Hans Andreus [Johan Wilhem van der Zant] Dutch childrens author (Mr. Bumblemoose books) and poet (Muziek voor Kijkdieren) born in Amsterdam Netherlands (d. 1977)
21 Feb 1935
Jean Pelletier French Canadian politician (Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister 19932001 Mayor of Quebec 1977-89) born in Chicoutimi Quebec (d. 2009)
21 Feb 1935
Mark McManus Scottish actor (Taggart 2000 Weeks Ned Kelly) born in Hamilton South Lanarkshire Scotland (d. 1994)
21 Feb 1938
Ernie McMillan American football offensive tackle (Pro Bowl 1965 67 69 70 Second-team All-Pro 1966 67 St. Louis Cardinals) born in Chicago Heights Illinois (d. 2024)
21 Feb 1943
(Katherine) Kitty Winn American actress (The Panic in Needle Park Beacon Hill) born in Washington D.C.
21 Feb 1944
Herman de Coninck Flemish writer poet (Impossible Work) and publisher (Nieuw Wereldtijdschrift - New World Magazine) born in Mechelen Belgium (d. 1997)
21 Feb 1947
Victor Sokolov Russian dissident journalist and priest born in Kalinin Soviet Union (d. 2006)
21 Feb 1953
Manny Elias British session and touring drummer (Tears for Fears 1981-86 Peter Gabriel Julian Lennon) born in Calcutta India
21 Feb 1955
Vicente Vega Venezuelan soccer goalkeeper (15 caps Deportivo Tchira Portuguesa Deportivo Italia) born in Maracay Venezuela (d. 2025)
21 Feb 1962
Mark Arm [McLaughlin] American grunge rock singer-songwriter (Green River Mudhoney) born at Vandenberg Air Force Base California
21 Feb 1967
Michael Ward American rock guitarist (John Hiatt 1993-94 The Wallflowers 1996-2001 - One Headlight Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals 2007-16) born in Minneapolis Minnesota (d. 2024)
21 Feb 1875
Jeanne Calment French supercentenarian oldest verified person in history (122 years 164 days) born in Arles France (d. 1997)
21 Feb 1883
Mick Commaille South African cricket batsman (12 Tests HS 47 Western Province Northern Cape) born in Cape Town South Africa (d. 1956)
21 Feb 1900
Jeanne Aubert [Perrinot] French stage silent and sound screen actress and singer born in Paris (d. 1988)
21 Feb 1903
Eric Fogg English composer (The Golden Butterfly) conductor and broadcaster born in Manchester England (d. 1939)
21 Feb 1907
W. H. Auden [Wystan Hugh Auden] British-American Pulitzer Prize-winning poet (Age of Anxiety Funeral Blues) born in York England (d. 1973)
21 Feb 1910
Eddie Waring British rugby league broadcaster (BBC 1958-81) born in Dewsbury England (d. 1986)
21 Feb 1910
Roy Andries de Groot Dutch-British-American culinary writer and wine critic born in London England (d. 1983)
21 Feb 1915
Ann Sheridan American actress (They Drive by Night Dodge City Kings Row Another World) born in Denton Texas (d. 1967)
21 Feb 1915
Godfrey Brown British athlete (Olympic gold 4 x 400m silver 400m 1936) born in Bankura India (d. 1995)
21 Feb 1937
Jilly Cooper British romance novelist (Riders Rivals) born in Hornchurch England (d. 2025) [1]
21 Feb 1938
Bobby Charles [Guidry] Cajun-American swamp rock singer-songwriter (See You Later Alligator Walkin to New Orleans) born in Abbeville Louisiana (d. 2010)
21 Feb 1938
Ernie McMillan American NFL football offensive tackle (Pro Bowl 1965 1967 1969 1970 Second-team All-Pro 19661967 St. Louis Cardinals) born in Chicago Heights Illinois (d. 2024)
21 Feb 1940
Peter Gethin British auto racer (Italian F1 GP 1971) born in Ewell England (d. 2011)
21 Feb 1944
Lajos Stmreanu Romanian soccer right-back (42 caps FC Steaua Bucureti271 games) born in Salonta Romania (d. 2025)
21 Feb 1946
Terry Louise Fisher American television writer and co-creator of the series L.A. Law born in Chicago Illinois (d. 2025) [1]
21 Feb 1947
Johnny Echols American psychedelic rock and session guitarist (Love) born in Memphis Tennessee.
21 Feb 1949
Jerry Harrison American rock keyboardist and guitarist (The Modern Lovers Talking Heads - Burning Down the House solo Rev It Up) and record producer (Kenny Wayne Shepherd Bo-Deans The String Cheese Incident) born in Milwaukee Wisconsin
21 Feb 1958
Jack Coleman American actor (Dynasty Heroes) born in Easton Pennsylvania
21 Feb 1958
Kim Coates Canadian actor (Sons of Anarchy Bad Blood) born in Saskatoon Saskatchewan
21 Feb 1964
Bronwen Booth British actress (One Life to Live Eternal Evil) born in London (d. 2023)
21 Feb 1964
Huw Higginson British actor (George Garfield in The Bill) born in Hillingdon England
21 Feb 1967
Neil Oliver Scottish television presenter and author (Vikings A History of Scotland Coast) born in Renfrew Scotland