Historical Birthday
15 Feb 1368
Sigismund Holy Roman emperor (1410-37) born in Nuremberg Kingdom of Germany (d. 1437)
15 Feb 1471
Piero di Lorenzo de Medici ruler of Florence (d. 1503)
15 Feb 1519
Pedro Menndez de Avils Spanish admiral and explorer who founded St. Augustine Florida born in Avils Spain (d. 1574)
15 Feb 1524
Charles de Guise archbishopcardinal of Reims
15 Feb 1571
Michael Praetorius Kreuzberg Germany composer (Syntagma music)
15 Feb 1620
Francois Charpentier French scholararchaeologist
15 Feb 1650
Anne Jules duke de Noailles marshal of France (hugenot)
15 Feb 1660
Frans Anneessens Belgian merchantdean of artisans
15 Feb 1666
Antonio M Valsalva Italian anatomist (eardrums glottis)
15 Feb 1707
Claude Prosper novelist born in Paris France
15 Feb 1710
Louis XV the Well-Beloved Versailles King of France (1715-74)
15 Feb 1726
Abraham Clark Elizabethtown New Jersey American politician signed Declaration of Independence
15 Feb 1739
Alexandre-Thodore Brongniart French architect (d. 1813)
15 Feb 1748
Jeremy Bentham London England philosopheroriginator (Utilitarian)
15 Feb 1759
Friedrich A Wolfius [Wolf] German philological (Prolegomena)
15 Feb 1764
Jens I Baggesen Danish writerlinguist (Danske Vrker)
15 Feb 1795
Charles Niellon Belgian brigade general (10 day campaign)
15 Feb 1797
Henry Engelhard Steinway piano maker (Steinway)
15 Feb 1800
Frederik W Conrad Dutch hydraulic engineerrailway pioneer
15 Feb 1803
John Augustus Sutter SwissUS colonist (New Helvetia Ca Sutter Mill)
15 Feb 1809
Andr Dumont Belgian geologist born in Lige Belgium (d. 1857)
15 Feb 1811
Domingo F Sarmiento President of Argentina (1868-74)
15 Feb 1812
Charles Lewis Tiffany jeweler (Tiffany) born in Killingly Connecticut
15 Feb 1817
Charles F Daubigny French restauranteurpainter
15 Feb 1821
Abraham de Amorie van der de Have theologistpoet
15 Feb 1823
Li Hung-Tshang Chinese rebel leaderviceroy of Tsheli Canton
15 Feb 1825
Carter Harrison Sr. American politician (d. 1893)
15 Feb 1828
Johan H van Dale schoolmaster (New Dutch Language Dictionary)
15 Feb 1829
Silas Weir Mitchell American physician (discovered causalgia erythromelalgia) and author (Roland Blake Hugh Wynne) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1914)
15 Feb 1834
William Preece English electrical engineerwireless pioneer
15 Feb 1835
Alexander Stuart Webb Major General (Union Army) (d. 1911)
15 Feb 1841
Manoel Ferraz de Campos Salles Brazilian politician (d. 1913)
15 Feb 1845
Elihu Root (R)US Secretary of State (1905-09)Nobel Peace Prize (1912)
15 Feb 1856
Emil Kraepelin German psychiatrist who developed a classification system for mental illness born in Munich Germany (d. 1926)
15 Feb 1858
William Pickering astronomer (9th & 10th moons of Saturn) born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 1938)
15 Feb 1861
Alfred North Whitehead Engl mathematicianphilosopher (Adv of Ideas)
15 Feb 1861
Halford John Mackinder Gainsborough Lincolnshire geographer
15 Feb 1866
Bannister Fletcher English architect and architectural historian (A History of Architecture) born in London (d. 1953)
15 Feb 1873
Hans von Euler-Chelpin German-born Swedish biochemist who investigated the fermentation of sugar and enzymes (Nobel 1929) born in Augsburg Kingdom of Bavaria (d. 1964)
15 Feb 1874
Emilis Melngailis Latvian composer and ethnomusicologist born in Vidrii Russian Empire (d. 1954)
15 Feb 1882
John Barrymore American actor (Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1942)
15 Feb 1883
Sax Rohmer [Arthur Henry Sarsfield Ward] English author (Dr Fu Manchu novels) born in Birmingham England (d. 1959)
15 Feb 1890
Robert Ley Nazi politician. Committed suicide 1945.
15 Feb 1892
James Forrestal American bankerminister of Navy
15 Feb 1893
Harm H Kamerlingh Onnes painteretcherceramist
15 Feb 1893
Walter Donaldson US pianistcomposer (Girl Crazy Whoopee)
15 Feb 1894
Oswaldo Aranha Brazil lawyerstatesman (1st President of UN)
15 Feb 1896
Arthur Shields Irish actor (River Enchanted Island) born in Dublin Ireland (d. 1970)
15 Feb 1897
Earl H Blaik Det college football hall of fame coach (elected 1965)
15 Feb 1898
Tot [Antonio Clemente] Italian actor (Motorizzate Noi Duri) commonly referred to as the most popular Italian comedian of all time born in Naples Italy (d. 1867)
15 Feb 1899
Gale Sondergaard American actress (The Letter Road to Rio) born in Litchfield Minnesota (d. 1985)
15 Feb 1899
Lillian Disney wife of animator Walt Disney born in Spalding Idaho (d. 1997)
15 Feb 1901
Andre Parrot French archaeologisttheologist (Assur)
15 Feb 1901
Christmas Humphreys England lawyerwriterBuddhist (Awakening of Zen)
15 Feb 1901
Paul Haesaerts Flemish architectpainter (Animisme)
15 Feb 1904
Antonin Magne French cyclist (Tour de France 1931 34)
15 Feb 1905
Harold Arlen [Hyman Arluck] American composer (Over the Rainbow) born in Buffalo New York (d. 1986)
15 Feb 1908
Ypk fan der Fear Frisian writer (Reade Runen)
15 Feb 1910
9th earl of Jersey English large landownerart collector
15 Feb 1912
George Mikes Hungarian British writer (How to Be an Alien)
15 Feb 1913
Willy Vandersteen Belgian cartoonist (Suske & Wiske)
15 Feb 1913
Erich Eliskases Austrian chess player (d. 1997)
15 Feb 1914
Kevin McCarthy American actor (Invasion of Body Snatchers Death of a Salesman) born in Seattle Washington (d. 2010)
15 Feb 1916
Mary Jane Croft American actress (The Lucy Show Our Miss Brooks) born in Muncie Indiana (d. 1999)
15 Feb 1918
Alan Arbus American actor and photographer (MASH Greasers Palace Curb Your Enthusiasm) born in NYC New York (d. 2013)
15 Feb 1920
Piet van Aken Flemish writer (Devil Sails to US Niggers)
15 Feb 1920
Richard OBrien CEO (Manpower Services Commission)
15 Feb 1920
Endicott Peabody 62nd Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1997)
15 Feb 1921
Radha Krishna Choudhary Indian historian and writer (d. 1985)
15 Feb 1922
Herman Kahn NJ writer (Thinking About the Unthinkable)
15 Feb 1922
John B Anderson American Republican politician and presidential candidate (1980) born in Rockford Illinois (d. 2017)
15 Feb 1923
Keene Curtis American character actor (The Rothschilds Cheers Amandas) born in Salt Lake City Utah (d. 2002)
15 Feb 1923
Yelena Bonner soviet disidentwife of Andre Sakharov born in Moscow Russia
15 Feb 1927
Frank Dunlop director (Edinburgh International Festival)
15 Feb 1927
Harvey Korman American actor (Carol Burnett Show Blazing Saddles) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 2008)
15 Feb 1929
Gerald Harper British broadcaster and actor (Tunes of Glory Extra Day) born in London England
15 Feb 1929
Graham Hill auto racer (1962 68 international racing champ) born in London England
15 Feb 1929
James Schlesinger US Secretary of Defense (1973-75)
15 Feb 1930
C F Payne British chief constable born in Cleveland Ohio
15 Feb 1930
Nico Minardos Greek-American actor (The Twilight Zone Twelve Hours to Kill) born in Pangrati Athens (d. 2011)
15 Feb 1931
[Patricia] Claire Bloom British actress (Charly Look Back in Anger) born in London England
15 Feb 1931
Geoff Edwards American television game show host (d. 2014)
15 Feb 1932
Adrian Swire British aircraft magnate (Cathay Pacific)
15 Feb 1933
Adolfo Cardones Cuba fashion designer (Nancy Reagan)
15 Feb 1934
Niklaus Wirth Swiss computer programmerinventor (PASCAL)
15 Feb 1935
John R Block US Secretary of Agriculture (1981-86)
15 Feb 1935
Roger B Chaffee Lt Cmdr USNastronaut born in Grand Rapids Michigan
15 Feb 1935
Susan Brownmiller feminist author (Against Our Wills) born in Brooklyn New York
15 Feb 1937
P J Squire British headmaster (Bedford Modern School)
15 Feb 1939
Jo Clayton American sci-fi author (Irsud Maeve Star Hunters)
15 Feb 1941
Brian Holland American pianist songwriter and producer (HollandDozierHolland) born in Detroit Michigan
15 Feb 1941
Florinda Bolkan [Bulco] Brazilian model and actress (Damned Last Valley Word) born in Uruburetama Brazil
15 Feb 1944
Aleksandr Serebrov Soviet cosmonaut (Soyuz T-7 T-8 TM-8 TM-17) born in Moscow USSR (d. 2013)
15 Feb 1944
Michael Mick Avory British rock drummer (The Kinks) born in East Molesey Surrey
15 Feb 1944
Tineke Netelenbos Dutch director and politician (PvdA) born in Wormerveer Holland
15 Feb 1945
Douglas Hofstadter American academic and writer
15 Feb 1947
John Adams composer (Nixon in China) born in Worcester Massachusetts
15 Feb 1947
Marisa Berenson American actress (Barry Lyndon Death in Vienna SOB) born in NYC New York
15 Feb 1947
Rusty Hamer Tenafly NJ actor (Rusty-Make Room for Daddy)
15 Feb 1947
David Brown American guitarist (Santana) (d. 2000)
15 Feb 1948
Ron Penguin Cey American MLB 3rd baseman (LA Dodgers) born in Tacoma Washington
15 Feb 1949
George Howard 13th Earl of Carlisle English hereditary peer
15 Feb 1949
Jess Walton Mich actress (Jill Foster Abbott-Young & Restless)
15 Feb 1949
Ken Anderson NFL quarterback (Cincinnati Bengals)
15 Feb 1950
Donna Hanover Giuliani TV news anchor (WPIX)wife of Mayor Giuliani
15 Feb 1951
Jane Seymour [Joyce Frankenberg] British actress (Live and Let Die Somewhere in Time Dr Quinn) born in London England
15 Feb 1951
Melissa Manchester vocalist (Dont Cry Out Loud) born in The Bronx New York
15 Feb 1954
Pamela Theresa Jiles American 4X400m relayer (Olympic silver 1976) born in New Orleans Louisiana
15 Feb 1955
Bev Francis Australia world womens power-lifting champion
15 Feb 1956
Desmond Haynes cricket (WI opener-greatest batsman in 1-day history)
15 Feb 1956
Hilda Beatriz Hildita Guevara Cuba daughter of Che Guevara
15 Feb 1956
Hitoshi Ogawa Japanese racing driver (d. 1992)
15 Feb 1957
Bienvenida Buck Spanish lover of Peter Harding born in Velencia Spain
15 Feb 1957
Jake E Lee rocker (Badlands-Dreams in the Dark)
15 Feb 1957
Steve Farhood American boxing historian and analyst
15 Feb 1959
Ali Campbell British reggae vocalistguitarist (UB40-Red Red Wine)
15 Feb 1959
Guy De Alwis cricket wicket-keeper (Sri Lankan mid 80s)
15 Feb 1959
Joe Hesketh MLB player (Boston Red Sox) born in Lackawanna New York
15 Feb 1959
Hugo Savinovich Ecuadorian sports commentator and wrestler born in Guayaquil Ecuador
15 Feb 1960
Darrell Green NFL cornerback (Washington Redskins) born in Houston Texas
15 Feb 1960
Jeanne Goldsmith WPVA volleyballer (National-5th-1987) born in Los Angeles California
15 Feb 1960
Mikey Craig English musician and DJ (Culture Club-Do You Really Want to Hurt Me) born in Hammersmith London
15 Feb 1960
Jock Hobbs [Michael James Bowie Hobbs] chairman of the New Zealand Rugby Union and 21 test All Black born in Christchurch New Zealand (d. 2012)
15 Feb 1557
Alfonso Fontanelli Italian composer (Ferrara school) born in Reggio nellEmilia (d. 1622)
15 Feb 1620
Francois Charpentier French scholar and archaeologist born in Paris France (d. 1702)
15 Feb 1705
Charles-Andr Van Loo French Rococo painter born in Nice France (d. 1765)
15 Feb 1710
Louis XV Louis the Beloved King of France (1715-74) born in the Palace of Versailles France (d. 1774)
15 Feb 1726
Abraham Clark American politician signed US Declaration of Independence born in Elizabethtown New Jersey (d. 1794)
15 Feb 1740
Ernst Eichner German composer and bassoonist born in Arolsen (d. 1777)
15 Feb 1748
Jeremy Bentham English philosopheroriginator (Utilitarian) born in London England
15 Feb 1760
Jean-Francois Le Sueur French composer during the revolution born in Drucat-Plessiel France (d. 1837)
15 Feb 1774
Frederik prince of Orange-Nassau son of William V born in the Hague Netherlands (d. 1799)
15 Feb 1783
Johann Nepomuk Poissl Bavarian composer born in Rattiszell Bavaria (d. 1865)
15 Feb 1789
Friedrich Fesca German composer and violinist born in Magdeburg (d 1826)
15 Feb 1797
Heinrich [Henry] Engelhard Steinway German American piano maker (Steinway & Sons) born in Wolfshagen im Harz Duchy of Brunswick (d. 1871)
15 Feb 1807
Ignacy Feliks Dobrzynski Polish composer born in Romanw Russian Empire (d. 1867)
15 Feb 1811
Domingo F Sarmiento President of Argentina (1868-74) born in San Juan Viceroyalty of the Ro de la Plata (d. 1888)
15 Feb 1821
Abraham de Amorie van der de Have Dutch theologist and poet born in Rotterdam Netherlands (d. 1848)
15 Feb 1822
Theodor Uhlig German composer and violinist born in Wurzen Saxony (d. 1853)
15 Feb 1826
George Johnstone Stoney Irish physicist (introduced term electron) born in Oakley Park Ireland (d. 1911)
15 Feb 1834
William Henry Preece Welsh electrical engineerwireless pioneer born in Caernarfon Wales (d. 1913)
15 Feb 1845
Elihu Root American statesman (R)US Secretary of State (1905-09)Nobel Peace Prize (1912) born in Clinton New York (d. 1937)
15 Feb 1861
Alfred North Whitehead English mathematicianphilosopher (Adv of Ideas) born in Ramsgate England ( 1947)
15 Feb 1898
Tot [Antonio Clemente] Italian actor (Motorizzate Noi Duri) commonly referred to as the most popular Italian comedian of all time born in Naples Italy (d. 1967)
15 Feb 1899
Georges Auric French composer (one of Les Six) born Lodve Hrault (d. 1983)
15 Feb 1900
George Earnshaw American baseball pitcher (World Series 1929-30 Philadelphia Athletics) born in Little Rock Arkansas (d. 1976)
15 Feb 1908
Sidney Gilliat English screenwriter (Night Train to Munich) and director born in Stockport Cheshire England (d. 1994)
15 Feb 1918
Allan Arbus American actor and photographer (MASH Greasers Palace Curb Your Enthusiasm) born in NYC New York (d. 2013)
15 Feb 1920
Piet van Aken Flemish writer (Klinkaart Het begeren) born in Terhagen Flanders Belgium (d. 1984
15 Feb 1922
John B. Anderson American politician and 1980 Republican presidential candidate born in Rockford Illinois (d. 2017)
15 Feb 1927
Harvey Korman American actor (The Carol Burnett Show Blazing Saddles) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 2008)
15 Feb 1934
Graham Kennedy Australian actor the King of Australian television born in Melbourne Australia (d. 2005)
15 Feb 1941
Austin Savage Welsh hockey player born in St Asaph Wales
15 Feb 1942
Glyn Johns English recording engineer and producer born in Epsom Surrey
15 Feb 1947
Rusty Hamer American actor (Rusty-Make Room for Daddy) born in Tenafly New Jersey (d. 1990)
15 Feb 1949
Christopher Rouse American composer (1993 Pulitzer Prize for Music) born in Baltimore Maryland (d. 2019)
15 Feb 1955
Hugh Padgham. English record producer and audio engineer (No Jacket Required In the Air Tonight Every Breath You Take) born in Amersham Buckinghamshire
15 Feb 1956
Desmond Haynes West Indian cricket batsman and administrator (116 Tests 7487 runs 42.29 238 ODIs Director WI Cricket Board) born in Saint James Barbados
15 Feb 1962
Renee Props American actress (Elly Snyder-As the World Turns) born in Oklahoma
15 Feb 1964
Chris Farley American actor (SNL Waynes World Coneheads) born in Madison Wisconsin
15 Feb 1964
Mark Price NBA guard (Washington Bullets Orlando Magic) born in Bartlesville Oklahoma
15 Feb 1965
Craig Matthews South African cricket pace bowler (South African Test) born in Cape Town South Africa
15 Feb 1966
Melido Perez Dominican-American baseball pitcher (NY Yankees) born in San Cristbal Dominican Republic
15 Feb 1966
Petra Huber Austrian professional tennis player
15 Feb 1967
Michael Easton American actor (General Hospital Ally McBeal) born in Long Beach California
15 Feb 1967
Jane Child Canadian musician born in Toronto Ontario
15 Feb 1968
Kurt Robin McKinney American actor (Ned-General Hospital) born in Louisville Kentucky
15 Feb 1968
Axelle Red Belgian singer and songwriter born in Hasselt Belgium
15 Feb 1650
Anne Jules duke de Noailles marshal of France (Huguenot)
15 Feb 1759
Friedrich A Wolfius [Wolf] German philological (Prolegomena)
15 Feb 1817
Charles-Franois Daubigny French painter of the Barbizon school born in Paris (d. 1878)
15 Feb 1861
Alfred North Whitehead English mathematician and philosopher (Adv of Ideas) born in Ramsgate England (d. 1947)
15 Feb 1899
Georges Auric French composer (one of Les Six) born in Lodve Hrault France (d. 1983)
15 Feb 1900
George Earnshaw American baseball pitcher (World Series 1929-30 Philadelphia Athletics) born in Little Rock Arkansas (d. 1976)
15 Feb 1916
Ronnie Aldrich British easy listening and jazz pianist arranger and composer born in Erith Kent England (d. 1993)
15 Feb 1923
Yelena Bonner Soviet dissident and wife of Andre Sakharov born in Merv Turkmenistan Soviet Union (d. 2011) [1]
15 Feb 1947
David Brown American guitarist (Santana) born in NYC New York (d. 2000)
15 Feb 1954
Brad Little American politician Governor of Idaho (2019-) born in Emmett Idaho
15 Feb 1955
Hugh Padgham English record producer and audio engineer (No Jacket Required In the Air Tonight Every Breath You Take) born in Amersham Buckinghamshire
15 Feb 1958
Tony Tubbs American boxer (WBA heavyweight title 1985-86) born in Cincinnati Ohio
15 Feb 1964
Chris Farley American actor (SNL Waynes World Coneheads) born in Madison Wisconsin (d. 1997)
15 Feb 1497
Philipp Melanchthon German Protestant reformer and theologian (Martin Luthers right hand man) born in Bretten Palatinate (d. 1560)
15 Feb 1789
Friedrich Fesca German violinist and composer born in Magdeburg Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1826)
15 Feb 1835
Demetrius Vikelas Greek businessman and writer (first President International Olympic Committee 1894-1896) born in Ermoupoli Greece (d. 1908)
15 Feb 1847
Robert Fuchs Austrian composer and teacher (Vienna Conservatory 1875-1912) born in Frauental Austria (d. 1927)
15 Feb 1855
Gustav Hollaender German violinist conductor and composer born in Leobschtz Germany (d. 1915)
15 Feb 1861
Alfred North Whitehead British mathematician and philosopher (Adventures of Ideas) born in Ramsgate England (d. 1947)
15 Feb 1861
Halford John Mackinder British geographer ( Britain and the British Seas) born in Gainsborough Lincolnshire England (d. 1947)
15 Feb 1876
Ernest Wilson English botanist (plant collector in China) born in Chipping Campden England (d. 1930)
15 Feb 1885
Richard Wrz German composer and music critic born in Munich Germany (d. 1965)
15 Feb 1893
Walter Donaldson American pianist and popular song composer (Makin Whoopee My Blue Heaven My Buddy) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 1947)
15 Feb 1901
James Kokomo Arnold American blues slide guitarist and singer born in Lovejoys Station Georgia (d. 1968) [some research gives birth year as 1896]
15 Feb 1905
Harold Arlen [Hyman Arluck] American composer (Over the Rainbow Its Only A Paper Moon Stormy Weather) born in Buffalo New York (d. 1986)
15 Feb 1907
Jean Langlais French organist and composer (Missa Salve Regina) born in La Fontenelle Brittany France (d. 1991)
15 Feb 1913
Erich Eliskases Austrian chess player (grandmaster 1952) born in Innsbruck Austria (d. 1997)
15 Feb 1916
Mary Jane Croft American actress (Our Miss Brooks The Lucy Show) born in Muncie Indiana (d. 1999)
15 Feb 1920
Ingmar Milveden Swedish organist composer and musicologist born in Gothenburg Sweden (d. 2007)
15 Feb 1922
Herman Kahn American writer and military strategist (Thinking About the Unthinkable) born in Bayonne New Jersey (d. 1983)
15 Feb 1927
Gottfrid Grsbeck Finnish choral director and composer born in Turku Finland (d. 2010)
15 Feb 1927
Harvey Korman American actor (The Carol Burnett Show Blazing Saddles High Anxiety) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 2008)
15 Feb 1928
(Mary) Norma Procter British contralto singer born in Cleethorpes Engand (d. 2017)
15 Feb 1928
Norman Bridwell American author and cartoonist (Clifford the Big Red Dog) born in Kokomo Indiana (d. 2014)
15 Feb 1929
Fred Martinelli American College Football Hall of Fame coach (Ashland University 1959-93) born in Columbus Ohio (d. 2021)
15 Feb 1930
Nico Minardos Greek-American actor (The Twilight Zone Twelve Hours to Kill) born in Pangrati Athens (d. 2011)
15 Feb 1930
Frank Navarro American college football coach (Williams College Columbia University Princeton University) born in White Plains New York (d. 2021)
15 Feb 1934
Paul Ekman American psychologist born in Washington D.C.
15 Feb 1937
Zoltn Pesk Hungarian opera conductor and composer born in Budapest Hungary (d. 2020)
15 Feb 1940
Trygve Madsen Norwegian pianist and composer (The Dream of the Rhinoceros Aurora) born in Fredrikstad Norway
15 Feb 1941
Brian Holland American pianist songwriter and producer (HollandDozierHolland - Heat Wave Where Did Our Love Go You Keep Me Hanging On) born in Detroit Michigan
15 Feb 1942
Glyn Johns British recording engineer and producer (Eagles The Who Eric Clapton) born in Epsom Surrey England
15 Feb 1944
Michael Mick Avory British rock drummer (The Kinks 1964-84 - A Rock n Roll Fantasy) born in East Molesey Surrey
15 Feb 1945
John Helliwell British rock Saxophonist (Supertramp - The Logical Song) born in Todmorden West Riding of Yorkshire
15 Feb 1947
John Adams American composer (Nixon In China) born in Worcester Massachusetts
15 Feb 1947
Marisa Berenson American actress (Barry Lyndon Death in Vienna SOB) born in NYC New York
15 Feb 1947
Russell Rusty Hamer American actor (Make Room for Daddy - Rusty) born in Tenafly New Jersey (d. 1990)
15 Feb 1949
Christopher Rouse American Grammy Award-winning composer (Trombone Concerto - Pulitzer Prize for Music 1993) and educator (Eastman School 1981-2002 Juilliard 1997-2017) born in Baltimore Maryland (d. 2019)
15 Feb 1949
Hans Graf Austrian conductor and educator born in Marchtrenk Austria
15 Feb 1951
Melissa Manchester American pop singer (Dont Cry Out Loud) born in The Bronx New York
15 Feb 1955
Hugh Padgham English record producer and audio engineer (Phil Collins The Police) born in Amersham Buckinghamshire
15 Feb 1957
Jake E Lee American rock guitarist (Badlands 1988-93 Ozzy Osborne 1982-89) born in Norfolk Virginia
15 Feb 1959
Alistar Ali Campbell British reggae vocalist and guitarist (UB40 1978-2008 - Red Red Wine) born in Birmingham England.
15 Feb 1960
Mikey Craig English musician and DJ (Culture Club - Do You Really Want to Hurt Me) born in Hammersmith London
15 Feb 1471
Piero di Lorenzo de Medici [Piero the Unfortunate] Italian ruler of Florence (1492-94) born in Florence Republic of Florence (d. 1503) [1]
15 Feb 1497
Philipp Melanchthon German Protestant reformer and theologian (Martin Luthers right-hand man) born in Bretten Palatinate (d. 1560)
15 Feb 1506
Juliana van Stolberg Dutch countess mother of William of Orange and Jan Nassau born at Stolberg (d. 1580)
15 Feb 1524
Charles de Guise French 2nd Cardinal de Lorraine (political influential and wealthy member of House of Guise) born in Joinville France (d. 1574)
15 Feb 1650
Anne Jules de Noailles French general under Louis XIV (marshal of France) born in Paris France (d. 1708)
15 Feb 1660
Frans Anneessens Belgian merchant (Dean of Brussels Guild accessed of involvement in uprising) (d. 1719)
15 Feb 1666
Antonio Maria Valsalva Italian anatomist (anatomy of the ear) born in Imola (d. 1723)
15 Feb 1707
Claude Prosper Jolyot de Crbillon French satirical novelist (The Skimmer) born in Paris France (d. 1777)
15 Feb 1748
Jeremy Bentham English philosopher social reformer and founder of modern utilitarianism born in London (d. 1832)
15 Feb 1759
Friedrich August Wolf German philologist (Prolegomena) born in Hainrode (d. 1824)
15 Feb 1760
Jean-Franois Le Sueur French composer noted for his operas and oratorios born in Drucat-Plessiel France (d. 1837)
15 Feb 1764
Jens Baggesen Danish writer and linguist (Labyrinth) born in Korsr Denmark (d. 1826)
15 Feb 1768
Joseph Bernard Cannaert [Olim] Flemish lawyer born in Ghent (d. 1848)
15 Feb 1795
Charles Niellon Belgian general (Liberation of Antwerp during Belgian Revolution) born in Strasbourg France (d. 1871)
15 Feb 1800
Frederick Willem Conrad Dutch hydraulic engineer and railway pioneer (Katwyk) born near Haarlem Netherlands (d. 1869)
15 Feb 1803
John Augustus Sutter Swiss-American immigrant on whose land the California gold rush began (New Helvetia Sutter Mill) born in Kandern Baden (d. 1880)
15 Feb 1823
Li Hung-Tshang Chinese modernizing politician and general (governor-general of Zhili province) born in Hefei Anhui province China (d. 1901)
15 Feb 1828
Johan Hendrik van Dale Dutch schoolmaster and lexicographer( Van Dales Great Dictionary of the Dutch Language) born in Sluis Netherlands (d. 1872)
15 Feb 1861
Halford John Mackinder British geographer (Britain and the British Seas) born in Gainsborough Lincolnshire England (d. 1947)
15 Feb 1887
H. M. Bateman British cartoonist (The Man Who... series) born in Sutton Forest Australia (d. 1970)
15 Feb 1890
Robert Ley German Nazi politician born in Niederbreidenbach Germany (d. 1945)
15 Feb 1892
James Forrestal American banker (Secretary of the Navy 1944-47 1st US Secretary of Defense 1947-49) born in Matteawan New York (d. 1949)
15 Feb 1893
Harm Kamerlingh Onnes Dutch painter etcher and ceramist born in Zoeterwoude Netherlands (d. 1985)
15 Feb 1894
Oswaldo Aranha Brazilian politician and statesman (President of the UN General Assembly 1948-49) born in Alegrete Brazil (d. 1960)
15 Feb 1897
Earl Blaik American football player and coach (college football hall of fame coach 1964) born in Detroit Michigan (d. 1989)
15 Feb 1901
Andre Parrot French archaeologist (Mari Assur) born in Dsandans France (d. 1980)
15 Feb 1901
Christmas Humphreys English lawyer and prominent British Buddhist (Awakening of Zen) born in Ealing England (d. 1983)
15 Feb 1901
Paul Haesaerts Belgian architect and painter (Animisme) born in Boom Belgium (d. 1974)
15 Feb 1904
Antonin Magne French cyclist (Tour de France 1931 34) born in Ytrac France (d. 1983)
15 Feb 1904
Mary Adshead English muralist and painter born in London England (d. 1995)
15 Feb 1905
Nise da Silveira Brazilian psychiatrist (made advances in occupational therapy) born in Macei Brazil (d. 1999)
15 Feb 1908
Ypk van der Fear Dutch writer (Reade Runen) born in Sondel Netherlands (d. 1983)
15 Feb 1909
Harold Beeley British diplomat to the Arab world born in Manchester England (d. 2001)
15 Feb 1909
Miep Gies Dutch discoverer of Anne Franks diary and friend of the Frank family born in Vienna Austria-Hungary (d. 2010)
15 Feb 1911
Leonard Woodcock American labor leader (United Auto Workers) and US ambassador to China born in Providence Rhode Island (d. 2001)
15 Feb 1912
George Mikes Hungarian-British writer and humorist (How to Be an Alien) born in Sikls Hungary (d. 1987)
15 Feb 1913
Willy Vandersteen Belgian cartoonist (Suske & Wiske) born in Antwerp Belgium (d. 1990)
15 Feb 1914
(Thomas) Hale Boggs American politician (US Representative from Louisiana 1947-73) born in Long Beach Mississippi (d. 1972)
15 Feb 1914
Arthur Sydney Martin British M15 spy catcher (d. 1996)
15 Feb 1916
Ian Ballantine American publisher (Ballantine Books) born in New York City (d. 1995)
15 Feb 1918
Allan Arbus American commercial photographer and actor (MASH - Dr. Sidney Freeman Greasers Palace Curb Your Enthusiasm) born in New York City (d. 2013)
15 Feb 1937
Coen Moulijn Dutch soccer winger (38 caps Feyenoord 487 games European Cup 1970) born in Rotterdam Netherlands (d. 2011)
15 Feb 1937
Terry Everett American politician (Rep-R-Alabama 1993-2009) born in Dothan Alabama
15 Feb 1939
Ole Ellefster Norwegian cross-country skier (Olympic gold 50km & 410km relay 1968 World Cship gold 410km relay 1966) born in Furnes Norway (d. 2022)
15 Feb 1940
John Hadl American College Football HOF quarterback (Uni of Kansas 4 x AFL All-Star Pro Bowl 1972 73 First Team All Pro 1973 AFL Cship 1963 SD Chargers LA Rams) born in Lawrence Kansas (d. 2022)
15 Feb 1949
Billy Nicholls British singer (Would You Believe) and songwriter (I Cant Stop Loving You (Though I Try) born in White City London England
15 Feb 1951
Melissa Manchester American pop singer (Dont Cry Out Loud Midnight Blue) born in The Bronx New York City
15 Feb 1951
Jane Seymour [Joyce Frankenberg] British actress (Live and Let Die Somewhere in Time Dr Quinn Medicine Woman) born in London England
15 Feb 1955
Hugh Padgham British record producer and audio engineer (Phil Collins The Police Spandau Ballet) born in Amersham Buckinghamshire England
15 Feb 1774
Frederick Dutch Prince of Orange General and Second son of King William V born in the Hague Netherlands (d. 1799)
15 Feb 1823
Li Hung-Tshang Chinese modernizing politician and general (governor-general of Zhili province) born in Hefei Anhui province China (d. 1901)
15 Feb 1828
Johan Hendrik van Dale Dutch schoolmaster and lexicographer(Van Dales Great Dictionary of the Dutch Language) born in Sluis Netherlands (d. 1872)
15 Feb 1890
Semyon Bogatyrev Russian and Soviet musicologist and composer (completed a symphony abandoned by Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky) born in Kharkiv Ukraine Russian Empire (d. 1960)
15 Feb 1892
James Forrestal American banker and administrator (Secretary of the Navy 1944-47 1st US Secretary of Defense 1947-49) born in Beacon New York (d. 1949) [1]
15 Feb 1896
Arthur Shields Irish actor (The River Enchanted Island) born in Dublin Ireland (d. 1970)
15 Feb 1897
Earl Blaik American College Football coach (NCAA Cship 194446 AFCA Coach of the Year 1946 Army) and executive (AD Army 194859 born in Detroit Michigan (d. 1989)
15 Feb 1910
Irena Sendler [ne Krzyanowska] Polish nurse social worker and WWII heroine who helped smuggle Jewish ghetto children to safety born in Warsaw Russian Poland (d. 2008) [1]
15 Feb 1920
Richard OBrien British Industrial relations expert (Manpower Services Commission) (d. 2009)
15 Feb 1934
Niklaus Wirth Swiss computer scientist who invented nine programming languages (Pascal Oberon) and won the Turing Award in 1984 born in Winterthur Switzerland (d. 2024) [1]
15 Feb 1939
Alvin Cash [Welch American pop singer (Twine Time The Philly Freeze) and actor born in St. Louis Missouri (d. 1999)
15 Feb 1942
Sherry Jackson American actress (Make Room for Daddy. 1953-58 - Terry The Mini-Skirt Mob) born in Wendell Idaho
15 Feb 1944
Henry Threadgill American composer saxophonist and flautist (2016 Pulitzer Prize In for a Penny In for a Pound) born in Chicago Illinois
15 Feb 1947
David Brown American rock bassist (Santana 1967-1971 1974-76) born in New York City (d. 2000)
15 Feb 1947
Marisa Berenson American actress (Barry Lyndon Death in Vienna SOB) born in New York City
15 Feb 1458
Ivan the Young Russian prince and ruler of Tver heir of Ivan III of Russia (d. 1490)
15 Feb 1506
Juliana van Stolberg German countess mother of William of Orange and Jan Nassau born at Stolberg County of Stolberg Electorate of Saxony Holy Roman Empire (d. 1580)
15 Feb 1557
Alfonso Fontanelli Italian composer (Ferrara school) born in Reggio nellEmilia Duchy of Modena and Reggio (d. 1622)
15 Feb 1620
Franois Charpentier French scholar and archaeologist born in Paris France (d. 1702)
15 Feb 1710
Louis XV King of France (1715-74) known as Louis the Beloved born in the Palace of Versailles France (d. 1774)
15 Feb 1739
Alexandre-Thodore Brongniart French architect known for the Palais Brongniart born in Paris (d. 1813)
15 Feb 1740
Ernst Eichner German composer and bassoonist born in Arolsen Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt Holy Roman Empire (d. 1777)
15 Feb 1783
Johann Nepomuk Poissl Bavarian composer born in Rattiszell Electorate of Bavaria Holy Roman Empire (d. 1865)
15 Feb 1811
Domingo Faustino Sarmiento President of Argentina (1868-74) born in San Juan Viceroyalty of the Ro de la Plata (d. 1888)
15 Feb 1822
Theodor Uhlig German composer and violinist born in Wurzen Kingdom of Saxony (d. 1853)
15 Feb 1825
Carter Harrison Sr. American politician Mayor of Chicago (1879-87 1893) who was assassinated born near Lexington Kentucky (d. 1893)
15 Feb 1835
Alexander Stuart Webb American Union general (medal for gallantry at Battle of Gettysburg) born in New York City (d. 1911)
15 Feb 1841
Manoel Ferraz de Campos Salles Brazilian lawyer politician (President of Brazil 1898-1902) and coffee grower born in Campinas So Paulo Brazil (d. 1913)
15 Feb 1858
William Henry Pickering American astronomer (9th & 10th moons of Saturn) born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 1938)
15 Feb 1901
James Kokomo Arnold American blues slide guitarist and singer born in Lovejoys Station Georgia (d. 1968) [some sources give birth year as 1896]
15 Feb 1908
Sarto Fournier Quebec politician Mayor of Montreal (1957-60) born in East Broughton Quebec (d. 1980)
15 Feb 1920
Endicott Peabody American politician 62nd Governor of Massachusetts (1963-65) born in Lawrence Massachusetts (d. 1997)
15 Feb 1920
Piet van Aken Flemish writer (Klinkaart Het begeren) born in Terhagen Flanders Belgium (d. 1984)
15 Feb 1920
Richard OBrien British Industrial relations expert (Manpower Services Commission) born in Chesterfield England (d. 2009)
15 Feb 1927
Frank Dunlop British theater director (Edinburgh International Festival 1984-91) born in Leeds England
15 Feb 1928
(Mary) Norma Procter British contralto singer born in Cleethorpes England (d. 2017)
15 Feb 1929
Bob Moore American food entrepreneur (Bobs Red Mill) and philanthropist born in Portland Oregon (d. 2024) [1]
15 Feb 1929
Gerald Harper British stage and screen actor (Adam Adamant Lives Hadleigh) and broadcast presenter (The Sunday Affair) born in London
15 Feb 1929
James Schlesinger American economist and public servant (US Secretary of Energy 1977-79 US Secretary of Defense 1973-75 Chair of Atomic Energy Commission 1973-75) born in NYC (d. 2014)
15 Feb 1930
Christopher Payne British police officer (Chief Constable of the Cleveland Constabulary 1976-90) born in South London England (d. 2019)
15 Feb 1931
Geoff Edwards American television game show host born in Westfield New Jersey (d. 2014)
15 Feb 1931
William Reid British Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (1990-96) born in Aberdeen Scotland
15 Feb 1932
Adrian Swire British aircraft magnate (Cathay Pacific) born in Marylebone London England (d. 2018)
15 Feb 1933
Adolfo [Sardia] Cuban fashion designer (Nancy Reagan)Adolfo [ Sardia] born in Crdenas Cuba (d. 2018)
15 Feb 1935
John R. Block US Secretary of Agriculture (1981-86) under Reagan born in Galesburg Illinois
15 Feb 1937
Gregory Mcdonald American mystery writer known for Fletch born in Shrewsbury Massachusetts (d. 2008)
15 Feb 1938
Jack Tinker British drama critic for the Daily Mail (d. 1996)
15 Feb 1939
Alvin Cash [Welch] American pop singer (Twine Time The Philly Freeze) and actor born in St. Louis Missouri (d. 1999)
15 Feb 1939
Jo Clayton American sci-fi and fantasy author (Irsud Maeve Star Hunters) born in Modesto California (d. 1998)
15 Feb 1939
Robert Hansen American serial killer who killed at least 17 women in Alaska born in Estherville Iowa (d. 2014)
15 Feb 1940
Hamzah Haz Indonesian politician Vice President of Indonesia (2001-04) born in Pontianak Borneo (d. 2024)
15 Feb 1942
Lszl Hammerl Hungarian sport shooter (Olympic gold 50m rifle prone 1964 silver 1968 bronze rifle three 1964) born in Budapest Hungary (d. 2024)
15 Feb 1943
Ian Heads Australian sports journalist commentator and author who was rugby leagues foremost historian (Rugby League Week) born in Sydney Australia (d. 2024)
15 Feb 1944
Mick Avory British rock drummer (The Kinks 1964-84 - A Rock n Roll Fantasy) born in East Molesey Surrey England
15 Feb 1945
John Helliwell British rock Saxophonist (Supertramp - The Logical Song) born in Todmorden West Riding of Yorkshire England
15 Feb 1948
Art Spiegelman American cartoonist and editor (The New Yorker Maus) born in Stockholm Sweden
15 Feb 1949
George Howard English nobleman (13th Earl of Carlisle) English hereditary peer and academic born in England
15 Feb 1949
Jess Walton Canadian-American actress (Jill Foster Abbott in The Young and the Restless) born in Grand Rapids Michigan
15 Feb 1950
Donna Hanover Giuliani (ne Kofnovec) American TV news anchor (WPIX) and second wife of New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani (1994-2002) born in Oakland California
15 Feb 1952
Michel Talagrand French mathematician 2024 Abel Prize for probability theory and describing randomness born in Bziers France [1]
15 Feb 1955
Bev Francis Australian athlete and world womens power-lifting champion born in Geelong Australia
15 Feb 1955
Christopher McDonald American character actor (Happy Gilmore) born in New York City
15 Feb 1956
Hilda Beatriz Guevara Mexican-born daughter of Che Guevara born in Mexico City (d. 1995)
15 Feb 1957
Bienvenida Buck Spanish lover of Peter Harding born in Valencia Spain
15 Feb 1958
Chrystine Brouillet Quebec novelist (Chre Voisine) born in Loretteville Quebec
15 Feb 1458
Ivan the Young Russian Prince of Moscow heir of Ivan III of Russia and ruler of Tver by marriage to Maria of Tver born in Empire of Russia (d. 1490)
15 Feb 1746
Bathsheba Spooner first American woman executed after US Independence for arranging husbands murder born in Sandwich Province of Massachusetts Bay
15 Feb 1761
Jacob Kimball American pioneering composer musician and educator born in Topsfield Massachusetts (d. 1826) [some sources cite Feb. 22]
15 Feb 1835
Alexander Stuart Webb American Union general (medal for gallantry at Battle of Gettysburg) born in New York City (d. 1911)
15 Feb 1904
Antonin Magne French cyclist (Tour de France 1931 34 runner-up 1936 World Cship gold Road Race 1936) born in Ytrac France (d. 1983)
15 Feb 1921
Radha Krishna Choudhary Indian historian and writer (History of Bihar) born in Begusarai India (d. 1985) [1] [2]
15 Feb 1925
Angella Ferguson American pediatrician known for developing a blood test to diagnose sickle cell in newborns born in Washington D.C. (d. 2026) [1]
15 Feb 1927
Frank Dunlop British theater director (Edinburgh International Festival 1983-91) born in Leeds England (d. 2026) [1]
15 Feb 1929
Gerald Harper British stage and screen actor (Adam Adamant Lives Hadleigh) and broadcast presenter (The Sunday Affair) born in London (d. 2025)
15 Feb 1930
Sara Jane Moore American radical who attempted to assassinate US President Gerald Ford born in Charleston West Virginia (d. 2025) [1]
15 Feb 1934
Grard Chaliand [Grard Tchalian] Belgian-French writer and geopolitical expert (Revolution in the Third World A Global History of War) born in Etterbeek Belgium (d. 2025) [1]
15 Feb 1934
Paul Ekman American psychologist known for his work on facial expressions (Telling Lies Emotions Revealed) born in Washington D.C. (d. 2025)
15 Feb 1935
Gene Hickerson American NFL football Hall of Famer (6 x Pro Bowl Cleveland Browns) born in Trenton Tennessee (d. 2008)
15 Feb 1935
Roger B Chaffee American US Navy Lt Cmdr and NASA astronaut (Apollo1) born in Grand Rapids Michigan (d. 1967)
15 Feb 1935
Susan Brownmiller American activist and feminist author (Against Our Wills) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 2025) [1]
15 Feb 1936
David Pryce-Jones Austrian-British historian political commentator and conservative writer (Owls and Satyrs) born in Meidling Austria (d. 2025)
15 Feb 1938
Jack Tinker British theater critic for the Daily Mail born in England (d. 1996)
15 Feb 1941
Austin Savage Welsh field hockey goaltender player (1972 Olympics) born in St Asaph Wales (d. 2024)
15 Feb 1941
Brian Holland American pianist songwriter and producer (HollandDozierHolland - Heat Wave Where Did Our Love Go You Keep Me Hanging On) born in Detroit Michigan
15 Feb 1941
Florinda Bolkan [Bulco] Brazilian model and actress (The Damned The Last Valley The Word) born in Uruburetama Brazil
15 Feb 1947
(Russell) Rusty Hamer American actor (Make Room for Daddy) born in Tenafly New Jersey (d. 1990)
15 Feb 1948
Art Spiegelman American cartoonist (The New Yorker 1992-2002) Pulitzer Prize winning graphic novelist (Maus) and editor (Arcade Raw) born in Stockholm Sweden
15 Feb 1948
Ron Cey American MLB third baseman. 1971-87 (Los Angeles Dodgers and two other teams) sometimes known as the Penguin born in Tacoma Washington
15 Feb 1955
Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela South African psychologist researcher and writer (A Human Being Died that Night) born in Langa South Africa
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