Historical Birthday
02 Feb 1494
Bona Sforza queen of Sigismund I of Poland (d. 1557)
02 Feb 1502
Damio de Gis Portuguese philosopher (d. 1574)
02 Feb 1506
Ren de Birague French cardinal and chancellor (d. 1583)
02 Feb 1522
Lodovico Ferrari Italian mathematician (d. 1565)
02 Feb 1595
Jacob van Campen painterarchitect (New Church Amsterdam)
02 Feb 1600
Gabriel Naud French librarian and scholar (d. 1653)
02 Feb 1613
Nol Chabanel French Jesuit missionary (d. 1649)
02 Feb 1621
Johannes Schefferus Alsatian-born humanist (d. 1679)
02 Feb 1649
Benedict XIII [Pierfrancesco Orsini] Italian 245th pope (1724-30)
02 Feb 1650
Nell [Eleanor] Gwyn English actress and mistress to King Charles II born in London England (d. 1687)
02 Feb 1669
Louis Marchand French baroque composer and organist (d. 1732)
02 Feb 1695
Franois de Chevert French general (d. 1769)
02 Feb 1711
Wenzel Anton von Kaunitz Austrian diplomat (d. 1794)
02 Feb 1717
Ernst Gideon Freiherr von Laudon Austrian field marshal (d. 1790)
02 Feb 1780
Johannes van den Bosch gov-gen (Neth East Indies)
02 Feb 1786
Jacques Philippe Marie Binet French mathematician (d. 1856)
02 Feb 1803
Albert Sidney Johnston Gen (Confederate Army) (d. 1862)
02 Feb 1815
Nathaniel Collins McLean American Brigadier General (Union Army) born in Cincinnati Ohio (d. 1905)
02 Feb 1817
John Glover English chemist (sulfuric acid) born in Newcastle-on-Tyne England (d. 1902)
02 Feb 1817
Jose Maria de la Purificacion Ventura composer
02 Feb 1820
Hans E Schack Danish politicianwriter (Phantasterne)
02 Feb 1827
Abner Monroe Perrin Brigadier General (Confederate Army) (d. 1864)
02 Feb 1841
Franois-Alphonse Forel Swiss hydrologist (d. 1912)
02 Feb 1842
Yulian Vasilievich Sokhotski Russian mathematician (d. 1927)
02 Feb 1847
Jules Francois Blasini Curacaos pianistcomposer
02 Feb 1849
Pavol Orszgh Hviezdoslav Slovak poet (d. 1921)
02 Feb 1851
Jos Guadalupe Posada Mexican artist (d. 1913)
02 Feb 1852
Teunis Stoel Dutch actor and director (Small Theater) born in Rotterdam (d. 1914)
02 Feb 1859
Havelock Ellis US physiciansexologist (Psychology of Sex)
02 Feb 1860
Curtis Guild Jr. 43rd Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1915)
02 Feb 1861
Mehmed VI last sultan of Ottoman Empire (1918-22)
02 Feb 1861
Solomon R. Guggenheim American businessman and philanthropist (Guggenheim Museum NYC) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1949)
02 Feb 1873
Freiherr Konstantin von Neurath German secretary of State (1932-38)
02 Feb 1873
Johan P earl van Limburg Stirum Dutch diplomat
02 Feb 1873
Leopold Fall Austrian operetta composer (Dollar Princess)
02 Feb 1875
Annette Kolb German author (Small Fanfare) and pacifist born in Munich (d. 1967)
02 Feb 1875
Fritz Kreisler violinistcomposer born in Vienna Austria
02 Feb 1878
Christian Gauss educatorwriter (Phi Beta Kappa award namesake)
02 Feb 1878
Alfrd Hajs Hungarian swimmer (d. 1955)
02 Feb 1881
Karl Frederick pistol champ (Olympic gold 1920)
02 Feb 1883
S Z Sakall Hungarian stage and film character actor (Dolly Sisters Casablanca) born in Budapest Hungary (d. 1955)
02 Feb 1884
Julius Deutsch Austria politician and general in the Spanish republican army born in Lackenbach Austria-Hungary (d. 1968)
02 Feb 1885
Aldo Palazzeschi [Giurlani] Italian writer (I cavalli bianchi)
02 Feb 1886
Kurt Baschwitz GermanDutch sociologistjournalist (Du und)
02 Feb 1886
Frank Lloyd Scotland actor and director (Mutiny on Bounty Oliver Twist Blood on the Sun) born in Glasgow Scotland (d. 1960)
02 Feb 1887
Ernst Hanfstngl German pianist and politician (d. 1975)
02 Feb 1890
Jean J M de Lattre de Tassigny French gen (Indo-China)
02 Feb 1891
Antonio Segni Italian politician Prime Minister of Italy (1955-57 59-60 62-64) born in Sassari Sardinia (d. 1972)
02 Feb 1893
Cornelius Lanczos Hungarian mathematician born in Szkesfehrvr Hungary (d. 1974)
02 Feb 1893
Raoul Riganti Argentine racing driver (d. 1970)
02 Feb 1896
Kazimierz Kuratowski Polish mathematician and logician (d. 1980)
02 Feb 1897
Aim Avignon Frances former oldest living man (d. 2007)
02 Feb 1898
Josephina Johanna Fien de la Mar Dutch actress (Theatre De la Mar) born in Amsterdam Netherlands (d. 1965)
02 Feb 1899
Benny Rubin American actor and comedian (Benny Rubin Show) born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 1986)
02 Feb 1900
Asa Smith Bushnell Jr Sec of US Olympics (1945-65) born in Springfield Ohio
02 Feb 1900
Carroll Righter American columnist and astrologer to the stars born in Salem New Jersey (d. 1988)
02 Feb 1901
Connie Gilchrist American actress (Cry Havoc Letter to 3 Wives) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 1985)
02 Feb 1901
Jascha Heifetz US violin virtuoso (Carnegie Hall) born in Vilnius Lithuania
02 Feb 1902
Tyra Ryman Swedish actress (Luffar-Petter Peter the Tramp) born in Arboga Sweden (d. 1990)
02 Feb 1903
Frank McGrath American actor (The Reluctant Astronaut Wagon Train) born in Mound City Missouri (d. 1967)
02 Feb 1904
Buzurg Alavi Persian author (Panjah va sih nafar Namalha)
02 Feb 1905
Ayn Rand [Alisa Zinovyevna Rosenbaum] Russian-American author screenwriter and philosopher who developed the philosophical system of Objectivism (Atlas Shrugged The Fountainhead) born in St. Petersburg Russian Empire (d. 1982)
02 Feb 1905
Jean-Pierre Guerlain French cosmetics pioneer
02 Feb 1907
Bernardas Brazdzionis Lithuania poeteditorcritic
02 Feb 1908
Cal Tinney American comedian and actor ( The Missouri Traveler Stop Me If You Heard This One) born in Pontotoc County Oklahoma (d. 1993)
02 Feb 1908
Pavel Sivic Slovenian composer born in Radovljica Slovenia (d. 1995)
02 Feb 1908
Renzo Rossellini Italian composer born in Rome Italy (d. 1982)
02 Feb 1908
Wes Ferrell All-Star MLB pitcher born in Greensboro North Carolina (d. 1976)
02 Feb 1909
Frank Albertson American actor (Psycho Its a Wonderful Life Alice Adams) born in Fergus Falls Minnesota (d. 1964)
02 Feb 1910
Charlotte Auerbach German-born British geneticist and zoologist born in Krefeld Germany (d. 1994)
02 Feb 1911
Jean-Jacques Grunenwald French organistcomposer
02 Feb 1912
Burton Lane Broadway composer (Finians Rainbow)
02 Feb 1912
Stefan Schnabel German actor (Anna Draculas Widow Firefox) born in Berlin Germany (d. 1999)
02 Feb 1912
Millvina Dean last living survivour of the RMS Titanic.
02 Feb 1913
Poul Reichhardt Danish actor (Soldaten og Jenny Det glder os alle) born in Ganlse Denmark (d. 1985)
02 Feb 1914
Eric Kierans Canadian politician and economist (d. 2004)
02 Feb 1915
Stan Leonard Canadian professional golfer (d. 2005)
02 Feb 1918
Hella [S Lelyveld-]Haasse Dutch author (Cider for Poor People)
02 Feb 1919
Allie Reynolds NY Yankee pitcher (1952 AL ERA leader (2.07))
02 Feb 1923
Red Schoendienst American Baseball Hall of Fame second basemanmanager (10-time All Star) born in Germantown Illinois (d. 2018)
02 Feb 1923
Bonita Granville American actress and producer (These Three Hitlers Children Lone Ranger) born in NYC New York (d. 1988)
02 Feb 1923
James Dickey American poet novelist and lecturer (Deliverance Buckdancers Choice) born in Atlanta Georgia (d. 1997)
02 Feb 1923
Liz Smith [Mary Elizabeth] American journalist and gossip columnist known as The Grand Dame of Dish (WNBC NY Daily News) born in Fort Worth Texas (d. 2017)
02 Feb 1924
Elfi von Dassanowsky Austrian-American producer and musician
02 Feb 1925
Michel Philippot French composer and musicologist born in Verzy France (d. 1996)
02 Feb 1925
Elaine Stritch American actress (30 Rock Twos Company) singer and member of the American Theater Hall of Fame born in Detroit Michigan (d. 2014)
02 Feb 1926
Miguel Cardinal Obando y Bravo 1st Cent American cardinal (Nicaragua)
02 Feb 1926
Nydia Ecury celebrated Afro-Dutch writer translator and actress (Kantika pa Mama Tera) born in Rancho Aruba (d. 2012)
02 Feb 1926
Valry Giscard dEstaing French politician
02 Feb 1927
Stan Getz [Stanley Gayetski] American jazz tenor saxophonist (Benny Goodman Jimmy Dorsey) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1991)
02 Feb 1931
Dries van Agt Dutch Prime Minister (CDA 1977-82) born in Geldrop Netherlands
02 Feb 1931
Les Dawson English comedian and actor (The Dawson Watch Blankety Blank) born in Manchester England (d. 1993)
02 Feb 1932
Robert Mandan American actor best known for his role as Chester Tate in US sitcom Soap born in Clever Missouri (d. 2018)
02 Feb 1935
Pete Brown American golfer (first African-American to win on PGA Tour Waco 1964) born in Port Gibson Mississippi (d. 2015)
02 Feb 1937
Martina Arroyo American opera soprano (NY Met) born in NYC New York
02 Feb 1937
Tom Smothers American comedian and folk singer (The Smothers Brothers Show Serial) born in NYC New York
02 Feb 1938
Bo Hopkins actor (Dynasty Midnight Express) born in Greenville South Carolina
02 Feb 1939
Akbar Adibi Iranian scientist father of electronics in Iran (d. 2000)
02 Feb 1939
Dale T. Mortensen Enterprise Oregon economist (Nobel 2010) (d. 2014)
02 Feb 1940
Thomas M[ichael] Disch American sci-fi author (Genocides 102 H-Bombs)
02 Feb 1940
Alan Caddy English musician (The Tornados) born in Chelsea London (d. 2000)
02 Feb 1940
Vsevolod Meyerhold [Karl Kasimir Theodor] Russian theatrical director and actor (Houligan) executed during the Great Purge at 65
02 Feb 1942
Graham Nash British-American musician and singer-songwriter (the Hollies Crosby Stills & Nash) born in Blackpool Lancashire
02 Feb 1944
Andrew Davis Ashbridge England conductor (New Phil Orch-London)
02 Feb 1944
Katherine Crawford actress (Gemini Man Captains & Kings) born in Los Angeles California
02 Feb 1944
Ursula Oppens American pianist and co-founder (Speculum Musicae-NYC) born in NYC New York
02 Feb 1945
Ronnie Goodson American singer (Hi-Lites) born in New Jersey (d. 1980)
02 Feb 1946
Howard Bellamy American pop and country vocalist (Bellamy Bros - Let Your Love Flow) born in Darby Florida
02 Feb 1946
Gerrie Muhren Volendam Netherlands footballer (Ajax European Cup Winner 1971-3) (d. 2013)
02 Feb 1947
Aleksandr Medved USSR wrestler (Olympic gold 1964 68 72)
02 Feb 1947
Derek Shulman Scottish musician (Gentle Giant) born in Glasgow
02 Feb 1947
Peter Lucia American rock drummer (Tommy James & Shondells-Crystal Blue) born in Morristown New Jersey
02 Feb 1948
Alan McKay rocker (Earth Wind & Fire-Boogie Wonderland)
02 Feb 1948
Jessica Savitch Kennet Sq PA news anchor (NBC)
02 Feb 1948
Tony DeMeur rocker (Fabulous Poodles-Anna Rexia Suicide Bridge)
02 Feb 1949
Jetty Weels SurinameseDutch vocalist (Mai Tai)
02 Feb 1949
Ross Valory rock bassist (Journey - Whos Crying Now Open Arms) born in San Francisco California
02 Feb 1949
Tom Tripplehorn rocker (Gary Lewis & Playboys-This Diamond Ring)
02 Feb 1949
Brent Spiner American actor (Data-Star Trek the Next Generation) born in Houston Texas
02 Feb 1949
Francisco Maturana Colombian football manager
02 Feb 1950
Barbara Sukowa German actress (Zentropia Sicilian Voyager Lola)
02 Feb 1951
Alphonso Johnson American jazz bassist born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
02 Feb 1951
Kim Zimmer actress (Guiding Light Doctors One Life to Live) born in Grand Rapids Michigan
02 Feb 1952
Genichiro Tenryu Japanese professional wrestler
02 Feb 1952
Park Geun-hye 1st female President of South Korea (2013-) born in Jung-gu Taegu
02 Feb 1953
James Mndaweni South African workers union leaderpresident (NACTU)
02 Feb 1954
Christie Brinkley [Ex-Mrs Billy Joel] modelactress (SI Vacation)
02 Feb 1954
Jayantha Amerasinghe cricketer (2 Tests for Sri Lanka v NZ 1983)
02 Feb 1954
Hansi Hinterseer Austrian singer actor former skier
02 Feb 1955
Michael Talbott American actor (Stan-Miami Vice) born in Waverly Iowa
02 Feb 1957
Sandra Joyce Cagle American model and playmate (Feb 1980) born in Milwaukee Wisconsin
02 Feb 1960
Lee Chill Canadian Tour golfer (1977 Ohio Jr) born in Cleveland Ohio
02 Feb 1961
Joey Benjamin cricket pace bowler (in St Kitts England in 1994)
02 Feb 1961
Lauren Lane American actress (C. C. Babcock-The Nanny) born in Oklahoma City Oklahoma
02 Feb 1962
Ben Testerman tennis star born in Knoxville Tennessee
02 Feb 1835
Luigi Manzotti Italian mine dancer and ballet choreographer born in Milan (d. 1905)
02 Feb 1859
Havelock Ellis American physiciansexologist (Psychology of Sex)
02 Feb 1883
S Z Sakall [Ger Jen] Hungarian stage and film character actor (Dolly Sisters Casablanca) born in Budapest Hungary (d. 1955)
02 Feb 1900
Asa Smith Bushnell III American sports executive (Secretary US Olympic Committee 1945-65) born in Springfield Ohio (d. 1975)
02 Feb 1908
Cal Tinney American comedian and actor (The Missouri Traveler Stop Me If You Heard This One) born in Pontotoc County Oklahoma (d. 1993)
02 Feb 1915
Stan Leonard Canadian golfer (3 PGA Tour titles) born in Vancouver BC (d. 2005)
02 Feb 1928
Luigi Ciriaco De Mita Prime Minister of Italy (1988-89)
02 Feb 1933
Tony Jay British-American actor voice artist and singer (Frollo- The Hunchback of Notre Dame) born in London England (d. 2006)
02 Feb 1951
Ken Bruce Scottish broadcaster (The Ken Bruce Show) born in Glasgow Scotland
02 Feb 1953
Penny Pulz Australian golfer (Dinah Shore runner-up 1978) born in Melbourne Victoria
02 Feb 1954
Christie Brinkley [Ex-Mrs Billy Joel] American model and actress (SI Vacation) born in Monroe Michigan
02 Feb 1962
Michael T Weiss actor (Jarod-Pretender Days of our Lives) born in Chicago Illinois
02 Feb 1962
Andy Fordham English darts player (BDO World Champion 2004) born in Bristol England
02 Feb 1649
Benedict XIII [Pierfrancesco Orsini] Italian 245th pope (1724-30)
02 Feb 1817
John Glover English chemist (sulfuric acid) born in Newcastle upon Tyne England (d. 1902)
02 Feb 1875
Friedrich-Max Fritz Kreisler Austrian-American violinist and composer (Alt-Wiener Tanzweisen) born in Vienna Austria (d. 1962)
02 Feb 1885
Aldo Palazzeschi [Giurlani] Italian writer (I cavalli bianchi)
02 Feb 1908
Wes Ferrell American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1933 37 no-hitter 1931 record 37 career HRs hit by a pitcher) born in Greensboro North Carolina (d. 1976)
02 Feb 1912
Millvina Dean British civil servant who was the last living survivor of the RMS Titanic and also the youngest aboard born in Branscombe Devon England (d. 2009)
02 Feb 1919
Lisa Della Casa Swiss operatic soprano (Metropolitan Opera 1953-67) born in Burgdorf Switzerland (d. 2012)
02 Feb 1924
Sonny Stitt [Edward Hammond Boatner Jr] American jazz saxophonist (Blows the Blues) born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 1982)
02 Feb 1926
Valry Giscard dEstaing French politician President of France (1974-81) born in Koblenz French-occupied Germany (d. 2020)
02 Feb 1929
Reiner Bredemeyer German composer born in Vlez Colombia (d. 1995)
02 Feb 1929
Waldemar Kmentt Austrian operatic tenor (Vienna State Opera 1951-2005) born in Vienna Austria (d. 2015)
02 Feb 1938
Nur Hassan Hussein [Nur Adde] Somalian politician Prime Minister of Somalia (2007-09) born in Mogadishu Somalia (d. 2020)
02 Feb 1941
Serge Tcherepnin French American composer (Serge Modular synthesizer.) born in Issy-les-Moulineaux France
02 Feb 1942
Satya Paul Indian fashion designer and entrepreneur who invented the modern sari born in Layyah Punjab British India (d. 2021) [1]
02 Feb 1946
Gerrie Mhren Dutch soccer midfielder (10 caps Ajax Volendam) born in Volendam Netherlands (d. 2013)
02 Feb 1954
Christie Brinkley [Ex-Mrs Billy Joel] American model and actress (SI Vacation) born in Monroe Michigan
02 Feb 1856
Makar Grigori Ekmalyan Armenian composer (Patarag) born in Vagharshapat Erivan Governorate russian Empire (now Armenia) (d. 1905)
02 Feb 1882
Andrew Prince of Greece and Denmark born in Monte Carlo Monaco (d. 1944)
02 Feb 1888
Candelario Huzar Mexican violist horn player and classical and cancin composer (Surco) born in Jerez Zacatecas Mexico (d. 1970)
02 Feb 1931
Glynn Edwards English television actor born in Penang Malaysia (d. 2018)
02 Feb 1933
Tony Jay British-American stage screen and voice actor (Twins The Hunchback of Notre Dame - Frollo) born in London England (d. 2006)
02 Feb 1937
Martina Arroyo American opera soprano (NY Metropolitan Opera 1965-78) born in New York City
02 Feb 1937
Tommy Smothers American comedian and folk singer (The Smothers Brothers Show Serial) born in NYC New York
02 Feb 1942
Graham Nash British-American musician and singer-songwriter (The Hollies - Bus Stop Crosby Stills & Nash - Our House) born in Blackpool Lancashire
02 Feb 1942
Ron Franklin American sportscaster (ESPN 1987-2011 ESPN College Football Primetime) born in Jackson Mississippi (d. 2022)
02 Feb 1944
Andrew Davis British conductor ( Toronto Symphony 1975-88 BBC Symphony 1989-2000 Lyric Opera of Chicago 2000-21) born in Ashbridge England
02 Feb 1944
Sandy Carmichael Scottish rugby union prop (50 caps British and Irish Lions 1971 74 West of Scotland Glasgow District) born Glasgow Scotland (d. 2021)
02 Feb 1944
Michael Sharvell-Martin British stage and screen character actor (Dave Allen At Large) born in Herne Bay Kent England (d. 2010)
02 Feb 1947
Peter Lucia American rock drummer (Tommy James & Shondells - Crystal Blue Persuasion) born in Morristown New Jersey
02 Feb 1949
Ross Valory rock bassist (Journey - Dont Stop Believin Open Arms) born in San Francisco California
02 Feb 1949
Tom Tripplehorn American jazz and rock session and touring guitarist (Gary Lewis & Playboys - This Diamond Ring) born in Tulsa Oklahoma (d. 2019)
02 Feb 1950
Genichiro Tenryu [Shimada] Japanese professional wrestler born in Katsuyama Fukui Japan
02 Feb 1583
Anna Roemers Visscher Dutch poet born in Amsterdam (d. 1651)
02 Feb 1595
Jacob van Campen Dutch painter and architect (New Church Amsterdam) born in Haarlem (d. 1657)
02 Feb 1649
Benedict XIII [Pietro Francesco Orsini] Italian 245th Pope (1724-30) born in Gravina Kingdom of Naples (d. 1730)
02 Feb 1714
Gottfried August Homilius German organist and composer (Weihnachtsoratorium) born in Rosenthal Saxony (d. 1785)
02 Feb 1748
Christian Gottfried Thomas German composer publisher and musicologist born in Wehrsdorf (d. 1806)
02 Feb 1773
Vincenc Tucek Bohemian composer conductor and singer born in Prague (d. 1821)
02 Feb 1780
Johannes van den Bosch Dutch colonial administrator (Governor-General of Dutch East Indies 1830-33) born in Herwijnen Dutch Republic (d. 1844)
02 Feb 1802
Jean-Baptiste Boussingault French agricultural chemist (the nitrogen cycle) born in Paris France (d. 1887)
02 Feb 1804
Leopold Eugen Mechura Czech composer born in Prague (d. 1870)
02 Feb 1817
Jose Maria de la Purificacion Ventura Spanish composer (Father of the modern Sardana) born in Alcal la Real Spain (d. 1875)
02 Feb 1820
Hans E Schack Danish politician and writer (Phantasterne) (d. )
02 Feb 1827
Oswald Aschenbach German landscape painter born in Dsseldorf Prussia (d. 1905)
02 Feb 1835
Luigi Manzotti Italian mime artist dancer and ballet choreographer born in Milan (d. 1905)
02 Feb 1840
Louis Bourgault-Ducoudray French Breton composer born in Nantes Frances (d. 1910)
02 Feb 1844
Leander Schlegel Dutch composer and pianist born in Oegstgeest Netherlands (d. 1913)
02 Feb 1847
Jules Francois Blasini Curacaos pianist and composer (d. 1887)
02 Feb 1850
Carel Victor Gerritsen Dutch politician and free thinker (husband of suffragette Aletta Jacobs) born in Amersfoort Netherlands (d. 1905)
02 Feb 1856
Makar Ekmalyan Armenian composer (Patarag - Divine Liturgy of Armenia) born in Vagharshapat Erivan Governorate Russian Empire (now Armenia) (d. 1905)
02 Feb 1857
Jan Six Dutch art historian and art collector (Six Collection) born in Amsterdam Netherlands (d. 1926)
02 Feb 1859
Havelock Ellis English physician and social reformer who studied sexual behaviour (Psychology of Sex) born in Croydon England (d. 1939)
02 Feb 1861
Mehmed VI Vahideddin last sultan of Ottoman Empire (1918-22) born at Dolmabahe Palace Constantinople Ottoman Empire (d. 1926)
02 Feb 1873
Johan Paul van Limburg Stirum Dutch colonial administrator and diplomat (Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies 19161921) born in Zwelle Netherlands (d. 1948)
02 Feb 1873
Konstantin von Neurath German politician and convicted Nazi war criminal (Foreign Minister 1932-38) born in Kleinglattbach German Empire (d. 1956)
02 Feb 1873
Leo Fall Austrian operetta composer (Dollar Princess) born in Olmtz Austrian-Hungarian Empire (d. 1925)
02 Feb 1878
Christian Gauss American professor and writer (Phi Beta Kappa award namesake) born in Ann Arbor Michigan (d. 1951)
02 Feb 1881
Karl Frederick American pistol shooter (Olympic gold 1920) born in Chateaugay New York (d. 1963)
02 Feb 1883
Mikhail Gnesin Russian composer (Vrubel The Youth Of Abraham) born in Rostov-on-Don Russia (d. 1957)
02 Feb 1885
Aldo Palazzeschi [Giurlani] Italian writer (I cavalli bianchi) born in Florence Italy (d. 1974)
02 Feb 1886
Kurt Baschwitz German-Dutch sociologist and journalist (Du und) (d. 1968)
02 Feb 1890
Jean de Lattre de Tassigny French general (WWII Indo-China) born in Mouilleron-en-Pareds France (d. 1952)
02 Feb 1891
Frank Foyston Canadian NHL Hall of Famer (Seattle) born in Minesing Ontario (d. 1966)
02 Feb 1893
Len Doyle American actor (Harrington-Mr District Attorney) born in Toledo Ohio (d. 1959)
02 Feb 1901
Jascha Heifetz Russian-American violin virtuoso (Carnegie Hall debut -1917) born in Vilnius Russian Empire (now Lithuania) (d. 1987)
02 Feb 1904
Buzurg Alavi Iranian writer (Panjah va sih nafar Namalha) born in Tehran Persia (d. 1997)
02 Feb 1904
Jose Enrique Pedreira Puerto Rican composer (Tus Caricias Siempre) and pedagogue born in San Juan Puerto Rico (d. 1959)
02 Feb 1905
Jean-Pierre Guerlain French cosmetics pioneer (d. 1996)
02 Feb 1907
Bernardas Brazdzionis Lithuanian poet editor and critic born in Stebeikliai Lithuania Russian Empire (d. 2002)
02 Feb 1911
Jean-Jacques Grunenwald French organist and composer born in Cran-Gevrier France (d. 1982)
02 Feb 1911
Jussi Bjorling Swedish operatic tenor born in Borlnge Sweden (d. 1960)
02 Feb 1912
Burton Lane American film and stage composer and lyricist (Finians Rainbow) born in New York City (d. 1997)
02 Feb 1915
Evert Werkman Dutch journalist (Het Parool) (d. 1988)
02 Feb 1918
Hella Haasse Grande Dame of Dutch Literature (Oeroeg Cider for Poor People) born in Batavia Dutch East Indies (d. 2011)
02 Feb 1923
Red Schoendienst American Baseball HOF second baseman manager coach (10 x MLB All Star 5 x World Series St. Louis Cardinals Milwaukee Braves) born in Germantown Illinois (d. 2018)
02 Feb 1925
Elaine Stritch American actress (30 Rock Twos Company) singer and member of the American Theater Hall of Fame born in Detroit Michigan (d. 2014)
02 Feb 1927
Richard Belmont Ray American politician (Rep-D-GA 1983-93) born in Fort Valley Georgia (d. 1999)
02 Feb 1927
Stan Getz [Stanley Gayetski] American big band bebop cool jazz and bossa nova tenor saxophonist (Woody Herman GetzGilberto) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1991)
02 Feb 1936
Duane Jones American actor (Night of the Living Dead) and theater director born in New York City (d. 1988)
02 Feb 1937
Don Buford American MLB and NPB outfielderinfielder 1963-76 All-Star (Baltimore Orioles and 3 other teams) born in Linden Texas
02 Feb 1944
Andrew Davis British conductor (Toronto Symphony 1975-88 BBC Symphony 1989-2000 Lyric Opera of Chicago 2000-21) born in Ashbridge England
02 Feb 1944
Ursula Oppens American pianist and co-founder (Speculum Musicae 1972-84) born in NYC New York
02 Feb 1948
Jessica Savitch American broadcast journalist and pioneering female news anchor (NBC Weekend) born in Wilmington Delaware (d. 1983)
02 Feb 1952
John Cornyn American politician (Senator-R-Texas 2002-) born in Houston Texas
02 Feb 1954
Johann Hansi Hinterseer Austrian pop and schlager singer (Hnde Zum Himmel) actor and competitive alpine skier (World Championship silver 1974) born in Kitzbhel Austria
02 Feb 1208
James I of Aragon James the Conqueror (1213-1276) longest Iberian ruler at 62 years born at Aalborghus Castle Aalborg (d. 1276)
02 Feb 1455
John King of Denmark (1481-1513) and Norway (1483-1513) born at Montpellier (d. 1513)
02 Feb 1494
Bona Sforza Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania (1518-48) born in Vigevano Milan (d. 1557)
02 Feb 1669
Louis Marchand French Baroque organist and composer born in Lyon France (d. 1732)
02 Feb 1773
Vincenc Tucek Bohemian composer conductor and singer born in Prague Kingdom of Bohemia (now Czech Republic) (d. 1821)
02 Feb 1804
Leopold Eugen Mechura Czech composer born in Prague Kingdom of Bohemia (now Czech Republic) (d. 1870)
02 Feb 1847
Jules Franois Blasini Curaaon-Corsican pianist and composer born in Dutch Colony of Curaao (d. 1887)
02 Feb 1860
Curtis Guild Jr. American politician journalist and soldier 43rd Governor of Massachusetts (1906-09) born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 1915)
02 Feb 1887
Ernst Hanfstngl German-American businessman art dealer and early supporter of Adolf Hitler who later provided Allies with valuable information about the dictator born in Munich Germany (d. 1975)
02 Feb 1888
Frederick Lane Australian swimmer (Olympic gold 200m freestyle 200m obstacle 1900) born in Sydney Australia (d. 1969)
02 Feb 1891
Frank Foyston Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame center (Stanley Cup 1914 Toronto Blueshirts 1917 Seattle Metropolitans 1925 Victoria Cougars) born in Minesing Ontario (d. 1966)
02 Feb 1897
Howard Johnson American hotelier (Howard Johns chain) born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 1972)
02 Feb 1923
Bonita Granville American actress and producer (These Three Hitlers Children Lone Ranger) born in New York City (d. 1988)
02 Feb 1924
(Elfriede) Elfi von Dassanowsky Austrian-American opera singer pianist vocal coach and film producer born in Vienna Austria (d. 2007)
02 Feb 1927
Richard Maxfield American instrumental electro-acoustic and electronic music composer born in Seattle Washington (d. 1969)
02 Feb 1929
Ed Reed American jazz vocalist born in Cleveland Ohio [1]
02 Feb 1937
Remak Ramsay American actor born in Baltimore Maryland
02 Feb 1937
Tommy Smothers American comedian and folk singer (The Smothers Brothers Show Serial) born on Governors Island NYC New York (d. 2023) [1]
02 Feb 1938
Bo Hopkins American actor (Dynasty Midnight Express) born in Greenville South Carolina
02 Feb 1939
Dale T. Mortensen American economist (Nobel 2010) born in Enterprise Oregon (d. 2014)
02 Feb 1940
David Jason [David White] English actor (Only Fool and Horses Open All Hours) born in London England
02 Feb 1940
Thomas M. Disch American sci-fi author (Genocides 102 H-Bombs) born in Des Moines Iowa (d. 2008)
02 Feb 1942
Barry Diller American media executive founder of the Fox Network born in San Francisco California
02 Feb 1943
Peter MacBeth British rock bassist (The Foundations - Baby Now That Ive Found You) born in West London England
02 Feb 1944
Geoffrey Hughes British actor (Coronation Street) born in Wallasey England (d. 2012)
02 Feb 1944
Karen Foss American broadcaster (KSDK St. Louis) born in Kansas City Kansas
02 Feb 1944
Katherine Crawford American actress (Gemini Man Captains & Kings) born in Los Angeles California
02 Feb 1944
Sandy Carmichael Scottish rugby union prop (50 caps British and Irish Lions 1971 74 West of Scotland Glasgow District) born in Glasgow Scotland (d. 2021)
02 Feb 1944
Ursula Oppens American pianist and co-founder (Speculum Musicae 1972-84) born in New York City
02 Feb 1945
Edna Wright American pop singer (Honey Cone - Want Ads) born in Los Angeles California (d. 2020)
02 Feb 1946
Alpha Oumar Konar Mali politician and historian President of Mali (1992-2002) born in Kayes Mali
02 Feb 1947
Derek Shulman Scottish musician (Gentle Giant) born in Glasgow Scotland
02 Feb 1947
Jack Bergman American politician (highest-ranking combat veteran to serve as US Rep 2017-) born in Shakopee Minnesota
02 Feb 1948
Alan McKay American singer-songwriter and musician (Earth Wind & Fire - Boogie Wonderland) born in New Orleans Louisiana
02 Feb 1948
Tony DeMeur British rocker (Fabulous Poodles-Anna Rexia Suicide Bridge)
02 Feb 1949
(Harriette) Jetty Weels Surinamese-Dutch pop vocalist (Sasha & Paul Mai Tai) born in Suriname
02 Feb 1949
Sherry Mathis American actress (Search for Tomorrow) born in Memphis Tennessee (d. 1994)
02 Feb 1950
Osamu Kido Japanese wrestler (NJPWUWF) born in Kawasaki Japan (d. 2023)
02 Feb 1951
Alphonso Johnson American jazz and jazz-fusion bassist and Chapman stick player (Weather Report 1973-76 Billy Cobham Jazz Is Dead) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
02 Feb 1951
Kim Zimmer American actress (Guiding Light Doctors One Life to Live) born in Grand Rapids Michigan
02 Feb 1953
Duane Chapman American bounty hunter (Dog the Bounty Hunter) born in Denver Colorado
02 Feb 1953
Penny Pulz Australian golfer (Dinah Shore runner-up 1978 2 x LPGA Tour titles) born in Melbourne Australia
02 Feb 1954
Jayantha Amerasinghe Sri Lankan cricketer (2 Tests for Sri Lanka v NZ 1983)
02 Feb 1958
Dexter Manley American NFL player (Washington Redskins) born in Houston Texas
02 Feb 1455
John King of Denmark (1481-1513) and Norway (1483-1513) born in Aalborghus Castle Aalborg (d. 1513)
02 Feb 1600
Gabriel Naud French librarian and scholar personal librarian to Cardinal Mazarine assembled his Bibliothque Mazarine born in Paris (d. 1653)
02 Feb 1651
William Phips North American treasure hunter military man and administrator (1st Governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony) born in Nequasset Massachusetts Bay Colony (d. 1695)
02 Feb 1714
Gottfried August Homilius German organist and composer (Weihnachtsoratorium) born in Rosenthal Electorate of Saxony Holy Roman Empire (d. 1785)
02 Feb 1748
Christian Gottfried Thomas German composer publisher and musicologist born in Wehrsdorf Electorate of Saxony Holy Roman Empire (d. 1806)
02 Feb 1820
Hans E Schack Danish politician and writer (Phantasterne - Fantasy) born in Sengelse Denmark (d. )
02 Feb 1835
Luigi Manzotti Italian mime artist dancer and ballet choreographer born in Milan Lombardo-Venetian Kingdom (d. 1905)
02 Feb 1851
Jos Guadalupe Posada Mexican artist and illustrator (Biblioteca del nio mexicano) born in Aguascalientes Mexico (d. 1913)
02 Feb 1909
Frank Albertson American actor (Psycho Its a Wonderful Life Alice Adams) born in Fergus Falls Minnesota (d. 1964)
02 Feb 1926
Miguel Cardinal Obando y Bravo Nicaraguan clergyman (Archbishop of Managua 1970-2005 1st Central American cardinal 1985) born in La Libertad Nicaragua (d. 2018)
02 Feb 1928
Ciriaco De Mita Italian politician (Prime Minister of Italy 1988-89 Member of European Parliament 1984-88 1999-2004 & 2009-14) born in Nusco Campania Italy (d. 2022)
02 Feb 1929
Ed Reed American jazz vocalist born in Cleveland Ohio (d. 2024) [1] [2]
02 Feb 1931
Dries van Agt Dutch politician (Prime Minister (CDA) 1977-82) born in Geldrop Netherlands (d. 2024)
02 Feb 1933
Than Shwe Burmese army general and authoritarian leader of Myanmar (1992-2011) born in Kyaukse British Burma
02 Feb 1940
Wayne Fontes American football coach (NFL Coach of the Year 1991 Detroit Lions 1988-96) born in New Bedford Massachusetts
02 Feb 1943
Gary Dornhoefer Canadian-American NHL hockey forward 1964-78 (Stanley Cup 1974 1975 - Philadelphia Flyers and 1 other team) and broadcaster 1978-2006 (Hockey Night in Canada Flyers) born in Kitchener Ontario
02 Feb 1944
Andrew Davis British conductor (Toronto Symphony 1975-88 BBC Symphony 1989-2000 Lyric Opera of Chicago 2000-21) born in Ashbridge England (d. 2024) [1]
02 Feb 1947
Jack Bergman American politician (highest-ranking combat veteran to serve as US House of Representatives 2017-) born in Shakopee Minnesota
02 Feb 1961
Max Vadukul Indian-British photographer (The New Yorker Rolling Stone Vogue) born in Nairobi Kenya
02 Feb 1962
Andy Fordham English darts player (BDO World Champion 2004) born in Bristol England (d. 2021)
02 Feb 1208
James I of Aragon also known as James the Conqueror King of Aragon (1213-76) KIng of Majorca (1231-76) and King of Valencia (1238-76) longest Iberian ruler at 62 years born in Montpellier France (d. 1276)
02 Feb 1502
Damio de Gis Portuguese philosopher humanist and historian born in Alenquer Portugal (d. 1574) [1] [2]
02 Feb 1506
Ren de Birague Italian-French lieutenant-general chancellor and cardinal born in Milan Italy (d. 1583) [1]
02 Feb 1522
Lodovico Ferrari Italian mathematician known for solving the quartic equation born in Bologna Papal States (d. 1565) [1]
02 Feb 1613
Nol Chabanel French Jesuit missionary to the Hurons and one of the eight Canadian Martyrs born in Saugues Kingdom of France (d. 1649) [1]
02 Feb 1621
Johannes Schefferus Alsatian-born Swedish humanist and archaeologist born in Strasbourg Holy Roman Empire (d. 1679)
02 Feb 1695
William Borlase British naturalist and antiquary (The Antiquities of Cornwall The Natural History of Cornwall) born in Cornwall England (d. 1772) [1]
02 Feb 1696
Franois de Chevert French general (War of Austrian Succession) born in Verdun France (d. 1769)
02 Feb 1711
Wenzel Anton Prince of Kaunitz-Rietberg Austrian-Czech diplomat and statesman in the Habsburg monarchy born in Vienna Austria (d. 1794)
02 Feb 1745
Hannah More English religious writer poet and philanthropist (Cheap Repository Tracts) born in Bristol England (d. 1833)
02 Feb 1773
Vincenc Tucek Bohemian composer conductor and singer born in Prague Kingdom of Bohemia (d. 1821)
02 Feb 1786
Jacques Philippe Marie Binet French mathematician physicist and astronomer born in Rennes France (d. 1856) [1] [2]
02 Feb 1803
Albert Sidney Johnston American Confederate General born in Washington Kentucky (d. 1862)
02 Feb 1804
Leopold Eugen Mechura Czech composer born in Prague Kingdom of Bohemia (d. 1870)
02 Feb 1827
Abner Monroe Perrin American Brigadier General in the Confederate Army born in Edgefield District South Carolina (d. 1864)
02 Feb 1829
Alfred Brehm German zoologist writer and first director of the Zoological Garden of Hamburg (Brehms Tierleben Brehms Animal Life) born in Renthendorf German Confederation (d. 1884) [1] [2]
02 Feb 1841
Franois-Alphonse Forel Swiss physician scientist and founder of limnology the study of lakes born in Morges Switzerland (d. 1912) [1]
02 Feb 1842
Yulian-Karl Vasilievich Sokhotsky Russian mathematician known for his work on complex analysis and special functions born in Warsaw Russian Empire (d. 1927) [1]
02 Feb 1849
Pavol Orszgh Hviezdoslav Slovak poet playwright and translator (Hjnikova ena The Gamekeepers Wife) born in Vyn Kubn Kingdom of Hungary (d. 1921) [1] [2] [3]
02 Feb 1856
Makar Ekmalyan Armenian composer (Patarag - Divine Liturgy of Armenia) born in Vagharshapat Erivan Governorate Russian Empire (d. 1905)
02 Feb 1881
Karl Frederick American sport shooter (Olympic gold 50m free team pistol 30m team military pistol 1920) born in Chateaugay New York (d. 1963)
02 Feb 1883
Johnston McCulley American author (The Further Adventures of Zorro) born in Ottawa Illinois (d. 1958)
02 Feb 1886
Kurt Baschwitz German-Dutch sociologist journalist and pioneer of mass communication research (Du und die Masse You and the Mass) born in Offenburg German Empire (d. 1968) [1]
02 Feb 1896
Kazimierz Kuratowski Polish mathematician known for his work on topological and metric structures born in Warsaw Russian Empire (d. 1980) [1]
02 Feb 1901
Jascha Heifetz Russian-American violin virtuoso (Carnegie Hall debut -1917) born in Vilnius Russian Empire (d. 1987)
02 Feb 1902
Newbold Morris American politician lawyer and first president of the New York City Council (1938-45) born in New York City (d. 1966) [1]
02 Feb 1905
Jean-Pierre Guerlain French business strategist associate director (1933-70) and chief executive (1970-81) of Guerlain House founded by the Guerlain family born in Paris France (d. 1996) [1]
02 Feb 1914
Eric Kierans Canadian economist liberal politician and MP (1963-68) born in Montreal Quebec (d. 2004) [1]
02 Feb 1915
Abba Eban [Aubrey Solomon Meir Eban] Israeli diplomat ambassador to US (1950-59) and scholar (Diplomacy for the Next Century) born in Cape Town South Africa (d. 2002) [1] [2]
02 Feb 1915
Evert Werkman Dutch journalist (Het Parool) born in Hellendoorn Netherlands (d. 1988) [1]
02 Feb 1916
Xun Diu Vietnamese poet (Th th Young Love) born in Tuy Phuoc French Indochina (d. 1985) [1] [2]
02 Feb 1929
Betsy Gay [Gunst] American child actress and yodeller born in Waterford Connecticut (d. 2025)
02 Feb 1931
Judith Viorst American poet and author (Unexpectedly Eighty Necessary Losses) born in Newark New Jersey
02 Feb 1932
Norma Meras Swenson American womens health activist and co-author of Our Bodies Ourselves born in Exeter New Hampshire (d. 2025) [1]
02 Feb 1937
Remak Ramsay American stage and screen actor (The Winslow Boy The School for Husbands) born in Baltimore Maryland
02 Feb 1937
Tommy Smothers American comedian and folk singer (The Smothers Brothers Show Serial) born on Governors Island New York City (d. 2023) [1]
02 Feb 1938
Bo Hopkins American actor (Midnight Express American Graffiti) born in Greenville South Carolina (d. 2022)
02 Feb 1940
Alan Caddy English guitarist (The Tornados 1962-64) and record producer born in Chelsea London (d. 2000)
02 Feb 1941
Serge Tcherepnin French American composer (Serge Modular synthesizer) born in Issy-les-Moulineaux France
02 Feb 1942
Graham Nash British-American musician and singer-songwriter (The Hollies - Bus Stop Crosby Stills & Nash - Our House) born in Blackpool Lancashire England
02 Feb 1943
Joy Schaverien British psychoanalyst and author (Boarding School Syndrome) born in Hampstead England (d. 2025)
02 Feb 1944
Geoffrey Hughes British actor (Keeping Up Appearances Coronation Street) born in Wallasey England (d. 2012)
02 Feb 1955
John Saunders Canadian-American sports journalist for ESPN and ABC (1986-2016) born in Toronto Ontario (d. 2016)
02 Feb 1955
Kim Zimmer American actress (Reva on Guiding Light 1983-2009 Doctors One Life to Live) born in Grand Rapids Michigan
02 Feb 1962
Michael T. Weiss American actor (The Pretender Days of Our Lives) born in Chicago Illinois
02 Feb 1963
Eva Cassidy American jazz folk and blues singer born in Washington D.C (d. 1996)
02 Feb 1963
Stephen McGann British actor (Catherine the Great) born in Liverpool England
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