Historical Birthday
20 Feb 1494
Johan Friis chancellor (Denmark helped formed Lutheranism)
20 Feb 1523
Jan Blahoslav Czech humanistbishop (Bohemian brothers)
20 Feb 1632
Thomas Osborne Duke of Leeds English PM (1690-94)founder (Tories)
20 Feb 1745
Henry James Pye English poet British Poet Laureate (1790-1813) born in London (d. 1813)
20 Feb 1753
Louis Alexandre Berthier French marshal (d. 1815)
20 Feb 1757
John Mad Jack Fuller English philanthropist (d. 1834)
20 Feb 1763
Adalbert Gyrowetz composer born in esk Budjovice Bohemia
20 Feb 1779
Augustus Callcott landscape painter Kensington
20 Feb 1784
Adam Black politicianpublisher born in Edinburgh Scotland
20 Feb 1791
Carl Czerny pianistcomposer (Schule der Virtuosen) born in Vienna Austria
20 Feb 1792
Eliza Courtney English illegitimate daughter of Charles Grey and Georgiana Cavendish Duchess of Devonshire born in Aix-en-Provence (d. 1859)
20 Feb 1796
Eduard W van Dam van Isselt Dutch militaryliberal politician
20 Feb 1802
Charles-Auguste de Beriot Belgian violinistcomposer
20 Feb 1805
Angelina Grimke reformerabolitionistpoliticianlawyer
20 Feb 1809
Albertus J Duymaer van Twist gov-gen of Neth-Indies
20 Feb 1809
Henry Walton Wessells American Brigadier General (Union Army) born in Lietchfield Connecticut (d. 1889)
20 Feb 1816
Josef Michal Ksawery Jan Poniatowski composer
20 Feb 1819
Alfred Escher Swiss politician railroad entrepreneur (d. 1882)
20 Feb 1820
Mahlon Dickerson Manson American druggist politician and General (Union Army) born in Piqua Ohio (d. 1895)
20 Feb 1827
Edward Stuyvesant Bragg American politician lawyer and Brigadier General (Union Army) born in Unadilla New York (d. 1912)
20 Feb 1838
James Barbour Terrill Brigadier General (Confederate Army) (d. 1864)
20 Feb 1839
Benjamin Waugh American minister founder of the NSPCC (d. 1908)
20 Feb 1844
Ludwig Eduard Boltzmann Austrian physicist (statistical mechanics)
20 Feb 1844
Joshua Slocum Canadian seaman and adventurer (d. 1909)
20 Feb 1844
Ludwig Boltzmann Austrian physicist (thermodynamics) born in Vienna Austria (d. 1906)
20 Feb 1848
Edward Henry Harriman American railroad executive (d. 1909)
20 Feb 1850
Nre Beauchemin Canadian physician and poet (d. 1931)
20 Feb 1852
Nikolai Garin [Michailovski] Russian author (Tjoma Kartashov)
20 Feb 1854
Louis van Westerhoven Dutch actor singer and opera director (Youth) born in Amsterdam Netherlands (d. 1912)
20 Feb 1866
Carl Westman Swedish architect and designer (d. 1936)
20 Feb 1867
Louise Princess Royal and Duchess of Fife (d. 1931)
20 Feb 1870
Pieter Cornelis Boutens Holland mystic poetscholar (Verzen)
20 Feb 1876
Thodore Fyodor Akimenko Ukrainian composer born in Kharkiv Drapeau Ukraine (d. 1945)
20 Feb 1880
Jacques dAdelswrd-Fersen French aristocrat and novelist (d. 1923)
20 Feb 1881
Pedro Munoz Seca Spanish playwright (Vengeanza de Don Mendo)
20 Feb 1883
Shiga Naoya Japan novelist (Road Through Dark Night)
20 Feb 1886
Bela Kun Czehul Romania head of Hungarian Soviet Republic (1919)
20 Feb 1887
Hesketh Pearson England biographerplaywright (Writ for Libel)
20 Feb 1888
Georges Bernanos French novelist (Diary of a Country Priest)
20 Feb 1888
Marie Rambert English ballet producerdirectorteacher born in Warsaw Poland
20 Feb 1893
Russel Crouse journalistnovelistplaywright (Life with Father)
20 Feb 1893
Elizabeth Holloway Marston American psychologist (d. 1993)
20 Feb 1895
Freida Geiken autobiographer (National Historic Taping)
20 Feb 1896
Henri de Lubac sj French theologistanti-fascist
20 Feb 1897
Ivan Albright Illinois painter (Door Window)
20 Feb 1899
Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney American businessman and heir (Pan Am Airways) born in Roslyn New York (d. 1992)
20 Feb 1899
Leon Woizikowski Polish dancerballet master (Ballets Russes)
20 Feb 1900
Graham Spry St Thomas Ontario Canadian radio pioneer
20 Feb 1901
Ali Muhammad Naguib Khartoum president of Egypt (1952-54)
20 Feb 1901
Cecil H King IrishBritish daily newspaper publisher (Daily Mirror)
20 Feb 1901
Louis I Kahn Estonia architect (Bryn Mawr dormitory) [or Dec 20]
20 Feb 1901
Ren Jules Dubos French US microbiologistauthor (Health & Disease)
20 Feb 1903
Karel Janeek Czech composer born in Czestochowa (d. 1974)
20 Feb 1904
Armin Loos German-born American composer born in Darmstadt (d. 1971)
20 Feb 1904
Bramwell Fletcher British actor (White Cargo Random Harvest The Mummy) born in Bradford Yorkshire England (d. 1988)
20 Feb 1906
Gale Gordon [Charles Thomas Aldrich Jr] American actor and comedian (Our Miss Brooks Heres Lucy) born in Los Angeles California (d. 1995)
20 Feb 1907
Malcolm Atterbury American actor (Jonas-Thicker than Water Apples Way) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1992)
20 Feb 1907
Nadine Conner California soprano (Carmen Pamina-Magic Flute)
20 Feb 1908
Grigori Yakovlevich Bakhchivangi test pilot (BI-1)
20 Feb 1910
Julian Trevelyan English Surrealist paintercollage maker
20 Feb 1911
Margot Grahame [Margaret Clark] British actress (The Three Musketeers Criminal Lawyer) born in Canterbury England (d. 1982)
20 Feb 1911
Robert Guyn McBride composer (Mexican Rhapsody) born in Tucson Arizona
20 Feb 1913
Mary Durack Australian author and historian (Kings in Grass Castles and Keep Him My Country) born in Adelaide Australia (d. 1994)
20 Feb 1914
John Daly South Africa newscasterTV game show host (Whats My Line)
20 Feb 1914
Willem J H Baart Dutch vicar (Cuentanan di Nanzi)
20 Feb 1915
Philip Friend British actor (Dick Turpin Buccaneers Girl Vulture Fur Collar) born in Horsham Sussex England (d. 1987)
20 Feb 1916
Julius Juzelinas Lithuanian composer and organist (The Game) born in epol Lithuania (d. 2001)
20 Feb 1916
Paul Tripp American TV host (Mr I Magination) born in NYC New York
20 Feb 1917
Frederick Page CEO (British Aerospace Aircraft Group)
20 Feb 1920
Armin Schibler Dutch Swiss composer (Devil in the Winter Palace)
20 Feb 1920
Evgeny Dragunov Russian weapons designer (d. 1991)
20 Feb 1921
Mervin Shiner American country singer born in Bethlehem Pennsylvania
20 Feb 1921
Ruth Gipps British prolific conductor and composer born in Bexhill-on-Sea England (d. 1999)
20 Feb 1921
Joseph A. Walker American experimental physicist WWII and NASA test pilot (1st spaceplane flights to edge of outerspace) born in Washington Pennsylvania (d. 1966)
20 Feb 1924
Gloria Vanderbilt American actress artist heiress and socialite born in Manhattan NYC New York
20 Feb 1925
Alex La Guma novelist (A Walk in the Night) born in Cape Town South Africa
20 Feb 1925
Pramudya Ananta Tur Javanese author (Anak semua bangsa)
20 Feb 1926
Edgar Meuli cricketer (opened NZ batting in Test v South Africa 1953)
20 Feb 1926
Kenneth H Olsen American engineerfounder (Digital Equipment Corp)
20 Feb 1926
Robert Eugene Richards Ill pole vaulter (Olympic gold 1948 52 56)
20 Feb 1926
Dame Gillian Lynne [Pyrke] British dancer choreographer and actress known for Broadway work on Cats and The Phantom of the Opera born in Bromley Kent (d. 2018)
20 Feb 1927
Roy Cohn lawyer grand inquisitor (for Sen Joseph McCarthy)
20 Feb 1928
Elroy Face baseball pitcher (Pittsburgh Pirates)
20 Feb 1929
Amanda Blake [Beverly Louise Neill] American actress (Kitty Russell-Gunsmoke) born in Buffalo New York (d. 1989)
20 Feb 1929
Toshiro Mayuzumi composer (Sphenogramme) born in Yokohama Japan
20 Feb 1934
Bobby Unser American auto racer (Indianapolis 500 1968 75 81) born in Colorado Springs Colorado
20 Feb 1935
Raven Wilkinson American ballerina first African American woman to dance with major ballet company born in New York City (d. 2018)
20 Feb 1936
Larry Hovis Wapito Wash comedian (Gomer Pyle Hogans Heroes)
20 Feb 1936
Marj Dusay [Mahoney] Russell Ks actress (Kate-Bret Maverick)
20 Feb 1937
David Ackles Illinois vocalistsongwriter (American Gothic)
20 Feb 1937
Nancy Wilson American jazz vocalist (Feel Like Making Love) born in Chillicothe Ohio (d. 2018)
20 Feb 1937
Robert Huber biochemist (Nobel 1988) born in Munich. Germany
20 Feb 1938
Jack Bicknell WLAF head coach (Barcelona Dragons)
20 Feb 1938
Mona Mitchell Lady-in-Waiting to Princess Alexandra
20 Feb 1940
Barbara Ellis American rocker (Fleetwoods) born in Olympia Washington
20 Feb 1940
Christoph Eschenbach German-born pianist and conductor born in Breslau Germany
20 Feb 1940
Jimmy Greaves British broadcastersoccer player
20 Feb 1940
RA Weiss director (Institute of Cancer Research)
20 Feb 1940
V Payne British headmistress (Malvern Girls College)
20 Feb 1941
Buffy Sainte-Marie Maine folksinger (Now That the Buffalo Are Gone)
20 Feb 1941
Clyde Wright American MLB pitcher (no-hitter v Oakland 1970) born in Jefferson City Tennessee
20 Feb 1942
Charlie Gillett Lancashire rock broadcaster (Sound of the City)
20 Feb 1942
Claude Miller director (Garde a Vue Little Thief Wild Child) (d. 2012)
20 Feb 1942
David ODowd Chief Constable (Northamptonshire)
20 Feb 1942
Peter Strauss Croton-on-Hudson NY actor (Rich Man Poor Man)
20 Feb 1943
Aleksandr Pavlovich Alexandrov Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz T-9 TM-3)
20 Feb 1943
Antonio Inoki [Kanji Rikidozan] wrestler (NJPWJWA)
20 Feb 1943
Lord McNally British Minister of State for Justice
20 Feb 1943
Mike Leigh dramatistdirector (High Hopes Secrets & Lies)
20 Feb 1944
Lew Soloff American jazz trumpeter (Blood Sweat & Tears) born in Brooklyn New York
20 Feb 1944
Willem van Hanegem Dutch soccer champcoach (Feyenoord)
20 Feb 1944
Robert de Cotret French Canadian politician (d. 1999)
20 Feb 1945
Andrew Bergman directorscreenwriter (Soapdish Honeymoon in Vegas)
20 Feb 1946
J. Geils [John Warren Geils Jr] American rock guitarist (J Geils Band-Centerfold) born in NYC New York (d. 2017)
20 Feb 1946
Sandy Duncan Henderson Tx actress (Hogan Family)
20 Feb 1947
Andre van Duin [Kyvon] Dutch entertainer (Bloemkoole)
20 Feb 1947
Jennifer ONeill actress (Summer of 42) born in Rio de Janeiro Brazil
20 Feb 1947
Eggert Magnusson Icelandic football executive
20 Feb 1948
Billy Zoom American guitarist (X) born in Savanna Illinois
20 Feb 1948
John Browne group chief executive British Petroleum Company
20 Feb 1949
Eddie Hemmings cricket off-spinner (immense England)
20 Feb 1949
Ivana Trump Czech-American model and ex-wife of Donald Trump (1st Wives Club) born in Gottwaldov Moravia Czechoslovak Republic
20 Feb 1950
John Voldstad actor (Darryl-Newhart) born in Oslo Norway
20 Feb 1951
Edward Albert actor (Jeff-Falcon Crest Butterflies are Free) born in Los Angeles California
20 Feb 1951
Kathy Baillie country vocalist (Baille Boys-Oh Heart) born in Morristown New Jersey
20 Feb 1951
Randy [Wolfe] California American guitarist (Spirit) born in Los Angeles California (d. 1997)
20 Feb 1952
Catherine Cummins Clintwood Va 1st of 5 siblings born on 220
20 Feb 1953
Carol Cummins Clintwood Va 2nd of 5 siblings born on 220
20 Feb 1953
Riccardo Chailly conductor (West Berlin Symph Orchestra) born in Milan Italy
20 Feb 1954
Anthony Stewart Head actor (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
20 Feb 1954
Patty Hearst Shaw famous kidnap hostage (Tanya) born in San Francisco California
20 Feb 1954
Vasili Vasilyevich Tsibliyev Rus colcosmonaut (Soyuz TM-17 TM-25)
20 Feb 1956
Charles Cummins Clintwood Va 3rd of 5 siblings born on 220
20 Feb 1958
Carol Ficatier Auscene France playmate (December 1985)
20 Feb 1839
Benjamin Waugh English social reformer who founded the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children born in Settle North Yorkshire England (d. 1908)
20 Feb 1900
Graham Spry Canadian radio pioneer born in St Thomas Ontario (d. 1983)
20 Feb 1913
Tommy Henrich American baseball utility (MLB All Star 1942 194750 World Series 1938 41 47 49 51 NY Yankees) born in Massillon Ohio (d. 2009)
20 Feb 1915
Chick Harbert American golfer (PGA Cship 1954) born in Dayton Ohio (d. 1992)
20 Feb 1924
Gloria Vanderbilt American fashion designer artist heiress and socialite born in Manhattan New York (d. 2019)
20 Feb 1938
Jack Bicknell American football coach (Boston College Barcelona Dragons) born in North Plainfield New Jersey
20 Feb 1945
Annu Kapoor Indian actor (Vicky Donor) born in Bhopal India
20 Feb 1947
Peter Osgood English soccer striker (4 caps Chelsea Southampton) born in Clewer Berkshire England (d. 2006)
20 Feb 1958
James Wilby Burma actor (Howards End Maurice)
20 Feb 1959
Bill Gullickson American baseball pitcher (Detroit Tigers)
20 Feb 1960
Kee Marcello [Kjell Hilding Lfbom] Swedish rock musician and singer (Europe-Final Countdown Easy Action) born in Ludvika Sweden
20 Feb 1891
Ivan Harold Browning American stage and screen actor and singer (Shuffle Along - Im Just Wild About Harry) born in Brenham Texas (d. 1978)
20 Feb 1901
Jimmy Yancey American boogie-woogie jazz and blues pianist born in Chicago Illinos (d. 1951) [birth year disputed - documentation ranges from 1894-1903]
20 Feb 1909
Oscar Alemn Argentine jazz and swing guitarist and singer (Rosa Madreselva) born in Machagai Chaco Argentina (d. 1980)
20 Feb 1920
Frankie Gustine American Major baseball infielder (MLB All-Star 1946 47 48 Pittsburgh Pirates) born in Hoopeston Illinois (d. 1991)
20 Feb 1925
Frank Isola American jazz drummer (Stan Getz Gerry Mulligan Mose Allison) born in Detroit Michigan (d. 2004)
20 Feb 1926
Bobby Jaspar Belgian jazz saxophonist flautist and composer born in Lige Belgium (d. 1963)
20 Feb 1929
Toshiro Mayuzumi Japanese composer (Sphenogramme) born in Yokohama Japan (d. 1997)
20 Feb 1933
Charles Kynard American soul jazz and funk Hammond B-3 organ player (Reelin With The Feelin) born in St. Louis Missouri (d. 1979)
20 Feb 1936
Marj Dusay [Mahoney] Russell Ks actress (Kate-Bret Maverick)
20 Feb 1943
Antonio Inoki [Kanji Rikidozan] wrestler (NJPWJWA)
20 Feb 1946
(John) J. Geils American rock guitarist (J Geils Band - Centerfold Freeze Frame) born in NYC New York (d. 2017)
20 Feb 1947
Andre van Duin [Kyvon] Dutch entertainer (Bloemkoole)
20 Feb 1947
Peter Strauss American actor (The Jericho Mile Rich Man Poor Man) born in Croton-on-Hudson New York
20 Feb 1950
Ken Shimura Japanese comedian and actor (Shimura Ken no Bakatono-sama) born in Higashimurayama Japan (d. 2020)
20 Feb 1951
Kathy Baillie camerican ountry vocalist (Baille Boys-Oh Heart) born in Morristown New Jersey
20 Feb 1951
Randy California [Wolfe] American guitarist (Spirit) born in Los Angeles California (d. 1997)
20 Feb 1953
Riccardo Chailly conductor (West Berlin Symphony) born in Milan Italy
20 Feb 1953
Poison Ivy Kristy Wallace] American rock guitarist (The Cramps) born in San Bernadino California
20 Feb 1954
Jon Brant American rock bassist (Cheap Trick) born in Chicago Illinois
20 Feb 1734
Franz Ignaz Beck German violinist composer conductor and music teacher born in Mannheim Electorate of the Palatinate (d. 1809)
20 Feb 1745
Johann Peter Salomon German violinist composer conductor and musical promoter (Hadyn) baptized in Bonn Germany (d. 1815)
20 Feb 1752
Charles Broche French organist and composer born in Rouen France (d. 1803)
20 Feb 1763
Adalbert Gyrowetz [Vojtch Jrovec] Bohemian composer born in esk Budjovice Bohemia (now Czech Republic) (d. 1850)
20 Feb 1791
Carl Czerny Czech-Austrian pianist composer (Schule der Virtuosen) and teacher born in Vienna Austria (d. 1857)
20 Feb 1802
Charles-Auguste de Beriot Belgian violinist and composer born in Leuven Belgium (d. 1870)
20 Feb 1803
Friedrich Theodor Frhlich Swiss pianist and composer born in Brugg Switzerland (d. 1836)
20 Feb 1844
Joshua Slocum Canadian-American seaman and adventurer born in Mount Hanley Nova Scotia (d. 1909)
20 Feb 1899
Leon Woizikowski Polish dancer and ballet master (Ballets Russes)
20 Feb 1901
Jimmy Yancey American boogie-woogie jazz and blues pianist born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1951) [birth year disputed - documentation ranges from 1894-1903]
20 Feb 1901
Fred Robinson American jazz trombonist (Louis Armstongs Hot Five Fats Waller Cab Calloway) born in Memphis Tennessee (d. 1984)
20 Feb 1906
Gale Gordon [Charles Thomas Aldrich Jr] American actor and comedian (Our Miss Brooks Dennis The Menace The Lucy Show Heres Lucy) born in Los Angeles California (d. 1995)
20 Feb 1906
Jack Jackson British trumpeter dance band leader and influential BBC disc jockey born in Barnsley Yorkshire England (d. 1978)
20 Feb 1907
Nadine Conner [Henderson] American operatic soprano (Carmen The Magic Flute - Pamina) born in Compton California (d. 2003)
20 Feb 1908
Seymour sterwall Swedish jazz tenor saxophonist bandleader and composer born in Stockholm Sweden (d. 1981)
20 Feb 1917
Phil Moore American jazz pianist arranger and bandleader born in Portland Oregon (d. 1987) [1]
20 Feb 1926
Kenneth H Olsen American electrical engineer and co-founder of Digital Equipment Corporation born in Bridgeport Connecticut (d. 2011)
20 Feb 1926
Dame Gillian Lynne [Pyrke] British dancer choreographer and actress (Cats The Phantom of the Opera) born in Bromley Kent (d. 2018)
20 Feb 1934
Bobby Unser American auto racer (Indianapolis 500 1968 1975 1981 USAC Cship 1968 1974) born in Colorado Springs Colorado (d. 2021)
20 Feb 1933
Jan Henrik Kayser Norwegian concert pianist (Grieg Prize 1978) born in Bergen Norway (d. 2016)
20 Feb 1936
Larry Hovis American actor (Hogans Heroes - Sgt. Carter Gomer Pyle) born in Wapito Washington (d. 2003)
20 Feb 1937
David Ackles American singer-songwriter (American Gothic) born in Rock Island Illinois (d. 1999)
20 Feb 1937
Nancy Wilson American jazz vocalist Feel Like Making Love) born in Chillicothe Ohio (d. 2018)
20 Feb 1939
(Roy George) Elroy Josephs Jamaican-British jazz dance teacher and actor born in Jamaica (d. 1997)
20 Feb 1940
Christoph Eschenbach German pianist and conductor (Houston Symphony 1988-99 Philadelphia Orchestra 2003-08 National Symphony 2010-17) born in Breslau Germany (now Wrocaw Poland)
20 Feb 1940
Jimmy Greaves English soccer striker (57 caps FIFA World Cup 1966 Chelsea Tottenham) and journalistbroadcaster (The Sun World of Sport On the Ball) born in London England (d. 2021)
20 Feb 1941
Buffy Sainte-Marie Indigenous Canadian-American folksinger (Now That the Buffalo Are Gone) and songwriter (Up Where We Belong) born in the Piapot 75 reserve Saskatchewan
20 Feb 1942
Charlie Gillett British pop-rock and world music radio presenter and writer (The Sound of the City) born in Morecambe Lancashire England (d. 2010)
20 Feb 1944
Lew Soloff American jazz trumpeter (Blood Sweat & Tears) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 2015)
20 Feb 1945
Alan Hull British folk singer-songwriter and guitarist (Lindisfarne - Lady Eleanor) born in Benwell Newcastle upon Tyne England (d. 1995)
20 Feb 1948
Barry Wordsworth British conductor (BBC Concert Orchestra Royal Ballet Orchestra) born in Worcester Park Surrey England
20 Feb 1948
Billy Zoom [Stuart Kindell] American punk rock guitarist (X) born in Savanna Illinois
20 Feb 1949
Eddie Hemmings English cricket spin bowler (16 Tests 43 wickets best 658 33 ODIs Nottinghamshire CCC) born in Leamington England
20 Feb 1951
Edward Albert American actor (Falcon Crest - Jeff Butterflies are Free) born in Los Angeles California
20 Feb 1951
Kathy Baillie American country vocalist (Baille Boys - Oh Heart) born in Morristown New Jersey
20 Feb 1951
Phil Neal English soccer defender (50 caps Liverpool 455 games) and manager (Bolton Wanderers Coventry City Cardiff City) born in Irchester England
20 Feb 1951
Randy California [Wolfe] American guitarist (Spirit - I Got A Line On You Taurus) born in Los Angeles California (d. 1997)
20 Feb 1951
Patrice Fisher American jazz pop and Celtic harpist and teacher born in New Orleans Louisiana
20 Feb 1951
Anthony Davis American pianist Pulitzer Prize winning composer (The Central Park Five X) and professor of music (University of California) born in Paterson New Jersey
20 Feb 1494
Johan Friis Danish statesman (Chancellor of Denmark helped establish Lutheranism) born in Lundbygaard Sweden (d. 1570)
20 Feb 1523
Jan Blahoslav Czech humanist and bishop (Bohemian brothers translated New Testament into Czech) born in Perov Moravia (d. 1571)
20 Feb 1632
Thomas Osborne 1st Duke of Leeds English statesman (Prime Minister 1690-94 under Charles II helped bring William and Mary to the throne) (d. 1712)
20 Feb 1633
Jan de Baen portrait painter and etcher born in Haarlem Dutch Republic (d. 1702)
20 Feb 1763
Adalbert Gyrowetz [Vojtch Jrovec] Bohemian composer (Robert oder die Prfung) born in esk Budjovice Bohemia (now Czech Republic) (d. 1850) [1]
20 Feb 1779
Augustus Callcott English landscape painter born in Kensington Gravel Pits England (d. 1844)
20 Feb 1784
Adam Black Scottish politician and publisher (A & C Black) born in Edinburgh Scotland (d. 1874)
20 Feb 1796
Eduard van Dam van Isselt Dutch military officer and liberal politician (d. 1860)
20 Feb 1809
Albertus Jacobus Duymaer van Twist Dutch Governor-General of Dutch East Indies (1851-56) born in Deventer Netherlands (d. 1887)
20 Feb 1835
Allessandro dAncona Italian philologist born in Pisa (d. 1914)
20 Feb 1852
Nikolai Garin-Michailovski] Russian railroad engineer (Trans-Siberian railway) and author (Tjoma Kartashov) born in Saint Petersburg Russia (d. 1906) [OS208]
20 Feb 1870
Pieter Cornelis Boutens Dutch poet classicist and mystic (Voices Carmina) born in Middelburg Netherlands (d. 1943)
20 Feb 1874
Mary Garden Scottish-American operatic soprano 1900-34 and M-G-M talent scout born in Aberdeen Scotland (d. 1967)
20 Feb 1881
Pedro Muoz Seca Spanish comic playwright (Don Mendos Vengence) born in Cadiz Spain (d. 1936)
20 Feb 1883
Shiga Naoya Japanese novelist (Road Through Dark Night) born in Ishinomaki Japan (d. 1971)
20 Feb 1886
Bela Kun Hungarian Communist revolutionary (de facto head of Hungarian Soviet Republic 1919) born in Lele Hungary (d. 1938)
20 Feb 1887
David McKinley Williams Welsh-American church musician and composer born in Carnarvonshire Wales (d. 1978)
20 Feb 1887
Hesketh Pearson English biographer and playwright (Writ for Libel) born in Hawford England (d. 1964)
20 Feb 1888
Georges Bernanos French novelist (Diary of a Country Priest) born in Paris France (d. 1948)
20 Feb 1888
Marie Rambert Polish English ballet director teacher and dancer (Ballet Rambert) born in Warsaw Poland (d. 1982
20 Feb 1888
Vasyl Barvinsky Ukrainian pianist composer conductor musicologist (Bla Bartk in Lviv) and teacher (Lysenko Higher Institute of Music 1915-48) born in Ternopil Russian Empire (now Ukraine (d. 1963)
20 Feb 1889
Levko Revutsky Ukrainian composer music editor and pedagogue born in Irzhavets Russian Empire (now Ukraine) (d. 1977)
20 Feb 1890
Sam Rice American Baseball HOF outfielder (World Series 1924 AL stolen base leader 1920 Washington Senators 1915-33) born in Morocco Indiana (d. 1974)
20 Feb 1893
Russel Crouse American Broadway playwright and journalist (Life with Father) born in Findlay Ohio (d. 1966)
20 Feb 1896
Henri de Lubac French Jesuit cardinal and theologist (new theology movement that influenced Second Vatican Council) born in Cambrai France (d. 1991)
20 Feb 1897
Ivan Albright American painter (Door Window) born in North Harvey Illinois (d. 1983)
20 Feb 1899
Leon Woizikowsky Polish dancer (Ballets Russes 1916-29) ballet master and teacher born in Warsaw Poland (d. 1975)
20 Feb 1900
Antonio Veretti Italian orchestral theater and film composer born in Verona Italy (d. 1978)
20 Feb 1901
Cecil Harmsworth King Irish-British daily newspaper publisher (Daily Mirror) born in Totteridge England (d. 1987)
20 Feb 1901
Henry Eyring Mexican-American chemist (chemical reaction rates) born in Colonia Jurez Mexico (d. 1981)
20 Feb 1901
Louis Kahn Estonian-born American architect (Bryn Mawr dormitory) born in Osel Estonia Russian Empire (d. 1974)
20 Feb 1901
Mohamed Naguib Egyptian general and revolutionary (one of the leaders of Egyptian Revolution 1st President of Egypt 1952-54) born in Khartoum Sudan (d. 1984)
20 Feb 1901
Ren Dubos French-American microbiologist and author (1969 Pulitzer Prize made famous Think globally act locally) born in Saint-Brice-sous-Fort France (d. 1982)
20 Feb 1903
Ella Maillart Swiss travel writer and sportsperson (Forbidden Journey) born in Geneva Switzerland (d. 1997)
20 Feb 1903
Pierre Charles Belgian heavyweight boxer born in Heer Agimont Namur Belgium (d. 1966)
20 Feb 1905
Jascha Golowanjuk Swedish writer (My Golden Road from Samarkand) born in Russian Empire (d. 1974)
20 Feb 1908
Grigori Yakovlevich Bakhchivangi Russian test pilot (world speed record in BI-1 rocket plane but killed in its crash) born in Brinkovskya Russia (d. 1943)
20 Feb 1908
Leon Lontoc Filipino-American character actor (The Ugly American Burkes Law - Henry) born in Manilla Philippines (d. 1974)
20 Feb 1908
Rosalind Laura Burke British aviator (d. 1994)
20 Feb 1910
Julian Trevelyan English Surrealist painter and collage maker born in Dorking England (d. 1988)
20 Feb 1911
Paul Tripp American TV host (Mr I Magination) songwriter (Tubby the Tuba) and childrens book writer (Rabbi Santa Claus) born in NYC New York (d. 2002)
20 Feb 1911
Robert McBride American composer (Mexican Rhapsody) born in Tucson Arizona (d. 2007)
20 Feb 1913
Rex Tucker British TV writer and director (d. 1996)
20 Feb 1914
John Charles Daly American newscaster and TV game show host (Whats My Line) born in Johannesburg South Africa (d. 1991)
20 Feb 1917
Frederick Page English aircraft designer and executive (CEO British Aerospace Aircraft Group) born in Wimbledon England (d. 2005)
20 Feb 1918
Leonore Annenberg American diplomat and philanthropist (Chief of protocol for Ronald Reagan) born in New York City (d. 2009)
20 Feb 1921
Mervin Shiner American honky-tonk country and hillbilly singer born in Bethlehem Pennsylvania
20 Feb 1925
Alex La Guma South African novelist (A Walk in the Night) and anti-apartheid activist (1956 Treason Trial) born in Cape Town South Africa (d. 1985)
20 Feb 1925
Heinz Kluncker German trade union leader (TV (ffentliche Dienste Transport und Verkehr - Public service transport and traffic) president 1964-82) born in Wuppertal Germany (d. 2005)
20 Feb 1930
Kevin Meates New Zealand rugby union flanker (2 Tests Canterbury) born in Greymouth New Zealand (d. 2022)
20 Feb 1930
Willie Cunningham Irish soccer defender (30 caps Northern Ireland St Mirren Leicester City Dunfermline) and manager (Dunfermline Falkirk St Mirren) born in Newtownabbey Northern Ireland (d. 2007)
20 Feb 1936
Marj Dusay [Marjorie Mahoney] American actress (Guiding Light - Alexandra Bret Maverick - Kate) born in Russell Kansas (d. 2020)
20 Feb 1936
Mirjana Lewis (ne Vrbanic) Croat-American classical pianist and harpsichord player born in Zagreb Kingdom of Yugoslavia (now Croatia) (d. 2010)
20 Feb 1936
Tony Brown Australian rugby league five-eighth (10 Tests Newtown RLFC Penrith RLFC) born in Sydney Australia (d. 2022)
20 Feb 1937
Nancy Wilson American Grammy Award-winning R&B and jazz vocalist (Guess Who I Saw Today (You Dont Know) How Glad I Am) and actress born in Chillicothe Ohio (d. 2018)
20 Feb 1940
Barbara Ellis American pop vocalist (Fleetwoods - Mr. Blue Come Softly To Me) born in Olympia Washington
20 Feb 1941
Buffy Sainte-Marie Indigenous Canadian-American folk singer (Now That the Buffalo Are Gone) and songwriter (Up Where We Belong) born in the Piapot 75 reserve Saskatchewan
20 Feb 1942
Claude Miller French film director and screenwriter (Garde a Vue Little Thief Wild Child) born in Paris France (d. 2012)
20 Feb 1943
Kanji Antonio Inoki Japanese pro wrestler (12 x world champion NJPWJWA) promoter and politician (House of Councillors 1989-95 & 2013-19) born in Yokohama Japan (d. 2022) [1]
20 Feb 1946
Sandy Duncan American stage and screen actress (Peter Pan The Hogan Family) born in Henderson Texas
20 Feb 1947
Vladimir Kuzyutkin Russian volleyball coach (Russia Women - World Cup gold 2010 Bulgaria Women) born in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Russia (d. 2022)
20 Feb 1949
Ivana Trump (ne Zelnkov) Czech-American model and ex-wife of Donald Trump (1st Wives Club) born in Gottwaldov Moravia Czechoslovak Republic (d. 2022)
20 Feb 1953
Uncle Dave Taylor Canadian bass player (Bryan Adams 1982-98) born in Vancouver British Columbia
20 Feb 1953
Cindy McTee American composer (The Twittering Machine Einsteins Dream Circle Music) and educator (University of North Texas 1984-2010) born in Tacoma Washington
20 Feb 1953
Riccardo Chailly Italian conductor (La Scala 2017-present Gewandhausorchester 200516 Concertgebouw 19882004) born in Milan Italy
20 Feb 1358
Eleanor of Aragon wife of John I of Castile born in Santa Maria del Puig (d. 1382)
20 Feb 1632
Thomas Osborne 1st Duke of Leeds English statesman (Lord President of the Council 1689-99 Lord High Treasurer 1673-79) helped bring William and Mary to the throne) (d. 1712)
20 Feb 1633
Jan de Baen Dutch portrait painter and etcher born in Haarlem Dutch Republic (d. 1702)
20 Feb 1734
Franz Ignaz Beck German violinist composer conductor and music teacher born in Mannheim Electorate of the Palatinate Holy Roman Empire (d. 1809)
20 Feb 1791
Carl Czerny Czech-Austrian pianist composer (Schule der Virtuosen) student of Ludwig van Beethoven and teacher of Franz Liszt born in Vienna Austria (d. 1857)
20 Feb 1839
Benjamin Waugh English clergyman and social reformer who founded the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children born in Settle North Yorkshire England (d. 1908)
20 Feb 1844
Joshua Slocum Canadian-American seaman and adventurer (first man to sail around the world alone) born in Mount Hanley Nova Scotia (d. 1909)
20 Feb 1881
Pedro Muoz Seca Spanish comic playwright (Don Mendos Revenge) born in Cadiz Spain (d. 1936)
20 Feb 1906
Jack Jackson British trumpeter dance band bandleader and influential BBC disc jockey born in Barnsley Yorkshire England (d. 1978)
20 Feb 1911
Paul Tripp American TV host (Mr I Magination) songwriter (Tubby the Tuba) and childrens book writer (Rabbi Santa Claus) born in New York City (d. 2002)
20 Feb 1921
Mervin Shiner American honky-tonk country and hillbilly singer and guitarist born in Bethlehem Pennsylvania (d. 2023)
20 Feb 1923
Forbes Burnham Premier Guyana (1964-85) born in Georgetown British Guiana (d. 1985)
20 Feb 1926
Bob Richards American athlete (Olympic gold pole vault 1952 56 bronze 1948) born in Champaign Illinois (d. 2023)
20 Feb 1936
Lars Arnesson Swedish soccer manager (Sweden 1980-86 Kalmar FF Sweden U-21 Djurgrdens IF sters IF) born in Sandviken Sweden (d. 2023)
20 Feb 1937
Alfredo Rojas Argentine soccer striker (15 caps CA Lans Real Betis Gimnasia de La Plata CA Boca Juniors) born in Lans Argentina (d. 2023)
20 Feb 1941
Gayle Caldwell American songwriter (Cycles) and folk singer (New Christy Minstrels Jackie & Gayle) born in Eugene Oregon (d. 2009)
20 Feb 1946
(John) J. Geils American rock guitarist (J Geils Band - Centerfold Freeze Frame) born in New York City (d. 2017)
20 Feb 1950
John Voldstad Norwegian-American actor (Newhart- other Daryl) born in Oslo Norway
20 Feb 1952
Catherine Cummins 1st of 5 siblings born on 220 born in Clintwood Virginia
20 Feb 1953
Carol Cummins 2nd of 5 siblings born on 220 born in Clintwood Virginia
20 Feb 1632
Thomas Osborne 1st Duke of Leeds English statesman (Lord President of the Council 1689-99 Lord High Treasurer 1673-79) helped bring William and Mary to the throne born at Kiveton Yorkshire (d. 1712)
20 Feb 1745
Johann Peter Salomon German violinist composer conductor and musical promoter (Hadyn) baptized in Bonn Electorate of Cologne Holy Roman Empire (d. 1815)
20 Feb 1751
Johann Heinrich Voss German poet known for his translations of The Odyssey and The Iliad born in Sommersdorf Mecklenburg-Strelitz (d. 1826)
20 Feb 1753
Louis Alexandre Berthier French marshal under Napoleon born at Versailles France (d. 1815)
20 Feb 1757
John Mad Jack Fuller English philanthropist (Fullerian Professorship of Chemistry Royal Institution) politician and slave owner born in North Stoneham Hampshire (d. 1834)
20 Feb 1794
William Carleton Irish writer and novelist (Traits and Stories of the Irish Peasantry) born in Clogher County Tyrone Ireland (d. 1869)
20 Feb 1811
Henry Hastings Sibley American fur trader politician (1st Governor of Minnesota 1858-60) and army officer (Dakota War of 1862) born in Detroit Michigan (d. 1891)
20 Feb 1819
Alfred Escher Swiss politician and co-founder of the Swiss Northeastern Railway born in Zrich (d. 1882)
20 Feb 1835
Allessandro dAncona Italian philologist (Dante) born in Pisa Grand Duchy of Tuscany (d. 1914)
20 Feb 1838
James Barbour Terrill American Confederate general born in Warm Springs Virginia (d. 1864)
20 Feb 1848
Edward Henry Harriman American leading railroad builder (Union Pacific Railroad Company) born in Hempstead New York (d. 1909)
20 Feb 1850
Nre Beauchemin Canadian physician and poet (Trois-Rivires) born in Yamachiche Quebec (d. 1931)
20 Feb 1866
Carl Westman Swedish architect and designer (Stockholm Court House) born in Uppsala Sweden (d. 1936)
20 Feb 1867
Louise British Princess Royal and Duchess of Fife daughter of Edward VII born in London (d. 1931)
20 Feb 1876
Thodore Fyodor Akimenko Ukrainian composer born in Kharkiv Drapeau Ukraine Russian Empire (d. 1945)
20 Feb 1880
Jacques dAdelswrd-Fersen French aristocrat and novelist born in Paris (d. 1923)
20 Feb 1888
Marie Rambert Polish English ballet director teacher and dancer (Ballet Rambert) born in Warsaw Poland (d. 1982)
20 Feb 1888
Vasyl Barvinsky Ukrainian pianist composer conductor musicologist (Bla Bartk in Lviv) and teacher (Lysenko Higher Institute of Music 1915-48) born in Ternopil Ukraine Russian Empire (d. 1963)
20 Feb 1889
Levko Revutsky Ukrainian composer music editor and pedagogue born in Irzhavets Ukraine Russian Empire (d. 1977)
20 Feb 1893
Elizabeth Holloway Marston American psychologist co-designed predecessor to the polygraph and an inspiration for Wonder Woman born on the Isle of Man (d. 1993)
20 Feb 1896
Henri de Lubac French Jesuit cardinal and theologist of the new theology movement that influenced the Second Vatican Council born in Cambrai France (d. 1991)
20 Feb 1900
Antonio Veretti Italian orchestral theater and film composer born in Verona Kingdom of Italy (d. 1978)
20 Feb 1903
Karel Janeek Czech composer and pedagogue born in Czestochowa Czechoslovakia (d. 1974)
20 Feb 1904
Armin Loos German-born American composer born in Darmstadt Germany (d. 1971)
20 Feb 1912
Pierre Boulle French author known for The Bridge over the River Kwai and Planet of the Apes) born in Avignon France (d. 1994)
20 Feb 1913
Rex Tucker British TV writer and director of early Doctor Who born in March England (d. 1996)
20 Feb 1917
Phil Moore American jazz pianist arranger and bandleader born in Portland Oregon (d. 1987) [1]
20 Feb 1920
Yevgeny Dragunov Russian weapons designer (Dragunov sniper rifle) born in Izhevsk Russian SFSR (d. 1991)
20 Feb 1926
Cameron Rusby British Royal Navy officer (Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic in WWII) born in Valletta Malta (d. 2013)
20 Feb 1926
Richard Matheson American author known for I Am Legend bornin Allendale New Jersey (d. 2013)
20 Feb 1927
Homer Rice American football coach (Uni of Cincinnati Rice Uni Cincinnati Bengals) and executive (AD Nth Carolina Rice Georgia Tech) born in Bellevue Kentucky (d. 2024)
20 Feb 1927
Roy Cohn American lawyer (grand inquisitor for US Senator Joseph McCarthy George Steinbrenner Aristotle Onassis Donald Trump Mafia figures Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York) born in the Bronx New York City (d. 1986)
20 Feb 1928
Donald Longmore British cardiac surgeon (part of first UK heart transplant team) born in Birchington-on-Sea England (d. 2023)
20 Feb 1930
Pierre Gabaye French pianist and neo-classical and jazz composer (Prix de Rome 1956) born in Paris (d. 2019)
20 Feb 1932
Adrian Cristobal Filipino writer and playwright known for his Breakfast Table newspaper column (d. 2007)
20 Feb 1933
Hannes Postma Dutch painter and graphic artist born in Haarlem Netherlands (d. 2020)
20 Feb 1933
Humberto Maschio Argentine-Italian soccer forward (13 caps Argentina 2 Italy Racing Club Bologna Atalanta) and manager (Argentina 1969 Costa Rica 1972) born in Avellaneda Argentina (d. 2024)
20 Feb 1934
Ziki Robertson 11th Baroness Wharton (ne Myrtle Arbuthnot) British model and photographer (as Ziki Arnot) and politician (House of Lords 1990-200) born in South Africa (d. 2000)
20 Feb 1937
Robert Huber German biochemist (Nobel Prize 1988) born in Munich. Germany
20 Feb 1937
Roger Penske American auto racer and motorsport entrepreneur born in Shaker Heights Ohio
20 Feb 1940
Robin Weiss British molecular biologist (Institute of Cancer Research) who worked on HIV
20 Feb 1941
Buffy Sainte-Marie American folk singer (Now That the Buffalo Are Gone) and songwriter (Up Where We Belong) born in Stoneham Massachusetts
20 Feb 1943
Aleksandr Pavlovich Alexandrov Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz T-9 TM-3) born in Moscow Soviet Union
20 Feb 1943
Eddy Offord British audio engineer and record producer (Emerson Lake & Palmer Yes) born in the UK
20 Feb 1943
Mike Leigh English dramatist and director known for Secrets & Lies and Vera Drake) born in Welwyn Garden City England
20 Feb 1944
Robert de Cotret French Canadian politician Secretary of State for Canada (1991-93) bornin Ottawa Ontario (d. 1999)
20 Feb 1945
Andrew Bergman American director and screenwriter (Striptease Fletch) born in New York City
20 Feb 1945
Brion James American actor known for Blade Runner born in Redlands California (d. 1999)
20 Feb 1946
Brenda Blethyn English actress (Secrets & Lies Pride & Prejudice) born in Ramsgate England
20 Feb 1947
Andre van Duin [n Kloot later Kyvon] Dutch comedian screenwriter and actor (Hotel de Botel) and singer-songwriter (k Heb hele grote bloemkoole) born in Rotterdam Netherlands
20 Feb 1947
Jennifer ONeill American actress (Summer of 42) born in Rio de Janeiro Brazil
20 Feb 1947
Peter Strauss American actor (The Jericho Mile Rich Man Poor Man) born in Croton-on-Hudson New York
20 Feb 1948
Andrew Fabian British astronomer and astrophysicist president of the Royal Astronomical Society
20 Feb 1948
John Browne British businessman CEO of BP (1995-2007) born in Hamburg Germany
20 Feb 1705
Nicolas Chdeville French musette player and maker and composer born in Serez Normandy France (d. 1782)
20 Feb 1748
Luther Martin American attorney founding father of the United States and Anti-Federalist born in New Brunswick British Colony of New Jersey (d. 1826)
20 Feb 1756
Angelica Schuyler Church American socialite and sister-in-law of Alexander Hamilton born in Albany Province of New York (d. 1814)
20 Feb 1876
Thodore Akimenko [Fedir Yakymenko] Ukrainian composer (Rves toils Consolation) born in Kharkiv Drapeau Ukraine Russian Empire (d. 1945)
20 Feb 1891
Ivan H. Browning American stage and screen actor and singer (Shuffle Along - Im Just Wild About Harry) born in Brenham Texas (d. 1978)
20 Feb 1903
Karel Janeek Czech composer and pedagogue born in Czestochowa Poland (d. 1974)
20 Feb 1908
Rosalind Laura Burke British aviator and aircraft factory manager during WWII born in England (d. 1994)
20 Feb 1912
Pierre Boulle French author known for The Bridge on the River Kwai and Planet of the Apes) born in Avignon France (d. 1994)
20 Feb 1920
Fotis Polymeris Greek singer-songwriter and guitarist (Asta ta mallakia sou Let Your Tender Hair Fall) born in Athens Greece (d. 2013)
20 Feb 1920
Yevgeny Dragunov Russian weapons designer (SVD Dragunov rifle) born in Izhevsk Russian SFSR (d. 1991)
20 Feb 1924
Gloria Vanderbilt American heiress fashion designer artist and socialite born in Manhattan New York (d. 2019)
20 Feb 1926
Richard Matheson American author known for I Am Legend born in Allendale New Jersey (d. 2013)
20 Feb 1932
Adrian Cristobal Filipino writer and playwright known for his Breakfast Table newspaper column born in Philippines (d. 2007)
20 Feb 1936
Larry Hovis American actor (Hogans Heroes - Sgt. Carter Gomer Pyle) and screenwriter born in Wapito Washington (d. 2003)
20 Feb 1936
Mirjana Lewis (ne Vrbanic) Croat-American classical pianist and harpsichord player born in Zagreb Kingdom of Yugoslavia (d. 2010)
20 Feb 1936
Sharpe James American politician (Mayor of Newark 1986-2006) who was convicted of corruption born in Jacksonville Florida (d. 2025)
20 Feb 1936
Shigeo Nagashima Japanese baseball player who played for the Yomiuri Giants (9x Japan Series champions 1965-73) born in Sakura Japan (d. 2025) [1]
20 Feb 1937
Roger Penske American motorsport entrepreneur (owner Team Penske 5 x NASCAR Cup Series 6 x IndyCar Series International Motorsports HOF) born in Shaker Heights Ohio
20 Feb 1938
Jack Bicknell American football coach (Boston College 1981-90 Barcelona Dragons 1991-2003) born in North Plainfield New Jersey
20 Feb 1940
Robin Weiss British molecular biologist and virologist best known for his work on HIV born in London
20 Feb 1941
Clyde Wright American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 1970 California Angels no-hitter v Oakland 1970) born in Jefferson City Tennessee
20 Feb 1944
Lew Soloff American jazz trumpeter (Blood Sweat & Tears) born in Brooklyn New York City (d. 2015)
20 Feb 1944
Ozzie Rodriguez [Oswald Rodriguez Jr] American actor director and archivist at the La MaMa Experimental Theater Club born in the Bronx New York (d. 2025) [1]
20 Feb 1944
Robert de Cotret French Canadian politician Secretary of State for Canada (1991-93) born in Ottawa Ontario (d. 1999)
20 Feb 1944
Willem van Hanegem Dutch soccer midfielder (52 caps Feyenoord 298 games) and coach (Feyenoord Al-Hilal Sparta Rotterdam FC Utrecht) born in Breskens Netherlands
20 Feb 1945
George F. Smoot American physicist Big Bang theorist and Nobel laureate (2006) born in Yukon Florida (d. 2025) [1]
20 Feb 1948
Andrew Fabian British X-ray astronomer known for his work on accreting black holes born in Surrey England
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