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February, 04: Birthdays
Chronological list of birthdays for February, 04
1465 : French van Brederode, leader of Hoeksen
1549 : Eustache du Caurroy, composer
1575 : Pierre de B‚rulle, French cardinal
1581 : Daniel Selich, composer
1646 : Hans A Freiherr von Abschatz, Silesian poet
1688 : Pierre De Marivaux, Paris France, writer (Marianne)
1693 : George Lillo, bourgeois English dramatist (London Merchant)
1698 : Heinrich A Fouqu‚, Prussian general
1747 : Tadeusz Kosciusko, Poland, patriot, (NY Bridge)
1751 : Blas de Laserna, composer
1758 : Pierre-Gabriel Gardel, French ballet dancer/choreographer
1764 : Carel H Verhuell, Dutch/French vice-admiral/minister of Navy
1767 : Johann Franz Volkert, composer
1768 : Maurits C van Hall, Dutch ruler of Heicop & Boeicop, lawyer/politician
1769 : Samuel I Wiselius, Dutch lawyer/businessman/writer
1778 : Augustin P de Candolle, Swiss botanist (Th‚orie ‚l‚mentaire)
1799 : Joao Batista da Silva Leitao de Almeida Garret, Portuguese playwright
1802 : Mark Hopkins, US, educator/philosopher (Williams College)
1805 : Georg Andreas Henkel, composer
1805 : William H Ainsworth, English writer (Old St Paul's, Rookwood)
1819 : Joshua Norton, SF, Norton I, emperor of USA
1820 : Bozena Nemcov , [Barnora Panklov ], Czech author (Babicka)
1826 : Halbert Eleazer Paine, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1905
1841 : Cl‚ment Ader, French inventor (1st to fly a heavier-than-air craft)
1842 : Georg Brandes, [Morris Cohen], Danish literary-historian/critic
1842 : Vasili O Klyutshevski, Russian historian
1848 : [Fran‡ois-Victor-]Jean Aicard, Fren playwright/poet (Jeune Croyances)
1849 : Jean Richepin, French poet/writer (Les Chansons de Gueux)
1865 : Charles Bally, Swiss linguist (Le langage et la vie)
1868 : Constance Gore-booth Markiewicy, Irish patriot/playwright/MP
1874 : Robert Liefmann, German economist (Unternehmersverb„nde)
1875 : Ludwig Prandtl, Germany, physicist (father of aerodynamics)
1875 : Raymond Moulaert, composer
1876 : Victor Jean Leonard Vreuls, composer
1881 : Fernand L‚ger, France, painter/ceramist/cubist (City)
1881 : Kliment J Woroshilov, marshal/president USSR (1953-60)
1884 : Julius Callewaert, Flemish dominican/bringing up children
1884 : Rolland Beaumont, cricketer (S African batsman in 5 tests 1912-14)
1885 : Cairine Ray Wilson, Montr‚al, 1st female Canadian senator (appointed)
1888 : Paul Althaus, German theologist (The Christian Truth)
1889 : Walter Catlett, SF CA, actor (Front Page, Tale of 2 Cities)
1891 : Yuri Losmann, Estonia, marathon runner (Olympic-silver 1920)
1892 : Ugo Betti, Italian playwright
1892 : Yrl” Henrik Kilpinen, Finnish composer
1893 : Bernard Rogers, NYC, composer (Warrior, Marriage of Aude, Passion)
1893 : Raymond Dart, Australian paleoanthropologist (Australopithecus)
1895 : Annie [Anna HM] Romein-Verschoor, Dutch historian (Erflaters)
1895 : Hanns [Johann] Rauter, German SS-lt-general/SS police chief in Neth
1896 : Friedrich Glauser, writer
1897 : Ludwig Erhard, chancellor of Germany (CDU)
1900 : Jacques Pr‚vert, France, poet/screenwriter (Paroles)
1902 : Charles A Lindbergh, Detroit, pilot (1st fly solo across Atlantic)
1903 : Alexander Oppenheim, mathematician
1903 : Berend van den Amstel, [Bernard CED Hattink], actor (Beatrice)
1903 : Edwin Denby, Tientsin China, US dance critic/poet (Snoring in N)
1903 : Frank Howley, Hampton NY, Brig General (Answers for Americans)
1903 : Siro Cisilino, composer
1904 : Herman B Wiardi Beckman, Dutch politician (SDAP)/resistance fighter
1904 : MacKinlay Kantor, Webster City Iowa, novelist (Andersonville)
1904 : Predrag Milosevic, composer
1905 : Eddie Foy Jr, New Rochelle NY, actor (Eddie-Fair Exchange)
1906 : Clyde William Tombaugh, US, astronomer (discovered Pluto)
1906 : Dietrich Bonhoeffer, German theologist (Confessing Church)
1906 : Primo Carnera, Italian boxer (champ-1933)
1908 : Emmanuel "Manny" Klein, trumpeter
1908 : Gordon Fraser, Lawrence Mass, newscaster (All Star News)
1909 : Kenneth W Howell, English Anglican bishop (Chile/Bolivia/Peru)
1909 : Robert Coote, London, actor (Timmy-Rogues, Theodore-Nero Wolfe)
1910 : Alfred Mendelsohn, composer
1910 : Uys Krige, South African playwright/novelist (Orphan of the Desert)
1912 : Byron Nelson, Fort Worth Tx, PGA golfer (won 19 tournaments in 1945)
1912 : Erich Leinsdorf, Vienna Austria, available conductor & banana eater
1912 : James Craig, Nashville TN, actor (Devil & Daniel Webster, Cyclops)
1913 : Rosa Lee Parks, civil rights activist (bus protestor)
1913 : Woody Hayes, [Wayne], college football coach (Ohio, 1968 coach of yr)
1914 : Alfred Andersch, German writer (Red Head)
1914 : Ida Lupino, London England, actress (Adventures of Sherlock Holmes)
1915 : William Talman, Detroit Mich, actor (Crashout, Hamilton-Perry Mason)
1916 : Basil Hembry, farmer/campaigner
1916 : Colin Morris, playwright/documentary filmmaker
1916 : David Vassall Cox, composer
1916 : Gavin Buchanan Ewart, English poet (Pleasures of the Flesh)
1917 : Aga Yahya Khan, Pakistan military/politician
1918 : Ida Lupino, actress screenwriter director/producer (Jennifer)
1918 : Norman Wisdom, London England, comedian (Kraft Music Hall)
1919 : Frank van Klingeren, Dutch architect (De Meerpaal, Dronten)
1920 : Derek Worlock, English RC archbishop (Liverpool)
1920 : John Hartford Worlock, rC Bishop of Liverpool
1921 : Betty Friedan, Peoria Ill, feminist writer (Feminine Mystique)
1923 : Conrad Bain, Alberta Canada, actor (Maude, Diff'rent Strokes)
1925 : Russell Hoban, US children's book author (Riddley Walker/Pilgermann)
1926 : John Edward Caulwell Hearne, writer
1928 : Dave Ketchum, Quincy Ill, actor (Agent 13-Get Smart)
1929 : Mary Joan Nielubowicz, rear admiral/nurse
1929 : Paul Burlison, rocker
1931 : Argentina Rioja
1931 : Isabel Per¢n, [Maria Martinez], dancer/president Argentina
1932 : Ivan Davis, Electra Tx, pianist/writer (Hunger, Corn is Green)
1934 : Jouko Sakari Linjama, composer
1935 : Martti Talvela, Hiitola Karelia Finland, operatic basso
1935 : Wallis Mathias, cricketer (1st non-Muslim to play for Pakistan)
1936 : Daan van Golden, Dutch sculptor
1936 : Gary Conway, Boston Mass, actor (Burke's Law, Land of the Giants)
1937 : Collin Wilcox, Highlands NC, actor (To Kill a Mocking Bird)
1937 : John Devitt, Australia, 100m freestyle swimmer (Olympic-gold-1960)
1937 : Magnar Solberg, Norway, 20K biathalete (Olympic-gold-1968, 72)
1938 : Donald W Riegle Jr, (Sen-D-MI, 1976- )
1939 : Jacques Charlier, Belgian sculptor
1939 : Jane Bryant Quinn, newspaper & television reporter
1939 : John Schuck, Boston Mass, comedian (McMillan & Wife, Holmes & Yoyo)
1939 : Stan Lundine, (Rep-D-NY, 1976-86)
1940 : George A Romero, actor/director (Creepshow, Martin, 2 Evil Eyes)
1941 : John Steel, rock drummer (Animals-House of the Rising Sun)
1942 : Johnny Gamble, rocker (Classics)
1943 : Cheryl Miller, Sherman Oaks Calif, actress (Paula-Daktari, Born Free)
1944 : Daniel A Mica, (Rep-D-FL, 1979- )
1944 : Florence LaRue Gordon, Penn, rocker (5th Dimension-One Less Bell)
1945 : David Brenner, Phila, comedian/TV talk show host (Nightlife)
1946 : Mary Meyer, US, 500m speed skater (Olympic-silver-1968)
1946 : Roy Yeager, Doraville Ga, rocker (Atlanta Rhythm Section)
1947 : Dan Quayle, (Rep-R-Ind)/(44th VP-R, 1989-93)
1947 : Jeannie Wilson, Memphis Tenn, actress (Simon & Simon, Stir Crazy)
1947 : Sanford Bishop, (Rep-D-Georgia)
1948 : Alice Cooper, [Vincent Furnier], Detroit, rocker (School's Out)
1948 : Rakesh Shukla, cricket leg-spinner (1 Test India v Sri Lanka 1982)
1948 : Robert Coover, novelist (Pricksongs & Descants)
1948 : Rod Grams, (Rep-R-Minnesota)
1949 : Michael Beck, Memphis Tn, actor (Hans Helms-Holocaust)
1950 : James Dunn, US vocalist (Stylistics-You make me feel Brand New)
1950 : Pamela Franklin, Tokyo Japan, actress (Satan's School for Girls)
1950 : Philip Ehart, rock drummer (Kansas)
1950 : Robert-John Stips, rock keyboardist/singer (The Nits)
1952 : Jerry Shirley, rock drummer (Humble Pie-Hot N Nasty, Eat It)
1952 : Lisa Eichhorn, Reading Pa, actress (Cutter's Way, Yanks)
1953 : Svetlana Ulmasova, USSR, 3K (world title 1978)
1958 : Mary Ann Pascal, actress (Samantha-Brothers)
1958 : Werner Schwab, writer
1959 : Lawrence Taylor, [LT], NFL's greatest linebacker (NY Giants)
1959 : Zenani Mandela, daughter of Nelson & Winnie Mandela
1960 : Pamelyn Ferdin, actress (Happy Birthday Wanda June, Tool Box Murders)
1961 : Denis Savard, Pointe Gatineau Ca, NHL center (Chicago Blackhawks)
1961 : Vern Fleming, LIC NY, basketball player (Olympic-gold-1984)
1962 : Clint Black, Long Branch NJ, country vocalist (A Better Man)
1962 : Dan Plesac, Gary IN, pitcher (Pitts Pirates)
1962 : Vern Fleming, NBA guard (NJ Nets)
1963 : Jane Leary, Sydney Australia, golfer (1992 Australian Amateur Champ)
1963 : Pirmin Zurbriggen, Swiss alpine skier (Olympic-gold-1988)
1963 : Tracie Ruiz-Conforto, Hawaii, sync swimmer (Oly-2 gold/silver-84, 88)
1965 : John van Loen, Dutch soccer player (Feyenoord, San Frecce)
1966 : Barry Klein, Grand Rapids Mich, rower (Olympics-1996)
1966 : Marissa Laakso, Boston Mass, Miss Mass-America (1991)
1966 : Spike, rocker [or Sep 18]
1967 : Sergei Grinkov, Russian ice skater
1968 : Kristen Marie, actress (Cheryl McKinnon-Another World)
1969 : Brad Cornett, US baseball pitcher (Toronto Blue Jays)
1969 : Chastity Bono, LA Calif, daughter/actress (Sonny & Cher Show)
1969 : Chris Crooms, WLAF safety (Barcelona Dragons)
1969 : Dallas Drake, Trail, NHL center (Winnipeg Jets)
1969 : Joe Sacco, Medford, NHL right wing (Anaheim Mighty Ducks)
1970 : Alisa Marie Kimble, Miss USA-California (1997)
1970 : Gabrielle Anwar, Laleham England, actress (Body Snatchers)
1970 : John Frascatore, US baseball pitcher (St Louis Cardinals)
1970 : Nicole Wood, Canton OH, playmate (Apr, 1993)
1970 : Todd Peterson, NFL kicker (Seattle Seahawks)
1971 : Kevin Farkas, NFL tackle (Carolina Panthers)
1971 : Maarten Atmodikoro, soccer player (Dordrecht '90, NAC)
1971 : Pete Pierson, NFL tackle (Tampa Bay Bucs)
1971 : Sterling Palmer, NFL defensive end (Washington Redskins)
1972 : Kelvin Anderson, CFL running back (Calgary Stampeders)
1973 : Michael Goorjian, actor (Party Of Five)
1973 : Oscar De La Hoya, LA Calif, boxer (Oly-gold-92)
1974 : Brandon Convery, Kingston, NHL center (Toronto Maple Leafs)
1974 : Chris Ward, defensive end (Baltimore Ravens)
1975 : Elana Eve Chomiszak, Providence RI, Miss America-Rhode Island (1997)
1975 : Miriam Ruppert, Miss Universe-Germany (1996)
1978 : Laurence Borremans, Miss Belgium Universe (1997)
1980 : Kelly Marie Sodan, Miss Kentucky Teen USA (1996)
