February 26

February 26 – Famous Birthdays

Nate Ruess (POP SINGER) 1982

Johnny Cash (COUNTRY SINGER) 1932 – 2003

Teresa Palmer (MOVIE ACTRESS) 1986

February 26 – Famous Birthdays

1361 Wenceslas of Bohemia Holy Roman Catholic German emperor (1378-1400)
1588 Nicolaus Erich composer
1675 Guillaume Delisle Paris France, geographer (Atlas Géographique)
1675 Johann Philipp Treiber composer
1677 Nicola Fago composer
1686 Godefroi L Count d’Estrades French diplomat
1717 John Randall composer
1770 Antoine Reicha composer
1772 Caspar Furstenau composer
1802 Victor Hugo France, author (Hunchback of Notre Dame, Les Miserables)
1808 Honoré Daumier France, painter/lithographer/caricaturist
1824 Carlos Calvo Argentine diplomat/people rights scholar (Calvo Clause)
1825 Hans Balatka composer
1831 Filippo Marchetti composer
1832 John George Nicolay US, author (Abe Lincoln’s biographer)
1834 Aleksander Zarzycki composer
1835 Richard Andree German geographer (Andree’s Handatlas)
1837 Charles Woeste Belgian count/minister of Justice
1838 Wendelin Weissheimer composer
1841 Evelyn Baring Earl Cromer English Consul-General (Egypt)
1842 Camille Flammarion Mars researcher & popularizer of astronomy
1845 Alexander III St Petersburg, Russian tsar (1881-94)
1845 Aleksander Rozycki composer
1846 William F “Buffalo Bill” Cody Davenport IA, killed 4000 buffaloes
1852 John Harvey Kellogg surgeon, inspired flaked cereal industry
1857 Emile Coué French pharmacist (recovery by auto suggestion)
1861 Ferdinand I Vienna, 1st tsar of modern Bulgaria (1908-18)
1866 Herbert Henry Dow pioneer in US chemical industry (Dow Chemical)
1867 Siegfried Passarge German geographer (Cameroon/South Africa/America)
1868 Leonard Borwick British pianist
1869 Nadezjda K Krupskaja Russian revolutionary/wife of Lenin
1873 Ewoud van Everdingen Dutch meteorologist
1874 Carl Vogler composer
1875 Emma Dunn actress (Dr Monica, Dr Kildare’s Strange Case, Hideaway)
1875 Richard Wetz composer
1876 Pauline Musters shortest known adult (58.9 cm, 1′ 11.2″)
1876 Agustin P Justo y Rolon President of Argentina (1931-38)
1877 Carel S Adama van Scheltema Dutch poet/writer (socialism)
1877 Russell Alexander composer
1879 Frank Bridge English violinist/composer/conductor/tutor of B Britten
1882 Walter Lucht German artillery general (WWI/WWII)
1883 Erich R Jaensch German psychologist (eidetism)
1884 Christina A A [Dina] Koudijs-van Appeldoorn pianist/composer
1884 Hildo Krop Dutch modernistic sculptor
1885 Lili Green [Alice Sally Mary], Netherlands/England dancer
1887 Grover Cleveland Alexander HOF baseball pitcher (Phillies, Cubs)
1887 Sir Benegal Narsing Rau India, president of UN Security Council (1950)
1891 Alan Bridge PA, actor (North of Arizona, Badmen of the Hills)
1893 Ivor A “I A” Richards English poet/critic (Meaning of Meaning)
1893 William Frawley Iowa, actor (Fred Mertz-I Love Lucy, Bub-My 3 Sons)
1896 Andrei A Zjdanov Russian politician (against kosmopolitism)
1896 Eduard Flipse Dutch conductor/composer
1898 Julien de Valckenaere Flemish writer
19– Barbara Meek Detroit MI, actress (Archie Bunker’s Place, Melba)
19– Christopher Templeton Lake Forest IL, actor (Carol-Young & Restless)
19– Damita Jo Freeman Palestine TX, actress (Jackie Simms-Private Benjamin)
19– Jonathan Schmock La Jolla CA, actor (Billy-Double Trouble)
19– Kevin Best New York NY, actor (Harrison-General Hospital)
1900 Jean Negulesco Craiova Romania, director (Johnny Belinda, Jessica)
1902 Rudolf Moralt German conductor (Vienna Philharmonic)
1902 Vercors [Jean Bruller], French writer (Le Silence de la Mer)
1906 Madeleine Carroll English actress (The 39 Steps, Secret Agent)
1906 Nikos Ghika artist
1908 Tex Avery cartoon director (What’s up, Doc?)
1909 Phyllis Fanny Primrose-Pechey Cradock TV Chef
1911 Josef Smrkovsky Czechoslovakia MP chairman
1913 Jon Hall Fresno CA, actor (Ramor of the Jungle)
1913 George G Barker English poet (Calamiterror, Anno Domini)
1913 Hermann Lenz writer
1914 Robert Alda New York NY, actor (Dan Lewis-Supertrain, By Popular Demand)
1914 Witold Rowicki composer
1915 Elisabeth Eybers South African/Dutch poetess (That Woman & Other Verses)
1915 Pran Nath Chhuttani physician/teacher
1916 Jackie Gleason Brooklyn NY, comedian (Ralph Kramden-Honeymooners)
1916 Mordecai Seter composer
1916 Ross Gregory cricketer (Australian batsman 1936-37, died in WWII)
1917 Robert Taft Jr (Senator-R-OH)
1918 Edwin Charles “Preacher” Roe baseball pitcher (Brooklyn Dodgers)
1918 Otis R Bowen US Secretary of Health & Human Services (1985-89)
1918 Theodore [Hamilton] Sturgeon US, sci-fi author (Starshine, A Way Home, Hugo, Caviar)
1919 Hendrika Mastenbroek 100 meter/400 meter freestyle swimmer (Olympics-gold-1936)
1919 Mason Adams New York NY, actor (Charlie Hume-Lou Grant, Deadliest Season)
1919 Beppie Nooij actress/director (Bluejackets-Rooie Sien)
1919 Luc-Andre Marcel composer
1920 A W [Rie] Kuiper-Mastenbroek Netherlands, swimmer (Olympics-3 gold-1936)
1920 Antony Kearey TV producer
1920 Tony Randall [Leonard Rosenberg], Tulsa OK, actor (Felix-Odd Couple, Love Sidney)
1921 Betty Hutton Battle Creek MI, actress (Greatest Show on Earth)
1922 Margaret Leighton Birmingham England, actress (Astonished Heart)
1922 Bill Johnston cricket pace bowler (mighty Australian lefty post-war)
1924 Mark Bucci New York NY, composer (1959 Arts & Letters Award)
1924 Noboru Takeshita Japanese PM (1987-89)
1925 Frank Henry Copplestone TV executive
1925 James Moody US, jazz saxophonist/orchestra leader
1926 Cynthia Stone Peoria IL, actress (That Wonderful Guy, Ad Libbers)
1926 Konstantin P Feoktistov Voronezh, cosmonaut (Voskhod 1)
1926 Arsene Souffriau composer
1927 Donald Gramm Milwaukee WI, bass-baritone
1927 Tom Kennedy Louisville KY, quiz host (You Don’t Say, Name That Tune)
1928 Aldonis Kalnins composer
1928 Anatoli Vassilyevich Filipchenko Russia, cosmonaut (Soyuz 7, 16)
1928 Antoine “Fats” Domino New Orleans LA, rhythm & blues pianist/singer (Blueberry Hill)
1928 Everton Weekes West Indian cricket player (one of the 3 W’s)
1930 Lazar Berman Leningrad Russia, pianist (Budapest 3rd place-1956)
1931 Francisco Kroepfl composer
1931 Robert D Novak Joliet IL, news reporter (CNN-Evans & Novak)
1932 Johnny Cash Kingsland AR, country singer (I Walk The Line, Folsom Prison Blues, Boy Named Sue)
1933 Sir James Goldsmith Paris France, financier/corporate raider (Referendum Party)
1933 Godfrey Cambridge New York NY, actor (Cotton comes to Harlem)
1934 Ron Gaunt cricketer (Australian fast bowler late 50s early 60s)
1936 Eduard Ivanovich Buinovski cosmonaut
1936 Manmohan Desai filmmaker
1938 Jack Knight Somerville MS, actor (Mr Shamley-James at 15)
1941 Keith Thomson cricketer (batted in 2 Tests New Zealand vs India 1968)
1942 Adriaan van Dis author/TV-host (Nathan Sid, In Africa)
1942 Joop van den Ende director (Alsmeer Studio)
1943 Bob “The Bear” Hite California, singer (Canned Heat-Going Up the Country)
1943 Bill Duke actor (Bird on a Wire, Predator)
1943 Bob van Reeth Flemish architect
1943 Paul Cotton Los Angeles CA, rocker (Poco)
1944 Marilyn Michaels comedienne (ABC Comedy Hour)
1945 Mitch Ryder rocker (Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels-Devil With the Blue Dress)
1946 Bobby “Bingo” Smith NBA star (Cleveland Cavaliers)
1946 Phyllis Eisenstein US, sci-fi author (Sorcerer’s Son, Born to Exile)
1947 Sandi Shaw [Sandra Goodrich], Dagenham Essex England, rocker (Always Something There To Remind Me)
1948 Priscilla Lopez Bronx NY, actress (In the Beginning, Kay O’Brien)
1949 Emma Kirkby British soprano
1950 Jonathan Cain Chicago IL, rock guitarist/keyboardist (Journey, Bad English, Babys)
1953 Bree Walker news anchor (WNBC TV, KNBC TV)
1954 Michael Bolton New Haven CT, rock vocalist (How Am I Supposed To Live Without You, That’s What Love Is All About)
1954 John Bolger actor (Captain Gabe McNamara-Another World)
1957 Keena Rothhammer US, 800 meter freestyle swimmer (Olympics-gold-1972)
1957 Connie Carpenter-Phinney Madison WI, 79k cyclist (Olympics-gold-1984)
1958 Jeff Fithian actor (Trevor Nash-Please Don’t Eat the Daisies)
1958 Joe Fithian actor (Tracey Nash-Please Don’t Eat the Daisies)
1958 Susan J Helms Charlotte NC, Major USAF/astronaut (STS 54, 64, 78)
1961 Sophie Winter actress (She’s a Good Fighter)
1962 Sheila Cornell Encino FL, softball infielder (Olympics-gold-96)
1965 Brittany York London England, playmate (October 1990)
1965 Alison Armitage London England, actress (Acapulco HEAT)
1965 Donald Narcisse CFL receiver (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
1965 Matt Jackson Birmingham MI, Canadian Tour golfer (1994 Payless)
1966 Jennifer Grant actress (Celeste-Beverly Hills 90210)
1966 Wesley Walls NFL tight end (Carolina Panthers, San Francisco 49ers, New Orleans Saints)
1967 David Howard Sarasota FL, infielder (Kansas City Royals)
1967 Roman Fortin NFL center (Atlanta Falcons)
1967 Scott Service US baseball pitcher (Cincinnati Reds)
1968 Brendan Rogers CFL linebacker (Toronto Argonauts)
1968 Chris Green NFL safety (Buffalo Bills)
1968 J T Snow Long Beach CA, infielder (New York Yankees, California Angels)
1968 Leif Rohlin Vasteras Sweden, NHL defenseman (Vancouver Canucks)
1968 René Groen soccer player (SC Heerenveen)
1969 Brandon Wilson US baseball infielder (Chicago White Sox)
1970 Katie O’Neill Los Angeles CA, actress (Together We Stand)
1970 Meeno Peluce Amsterdam Netherlands, actor (Bad News Bears)
1970 Ben Maruquin Ventura CA, field hockey sweeper (Olympics-96)
1970 Radka Zrubakova Czechoslovakia, tennis star
1970 Sasha Danilovic NBA guard (Miami Heat)
1971 Erykah Badu singer
1971 Rick Lyle defensive end/defensive tackle (New York Jets)
1972 Clint McDaniel NBA guard (Sacramento Kings)
1972 Scott Turner NFL cornerback/safety (Washington Redskins)
1973 Jenny Thompson Danvers MA, 400 meter freestyle (Olympics-gold-92, 96)
1973 Marshall Faulk NFL running back (Indianapolis Colts)
1974 Ron Fox soccer player (Willem II)
1975 Cindy Werley Allentown PA, field hockey forward/midfielder (Olympics-96)
1975 Mike Wilson Brampton, NHL defenseman (Buffalo Sabres)
1976 Froso Spyrou Miss Cyprus-Universe (1996)
1977 Tim Thomas NBA forward (Philadelphia 76ers)
1994 Creason Carbo Moss daughter of US actor Ronn Moss

February 26