February 28 – Famous Birthdays
Karolina Kurkova (MODEL) 1984
Ali Larter (TV ACTRESS) 1976
Sarah Bolger (TV ACTRESS) 1991
February 28 – Famous Birthdays
1533 Michel de Montaigne France, essayist/philosopher
1552 Jobst Bürgi [Justus Byrgius], Swiss/German mathematician
1573 Elias Hill German architect/city builder (Augsburg)
1616 Kaspar Forster composer
1632 Jean-Baptiste Lully Florence Italy, composer
1663 Thomas Newcomen English co-inventor (steam engine)
1675 Guillaume Delisle Paris, cartographer/geographer
1683 René-Antoine de Réaumur France, biologist/engineer
1690 Aleksei P Romanov Russia, son of Peter the Great
1712 Louis Joseph de Montcalm de Saint-Véran France, General
1747 Justin Morgan composer
1750 Ignacy Potocki Polish foreign minister
1764 Robert Haldane Scottish theologist/philanthropist
1771 French Jozef Kinsoen Flemish portrait painter
1779 Augustus Callcott landscape painter, Kensington
1786 D François J Arago French astronomer/physicist/politician
1792 Henriette countess d’Oultremont de Wégimont wife of King Willem I
1792 Karl Earnest Ritter von Baer Estonian/German embryologist
1797 Mary Lyon US, educator (Mt Holyoke) (Hall of Fame)
1797 W Frederik K prince of Netherlands/General/Admiral (10 day campaign)
1799 Johann von Döllinger German Old Catholic theologian/historian
1810 Reinier C Bakhuizen van de Brink Dutch historian
1812 Berthold Auerbach German author (Schwarzwälder Dorfgeschichten)
1817 James Craig Brigadier General (Union volunteers), died in 1888
1820 John Tenniel England, cartoonist/illustrator (Alice in Wonderland)
1822 Matthew Duncan Ector Brigadier General (Confederate Army), died in 1879
1823 Ernest Renan French philosopher/historian/scholar of religion
1824 Charles Blondin France, acrobat/aerialist
1824 John Creed Moore Brigadier General (Confederate Army), died in 1910
1825 Quincy Adams Gillmore Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1888
1833 Alfred von Schlieffen Count/Prussian General-field marshal
1850 Hermann Schell German theologist/philosopher (Gott und Geist)
1854 Juliusz Zarebski composer
1857 Gustave Adolph Kerker composer
1858 Jacob P Vis Dutch industrialist (founder NV Royal Salt Industries)
1865 Sir Wilfred Grenfell England, medical missionary
1865 Arthur Symons Welsh poet/critic/co-founder (Savoy)
1866 Vyacheslav I Ivanov Russian philosopher/classical/Symbolist poet (Pilot Stars)
1874 Soledad Jiminez Santander Spain, actor (Phantom of the Range)
1875 Viliam Figus composer
1876 John Alden Carpenter Chicago IL, composer (Sea Drift)
1877 Sergei Bortkiewicz composer
1882 José Vasconcelos Oaxaca México, politician/essayist/philosopher
1882 Geraldine Farrar US soprano/actress (Story of American Singer)
1882 Richard Heinrich Stein composer
1886 José Gutiérrez Solana Spanish painter/author (Madrid Escenas)
1886 Max Vasmer German slavic (La Tertulia de Pombo)
1887 William Zorach Lithuania, US sculptor (Spirit of the Dance)
1889 Victor Sutherland Paducah KY, actor (Captive City)
1890 Vaslav Nijinsky Kiev Ukraine, ballet dancer
1893 Ben Hecht New York NY, novelist/playwright/screenwriter (The Front Page)
1895 Guiomar Novaes Brazil, pianist (Brazilian Order of Merit)
1895 Marcel Pagnol French playwright/director (Marchands de Gloire)
1896 Philip Showalter Hench Pittsburgh PA, physician (cortisone-Nobel)
1898 Molly Picon Yiddish actress (Milk & Honey)
1899 Frederick Denison Maurice Hocking pathologist
19– Richard Romanus Barre VT, actor (Foul Play, Strike Force)
19– Rick Lohman Cleveland OH, actor (Search For Tomorrow, Phyl & Mikhy)
1900 Edna Swithenbank Manley Jamaican sculptor, wife of PM
1900 Laura Z Hobson writer
1901 Linus Pauling chemist/peace worker (Nobel 1954, 1962)
1901 Rudolf W Nilsen Norwegian poet (Hverdagen)
1905 Glyn Jones writer
1906 Bugsy Siegel gangster created casinos in Las Vegas
1907 Milton Caniff Hillsboro OH, Dutch cartoonist (Terry & the Pirates)
1908 Billie Bird Pocatello ID, actress (Mrs Cassidy-Benson, Dear John, Jury Duty)
1909 Olan Soule La Harpe IL, actor (My 3 Sons, Arnie)
1909 Stephen Harold Spender England, poet/critic (Vienna, Edge of Darkness)
1910 Roman Maciejewski composer
1910 Vincente Minnelli Chicago IL, movie director (American in Paris, Gigi)
1911 Amir Hamzah Indonesian poet (Njanji Sunji)
1912 Helmut Coing German lawyer/director (Max-Planck-institute)
1914 Jim Boles Lubbock TX, actor (Joe-One Man’s Family)
1915 Sir Peter Medawar England, zoologist, immunologist (Nobel 1953)
1915 Zero [Samuel Joel] Mostel Brooklyn NY, actor (Fiddler on the Roof)
1917 Hans Deutgen Sweden, world champion archer
1918 Alfred Burke London England, actor (Backfire)
1920 Edward Kassner music publisher
1920 Jim Olin (Representative-D-VA, 1983- )
1920 Marjorie M Sweeting English geomorphologist
1921 John Bouber [Blom], actor/author (Fool of Heideloo)
1921 Vladimir Sommer composer
1923 Charles Durning Highland Falls NY, actor (Dog Day Afternoon, Fury, Sting, Tootsie)
1924 Robert A Roe (Representative-D-NJ, 1969- )
1925 Harry H Corbett Rangoon Burma, actor (Steptoe & Son, Jabberwacky)
1926 Svetlana Alliluyeva daughter of Josef Stalin, author (My Life)
1926 Seymour Shifrin composer
1926 Stanley Glasser composer
1927 Bernard Frank oriental scholar/writer
1927 John Swire British aircraft magnate (Cathay Pacific)
1928 Bettye Ackerman Cottageville SC, actress (Maggie Graham-Ben Casey)
1928 Smokey The Bear
1928 Tom Aldredge Dayton OH, actor (What About Bob, Nurse, Mind Snatchers)
1929 Frank O Gehry architect (Galleria-Oklahoma City)
1930 Frank Malzone baseball player
1930 Leon Cooper US physicist (Nobel 1972)
1931 Gavin MacLeod Mt Kisco NY, actor (Murray-Mary Tyler Moore, Love Boat)
1931 Gustav Thoni Italy, skier (World Cup-1971, 72, 73, 75)
1931 Jack Thieuloy writer
1932 Brian Moore British commentator (Big Match)
1932 Don Francks Vancouver British Columbia, actor (Terminal Choice, Finian’s Rainbow)
1934 Willie Bobo New York NY, jazz drummer (Cos)
1935 Clive Halse cricketer (South Africa fast bowler on 1963-64 Australia/New Zealand tour)
1938 Martin Olav Sabo (Representative-D-MN, 1979- )
1939 John Fahey singer (Transfiguration of Blind Joe Death)
1939 Tommy Tune Wichita Falls TX, dancer/choreographer (The Boyfriend)
1939 Charles Brown Cincinnati OH, featherweight boxer (Olympics-bronze-1964)
1940 Joe South Atlanta GA, guitarist/songwriter/singer (Games People Play)
1940 Mario Andretti race-car driver (1969 Indianapolis 500)
1941 Alice May Brock author
1941 Marty Sanders rock vocalist
1942 Brian Jones rock guitarist (Rolling Stones-Brown Sugar)
1942 Frank Bonner Little Rock AR, actor (WKRP, Hoax, You Can’t Hurry Love, Sidekicks)
1943 Barbara Acklin [Allen], Chicago IL, R&B singer (Love Makes a Woman)
1943 Donny Iris singer
1943 Hans F Dijkstal Dutch minister of the Interior (VVD, 1994-)
1944 Colin Nutley director/writer (Such is Life, Black Jack)
1944 Kelly Bishop Colorado, actress (Unmarried Woman, Advice to Lovelorn)
1945 Charles “Bubba” Smith Texas, NFLer (Baltimore Colts)/actor (Police Academy)
1945 Mimsy Farmer Chicago IL, actress (Devil’s Angel, Road to Salina)
1945 Ronnie Rosman rocker (Tommy James Shondells-Crystal Blue Persuasion)
1946 Graham Vivian cricketer (son of Giff, 5 Tests for New Zealand 1965-72)
1947 Stephanie Beacham England, actress (Devil’s Widow, Schizo, Dallas, Colbys)
1948 Bernadette Peters [Lazzaro] Queens NY, actress (The Jerk, Song & Dance)
1948 Mercedes Ruehl Queens NY, actress (Lost in Yonkers, Crazy People)
1948 Willie Donnell Smith
1950 Ilene Graff Brooklyn NY, actress (Marsha-Mr Belvedere)
1950 Stephen Chatman composer
1951 Gustavo Thoeni Italy, giant slalom (Olympics-gold-1972)
1951 John Roarke Providence RI, comedian (Fridays)
1951 Karsan Ghavri cricketer (Indian lefty medium pacer early 80s)
1952 Cristina Raines [Tina Herazo] Manila Philippines, actress (Sentinel)
1952 Jennie Lynn San Diego CA, actress (Love & Marriage)
1952 Melissa Babish South Carolina, swimmer (Olympics)
1952 Eddie Manion saxophonist
1953 Ricky “Dragon” Steamboat [Richard Blood], wrestler (NWA/WWF/WCW/AWA)
1955 Gilbert Gottfried comedian (Beverly Hills Cop)
1955 Randy Jackson New Orleans LA, guitarist (Zebra-Tell Me What You Want)
1956 Adrian Dantley Washington DC, NBA forward (Olympics-gold-1976, Utah Jazz, 1981, 84 top scorer)
1957 Phil Gould rock percussionist (Level 42-Hot Water)
1957 Cindy Wilson Athens GA, rock vocalist (B-52’s-Love Shack)
1957 Ian Smith cricket wicket-keeper (New Zealand of the 80’s)
1957 Ian Stanley keyboardist
1957 Jeff Woodland Papua New Guinea, Nike golfer (1991 Dakota Dunes Open)
1957 John Turturro Brooklyn NY, actor (Brain Donor, Color of Money, Jungle Fever)
1958 Christine Lathan-Brehmer German DR, 400 meter runner (Olympics-gold-76)
1958 Mark Pavelich NHLer (New York Rangers)
1959 Sydney P Mufamadi South African leader (SACP)
1960 Dorothy Stratten Vancouver British Columbia, playmate (August, 1979) (Galixina)
1961 Barry McGuigan British boxer
1961 Wayne Smith Albany WA, Australasia golfer
1962 Rae Dawn Chong Edmonton Alberta, actress (Quest for Fire)
1962 Angela Bailey England, Canadian 4X100 meter relayer (Olympics-silver-1984)
1962 Chunli Li Auckland New Zealand, table tennis player (Olympics-96)
1962 Steve Tsujiura hockey forward (Team Japan 1998)
1965 Mikko Makela Tampere Finland, NHL right wing (New York Islanders)
1965 Duane Ferrell NBA forward (San Francisco Warriors, Indiana Pacers)
1966 Erik van Kessel Dutch soccer player (FC Utrecht)
1966 Jan Varholik Kosice Czechoslovakia, hockey defenseman (Team Slovakia)
1966 Tim Goad NFL defensive tackle (Cleveland Browns)
1966 Vincent Askew NBA guard/forward (Seattle Supersonics, Trailblazers)
1967 Antone Davis NFL tackle (Atlanta Falcons, Philadelphia Eagles)
1967 Jeff[rey] Pfaendtner Detroit MI, rower (Olympics-bronze-1996)
1967 Marcus Lillington rock guitarist (Breathe-All I Need)
1968 J T Snow US baseball 1st baseman (New York Yankees, California Angels)
1968 Mike Milchin Knoxville TN, pitcher (Minnesota Twin)
1969 Elisa Fiorillo singer (Forgive Me For Dreaming)
1969 Robert Sean Leonard New Jersey, actor (Dead Poets Society, Mr & Mrs Bridge)
1969 Shawn McEachern Waltham MA, NHL forward (Boston Bruins, Senators)
1970 Jan Varholik hockey defenseman (Team Slovakia 1998)
1970 Mika Stromberg Helsinki Finland, hockey defenseman (Team Finland)
1970 Noureddine Morceli Algeria, 1500 meter runner (Olympics-gold-96)
1971 John Buchanan actor (Sidekicks, Black Stallion, Family Man)
1972 Melisa Moses Jacksonville FL, diver (Olympics-4th-96)
1972 Scott Gragg NFL tackle (New York Giants)
1973 Demetrice Martin WLAF cornerback (Scotland Claymores)
1973 Denard Walker cornerback (Tennessee Oilers)
1973 Eric Lindros London Ontario, NHL center (Philadelphia Flyers)
1973 Gary Walker NFL defensive tackle/defensive end (Houston Oilers)
1973 Henry Bailey NFL wide receiver/kick returner (Pittsburgh Steelers)
1974 Katie Allen Australian field hockey full back/half back (Olympics-96)
1974 Kevin Abrams cornerback (Detroit Lions)
1974 Michael Manasseri actor (License to Drive)
1974 Michael Swift WLAF CB (Rhein Fire)
1975 Azhar Mahmood cricket pace bowler (Pakistani ODI 1996)
1976 Angie Kennedy Nambour Queensland Australia, swimmer (Olympics-96)
1977 Aki-Petteri Berg NHL defenseman (Team Finland Olympics-bronze-1998, Kings)
1977 Debbie Koegel Norristown PA, dance skater (& Oleg Fediukov)
1978 Marissa Perez Miss Connecticut Teen-USA (1996)
1979 Virginia Ledgerwood Chester VA, rhythmic gymnast (Olympics-96)
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