February 3 – Famous Birthdays
Sean Kingston (POP SINGER) 1990
Morgan Farchild (MOVIE ACTRESS) 1950
Warwick Davies (MOVIE ACTOR) 1970
February 3 – Famous Birthdays
1368 Charles VI King of France (1380-1422)
1648 Louis Bouteiller composer
1655 François Fagel Dutch field marshal, baptized
1736 Johann Georg Albrechtsberger Austrian organist/composer
1740 Guillaume Lasceux composer
1755 Florido Tomeoni composer
1763 Caroline von Wolzogen [von Lengefeld], German author
1784 John Fane graaf van Westmorland English (opera)composer/diplomat
1805 Otto T Freiherr von Manteuffel premier Prussia
1807 Joseph E Johnston General (Commander army of Tennessee)
1807 Joseph Eggleston Johnston General (Confederate Army), died in 1891
1809 Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy Hamburg Germany, composer (Great Scherzos)
1811 Horace Greeley editor (“Go west, young man”)
1817 Emile Racine Gauthier Prudent composer
1817 Samuel Ryan Curtis Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1866
1820 Elisha Kent Kane US arctic explorer (Kane Basin off NW Greenland)
1821 Elizabeth Blackwell Bristol England, 1st woman physician
1823 Spencer F Baird US biologist (Wood’s Hole Station)
1824 George Thomas “Tige” Anderson Brigadier General (Confederate Army)
1824 Nathan George “Shanks” Evans Brigadier General (Confederacy), died in 1868
1826 Walter Bagehot England, economist/sociologist
1830 Robert Cecil Marquess of Salisbury (C), British PM (1885-1902)
1831 Cyrus Ballou Comstock Brevet Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1910
1833 Thomas T H Jorissen Dutch historian
1842 Sidney Clopton Lanier US, composer/poet (Hall of Fame)
1845 Ernest von Wildenbruch German playwright (Sedan)
1851 Johannes B van Heutsz Lieutenant-General/Governor-General Dutch East Indies
1851 Lord Harris cricketer (4 Tests for England MCC big-wig)
1861 Léopold Courouble Belgian writer (Family Kaekebroeck)
1865 Martinus Ballings Flemish Jesuit/author (Will Power)
1868 Damaso Ledesma composer
1870 Ada Negri Italian poet/author (Il Libro di Mara)
1873 Ernest B Allo French theologist
1874 Gertrude Stein Pennsylvania, author (Autobiography of Alice B Toklas)
1874 Franklyn Dyall Liverpool England, actor (Easy Virtue)
1878 Joseph Gordon Coates PM of New Zealand (1925-28)
1879 Charles Follis 1st black US football player (Shelby OH)
1880 Arnoldus Aerts bishop of Netherlands-Guinea (1920-42)
1882 Trijntje Jansma-Boskma oldest person in Netherlands)
1883 Clarence Mulford Illinois, western writer (Hopalong Cassidy)
1883 Camille Bombois French circus wrestler/painter
1886 Erwin Kroll composer
1887 Carlo Jachino composer
1887 Georg Trakl Austrian poet (Autumn of the Lonely)
1887 Silvio d’Amico Italian theater critic (Tramonto del grande attore)
1888 Joris Baers Flemish bibliography/founder (Boekengids)
1889 Carl Theodor Dreyer Danish movie director (Leaves from Satan’s Body, Passion of Jeanne d’arc)
1889 Risto Ryti Finnish premier/president
1890 Charles [Andy] Correll Peoria IL, actor (Calvin & the Colonel)
1890 Heinrich Barth Swiss philosopher (Problem des Bösen)
1891 Jan Donner Dutch minister of Justice (1926-33)
1891 Peter H “Paul” Huf actor/director (Great Netherlands Stage)
1894 Juan Negrín PM of the Spanish Republic (1936-39)
1894 Norman Rockwell US, artist/illustrator (Sat Evening Post covers)
1895 Nick Kenny Astoria New York NY, columnist/songwriter (Nick Kenny Show)
1895 Victor Raul Haya de la Torre politician (found APRA party in Peru)
1895 Izak Buys cricketer (one Test for South Africa 1922, 0 & 4, 0-52)
1896 Johannes Urzidil writer
1898 Alvar Aalto Finland, architect (Finlandia House)
1898 Paul Urysohn Russian mathematician
1899 Forrest “Red” DeBernardi basketball hall of famer (elected 1961)
1899 Doris Speed actress (Annie-Coronation Street)
19– Brenda Dickson-Weinberg Long Beach CA, actress (Young & Restless, Deathmaster, Taxi Driver)
19– Joel Bartlett KPIX (Channel 5) weatherman
19– Mariclare Costello actress (Rosemary-Waltons)
1900 Mabel Mercer English cabaret singer (Fly Me to the Moon)
1902 Ramón [J] Sender [Garcés], Spanish writer (El Lugar del Hombre)
1903 Priaulx Rainier composer
1903 Walter Linck Swiss sculptor
1904 Charlie “Pretty Boy” Floyd FBI Most Wanted criminal
1904 Luigi Dallapiccola Pisino Istria, Italian composer
1904 Roger Makins diplomat
1906 Ludvig Nielsen composer
1907 James A Michener New York NY, writer (Tales of the South Pacific, Centennial, Chesapeake, Hawaii, Space)
1908 Oddbjörn Hagen Norway, cross country jumper (Olympics-gold-1936)
1909 Simone Weil Paris, mystic/social philosopher/Resistance fighter (WWII)
1909 M Vasalis [Margaretha Droogleever Fortuyn-Leenmans] poet (Phoenix)
1910 Nelson Case Long Beach CA, TV host (Trash or Treasure)
1910 Blas Galindo Dimas San Gabriel México, composer (A la Patria)
1911 Jehan [Ariste] Alain French organist/composer
1911 Jesse Thomas blues singer
1912 Jacques Soustelle French minister of information
1914 Cornelis “Kees” Andréa Dutch painter/graphic artist/carpet designer
1914 Felix Kelly artist
1915 Jann Willem Holsbergen author (Zakenmensen Fair as Gold)
1915 Richard Bales composer
1916 Vivien Signy nurse
1918 Helen Stephens US, 100 meter dash (Olympics-gold-1936)
1918 Joey Bishop [Gottlieb], Bronx, comedian/talk show host (Joey Bishop Show)
1920 Bibi Osterwald New Brunswick NJ, actress (Bridget Loves Bernie)
1920 Dr Henry Heimlich doctor/inventor (Heimlich maneuver)
1920 Stan Ockers Belgian bicyclist (Tour de France 1955, 56)
1922 Jean-Pierre Rampal flutist (Italian Flute Concertos)
1922 Bill Chappell Jr (Representative-D-FL, 1969- )
1925 John Fiedler Platville WI, actor (Mr Peterson-Newhart)
1925 Joop C Swart Dutch publisher/founder (World Press Photo)
1926 Arthur Arfons auto racer/designer (Green Monster 1964-536.71 MPH)
1926 Hans-Jochen Vogel leader of West Germany’s Social Democrats (SPD)
1926 Shelley Berman Chicago IL, actor/comedian (Son of the Blob, Love American Style)
1926 Glen Tetley US choreographer
1926 J Roy Rowland (Representative-D-GA, 1983- )
1928 C V Gadkari cricketer (Indian batsman in 6 Tests 1953-55)
1929 Russell Arms Berkeley CA, singer (Your Hit Parade)
1929 Val Doonican Irish singer/entertainer
1930 Joan Rice actress (Payroll, Steel Key, Curtain Up)
1931 Göran J S Palm Swedish poet/writer (Hudens Besök)
1932 Peggy Ann Garner Canton OH, actress (Little Women, Daisy Kenyon)
1932 J P “Pom-Pom” Felloes-Smith cricketer (South Africa batsman vs England 1960)
1932 Maria Itkina USSR, sprinter (9 world records)
1933 Paul S Sarbanes (Senator-D-MD, 1977- )
1934 Jeremy Kemp Chesterfield England, actor (Winds of War)
1935 Johnny “Guitar” Watson rock guitarist
1936 Robert Simpson Australian cricket player/manager (great Australian batsman/captain/coach/slip)
1938 Victor Buono San Diego CA, actor (Man from Atlantis, Untouchables)
1938 Vladimir Grigoryevich Fartushny Russia, cosmonaut
1939 Deszö Nowak Hungary, soccer play (Olympics-gold-1964, 68)
1939 Vladimir Yevgenyevich Preobrazhensky Russian cosmonaut
1940 Jim Hartz newscaster (NBC-TV, Innovations)
1940 Fran Tarkenton Richmond VA, NFL quarterback (New York Giants, Minnesota Vikings)
1941 Bridget Hanley Seattle WA, actress (Here Come the Brides)
1941 Angelo D’Aleo Bronx, tenor (Dion & Belmonts-Teenager in Love)
1941 Carol Mann Buffalo NY, golfer (LPGA Hall of Fame 1977, 1965 US Open)
1941 Chuck Tharp rock vocalist (Fireballs)
1941 Gary Bartlett cricket pace bowler (New Zealand in 10 Tests in the 1960’s)
1943 Blythe Danner Philadelphia PA, actress (Butterflies are Free)
1943 Dennis Edwards rocker (Temptations-Ain’t Too Proud To Beg, My Girl)
1943 Eric Haydock bassist (Hollies-He Ain’t Heavy He’s My Brother)
1944 Trisha Noble Sydney New South Wales Australia, actress (Deadline, Strike Force, Executive Suite)
1945 Bob Griese NFL quarterback (Miami Dolphins, 1971 Player of Year)
1945 Johnny Cymbal rocker (Mr Bass Man)
1945 Willeke Alberti [Verbruggen], Dutch vocalist/actress (Small Truth)
1947 Joe Coleman baseball pitcher (Washington, Detroit)
1947 Melanie [Safka], Astoria, singer/songwriter (Candles in the Rain)
1947 Chose Alberts [Krommenhoek], vocalist (Yet Many Years)
1947 Dave Davies London, rock vocalist/guitarist (Kinks-Lola)
1947 Koos Alberts [Krommenhoek], Dutch vocalist (Many More Years to Come)
1947 Paul Auster US author/poet/director (Mr Vertigo, Smoke)
1947 Stephen McHattie Antigonish Nova Scotia, actor (Call Me, Death Valley)
1949 Oscar Benton Dutch blues vocalist/guitarist (Ze is Zoals Jij)
1950 Lizzie Borden director/writer (Love Crimes, Working Girls)
1950 Michael Dickinson British reorganizer
1950 Morgan Fairchild [Patsy McClenny], Dallas TX, actress (Falcon Crest, Flamingo Road)
1951 Felipe Munoz México, 200 meter backstroke swimmer (Olympics-gold-1968)
1952 Fred Lynn Chicago IL, baseball outfielder (Boston, California, Baltimore)
1952 Jack Fields (Representative-R-TX, 1981- )
1956 Pamela Cossey England, model/sister of transsexual Tula
1956 Nathan Lane Jersey City NJ, actor (Birdcage, Timon-Lion King, Mouse Hunt, One of the Boys, Frankie & Johnnie)
1957 Tony Butler rocker (Big Country-Wonderland)
1958 Lee Crystal rocker (Joan Jett & Blackhearts-Ashes in the Wind)
1958 Joe Frank Edwards Jr Richmond VA, Commander USN/astronaut (STS 89)
1959 Loi Tolhurst rocker (Cure-Hell’s Kitchen)
1959 Molly Killingbeck Jamaica, 4X400 meter relayer (Olympics-silver-1984)
1959 Thomas Calabro Brooklyn NY, actor (Michael Mancini-Melrose Place)
1960 B J Jefferson Dallas TX, actress (Ronnie Laurance-Another World)
1960 Richard Kotzen rocker
1961 Keith Gordon New York NY, actor (Dressed to Kill, Legend of Billie Jean)
1962 Michele Greene Las Vegas NV, actress (Abby Perkins-LA Law)
1962 Joe Handle US baseball pitcher (Florida Marlins)
1965 Dorcas Wonsavage Madison WI, cross country skier (Olympics-1994)
1965 Kathleen Kimont Los Angeles CA, actress (Fraternity Vacation, Renegade)
1965 Maura Tierney Boston, actress (Lisa-Newsradio)
1966 Freedom Williams
1966 Danny Morrison cricket pace bowler (New Zealand since 1987)
1966 Gillian Bonner Athens GA, playmate (April 1996)
1966 Sean Patrick Wade Houston TX, New Zealand marathoner (Olympics-96)
1967 Aurelio Vidmar soccer player (Standard Luik, Feyenoord)
1967 Jason Morris Scotia NY, half-middleweight judoka (Olympics-silver-92, 96)
1967 Natalie Hunter Melbourne VIC Australia, canoeist (Olympics-96)
1968 Frantisek Kucera Prague Czechoslovakia, NHL defenseman (Vancouver Canucks, Olympics-gold-98)
1968 Leroy Thompson NFL running back (Kansas City Chiefs)
1968 Mark Koevermans Netherlands, tennis star
1968 Vlade Divac Yugoslavia, NBA center (Charlotte Hornets, Los Angeles Lakers)
1969 Casey Weldon NFL quarterback (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
1969 Jeff Christy NFL center (Minnesota Vikings)
1969 Robert Pack NBA guard (Washington Bullets, Dallas Mavericks)
1969 Terry Bradshaw US baseball outfielder (St Louis Cardinals)
1970 Alonza Barnett WLAF safety (Amsterdam Admirals)
1970 Eric Curry NFL defensive end (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
1970 Jason Muzzatti Toronto, NHL goalie (Hartford Whalers)
1970 Keith Carney Providence, NHL defenseman (Chicago Blackhawks, Team US)
1971 Eric Owens Danville VA, outfielder (Cincinnati Reds)
1971 Marcus Buckley NFL linebacker (New York Giants)
1971 Roman Cechmanek NHL goaltender (Team Czechoslovakia Olympics-gold-1998)
1971 Sean Dawkins NFL wide receiver (Indianapolis Colts)
1972 Jermaine Smith NFL defensive tackle (Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31)
1972 Keith Elias NFL running back (New York Giants)
1972 Tyrone Poole NFL cornerback (Carolina Panthers)
1973 Jim Campbell Worcester, NHL center (Anaheim Mighty Ducks)
1973 Kyle Richardson WLAF punter (Rhein Fire)
1976 Dwayne Rudd linebacker (Minnesota Vikings)
1976 Karen Bradley Miss Rhode Island-USA (1996)
1977 Maitland Ward Torrance CA, actress (Jessica-Bold & Beautiful)
1984 ? Long Beach CA, 1st baby conceived by embryo transplant
1990 Cody Newton Gifford son of Kathie Lee & Frank Gifford
1994 Tallulah Belle Willis 3rd daughter of Bruce Willis & Demi Moore
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