February 6 – Famous Birthdays
Bob Marley (REGGEAE SINGER) 1945-1981
Rick Astley (POP SINGER) 1966
Ronald Reagan (US PRESIDENT) 1911-2004
February 6 – Famous Birthdays
1461 Dzore Drzic Croatian poet
1536 Toyotomi Hideyoshi 2nd of three unifier of Japan in 16th century
1564 Christopher Marlowe English poet/dramatist (Dr Faustus)
1608 Antonio Vieira Portuguese Jesuit preacher
1612 Antoine Arnauld [Grand Arnauld], French lawyer/theologist
1665 Anne Stuart Queen of England (1702-14)
1673 Maximilian Dietrich Freisslich composer
1695 Andre Cheron composer
1705 Johann Matthias Leffloth composer
1724 Paul-Louis Cyfflé Flemish sculptor (Terre de Lorraine)
1753 Evariste Désiré Desforges chevalier de Parny French poet
1756 Aaron Burr Newark NJ, (D-R), 3rd US Vice-President (1801-05), dueler
1778 Ugo Foscolo Italy, writer/poet (Last Letters of Jacopo Ortis)
1788 Károly Kisfaludy Hungary, romantic poet (Tartars in Hungary-1819)
1793 Pietro Rovelli composer
1797 Joseph Maria von Radowitz Prussian minister of Foreign affairs
1798 Théodore Caruelle d’Aligny French painter/etcher
1802 Charles Wheatstone English physicist/musician
1804 Ragnerus L van Andringa de Kempenaer Dutch officer/swindler
1807 Hans Matthison-Hansen composer
1818 William Maxwell Evarts (Union), died in 1901
1830 Marcellus Monroe Crocker Brigadier General (Union volunteers), died in 1865)
1832 John Brown Gordon Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1904
1833 James Ewell Brown “JEB” Stuart Major General (Commander of Cavalry, Confederate Army)
1833 José M de Pereda y Sánchez the Porrúa Spanish writer (Sotileza)
1834 William Dorsey Pender Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1863
1838 Sir Henry Irving [John H Brodribb], England, knighted 1895/actor (Hamlet)
1848 Luigi Mancinelli composer
1860 Johan [Eliza J] de Meester Dutch journalist/writer (Geertje)
1864 John Henry Mackay Scottish/German author/poet (Anarchists)
1866 Karl T Sapper German geography/geologist (Vulkankunde)
1872 Theodor Lessing writer
1874 Milton Bennett Medary US, architect (Washington Chapel)
1876 Wilhelm Schmidtbonn[-Schmidt] German playwright (Der Sprechende Eros)
1878 Waclaw Gieburowski composer
1879 Carl Ramsauer
1881 Karl Weigl composer
1886 Louis Piérard Belgian journalist/writer (Great Germany)
1888 Ljudmil Stojanow Bulgarian poet (Metsh i Slowo, Cholera)
1889 Karel Wellens Flemish painter
1889 Siegfried Kracauer writer
1890 Anton Hermann Fokker aviation pioneer
1893 Sir Muhammad Zafrulla Khan President of UN General Assembly (1962-63)
1895 George Herman (Babe) Ruth Baltimore MD, baseball great (Yankees)
1897 Alberto [de Almeida] Cavalcanti Brazil, director (Nicholas Nickleby)
1899 Ramon Novarro [José RG Samaniegos], Durango Mexico, actor (Ben Hur)
1900 Roy Smeck guitarist/banjoist
1900 Rudolf Värnlund Swedish playwright (Heliga Familjen)
1901 Ben Lyon Atlanta GA, actor (I Cover the Waterfront, Night Nurse)
1902 Louis Nizer lawyer/author (defended blacklisted stars in the ’50s, Catspaw)
1903 John Dunning cricketer (New Zealand medium-fast bowler of 30’s)
1903 Pieter G Buckinx Flemish writer (Temptation of Poverty)
1904 Claudio Arrau Chile, composer/pianist (Boston Symphony Orchestra)
1905 Wladislaw Gomulka premier of Poland
1907 Sam Green industrialist/inventor
1908 General Edward Lansdale model for “Quiet American” & “Ugly American”
1908 Amintore Fanfani premier of Italy
1908 Thomas Dorrington Tomlinson national Park Warden
1909 Israel Citkowitz composer
1910 George H Poyser English soccer player/manager (Brentford)
1910 Irmgard Keun West German writer (Das kunstseidene Mädchen)
1911 A W “Dooley” Briscoe cricketer (batted in 2 Tests for South Africa 30’s)
1911 Ronald Reagan Illinois, actor (Bedtime for Bonzo)/40th President (R) (1981-89)
1912 Eva Braun mistress of Adolf Hitler
1913 John Lund Rochester NY, actor (Wackiest Ship in the Army)
1913 Mary Nicol Leakey palaeontologist
1915 Derk Roemers Dutch politician (Social-Democrat)
1916 Bill Doggett rocker
1917 Arthur Gold Toronto, Canada, pianist
1917 Liberato Firmino Sifonia composer
1919 Lindsay Tuckett cricketer (son of Len, 9 Tests for South Africa 1947-49)
1919 Louis Heren journalist/writer (China’s Three Thousand Years)
1920 James H Scheuer (Representative-D-NY, 1965-73, 75- )
1922 Patrick MacNee London England, actor (Jonathan Steed-Avengers)
1923 Maurice Le Roux composer
1924 Billy W William Ambrose right soccer star
1924 Billy Wright English soccer player
1924 Paolo Volponi Italian communist/author (Road to Rome)
1927 Smokey Burgess baseball catcher (Pittsburgh Pirates)
1929 Sixten Jernberg Sweden, skier (Olympics-gold-1956/60/64)
1929 Keith Waterhouse English writer (Billy Liar, Say Who Are You?)
1931 Mamie Van Doren Rowena SD, actress (Navy vs Night Monsters)
1931 Rip Torn Texas, actor (Coma, Summer Rental, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof)
1931 Freddie Trueman cricketer (“Fiery Fred”, 307 wickets for England)
1932 François Truffaut Paris France, director (Jules & Jim, Fahrenheit 451)
1933 Leslie Crowther English TV-comic/quizmaster
1933 Walter E Fauntroy (Representative-D-DC, 1971- )
1936 Otis Williams rocker (Charms)
1936 Wies Andersen [Aloïs de Bois], Belgian actor/producer (Maigret)
1937 Baldev Singh Chahal campaigner
1938 Ellsworth Milburn composer
1939 Mike Farrell St Paul MN, actor (BJ Honeycutt-MASH, Battered)
1940 Tom Brokaw Yankton SD, news anchor (NBC Nightly News 1982- )
1940 Jimmy Tarbuck English comic/golfer
1941 Gigi Perreau Los Angeles CA, actress (Journey to Center of Time)
1941 Stephen Albert composer
1942 John London bassist (Michael Nesmith band)
1943 Fabian Forte Philadelphia PA, singer (Turn Me Loose, Tiger)
1943 Gayle Hunnicutt Ft Worth TX, actress (Legend of Hell House, Dallas)
1944 Michael Tucker Baltimore MD, actor (Stuart Markowitz-LA Law)
1945 Bob Marley Jamaican reggae vocalist (Bob Marley & Wailers-Roots Rock Reggae)
1947 Charles Hickcox US, 200 meter/400 meter medley swimmer (Olympics-3 gold-1968)
1949 Frank Rich US politician
1949 Manuel Orantes tennis champion (US Open-1975)
1949 Richie Zisk baseball player
1950 Natalie Cole Los Angeles CA, singer (Unforgettable, Pink Cadillac, Miss You Like Crazy)
1950 Mike Batt composer/arranger
1950 Punky Meadows Washington DC, rock guitarist (Angel)
1950 Rich Glover NFLer
1951 Maria Christina Belgian princess/daughter of Leopold III
1952 John Sanderford Orlando FL, actor (Recoil, Ryan’s Hope)
1952 Richard Charsworth Australian women field hockey head coach (Olympics-96)
1953 Susie Hutchison Flintridge CA, equestrian show jumper (Olympics-96)
1954 Scott Kempner “Top Ten” rocker (Del Lords)
1955 Eric Money NBAer
1956 Jon Walmsley Lancashire England, actor (Jason-Waltons)
1956 Linda Grovenor Baltimore MD, actress (Die Laughing, Wheels of Fire)
1957 Jerry Marotta rocker (Orleans-Love Takes Time)
1957 Kathy Najimy actress (Sister Act, Veronica’s Closet)
1957 Robert Townsend Chicago IL, comedian/actor (Hollywood Shuffle, Ratboy)
1958 Barry Miller Los Angeles CA, actor (Fame, Peggy Sue Got Married)
1958 Bill Dawley baseball player
1958 Cecily Adams Queens NY, entertainment caster (American Heart)
1958 Kelly Leadbetter Phoenix AZ, LPGA golfer (1986 Hennessy French Open)
1958 Mark Hamilton Louisville KY, sprint kayak Olympics-96)
1958 Simon Baker Australian speed walker, (Olympics-84, 88, 96)
1960 Megan Gallagher Reading PA, actress (Slap Maxwell, Millennium)
1961 Yuri Ivanovich Onufriyenko Russian major/cosmonaut (Mir, Soyuz TM-23)
1962 Axl Rose [William Bailey] Lafayette IN, rocker (Guns & Roses)
1963 David Capel cricketer (England all-rounder in 15 Tests 1987-90)
1963 Mike Hough Montréal, NHL left wing (Florida Panthers)
1964 Matt Hayes Australian soling yachtsman (Olympics-96)
1964 Skip Ewing Redlands CA, country vocalist (Coast of Colorado)
1965 Jan Sverák Zatec Czechoslovakia, director (Kolya, Jizda, Ropaci)
1966 Rick Astley rock vocalist (Never Gonna Give You Up)
1966 Alex Antonitsch Austria, tennis star
1966 Tom Tupa NFL punter/quarterback (Cleveland Browns, New England Patriots)
1967 Bennie Dekker Dutch soccer player (NEC/AZ/De Graafschap)
1967 Mike Evans WLAF defensive tackle (Amsterdam Admirals)
1967 Randy Hilliard NFL defensive back (Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32)
1968 Imtiaz Abbasi UAE cricket wicket-keeper (World Cup 1996)
1968 Malika Mahfoud Copenhagen Denmark, golfer (Gippsland Ladies Amateur)
1968 Richard Newbill WLAF linebacker (London Monarchs)
1969 April Lerman Chicago IL, actress (Lila-Charles in Charge)
1969 Anna Acker-Macosko Marshfield WI, LPGA golfer (1995 Gold Coast Tour)
1969 Bob Wickman Green Bay WI, pitcher (Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees)
1969 Greg Patrick WLAF safety (Frankfurt Galaxy)
1969 James Jones NFL defensive tackle (Denver Broncos, Baltimore Ravens)
1969 Kurt Abbott US baseball player (Florida Marlins)
1969 Rajindra Dhanraj Trinidad cricket leg-spinner (West Indies 1994-95)
1970 Jeff Rouse US, 50 meter/100 meter backstroke swimmer (Olympics-gold/silver-92, 96)
1970 Mark Hutton Adelaide Australia, pitcher (New York Yankees)
1971 Brad Hogg cricketer (WA chinaman all-rounder, Australia vs India 1996)
1971 Carlos Rogers NBA forward/center (Toronto Raptors)
1971 Lance Bade Vancouver British Columbia, US double trap (Olympics-bronze-1996)
1971 Mana Endo Hiroshima Japan, tennis star (1996 3rd round Australian Open)
1971 Peter Tchernyshev St Petersburg Russia, dance skater (& Naomi Lang)
1972 David Binn NFL safety (San Diego Chargers)
1972 Mark Labbrook Australian 200 meter/400 meter runner (Olympics-96)
1972 Shawn Respert NBA guard (Milwaukee Bucks, Toronto Raptors)
1973 Arie Obdam Dutch soccer player (FC Volendam)
1973 Fred Miller tackle (St Louis Rams)
1973 Lulama Masikazana cricket wicket-keeper (Kwazulu for E Province)
1974 Nathan Davis defensive tackle (Atlanta Falcons)
1974 Olaf Lindenbergh soccer player (Ajax, De Graafschap)
1975 Chad Allen Dallas TX, baseball outfielder (Olympics-bronze-96)
1975 Leo Insam hockey defenseman (Team Italy 1998)
1976 Elina Zisi Miss Greece-Universe (1997)
1976 Kim Zmeskal Houston TX, US gymnast (Olympics-92)
1984 Brandon Hammond actor (Gregory Hines Show)
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