February 9

February 9 – Famous Birthdays

Rose Leslie (TV ACTRESS) 1987 

Tom Hiddleston (MOVIE ACTOR) 1981

Joe Pesci (MOVIE ACTOR) 1943

February 9– Famous Birthdays

1404 Constantine XI Dragases last Byzantine Emperor
1441 Ali Sjir Neva’i [Fani] Turkish poet/author (Mahbub al-kulub)
1578 Giambattista Andreini Italian playwright/actor (L’adamo)
1579 John Meursius [van Meurs], Dutch historian
1602 Franciscus van de Enden Flemish Jesuit/free thinker/tutor of Spinoza
1607 Abraham Megerle composer
1708 Egidio Romoaldo Duni composer (opéra-comique)
1735 Adriaan Kluit Dutch historian
1741 Henri-Joseph Rigel composer
1744 Amos Bull composer
1756 Karel Blazej Kopriva composer
1771 Daniel Belknap composer
1772 Frans Mikael Franzén Finnish-Swedish poet (Abo)
1773 William Henry Harrison Virginia, (Whigs) 9th President (March 4-April 4, 1841)
1775 Farkas/Wolfgang Bolyai Hungary, mathematician (parallel axiom)
1780 Walenty Karol Kratzer composer
1783 Vasili A Zjukovski Russian folk poet/translator (Homer)
1808 Francesco Gomez da Rocha composer
1814 Samuel Jones Tilden philanthropist for New York Public Library
1822 Charles T Stork Dutch industrialist
1826 John Alexander Logan Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1886
1830 Abdül Aziz Istanbul Ottoman, 32nd sultan of Turkey (1861-76)
1834 Felix Dahn writer
1834 Franz Xaver Witt composer
1846 Wilhelm Maybach German engineer, designer of 1st Mercedes
1853 Sir Leander Starr Jameson PM of South African Cape colony
1853 Leander Starr Jameson PM of South African Cape colony
1854 Aletta [Henriëtte] Jacobs 1st Dutch female physician
1854 Edward Carson 1st Baron Carson, lawyer/leader (Irish Unionist Party)
1857 Johannes T de Visser theologist/Dutch 1st minister of Education
1863 Anthony Hope [Hopkins] London, novelist
1865 Erich von Drygalski German Federal Republic, geographer/glaciologist/Antarctic explorer
1865 Mrs [Beatrice] Patrick Campbell England, actress (Pygmalion, Sean O’Casey’s mistress)
1866 George Ade US, journalist/playwright/humorist (Fables in Slang)
1867 Edward Naylor composer
1867 Natsume Sôseki [Natsume Kinnosuke] Japanese author (Kokoro)
1871 Howard T Ricketts US pathologist (studied typhus fever)
1871 Franc S Finzgar Slovenian clergyman/writer (Our Blood)
1874 Amy Lowell US, critic/Imagist poet (Patterns, Sword Blades & Poppy Seed)
1874 Vsevolod Meyerhold Russian theatrical producer/director/actor (Houligan)
1875 Sidney Hugo Nicholson composer
1876 Martin Stixrud Norway, figure skater (Olympics-bronze-1920)
1876 Aloïs Walgrave Flemish writer/pastor (Silent hours)
1879 Carl Natanael Berg composer
1879 Jacques Bainville French historian/essayist/journalist
1882 Thomas Campbell South African cricket wicketkeeper (5 Tests 1909-12)
1884 Frederik Gerretson [Geerten Gossaert], Dutch poet/politician)
1885 Alban Maria Johannes Berg Vienna Austria, a Lulu of a composer!
1887 Henry Zimmerman baseball player (1912-batted .372 with 14 home runs)
1887 Vital Celen Flemish writer (Puppy Love)
1890 Jacobus J P Oud Dutch architect/co-founder (Stijl)
1891 Pietro Nenni Italy, socialist/minister of foreign affairs (1946-47)
1891 Ronald Colman England, 1947 Academy Award actor (Tale of 2 Cities)
1892 Peggy Wood Brooklyn NY, actress (One Life to Live, Mama)
1892 Barend ter Haar Dutch lawyer (Indonesian adat justice)
1897 Sir Charles Edward Kingsford-Smith pioneer Australian aviator
19– Darren Dalton actor (Chris-Best Times)
1901 Brian Donlevy Portadown Ireland, actor (Barbary Coast, Glass Key, Wake Island, Dangerous Assignment)
1902 Blanche Calloway US vocalist/dancer (12 Clouds of Joy)
1902 Chester H Lauck Allene AR, actor (Dreaming Out Loud, 2 Weeks to Live)
1903 Georg Trexler composer
1906 Gwen Catley British soprano
1907 Aubrey “Dit” Clapper NHL hall of famer (Boston Bruins)
1908 Jackie Fields US, featherweight boxer (Olympics-gold-1924)
1909 Dean Rusk US Secretary of State (1961-69)
1909 Heather Angel Oxford England, actress (Informer, Last of Mohicans)
1909 Carmen Miranda [Maria do Carmo Miranda Da Cunha] Marco de Canavezes Portugal, vocalist/actress (Copacabana, Date With Judy)
1909 Harald Genzmer composer
1909 John Eustace Theodore Brancker lawyer/parliamentarian
1910 Jacques Monod French biochemist
1911 Eustace Wenworth Roskill law lord
1912 Hubert William Dean air armaments specialist
1913 Leo van der Kar masseur/businessman/founder (Sports funds)
1914 Bill (Rhymes with Wreck) Veeck baseball club owner
1914 Ernest Tubb Texas, guitarist/singer (I’m Walking the Floor over You)
1914 Ralph Herman Milwaukee WI, orchestra leader (Circus Time)
1914 Max Manus resistance fighter
1921 B M Ducat-Amos Air Commandant/director (RAF Nursing Service)
1921 Charles Montgomery Monteith publisher
1922 James C “Jim” Laker Bradford England, cricket off spinner
1923 Norman E Shumway Michigan, pioneer cardiac transplant surgeon
1923 Brendan Behan Dublin Ireland, author/poet (Hostage)
1923 Kathryn Grayson North Carolina, vocalist/actress (Anchors Aweigh, Kiss Me Kate)
1924 George Guest British organist
1925 Vic Wertz baseball player
1926 Garret FitzGerald Prime Minister of Ireland
1927 Donald Miller CEO (Scottish Power)
1927 Norman Adams painter/ceramic sculptor
1928 Roger Mudd Washington DC, news anchor (CBS Weekend News, NBC Evening News)
1929 Bill Barrett (Representative-R-NB)
1929 James Mulcro Drew composer
1929 Lennox Butler cricketer (1 Test West Indies vs Australia 1955, 16 & 2-151)
1929 Willem Kersters Flemish composer (Parwati, Gospel Song)
1930 Emil Petrovics composer
1931 Robert Morris sculptor
1931 Xavier Benguerel composer
1933 Countess of Airlie
1933 Jo Ann Prentice LPGA golfer
1933 Justice Johnson
1933 Lord Williams of Elvel
1934 John A Ziegler Jr Grosse Pointe MI, 4th NHL president (1977-92)
1935 Paul Flynn MP
1936 Clive Swift Liverpool, actor (Frenzy, Passage to India)
1937 Brian Wenham media consultant/journalist
1937 Johnny Sayles US vocalist (You Made Me Wiggle)
1939 Barry Mann singer (Who put the Bomp)
1939 Janet Suzman South Africa, actress (Dry White Season, Nuns on the Run)
1940 Brian Bennett London, rock drummer (Shadows)
1940 Ronnie Claire Edwards Oklahoma City OK, actress (Corabeth-Waltons, 8 Seconds, Sweet Bird of Youth)
1940 Smokey Robinson rocker (& Miracles-Tears of Clown)
1941 Sheila James Kuehl politician/actress (Zelda-Dobie Gillis)
1942 Carole King [Klein], Brooklyn NY, pianist/singer (Tapestry)
1942 Peder Lunde Jr Norway, yachtsman (Olympics-gold-1960)
1942 Charlie Morrow composer
1942 Milos Stedron composer
1943 Joe Pesci Newark NJ, actor (Half Nelson, Goodfellas)
1943 Jonny Nilsson Sweden, 10K speed skater (Olympics-gold-1964)
1943 Squire Fridell Oakland CA, actor (Rosetti & Ryan)
1943 Barbara Lewis US vocalist (Hello Stranger)
1943 James King New Orleans LA, basketball player (Olympics-gold-1968)
1943 Ryland Davies tenor
1944 Alice Walker US, novelist (Color Purple, Meridian)
1945 Mia (Maria) Farrow Los Angeles CA, actress (Rosemary’s Baby, Purple Rose of Cairo)
1945 Bill Bergey NFLer
1946 Annette Penhaligon
1946 M J H Sterling Vice-Chancellor (Brunel University)
1947 Joe Ely Amarillo TX, country vocalist (Honky Tonk Masquerade)
1947 Major Harris US R&B-singer (Love won’t Let me wait)
1949 Judith Light Trenton NJ, (Angela-Who’s the Boss, 1 Life to Live)
1949 Bernard Gallacher British golfer
1949 Janet Issaca Ashford writer
1950 Andrew N Meltzoff developmental psychologist
1950 Lloyd Weldon Keasor Pumphrey MD, wrestler (Olympics-silver-1976)
1950 Terry Hawkins theatre administrator
1951 Dennis “Dee Tee” Thomas saxophonist (Kool & the Gang-Celebration)
1951 Jay Inslee (Representative-D-Washington)
1951 Penny Peyser Irvington NY, actress (Rich Man Poor Man, Knots Landing)
1952 Danny White quarterback (Dallas Cowboys)
1953 Andre Sevard NHLer
1953 Antonius GM “Toon” Agterberg Dutch actor (Hunk)
1953 Gary Franks (Representative-R-CT)
1954 Ulrich Walter German Federal Republic, cosmonaut
1955 Charles Shaughnessy London England, actor (Maxwell Sheffield-The Nanny, Shane-Days of our Lives)
1955 Jm J Bullock Casper WY, actor (Monroe-Too Close for Comfort)
1956 Philip Jackson Ford Jr North Carolina, basketball player (Olympics-gold-1976)
1957 Gordon Strachan soccer player
1957 Mohammed Valli Moosa South African leader (UDF)
1958 Alexander “Sandy” W B Lyle Shrewsbury England, PGA golfer (1988 Phoenix Open)
1960 Holly Johnson vocalist (Frankie Goes to Hollywood-Relax)
1960 Peggy A Whitson Mt Ayr IA, PhD/astronaut
1961 John Kruk US baseball 1st baseman (Philadelphia Phillies)
1962 Diego Perez Spain, tennis star
1962 Martin D Lascelles grandson of English princess Mary
1963 Bonnie Levin Miami Beach FL, WPVA volleyballer
1963 Madusa Miceli [Debra Ann], Milan Italy, wrestler (WCW)
1963 Mike Rindel cricketer (N Transvaal opening bat ODI ton vs Pakistan 1995)
1963 Travis Tritt Marietta GA, country vocalist (Country Club)
1964 Rachel Bolan rocker (Skid Row)
1965 David Brandon NFL linebacker (Atlanta Falcons, Atlanta Falcons)
1965 Lennox Lewis London England, Super heavyweight boxer (Olympics-gold-1988)
1966 James “Rachel” Bolan Point Pleasant NJ, rocker (Skid Row-Psycho Love)
1966 Amanda Roocroft opera singer
1967 Kate Golden Beaumont TX, LPGA golfer (1992 Ping/Welch-5th)
1967 Stevon Moore NFL safety (Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens)
1967 Todd Pratt US baseball catcher (Philadelphia Phillies)
1968 Derek Strong NBA forward (Los Angeles Lakers, Orlando Magic)
1968 Marcus Meloan Agana Guam, Canadian Tour golfer (1992 US Amateur Champion)
1968 Paul Claxton Vidalia GA, Nike golfer (NIKE Central Georgia Open-38th)
1969 Jeff Pahukoa NFL guard/tackle (Atlanta Falcons)
1969 Jimmy Smith NFL wide receiver (Jacksonville Jaguars)
1969 Peta Edebone Australian softball outfielder (Olympics-bronze-96)
1969 Thomas Brandl Bad Tolz Germany, hockey forward (Team Germany 1998)
1969 Todd Lyght US football quarterback (St Louis Rams)
1970 Glenn McGrath cricketer (New South Wales & Australian fast bowler 1993-)
1970 Grant Moorhead New Plymouth New Zealand, Australasia golfer
1971 Gonzalo Floyd CFL defensive end (Hamilton Tiger Cats)
1971 Jason Mathews NFL tackle (Indianapolis Colts)
1971 Jim Miller NFL quarterback (Pittsburgh Steelers, Atlanta Falcons, Jaguars)
1971 Ken Felder US baseball outfielder (Milwaukee Brewers)
1971 Pat O’Neill NFL punter/place kicker (New England Patriots)
1971 Sharon Case Detroit MI, actress (Sharon Collins-Young & Restless)
1972 Jason George actor (Michael Bourre-Sunset Beach)
1972 Norbert Rosza Hungarian swimmer (100 meter freestyle record)
1973 Amber Valletta Phoenix AZ, model (Face, House of Style, Bazaar)
1974 Brad Maynard punter (New York Giants)
1974 John Wallace NBA forward (Toronto Raptors)
1974 Orlando Bobo guard (Minnesota Vikings) 

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