1973 - Jeon Do-yeon, Korean actress
1380 - Gianfrancesco Poggio Bracciolini, Italy, humanist
1465 - Elizabeth of York, London, Consort of King Henry VII
1875 - Sara Wennerberg-Reuter, composer
1937 - Lodewijk Boer, Dutch violinist/playwright (The Family)
1937 - Marilyn Butler, Rector (Exeter College-Oxford)
1568 - Honor d'Urf, French writer (d. 1625)
1649 - William Carstares, Scottish minister (d. 1715)
1657 - Bernard Fontenelle, France, scientist/writer (Plurality of Worlds)
1732 - George Washington [NS=Feb 22]
1755 - Albert Christoph Dies, composer
1938 - Yevgeniy Majorov, USSR, ice hockey (Olympic-gold-1964)
1774 - Hans Jrta, Swedish political activist (d. 1847)
1939 - Bryan Gould, MP
1939 - Gerry Goffin, Queens NY, rock lyricist (married Carole King)
1783 - Jarena Lee, famous African
1940 - Bobby "Boris" Pickett, rocker (Monster Mash)
1799 - Basil Moreau, French Founder priest (d. 1873)
1897 - Yves de La Casiniere, composer
1802 - Lydia Maria Child, US, author/abolitionist (Juvenile Miscellany)
1941 - Sergio Mendes, jazz/pop musician (Brazil '66/'77/'88)
1942 - Archie Andrews, comic book character (Archie)
1942 - James Couchman, MP
1901 - Roddy Connolly, Irish politician, son of James Connolly (d. 1980)
1942 - Otis Clay, US gospel/R&B-singer (That's how it is)
1942 - Tony Colton, rock producer (On the Boards)
1821 - Auguste-douard Mariette, French Egyptologist (d. 1881)
1829 - William Anderson Pile, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1889
1943 - Serge Lama, French singer
1905 - Beb [Elizabeth] Vuyk, Neth/Indonesian writer (Camp diary)
1906 - Denis Barnett, British air chief marshal
1907 - E W Swanton, author & sports commentator
1946 - M C Walker, CEO (Iceland Frozen Foods)
1946 - Timothy Chambers, pediatrician
1946 - Ian Porterfield, English footballer (d. 2007)
1860 - Rachilde, [Marguerite Vallette-Eymery], French author (Monsieur Venus)
1947 - Kikko Matsuoka, Japanese actress
1948 - Sue Bernard, Los Angeles CA, playmate (Dec, 1966)
1911 - Alec Cairncross, chancellor (Glasgow U)
1912 - Roy Fuller, England, poet/novelist (Lost Season)
1950 - Earnest Jim Istook, (Rep-R-Oklahoma)
1912 - Roy Fuller, English writer (d. 1991)
1875 - Sara Wennerberg-Reuter, composer
1914 - French Duynstee, Dutch constitutional lawyer
1882 - Gheorghe Cucu, composer
1914 - Menelaos Pallantios, composer
1887 - John van Melle, South African writer (Dawid Booysen)
1954 - Catherine Hickland, Ft Lauderdale, actress (Capitol, Star Trek IV)
1915 - Mervyn Levy, artist/critic
1915 - Patrick Leigh Fermor, author
1956 - Kathleen Beller, Queens NY, actress (Ft Apache the Bronx, Touched)
1956 - H.R., American singer
1891 - J.W. Hearne English cricketer (d. 1965)
1958 - Michael Jackson, controller (BBC2)
1894 - Alfonso Leng, composer
1894 - Isaac M Kolthoff, chemist (Massenanalyse)
1961 - Becky LeBeau, LA Calif, vocalist (Mischief)
1897 - Yves de La Casiniere, composer
1920 - Farouk I, Cairo, last King of Egypt (1936-52)
1920 - Paul Peter Piech, artist
1900 - Thomas Hitchcock Jr, great polo player (Westchester Cup 1924,27,30,39)
1921 - Lloyd Bentsen, (Sen-D-TX, 1971- )/1989 Dem VP nominee)
1962 - Eric Vanderaerden, Belgian cyclist
1902 - Arne Jacobsen, Danish architect (d. 1971)
1903 - Hans Redlich, composer
1964 - Sheryl Crow, vocalist (All I Want to Do-Grammy 1995)
1923 - Ronald Arculus, British diplomat
1964 - Sarah Palin, American politician
1965 - Angie Ridgeway, Wabash IN, LPGA golfer (1992 Sara Lee-8th)
1906 - Denis Barnett, British air chief marshal
1907 - E W Swanton, author & sports commentator
1966 - Anthony Parker, NFL cornerback (Minn Vikings, St Louis Rams, TB Bucs)
1908 - Sutan Takdir Alishahbana, Indonesian linguistic/author/novelist
1966 - Stephen Gregory, NYC, actor (Chase-Young & Restless)
1926 - Leslie Nielsen, Canadian actor
1909 - Max Baer, Omaha Nebraska, heavyweight boxing champ (1934-35)
1928 - Conrad Janis, NYC, actor (Mork & Mindy, Quark, Bonino)
1928 - Gerry Alexander, cricket wicketkeeper (WI of 50s & 60s)
1928 - Raoul Cita, rocker
1973 - Ethan Iverson, jazz pianist
660 BC - Traditional date for the foundation of Japan by Emperor Jimmu.
55 - Tiberius Claudius Caesar Britannicus, heir to the Roman Emperorship, dies under mysterious circumstances in Rome. This clears the way for Nero to become Emperor.
244 - Emperor Gordian III is murdered by mutinous soldiers in Zaitha (Mesopotamia). A mound is raised at Carchemish in his memory.
1531 - Henry VIII of England is recognized as supreme head of the Church of England.
1659 - The assault on Copenhagen by Swedish forces is beaten back with heavy losses.
1752 - Pennsylvania Hospital, the first hospital in the United States, is opened by Benjamin Franklin.
1790 - The Religious Society of Friends, also known as Quakers, petitions U.S. Congress for abolition of slavery.
1794 - First session of United States Senate open to the public.
1808 - Jesse Fell burns anthracite on an open grate as an experiment in heating homes with coal.
1812 - Massachusetts governor Elbridge Gerry "gerrymanders" for the first time.
1826 - University College London is founded under the name University of London.
1826 - Swaminarayan writes the Shikshapatri, an important text within the Swaminarayan faith.
1840 - Gaetano Donizetti's opera La Fille du Rgiment receives its first performance in Paris.
1843 - Giuseppe Verdi's opera I Lombardi receives its first performance in Milan.
1855 - Kassa Hailu is crowned Tewodros II, Emperor of Ethiopia, by Abuna Salama III in a ceremony at the church of Derasge Maryam
1861 - American Civil War: United States House of Representatives unanimously passes a resolution guaranteeing noninterference with slavery in any state.
1873 - King Amadeus I of Spain
1380 - Gianfrancesco Poggio Bracciolini, Italy, humanist
1465 - Elizabeth of York, London, Consort of King Henry VII
1875 - Sara Wennerberg-Reuter, composer
1937 - Lodewijk Boer, Dutch violinist/playwright (The Family)
1937 - Marilyn Butler, Rector (Exeter College-Oxford)
1568 - Honor d'Urf, French writer (d. 1625)
1649 - William Carstares, Scottish minister (d. 1715)
1657 - Bernard Fontenelle, France, scientist/writer (Plurality of Worlds)
1732 - George Washington [NS=Feb 22]
1755 - Albert Christoph Dies, composer
1938 - Yevgeniy Majorov, USSR, ice hockey (Olympic-gold-1964)
1774 - Hans Jrta, Swedish political activist (d. 1847)
1939 - Bryan Gould, MP
1939 - Gerry Goffin, Queens NY, rock lyricist (married Carole King)
1783 - Jarena Lee, famous African
1940 - Bobby "Boris" Pickett, rocker (Monster Mash)
1799 - Basil Moreau, French Founder priest (d. 1873)
1897 - Yves de La Casiniere, composer
1802 - Lydia Maria Child, US, author/abolitionist (Juvenile Miscellany)
1941 - Sergio Mendes, jazz/pop musician (Brazil '66/'77/'88)
1942 - Archie Andrews, comic book character (Archie)
1942 - James Couchman, MP
1901 - Roddy Connolly, Irish politician, son of James Connolly (d. 1980)
1942 - Otis Clay, US gospel/R&B-singer (That's how it is)
1942 - Tony Colton, rock producer (On the Boards)
1821 - Auguste-douard Mariette, French Egyptologist (d. 1881)
1829 - William Anderson Pile, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1889
1943 - Serge Lama, French singer
1905 - Beb [Elizabeth] Vuyk, Neth/Indonesian writer (Camp diary)
1906 - Denis Barnett, British air chief marshal
1907 - E W Swanton, author & sports commentator
1946 - M C Walker, CEO (Iceland Frozen Foods)
1946 - Timothy Chambers, pediatrician
1946 - Ian Porterfield, English footballer (d. 2007)
1860 - Rachilde, [Marguerite Vallette-Eymery], French author (Monsieur Venus)
1947 - Kikko Matsuoka, Japanese actress
1948 - Sue Bernard, Los Angeles CA, playmate (Dec, 1966)
1911 - Alec Cairncross, chancellor (Glasgow U)
1912 - Roy Fuller, England, poet/novelist (Lost Season)
1950 - Earnest Jim Istook, (Rep-R-Oklahoma)
1912 - Roy Fuller, English writer (d. 1991)
1875 - Sara Wennerberg-Reuter, composer
1914 - French Duynstee, Dutch constitutional lawyer
1882 - Gheorghe Cucu, composer
1914 - Menelaos Pallantios, composer
1887 - John van Melle, South African writer (Dawid Booysen)
1954 - Catherine Hickland, Ft Lauderdale, actress (Capitol, Star Trek IV)
1915 - Mervyn Levy, artist/critic
1915 - Patrick Leigh Fermor, author
1956 - Kathleen Beller, Queens NY, actress (Ft Apache the Bronx, Touched)
1956 - H.R., American singer
1891 - J.W. Hearne English cricketer (d. 1965)
1958 - Michael Jackson, controller (BBC2)
1894 - Alfonso Leng, composer
1894 - Isaac M Kolthoff, chemist (Massenanalyse)
1961 - Becky LeBeau, LA Calif, vocalist (Mischief)
1897 - Yves de La Casiniere, composer
1920 - Farouk I, Cairo, last King of Egypt (1936-52)
1920 - Paul Peter Piech, artist
1900 - Thomas Hitchcock Jr, great polo player (Westchester Cup 1924,27,30,39)
1921 - Lloyd Bentsen, (Sen-D-TX, 1971- )/1989 Dem VP nominee)
1962 - Eric Vanderaerden, Belgian cyclist
1902 - Arne Jacobsen, Danish architect (d. 1971)
1903 - Hans Redlich, composer
1964 - Sheryl Crow, vocalist (All I Want to Do-Grammy 1995)
1923 - Ronald Arculus, British diplomat
1964 - Sarah Palin, American politician
1965 - Angie Ridgeway, Wabash IN, LPGA golfer (1992 Sara Lee-8th)
1906 - Denis Barnett, British air chief marshal
1907 - E W Swanton, author & sports commentator
1966 - Anthony Parker, NFL cornerback (Minn Vikings, St Louis Rams, TB Bucs)
1908 - Sutan Takdir Alishahbana, Indonesian linguistic/author/novelist
1966 - Stephen Gregory, NYC, actor (Chase-Young & Restless)
1926 - Leslie Nielsen, Canadian actor
1909 - Max Baer, Omaha Nebraska, heavyweight boxing champ (1934-35)
1928 - Conrad Janis, NYC, actor (Mork & Mindy, Quark, Bonino)
1928 - Gerry Alexander, cricket wicketkeeper (WI of 50s & 60s)
1928 - Raoul Cita, rocker
1973 - Ethan Iverson, jazz pianist
660 BC - Traditional date for the foundation of Japan by Emperor Jimmu.
55 - Tiberius Claudius Caesar Britannicus, heir to the Roman Emperorship, dies under mysterious circumstances in Rome. This clears the way for Nero to become Emperor.
244 - Emperor Gordian III is murdered by mutinous soldiers in Zaitha (Mesopotamia). A mound is raised at Carchemish in his memory.
1531 - Henry VIII of England is recognized as supreme head of the Church of England.
1659 - The assault on Copenhagen by Swedish forces is beaten back with heavy losses.
1752 - Pennsylvania Hospital, the first hospital in the United States, is opened by Benjamin Franklin.
1790 - The Religious Society of Friends, also known as Quakers, petitions U.S. Congress for abolition of slavery.
1794 - First session of United States Senate open to the public.
1808 - Jesse Fell burns anthracite on an open grate as an experiment in heating homes with coal.
1812 - Massachusetts governor Elbridge Gerry "gerrymanders" for the first time.
1826 - University College London is founded under the name University of London.
1826 - Swaminarayan writes the Shikshapatri, an important text within the Swaminarayan faith.
1840 - Gaetano Donizetti's opera La Fille du Rgiment receives its first performance in Paris.
1843 - Giuseppe Verdi's opera I Lombardi receives its first performance in Milan.
1855 - Kassa Hailu is crowned Tewodros II, Emperor of Ethiopia, by Abuna Salama III in a ceremony at the church of Derasge Maryam
1861 - American Civil War: United States House of Representatives unanimously passes a resolution guaranteeing noninterference with slavery in any state.
1873 - King Amadeus I of Spain
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