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February 21 Birthdays in History - February 21 Deaths - February 21 Events
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February 21, 1986 Amedeo, Belgium, son of princess Astrid/arch duke Lorenz February 21, 1986 Charlotte Church, Welsh Musician February 21, 1976 Robin Confer, soccer forward 1996 Olympics February 21, 1976 Ryan Smyth, Banff, NHL left wing for the Edmonton Oilers February 21, 1975 Scott Miller, Sydney NSW Australia, swimmer, 1996 Olympics silver February 21, 1975 Troy Slaten, actor, Jerry-Parker Lewis Can't Lose February 21, 1974 Alexei Lojkin, NHL forward, Belarus, 1998 Olympics February 21, 1974 Rohsaan Griffin, Texas City Texas, 200m runner February 21, 1973 Brian Rolston, Flint, NHL left wing, Olympics-1994, New Jersey Devils February 21, 1973 Les Gutches, Medford Oregon, 180 lbs freestyle wrestler, Oly-1996 February 21, 1973 Justin Sane, American Musician February 21, 1972 Karl DeWolf, hockey defenseman, Team France 1998 February 21, 1971 Arco Jochemsen, Dutch soccer player, SVDB, Vitesse February 21, 1971 Jeff Schmidt, U.S. baseball pitcher for the California Angels February 21, 1971 Jey Phillips, WLAF safety for the Amsterdam Admirals February 21, 1971 Jose Solano, actor, Baywatch February 21, 1971 Terry Mickens, NFL wide reciever, Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31 February 21, 1970 Javier De La Hoya, Mexican/US baseball pitcher for the Florida Marlins February 21, 1970 Marc Woodard, NFL linebacker for the Philadelphia Eagles February 21, 1970 Michael Slater, cricketer, devastating Aust opening bat since 1993 February 21, 1970 Patrick Pilloni, hockey forward, Team Austria 1998 February 21, 1970 Will Moore, NFL wide receiver, New England Patriots, Jacksonville Jaguars February 21, 1969 Dean Noel, CFL full back for the Hamilton Tiger Cats February 21, 1969 Petra Kronberger, Austrian alpine skiier 1992 Olympics gold February 21, 1968 Pellom McDaniels, NFL defensive end for the Kansas City Chiefs February 21, 1968 Terry Allen, NFL running back, Minnesota Vikings, Washington Redskins February 21, 1967 Leroy Russel Burrell, Philadelphia, long jumper 1996 Olympics February 21, 1967 Patrick Lodewijks, Dutch soccer player, PSV, FC Groningen February 21, 1966 Bronwen Booth, London, actress, Andy-One Life to Live, Eternal Evil February 21, 1966 Chris Donnels, U.S. baseball infielder for the Houston Astros February 21, 1966 Edie Boyer, St. Paul, Minnesota, discus thrower February 21, 1966 Tommy Hendricks, rocker February 21, 1966 Wendy James, born in London, England, vocalist, Transvision Vamp-Velveteen February 21, 1965 Jayson Meyer, Regina Saskatchewan, hockey defenseman, Team Germany February 21, 1965 Keith Arthurton, cricketer, Charlestown, Nevis WI lefty bat February 21, 1964 Alana Soares, born in Redondo Beach, California, playmate, Mar, 1983 February 21, 1964 Mark E Kelly, Orange, New Jersey, Lt USN/astronaut February 21, 1964 Scott J Kelly, Orange, New Jersey, Lt USN/astronaut February 21, 1964 Willie Pless, CFL linebacker for the Edmonton Eskimos February 21, 1963 Greg Turner, Dunedin NZ, Australasia golfer February 21, 1963 Michael Gostigian, Newtown Sq, Pennsylvania, pentathelete, Oly-16th-88, 92, 96 February 21, 1963 Billy Baldwin, American Designer February 21, 1962 David Foster Wallace, American Writer February 21, 1961 Christopher Atkins, Rye, New York, actor, Peter-Dallas, Blue Lagoon February 21, 1961 Ranking Roger, rock vocalist, English Beat-Drowning February 21, 1961 Yobes Ondieki, Kenya, 10K runner, world record February 21, 1961 Chuck Palahniuk, American Novelist February 21, 1958 Alan Trammell, Garden Grove California, infielder for the Detroit Tigers February 21, 1958 Jack Coleman, Easton, Pennsylvania, actor, Steven Carrington-Dynasty February 21, 1958 Jake Steinfeld, exercise expert, Body by Jake February 21, 1958 Mary-Chapin Carpenter, Princeton, New Jersey, country vocalist, This Shirt February 21, 1956 Woody Brown, Dayton Ohio, actor, Cliff-Facts of Life February 21, 1954 Ivo van Damme, Belgium, 800/1500m dash 1976 Olympics silver February 21, 1953 Christine Ebersole, Park Forest, Illinois, actress, SNL, Valerie, Tootsie February 21, 1953 William L Petersen, actor, Return to Lonesome Dove February 21, 1953 William Petersen, American Actor February 21, 1952 Jean-Jacques Brunel, rock bassist, Stranglers-Dreamtime February 21, 1951 John Parker, cricketer, NZ batsman of 70s February 21, 1951 Michael Cotten, rock synthesizer, Tubes February 21, 1951 Vince Welnick, rock keyboardist, Tubes February 21, 1949 Jerry Harrison, Milwaukee, rock keyboardist, Talking Heads February 21, 1948 Larry Ragland, Richmond, Virginia, comedian, Keep on Truckin' February 21, 1947 Olympia J Snowe, Rep-R-ME, 1979- February 21, 1947 Olympia Snowe, American Politician February 21, 1946 Alan Rickman, actor, Robin Hood Prince of Thieves February 21, 1946 Desmond Lewis, WI cricket batsman/keeper, avg 86.33 in 3 Tests February 21, 1946 Tricia Nixon Cox, Richard Milhaus' daughter, or 0202 February 21, 1946 Tyne Daly, born in Madison, Wisconsin, actress, Cagney and Lacey, Angel Unchained February 21, 1946 Anthony Daniels, English Actor February 21, 1945 Paul Newton, rock bassist February 21, 1945 Sudhir Naik, cricketer, Indian Test batsman in 2 Tests 1974 February 21, 1944 Herman de Coninck, Flemish writer/poet, Impossible Work February 21, 1944 Kitty Winn, Washington D.C., actress, Beacon Hill February 21, 1943 David Geffin, born in Brooklyn, New York, record producer, Geffin, Asylum February 21, 1943 Duncan Swift, jazz pianist February 21, 1943 Roberto Faenza, director, Cop Killers, Corrupt February 21, 1943 David Geffen, American Businessman February 21, 1942 Margarethe Von Trotta, Berlin Germany, actress/director, Marianne February 21, 1941 Charlie Shelburne, English earl/large landowner February 21, 1940 John Lewis, Rep-D-Georgia February 21, 1940 Peter McEnery, England, actor, Game is Over, Moonspinners February 21, 1939 Richard Beymer, Avoca, Iowa, actor, West Side Story, Diary of Anne Frank February 21, 1939 Ron Nagle, rock producer, Riding with the King February 21, 1938 Beryl F Anthony, Jr., Rep-D-CA, 1979- February 21, 1937 Gary Lockwood, born in Van Nuys, California, actor, 2001, Survival Zone, Lieutenant February 21, 1937 Ron Clarke, Australia, runner, held 19 world records February 21, 1937 Jilly Cooper, British Author February 21, 1936 Barbara Jordan, born in Houston, Texas, Rep-D-Tx, 1972-78 February 21, 1935 Mark McManus, actor, Taggart, Nightstick, 2000 Weeks, 12th Night February 21, 1934 Rue McClanahan, Healdton Oklahoma, actress, Maude, Golden Girls February 21, 1933 Nina Simone, born in Tyron, North Carolina, vocalist/pianist, Porgy February 21, 1932 Harald V, King of Norway, 1991- February 21, 1931 Larry Hagman, TV actor, I Dream of Jeannie, Dallas February 21, 1930 Elizabeth Adams, madame February 21, 1927 Erma Bombeck, born in Dayton, Ohio, humorist, Grass is Always Greener... February 21, 1927 Hubert de Givenchy, Beauvais France, fashion designer, Audrey Hepburn February 21, 1927 Pierre Mercure, composer February 21, 1926 Hans Andreus, [Johan W van der Zant], Dutch poet, Animal Language February 21, 1925 Al Fann, Cleve, actor, Alvin-He's the Mayor February 21, 1925 Jack Ramsay, NBA coach February 21, 1925 Sam Peckinpah, born in Fresno, California, film director, Wild Bunch, Straw Dogs February 21, 1924 Robert G Mugabe, premier/president of Zimbabwe February 21, 1923 Lola Flores, entertainer February 21, 1923 Lucille Bremer, dancer/actress, Ruthless, Ziegfeld Follies February 21, 1923 Zvi Zeitlin, Dubrovnik Yugoslavia, violinist and professor, Eastman School February 21, 1922 Murray "the K" Kaufman, New York City DJ, 5th Beatle February 21, 1922 Uros Krek, composer February 21, 1921 John Rawls, American Educator February 21, 1917 Victor G M Marijnen, Dutch premier, 1963-65 February 21, 1915 Ann Sheridan, Denton Texas, actress, Dodge City, Another World February 21, 1915 Godfrey Brown, England, 4 x 400m runner 1936 Olympics gold February 21, 1914 Arnold S Denker, New York, U.S. chess champion, 1944-46 February 21, 1914 Hermanus P "Piet" Mulder, Dutch journalist, Parool/VARA February 21, 1913 Glenn M Anderson, Rep-D-CA, 1969- February 21, 1912 Arline Judge, actress, Girls in Chains, Mad Wednesday, Age of Consent February 21, 1912 Nikita Magaloff, Russian/Swiss pianist, Arkadia 598-Schubert February 21, 1912 Patrick Murphy, English multi-millionaire February 21, 1910 Douglas R S Bader, British pilot, WW II February 21, 1909 George G F van Renesse, Dutch pianist/music director February 21, 1909 Hans Erni, Switz, painter/sculptor February 21, 1909 Helen O Dickens, [Henderson], U.S. physician/gynaecologist February 21, 1907 W. 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Auden, U.S., poet, Age of Anxiety-Pulitzer 1948 February 21, 1904 Armand Preud'homme, Flemish organist/poet February 21, 1903 Anais Nin, born in Paris, novelist, Winter of Artifice, House of Incense February 21, 1903 Eric Fogg, composer February 21, 1903 Madeleine Renaud, Paris, France, actress, Helene, Longest Day February 21, 1903 Raymond Queneau, [M Presle], French author, Un Enfant a Dit February 21, 1903 Thomas Yawkey, baseball owner for the Boston Red Sox February 21, 1903 Fairfax Cone, American Businessman February 21, 1902 Arthur D Nock, English/US historian, St. Paul February 21, 1900 Madeleine Renaud, French actress/theater director, Plaisir February 21, 1900 Sydney Arnold, English comic/actor, Miss Jones and Son February 21, 1898 Vassily Vainonen, Russian ballet dancers/choreographer, Gayaneh February 21, 1897 Celia Lovsky, Vienna Aus, actress, Airport, Harlow, T'Pau-Star Trek February 21, 1896 Sylvain Poons, Dutch cabaret performer, Blue Jackets February 21, 1893 Andres Segovia, Linares Spain, classical guitarist February 21, 1893 Vsevolod Pudovkin, Soviet film director/theorist, Mother, Deserter February 21, 1892 Edna St. Vincent Millay, poet/writer/feminist February 21, 1892 Harry Stack Sullivan, American Psychologist February 21, 1889 Felix Aylmer, actor, Anastasia, Hamlet, Iron Duke, Macbeth, St. Joan February 21, 1888 Florence Bates, Texas, actress, Moon and Sixpence, Love Crazy, San Antonio February 21, 1888 Willem Banning, Dutch theologist/sociologist, Religious Build Up February 21, 1887 Savielly [Xavier] G Tartakower, Austrian/Polish/French chess player February 21, 1885 Sacha Guitry, France, actor and playwright, Story of a Cheat February 21, 1883 J M M "Mick" Commaille, cricketer, dual South African cricket/soccer rep February 21, 1881 Savilly Tartakower, Austrian/Polish/French chess player February 21, 1880 Frank Orth, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, actor, Boston Blackie, Brothers February 21, 1878 Fritz Cortolezis, composer February 21, 1877 Jacob D du Toit [Totius], South African poet/theologist February 21, 1876 Constantin Brancusi, Romanian/French sculptor, Princesse X February 21, 1875 Jeanne Louise Calment, France, world's oldest woman, died at 122 February 21, 1867 Otto Hermann Kahn, Banker, organized Metropolitan Opera Co February 21, 1861 Pierre Breville, composer February 21, 1857 Jules de Trooz, baron/premier of Belgium, 1907 February 21, 1856 Hendrik P Berlage, architect, Stock exchange Amsterdam February 21, 1855 Alice Freeman Palmer, educator, Hall of Fame February 21, 1852 [James] Burner Matthews, U.S. playwright/critic, New York Times February 21, 1844 Charles-Marie Widor, Lyons France, composer/prof, Paris Conservatory February 21, 1837 Rosalia de Castro, Spanish writer, Canteres Gallegos, Follas Novas February 21, 1836 Clement-Philibert-Leo Delibes, composer February 21, 1836 Emil Hartmann, composer February 21, 1836 Leo Delibes, Saint-Germain-du-Val France, ballet composer, Coppelia February 21, 1831 Eduard Rappoldi, composer February 21, 1829 Johnson Hagood, Brig General Confederate Army, died in 1898 February 21, 1821 Charles Scribner, U.S., music publisher, Scribner Catalog February 21, 1817 Jose Zorrilla y Moral, Vallodolid Spain, poet/dramatist, El rey Loco February 21, 1815 Ernest Meissonier, French painter/sculptor February 21, 1814 Nicolo Gabrielli, composer February 21, 1805 David Tod, U.S. diplomat/, Gov-R-Ohio, 1861-63 February 21, 1802 George Douglas Ramsey, Bvt Major general Union Army, died in 1882 February 21, 1801 Johann Wenzel Kalliwoda, composer February 21, 1801 John Henry Newman, England, cardinal/author, Dream of Gerontius February 21, 1800 John Henry Winder, Brig General Confederate Army, died in 1865 February 21, 1795 Francisco Manuel da Silva, composer February 21, 1794 Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, president of Mexico, 1833-36 February 21, 1785 Karl A. Varnhagen von Ense, German officer/author, Die Sterner February 21, 1779 Friedrich C von Savigny, German lawyer February 21, 1776 Vincenzo Lavigna, composer February 21, 1755 Anne Grant, Scottish Poet February 21, 1744 Eise J Eisinga, Frisia, built planetarium Franeker February 21, 1730 Charles L Fournier, Flemish writer/painter February 21, 1728 Peter III, Kiel Germany, Russian tsar, 1762, /husband of Catherine February 21, 1710 Willem van Haren, Frisian nobleman/poet, Human Life February 21, 1690 Christoph Stoltzenberg, composer February 21, 1684 Justus van Effen, writer/founder, Holland Spectator February 21, 1674 Johann Augustin Kobelius, composer February 21, 1556 Sethus Calvisius, composer February 21, 1484 Joachim I Nestor, elector, Brandenburg, Constitution February 21, 1417 Louis IX, Duke of Bayern, University of Ingolstadt |