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February 26 Birthdays in History - February 26 Deaths - February 26 Events
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February 26, 1994 Creason Carbo Moss, daughter of U.S. actor Ronn Moss February 26, 1980 Steve Blake, American Athlete February 26, 1977 Tim Thomas, NBA forward for the Philadelphia 76ers February 26, 1976 Froso Spyrou, Miss Universe-Cyprus 1996 February 26, 1975 Cindy Werley, Allentown, Pennsylvania, field hockey forward/midfielder 1996 Olympics February 26, 1975 Mike Wilson, Brampton, NHL defenseman for the Buffalo Sabres February 26, 1974 Ron Fox, soccer player, Willem II February 26, 1973 Jenny Thompson, Danvers Massachusetts, 400m freestyle, Olympics gold 92, 96 February 26, 1973 Marshall Faulk, NFL running back for the Indianapolis Colts February 26, 1972 Clint McDaniel, NBA guard for the Sacramento Kings February 26, 1972 Scott Turner, NFL cornerback and safety for the Washington Redskins February 26, 1971 Erykah Badu, singer February 26, 1971 Rick Lyle, defensive end/defensive tackle for the New York Jets February 26, 1970 Ben Maruquin, Ventura California, field hockey sweeper 1996 Olympics February 26, 1970 Katie O'Neill, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Together We Stand February 26, 1970 Meeno Peluce, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, actor, Bad News Bears February 26, 1970 Radka Zrubakova, Czechoslovakia, tennis star February 26, 1970 Sasha Danilovic, NBA guard for the Miami Heat February 26, 1969 Brandon Wilson, U.S. baseball infielder, Chicago White Sox February 26, 1968 Brendan Rogers, CFL linebacker for the Toronto Argonauts February 26, 1968 Chris Green, NFL safety for the Buffalo Bills February 26, 1968 J T Snow, born in Long Beach, California, infielder, New York Yankees, California Angels February 26, 1968 Leif Rohlin, Vasteras Swe, NHL defenseman, Vancouver Canucks February 26, 1968 Rene Groen, soccer player, South Carolina Heerenveen February 26, 1967 David Howard, Sarasota, Florida, infielder for the Kansas City Royals February 26, 1967 Roman Fortin, NFL center for the Atlanta Falcons February 26, 1967 Scott Service, U.S. baseball pitcher, Cincinnati Reds February 26, 1966 Jennifer Grant, actress, Celeste-Beverly Hills 90210 February 26, 1966 Wesley Walls, NFL tight end, Carolina Panthers, San Francisco 49ers, NO Saints February 26, 1965 Alison Armitage, born in London, England, actress, Acapulco HEAT February 26, 1965 Brittany York, born in London, England, playmate, Oct, 1990 February 26, 1965 Donald Narcisse, CFL receiver for the Saskatchewan Roughriders February 26, 1965 Matt Jackson, Birmingham, Michigan, Canadian Tour golfer, 1994 Payless February 26, 1962 Sheila Cornell, Encino, Florida, softball infielder, 1996 Olympics gold February 26, 1961 Sophie Winter, actress, She's a Good Fighter February 26, 1958 Jeff Fithian, actor, Trevor Nash-Please Don't Eat the Daisies February 26, 1958 Joe Fithian, actor, Tracey Nash-Please Don't Eat the Daisies February 26, 1958 Susan J Helms, Charlotte, North Carolina, Mjr USAF/Astronaut, STS 54, 64, 78 February 26, 1957 Connie Carpenter-Phinney, Madison Wisconsin, 79k cyclist, Oly-gold-1984 February 26, 1957 Keena Rothhammer, U.S., 800 m freestyle swimmer, Olympics gold 1972 February 26, 1954 John Bolger, actor, Capt Gabe McNamara-Another World February 26, 1954 Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkish Politician February 26, 1953 Bree Walker, news anchor, WNBC TV, KNBC TV February 26, 1953 Michael Bolton, Connecticut, rock vocalist, That's What Love Is All About February 26, 1950 Jonathan Cain, Chicago, rock guitarist/keyboardist, Journey, Babys February 26, 1950 Helen Clark, New Zealander Statesman February 26, 1949 Emma Kirkby, British soprano February 26, 1949 Elizabeth George, American Author February 26, 1948 Priscilla Lopez, born in Bronx, New York, actress, In the Beginning, Kay O'Brien February 26, 1947 Sandi Shaw, [Sandra Goodrich], Essex, rocker, Girl Don't Come February 26, 1946 Bobby "Bingo" Smith, NBA star for the Cleveland Cavaliers February 26, 1946 Phyllis Eisenstein, U.S., sci-fi author, Sorcerer's Son, Born to Exile February 26, 1945 Mitch Ryder, rocker, & Detroit Wheels-Devil With the Blue Dress February 26, 1945 Marta Kristen, American Actress February 26, 1944 Marilyn Michaels, comedienne, ABC Comedy Hour February 26, 1943 Bill Duke, actor, Bird on a Wire, Predator February 26, 1943 Bob "Bear" Hite, California, vocalist, Canned Heat-Going Up the Country February 26, 1943 Bob van Reeth, Flemish architect February 26, 1943 Paul Cotton, born in Los Angeles, California, rocker, Poco February 26, 1942 Adriaan van Dis, author/TV-host, Nathan Sid, In Africa February 26, 1942 Joop van den Ende, director, Alsmeer Studio February 26, 1941 Keith Thomson, cricketer, batted in 2 Tests NZ vs. India 1968 February 26, 1938 Jack Knight, Somerville Mississippi, actor, Mr Shamley-James at 15 February 26, 1936 Eduard Ivanovich Buinovski, cosmonaut February 26, 1936 Manmohan Desai, filmmaker February 26, 1934 Ron Gaunt, cricketer, Australian fast bowler late 50s early 60s February 26, 1933 Godfrey Cambridge, New York City, actor, Cotton comes to Harlem February 26, 1933 James Goldsmith, Paris, France, corporate raider, Referendum Party February 26, 1932 Johnny Cash, born in Kingsland, Arkansas, country singer, I Hear the Train Coming February 26, 1931 Francisco Kroepfl, composer February 26, 1931 Robert D Novak, Joliet, Illinois, news reporter, CNN-Evans and Novak February 26, 1931 Robert Novak, American Journalist February 26, 1931 Bob Novak, American Entertainer February 26, 1930 Lazar Berman, Leningrad Russia, pianist, Budapest 3rd place-1956 February 26, 1928 Aldonis Kalnins, composer February 26, 1928 Anatoli Vassilyevich Filipchenko, Russia, cosmonaut, Soyuz 7, 16 February 26, 1928 Antione "Fats" Domino, NO, Louisiana, rhythm and blues pianist, Blueberry Hill February 26, 1928 Everton Weekes, cricketer, one of the 3 W's February 26, 1927 Donald Gramm, Milwaukee Wisconsin, bass-baritone February 26, 1927 Tom Kennedy, born in Louisville, Kentucky, quiz host, You Don't Say, Name That Tune February 26, 1926 Arsene Souffriau, composer February 26, 1926 Cynthia Stone, Peoria, Illinois, actress, That Wonderful Guy, Ad Libbers February 26, 1926 Konstantin P Feoktistov, Voronezh, cosmonaut, Voskhod 1 February 26, 1925 Everton Weekes, West Indian cricket player February 26, 1925 Frank Henry Copplestone, TV executive February 26, 1925 James Moody, U.S., jazz saxophonist/orchestra leader February 26, 1924 Mark Bucci, New York City, composer, 1959 Arts and Letters Award February 26, 1924 Noboru Takeshita, Japanese PM, 1987-89 February 26, 1922 Bill Johnston, cricket pace bowler, mighty Australian lefty post-war February 26, 1922 Margaret Leighton, Birmingham England, actress, Astonished Heart February 26, 1921 Betty Hutton, born in Battle Creek, Michigan, actress, Greatest Show on Earth February 26, 1920 A. W. [Rie] Kuiper-Mastenbroek, Neth, swimmer, Olympics, 3 gold in 1936 February 26, 1920 Antony Kearey, TV producer February 26, 1920 Tony Randall, born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, actor, Felix-Odd Couple February 26, 1919 Beppie Nooij, actress/director, Bluejackets-Rooie Sien February 26, 1919 Luc-Andre Marcel, composer February 26, 1919 Mason Adams, New York City, actor, Charlie Hume-Lou Grant, Deadliest Season February 26, 1918 Edwin Charles "Preacher" Roe, baseball pitcher, Brooklyn Dodgers February 26, 1918 Otis R Bowen, U.S. Sec of Health and Human Services, 1985-89 February 26, 1918 Theodore Sturgeon, U.S., sci-fi author, Hugo, It, Caviar February 26, 1917 Robert Taft, Jr., Sen-R-Oh February 26, 1916 Mordecai Seter, composer February 26, 1916 Ross Gregory, cricketer, Australian batsman 1936-37, died in WW II February 26, 1915 Elisabeth Eybers, South Afr/Dutch poet, That Woman and Other Verses February 26, 1915 Pran Nath Chhuttani, physician/teacher February 26, 1914 Robert Alda, New York City, actor, Dan Lewis-Supertrain, By Popular Demand February 26, 1914 Witold Rowicki, composer February 26, 1914 Malcolm Wilson, American Politician February 26, 1913 George G Barker, English poet, Calamiterror, Anno Domini February 26, 1913 Hermann Lenz, writer February 26, 1913 Jon Hall, born in Fresno California, actor, Ramor of the Jungle February 26, 1911 Josef Smrkovsky, Czechoslovakia MP chairman February 26, 1909 Phyllis Fanny Primrose-Pechey Cradock, TV Chef February 26, 1908 Tex Avery, cartoon director, What's up, Doc? February 26, 1906 Madeleine Carroll, England, actress, 39 Steps, Secret Agent February 26, 1906 Nikos Ghika, artist February 26, 1902 Rudolf Moralt, German conductor, Vienna Philharmonic February 26, 1902 Vercors, [Jean Bruller], French writer, Le Silence de la Mer February 26, 1900 Jean Negulesco, Craiova Romania, director, Johnny Belinda, Jessica February 26, 1898 Julien de Valckenaere, Flemish writer February 26, 1896 Andrei A. Zjdanov, Russian politician, against kosmopolitism February 26, 1896 Eduard Flipse, Dutch conductor/composer February 26, 1893 Ivor A "I A" Richards, English poet and critic, Meaning of Meaning, February 26, 1893 William Frawley, Iowa, actor, Fred Mertz-I Love Lucy, Bub-My 3 Sons February 26, 1891 Alan Bridge, Pennsylvania, actor, North of Arizona, Badmen of the Hills February 26, 1887 Benegal Narsing Rau, India, President of United Nations Security Council, 1950 February 26, 1887 Grover Cleveland Alexander, HOF baseball pitcher, Phillies, Cubs February 26, 1885 Lili Green, [Alice Sally Mary], Neth/Eng dancer February 26, 1884 Christina A. A. [Dina] Koudijs-van Appeldoorn, pianist/composer February 26, 1884 Dina Appeldoorn, composer February 26, 1884 Hildo Krop, Dutch modernistic sculptor February 26, 1883 Erich R Jaensch, German psychologist, eidetism February 26, 1882 Walter Lucht, German artillery general, WW I/WW II February 26, 1879 Frank Bridge, English violinist, composer and conductor /tutor of B Britten February 26, 1877 Carel S Adama van Scheltema, Dutch poet and writer, socialism February 26, 1877 Russell Alexander, composer February 26, 1876 Agustin P Justo y Rolon, President Argentina, 1931-38 February 26, 1876 Pauline Musters, smallest man, 1'11.2", 58.9 cm, February 26, 1875 Emma Dunn, actress, Dr. Monica, Dr. Kildare's Strange Case, Hideaway February 26, 1875 Richard Wetz, composer February 26, 1874 Carl Vogler, composer February 26, 1873 Ewoud van Everdingen, Dutch meteorologist February 26, 1869 Nadezjda K Krupskaja, Russian revolutionary/wife of Lenin February 26, 1868 Leonard Borwick, British pianist February 26, 1867 Siegfried Passarge, German geographer, Cameroon/So Afr/America February 26, 1866 Herbert Henry Dow, pioneer in U.S. chemical industry, Dow Chemical February 26, 1861 Ferdinand I, Vienna, 1st tsar of modern Bulgaria, 1908-18 February 26, 1857 Emile Coue, French pharmacist, recovery by auto suggestion February 26, 1852 John Harvey Kellogg, surgeon, inspired flaked cereal industry February 26, 1846 William F "Buffalo Bill" Cody, Davenport Iowa, killed 4000 buffaloes February 26, 1845 Aleksander Rozycki, composer February 26, 1845 Alexander III, St. Petersburg, Russian tsar, 1881-94, 3/10 NS February 26, 1842 Camille Flammarion, Mars researcher and popularizer of astronomy February 26, 1841 Evelyn Baring earl Cromer, English consul-general, Egypt February 26, 1838 Wendelin Weissheimer, composer February 26, 1837 Charles Woeste, Belgian count/min of Justice February 26, 1835 Richard Andree, German geography/etnologist, Andree's Handatlas February 26, 1834 Aleksander Zarzycki, composer February 26, 1832 John George Nicolay, U.S., author, Abe Lincoln's biographer February 26, 1831 Filippo Marchetti, composer February 26, 1825 Hans Balatka, composer February 26, 1824 Carlos Calvo, Arg diplomat/people rights scholar, Calvo Clause February 26, 1808 Honore Daumier, France, painter/lithographer/caricaturist February 26, 1802 Victor Hugo, born in France, author, Hunchback of Notre Dame, Les Miserables February 26, 1772 Caspar Furstenau, composer February 26, 1770 Antoine Reicha, composer February 26, 1717 John Randall, composer February 26, 1686 Godefroi L Count d'Estrades, French diplomat February 26, 1677 Nicola Fago, composer February 26, 1675 Guillaume Delisle, Paris, France, geographer, Atlas Geographique February 26, 1675 Johann Philipp Treiber, composer February 26, 1588 Nicolaus Erich, composer February 26, 1564 Christopher Marlowe, English Dramatist February 26, 1361 Wenceslas of Bohemia, Holy Roman Catholic German emperor, 1378-1400 |