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February 4, 1988 Carly Patterson, American Athlete February 4, 1980 Kelly Marie Sodan, Miss Kentucky Teen USA 1996 February 4, 1978 Laurence Borremans, Miss Belgium Universe 1997 February 4, 1977 Gavin DeGraw, American Musician February 4, 1975 Elana Eve Chomiszak, born in Providence, Rhode Island, Miss America-Rhode Island 1997 February 4, 1975 Miriam Ruppert, Miss Universe-Germany 1996 February 4, 1975 Natalie Imbruglia, Australian Musician February 4, 1974 Brandon Convery, Kingston, NHL center for the Toronto Maple Leafs February 4, 1974 Chris Ward, defensive end for the Baltimore Ravens February 4, 1973 Michael Goorjian, actor, Party Of Five February 4, 1973 Oscar De La Hoya, born in Los Angeles, California, boxer, Oly-gold-92 February 4, 1972 Kelvin Anderson, CFL running back for the Calgary Stampeders February 4, 1971 Kevin Farkas, NFL tackle for the Carolina Panthers February 4, 1971 Maarten Atmodikoro, soccer player, Dordrecht '90, NAC February 4, 1971 Pete Pierson, NFL tackle for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers February 4, 1971 Sterling Palmer, NFL defensive end for the Washington Redskins February 4, 1970 Alisa Marie Kimble, Miss USA-California 1997 February 4, 1970 Gabrielle Anwar, Laleham England, actress, Body Snatchers February 4, 1970 John Frascatore, U.S. baseball pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals February 4, 1970 Nicole Wood, born in Canton, Ohio, playmate, Apr, 1993 February 4, 1970 Todd Peterson, NFL kicker for the Seattle Seahawks February 4, 1969 Brad Cornett, U.S. baseball pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays February 4, 1969 Chastity Bono, born in Los Angeles, California, daughter/actress, Sonny and Cher Show February 4, 1969 Chris Crooms, WLAF safety, Barcelona Dragons February 4, 1969 Dallas Drake, Trail, NHL center, Winnipeg Jets February 4, 1969 Joe Sacco, Medford, NHL right wing, Anaheim Mighty Ducks February 4, 1968 Kristen Marie, actress, Cheryl McKinnon-Another World February 4, 1967 Sergei Grinkov, Russian ice skater February 4, 1966 Barry Klein, Grand Rapids, Michigan, rower 1996 Olympics February 4, 1966 Marissa Laakso, born in Boston, Massachusetts, Miss Mass-America 1991 February 4, 1965 John van Loen, Dutch soccer player, Feyenoord, San Frecce February 4, 1963 Jane Leary, Sydney Australia, golfer, 1992 Australian Amateur Champ February 4, 1963 Pirmin Zurbriggen, Swiss alpine skier 1988 Olympics gold February 4, 1963 Tracie Ruiz-Conforto, Hawaii, sync swimmer, Oly-2 gold/silver-84, 88 February 4, 1962 Clint Black, born in Long Branch, New Jersey, country vocalist, A Better Man February 4, 1962 Dan Plesac, born in Gary, Indiana, pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates February 4, 1962 Vern Fleming, NBA guard, New Jersey Nets February 4, 1961 Denis Savard, born in Pointe Gatineau, California, NHL center, Chicago Blackhawks February 4, 1961 Vern Fleming, LIC, New York, basketball player 1984 Olympics gold February 4, 1960 Pamelyn Ferdin, actress, Happy Birthday Wanda June, Tool Box Murders February 4, 1959 Lawrence Taylor, [LT], NFL's greatest linebacker for the New York Giants February 4, 1959 Zenani Mandela, daughter of Nelson and Winnie Mandela February 4, 1958 Mary Ann Pascal, actress, Samantha-Brothers February 4, 1958 Werner Schwab, writer February 4, 1953 Svetlana Ulmasova, U.S.S.R., 3K, world title 1978 February 4, 1952 Jerry Shirley, rock drummer, Humble Pie-Hot N Nasty, Eat It February 4, 1952 Lisa Eichhorn, Reading, Pennsylvania, actress, Cutter's Way, Yanks February 4, 1950 James Dunn, U.S. vocalist, Stylistics-You make me feel Brand New February 4, 1950 Pamela Franklin, Tokyo, Japan, actress, Satan's School for Girls February 4, 1950 Philip Ehart, rock drummer, Kansas February 4, 1950 Robert-John Stips, rock keyboardist/singer, The Nits February 4, 1949 Michael Beck, born in Memphis, Tennessee, actor, Hans Helms-Holocaust February 4, 1948 Alice Cooper, [Vincent Furnier], Detroit, rocker, School's Out February 4, 1948 Rakesh Shukla, cricket leg-spinner, 1 Test India vs. Sri Lanka 1982 February 4, 1948 Robert Coover, novelist, Pricksongs and Descants February 4, 1948 Rod Grams, Rep-R-Minnesota February 4, 1947 Dan Quayle, Rep-R-Ind, 44th VP-R, 1989-93 February 4, 1947 Jeannie Wilson, born in Memphis, Tennessee, actress, Simon and Simon, Stir Crazy February 4, 1947 Sanford Bishop, Rep-D-Georgia February 4, 1946 Mary Meyer, U.S., 500m speed skater, 1968 Olympics silver February 4, 1946 Roy Yeager, born in Doraville, Georgia, rocker, Atlanta Rhythm Section February 4, 1945 David Brenner, born in Philadelphia, comedian/TV talk show host, Nightlife February 4, 1944 Daniel A. Mica, Rep-D-FL, 1979- February 4, 1944 Florence LaRue Gordon, Penn, rocker, 5th Dimension-One Less Bell February 4, 1943 Cheryl Miller, born in Sherman Oaks, California, actress, Paula-Daktari, Born Free February 4, 1942 Johnny Gamble, rocker, Classics February 4, 1941 John Steel, rock drummer, Animals-House of the Rising Sun February 4, 1940 George A. Romero, actor and director, Creepshow, Martin, 2 Evil Eyes February 4, 1939 Jacques Charlier, Belgian sculptor February 4, 1939 Jane Bryant Quinn, newspaper and television reporter February 4, 1939 John Schuck, born in Boston, Massachusetts, comedian, McMillan and Wife, Holmes and Yoyo February 4, 1939 Stan Lundine, Rep-D-NY, 1976-86 February 4, 1938 Donald W. Riegle, Jr., Sen-D-MI, 1976- February 4, 1937 Collin Wilcox, Highlands, North Carolina, actor, To Kill a Mocking Bird February 4, 1937 John Devitt, Australia, 100m freestyle swimmer 1960 Olympics gold February 4, 1937 Magnar Solberg, Norway, 20K biathalete, Olympics gold 1968, 72 February 4, 1936 Daan van Golden, Dutch sculptor February 4, 1936 Gary Conway, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor, Burke's Law, Land of the Giants February 4, 1935 Martti Talvela, Hiitola Karelia Finland, operatic basso February 4, 1935 Wallis Mathias, cricketer, 1st non-Muslim to play for Pakistan February 4, 1934 Jouko Sakari Linjama, composer February 4, 1932 Ivan Davis, Electra, Texas, pianist/writer, Hunger, Corn is Green February 4, 1931 Argentina Rioja February 4, 1931 Isabel Peron, [Maria Martinez], dancer/president Argentina February 4, 1929 Mary Joan Nielubowicz, rear admiral/nurse February 4, 1929 Paul Burlison, rocker February 4, 1928 Dave Ketchum, Quincy, Illinois, actor, Agent 13-Get Smart February 4, 1926 John Edward Caulwell Hearne, writer February 4, 1925 Russell Hoban, U.S. children's book author, Riddley Walker/Pilgermann February 4, 1923 Conrad Bain, born in Alberta, Canada, actor, Maude, Diff'rent Strokes February 4, 1921 Betty Friedan, born in Peoria, Illinois, feminist writer, Feminine Mystique February 4, 1920 Derek Worlock, English RC archbishop, Liverpool February 4, 1920 John Hartford Worlock, rC Bishop of Liverpool February 4, 1919 Frank van Klingeren, Dutch architect, De Meerpaal, Dronten February 4, 1918 Ida Lupino, actress screenwriter director/producer, Jennifer February 4, 1918 Norman Wisdom, born in London, England, comedian, Kraft Music Hall February 4, 1917 Aga Yahya Khan, Pakistan military/politician February 4, 1916 Basil Hembry, farmer/campaigner February 4, 1916 Colin Morris, playwright/documentary filmmaker February 4, 1916 David Vassall Cox, composer February 4, 1916 Gavin Buchanan Ewart, English poet, Pleasures of the Flesh February 4, 1915 William Talman, born in Detroit, Michigan, actor, Crashout, Hamilton-Perry Mason February 4, 1914 Alfred Andersch, German writer, Red Head February 4, 1914 Ida Lupino, born in London, England, actress, Adventures of Sherlock Holmes February 4, 1913 Rosa Lee Parks, civil rights activist, bus protestor February 4, 1913 Woody Hayes, [Wayne], college football coach, Ohio, 1968 coach of yr February 4, 1913 Rosa Parks, American Activist February 4, 1912 Byron Nelson, Fort Worth, Texas, PGA golfer, won 19 tournaments in 1945 February 4, 1912 Erich Leinsdorf, Vienna Austria, available conductor and banana eater February 4, 1912 James Craig, born in Nashville, Tennessee, actor, Devil and Daniel Webster, Cyclops February 4, 1910 Alfred Mendelsohn, composer February 4, 1910 Uys Krige, South African playwright/novelist, Orphan of the Desert February 4, 1910 David Lavender, American Historian February 4, 1909 Kenneth W. Howell, English Anglican bishop, Chile/Bolivia/Peru February 4, 1909 Robert Coote, London, actor, Timmy-Rogues, Theodore-Nero Wolfe February 4, 1908 Emmanuel "Manny" Klein, trumpeter February 4, 1908 Gordon Fraser, Lawrence Massachusetts, newscaster, All Star News February 4, 1906 Clyde William Tombaugh, U.S., astronomer, discovered Pluto February 4, 1906 Dietrich Bonhoeffer, German theologist, Confessing Church February 4, 1906 Primo Carnera, Italian boxer, champ-1933 February 4, 1905 Eddie Foy, Jr., New Rochelle, New York, actor, Eddie-Fair Exchange February 4, 1904 Herman B Wiardi Beckman, Dutch politician, SDAP, /resistance fighter February 4, 1904 MacKinlay Kantor, Webster City Iowa, novelist, Andersonville February 4, 1904 Predrag Milosevic, composer February 4, 1903 Alexander Oppenheim, mathematician February 4, 1903 Berend van den Amstel, [Bernard CED Hattink], actor, Beatrice February 4, 1903 Edwin Denby, Tientsin China, U.S. dance critic/poet, Snoring in N February 4, 1903 Frank Howley, Hampton, New York, Brig General, Answers for Americans February 4, 1903 Siro Cisilino, composer February 4, 1902 Charles Lindbergh, Detroit, pilot, 1st fly solo across Atlantic February 4, 1902 Hartley William Shawcross, British Lawyer February 4, 1900 Jacques Prevert, France, poet/screenwriter, Paroles February 4, 1897 Ludwig Erhard, chancellor of Germany, CDU February 4, 1896 Friedrich Glauser, writer February 4, 1895 Annie [Anna HM] Romein-Verschoor, Dutch historian, Erflaters February 4, 1895 Hanns [Johann] Rauter, German SS-lt-general/SS police chief in Neth February 4, 1893 Bernard Rogers, New York City, composer, Warrior, Marriage of Aude, Passion February 4, 1893 Raymond Dart, Australian paleoanthropologist, Australopithecus February 4, 1892 Ugo Betti, Italian playwright February 4, 1892 Yrlo Henrik Kilpinen, Finnish composer February 4, 1891 Yuri Losmann, Estonia, marathon runner, Olympic-silver 1920 February 4, 1889 Walter Catlett, born in San Francisco, California, actor, Front Page, Tale of 2 Cities February 4, 1888 Paul Althaus, German theologist, The Christian Truth February 4, 1885 Cairine Ray Wilson, Montreal, 1st female Canadian senator, appointed February 4, 1884 Julius Callewaert, Flemish dominican/bringing up children February 4, 1884 Rolland Beaumont, cricketer, South African batsman in 5 tests 1912-14 February 4, 1881 Fernand Leger, France, painter/ceramist/cubist, City February 4, 1881 Kliment J Woroshilov, marshal/president U.S.S.R., 1953-60 February 4, 1876 Victor Jean Leonard Vreuls, composer February 4, 1875 Ludwig Prandtl, Germany, physicist, father of aerodynamics February 4, 1875 Raymond Moulaert, composer February 4, 1874 Robert Liefmann, German economist, Unternehmersverbande February 4, 1868 Constance Gore-booth Markiewicy, Irish patriot/playwright/MP February 4, 1865 Charles Bally, Swiss linguist, Le langage et la vie February 4, 1849 Jean Richepin, French poet and writer, Les Chansons de Gueux February 4, 1848 [Francois-Victor-]Jean Aicard, Fren playwright and poet, Jeune Croyances February 4, 1842 Georg Brandes, [Morris Cohen], Danish literary-historian/critic February 4, 1842 Vasili O Klyutshevski, Russian historian February 4, 1841 Clement Ader, French inventor, 1st to fly a heavier-than-air craft February 4, 1826 Halbert Eleazer Paine, Bvt Mjr Gen Union volunteers, died in 1905 February 4, 1820 Bozena Nemcova, [Barnora Panklova], Czech author, Babicka February 4, 1819 Joshua Norton, SF, Norton I, emperor of USA February 4, 1805 Georg Andreas Henkel, composer February 4, 1805 William H Ainsworth, English writer, Old St. Paul's, Rookwood February 4, 1805 William Harrison Ainsworth, English Novelist February 4, 1802 Mark Hopkins, U.S., educator/philosopher, Williams College February 4, 1799 Joao Batista da Silva Leitao de Almeida Garret, Portuguese playwright February 4, 1790 John Bachman, American Clergyman February 4, 1778 Augustin P de Candolle, Swiss botanist, Theorie elementaire February 4, 1769 Samuel I Wiselius, Dutch lawyer/businessman/writer February 4, 1768 Maurits C van Hall, Dutch ruler of Heicop and Boeicop, lawyer/politician February 4, 1767 Johann Franz Volkert, composer February 4, 1764 Carel H Verhuell, Dutch/French vice-admiral/minister of Navy February 4, 1758 Pierre-Gabriel Gardel, French ballet dancer/choreographer February 4, 1751 Blas de Laserna, composer February 4, 1747 Tadeusz Kosciusko, Poland, patriot, New York Bridge February 4, 1698 Heinrich A. Fouque, Prussian general February 4, 1693 George Lillo, bourgeois English dramatist, London Merchant February 4, 1688 Pierre De Marivaux, Paris, France, writer, Marianne February 4, 1646 Hans A Freiherr von Abschatz, Silesian poet February 4, 1581 Daniel Selich, composer February 4, 1575 Pierre de Berulle, French cardinal February 4, 1549 Eustache du Caurroy, composer February 4, 1465 French van Brederode, leader of Hoeksen |