February 8th – Famous Birthdays!

Feb 08

February 8th – Famous Birthdays!

The Tweens News | English

Happy Birthday To:

    * 412 – Proclus, Greek philosopher (d. 487)
    * 1191 – Yaroslav II of Russia (d. 1246)
    * 1291 – King Afonso IV of Portugal (d. 1357)
    * 1487 – Ulrich, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1550)
    * 1552 – Agrippa d’Aubigné, French poet (d. 1630)
    * 1577 – Robert Burton, English cleric and writer (d. 1640)
    * 1586 – Jacob Praetorius, German composer (d. 1651)
    * 1612 – Samuel Butler, English poet (d. 1680)
    * 1649 – Gabriel Daniel, French Jesuit historian (d. 1728)
    * 1677 – Jacques Cassini, French astronomer (d. 1756)
    * 1685 – Charles-Jean-François Hénault, French historian (d. 1770)
    * 1700 – Daniel Bernoulli, Dutch-born mathematician (d. 1782)
    * 1792 – Caroline Augusta of Bavaria, queen of Hungary and Bohemia (d. 1873)
    * 1798 – Grand Duke Michael Pavlovich of Russia, Russian Grand Duke (d. 1849)
    * 1804 – Richard Lemon Lander, British explorer (d. 1834)
    * 1807 – Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins, English sculptor and naturalist (d. 1889)
    * 1819 – John Ruskin, English author (d. 1900)
    * 1822 – Maxime Du Camp, French photographer and journalist (d. 1894)
    * 1828 – Jules Verne, French author (d. 1905)
    * 1834 – Dmitri Mendeleev, Russian chemist (d. 1907)
    * 1850 – Kate Chopin, American author (d. 1904)
    * 1878 – Martin Buber, German philosopher (d. 1965)
    * 1880 – Franz Marc, German painter (d. 1916)
    * 1883 – Joseph Alois Schumpeter, Austrian economist (d. 1950)
    * 1884 – Reginald Baker, Australian athlete and actor (d. 1953)
    * 1886 – Charles Ruggles, American actor (d. 1970)
    * 1888 – Dame Edith Evans, British actress (d. 1976)
    * 1890 – Claro M. Recto, Filipino nationalist (d. 1960)
    * 1893 – Ba Maw, Burmese politician (d. 1977)
    * 1894 – Ludwig Marcuse, German author and philosopher (d. 1971)
    * 1894 – King Vidor, American film director (d. 1982)
    * 1900 – Ivan Ivanov-Vano Soviet animator and Russian animation director (d. 1987)
    * 1902 – Demchugdongrub, Mongolian politician (d. 1966)
    * 1903 – Greta Keller, Austrian-born cabaret singer and actress (d. 1977)
    * 1906 – Chester Carlson, American physicist and inventor (d. 1968)
    * 1911 – Elizabeth Bishop, American poet (d. 1979)
    * 1913 – Betty Field, American actress (d. 1973)
    * 1918 – Fred Blassie, American professional wrestler (d. 2003)
    * 1921 – Lana Turner, American actress (d. 1995)
    * 1922 – Audrey Meadows, American actress (d. 1996)
    * 1925 – Jack Lemmon, American actor and film director (d. 2001)
    * 1926 – Neal Cassady, American writer (d. 1968)
    * 1928 – Gene Lees, Canadian biographer and lyricist
    * 1930 – James Deetz, American anthropologist (d. 2000)
    * 1930 – Alejandro Rey, Argentine actor (d. 1987)
    * 1931 – James Dean, American actor (d. 1955)
    * 1932 – Cliff Allison, British racing driver (d. 2005)
    * 1932 – John Williams, American composer and conductor
    * 1933 – Elly Ameling, Dutch soprano
    * 1933 – Jack Larson, American actor
    * 1936 – Larry Verne, American singer
    * 1937 – Manfred Krug, German actor
    * 1937 – Joe Raposo, American composer (d. 1989)
    * 1939 – José Maria Sison, Filipino communist
    * 1940 – Ted Koppel, American journalist
    * 1941 – Nick Nolte, American actor
    * 1941 – Tom Rush, American singer and songwriter
    * 1942 – Robert Klein, American comedian
    * 1942 – Terry Melcher, American musician and record producer (d. 2004)
    * 1943 – Creed Bratton, American actor and musician
    * 1943 – Pirzada Qasim, Pakistani poet and Vice Chancellor of Karachi University
    * 1944 – Roger Lloyd-Pack, English actor
    * 1944 – Sebastião Salgado, Brazilian documentary photographer
    * 1948 – Dan Seals, American singer
    * 1948 – Ron Tyson, American singer (The Temptations)
    * 1949 – Brooke Adams, American actress
    * 1950 – Cristina Ferrare, American former supermodel and actress
    * 1951 – Z’EV, American text/sound artist (born Stefan Weisser)
    * 1953 – Roger Clavet, Québécois politician
    * 1953 – Mary Steenburgen, American actress
    * 1955 – John Grisham, American writer
    * 1955 – Nancy Oliver, American playwright and television writer
    * 1956 – Dave Meros, American bassist (Spock’s Beard)
    * 1958 – Sherri Martel, American professional wrestler (d. 2007)
    * 1960 – Dino Ciccarelli, Canadian ice hockey player
    * 1961 – Vince Neil, American singer (Mötley Crüe)
    * 1961 – Bruce Timm, TV Producer (DC Animated Universe)
    * 1963 – Mohammad Azharuddin, Indian cricketer
    * 1963 – Joshua Kadison, American pianist and songwriter
    * 1964 – Trinny Woodall, British fashion guru
    * 1964 – Robert Nebrenský, Czech actor and musician
    * 1966 – Kirk Muller, Canadian ice hockey player
    * 1966 – Hristo Stoichkov, Bulgarian footballer
    * 1968 – Gary Coleman, American actor
    * 1968 – Claudette Pace, Maltese singer
    * 1968 – Nasos Thanopoulos, Greek businessman
    * 1969 – Mary McCormack, American actress
    * 1969 – Shiva Rose, American actress
    * 1970 – John Filan, Australian footballer
    * 1970 – Alonzo Mourning, American basketball player
    * 1971 – Mika Karppinen, Finnish drummer (HIM)
    * 1971 – Andrus Veerpalu, Estonian cross-country skier
    * 1972 – Paul Wight, American professional wrestler
    * 1973 – Keith McDonald, American baseball player
    * 1974 – Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, French disc jockey (Daft Punk)
    * 1974 – Ulises de la Cruz, Ecuadorian footballer
    * 1974 – Seth Green, American actor (Old Dogs, Scooby-Doo 2)
    * 1974 – Kimbo Slice, American mixed martial artist
    * 1976 – Abi Titmus, British glamour model
    * 1976 – Khaled Mashud, Bangladeshi cricketer
    * 1976 – Adam Piatt, American baseball player
    * 1976 – Nicolas Vouilloz, French rally driver
    * 1977 – Barry Hall, Australian rules footballer
    * 1977 – Dave “Phoenix” Farrell, Linkin Park Bassist
    * 1977 – Bridgette Kerkove, American actress
    * 1977 – Yucef Merhi, Venezuelan artist
    * 1977 – Mathieu Turcotte, Canadian short-track speed skater
    * 1979 – Aaron Cook, American baseball player
    * 1979 – Josh Keaton, American actor and singer
    * 1980 – Ralf Little, English actor/comedian
    * 1980 – Cameron Muncey, Australian guitarist (Jet)
    * 1980 – Stephen Wright, English footballer
    * 1981 – Myriam Montemayor Cruz, Mexican singer
    * 1982 – Satomi Korogi, Japanese voice actress
    * 1982 – Sousuke Takaoka, Japanese actor
    * 1982 – Danny Tamberelli, American actor
    * 1983 – Jim Verraros, American singer
    * 1984 – Panagiotis Vasilopoulos, Greek basketball player
    * 1987 – Carolina Kostner, Italian European champion figure skater
    * 1988 – Keegan Meth, Zimbabwean cricketer
    * 1988 – Ryan Pinkston, American actor