February 9th – Famous Birthdays!

Feb 09

February 9th – Famous Birthdays!

The Tweens News | English

Happy Birthday To:

    * 1645 – Johann Aegidius Bach, German violist (d. 1716)
    * 1756 – Karel Blažej Kopriva, Czech composer (d. 1785)
    * 1763 – Ludwig I, Grand Duke of Baden (d. 1830)
    * 1769 – Susette Gontard, the beloved of the poet Friedrich Hölderlin (d. 1802)
    * 1773 – William Henry Harrison, 9th President of the United States (d. 1841)
    * 1775 – Farkas Bolyai, Hungarian mathematician (d. 1856)
    * 1781 – Johann Baptist von Spix, German scientist (d. 1826)
    * 1783 – Vasily Zhukovsky, Russian poet (d. 1852)
    * 1789 – Franz Xaver Gabelsberger, German inventor of the stenography (d. 1849)
    * 1800 – Hyrum Smith, American religious leader (d. 1844)
    * 1814 – Samuel Jones Tilden, 28th Governor of New York (d. 1886)
    * 1834 – Felix Dahn, German author (d. 1912)
    * 1839 – Silas Adams, American lawyer and politician (d. 1896)
    * 1846 – Wilhelm Maybach, German automotive designer (d. 1929)
    * 1865 – Mrs. Patrick Campbell, British actress (d. 1940)
    * 1865 – Erich von Drygalski, German geographer, geophysicist, and polar scientist (d. 1949)
    * 1867 – Natsume Soseki, Japanese novelist (d. 1916)
    * 1874 – Amy Lowell, American poet (d. 1925)
    * 1880 – Lipót Fejér, Hungarian mathematician (d. 1959)
    * 1885 – Alban Berg, Austrian composer (d. 1935)
    * 1891 – Ronald Colman, English actor (d. 1958)
    * 1892 – Peggy Wood, American actress (d. 1978)
    * 1893 – Georgios Athanasiadis-Novas, Greek lawyer, politician and Prime Minister (d. 1987)
    * 1895 – Hermann Brill, German politician (d. 1959)
    * 1901 – Brian Donlevy, Irish actor (d. 1972)
    * 1901 – James Murray, American actor (d. 1936)
    * 1906 – André Kostolany, stock market expert and speculator (d. 1999)
    * 1909 – Heather Angel, British actress (d. 1986)
    * 1909 – Harald Genzmer, German composer (d. 2007)
    * 1909 – Carmen Miranda, Brazilian actress (d. 1955)
    * 1909 – Dean Rusk, 54th United States Secretary of State (d. 1994)
    * 1910 – Jacques Monod, French biochemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1976)
    * 1914 – Ernest Tubb, American singer (d. 1984)
    * 1914 – Bill Veeck, American baseball executive (d. 1986)
    * 1915 – Lennard Pearce, English actor (d. 1984)
    * 1916 – Tex Hughson, American baseball player (d. 1993)
    * 1922 – Kathryn Grayson, American actress
    * 1922 – Jim Laker, English cricketer (d. 1986)
    * 1923 – Brendan Behan, Irish author (d. 1964)
    * 1925 – Burkhard Heim, German physicist (d. 2001)
    * 1928 – Frank Frazetta, American illustrator
    * 1928 – Rinus Michels, Dutch football coach (d. 2005)
    * 1928 – Roger Mudd, American journalist
    * 1929 – Clement Meadmore, Australian-born sculptor (d. 2005)
    * 1930 – Garner Ted Armstrong, American evangelist (d. 2003)
    * 1931 – Thomas Bernhard, Austrian playwright and novelist (d. 1989)
    * 1931 – Josef Masopust, Czech footballer
    * 1932 – Tatsuro Hirooka, Japanese baseball player
    * 1932 – Gerhard Richter, German painter
    * 1933 – Loris Azzaro, French fashion designer (d. 2003)
    * 1934 – John Ziegler, former NHL Commissioner
    * 1936 – Stompin’ Tom Connors, Canadian country singer
    * 1936 – Clive Swift, British actor
    * 1937 – Clete Boyer, American baseball player (d. 2007)
    * 1939 – Barry Mann, American singer
    * 1939 – Janet Suzman, South African actress
    * 1940 – Brian Bennett, British musician (The Shadows)
    * 1940 – J. M. Coetzee, South African author, Nobel laureate
    * 1941 – Sheila Kuehl, American actress
    * 1942 – Carole King, American singer
    * 1943 – Barbara Lewis, American singer and songwriter
    * 1943 – Jonny Nilsson, Swedish speedskater
    * 1943 – Joe Pesci, American actor
    * 1943 – Joseph E. Stiglitz, American economist, Nobel laureate
    * 1944 – Derryn Hinch, Australian media personality
    * 1944 – Alice Walker, American writer
    * 1945 – Mia Farrow, American actress
    * 1945 – Gérard Lenorman, French singer
    * 1946 – Séan Neeson, Northern Irish politician
    * 1946 – Vince Papale, American football player
    * 1946 – Jim Webb, United States Senator from Virginia
    * 1947 – Carla Del Ponte, Swiss UN prosecutor
    * 1947 – Joe Ely, American musician
    * 1947 – Major Harris, American singer
    * 1947 – Michel Lamarche, Canadian professional wrestler
    * 1949 – Judith Light, American actress
    * 1950 – Richard F. Colburn, American politician
    * 1952 – Danny White, American football player
    * 1952 – Mookie Wilson, American baseball player
    * 1953 – Ciarán Hinds, Northern Irish actor
    * 1953 – Gabriel Rotello, American television documentary producer
    * 1954 – Mary Jo Duffy, American comic book writer and editor
    * 1954 – Christopher Gardner, American entrepreneur (Autobiography played by Will Smith in The Pursuit Of Happyness)
    * 1954 – Kevin Warwick, Cyborg Scientist
    * 1955 – Jim J. Bullock, American actor
    * 1955 – Charles Shaughnessy, British actor
    * 1957 – Gordon Strachan, Scottish football player and manager
    * 1958 – Chris Nilan, National Hockey League player
    * 1958 – Cyrille Regis, English former footballer
    * 1960 – Holly Johnson, British singer (Frankie Goes to Hollywood)
    * 1960 – Peggy Whitson, NASA astronaut
    * 1961 – John Kruk, American baseball player
    * 1961 – Jussi Lampi, Finnish musician and actor
    * 1962 – Anik Bissonnette, Quebec ballet dancer (Les Grands Ballets Canadiens)
    * 1963 – Brian Greene, American physicist
    * 1963 – Travis Tritt, American singer
    * 1965 – Igor Malkov, Russian speedskater
    * 1965 – Julie Warner, American actress
    * 1966 – Harald Eia, Norwegian TV – comedian
    * 1966 – Ellen van Langen, Dutch athlete
    * 1967 – Todd Pratt, American baseball player
    * 1968 – Alejandra Guzmán, Mexican singer
    * 1968 – Rahul Roy, Indian actor
    * 1969 – Ian Eagle, American sportscaster
    * 1969 – Jimmy Smith, American football player
    * 1970 – Glenn McGrath, Australian cricketer
    * 1971 – Sharon Case, American actress
    * 1971 – Johan Mjällby, Swedish footballer
    * 1972 – Darren Ferguson, Scottish footballer
    * 1972 – Crispin Freeman, American voice actor
    * 1972 – Jason Winston George, American actor
    * 1972 – Norbert Rozsa, Hungarian swimmer
    * 1973 – Svetlana Boginskaya, Soviet gymnast
    * 1973 – Colin Egglesfield, American actor
    * 1974 – Brad Maynard, National Football League punter
    * 1974 – Amber Valletta, American model
    * 1974 – Erra Fazira, Malaysian actress & Beauty Queen
    * 1974 – John Wallace, American basketball player
    * 1975 – Viktor Chistiakov, Russian-born Australian athlete
    * 1975 – Clinton Grybas, Australian Football commentator (d. 2008)
    * 1976 – Charlie Day, American actor
    * 1976 – Vladimir Guerrero, Dominican baseball player
    * 1976 – Georgios Korakakis, Greek footballer
    * 1978 – Airton Daré, Brazilian racing driver
    * 1979 – David Gray, English snooker player
    * 1979 – Akinori Iwamura, Japanese baseball player
    * 1979 – Irina Slutskaya, Russian figure skater
    * 1979 – Zhang Ziyi, Chinese actress
    * 1980 – Angelos Charisteas, Greek footballer
    * 1980 – Shelly Martinez, American wrestler
    * 1981 – Joël Camathias, Swiss racing driver
    * 1981 – The Rev, Avenged Sevenfold drummer
    * 1982 – Jameer Nelson, American basketball player
    * 1982 – Ami Suzuki, Japanese singer
    * 1983 – Mikel Arruabarrena, Spanish footballer
    * 1984 – Han Kyung, Korean singer Super Junior
    * 1984 – Dioner Navarro, Venezuelan baseball player
    * 1985 – David Gallagher, American actor
    * 1985 – Rachel Melvin, American actress
    * 1986 – Princess Raiyah bint Al Hussein, of Jordan
    * 1987 – Magdalena Neuner, German biathlete
    * 1987 – Joe O’Cearuill, Irish footballer
    * 1989 – Wu Chia-ching, Taiwanese pool player
    * 1989 – Gia Farrell, American singer
    * 1990 – Camille Winbush, American actress
    * 1992 – Avan Jogia, Canadian actor
    * 1996 – Jimmy Bennett, American actor