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NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Glenn M. Anderson
Politician
21-Feb-1913 13-Dec-1994 Congressman from California, 1969-93
Beryl Anthony
Politician
21-Feb-1938   Congressman from Arkansas, 1979-93
Christopher Atkins
Actor
21-Feb-1961   The Blue Lagoon
W. H. Auden
Poet
21-Feb-1907 29-Sep-1973 The Age of Anxiety
Felix Aylmer
Actor
21-Feb-1889 2-Sep-1979 Henry V
William Baldwin
Actor
21-Feb-1963   A Baldwin Brother
Corbin Bleu
Actor
21-Feb-1989   Jump In!
Erma Bombeck
Columnist
21-Feb-1927 22-Apr-1996 The Grass is Always Greener
Charles Boustany
Politician
21-Feb-1956   Congressman, Louisiana 7th
Lucille Bremer
Dancer
21-Feb-1917 16-Apr-1996 Yolanda and the Thief
Usher L. Burdick
Politician
21-Feb-1879 19-Aug-1960 Congressman from North Dakota
Jeanne Calment
Elderly
21-Feb-1875 4-Aug-1997 Oldest recorded person, died at 122
Gaston Caperton
Politician
21-Feb-1940   Governor of West Virginia, 1989-97
Mary Chapin Carpenter
Country Musician
21-Feb-1958   Never Had It So Good
Charlotte Church
Singer
21-Feb-1986   Voice of an Angel
Clarence 13X
Religion
21-Feb-1928 13-Jun-1969 Nation of Gods and Earths
Jack Coleman
Actor
21-Feb-1958   Steven Carrington on Dynasty
Tyne Daly
Actor
21-Feb-1946   Lacey on Cagney and Lacey
Henrik Dam
Scientist
21-Feb-1895 Apr-1976 Discovered Vitamin K
Anthony Daniels
Actor
21-Feb-1946   C-3PO
Léo Delibes
Composer
21-Feb-1836 16-Jan-1891 Lakmé
Harry S. Dent, Sr.
Government
21-Feb-1930 28-Sep-2007 Devised Nixon's Southern Strategy
Scott DesJarlais
Politician
21-Feb-1964   Congressman, Tennessee 4th
Larry Drake
Actor
21-Feb-1950   Benny Stulwicz on LA Law
Christine Ebersole
Actor
21-Feb-1953   Rachel Gunn, RN
Aunjanue Ellis
Actor
21-Feb-1969   Madeleine Hightower on The Mentalist
Jonathan Safran Foer
Novelist
21-Feb-1977   Everything Is Illuminated
David Geffen
Business
21-Feb-1943   Music and movie industry mogul
Domenico Ghirardelli
Business
21-Feb-1817 17-Jan-1894 Founder of Ghirardelli Chocolate Company
Kelsey Grammer
Actor
21-Feb-1955   Frasier
Ashley Greene
Actor
21-Feb-1987   Twilight
King Harald V
Royalty
21-Feb-1937   King of Norway
Phil Hare
Politician
21-Feb-1949   Congressman from Illinois, 2007-11
Jerry Harrison
Musician
21-Feb-1949   Guitar and keyboard player for Talking Heads
William Dodd Hathaway
Politician
21-Feb-1924   US Senator from Maine, 1973-79
Edward Hawke
Military
21-Feb-1710 17-Oct-1781 British admiral, Seven Years' War
Jennifer Love Hewitt
Actor
21-Feb-1979   Ghost Whisperer
Prince Michael II
Relative
21-Feb-2002   Dangled over a fourth-floor hotel balcony
Barbara Jordan
Politician
21-Feb-1936 17-Jan-1996 Gave 1976 Democratic keynote speech
Arline Judge
Actor
21-Feb-1912 7-Feb-1974 B-Movie actress, collector of husbands
Otto Kahn
Business
21-Feb-1867 29-Mar-1934 Banker with Kuhn, Loeb & Co.
Charles King
Actor
21-Feb-1895 7-May-1957 30s and 40s cinema henchman
Mimi Kuzyk
Actor
21-Feb-1952   Judith Parker on Sophie
Mélanie Laurent
Actor
21-Feb-1983   Inglourious Basterds
John Lewis
Politician
21-Feb-1940   Congressman, Georgia 5th
Gary Lockwood
Actor
21-Feb-1937   Dr. Frank Poole, 2001: A Space Odyssey
Richard W. Mallary
Politician
21-Feb-1929 27-Sep-2011 Congressman from Vermont, 1972-75
Edwin L. Marin
Film Director
21-Feb-1899 2-May-1951 Tall in the Saddle
Brander Matthews
Critic
21-Feb-1852 31-Mar-1929 The Study of American Literature
Haldane Robert Mayer
Judge
21-Feb-1941   US Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
Rue McClanahan
Actor
21-Feb-1934 3-Jun-2010 Blanche on The Golden Girls
Bronco Mendenhall
Football
21-Feb-1966   BYU Head Coach
Raimondo Montecuccoli
Aristocrat
21-Feb-1609 16-Oct-1680 17th century military genius
Robert Mugabe
Head of State
21-Feb-1924   President of Zimbabwe
John Henry Newman
Religion
21-Feb-1801 11-Aug-1890 Oxford Movement
Anaïs Nin
Author
21-Feb-1903 14-Jan-1977 Diary of Anaïs Nin
Tricia Nixon
Relative
21-Feb-1946   Daughter of President Nixon
Frank Orth
Actor
21-Feb-1880 17-Mar-1962 Insp. Faraday on Boston Blackie
Ellen Page
Actor
21-Feb-1987   Juno
Chuck Palahniuk
Author
21-Feb-1962   Fight Club
Steven Palazzo
Politician
21-Feb-1970   Congressman, Mississippi 4th
Sam Peckinpah
Film Director
21-Feb-1925 28-Dec-1984 Breakthrough director of ultraviolent film
Jordan Peele
Actor
21-Feb-1979   MADtv
Larry Pennell
Actor
21-Feb-1928   Ted McKeever on Ripcord
Tsar Peter III
Royalty
21-Feb-1728 17-Jul-1762 Tsar of Russia, 1762 for six months
William L. Petersen
Actor
21-Feb-1953   CSI, Manhunter
Raymond Queneau
Novelist
21-Feb-1903 25-Oct-1976 Zazie dans le métro
Bob Rafelson
Film Director
21-Feb-1933   Five Easy Pieces
Jack Ramsay
Basketball
21-Feb-1925   Longtime NBA Coach
John Rawls
Philosopher
21-Feb-1921 24-Nov-2002 A Theory of Justice
Irvin D. Reid
Educator
21-Feb-1941   President, Wayne State University
Alan Rickman
Actor
21-Feb-1946   Die Hard
Rankin' Roger
Singer
21-Feb-1961   General Public
Kevin Rose
Blogger
21-Feb-1977   Founder of Digg
Justin Sane
Musician
21-Feb-1973   Lead singer of Anti-Flag
Antonio López de Santa Anna
Military
21-Feb-1794 21-Jun-1876 Hero of Tampico
Andres Segovia
Guitarist
21-Feb-1893 2-Jun-1987 Greatest classical guitarist
Ann Sheridan
Actor
21-Feb-1915 21-Jan-1967 Torrid Zone
John Shimkus
Politician
21-Feb-1958   Congressman, Illinois 19th
Nina Simone
Singer
21-Feb-1933 21-Apr-2003 The High Priestess of Soul
Fulwar Skipwith
Head of State
21-Feb-1765 7-Jan-1839 President of the Republic of West Florida, 1810
Olympia Snowe
Politician
21-Feb-1947   US Senator from Maine
Jake Steinfeld
Fitness Guru
21-Feb-1958   Body By Jake
David Foster Wallace
Novelist
21-Feb-1962 12-Sep-2008 Infinite Jest
Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck
Royalty
21-Feb-1980   King of Bhutan
August von Wassermann
Biologist
21-Feb-1866 16-Mar-1925 Syphilis test
Tom Watson
Journalist
21-Feb-1962   Co-Founder of @NY news service
Paul Westhead
Basketball
21-Feb-1939   LA Lakers coach 1979-82
Faith Ryan Whittlesey
Diplomat
21-Feb-1939   Twice US Ambassador to Switzerland
Charles-Marie Widor
Composer
21-Feb-1844 12-Mar-1937 Toccata
William Winter
Politician
21-Feb-1923   Governor of Mississippi, 1980-84




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