Birthdates which
occurred on 10th February :
1609 Sir John Suckling
English Cavalier poet/dramatist/courtier
1637 Henriëtte Catharina van Nassau Dutch daughter of Frederik
Henry
1670 Norbert van Flowers [Cephalus], Flemish painter
1670 William Congreve England, restoration writer (Old Bachelor, Way
of the World)
1685 Aaron Hill English playwright/poet (Tragedy of Zara)
1686 Johann F Gronovius Dutch physician/botany
1696 Johann Melchior Molter composer
1702 Jean-Pierre Guignon composer
1717 Pierre de La Garde composer
1728 Peter III Feodorovich German/Russian czar of Russia (1761-62)
1735 Johann Christoph Kuhnau composer
1741 Franz Adam Veichtner composer
1750 Stanislao Mattei composer
1775 Charles Lamb London England, critic/poet/essayist
1788 Johann Peter Pixis composer
1795 Ary Scheffer Dutch painter/etcher/sculptor
1807 Abner Clark Harding Brigadier General (Union volunteers), died
in 1874
1818 Isham Green Harris Governor (Confederacy), died in 1897
1819 Richard Storrs Willis composer
1821 William Read Scurry (Confederate Army Brigadier General, died
in 1864)
1824 Samuel Plimsoll Bristol England, inventor (Plimsoll line for
ships)
1827 Peter J Savelberg Dutch Limburgs monastery founder
1841 Walter Parratt composer
1846 Mildred Childe "Life" Lee daughter of confederate General
Robert E Lee
1847 A N Hornby cricketer (pioneering England Test batsman)
1862 W H "Gobo" Ashley cricketer (7 wickets in 1 Test for
South Africa 1889)
1866 Bror Beckman composer
1866 Rafael Altamira Crevea Spanish lawyer/historian
1868 William Allen White Emporia KS, editor (Pulitzer 1942)
1869 Vasily Pavovlich Kalafati composer
1870 Fritz Klimsch German sculptor/painter
1872 Anne Anema Dutch lawyer/journalist/politician (ARP)
1879 Franz Carl Bornschein composer
1880 Jesse G Vincent Arkansas, engineer designed 1st V-12 engine
1884 Herbert Hordern cricketer (pioneering leggie for Australia &
Philadelphia)
1887 [Fran J] Vital Celen Flemish literary/author
1888 G Ungaretti writer
1889 Howard Spring British author/novelist/writer/critic (O Absalom)
1890 Boris L Pasternak Russia, novelist/poet (Dr Zhivago, Nobel 1958)
1890 Cor Ruys Dutch actor (Princess Stage)
1891 Harold 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis, Governor-General of Canada
(1945-52)
1892 Alan Hale [Rufus Alan Mackahan], Washington DC, actor (Little
John-Adventures of Robin Hood)
1893 Jimmy Durante New York NY, long-nosed comedian (and good-night
Mrs Calabash)
1893 William [Bill] T Tilden II tennis player (US Open 1920-25, 29)
1894 [Maurice] Harold MacMillan London, (C) British PM (1957-63)
1894 Roy D'Arcy San Francisco CA, actor (Warning Shadows, Revolt of
Zombies)
1896 Olin Howlin Denver CO, actor (Swifty-Circus Boy)
1897 John Franklin Enders Connecticut, micro-biologist (polio-Nobel
1954)
1898 Dame Judith Anderson Adelaide Australia, actress (Laura, Rebecca,
Tycoon)
1898 Bertolt Brecht Germany, playwright (Mother Courage)/composer
1898 Joseph Kessel French journalist/writer (Army of the Shadows)
1898 Robert Keith Fowler IN, actor (Battle Circus, Branded, Wild One)
19-- Elaine [Kaufman] New York NY, restauranteur (Elaine)
1900 Rebecca Negrin
1902 Armand Bernier Belgian poet (Sorcier Triste)
1902 Stella Adler New York, actress (My Girl Tisa)
1902 Walter H Brattain Amoy China, US physicist (Nobel 1956-transistor)
1903 Matvey Isaakovich Blanter composer
1904 John Farrow Sydney Australia, director/actor (Botany Bay, Wake
Island)
1905 John Dierkes Ohio, actor (Daughter of Dr Jekyll, Hanging Tree)
1905 Max Schubert winemaker
1905 Vilko Ukmar composer
1905 Walter Brown sports organizer (NBA)
1906 John "Cat" Thompson basketball hall of famer (elected
1962)
1906 Lon Chaney Jr Oklahoma City OK, actor (Dracula vs. Frankenstein,
The Phantom, Hawkeye, Pistols 'n' Petticoats)
1906 Erik Rhodes [Ernest Sharpe], actor (Top Hat, Night at the Ritz)
1906 Henry Phelps Brown historian/economist
1906 Walraven (Wally) van Hall Dutch banker/resisted Nazis
1907 Grace Hamilton 1st black member of Georgia state legislature
1908 Jean Coulthard composer
1909 Lord Milne
1910 Dominique Pire Belgium, educator, aided WWII refugees (Nobel
1958)
1910 Douglas Spencer actor (Thing, This Island Earth, River of No
Return)
1910 Joyce Grenfell actress (Pickwick Papers, Americanization of Emily)
1910 Paul Whitelaw cricketer (New Zealand opening batsman vs England
1933)
1912 Lord Orr-Ewing
1913 Philippa Bevans actress (Notorious Landlady, World of Henry Orient)
1913 Ragnhild Marie Hatton historian
1914 Larry Adler Baltimore MD, harmonica player (Harmonicats) (blacklisted
performer)
1916 Edward R Roybal (Representative-D-CA, 1963- )
1918 Gordon Pirie England, Group Captain
1918 Idwal Pugh British ombudsman
1920 Alexander Comfort English poet/writer (Wreath for the Living)
1920 J Heslop-Harrison botanist
1921 Adrian Cruft composer
1922 Harold Hughes (Governor-D-NJ)
1922 Neva Patterson Nevada IA, actress (Governor & JJ, Doc Elliot,
Nichols)
1923 Cesare Siepi Milan Italy, basso (New York Metropolitan Opera)
1924 Randy Van Horne El Paso TX, singer (Nat King Cole Show)
1924 Bud (Norman) Poile NHLer
1926 Danny Blanchflower British soccer player
1927 Jakov Lind German/British author (Counting My Footsteps)
1927 Leontyne Mary Violet Price Laurel MS, opera soprano (Porgy &
Bess)
1927 Nigel Bagnall British field marshal
1927 Viscount Cowdray British financier/multi-millionaire
1928 Gene Taylor (Representative-D-St Louis, 1973- )
1929 Hallgeir Brenden Norway, 15K/18K cross country (Olympics-gold-1952,
56)
1929 Henk Heidweiler Surinam ambassador (in Netherlands)
1929 Jerry Goldsmith pianist/composer (Twilight Zone)
1929 Jim Whittacker mountain climber (1st American to climb Mt Everest)
1930 John Gilpin English ballet dancer (Études, Alice in Wonderland)
1930 Robert Wagner Detroit MI, actor (It Takes a Thief, Hart to Hart)
1930 Peter Phillips composer
1931 Gerhard Rosenfeld composer
1931 Makoto Shinohara composer
1931 Thomas Bernhard writer
1932 Donald Hilton Moderator (General Assembly of United Reformed
Church)
1932 Rockin Dopsie Sr [Alton Jay Rubin], Jazz-Fusion singer (Zydeco)
1935 Conrad Klapheck German painter (typewriters)
1935 Salvator Pueyo composer
1935 Theodore Antoniou composer
1936 Olwyn Bowey painter
1936 Sylvia Williams museum director/curator
1937 Don Wilson rock guitarist (Ventures-Walk Don't Run, Batman Theme)
1937 Yuriy Poyarkov USSR, volleyball player (Olympics-2 gold/1 silver-1964-72)
1937 Lord Justice Rose
1939 Barbara Kolb Hartford CT, composer (Trobar Jus)
1939 Roberta Flack Black Mountain (Asheville) NC, vocalist (The First
Time Ever I Saw Your Face)
1940 Jimmy Merchant rock vocalist (Frankie Lymon & Teenagers-Why
Do Fools Fall In Love)
1940 Hamish Imlach folk singer/comic
1940 Mary Rand-Bignal-Toomey England, long jumper (Olympics-gold-1964)
1940 Peter Middleton CEO (Lloyd's)
1941 John Hampshire cricketer (of Yorkshire Century on debut for England
1969)
1941 Michael Apted director/researcher (Granada TV)
1942 Michael Bishop CEO (British Midland Airways)
1943 Ral Donner [Ralph Stuart], Black Mountain NC, singer (Starfires)
1944 Peter Allen Australia, singer/pianist (I Go to Rio, Legs Diamond)
1945 John Hayes Secretary-General (British Law Society)
1945 Klas Tuinstra Dutch MP (CDA)
1946 Donovan [P Leech] Scotland, rocker (Mellow Yellow)
1946 Keith Mans MP
1948 Conrad Cummings composer
1949 Joe Lavender NFLer
1950 Gail Rebuck CEO (Random House)
1950 Mark Spitz Modesto CA, swimmer (Olympics-9 gold/silver/bronze-68,
72)
1950 Mike Rutherford rocker (Genesis-Against All Odds, Mike &
Mechanics)
1951 Roxanne Pulitzer Glendale CA, author (The Prize Pulitzer)
1951 Zeudi Araya Asmara Ethiopia, Miss Ethiopia (1969)
1952 Mike Varty NFLer
1953 Carl Joseph Stone composer
1953 John Shirley US, sci-fi author (Eclipse Penumbra, Eclipse Corona)
1955 Greg[ory John] Norman Queensland Australia, PGA golfer "The
White Shark" (1984 Kemper)
1955 Lusia Mae Harris Minter City MS, basketball player (Olympics-silver-76)
1957 Debbie Brinkley Tasmania, golfer (1990 T25 Victorian Open)
1957 Pranab Roy cricketer (son of Pankaj, Indian batsman 1982)
1958 Sharon Stone Meadville PA, actress (Basic Instinct, Total Recall)
1959 Tonga [Uliuli Fifita], wrestler (WCW/WAR/WWF, Ming, Haku, Islanders)
1960 Lionel Cartwright Ohio, country vocalist (I Watched it on the
Radio)
1961 David Ward cricketer (prolific Surrey batsman)
1961 Eva Pfaff West Germany, tennis star
1961 George Stephanopoulos presidential adviser (Clinton)
1962 Cliff Burton rocker (Metallica)
1962 Jean-Marie Banos Lavelanet France, Canada sabre (Olympics-9/10-88,
92, 96)
1963 Lenny Dykstra centerfielder (New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies)
1963 Bennie Thompson NFLer (Saints, Chiefs, Cleveland Browns/Ravens)
1963 Harris Huizingh soccer player (FC Groningen)
1963 Joakim Nystrom Sweden, tennis star
1964 Francesca Neri Trento Italy, actress (Ages of Lulu)
1964 Mir Aimal Kansi Quetta Pakistan, murderer (FBI Most Wanted)
1964 Roger Reijners soccer player (MVV)
1964 Sam Graddy Gaffney SC, 4x100 meter runner (Olympics-gold-1984)
1965 Lenny Webster New Orleans LA, catcher (Montréal Expos)
1965 Marjolein Macrander Dutch actress (Drowned)
1966 Daryl Johnston NFL running back (Dallas Cowboys)
1967 Laura Dern Los Angeles CA, actress (Blue Velvet, Mask, Small
Talk)
1967 Bradley Hughes Mordialloc Victoria Australia, Australasia golfer
1967 Dwayne "Road Grader" White NFLer (New York Jets, St
Louis)
1968 Peter Popovic Koping Sweden, NHL defenseman (Montréal
Canadiens)
1968 Ryan Bowen US baseball pitcher (Florida Marlins)
1969 Jayhawk Owens Cincinnati OH, catcher (Colorado Rockies)
1969 Tim Clark US baseball outfielder (Florida Marlins)
1970 Alberto Castillo Dominican/US baseball catcher (New York Mets)
1970 Bobby Jones Fresno CA, pitcher (New York Mets)
1970 Brendan Eppert St Louis MO, speed skater (Olympics-1994)
1971 Kevin Sefcik Oaklawn IL, infielder (Philadelphia Phillies)
1971 Marty Nothstein Allentown PA, sprint cyclist Olympics-silver-96)
1971 Wayne Gandy tackle (St Louis Rams)
1972 Michael Kasprowicz cricketer (Australian Test fast bowler vs
West Indies 1996)
1972 Nancy Christian Scottsdale AZ, WPVA volleyballer (US Open-17th-1995)
1972 Sara Simmons Belmont MA, rower (Olympics-96)
1972 Torey Hunter NFL cornerback (Houston Oilers)
1974 Andrew English CFL receiver (British Columbia Lions)
1974 Lea Ghirardi-Rubbi Colombes France, tennis star (1994 Futures
NC)
1974 Ty Law NFL cornerback (New England Patriots)
1975 Tina Thompson WNBA forward (Houston Comets)
1977 Stephanie Ann Foisy Concord NH, Miss New Hampshire-America (1995)
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Deaths which occurred
on February 10th:
1134 Robert III/II Curthouse Duke of Normandy, dies
1162 Boudouin III son of King Fulco of Anjou/husband of Theodora,
dies
1164 Hugo van Fosses/Prémontré abbott of Prémontré,
dies
1482 Luca della Robbia Italian sculptor (majolica reliefs), dies at
81
1495 Sir William Stanley English lord chamberlain, executed for conspiracy
1567 Darnley Mary Queen of Scots' husband, murdered
1567 Lord Darnley Stuart husband of English queen Mary, murdered
1588 Joost Sybrantsz Buyck Amsterdam merchant/regent, dies at about
82
1598 Anna van Bull 1st wife of Polish/Swedish king Sigismund II, dies
1657 Sebastian Stosskopf Elizabethian painter, dies at 59
1678 Philip Vingboons Amsterdam's master builder, buried
1686 William Dugdale Garter King of Arms (1677-86), dies
1711 Lukas Fencer Dutch poet (Meleager & Atalante), dies at 22
1772 Jozef Wenceslas monarch of Liechtenstein/general, dies at 75
1772 Louis Tocqué French painter, dies at 75
1774 Florian Leopold Gassmann composer, dies at 44
1783 James Nares composer, dies at 67
1816 Johann Paul Aegidius Martini composer, dies at 74
1822 Albert-Kasimir duke of Saxon-Teschen/Governor of Hungary, dies
at 83
1825 Paul van Hemert Dutch theologist/philosopher (Kant), dies at
68
1829 Leo XII [Annibale Sermattei], Italian Pope (1823-29), dies at
68
1832 Antonio Benedetto Maria Puccini composer, dies at 84
1837 Alexander S Pushkin writer, dies at 37
1861 Francis Danby Exmouth, painter, dies
1876 Johan August Soderman composer, dies at 43
1879 Honoré V Daumier French painter/lithographer, dies at
70
1879 Wolter R baron van Hoëvell Dutch vicar/abolitionist, dies
at 66
1880 Isaäc M "Isaac A" Crémieux French minister
of Justice, dies at 83
1887 Ellen Wood English author (Pomeroy Abbey), dies at 73
1887 Pieter van der Aa Dutch geographer, dies at 54
1902 J N Krieger German Selenographer, dies
1905 Ignacy Krzyzanowski composer, dies at 78
1912 Joseph Lister 1st Baron Lister, surgeon (pioneer of antiseptic),
dies
1915 Albert J-BJ Thijs Belgian Colonial pioneer (Congo), dies at 65
1917 Emile Pessard composer, dies at 73
1918 Abdül-Hamid II 34th sultan of Turkey (lost Serbia/Egypt),
dies at 65
1923 Wilhelm Konrad von Rontgen physicist (Nobel 1901), dies at 77
1932 R H Edgar Wallace British writer/journalist (3 Just Men), dies
at 76
1939 Pius XI [Ambrogio D A Ratti], Italian Pope (1922-39), dies at
81
1943 Wa'er shot dead by Defiance
1945 Juan de Hernandez composer, dies at 63
1948 Ewart Astill cricket all-rounder (9 Tests for England 1927-30),
dies
1948 Sergei Eisenstein Russian director (Battleship Potemkin), dies
at 50
1950 Armen Tigran Tigranyan composer, dies at 70
1951 Joseph Bovet composer, dies at 71
1957 Laura Ingalls Wilder US author (Little House on Prarie), dies
at 90
1958 Billy Vine actor (54th Street Revue), dies at 42
1962 Willem Paerels Netherlands/Belgian painter/graphic artist, dies
at 83
1966 Billy Rose US theater producer (Diamond Horse Show), dies at
66
1968 Pitirim A Sorokin Russian/US sociologist, dies at 79
1977 Grace Mary Williams composer, dies at 70
1982 K R Meher-Homji cricketer (Test as Indian, catch no stumped),
dies
1983 Eduard Franz actor (Zorro), dies at 80
1986 Brian Aherne actor (Juarez, My Sister Eileen, Rosie), dies at
83
1989 Dan Kelly NHL sportscaster, dies at 52, "He shoots, he scores!"
1992 Alex Haley US writer (Autobiography of Malcolm X, Roots), dies
at 70
1992 Florence Tarlow dies of cancer at 70
1992 Mau Kopuit Dutch editor-in-chief (New Israeli Weekly Newspaper),
dies
1992 Meade Roberts screenwriter, dies of congestive heart failure
at 61
1992 Thomas Graftdijk Dutch writer (Dr Faustus), dies
1992 Wim Ramaker Dutch director/writer (On Death Track), dies
1993 John Grossman Czechoslovakian director (Process, Revisor), dies
1993 Joy Garrett actress (Days of Our Live), dies of liver failure
at 47
1993 Maurice Bourges-Maunoury PM of France (1957), dies
1995 Kenton Kilmer poet/translator, dies at 85
1995 Louis Sen A Kaw Suriname's great dam builder, dies at 75
1995 Paul Monette writer, dies at 49
1995 S van der Linde church historian, dies at 89
1996 Hugh Francis Lamprey ecologist, dies at 67
1997 Brian McManus Connolly musician, dies at 47
1997 Milton Cato PM of San Vincent & Grenadines (1979-84), dies
1998 Buddy the Wonder Dog dog (Air Bud), dies of cancer at 9
1998 Maurice Schumann French foreign minister (1969-73), dies
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