Birthdates which
occurred on 18th February :
1404 Leon B Alberti
Italian humanist/architect (Della Pittura)
1516 Mary I Tudor [Bloody Mary] Greenwich, (1553-58), 1st reigning
queen of Great Britain
1559 Isaac Casaubon naturalized English classical scholar, theologian
1609 Edward Hyde Earl of Clarendon, English lord chancellor/PM (1660-67)
1632 Giovanni Battista Vitali composer
1677 Jacques Cassini French astronomer (rings of Saturn)
1716 Gaspard Fritz composer
1745 Count Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Volta physicist/inventor
(battery)
1751 Karl Haack composer
1770 Johann Christian Heinrich Rinck composer
1771 Friedrich Christian Ruppe composer
1775 Thomas Girtin London, artist/watercolorist
1776 John Parry composer
1781 Henry Martyn Truro, missionary
1790 Marshall Hall Basford Nottinghamshire, physician
1795 George Peabody South Danvers MA, merchant/philanthropist
1805 Louis Malesherbes Goldsborough Rear Admiral (Union Navy)
1815 Henri Leys Flemish painter
1817 Lewis Addison Armistead Brigadier General (Confederate Army),
died in 1863
1817 Walter Page Lane Brigadier General (Confederate Army), died in
1892
1819 Joseph Philbrick Webster composer
1829 Jean Jacques Alfred Mouton Brigadier General (Confederate Army),
died in 1864
1833 James Deshler Brigadier General (Confederate Army), died in 1863
1836 Ramakrishna Hooghly Bengal, Hindu saint (preached unity of all
religions)
1836 Swami Ramakrishna [Gadadhar Chatterji] Indian mystic/Hindu leader
1838 Ernst Mach Chirlitz-Turas Austria, physicist/philosopher/psychologist
1841 Samuel Prowse Warren composer
1844 Willem Maris Dutch painter (Hague School)
1848 Louis Comfort Tiffany glassmaker (stained glass windows)
1849 Alexander L Kielland Norwegian writer/politician (Garman og Worse)
1850 George Henschel composer
1853 August Belmont Jr breeder (Man 'O War)/founder (New York Jockey
Club)
1857 Max Klinger German graphic artist/painter/sculptor
1858 Louise M A princess of Belgium
1859 Sholem Aleichem [Solomon Rabinowitz], author (Fiddler on the
Roof)
1860 Anders Zorn Swedish painter/etcher/sculptor (Gustavus Vasa)
1875 Walter Andrae German archaeologist (Babylon, Assur)
1877 Betsy Ranucci-Beckmann [Theodora], Dutch author/actress (Dead
Water)
1880 Eric De Lamarter composer
1883 Tom Walls Kingsthorpe England, actor/producer (Undercover)
1884 Burt Mustin Pittsburgh PA, actor (All in the Family, Andy Griffith
Show)
1887 Nikos Kasandsakis writer
1888 Gladys Cooper England, actress (Margaret-The Rogues)
1889 Sybold van Ravesteyn architect (Blijdorp, CS Rotterdam, Utrecht)
1890 Adolphe Menjou Pittsburgh PA, actor (Front Page, Star is Born)
1890 Edward Arnold New York NY, actor (Mr Smith Goes to Washington)
1890 Boris L Pasternak Russian poet/writer (Dr Zhivago)
1890 Lauri SA Haarla Finnish (stage)writer (Juudas, Sukeltaja)
1891 Chester Clute New Jersey, actor (Niagra Falls)
1892 Wendell Wilkie Presidential candidate (R-1940)/author (One World)
1895 George "The Gipper" Gipp Notre Dame football star
1895 Semjon Timoshenko Russian marshal/inspector-general (WWII)
1896 André Breton France, surrealist poet/writer (founder of
surréalism)
1898 K'Tut Tantri broadcaster/hotelier
1899 Sir Arthur Bryant English historian (King Charles II)
19-- Anthony Peña San Antonio TX, actor (Miguel-Young &
Restless)
19-- Breck Jamison actor (As the World Turns)
1901 Reginald Sheffield London England, actor (Second Chance)
1903 Nikolaj V Podgorny President of USSR (1965-77)
1907 Billy Dewolfe Wollaston MA, actor (Good Morning World)
1907 Harm van Riel Dutch politician (Dutch Liberal Party)
1909 Matti Jarvinen Finland, javelin thrower (Olympics-gold-1932)
1909 Wallace Stegner novelist/critic (Pulitzer-1971-Angle of Repose)
1912 Heinz Kühn German premier (North-Rhine Westphalia)
1913 Dane Clark Brooklyn NY, actor (Wire Service, Bold Venture, Perry
Mason)
1913 Artur Axmann Nazi youth leader
1914 Pee Wee King Milwaukee WI, country singer (Pee Wee King Song)
1914 Edward George Edwards chemist
1915 David van de Woestijne Flemish pianist/composer (Les Aéronautes)
1915 Marcel Landowsky composer
1916 Jean Drapeau mayor of Montréal (1954-1957, 1960-1986)
1916 Betty Phyllis Gathergood curator
1917 Phyllis Calvert London, actress (Man in Grey)
1920 Bill Cullen Pittsburgh PA, TV game show host (over 20 different
games)
1920 Jack Palance [Walter Palanuik], Lattimer PA, actor (City Slickers)
1921 Barbara Hale actress (Della Street-Perry Mason)
1922 Allan Melvin Kansas City MO, actor (Phil Silvers Show, Barney-All
in the Family)
1922 Helen Gurley Brown Portland ME, author/publisher (Cosmopolitan)
1922 Eric Gairy premier (Grenada)
1923 Allan Melvin Kansas City MO, actor (Brady Bunch, Barney-All in
Family)
1924 Günter Haese German sculptor/graphic artist (Guggenheim
prize 1967)
1925 George Kennedy New York NY, actor (Cool Hand Luke, Airport, Blue
Knight)
1926 Len Ford NFL end (Cleveland Browns, Green Bay Packers)
1926 Harry "Little" Caesar blues singer/actor (City Heat,
Homer & Eddie)
1927 Fazal Mahmood cricketer (Pakistani medium-pace workhorse 1952-62)
1927 John W Warner (Senator-R-VA, 1979- ), married Liz Taylor
1927 Tabe Bas actor/opera vocalist (Leiser Wolf in Anatevka)
1928 Jim McElreath auto racer (1970 Ontario 500)
1929 Leonard Cyril Deighton English author (Ipcress File, Fighter)
1930 Theodore C Freeman Haverford PA, captain USAF/astronaut
1931 Toni Morrison Ohio, novelist (Tar Baby, Beloved, Song of Solomon)
1931 Dieter Schonbach composer
1931 Johnny Hart cartoonist
1931 Maxwell Thurman US General
1931 Swraj Paul Indian/British industrial/multi-millionaire (Caparo)
1932 Milos Forman Cáslav Czechoslovakia, director (One Flew
over the Cuckoo's Nest, Amadeus, Ragtime)
1933 Kim Novak Chicago IL, actress (Vertigo, Of Human Bondage)
1933 Mary Ure England, model/actress (Reflection of Fear, Windom's
Way)
1933 Yoko Ono Lennon [Mrs John Lennon], Tokyo Japan, singer(?)
1933 Bobby Robson British soccer coach (PSV)
1933 Elisabeth S "Elly" Belder-Ameling Dutch soprano
1934 Aldo Ceccato Milan Italy, conductor (Detroit Symphony Orchestra
1973-77)
1936 Marin Sorescu poet/dramatist
1936 Ronald William Eastman cinematographer
1937 Jeff Farrell US swimmer (Olympics-2 gold-1960)
1938 Manny Mota baseball outfielder (Los Angeles Dodgers)
1938 Barry Knight cricketer (England all-rounder mid-60s)
1938 Elke Erb writer
1939 Claude Ake political scientist
1939 Marlos Nobre composer
1939 Petronella CM "Carletta" Banning actress (Potasch &
Perlemoer)
1941 David Blue [Cohen], Providence RI, rocker (Cupid's Arrow)
1941 Herb Santiago vocalist (Frankie Lymon & Teenagers-Why Do
Fools Fall)
1941 Irma Thomas [Lee], US vocalist (It's Raining)
1945 Judy Rankin St Louis MO, LPGA golfer (Vare Trophy 1976-77)
1945 Michael Nader St Louis MO, actor (Peter-Gidget, Dex Dexter-Dynasty)
1947 Carlos A Lopes Portugal, marathon runner (Olympics-gold-1984)
1947 Dennis De Young Chicago IL, vocalist (Styx-Grand Illusion, Its
Raining Again)
1947 Eliot L Engel (Representative-D-NY)
1947 Princess Maria Christina [Marijke], of Netherlands
1948 Bruce Francis cricketer (Australian opener in 3 Tests 1972)
1948 Carolyn B Maloney (Representative-D-NY)
1948 Sinead Cusack Ireland, actress (Waterland, Revenge)
1949 Cybill Shepherd Memphis TN, actress (Moonlighting, Last Picture
Show)
1949 Jess Walton actress (Jill Abbott-Young & Restless)
1950 John Hughes director (Breakfast Club, Ferris Bueller)
1952 Juice Newton [Judy Cohen], Virginia, singer (Angel of the Morning)
1952 Veronica "Randy" Crawford US vocalist (One Day I'll
Fly Away)
1953 Derek Pellicci rock drummer (Little River Band-Help Is On It's
Way)
1953 Nico Arzbach rock guitarist/singer (Stampei, Dike)
1953 Robin Bachman Winnipeg, guitarist (Bachman Turner Overdrive-You
Ain't Seen Nothing Yet)
1954 John Travolta Englewood NJ, actor (Welcome Back Kotter, Grease,
Pulp Fiction)
1955 Hunt Block Washington DC, actor (Peter-Knots Landing, Ben Warren-Guiding
Light)
1957 Marita Koch German DR, 400 meter sprinter (Olympics-gold-1980)
1957 Vanna White [Rosich], North Myrtle Beach SC, TV game show hostess
(Wheel of Fortune)
1958 Peter Koech Kiliburani Kenya, 3K steeplechaser (Olympics-silver-1988)
1960 Andy Moog NHL Goalie (Oilers, Bruins, Olympics-Canada-1988)
1960 Greta Scacchi Milan Italy, actress (Coca-Cola Kid, White Mischief)
1960 Roger Wijesuriya cricketer (bowling average 294 in 4 Tests for
Sri Lanka)
1961 Alycia Moulton Sacramento CA, tennis star
1962 Gary Reasons NFL linebacker (New York Giants)
1962 Julie Strain Concord CA, actress (Witchcraft IV)
1962 Simon Fletcher NFL linebacker (Denver Broncos)
1963 John Gesek NFL center (Washington Redskins)
1963 Rob Andrew English rugby player
1964 Kevin Tapani Des Moines IA, pitcher (Chicago White Sox, Minnesota
Twin)
1964 Lisa Elaine Comshaw Akron OH, actress (Scanner Cop, Lukas' Child)
1964 Matt Dillon New Rochelle NY, actor (Flamingo Kid, Tex, Little
Darlings, Kansas)
1965 Dr Dre [Andre Young], rap singer
1965 Peter Martini journalist
1966 Kris King Bracebridge, NHL left wing (Winnipeg Jets)
1966 Phillip De Freitas cricket pace bowler (in Dominica England 1986-95)
1967 Colin Jackson Cardiff England, 100 meter hurdler (Olympics-silver-1988)
1967 John Valentin Mineola NY, infielder (Boston Red Sox)
1967 Matt Turner US baseball pitcher (Florida Marlins)
1967 Roberto Baggio
1968 Chris McKendry ESPN sportscaster
1968 Molly Ringwald Roseville CA, actress (16 Candles, Pretty in Pink)
1969 Alexander Mogilny Khavarovsk USSR, 1st soviet hockey star to
defect to NHL (Sabres)
1969 Igor Larionov Voskresensk Russia, NHL forward (Team Russia, Detroit)
1970 Tyler Green US baseball pitcher (Philadelphia Phillies)
1971 George Teague NFL safety (Miami Dolphins, Green Bay Packers)
1971 Reggie Holt WLAF safety (London Monarchs)
1972 Lubomir Rybovic Kosice Czechoslovakia, hockey forward (Team Slovakia)
1972 Marc Lillibridge WLAF linebacker (Amsterdam Admirals)
1972 Shani Lynn Nielsen New Albany IN, Miss Indiana-America (1996-Top
10)
1974 Yevgeny Kafelnikov Russia, tennis star
1975 Scott Tucker Birmingham AL, 400 meter/800 meter freestyle relay
(Olympics-96)
1976 Chanda Rubin Lafayette LA, tennis star (1996 Australian Open
doubles)
1976 Jason Podollan Vernon, NHL center (Florida Panthers)
1976 Volker Schenk WLAF RB (Frankfurt Galaxy)
1979 Julia Greville Perth Australia, swimmer (Olympics-96)
1980 Alison Rachel Fitch Hamilton New Zealand, swimmer (Olympics-96)
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Deaths which occurred
on February 18th:
0999 Gregory V [Bruno] 1st German Pope, dies
1217 Alexander Neckum de Sancto Albano English encyclopedist, dies
at 59
1397 Enguerrand VII French master of Coucy/count of Soissons, dies
at 56
1455 Fra Angelico Italian monk/painter, dies
1478 Duke of Clarence forced drowning in a wine barrel
1535 Agrippa von Nettesheim German royal astrologer, dies at 48
1535 Cornelius Agrippa von Nettesheim physician/theologian, dies
1546 Martin Luther biblical scholar/religious reformer, dies at 62
1564 Michelangelo Buonarroti Italian sculptor/painter/architect/poet
(David), dies at 88
1587 Mary Stuart Queen of Scots (1560-87), beheaded at 44
1660 Judith Jansdochter Leyster Dutch painter, buried
1683 Nicolaes Pietersz Berchem Dutch landscape painter/etcher, dies
at 62
1712 Duke of Bourgondië French king Louis XIV's grandson, dies
1745 Nicola Fago composer, dies at 67
1790 Wilhelm Gottfried Enderle composer, dies at 67
1799 Maurus Haberhauer composer, dies at 52
1803 J W L Gleim writer, dies
1807 August G Meissner German estheticus/literary, dies at 53
1807 S von Laroche writer, dies at 75
1817 Giacomo Quarenghi master builder (Hermitage Theater), dies at
72
1829 Jan Krtitel Kuchar composer, dies at 77
1830 Charles G G Earl of Merode, mayor (Brussels), dies at 67
1833 Georg Johann Schinn composer, dies at 64
1833 Ignac Ruzitska composer, dies at 55
1846 Giovanni Liverati composer, dies at 73
1861 Louis C Luzac Dutch minister of Internal affairs, dies at 74
1878 Peter D Regout industrialist (Sphinx, Maastricht), dies at 76
1885 Charlotte Helen Sainton-Dolby composer, dies at 61
1890 Julius Andrássy Sr earl/premier of Hungary (1867-71),
dies at 66
1895 Albrecht arch duke of Austrian (Battle at Custozza), dies at
77
1898 Frances Willard founder (Woman's Christian Temperance), dies
at 58
1899 M Sophus Lie Norwegian mathematician, dies at 56
1905 Jules de Geyter Belgian poet (International), dies at 75
1906 Willem Doorenbos literary/critic, dies at 85
1911 Bill Murdoch cricketer, dies while watching Australia vs South
Africa Test
1917 Charles E Barber US chief engraver (1879-1917), dies
1925 James Lane Allen US writer (Choir Invisible), dies at 75
1932 Frederik Augustus III King of Saxon (1904-18), dies at 66
1933 James Corbett (Gentleman Jim), heavyweight box champion (1892-97),
dies
1938 Alida J Tartaud-Little actress (Rotterdam Stage), dies at 64
1938 Edward Anseele Belgian minister of Rail, dies at 81
1938 Louis de la Vallée-Poussin (The Way to Nirvana), dies
at 69
1939 Ludwig Bonvin composer, dies at 89
1943 Henri Polak Dutch union leader/politician (Social-Democrat),
dies at 74
1949 Niceto A Zamora y Torres premier of Spain (1931-36), dies at
71
1950 Voranc Prezikov [Lovro Kuhar], Slavic author (Jamaica), dies
at 56
1951 Piet A W Hopmans bishop of Breda (Crusade), dies at 85
1956 Gustave Charpentier French opera composer (Louise), dies at 95
1957 Henry N Russell co-author (temperature-luminosity graph), dies
1959 Alfred Alessandrescu composer, dies at 65
1959 Eric Zeisl composer, dies at 53
1959 Jaroslav Kvapil composer, dies at 66
1963 Monte Blue silent film actor (Apache), dies of heart attack at
73
1963 Todd "Hugh" Gaitskell leader British Labour Party,
dies at 56
1966 Anne Anema Dutch lawyer/journalist/politician (ARP), dies at
94
1966 Casimir von Paszthory composer, dies at 79
1966 Grigori Grigoyevich Nelyubov Russian cosmonaut, dies at 31
1967 Manuel Palau Boix composer, dies at 74
1967 Robert J Oppenheimer creator of atomic bomb, dies at 62
1968 Sigurd Erixon geographer (Atlas "ver Svensk Folkkultur),
dies at 79
1969 Dragisa Cvetkovic Serbian premier of (Yugoslavia 1939-4.), dies
at 76
1970 Desiderius A Stracke Flemish Jesuit/literature historian, dies
at 94
1973 Franc Costello US gangster, dies at 82
1975 Chivu Stoica [Stoica Chivu), premier of Romania (1955-61), dies
at 66
1975 Luigi Dallapiccola composer, dies
1975 Raymond Moley US advisor to President Roosevelt "Brain Trust",
dies at 88
1975 Syed Nazir Ali cricketer (2 Tests for India, 4 wickets), dies
1976 Eddie Dowling composer (Anywhere USA), dies at 81
1976 Anton Betzner writer, dies at 81
1976 Joseph Henabery actor/director (Cobra), dies at 88
1977 Andy Devine [Jeremiah Schwartz], actor (Andy's Gang), dies at
71
1977 Maria Realino teacher (Botany of Curaçao), dies at 87
1977 Ralph Graves actor (Extra Girl), dies at 77
1978 Charlotte Greenwood actress (Oklahoma, Moon over Miami), dies
at 84
1978 Derrick De Marney actor (Inheritance, Projected Man), dies at
71
1978 Maggie McNamara actress (3 Coins in a Fountain, Cardinal), dies
at 49
1980 Gale Robbins actress (Fuller Brush Girl, Mr Hex), dies at 58
1982 Edith Ngaio Marsh New Zealand detective writer/producer, dies
at 82
1982 Tina Carver actress (Inside Detroit, Uranium Boom), dies at 58
1985 Willy Alberti [Carel Verbruggen], Dutch singer, dies at 58
1990 Hulk fictional character in "Death of Incredible Hulk"
on NBC, dies
1993 Edward S "Ted" Haworth US set designer (Sayonara, Marty),
dies at 76
1993 Jacqueline Hill dies of cancer at 63
1993 Leslie Norman English director/producer (Dunkirk), dies at 82
1993 Michael David Morrison actor (Caleb-As the World Turns), dies
at 33
1994 Peter Caddy founder of the Findhorn Community, dies at 76
1995 Calder Willingham US scriptwriter (End as a Man), dies at 72
1995 Denny Cordel rock music producer-Laverack, dies at 51
1995 Eddie Williams blues/Jazz Bassist, dies at 82
1995 John Rhea "Yank" Lawson US jazz trumpeteer (Stormy
weather), dies at 83
1996 Brian Daley writer, dies at 48
1996 Jack Thieuloy writer, dies at 64
1996 Nicholas Beriozoff ballet master, dies at 89
1996 Richard Leslie Hill historian, dies at 94
1997 Emily Hahn writer, dies at 91
1997 Enrique Peralta Azurdia military President of Guatemala in (1963-66),
dies
1997 Eric William Fenby musician, dies at 90
1998 Harry Caray sportscaster (Chicago Cubs), dies at 77
1998 Mya Than Tint Myanmarese author, dies of brain hemorrhage at
69
1998 Robert Merrill songwriter (Funny Girl), commits suicide at 76
2001 [Ralph] Dale Earnhardt NASCAR driver/"The Intimidator",
dies in crash during Daytona 500 at 49
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