Birthdates which occurred on your SELECTED date of February 05:
1589 Honorat de Brueil seigneur de Racan French playwright/poet
1626 Madame Marie de Sévigné Paris, celebrated letter-writer (Portrait in Letters)
1662 Giuseppi Vignola composer
1711 Joseph Umstatt composer
1723 John Witherspoon clergyman/signed Declaration of Independence
1732 Nathanael Gottfried Gruner composer
1744 John Jeffries colonial physician/meteorologist
1748 Christian Gottlob Neefe German composer/conductor/tutor of Beethoven
1753 Coert L van Beyma thoe Kingma Frisian regent/patriot
1770 Alexandre Brongniart Paris, mineralogist/geologist (Tertiary)
1775 Margaretha J de Neufville author (Small Pligten)
1779 Frans van Campenhout Belgian vocalist/composer (Brabançonne)
1788 Sir Robert "Bobbie" Peel British PM (1834-46), founded Tories
1788 Karoly Kisfaludy Hungarian literary (A Tat rok Magyarorsz gon)
1799 John Lindley English botanist (Elements of Botany)
1804 Johan Ludvig Runeberg Finland, poet
1810 Ole Bull composer
1833 John Watkinson founder of British Chess Magazine (oldest chess magazine)
1837 Dwight Lyman Moody US, evangelist (Student Volunteer Movement)
1840 Hiram Stevens Maxim inventor (automatic single-barrel rifle)
1840 John Boyd Dunlop Scotland, developer (pneumatic rubber tire)
1848 Joris-Karl Huysmans France, writer (Against the Grain)
1848 Belle Starr [Myra Belle Shirley] US female outlaw (wild west)
1856 Otto Brahm German critic/founder (Neue Deutsche Rundschau)
1860 Jackson Showalter 1st US chess champion (1888-92, 1895-97, 1906-09)
1862 Felipe Villanueva y Gutiérrez Mexico, composer
1863 Armand Parent composer
1864 Carl Tieke composer
1865 Harvey Worthington Loomis composer
1866 Arthur Keith Scottish anthropologist
1866 Henri [Hendrik J] Hall Dutch MP/comic (Put a Lid on it)
1866 Rossetter Gleason Cole composer
1867 Casper A Lingbeek vicar/Dutch MP
1868 Lodewijk Mortelmans composer
1871 Jovan Ducic Serbian poet (Blue Legends)
1878 André-Gustave Citroën France, auto maker
1879 Edward Rigby England, actor (Star Look Down, Young & Innocent)
1881 Frederick Leonard Lonsdale British playwright (Balkan Princess)
1882 Felice Lattuada composer
1887 A P Gütersloh writer
1889 Elias Henry "Patsy" Hendren cricketer (prolific England bat of 20's)
1889 Ernest Tyldesley cricketer (1st Lancastrian to score 100 100's)
1889 Ioan Dumitru Chirescu composer
1891 Elizabeth Ryan Anaheim CA, doubles tennis champion (6 time Wimbledon)
1891 Karl L Schmidt German/Swiss theologist (Urchristentum)
1892 George Saiko writer
1893 Roman Ingarden Polish philosopher (Studia philosophica)
1897 Dirk U Stikker director (Heineken)/Dutch foreign minister/NATO
19-- Jason Bieler rock guitarist (Saigon Kick-New World)
1900 Adlai E Stevenson (Governor-D-IL), presidential candidate (D) (1952, 1956)
1902 Bronislaw Kaper composer
1903 Ivan Galamian Tabriz Persia, violinist
1903 Joan Whitney Payson owner of New York Mets & horse stables
1903 Nathaniel Owings Indianapolis IN, architect (Oak Ridge TN; Sears)
1906 John Carradine Greenwich Village NY, actor (Grapes of Wrath, Howling)
1907 Norton Simon business executive (Simon & Schuster)
1907 Jan Klaasesz Dutch governor Suriname (1949-56)
1907 Pierre E J Pflimlin premier France
1909 Grazyna Bacewicz composer
1910 Martha van Och-Scholl German/Dutch resistance fighter (WWII)
1912 Willard Parker New York NY, actor (Kiss Me Kate, What A Woman)
1912 Zoltan Pongracz composer
1913 Rozelle Claxton pianist/arranger
1914 William S Burroughs St Louis, novelist (Naked Lunch)
1914 Alan Hodgkin British physicist (Nobel 1963)
1915 Robert Hofstadter US atomic physicist
1917 Zsa Zsa Gabor [Zsa Sari], Budapest Hungary, actress (Queen of Outer Space)
1918 Robert Brown Hebrides Islands Scotland, actor (Here Come The Brides, Primus)
1918 Charles John "Tim" Holt Beverly Hills CA, actor (Treasure of Sierra Madre, Stagecoach, Hitler's Children)
1918 Kara Abulfazogli Karayev composer
1919 Melina Mercouri actress (Never on Sunday)
1919 Andrea George Papandreou Greek premier (1981-89, 93- )
1919 Red Buttons [Aaron Chwatt], Bronx New York NY, comedian/actor (Sayonara, Poseidon Adventure)
1921 Sir John Pritchard London England, conductor
1922 Bernard Kalb State Dept spokesman/actor (Dave)
1923 Stephen J Cannell TV producer/writer
1924 Robert Lynn anarchist
1926 Arthur Ochs Sulzberger New York NY, publisher (New York Times)
1927 Val Dufour New Orleans LA, actor (Eugenie Grandet, Another World)
1928 Andrew M Greeley author/reverend
1928 Pananayiotis Taki Vatikiotis middle east scholar
1929 Fred Sinowatz (SPÖ) Neufeld an der Leitha, chancellor of Austria (1983-86)
1933 Jörn Donner Helsinki Finland, director (Anna, Tenderness)
1933 Nick Georgiade New York NY, actor (Untouchables, Run Buddy Run)
1933 Ron Wilson US percussionist (Joy of Cooking)
1934 Hank Aaron baseball player (record 755 home runs, 1957 NL MVP)
1935 Alex Harvey rocker (Just Visiting This Planet)
1935 John J "Jannie" Geldenhuys supreme commander South Africa army 1980- )
1937 Gaston Roelants Belgium, world cross-country champion
1937 Stuart Damon Brooklyn NY, actor (Alan Quartermaine-General Hospital)
1937 Cocky van Oost [Kommertje van Vliet], Dutch dancer (Sylphides)
1938 Dick van Niehoff Dutch vocalist (Fouryo)
1938 John Guare US writer (6ş of Separation, Atlantic City, Taking Off)
1939 Brian Luckhurst cricketer (England opener of 60's & early 70's)
1939 Jane Bryant Quinn newscaster/financial writer (Everyone's Money Book)
1940 H R Giger artist, special effects designer, (Alien)
1941 Barrett Strong Detroit MI, singer (Money, That's What I Want)
1941 David Selby Morgantown WV, actor (Falcon Crest, Flamingo Road)
1941 Stephen J Cannell producer (Rockford Files)
1941 Rick Laird jazz musician (Gerry Niewood & Timepiece)
1942 Roger Staubach NFL quarterback (Dallas Cowboys)
1942 Cory Wells Buffalo NY, rock vocalist (3 Dog Night-Joy to the World)
1942 Susan Hill English playwright (Magic Apple Tree)
1943 Craig Morton Flint MI, NFL quarterback (Dallas, Denver)
1943 Charles Winfield Pennsylvania, rocker (Blood Sweat & Tears-Spinning Wheel)
1943 Ivan Alexandrovich Tcherepnin composer
1943 Larry Tamblyn rock guitarist (Standells-Dirty Water)
1943 Michael Mann Chicago IL, actor/director (Sexpot, Close Friends)
1943 Nolan Bushnell founder (Atari)/creator (Pong)
1943 Sven Johnson rocker (Tangerine Dream
1944 Al Kooper rock keyboards/vocalist (Blood Sweat & Tears-When I Die)
1944 J R Cobb Birmingham AL, rocker (Atlanta Rhythm Section, Classic IV)
1946 Charlotte Rampling England, actress (Zardoz, Night Porter, Verdict)
1947 Claude King singer
1947 David Ladd Los Angeles CA, actor (Raymie, Catlow, Misty, Deathline)
1947 Mary Louise Cleave Southampton NY, PhD/astronaut (STS 61-B, STS 30)
1948 David Denny rock guitarist (Steve Miller Band-Abracadabra)
1948 Barbara Hershey [Herzstein], Atlanta GA, (Stuntman, Shy People, A World Apart)
1948 Christopher Guest New York NY, actor (Saturday Night Live, Heartbeeps, This is Spinal Tap, Princess Bride)
1948 Elco [LC] Brinkman Dutch minister WVC (CDA)
1948 Nigel Tufnel rocker (Spinal Tap)
1949 David Sullivan English softporno/newspaper publisher (Sunday Sport)
1949 Maidarjabyn Ganzorig Mongolia, cosmonaut (Soyuz 39 backup)
1949 Nigel Olsson rock guitarist/drummer (Elton John Band)
1950 Ann Sexton US vocalist (You're Gone too Long)
1951 Elizabeth Swados Buffalo NY, composer/playwright (1972 TONY)
1954 Roseanne Katan Jamacia, playmate (September 1978)
1955 Debra Jo Fondren Los Angeles CA, playmate of year (September, 1977)
1957 Craig Wilson Beeville TX, US water polo goalie (Olympics-silver-84, 88)
1958 Jennifer Jason Leigh [Morrow], Los Angeles CA, actress (Single White Female)
1959 Glenn Dubis Lincoln NB, US 3x40 rifle (Olympics-1984, 88, 96)
1960 Jane Geddes Huntington NY, LPGA golfer (1987 Women's Kemper Open)
1960 William John Readings literary theorist
1962 Tommy Skeoch rock vocalist (Tesla-Five Man Acoustical Jam)
1964 Duff [Michael] "Rose" McKagan rocker (Guns & Roses-Sweet Child of Mine)
1964 Jim Pugh Burbank CA, tennis star
1965 Ben Lee Rangoon Burma, US badminton player (Olympics-92)
1965 James David McGovern Teaneck NJ, PGA golfer (1993 Shell Houston Open)
1965 Tarik Benhabiles Algeria, tennis star
1966 Jose Maria Olazabal golfer
1968 Chris Barron rocker (Spin Doctors)
1968 Regina Rajchitova Czechoslovakia, tennis star
1968 Roberto Alomar Salinas Puerto Rico, infielder (Baltimore Orioles)
1968 Will Furrer NFL quarterback (Houston Oilers, St Louis Rams)
1969 Bobby Brown Roxbury MA, singer (Ghostbusters, Don't Be Cruel)
1970 Darren Lehmann cricketer (South Africa & Victoria LHB Australian ODI 1996)
1970 Forey Duckett NFL/WLAF cornerback/safety (Saints, Scot Claymores)
1971 Marcus Redman actor (Raymond-Doogie Howser)
1971 Dennis Hall Milwaukee WI, 125˝ lbs greco-roman wrestler (Olympics-silver-92, 96)
1971 Dianne Norman Sault Ste Marie Ontario, basketball forward (Olympics-96)
1971 Peter "Chip" Cipollone Ardmore PA, rower (Olympics-1996)
1972 Chris Bailey ice hockey defenseman (USA, Olympics-98)
1972 Erin Phillips Mexico MO, Miss Missouri-America (1995)
1972 Tony Johnson tight end (New Orleans Saints)
1973 Diego Serrano Quito Ecuador, actor (Tomas Rivera-Another World)
1973 Israel Raybon defensive end (Carolina Panthers)
1973 Laura Espinoza-Watson Torrance CA, female infielder (Silver Bullets)
1973 Richard Matvichuk Ft Saskatchewan Canada, NHL defenseman (Dallas Stars)
1974 Adrienne Johnson WNBA guard (Cleveland Rockers)
1975 Giovanni van Bronckhorst Dutch soccer player (Feyenoord)
1975 Jan l'Ami Dutch soccer player (Willem II)
1976 Nancy Feber Antwerp Belgium, tennis star (1995 Puerto Rico)
1978 Kristina Cherina Miss Croatia-Universe (1997)
Deaths which occurred on February 05:
0045 -BC- Cato Roman patriot & philosopher, commits suicide
1578 Giovanni B Moroni Italian portrait painter, dies
1591 Gerard de Jode Flemish publisher, dies
1658 Maria Margaretha van Angels Dutch prioress at Oirschot, dies at 52
1679 Joost van den Vondel Dutch poet (Gysbreght van Aemstel), dies at 91
1705 Jean Gilles composer, dies at 37
1721 James Stanhope 1st earl of Stanhope English General, dies at 47
1738 Georg Reidel composer, dies at 61
1745 Coelestin Praelisauer composer, dies at 49
1754 Nicolaas S Cruquius hydraulic engineer, (Haarlemmermeer), dies at 75
1758 Bernhard Christian Weber composer, dies at 45
1807 Pasquale Paoli Corsican freedom fighter, dies at 80
1812 Franz Schneider composer, dies at 74
1822 Ali Pasha of Janina (Napoleon, Lord Byron), dies at about 77
1825 Pierre Gaveaux composer, dies at 64
1831 John CJ van Speijk commits suicide at 29
1838 Philippe Libon composer, dies at 62
1867 Salomon Munk published Arabic edition of Maimounides, dies
1881 Thomas Carlyle historian/essayist, dies in London at 85
1888 Anton Mauve Dutch painter/cousin of Vincent Van Gogh, dies at 49
1897 Hoss Radbourn pitcher won 60 games in 1884, dies at 42
1907 Ludwig Thuille composer, dies at 45
1911 Petrus A Cronjé Transvaal Boer General, dies
1917 Paul Rubens composer, dies at 41
1919 Vasili V Rozanov Russian philosopher/writer, dies at 62
1922 Christiaan R de Wet South African Boer General, dies at 67
1922 James William Tate composer, dies at 46
1924 Alexis Hollander composer, dies at 83
1926 Andre Gedalge composer, dies at 69
1929 Siegfried Ochs composer, dies at 70
1937 Lou [Andreas-]Salomé Russian/German author (Eroticism), dies at 75
1943 Wim Gertenbach Dutch resistance fighter (Slogan), shot by Nazis
1944 Robert E Park sociologist (human ecology, marginal man), dies at 79
1946 George Arliss actor/writer (Dr Syn, Voltaire), dies at 77
1947 Ganzefles Dutch Nazi spy/Jew hunter, executed
1947 Hans Fallada writer, dies at 53
1948 Johann Blaskowitz German General (surrendered at Wageningen), dies at 64
1949 Juozas Tallat-Kelpsa composer, dies at 50
1952 Reginald Allen cricketer (uncle of Gubby, Test Australia vs England 1887), dies
1954 Vittorio Gnecchi composer, dies at 77
1956 Savilly Tartakower Austrian/Polish/French chess player, dies at 74
1958 Henry M Tomlinson British writer (Under red ensign), dies at 84
1959 Gwili Andre actress (No Other Woman, Roar of the Dragon), dies
1960 Louis Stricker cricketer (South Africa open bat in 13 Tests 1909-12), dies
1960 Rudolf Nelson composer, dies at 81
1961 Anthony G de Rothschild British philanthropist, dies at 73
1962 Jacques Ibert French composer (Escales), dies at 71
1965 Irving Bacon actor (Fort Ti, Petticoat Fever), dies at 71
1966 Ludwig Binswanger Swiss psychiatrist (Über Ideenflucht), dies at 84
1967 Herman Teirlinck Belgian writer (Jokaste against God), dies at 87
1968 Luckey Roberts composer, dies at 80
1971 Mátyás Rákosi Hungarian premier (1952-56), dies at 78
1972 Marianne Moore US poetess (Pulitzer 1951), dies at 84
1973 George Morrison dies at 82
1973 L C William Nolde last US soldier killed in Vietnam, funeral
1976 Roger Livesey actor (Drum, Vice Versa, Colonel Blimp), dies at 69
1977 Izaak Boleslavski Russian chess player, dies at 67
1978 Annie [Anna HM] Romein-Verschoor Dutch historian (Omzien), dies at 83
1978 Frans van Immerseel Belgian graphic artist, dies at 68
1979 Eddie Paynter cricketer (20 Tests for England, average 59.23), dies
1981 Kuda Bux Indian mystic (I'd Like to See), dies at 75
1981 Barend Barendse Dutch sportscaster, dies at 73
1982 Dolores Moran actress (Yankee Doodle Dandy), dies at 56
1982 Neil Aggett South African worker's union leader, commits suicide
1982 Wies [Aloisius CA] Moens Flemish writer/Nazi, dies at 84
1983 Derk Roemers Dutch union leader/politician (Social Democrat), dies at 67
1989 Joe Raposa composer/songwriter (Sesame Street), dies at 51
1991 Dean Jagger US actor (Mr Novak, Rawhide, Oscar), dies at about 87
1991 Pedro Arrupe Spanish priest/Jesuit, dies at 83
1992 Donald Zimmerman editor, dies
1992 Laura Liddell actress (Shakespeare Wallah), dies at 83
1993 Jack Young cricketer (8 Tests for England 1947-49, 17 wickets), dies
1993 Joseph L Mankiewicz US writer/director (All about Eve), dies at 83
1993 Tip Tipping [Tim], stuntman, dies in sky-diving accident at 34
1994 Fred de Bruyne Flemish cyclist/gang leader (Paris-Nice), dies at 63
1994 Hermann Abs German banker to Hitler & Adenauer, dies at 92
1994 Kenneth "Buddy" Scott blues guitarist/Singer, dies at 59
1995 Courtenay E Benson broadcaster, dies at 79
1995 Doug Mcclure US rodeo rider/actor (Trampas-Virginian), dies at 59
1995 Frans Köhler Dutch painter, dies at 59
1995 Frederick Craig Riddle violinist, dies at 82
1995 Judith Fluks Amsterdam's activist, dies
1995 Kimberley Leston journalist, dies at 35
1996 Antonio Ruiz Soler Spanish dancer, dies at 74
1996 Gianandrea Gavazzeni conductor, dies at 86
1996 Peter Pooley broadcaster, dies at 84
1996 W R Lee language teacher, dies at 84
1997 John Richard Patterson businessman, dies at 51
1997 Pamela Harriman US Ambassador (to France), dies of stroke at 76
1998 Tim Kelly guitarist, dies at 34
Reported: MISSING in ACTION
( Expanded with full Bios, history, & MIA report )
1966 ASMUSSEN GLENN EDWARD WASHINGTON DC
1966 MC CONNAUGHHAY DAN DAILY ARTESIA CA DIED IN HELI CRASH
1966 SPARENBERG BERNARD JOHN BALTIMORE MD DIED IN HELI CRASH
1968 CLEVER LOUIS J. WESTMORELAND CITY PA NOT ON OFFICIAL DIA LIST FAMILY STATES NEW " KENSINGTON PA, WESTMORELAND COUNTY"
1968 DORSEY JAMES V. WASHINGTON DC NOT ON OFFICIAL DIA LIST
1968 EDGAR ROBERT J. NOKOMIS FL
1968 GODWIN SOLOMON H. HOT SPRINGS AR
1968 GOTT RODNEY H. MAIMI FL NOT ON OFFICIAL DIA LIST
1968 HATTON WILTON N. FORT WORTH TX NOT ON OFFICIAL DIA LIST
1968 LASITER CARL W. INDIANAPOLIS IN "03/14/73 RELEASED BY DRV (GRAND RAPIDS, ND)" ALIVE IN 98
1968 LYNN HOMER M. ELMWOOD IL NOT ON OFFICIAL DIA LIST
1968 MC NEILL CLARENCE L. WARSAW NC NOT ON OFFICIAL DIA LIST
1968 NIGGLE HARRY T. BLOOMINGTON IN NOT ON OFFICIAL DIA LIST
1968 OLSON ROBERT E. SAINT PAUL MN NOT ON OFFICIAL DIA LIST
1968 POTTER WILLIAM T. GRAND FORKS ND REFNO 1036 VEHICLE #0443
1968 ROLLINS JAMES U. 02/12/73 RELEASED BY PRG INJURED
1969 BURKE WALTER F. FLUSHING NY NOT ON OFFICIAL DIA LIST
1969 SWIGART PAUL E. JR. SEAL BEACH CA
1969 SHERBURN HUGH L. VANCOUVER WA NOT ON OFFICIAL DIA LIST
1970 DELUCA ANTHONY J. 02/28/70 RELEASED TUNNEL RAT ALIVE AND WELL 1998
1970 GLENN THOMAS PAUL 02/28/70 RELEASED
1970 HEFEL DANIEL GUTTENBURG IA 03/27/73 RELEASED BY PRG ALIVE IN 98
1970 HUNSUCKER JAMES 02/28/70 RELEASED
1970 KOBASHIGAWA TOM Y. HONOLULU HI 03/27/73 RELEASED BY PRG ALIVE IN 98
1970 LYON JAMES M. INDIANAPOLIS IN "02/06/70 DIC, MERCY KILLING"
1970 LEHNEN GARY ROBERT 02/28/70 RELEASED
1970 PARSELS JOHN W. BRADENTON FL 03/27/73 RELEASED BY PRG ALIVE IN 98
1970 STEPHENSON RICHARD C. HAMILTON OH
1970 WALKER MICHAEL JAMES 02/28/70 RELEASED
1971 PAUL JAMES L. RIVERVIEW MI
1973 BERNHARDT ROBERT E. RICHMOND VA 02/73 REMAINS RECOVERED ID'D 2/13/73
1973 BOLLINGER ARTHUR R. GREENVILLE IL "KIA, POSS CAPTURED" GROUP BURIAL 12/95
1973 BRANDENBURG DALE CAPITOL HEIGHTS MD "KIA, POSS CAPTURED" GROUP BURIAL 12/95
1973 CRESSMAN PETER R. WAYNE NJ "KIA, POSS CAPTURED" GROUP BURIAL 12/95
1973 MATEJOV JOSEPH A. EAST MEADOW NY "KIA, POSS CAPTURED" GROUP BURIAL 12/95
1973 MELTON TODD M. MILWAUKEE WI "KIA, POSS CAPTURED" GROUP BURIAL 12/95
1973 PRIMM SERVERO J. III NEW ORLEANS LA "KIA, POSS CAPTURED" GROUP BURIAL 12/95
1973 SPITZ GEORGE R. KAHALUU HI "KIA, POSS CAPTURED" GROUP BURIAL 12/95