Birthdates which occurred on your SELECTED date of February 08:
412 St Proclus patriarch of Constantinople
1291 Afonso IV King of Portugal (1325-57)
1552 Théodore-Agrippa d'Aubigné French/Swiss historian/poet (Tragiques)
1577 Robert Burton writer, Anglican clergyman (Anatomy of Melancholy)
1586 Jacob Praetorius composer
1612 Samuel Butler England, poet/satirist (Hudibras) (baptized)
1708 Vaclav Jan Kopriva composer
1712 L Joseph de Montcalm de Saint-Véran French General in America
1741 Andre-Ernest-Modeste Gretry composer
1764 Joseph Leopold von Eybler Austrian composer
1789 Ludwig Wilhelm Maurer composer
1795 Friedlieb F Runge German chemist (Chinoline)
1795 Moritz G [Moses] Saphir Hungarian journalist/serial writer
1807 Franciscus J van Vree Dutch Catholic foreman
1810 Norbert Burgmuller composer
1811 Edwin Denison Morgan Secretary of War (Confederacy), dies in 1883
1813 Jacob G Agarah Swedish algologist
1817 Richard Stoddert Ewell Lieutenant General (Confederate Army), dies in 1872
1818 Austin Blair Governor/MC (Union), died in 1894
1819 John Ruskin writer/critic/artist/Gothic Revivalist (Prerafaelite)
1820 William Tecumseh Sherman Major General (Union Army), dies in 1891 (War is hell)
1822 Maxime Du Camp France, writer/traveler (Les Buveurs de Cendres)
1824 Barnard Elliot Bee Brigadier General (Confederate Army), died in 1861
1828 Jules Verne France, pioneered sci-fi (From the Earth to the Moon)
1828 Antonio Cagnoni composer
1828 Antonio Cánovas del Castillo premier of Spain
1851 Kate O'Flaherty Chopin novelist
1852 Nikolai Garin [Michailovski] Russian author (Tjoma Kartashov)
1859 John H Been town's archivist of Brielle (Baasje & Witkop)
1876 Paula Modersohn-Becker German "entartet" painter
1878 Martin Buber German/Israeli philosopher/theologist (Ich und Du)
1880 Franz Marc German painter (Blaue Reiter)
1882 George Siegmann actor (Birth of Nation, Queen of Sheba, Oliver Twist)
1883 Joseph A Schumpeter Austria/US economist/minister of finance
1885 Dame Edith Evans London England, actress (Tom Jones, David Copperfield)
1886 Charlie Ruggles Los Angeles CA, actor (The Ruggles, Aesop-Bullwinkle Show)
1888 Matthijs Vermeulen Dutch composer/music critic
1890 Claro Mayo Recto Filipino nationalist/opponent of US colonialism
1891 Edgar Palm Curaçao, pianist/composer
1892 Fritz Todt German Reichs minister (Organization Todt)
1894 Ludwig Marcuse German philosopher
1895 King Vidor director (War & Peace, Stella Dallas)
1896 Orville Caldwell California, actor (Patsy, French Doll, Last Warning)
19-- Alice Kramden fictional character of the Honeymooners
19-- Louis Giambalvo Brooklyn NY, actor (Fade To Black, Robert-Oh Madeline)
1900 Guy Douglas Hamilton Warrack composer
1900 John Cameron judge
1901 Janina Spychajowa-Kurkowska Poland, women's world champion archer
1902 Lyle Talbot [Lysle Hollywood], Pittsburgh PA, actor (Glen or Glenda)
1903 Abdulrahman minister of Internal affairs/premier of Malaysia
1904 Igor' Fyodorovich Belza composer
1905 Truman Bradley Missouri, TV host (Science Fiction Theater)
1906 Chester F Carlson inventor (xerography)
1906 Artur Balsam Polish/US pianist (Begeleidde Menuhin, Milstein)
1906 Henry Roth Austria-Hungary/US writer (Call it Sleep)
1908 Grigor Eghiazaryan composer
1908 Leslie Kenneth O'Brien Lord O'Brien of Lothbury, missionary
1908 Myron McCormick Albany, actor (Hustler, Jolson Sings Again)
1909 Henry Roth writer
1911 Anne Aitken [nee Hopkins], Chicago IL, co-founder-Diamond Sangha
1911 Elizabeth Bishop US poet (North & South)/Pulitzer Prize (1956)
1911 Henri Knap Dutch resistance fighter/journalist/writer
1912 Simon Jurovsky composer
1913 Betty Field Boston MA, actress (Kings Row, Bus Stop)
1913 John Grandy British Royal Air Force-marshal
1914 Bert Haas baseball player
1914 Jules van Ackere Flemish musicologist (Eternal Music)
1915 Lambros Georges Guetary Worloou singer
1918 John Intoxication resistance fighter
1918 Lord Max Rayne English broker/multi-millionaire
1919 Buddy Morrow orchestra leader (Jimmie Rodgers Show)
1920 Lana Turner Wallace ID, actress (Survivors, Falcon Crest)
1920 Buddy Blattner baseball player
1921 Hoot Evers baseball player
1922 Joeri Averbach Russian chess grandmaster
1923 Andrew MacElhone bar owner
1924 Audrey Meadows Wu Chang China, actress (Alice-Honeymooners)
1924 Joe Black baseball player
1925 Jack Lemmon Boston MA, actor (Days of Wine & Roses, Missing)
1925 Raimondo d'Inzeo It, equestrian (Olympics-gold/2 silver/3 bronze-1948-76)
1925 Alvin Brehm composer
1927 John T Myers (Representative-R-IN, 1967- )
1927 Stanley Baker Ferndale Wales, actor (Concrete Jungle, Zorro, Zulu)
1927 Zdenek Zouhar composer
1928 Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher lawyer
1930 Alejandro Rey Buenos Aires, actor (Carlos-Flying Nun)
1930 Arlan Stangeland (Representative-R-MN, 1977- )
1930 Catherine Hardy Carollton GA, 4x100 meter runner (Olympics-gold-1952)
1930 Manuel Castillo composer
1931 James Dean Marion IN, stage/film actor (Giant, Rebel Without a Cause)
1932 Jan H Christiaanse president Dutch political party (CDA)
1932 John Towner Williams Flushing NY, composer/conductor (Boston Pops)
1933 Jack Larson Los Angeles CA, actor (Jimmy Olsen-Superman)
1933 Elly Ameling Rotterdam Holland, soprano (Ilya-Idomeneo)
1934 Elly Ameling Rotterdam Holland, soprano (Ilya-Idomeneo)
1934 Galina Bystrova USSR, pentathlete (1957, 58)
1935 Vincent Weir 3rd baron Inverforth Scottish shipping magnate
1936 Cletis Boyer 3rd baseman (New York Yankees)
1936 Larry Verne singer (Custer)
1936 Manohar Hardikar cricketer (batted in 2 Tests India vs West Indies 1958-59)
1937 Joe Raposa composer/songwriter (Sesame Street)
1937 Manfred Krug Duisburg Germany, actor (Boxer)
1938 Ray Sharpe singer
1939 Gerrit Lakmaaker sculptor/painter (Leidsepleingroep)
1940 Nick Nolte Omaha NB, actor (Under Fire, Lorenzo's Oil, Teachers, 48 Hours, North Dallas 40)
1940 Susan Clark Ontario, actress (Katherine-Webster)
1940 Ted Koppel Lancashire England, newscaster (ABC Nightline)
1940 Averil Cameron British historian
1940 Talib Rasul Hakim composer
1941 Tom Rush New Hampshire, rock guitarist/vocalist (Circle Game, Urge For Going)
1942 Robert Klein Bronx, comedian/actor (Hooper, Deadly Rivals)
1942 Fritz Peterson baseball pitcher (New York Yankees)
1942 Terry Melcher Rip Chords, Doris Day's son
1943 Bob Oliver baseball player
1943 Creed Bratton California, rock guitarist (Grass Roots-Sooner or Later)
1943 Jose de Almeida Prado composer
1944 Bunky Henry golfer
1944 Jim Capaldi rocker (Traffic)
1946 Paul Wheatbread rocker (Gary Puckett & Union Gap-Young Girl)
1946 "Fito" Adolpho De La Parra Los Angeles CA, rocker (Canned Heat-Hot Money)
1947 Sam Gannon cricketer (Australia lefty quick, 3 Tests vs India 1977-78)
1948 Dan Seals McCamey TX, vocalist (England Dan & John Ford Coley-I'd Really Love to See You Tonight, Nights Are Forever Without You, Meet Me in Montana)
1949 Brooke Adams New York NY, actress (Cynthia-OK Crackerby, Body Snatchers)
1949 Scott Allen USA, skater (Olympics-bronze-1964)
1949 Julia Barr Fort Wayne IN, actress (Brooke-All My Children)
1950 Jose Armando Lopez-Falcon Cuba, cosmonaut
1950 Michael Goodroe rock bassist (Motels-Only the Lonely)
1950 Ted Turner rocker (Wishbone Ash)
1951 Camille LaPierre NHLer
1952 Nancy Lord Libertarian Vice-President candidate (1992)
1952 Hans Van de Lubbe Dutch bassist/singer (Dike)
1953 Mary Steenburgen Newport AR, actress (Parenthood, Time After Time)
1954 "Sensational" Sherri Martel [Russell], New Orleans LA, wrestler (WWF/AWA)
1955 Ethan Phillips actor (Neelix-Star Trek Voyager)
1955 Jim "the Anvil" Neidhart wrestler (WWF/WCW/NJPW/CWFI/Calgary)
1955 John Grisham writer (Client, Firm, Pelican Brief)
1958 Barry Miller New York NY, actor (Joe & Sons, Szysznyk)
1959 Irina Kalinina USSR, springboard diver (Olympics-gold-1980)
1959 Pamela Jean Bryant Indianapolis IN, playmate (April, 1978)
1959 Heinz Gunthardt Switzerland, tennis star
1960 Dino Ciccarelli Ontario, NHL right wing (Minnesota North Stars, Washington Capitals)
1960 Alex Scott British horse trainer
1960 Linda Fratianne Los Angeles CA, figure skater (Olympics-silver-1980)
1961 Sammy Llanas rocker (Bodeans)
1961 Vince Neil [Wharton] California, rock vocalist (Mötley Crüe-Girls Girls Girls)
1963 Mohammad Azharuddin cricketer (elegant Indian batsman 1984-)
1963 Raleigh McKenzie NFL center/guard (Philadelphia Eagles, San Diego Chargers)
1964 Dennis Gibson NFL inside linebacker (San Diego Chargers)
1965 Carmen Savy Brisbane Queensland, golfer (1990 Brisbane & District)
1965 Jim Thornton NFL tight end (Houston Oilers)
1965 Lee Knight CFL full back (Hamilton Tiger Cats)
1965 Mathilda May Paris France, actress (Lifeforce)
1965 Rod Bernstine NFL running back (Denver Broncos)
1965 Terry McDaniel NFL cornerback (Oakland Raiders, Los Angeles Raiders)
1966 Gary Coleman Zion IL, actor (Arnold-Diff'rent Strokes)
1966 Kirk Muller Kingston, NHL center (Toronto Maple Leafs)
1967 Yvon Corriveau Ontario, NHL left wing (Washington Capitals)
1968 Joy Fawcett Inglewood CA, soccer defender (Olympics-96)
1968 Ron Goetz CFL linebacker (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
1969 Herb Hohenberger hockey defenseman (Team Austria 1998)
1969 Mary McCormack actress, (Murder One, Private Parts)
1970 Alonzo Mourning NBA center (Miami Heat, Charlotte Hornets)
1970 Cameron Cuffy cricketer (St Vincent & West Indies fast bowler 1994-)
1971 Heidi Mark Columbus OH, playmate (July 1995)
1972 Adrian Rollins cricketer (Derbyshire batsman, brother of Robert of Essex)
1972 Marcus Pollard NFL tight end (Indianapolis Colts)
1973 Andreas Gliatis soccer player (NEC)
1973 Dave Dopek Bolingbrook IL, 200 meter runner
1973 Eric Kresser quarterback (Cincinnati Bengals)
1973 Michelle Brogan Australian basketball forward (Olympics-bronze-96)
1973 Tom King Australian 470 class yachtsman (Olympics-96)
1975 Damon Denson guard (New England Patriots)
1975 Joshua Morrow Juneau AK, actor (Nicholas Newman-Young & Restless)
1976 Holly Manthei Edina MN, soccer midfielder/forward (Olympics-96)
1976 Jim Parque Norwalk CA, baseball pitcher (Olympics-bronze-96)
1978 Christa Williams Houston TX, softball pitcher (Olympics-gold-96)
1979 Tara Tucker Miss Alabama Teen-USA (1997)
1981 Tommy Michaels Staten Island NY, actor (Timmy Hutton-All My Children)
Deaths which occurred on February 08:
1124 Stefanus of Thiers/Muret founder of order of Grammond/saint, dies
1245 Johannes de Rupella/de la Rochelle French theologist, dies
1303 Nanshu Zen teacher (Rinzai line)/founder (Zounan temple), dies
1513 Alonso de Ojeda Spanish explorer (Curaçao & Bonaire), dies
1587 Mary Stuart Queen of Scots (1560-87), beheaded at 44
1611 Jan H Van Linschoten traveller/writer (Reys-Gheschrift), dies
1650 John Adriaensz hydraulic engineer (Haarlemmermeer), dies at about 74
1676 Aleksei M Romanov Czar of Russia, dies at 46
1686 François Tak Dutch diplomat on Java, murdered
1691 Carlo di Girolamo Rainaldi Italian architect/composer, dies at 79
1709 Giuseppi Torelli Italian composer, dies at 50
1725 Peter the Great Tsar of Russia dies
1725 Peter I "the Great" Romanov czar of Russia (1682-1725), dies at 52
1740 Clement XII [Lorenzo Corsini], blind Pope (1730-40), dies at 87
1749 Jan van Huysum Dutch still life painter, dies at 66
1771 Augusta von Saxen-Gotha German prince Frederick Louis of Wales, dies
1797 Johann Friedrich Doles composer, dies at 81
1801 Johann Chrysostomus Drexel composer, dies at 43
1821 Paul Anton Wineberger composer, dies at 62
1824 Rhijnvis Feith Dutch mayor/writer (Zwolle, Julia), dies at 71
1849 France Preseren Slovenian poet (Sonetni Venec), dies at 48
1849 François-Antoine Habeneck composer, dies at 68
1874 David F Strauss German theologist, dies at 66
1878 Elias M Fries Swedish botanist (mycologicum), dies at 83
1884 Arnold Henry Guyot Swiss/US geologist/meteorologist, dies at 76
1897 Antonio Cánovas del Castillo premier of Spain, murdered at 69
1907 Hendrik W Bakhuis Roozeboom chemist (fasenleer), dies at 52
1909 Edouard Silas composer, dies at 80
1909 Mieczyslaw Karlowicz composer, dies at 32
1911 Gustaf Fröding Swedish poet (Grabstänk), dies at 50
1920 Richard Dehmel writer, dies at 56
1921 Peter Kropotkin Russian Prince/geologist/revolutionary anarchist, dies at 78
1924 Gee John US mobster (1st executed in gas chamber-Nevada), dies
1932 Vincent "Mad Dog" Coll mobster, killed by Dutch Schultz gang
1935 Max Liebermann German impressionist painter/graphic artist, dies at 87
1937 Scato Gocko de Vries Dutch paleographer/librarian, dies at 75
1942 Fritz Todt German Reichs minister (Organization Todt), dies at 50
1944 Clem Wilson cricketer (brother of Rockley, 2 Tests for England 1896), dies
1946 Miles Mander actor/director (Murder, 3 Musketeers), dies at 57
1947 Ernest Samuel Williams composer, dies at 65
1949 Franco Leoni composer, dies at 81
1949 Leonid Alexeyevich Polovinkin composer, dies at 54
1953 Cliff Clark actor (Golden Hoofs, Kid Glove Killer), dies at 63
1954 Mabel Paige actress (Lucky Jordan), dies at 73
1956 Connie Mack baseball manager (Philadelphia A's, 1901-50), dies at 93
1957 John Von Neumann astronomer, dies at 53
1959 William J "Wild Bill" Donovan Office Strategic Services, dies at 76
1961 William Duncan actor (Hopalong Rides Again), dies at 81
1963 Abdul Karim Kassem PM of Iraq (58-63), assassinated in Baghdad at 48
1963 George Dolenz Italian actor (Count of Monte Cristo), dies at 55
1964 Tom Terriss English director (His Buddy's Wife, Sumuru), dies at 91
1968 J Borremans Belgian politician (Communist), dies at 56
1973 Herbie Taylor cricketer (2936 runs in 42 Tests for South Africa), dies
1974 Fern Andra dies at 80
1974 Fritz Zwicky Swiss/US astronomer (supernova), dies at 75
1975 Martyn Green actor (Gilbert & Sullivan, Mikado), dies at 75
1979 Nikolay Semyonovich Tikhonov Russian poet, dies at 82
1982 John Hay Whitney US newspaper magnate, dies at 76
1985 Marvin Miller actor (Michael Anthony of "The Millionaire") dies at 71
1985 Tom Greenway actor (Miami Story), dies of a heart attack at 75
1987 Harriet MacGibbon actress (Mrs Drysdale-Beverly Hillbillies), dies
1987 Bronislawa Wajs [Papuscha] writer, dies
1987 Hendrik Koekoek founder (Dutch Boer party), dies at 74
1988 Allan Cuthbertson actor (Running Man, 7th Dawn), dies at 67
1989 Maurits Kok Dutch writer/poet (Railroad Strike), dies at 81
1990 Del Shannon Coopersville MI, rock vocalist (Runaway), shoots self at 55
1991 Miran Bux cricketer (2 Tests for Pakistan 1954-55), dies at 47
1992 Baruch Lumet actor (Killer Shrews), dies at 93
1993 Casper van den Berg Dutch poet (Fashionable inconvenience), dies
1993 Douglas Heyes director/writer (Kitten with a Whip), dies at 73
1993 Eliot Janeway financial columnist (Eliot Doomsday), dies at 80
1993 Franz Schnyder Swiss director (10th of May), dies at 82
1993 Paul Brickhill Dutch/US WWII pilot/physician, dies
1994 Jacob Firet Dutch theologist (Agogic Moment), dies at 70
1994 Ken Hall Australian director/producer (Kokoda front line), dies at 92
1994 Raymond Scott composer (Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm), dies at 85
1995 B G Hooghoudt radio-telescope builder (Dwingeloo/Westerbork), dies at 70
1995 Wilhelm J Soukop Austrian/British sculptor, dies at 88
1996 John Hartford Worlock Roman Catholic Bishop (Liverpool), dies at 76
1996 Mercer Kennedy Ellington trumpeter bandleader/composer, dies at 76
1997 Roy George Elroy Josephs jazz dance teacher, dies at 57
1998 William Lambert Pulitzer prize-winning reporter, dies at 78
Reported: MISSING in ACTION
( Expanded with full Bios, history, & MIA report )
1968 CHENOWETH ROBERT P. PORTLAND OR 03/16/73 RELEASED BY PRG ALIVE AND WELL IN 1997
1968 GEORGE JAMES E. FORT WORTH TX
1968 HAMMOND DENNIS W. DETROIT MI "03/70 DIC, KUSHNER"
1968 LENKER MICHAEL R. ROCKFORD IL 03/16/73 RELEASED BY PRG ALIVE IN 98
1968 LAPHAM ROBERT G. MARSHALL MI
1968 PURCELL BENJAMIN H. COLUMBUS GA 03/27/73 RELEASED BY PRG AUTHOR LOVE AND DUTY ALIVE AND WELL 98
1968 ROSE JOSEPH III MORGANTOWN WV 03/05/73 RELEASED BY PRG ALIVE IN 98
1968 ZAWTOCKI JOSEPH S. JR. UTICA NY "12/68 DIC, KUSHNER REMAINS RETURNED 08/14/85"
1968 ZIEGLER ROY E. 03/73 RELEASED BY PRG ALIVE IN 98/RET CW4/RESIDES COLORADO
1969 CLARK THOMAS E. EMPORIUM PA
1969 FRITZ JOHN J. JR. WILLIAMSTOWN NJ 02/12/73 RELEASED BY PRG INJURED
1969 KALIL TANOS E. 06/69 DIC ON PRG LIST
1969 MAC PHAIL DON A. CHELMSFORD MA 03/16/73 RELEASED BY PRG ALIVE IN 1998
1969 NEWINGHAM JAMES A. 02/12/73 RELEASED BY PRG
1969 WILKINS CALVIN WAYNE WACO TX
1971 STEWART PAUL C. BEUENA PARK CA
