| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| H. Gardner Ackley |
Economist |
30-Jun-1915 |
12-Feb-1998 |
US Ambassador to Italy, 1968-69 |
| Ethan Allen |
Military |
10-Jan-1739 |
12-Feb-1789 |
Fighter with the Green Mountain Boys |
| Albrecht Altdorfer |
Painter |
c. 1480 |
12-Feb-1538 |
Giorgione of the North |
| George Antheil |
Composer |
8-Jul-1900 |
12-Feb-1959 |
Le Ballet mécanique |
| Hassan al-Banna |
Activist |
14-Oct-1906 |
12-Feb-1949 |
Founder of The Muslim Brotherhood |
| Samuel D. Berger |
Diplomat |
6-Dec-1911 |
12-Feb-1980 |
US Ambassador to South Korea, 1961-64 |
| Eubie Blake |
Jazz Musician |
7-Feb-1883 |
12-Feb-1983 |
Ragtime jazz pianist |
| Hans von Bülow |
Conductor |
8-Jan-1830 |
12-Feb-1894 |
German conductor, proponent of Wagner |
| Julio Cortázar |
Author |
26-Aug-1914 |
12-Feb-1984 |
Argentine fantasy short story writer |
| Ray Dandridge |
Baseball |
31-Aug-1913 |
12-Feb-1994 |
Negro Leagues 3rd Baseman, Hall of Famer |
| Richard Dedekind |
Mathematician |
6-Oct-1831 |
12-Feb-1916 |
Developed theory of irrational numbers |
| Auguste Escoffier |
Chef |
28-Oct-1846 |
12-Feb-1935 |
Emperor of chefs |
| Gerald Gardner |
Religion |
13-Jun-1884 |
12-Feb-1964 |
Founder of Modern Wicca |
| Betty Garrett |
Actor |
23-May-1919 |
12-Feb-2011 |
Irene Lorenzo on All in the Family |
| Sheldon G. Gilgore |
Business |
13-Feb-1932 |
12-Feb-2010 |
CEO of Searle, 1986-95 |
| Lady Jane Grey |
Royalty |
12-Oct-1537 |
12-Feb-1554 |
Queen of England for nine days |
| David Groh |
Actor |
21-May-1939 |
12-Feb-2008 |
Joe Gerard on Rhoda |
| Screamin' Jay Hawkins |
Musician |
18-Jul-1929 |
12-Feb-2000 |
I Put a Spell on You |
| Karl von Holtei |
Poet |
24-Jan-1798 |
12-Feb-1880 |
German proto-Vaudevillian |
| François Hotman |
Scholar |
23-Aug-1524 |
12-Feb-1590 |
Franco-Gallia |
| Victor Jory |
Actor |
23-Nov-1902 |
12-Feb-1982 |
Cat-Women of the Moon |
| Immanuel Kant |
Philosopher |
22-Apr-1724 |
12-Feb-1804 |
Transcendental idealist |
| David Kelly |
Actor |
11-Jul-1929 |
12-Feb-2012 |
Waking Ned |
| Tom Landry |
Football |
11-Sep-1924 |
12-Feb-2000 |
Dallas Cowboys Head Coach, 1960-88 |
| Lillie Langtry |
Socialite |
13-Oct-1853 |
12-Feb-1929 |
Mistress of future King Edward VII |
| Kurt Lewin |
Psychologist |
9-Sep-1890 |
12-Feb-1947 |
Field theorist, group dynamicist |
| Pierre Marivaux |
Novelist |
4-Feb-1688 |
12-Feb-1763 |
Marianne |
| Kenneth Mars |
Actor |
14-Apr-1936 |
12-Feb-2011 |
The Producers |
| Sal Mineo |
Actor |
10-Jan-1939 |
12-Feb-1976 |
Dies in Rebel Without A Cause |
| Tom Moore |
Actor |
1-May-1883 |
12-Feb-1955 |
Irish-American character actor |
| Imad Fayez Mugniyah |
Terrorist |
7-Dec-1962 |
12-Feb-2008 |
Hezbollah International terror wing |
| J. C. Penney |
Business |
16-Sep-1875 |
12-Feb-1971 |
Founder of J. C. Penney Company |
| Jean Renoir |
Film Director |
15-Sep-1894 |
12-Feb-1979 |
La Grande Illusion |
| Muriel Rukeyser |
Poet |
15-Dec-1913 |
12-Feb-1980 |
The Book of the Dead |
| S. Z. Sakall |
Actor |
2-Feb-1884 |
12-Feb-1955 |
Casablanca |
| Friedrich Schleiermacher |
Philosopher |
21-Nov-1768 |
12-Feb-1834 |
A founder of Protestant theology |
| Charles Schulz |
Cartoonist |
26-Nov-1922 |
12-Feb-2000 |
Cartoonist created Peanuts |
| Muggsy Spanier |
Jazz Musician |
9-Nov-1906 |
12-Feb-1967 |
Muggsy Spanier and His Ragtime Band |
| Avraham Stern |
Military |
23-Dec-1907 |
12-Feb-1942 |
Founder of Lohamei Herut Israel |
| Sidney Toler |
Actor |
28-Apr-1874 |
12-Feb-1947 |
Charlie Chan |
| Malcolm Toon |
Diplomat |
4-Jul-1916 |
12-Feb-2009 |
US Ambassador to the USSR, 1976-79 |
| Robert F. Wagner, Jr. |
Politician |
20-Apr-1910 |
12-Feb-1991 |
Mayor of New York City, 1954-65 |
| Kemmons Wilson |
Business |
5-Jan-1913 |
12-Feb-2003 |
Founder of Holiday Inn |
| Grant Wood |
Painter |
13-Feb-1892 |
12-Feb-1942 |
American Gothic |
