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Super Today in Birthdays and Deaths by Age for February 8

Last Updated 04-13-2024

🎵🎷James "Blood" Ulmer -- Birthdate Conflict -- b.2/2/1940 or 2/8/1940 or 2/2/1942
Composer, Singer/Guitarist, Flutist, Jazz Musician

🎵John Williams -- is 92 in the year 2024 and 93 in the year 2025; b.2/8/1932
Conductor/Composer, Pianist
Names/Places: MN:Towner; b. in New York City
Misc: scored many top movie hits like Jaws, E.T., Home Alone, Star Wars & Raiders of the Lost Ark series, Lost in Space, Gilligan's Island, Jurassic Park, plus the NBC Nightly News theme
Group Names: Boston Pops (leader)
TV Shows: Evening at Pops (conductor)

🎵🎸Ray Sharpe -- is 86 in the year 2024 and 87 in the year 2025; b.2/8/1938
Songwriter, Guitarist, Rhythm and Blues Singer, Rockabilly Singer
Names/Places: FN:Edward
Song Titles: Linda Lu

⛪📰Ted Koppel -- is 84 in the year 2024 and 85 in the year 2025; b.2/8/1940
Hall of Famer, Jewish, Newscaster, Journalist, English
Names/Places: b. in Lancashire
TV Shows: ABC News, Nightline

⛪🎭Nick Nolte -- is 83 in the year 2024 and 84 in the year 2025; b.2/8/1941
Roman Catholic, Movie Actor
Names/Places: b. in Omaha, NE
Movie Titles: Teachers, Rich Man Poor Man, 48 Hours, Down & Out in Beverly Hills, North Dallas Forty, Prince of Tides, Cape Fear, I Love Trouble, Thin Red Line, Affliction, The Good Thief, Hotel Rwanda, Peaceful Warrior

🎵Tom Rush -- is 83 in the year 2024 and 84 in the year 2025; b.2/8/1941
Songwriter, Blues Singer/Guitarist, Folk Performer
Misc: made several superb records that were too good for commercial success.

🎭🎵Robert Klein -- is 82 in the year 2024 and 83 in the year 2025; b.2/8/1942
TV Actor, Comedian, TV Host, Novelty Singer
Names/Places: b. in New York City
Misc: had own radio show in 1979
Album Titles: Child of the 50's
TV Shows: TV Bloopers & Practical Jokes, Stand Up Sit Down (host), Sisters (as Big Al Barker)
Movie Titles: Two Weeks Notice, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, Reign Over Me, Definitely Maybe

🎭🎵🎸Creed Bratton -- is 81 in the year 2024 and 82 in the year 2025; b.2/8/1943
Actor, Rock and Roll Guitarist
Group Names: The Grass Roots
TV Shows: The Office (as Creed Bratton)
Movie Titles: Terri, The Ghastly Love of Johnny X, Labor Pains

🏆⚽Willy Roy -- is 81 in the year 2024 and 82 in the year 2025; b.2/8/1943
Hall of Famer, Soccer Coach, Soccer Forward, German

🎭Louis Giambalvo -- is 79 in the year 2024 and 80 in the year 2025; b.2/8/1945
Actor
TV Shows: The Gangster Chronicles, Oh Madeline, Devlin Connection, Anything But Love (as Norman Kiel)
Movie Titles: Gia, See No Evil Hear No Evil, Weekend at Bernie's, Real Genius

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🎭🏆Maria McBane -- is 78 in the year 2024 and 79 in the year 2025; b.2/8/1946
Actress, Model, Playmate, French
Misc: May 1965

🎵🎸Paul Wheatbread -- is 78 in the year 2024 and 79 in the year 2025; b.2/8/1946
Drummer, Rock and Roll Performer
Group Names: Gary Puckett & the Union Gap

🏆🏈Larry Walton -- is 77 in the year 2024 and 78 in the year 2025; b.2/8/1947
NFL Wide Receiver

🎵Ron Tyson -- is 76 in the year 2024 and 77 in the year 2025; b.2/8/1948
Hall of Famer, Songwriter, Rhythm and Blues Singer
Group Names: Temptations

🎵🎸Adolpho "Fito" de la Parra -- is 76 in the year 2024 and 77 in the year 2025; b.2/8/1948
Rock and Roll Drummer, Mexican
Misc: some say b. 1946
Group Names: Canned Heat

🎨Alexander Julian -- is 76 in the year 2024 and 77 in the year 2025; b.2/8/1948 N.S.
Fashion Designer (m)

🏆⛸Scott Allen -- is 75 in the year 2024 and 76 in the year 2025; b.2/8/1949
Olympic Athlete, Skater
Misc: Olympic-bronze-1964

🎭Brooke (Actress) Adams -- is 75 in the year 2024 and 76 in the year 2025; b.2/8/1949
Actress
TV Shows: O.K. Crackerby (as Cynthia)
Movie Titles: Days of Heaven, The Dead Zone, Invasion of The Body Snatchers, Gas Food Lodging

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🎭Julia Barr -- is 75 in the year 2024 and 76 in the year 2025; b.2/8/1949 N.S.
Soap Actress
TV Shows: Ryan's Hope, All My Children

✍🎭Florinda Meza -- is 75 in the year 2024 and 76 in the year 2025; b.2/8/1949 N.S.
Screenwriter, Actress, Producer (m), Mexican
TV Shows: El Chapulin Colorado, Chespirito, El Chavo del Ocho (comedy series as Dona Florinda)

John Swartzwelder -- is 75 in the year 2024 and 76 in the year 2025; b.2/8/1949 N.S.
Novelist, Screenwriter
Book Titles: The Exploding Detective, The Time Machine Did It, Dead Men Scare Me Stupid
TV Shows: The Simpsons (penned around 60 episodes as of 2017)

🏆⛸Scott Ethan Allen -- is 75 in the year 2024 and 76 in the year 2025; b.2/8/1949
Hall of Famer, Figure Skater

🎵🎸Michael Goodroe -- is 74 in the year 2024 and 75 in the year 2025; b.2/8/1950
Rock and Roll Bassist
Group Names: The Motels

🏆🏒Camille Lapierre -- is 73 in the year 2024 and 74 in the year 2025; b.2/8/1951
NHL Center, Canadian

🎭Mary Steenburgen -- is 71 in the year 2024 and 72 in the year 2025; b.2/8/1953
Movie/Stage Actress
Names/Places: b. in Newport, Ark.; Ted Danson's wife
Movie Titles: The Proposal, What's Eating Gilbert Grape, Step Brothers, Melvin and Howard, Ragtime, Parenthood, Back To The Future III, Philadelphia, Nixon, Ink's Kate Montgomery, Joan or Arcadia's Helen Girardi, Elf, Four Christmases

🏆⚾Joe Maddon -- is 70 in the year 2024 and 71 in the year 2025; b.2/8/1954 N.S.
MLB Manager
Sports Teams: Chicago Cubs (managed them to their 2016 World Series championship)

🎭Ethan Phillips -- is 69 in the year 2024 and 70 in the year 2025; b.2/8/1955
TV Actor
TV Shows: Star Trek: Voyager (as ship cook and comic Neelix, a Talaxian)

John Grisham -- is 69 in the year 2024 and 70 in the year 2025; b.2/8/1955 N.S.
Author (m)
Book Titles: The Client, The Firm, The Pelican Brief, The Chamber, A Painted House, Skipping Christmas, The Rainmaker, The Runaway Jury, A Time to Kill

🏆🏀Marques Johnson -- is 68 in the year 2024 and 69 in the year 2025; b.2/8/1956 N.S.
Hall of Famer, NBA Forward, College Basketball Player
Misc: 5x NBA All-Star, 2x All-NBA Second Team and 1x All-NBA First Team; UCLA #54 retired; in the College Basketball Hall of Fame
Sports Teams: University of California Los Angeles (1973-1977), Milwaukee Bucks (1977-1984), Los Angeles Clippers (1984-1987), Golden State Warriors (1989)

🎭Tara Aire -- is 66 in the year 2024 and 67 in the year 2025; b.2/8/1958
XXX-rated actress

🎭Henry Czerny -- is 65 in the year 2024 and 66 in the year 2025; b.2/8/1959
Actor, Canadian
TV Shows: The Tudors, Revenge (as Conrad Grayson), Sharp Objects
Movie Titles: Mission: Impossible, The A-Team, The Ice Storm

🏆Irina Kalinina -- is 65 in the year 2024 and 66 in the year 2025; b.2/8/1959 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Diver, Olympic Athlete, Russian
Misc: springboard diver (Olympic-gold-1980)

🎭💻Lin Tucci -- is 64 in the year 2024 and 65 in the year 2025; b.2/8/1960 N.S.
Actress, Internet Video Actress
TV Shows: Orange is the New Black (as Anita DeMarco)
Movie Titles: Brooklyn Rules, Nuncrackers, Showgirls

🏆🏒Dino Ciccarelli -- is 64 in the year 2024 and 65 in the year 2025; b.2/8/1960
Hall of Famer, NHL Right Wing, Canadian
Misc: played 1980-1999
Sports Teams: Minnesota North Stars, Washington Capitals, Detroit Red Wings, Tampa Bay Lightning, Florida Panthers

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Benigno Aquino III -- is 64 in the year 2024 and 65 in the year 2025; b.2/8/1960
President (m), Filipino (Phillipean)

🎵🎸Sammy Llanas -- is 63 in the year 2024 and 64 in the year 2025; b.2/8/1961
Songwriter, Rock and Roll Singer/Guitarist
Group Names: Bodeans

🎵🎸Vince Neil -- is 63 in the year 2024 and 64 in the year 2025; b.2/8/1961
Musician, Heavy Metal Singer
Names/Places: RN:Vincent Neil Wharton
Group Names: Cheap Trick, Motley Crue, soloist

Lisa B. Jackson -- is 62 in the year 2024 and 63 in the year 2025; b.2/8/1962
Government Official (m)
Misc: Environmental Protection Agency administrator

🎵Ken McCluskey -- is 62 in the year 2024 and 63 in the year 2025; b.2/8/1962
Pop Singer, Scottish
Group Names: Bluebells

✍🎭Toby Emmerich -- is 61 in the year 2024 and 62 in the year 2025; b.2/8/1963
Screenwriter, Film Executive (m), Movie Producer (m)

🏆🏈Raleigh McKenzie -- is 61 in the year 2024 and 62 in the year 2025; b.2/8/1963
NFL Player

🎭Larry Clarke -- is 60 in the year 2024 and 61 in the year 2025; b.2/8/1964
Actor
TV Shows: Law & Order (as Det. Morris LaMotte)
Movie Titles: Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Contagion, In and Out, Road Hard

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🏆🏈Dennis Gibson -- is 60 in the year 2024 and 61 in the year 2025; b.2/8/1964
NFL Linebacker

🏆🏈Lee Knight -- is 59 in the year 2024 and 60 in the year 2025; b.2/8/1965
CFL Figure, Football Fullback

🎭Mathilda May -- is 59 in the year 2024 and 60 in the year 2025; b.2/8/1965 N.S.
Actress, French
Movie Titles: The Jackal, Lifeforce, Scream of Stone

🏆🏈Jim Thornton -- is 59 in the year 2024 and 60 in the year 2025; b.2/8/1965
NFL Player

🏆🏈Rod Bernstine -- is 59 in the year 2024 and 60 in the year 2025; b.2/8/1965
NFL Runningback

🏆🏈Terry McDaniel -- is 59 in the year 2024 and 60 in the year 2025; b.2/8/1965
NFL Cornerback
Misc: 5x Pro Bowl, 4x All-Pro

🎵Joshua Kadison -- is 59 in the year 2024 and 60 in the year 2025; b.2/8/1965
Songwriter, Singer, Pianist

🏆🏒Kirk Muller -- is 58 in the year 2024 and 59 in the year 2025; b.2/8/1966
NHL Player, Canadian

🏆⚽Hristo Stoichkov -- is 58 in the year 2024 and 59 in the year 2025; b.2/8/1966
Soccer Player, Bulgarian

🎭Marla Rubinoff -- is 57 in the year 2024 and 58 in the year 2025; b.2/8/1967
TV Actress
TV Shows: Down to Earth (as Marla Jeanette Rubinoff), New WKRP in Cincinnatti (as Nancy Braithwaite), Spiderman (voicist as Marla), The Nutt House, On The Air

🎭Missy Yager -- is 56 in the year 2024 and 57 in the year 2025; b.2/8/1968 N.S.
Actress, Producer (m)
TV Shows: Boston Public (as Claire Ellison)
Movie Titles: Manchester by the Sea

🎭🎮April Stewart -- is 56 in the year 2024 and 57 in the year 2025; b.2/8/1968 N.S.
Actress, Cartoon Voice Actress, Video Game Voice Actress
Misc: a prolific video game voice actress
TV Shows: South Park, Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja
Movie Titles: Mission: Impossible -Ghost Protocol, Wreck-It Ralph, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponger Out of Water
Video Games: Bee Movie Game, Evolve, Destiny, Wildstar, South Park (series), World of Warcraft (series), Lightning Returns (Series)

🏆⚽Joy Fawcett -- is 56 in the year 2024 and 57 in the year 2025; b.2/8/1968
Hall of Famer, Soccer Player

🎵🎸Michael Raphael -- is 56 in the year 2024 and 57 in the year 2025; b.2/8/1968
Rock and Roll Musician

🎭Mary McCormack -- is 55 in the year 2024 and 56 in the year 2025; b.2/8/1969
Actress
TV Shows: Murder One (as Justine Appleton)
Movie Titles: Private Parts (played Howard Stern's wife), Dickie Roberts (Former) Child Star, Madison

🎵🎸Keith Nelson -- is 55 in the year 2024 and 56 in the year 2025; b.2/8/1969
Rock and Roll Guitarist
Group Names: Buckcherry

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🎭Stephanie Courtney -- is 54 in the year 2024 and 55 in the year 2025; b.2/8/1970 N.S.
Actress, Commercial Actress
Misc: Progressive Insurance ads
Movie Titles: Blades of Glory, The Heartbreak Kid

🏆🏀Alonzo Mourning -- is 54 in the year 2024 and 55 in the year 2025; b.2/8/1970
Hall of Famer, NBA Center, Olympic Athlete
Misc: of The Dream Team II in the 1994 World Basketball Championships; 7x NBA All-Star; Heat #33 retired
Sports Teams: Charlotte Hornets (1992-1995), Miami Heat (1995-2002, 2005-2008), New Jersey Nets (2003-2004)

🎭Susan Misner -- is 53 in the year 2024 and 54 in the year 2025; b.2/8/1971 N.S.
Actress, Dancer (m)
TV Shows: Billions, The Americans

🏆🥊Big Show -- is 52 in the year 2024 and 53 in the year 2025; b.2/8/1972 N.S.
Wrestler, American
Names/Places: RN: Paul Wight; NN: The World's Largest Athlete

🏆🏈Marcus Pollard -- is 52 in the year 2024 and 53 in the year 2025; b.2/8/1972
NFL Tight End

🏆🏈Eric Kresser -- is 51 in the year 2024 and 52 in the year 2025; b.2/8/1973
NFL Quarterback

🎭💻🎮Seth Green -- is 50 in the year 2024 and 51 in the year 2025; b.2/8/1974
TV/Movie Actor, Comedian, Cartoon Voice Actor, Producer/Director (m), Internet Audio Actor, Video Game Voice Actor
TV Shows: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (voice as Leonardo), Byrds of Paradise (as Harry Byrd), Buffy the Vampire Slayer (as Oz), Family Guy, Greg The Bunny (as Jimmy Bender), Robot Chicken, Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. (voice as A-Bomb), Dads (as Eli Sachs)
Movie Titles: Radio Days, Arcade, Krampus, Austin Powers (series), The Italian Job, Rat Race, Knockaround Guys, Scooby Doo 2 Monsters Unleashed, Without a Paddle, Can't Hardly Wait, Four Kings
Video Games: Storybook Weaver (series), Family Guy (series), Mass Effect (series)

🎵Guy-Manuel De Homem-Christo -- is 50 in the year 2024 and 51 in the year 2025; b.2/8/1974
Musician, French
Misc: Dance Musician
Group Names: Daft Punk

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🎭🎵Joshua Morrow -- is 49 in the year 2024 and 50 in the year 2025; b.2/8/1975
Actor, Singer
TV Shows: The Young and the Restless (longtime role as Nicholas)
Movie Titles: Parker, Stranger at the Pentagon

🏆🏒André Roy -- is 49 in the year 2024 and 50 in the year 2025; b.2/8/1975
NHL Left Wing, American

🎭🏆Cara Wakelin -- is 47 in the year 2024 and 48 in the year 2025; b.2/8/1977
Actress, Model, Playmate, Australian, Canadian
Misc: November 1999

🎭Pooch Hall -- is 47 in the year 2024 and 48 in the year 2025; b.2/8/1977 N.S.
Actor
Names/Places: RN: Marion Hall
TV Shows: The Game (as Derwin Davis), Ray Donovan
Movie Titles: Jumping the Broom, Blind Dating

🎵🎸Phoenix -- is 47 in the year 2024 and 48 in the year 2025; b.2/8/1977
Rock and Roll Bassist
Group Names: Linkin Park

🎭Jake Jundef -- is 46 in the year 2024 and 47 in the year 2025; b.2/8/1978
Actor
Misc: professionally acting since age 5; retired from acting in 1994
TV Shows: Brooklyn Bridge (as Benny)
Movie Titles: Mannequin, Earth Girls are Easy, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

🎭🎮William Jackson Harper -- is 44 in the year 2024 and 45 in the year 2025; b.2/8/1980 N.S.
Actor, Video Game Voice Actor
TV Shows: The Electric Company (as Danny Rebus), The Good Place (as Chidi Anagonye)
Movie Titles: All Good Things, True Story, Paterson
Video Games: Grand Theft Auto IV

🎭Jim Parrack -- is 43 in the year 2024 and 44 in the year 2025; b.2/8/1981
Actor
TV Shows: True Blood (as Hoyt Fortenberry)
Movie Titles: Fury, Battle Los Angeles, Annapolis

🎭Tommy J. Michaels -- is 43 in the year 2024 and 44 in the year 2025; b.2/8/1981
Actor

🎭🎮🎵Danny Tamberelli -- is 42 in the year 2024 and 43 in the year 2025; b.2/8/1982
Actor, Comedian, Video Game Voice Actor, Musician
TV Shows: The Magic School Bus, The Adventures of Pete and Pete
Movie Titles: The Mighty Ducks
Video Games: Grand Theft Auto V

🎵Joey Ryan -- is 42 in the year 2024 and 43 in the year 2025; b.2/8/1982
Folk Singer/Guitarist
Group Names: Milk Carton Kids

🎭🎵Jim Verraros -- is 41 in the year 2024 and 42 in the year 2025; b.2/8/1983
Actor, Singer
TV Shows: American Idol (finalist #9 2002)

🎭Cecily Strong -- is 40 in the year 2024 and 41 in the year 2025; b.2/8/1984 N.S.
Actress, Comedienne
TV Shows: The Awesomes, Saturday Night Live
Movie Titles: Staten Island Summer, The Bronze, Slow Learners

🎵Jeremy Davis -- is 39 in the year 2024 and 40 in the year 2025; b.2/8/1985
Bassist
Group Names: Paramore

🎭Anna Hutchinson -- is 38 in the year 2024 and 39 in the year 2025; b.2/8/1986 N.S.
Actress, New Zealand
TV Shows: Go Girls
Movie Titles: The Cabin in the Woods

🎭Ryan Pinkston -- is 36 in the year 2024 and 37 in the year 2025; b.2/8/1988
Actor
TV Shows: Quintuplets (as Patton Chase)

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🎵🎸Max Grahn -- is 36 in the year 2024 and 37 in the year 2025; b.2/8/1988
Rock and Roll Drummer
Group Names: Carolina Liar

🎭Chai Hansen -- is 35 in the year 2024 and 36 in the year 2025; b.2/8/1989 N.S.
Actor, Australian, Thailandian

🎭Dani Harmer -- is 35 in the year 2024 and 36 in the year 2025; b.2/8/1989 N.S.
Actress, English
TV Shows: The Story of Tracy Beaker (star), Tracey Beaker Returns (star), Tracy Beaker Survival Files (star), Dani's House, Dani's Castle

🎭🏆Chai Romruen -- is 35 in the year 2024 and 36 in the year 2025; b.2/8/1989 N.S.
Actor, Track and Field, Thailandian
TV Shows: Mako: Island of Secrets

🏆🏈Julio Jones -- is 35 in the year 2024 and 36 in the year 2025; b.2/8/1989 N.S.
NFL Wide Receiver

🏆🏄Bethany Hamilton -- is 34 in the year 2024 and 35 in the year 2025; b.2/8/1990
Surfer
Movie Titles: Dolphin Tale 2

🏆🏀Klay Thompson -- is 34 in the year 2024 and 35 in the year 2025; b.2/8/1990 N.S.
NBA Player

Jake Hays -- is 33 in the year 2024 and 34 in the year 2025; b.2/8/1991
Celebrity Son
Names/Places: Cherie Currie & Robert's son

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🎭Karle Warren -- is 32 in the year 2024 and 33 in the year 2025; b.2/8/1992
Actress
TV Shows: Judging Amy (as Lauren Gray)

Elijah Isaac Whitten -- is 31 in the year 2024 and 32 in the year 2025; b.2/8/1993
Celebrity Son
Names/Places: Janet Hubert-Whitten & James' son

Michael Winston Steiger -- is 31 in the year 2024 and 32 in the year 2025; b.2/8/1993
Celebrity Son
Names/Places: Paula & Rod's son

🎵Nikki Yanofsky -- is 30 in the year 2024 and 31 in the year 2025; b.2/8/1994 N.S.
Songwriter, Singer, Jazz-Pop Performer, Canadian

🎭Jordan Todosey -- is 29 in the year 2024 and 30 in the year 2025; b.2/8/1995 N.S.
Actress, Canadian

🎭Kathryn Newton -- is 27 in the year 2024 and 28 in the year 2025; b.2/8/1997 N.S.
Actress
TV Shows: Gary Unmarried (as Louise Brooks)
Movie Titles: Paranormal Activity 4, Bad Teacher

Mollie Elizabeth Isaacs -- is 25 in the year 2024 and 26 in the year 2025; b.2/8/1999
Celebrity Daughter
Names/Places: Gabrielle Carteris and Charlie's daughter

Marina LeBlanc -- is 20 in the year 2024 and 21 in the year 2025; b.2/8/2004
Celebrity Daughter
Names/Places: Melissa and Matt's daughter

Robert Mark Dobies -- is 20 in the year 2024 and 21 in the year 2025; b.2/8/2004
Celebrity Son
Names/Places: Linda and Mark's son

Alice Kramden -- b.2/8/????
General Fictious Character
TV Shows: The Honeymooners

Robert Burton -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/8/1577 J-LD d.1/25/1640 J-LD
Author (m), English
Book Titles: Anatomy of Melancholy

Jacques Cassini -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/8/1677 N.S. d.4/18/1756 N.S. (79)
Astronomer (m), French
Misc: compiled the first tables of the orbital motions of Saturn's satellites.

✍⚛Daniel Bernoulli -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/29/1700 Ju-1 or 2/8/1700 N.S. d.3/17/1782
Philosopher (m), Scientist (m), Mathematician (m), Physicist (m), Dutch (Netherlands), Swiss
Misc: Hydrodynamics, calculus, theory of probability

Bernard Courtois -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/8/1777 N.S. d.9/27/1838 N.S. (61)
Chemist (m), French
Misc: Iodine founder

Richard Lander -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/8/1804 d.2/6/1834 (29)
Explorer (m), British

✍⚛💰John Ruskin -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/8/1819 d.1/20/1900 (80)
Author (m), Art Critic (m), Theorist (m), Philanthropist, English
Misc: Gothic Revivalist (Prerafaelite)

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🎖William Tecumseh Sherman -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/8/1820 d.2/14/1891 (71)
Hall of Famer, Military Leader
Misc: Union Army Officer in Civil War

Harriet Jane Hanson Robinson -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/8/1825 d.12/22/1911 (86)
Suffragate

Henry Walter Bates -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/8/1825 d.2/16/1892 (67)
Explorer (m), Naturalist, British

Jules Verne -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/8/1828 d.3/24/1905 (77)
Novelist, Science Fiction Writer (m), French
Names/Places: NN: The Father of Science Fiction
Book Titles: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Around the World in 80 Days, Voyage to the Center of the Earth

Dmitri I. Mendeleyev -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/27/1834 Ju-1 or 2/8/1834 N.S. d.1/20/1907 Ju-1 (72) or 2/2/1907 N.S. (72)
Chemist (m), Russian
Names/Places: MN:Ivanovich
Misc: discovered periodic table of the elements so Tom Lehrer could sing a song about the elements

Kate Chopin -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/8/1850 N.S. d.8/22/1904 N.S. (54)
Novelist, Short Story Writer (m)

🏆🏒Arthur "Art" Farrell -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/8/1877 d.2/7/1909 (31)
Hall of Famer, NHL Forward, Canadian
Misc: played 1893-1901
Sports Teams: Montreal Shamrocks

✍⛪Martin Buber -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/8/1878 d.6/13/1965 (87)
Philosopher (m), Theologian, German
Misc: zionist

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🎨Franz Marc -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/8/1880 d.3/4/1916 (36)
Painter (m), German

🎭George Siegmann -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/8/1882 d.6/22/1928 (46)
Movie Actor
Movie Titles: Birth of Nation, Queen of Sheba, Oliver Twist

🎖Lt. Thomas E. Selfridge -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/8/1882 d.9/17/1908 (26)
Hero (m)
Misc: first airplane fatality as a passenger

📰Joseph Schumpeter -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/8/1883 d.1/8/1950 (66)
Economist

🎭Charlie Ruggles -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/8/1886 d.12/23/1970 (84)
TV/Movie/Stage Actor, Cartoon Voice Actor
Misc: some say b. in 1892
TV Shows: The Ruggles (as himself), The World of Mr. Sweeney (star), The Bullwinkle Show (as Aesop)

🎭Dame Edith Evans -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/8/1888 d.10/14/1976 (88)
Movie/Stage Actress, English
Movie Titles: Tom Jones, David Copperfield

🏆🥊Adolph Wolgast -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/8/1888 d.4/14/1955 (67)
Hall of Famer, Boxer
Names/Places: NN:Michigan Wildcat

🎵Irving Kaufman -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/8/1890 d.1/3/1976 (85)
Singer

✍🎭King "Walls" Vidor -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/8/1894 d.11/1/1982 (88)
Screen/Scriptwriter, Movie Actor, Movie Producer/Director (m)

🏆🏒Francis Xavier "Moose" Goheen -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/8/1894 d.11/13/1979 (85)
Hall of Famer, NHL Defensive, NHL Left Wing, NHL Forward
Misc: played 1914-1932
Sports Teams: Buffalo Majors, St. Paul Saints

🎖William Avery Bishop -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/8/1894 d.9/11/1956 (62)
Hero (m), Canadian
Misc: fighter ace who shot down 72 German aircraft during World War I.

🎭Orville Caldwell -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/8/1896 d.9/24/1967 (71)
Actor
Movie Titles: Patsy, French Doll, Last Warning

Ethel Fleischer-Phillips -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/8/1898 d.12/24/1986 (88)
Celebrity Relative
Names/Places: Max's sister

🎵Lonnie Johnson -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/8/1899 d.6/16/1970 (71)
Hall of Famer, Singer/Guitarist, Pianist, Violinist, Blues-Jazz Performer
Names/Places: RN:Alonzo Johnson

🎭Lyle Talbot -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/8/1902 d.3/3/1996 (94)
TV/Movie Actor
TV Shows: The Bob Cummings Show (as Paul Fonda), The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet (as Joe Randolph)

🏆🏒Alexander "Alec" Connell -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/8/1902 N.S. d.5/10/1958 N.S. (56)
Hall of Famer, NHL Goaltender, Canadian
Misc: played 1924-1937
Sports Teams: Ottawa Senators, Detroit Falcons, New York Americans, Montreal Maroons

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🎵Harold "Pappy" Daily -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/8/1902 d.12/5/1987 (85)
Music Figure
Misc: an American country music record producer and entrepreneur

💰Edward H. Gauer -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/8/1903 d.4/23/1991 (88)
Founder
Misc: Menswear chain founder

🎵Greta Keller -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/8/1903 d.11/4/1977 (74)
Singer, Singer

Henry Roth -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/8/1906 d.10/13/1995 (89)
Writer (m), Austrian, Hungarian

Chester F. Carlson -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/8/1906 d.9/19/1968 (62)
Inventor (m)
Misc: Xerography

🎭Ray Middleton -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/8/1907 d.4/10/1984 (77)
Movie/Stage Actor

🎭Myron McCormick -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/8/1908 d.7/30/1962 (54)
Movie/Stage Actor
Movie Titles: The Hustler

Bill Riordan -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/8/1908 d.1/15/1973 (64)
Politician (m), Australian

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Elizabeth Bishop -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/8/1911 d.10/6/1979 (68)
Poet (m)

🎨Alvin Lustig -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/8/1915 d.12/4/1955 (40)
Designer (m)

🎭Betty Field -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/8/1918 d.9/13/1973 (55)
Movie Actress
Movie Titles: Of Mice & Men, Bus Stop

🎵🏆🥊Fred "Freddie" Blassie -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/8/1918 N.S. d.6/2/2003 N.S. (85)
Hall of Famer, Novelty Singer, Wrestler
Names/Places: aka Classy Freddie Blassie; RN:Frederick Kenneith Blassie
Song Titles: Pencil Neck Geek

🎵Buddy Morrow -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/8/1919 d.9/27/2010 (91)
Trombonist, Bandleader

📰Carl W. Larsen -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/8/1919 d.7/31/1993 (74)
Journalist

🏆🏈Bruce Smith -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/8/1920 d.8/28/1967 (47)
Hall of Famer, NFL Player, College Football Player
Names/Places: NN:Boo
Misc: Heisman Trophy (1941)
Sports Teams: University of Minnesota, Green Bay Packers (1945-1948), Los Angeles Rams (1948)

🎭Lana Turner -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/8/1921 d.6/29/1995 (74)
TV/Movie Actress
Names/Places: b. in Wallace, Idaho; RFN:Julia Jean Mildred Frances; wed 7x's; Virgil's daughter
Misc: legendary Hollywood sweater girl of the 40s; she says it's b. 1921, not 1920 in her book
TV Shows: The Survivors, Falcon Crest (as Jacqueline Perrault)
Movie Titles: Johnny Eager, Honky Tonk, Ziegfeld Girl, Somewhere I'll Find You, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, The Postmas Always Rings Twice, The Bad and the Beautiful, Peyton Place (1957), Imitation of Life (1959)

🏆⚾Hoot Evers -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/8/1921 d.1/25/1991 (69)
MLB Player
Names/Places: RFMN:Walter Arthur

🏆⚾Willard Marshall -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/8/1921 d.11/5/2000 (79)
MLB Right Fielder

🏆Joeri Averbach -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/8/1922 N.S. d.5/7/2022 N.S. (100)
Chess Player, Russian

🎭Audrey Meadows -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/8/1922 d.2/3/1996 (73)
TV/Stage Actress, Cartoon Voice Actress, Panelist, Chinese
Names/Places: RLN:Cotter; Jayne's sister
Misc: 1950s game show panelist; some say b. 1926 but reference books put her b. 1924
TV Shows: Bob & Ray (regular), Jackie Gleason Show (regular), The Honeymooners (as Alice Kramden), Too Close For Comfort (as Iris Martin), The Simpsons (as Beatrice who is Grandpa's girlfriend)

🏆⚾Joe Black -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/8/1924 d.5/17/2002 (78)
MLB Player

⛪🎭🎵🎷Jack Lemmon -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/8/1925 d.6/27/2001 (76)
Protestant, TV/Movie/Stage Actor, Movie Director (m), Jazz Pianist
Names/Places: b. in Boston; RFMN:John Uhler III; Cynthia Stone's, then Felicia Farr's hubby
Movie Titles: The China Syndrome, The Odd Couple, Mr. Roberts, Some Like It Hot, Great Racr, Days of Wine and Roses, Save the Tiger, Grumpy Old Men, Grumpier Old Men, Hamlet, My Fellow Americans, Out to Sea, Odd Couple II

🎭Elizabeth Hoffman -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/8/1926 N.S. d.8/21/2023 N.S. (97)
TV Actress
TV Shows: Sisters (as Beatrice)

Neal Cassady -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/8/1926 d.2/4/1968 (41)
Writer (m)
Misc: major figure of the Beat Generation of the 1950s and the psychedelic movement of the 1960s.

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✍🎭🎵Jack Larson -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/8/1928 N.S. d.9/20/2015 N.S. (87)
Screenwriter, Actor, Producer (m), Librettist
Misc: some say b. 1933
TV Shows: The Adventures of Superman's Jimmy Olsen

✍📰🎵Gene Lees -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/8/1928 d.4/22/2010 (82)
Music Critic (m), Journalist, Biographer (m), Composer, Lyricist, Singer, Canadian

🎵Floyd Dixon -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/8/1929 d.7/26/2006 (77)
Singer, Pianist

🎭Alejandro Rey -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/8/1930 d.5/21/1987 (57)
TV/Movie Actor, Argentine
Names/Places: b. in Buenos Aires
TV Shows: The Flying Nun (as Carlos Ramirez), Dallas (as Luis Rueda)

🏆🏈Jim Dooley -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/8/1930 d.1/8/2008 (77)
NFL Coach, NFL Player
Misc: succeeded George Halas as head coach of the Chicago Bears
Sports Teams: Chicago Bears

🏆🏁🏃Catherine Hardy -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/8/1930 d.9/8/2017 N.S. (87)
Runner, Olympic Athlete
Names/Places: aka Catherine Hardy Lavender
Misc: 4x100m runner (Olympic-gold-1952)

🎭James Dean -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/8/1931 d.9/30/1955 (24)
Movie/Stage Actor
Names/Places: b. in Marion, IN; RN:James Byron
Misc: still has a cult following
Movie Titles: East of Eden, Giant, Rebel Without a Cause

🎵Larry Verne -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/8/1936 d.10/8/2013 (77)
Singer
Misc: turned into a construction foreman & assistant set director in motion pictures
Song Titles: Mr. Custer

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🎵Joe Raposo -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/8/1937 N.S. d.2/5/1989 N.S. (51)
Music Producer, Composer
Names/Places: RFN:Joseph G.
TV Shows: Sesame Street (songwriter & co-creator)

🎭Martin Huston -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/8/1941 d.8/1/2001 (60)
Actor
TV Shows: Jingle Jim (as Skipper)

🎭Helena Enize Humann -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/8/1942 d.12/13/1994 (52)
TV/Movie Actress

🏆⚾Fritz Peterson -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/8/1942 N.S. d.4/11/2024 N.S. (82)
MLB Pitcher
Sports Teams: New York Yankees

🎵Terry Melcher -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/8/1942 d.11/19/2004 (62)
Music Producer, Songwriter, Singer
Names/Places: Doris Day and Al Jorden's son

🏆⚾Bob Oliver -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/8/1943 N.S. d.4/19/2020 N.S. (77)
MLB First Baseman

🏆🏌Bunky Henry -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/8/1944 N.S. d.8/17/2018 N.S. (74)
Golfer
Names/Places: RN: George Walter Henry Jr.

🎵"England" Dan Seals -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/8/1948 d.3/25/2009 (61)
Songwriter, Singer, Country-Pop Performer
Misc: AP says b. in 1948
Group Names: England Dan & John Ford Coley

🎵🎷Merle Watson -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/8/1949 d.10/23/1985 (36)
Guitarist, Jazz Performer

🏆🥊Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/8/1955 N.S. d.8/13/2018 N.S. (63)
Wrestler

🏆🥊Sherri Martel -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/8/1958 d.6/15/2007 (49)
Hall of Famer, Wrestler, Wrestling Manager
Names/Places: RN:Sherri Russell, aka Sherri Schrull and Sensational Sherri
Misc: WWF/AWA/ECW

🎨🎭🏆Pamela Jean Bryant -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/8/1959 d.12/4/2010 (51)
Artist, Actress, Model, Playmate
Misc: April 1978

🎵🎸Bret Hoffman -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/8/1967 N.S. d.7/7/2018 N.S. (51)
Rock and Roll Singer
Misc: Death Metal vocalist
Group Names: Maleviolent Creation, Down the Drain

🎭Gary Coleman -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/8/1968 d.5/28/2010 (42)
Actor
Names/Places: b. in Zion, Ill.
TV Shows: Diff'rent Strokes (as Arnold Jackson)

🏆🥊Kimbo Slice -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/8/1974 N.S. d.6/6/2016 N.S. (42)
Mixed Martial Arts, Bahamas

👑Queen Mary Of Scots -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/8/1542 J-LD d.2/8/1587 J-LD (44)
Queen, Scottish
Names/Places: LN:Stuart
Misc: ruled 1560-87; lost her head over this

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👑Peter The Great -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/30/1672 O.S. or 6/9/1672 N.S. d.1/28/1725 O.S. (52) or 2/8/1725 N.S. (52)
Emperor, Russian
Misc: the first Czar/Emperor of Russia (1682-1725)

🎨Jan Van Huysum -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/15/1682 d.2/8/1749 (66)
Painter (m), Dutch (Netherlands)

Agostino Bassi -- Death Anniversary -- b.9/25/1773 N.S. d.2/8/1856 N.S. (82)
Bacteriologist (m), Italian
Misc: who anticipated the work of Louis Pasteur by 10 years in discovering that numerous diseases are caused by microorganisms.

📰Jules Michelet -- Death Anniversary -- b.8/21/1798 d.2/8/1874 (75)
Historian (m), French

🎖⚛Charles Wilkes -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/3/1798 d.2/8/1877 (78)
Naval Officer, Explorer (m)
Misc: sailed around the world

🎖George Sykes -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/9/1822 d.2/8/1880 (57)
Hero (m)
Names/Places: a.k.a. Tardy George
Misc: commander of the Union's Fifth Corps at Gettysburg

Arnold Henry Guyot -- Death Anniversary -- b.9/28/1807 d.2/8/1884 (76)
Geologist (m), Geographer (m), Educator (m)
Misc: his extensive meteorological observations led to the founding of the U.S. Weather Bureau. The guyot, a flat-topped volcanic peak rising from the ocean floor, is named after him.

Pyotr Kropotkin -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/21/1842 d.2/8/1921 (78)
Anarchist, Russian

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William Bateson -- Death Anniversary -- b.8/8/1861 d.2/8/1926 (64)
Scientist (m), Biologist (m), British
Misc: founded and named the science of genetics and whose experiments provided evidence basic to the modern understanding of heredity.

🎨Max Liebermann -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/20/1847 d.2/8/1935 (87)
Painter (m), German

Charles Curtis -- Death Anniversary -- b.1/25/1860 d.2/8/1936 (76)
Vice President (m)
Misc: 31st U.S. Vice President

Willis Van Devanter -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/17/1859 d.2/8/1941 (81)
Supreme Court Justice

🎭Miles Mander -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/14/1888 d.2/8/1946 (57)
Actor, Director (m), English
Movie Titles: Murder, 3 Musketeers

🏆🥊Frank Klaus -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/30/1887 d.2/8/1948 (60)
Hall of Famer, Boxer

🎵Franco Leoni -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/24/1864 d.2/8/1949 (84)
Composer, Italian

💰Fritz Thyssen -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/9/1873 d.2/8/1951 (77)
Industrialist, German

🎭Cliff Clark -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/10/1889 d.2/8/1953 (63)
Actor

🏆⚾Connie (Baseball) Mack -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/22/1862 d.2/8/1956 (93)
Hall of Famer, MLB Owner, MLB Manager, MLB Player
Names/Places: MLB owner; NN:The Tall Tactician; RN:Cornelius Alexander McGillicuddy; MLB Grand Old Man
Misc: he owned and managed the Philadelphia Athletics 1901-50; as manager of the Philadelphia Athletics he won 3776 games but lost 4025, both records. His A's won 9 League titles and 5 World Series. All in his 67 year career!
Sports Teams: Washington Nationals (player 1886-1889), Buffalo Bisons (player 1890), Pittsburgh Pirates (player 1891-1896, manager 1894-1896), Philadelphia Athletics (manager 1901-1950)

Walter Bothe -- Death Anniversary -- b.1/8/1891 d.2/8/1957 (66)
Physicist (m), German
Misc: subatomic particle physicist (Nobel 1954)

John Von Neumann -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/28/1903 d.2/8/1957 (53)
Astronomer (m), Mathematician (m)

🎵Archie Brownlee -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/19/1925 d.2/8/1960 (34)
Gospel Singer
Group Names: Five Blind Boys of Mississippi

🎭William Duncan -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/16/1879 d.2/8/1961 (81)
Actor, Scottish
Movie Titles: Hopalong Rides Again

🎭George Dolenz -- Death Anniversary -- b.1/5/1908 N.S. d.2/8/1963 N.S. (55)
Actor, Italian
Names/Places: Mickey's dad
Movie Titles: Count of Monte Cristo

🎵Felix Slatkin -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/22/1915 d.2/8/1963 (47)
Conductor/Composer, Arranger, Violinist

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Ernst Kretschmer -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/8/1888 d.2/8/1964 (75)
Psychiatrist, German
Misc: attempted to correlate body build and physical constitution with personality characteristics and mental illness.

🏆⚾Raymond Brown -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/23/1908 N.S. d.2/8/1965 N.S. (56)
Hall of Famer, Baseball Figure
Misc: was an American right-handed pitcher in Negro league baseball, almost exclusively for the Homestead Grays. Brown was most notable for many pitching accomplishments.

🎭Will Mahoney -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/5/1894 d.2/8/1967 (73)
Actor

🎭James Todd -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/8/1908 d.2/8/1968 (59)
Actor

🎭May Craig -- Death Anniversary -- b.??/??/1889 d.2/8/1972 (82)
Actress, Irish

📰Gilbert Chinard -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/17/1881 d.2/8/1972 (90)
Biographer (m), French

Robert Coates -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/6/1897 d.2/8/1973 (75)
Author (m), Critic (m)
Misc: of art

Fritz Zwicky -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/14/1898 d.2/8/1974 (75)
Astronomer (m), Swiss
Misc: supernova

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🎭🎵Martyn Green -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/22/1899 d.2/8/1975 (75)
Movie Actor, Opera Singer, English
Names/Places: RN:William Martyn-Green
Misc: Gilbert & Sullivan
Movie Titles: Iceman Cometh

Sir Robert Robinson -- Death Anniversary -- b.9/13/1886 d.2/8/1975 (88)
Chemist (m), English

🎭Claude Kipnis -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/22/1938 d.2/8/1981 (42)
Mime, French

📰⚖💰🏆John Hay Whitney -- Death Anniversary -- b.8/17/1904 d.2/8/1982 (77)
Publisher (m), Diplomat (m), Philanthropist, Sports Figure

🎵🎷Kurt Edelhagen -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/5/1920 d.2/8/1982 (61)
Bandleader, Jazz Musician

🎵Alfred Wallenstein -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/7/1898 d.2/8/1983 (84)
Cellist, Conductor

🏆🎳Walter Ward -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/29/1897 d.2/8/1984 (86)
Hall of Famer, Bowler

🎭Tom Greenway -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/5/1909 d.2/8/1985 (75)
Actor

🎭Marvin (Actor) Miller -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/18/1913 N.S. d.2/8/1985 N.S. (71)
Actor, Cartoon Voice Actor
TV Shows: Space Patrol (as Mr. Proteus), The Millionaire (as Michael Anthony), Mr. Magoo Show (voicist)

📰Sam Jaffee -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/8/1924 d.2/8/1985 (60)
Correspondent, Journalist
Misc: Vietnam War reporter
TV Shows: ABC News

💰Sir William Lyons -- Death Anniversary -- b.9/4/1901 d.2/8/1985 (83)
Manufacturer, British
Misc: founded Jaguar Cars Ltd.

🎭Harriet MacGibbon -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/5/1905 d.2/8/1987 (81)
Actress
TV Shows: The Beverly Hillbillies (as Mrs. Margaret Drysdale), Smothers Brothers Show (as Mrs. Costello)

🎭Helen Wood -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/4/1917 d.2/8/1988 (70)
Actress

🎭Allan Cuthbertson -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/7/1920 d.2/8/1988 (67)
Actor

🏆🏁🏊Ralph (Swimmer) Flanagan -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/14/1918 N.S. d.2/8/1988 N.S. (69)
Hall of Famer, Swimmer, Olympic Athlete, American

🎵Del Shannon -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/30/1939 d.2/8/1990 (50)
Hall of Famer, Music Producer, Songwriter, Guitarist, Pop Singer
Names/Places: b. in Coopersville, MI; RN:Charles Weeden Westover
Misc: some say b. 1934 or d. Feb 9
Song Titles: Runaway

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George de Mestral -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/19/1907 d.2/8/1990 (82)
Inventor (m), Swiss
Misc: invented Velcro

✍📰🏆Jim Jacoby -- Death Anniversary -- b.??/??/1933 d.2/8/1991 (58)
Author (m), Columnist, Bridge Player
Misc: Bridge authority

Silvio Conte -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/9/1921 N.S. d.2/8/1991 N.S. (69)
Congressperson

🏆🏒Thomas Mark "Tommy The Bomber" Williams -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/17/1940 N.S. d.2/8/1992 N.S. (51)
Hall of Famer, NHL Center
Sports Teams: Boston Bruins, Minnesota North Stars, California Golden Seals, New England Whalers, Washington Capitals

✍🎭Douglas Heyes Sr. -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/22/1919 d.2/8/1993 (73)
Dramatist/Playwright (m), Director (m)
Names/Places: RN:Matthew Howard

🏆⚽Teddy Glover -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/7/1902 d.2/8/1993 (90)
Hall of Famer, Soccer Player, English

🏆🎾W. E. "Slew" Hester -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/12/1912 N.S. d.2/8/1993 N.S. (80)
Hall of Famer, Tennis Player

✍📰Eliot Janeway -- Death Anniversary -- b.1/1/1913 d.2/8/1993 (80)
Author (m), Economist
Misc: Financial writer
Book Titles: Economics of Chaos

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🎵Raymond Scott -- Death Anniversary -- b.9/10/1908 d.2/8/1994 (85)
Arranger, Composer, Pianist, Bandleader
Names/Places: Dorothy Collins' hubby
Misc: Quirky innovative music from radio jazz shows to Ren and Stimpy
TV Shows: Your Hit Parade

🎭Clay Warnick -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/14/1915 d.2/8/1995 (79)
Director (m)
Misc: Chorals

🏆⚾Del Ennis -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/8/1925 d.2/8/1996 (70)
MLB Player
Misc: drove in 100 runs in seven seasons
Sports Teams: Philadelphia Phillies

🎵🎷Mercer Ellington -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/11/1919 d.2/8/1996 (76)
Arranger, Composer, Trumpeter, Bandleader, Jazz Performer
Names/Places: Duke's son

🎭Robert Ridgely -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/24/1931 d.2/8/1997 (65)
Actor
Misc: known for both on-camera roles and extensive voice-over work.

✍🎖⚖Enoch Powell -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/16/1912 d.2/8/1998 (85)
Writer (m), Poet (m), Linguist, Soldier, Politician (m), English
Misc: racist Greek professor

Halldor K. Laxness -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/23/1902 d.2/8/1998 (95)
Author (m), Dramatist/Playwright (m), Icelandian

🎵Lulu Belle -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/24/1913 d.2/8/1999 (85)
Hall of Famer, Country Singer
Names/Places: RN:Myrtle Eleanor Cooper; -LN:Wiseman
Group Names: Lulu Belle And Scotty

Dame Iris Murdoch -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/15/1919 d.2/8/1999 (79)
Novelist, Philosopher (m), Irish
Names/Places: b. in Dublin

🏆🏈Derrick Thomas -- Death Anniversary -- b.1/1/1967 d.2/8/2000 (33)
Hall of Famer, NFL Linebacker
Misc: Pro and College Football Halls of Fame, 9x Pro Bowl, 7x First Team All-AFC; Chiefs #58 retired
Sports Teams: Kansas City Chiefs (1989-1999)

🏆🏒Sid Abel -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/22/1918 d.2/8/2000 (81)
Hall of Famer, NHL Coach, NHL Center, NHL Left Wing, Canadian
Misc: played 1938-1954
Sports Teams: Detroit Red Wings, Chicago Black Hawks, Pittsburgh Hornets (AHL), Indianapolis Capitals (AHL)

🎭Artur Semedo -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/2/1924 d.2/8/2001 (76)
Actor

🎵Theo Klouwer -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/30/1947 d.2/8/2001 (53)
Drummer, Dutch (Netherlands)

🎵🎸Keith Knudsen -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/18/1948 N.S. d.2/8/2005 N.S. (56)
Hall of Famer, Rock and Roll Singer, Rock and Roll Percussionist
Group Names: The Doobie Brothers

📰George Herman -- Death Anniversary -- b.1/14/1920 d.2/8/2005 (85)
News Person, Journalist
TV Shows: Face the Nation (moderator)

🎵🎷Jimmy Smith -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/8/1925 d.2/8/2005 (79)
Songwriter, Organist, Jazz Performer
Names/Places: FMN:James Oscar
Misc: Jazz-Funk-Soul style; he is acknowledged as the first important jazz player on the Hammond B-3 organ

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🏆🏁🏃Larry Black -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/20/1951 d.2/8/2006 N.S. (54)
Sprinter, Runner, Olympic Athlete
Misc: 4x100 runner (Olympic-gold-1972)

🎭🏆Anna Nicole Smith -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/28/1967 d.2/8/2007 (39)
Actress, Model, Playmate
Names/Places: RN:Vickie Lynn Hogan Marshall
Misc: May 1992; Playboy Playmate of the Year 1993; Guess? model
Movie Titles: Naked Gun 33 1/2

John Patrick Murtha -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/17/1932 d.2/8/2010 (77)
Congressperson

🏆🏀🏁🏊Cesare Rubini -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/2/1923 N.S. d.2/8/2011 N.S. (87)
Hall of Famer, Basketball Coach, Basketball Player, Swimmer, Water Polo Player, Italian
Misc: in the International Swimming, Italian Basketball and the Basketball Halls of Fame

🏆🏁🏊Bill Smith -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/16/1924 N.S. d.2/8/2013 N.S. (88)
Hall of Famer, Swimmer, Olympic Athlete, American

🎵James DePreist -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/21/1936 d.2/8/2013 (76)
Conductor

🏆🏈Abe Woodson -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/15/1934 d.2/8/2014 (79)
NFL Player
Misc: returned 5,538 yards in kickoffs with 5 TDs

✍🎭Violette Verdy -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/1/1933 N.S. d.2/8/2016 N.S. (82)
Writer (f), Teacher (m), Ballerina (f), French
Misc: French ballerina and dance director, who was awarded the French Order of Arts and Letters in 1973 and the Dance Magazine Award in 1968.

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🎭🎵Ken Delo -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/8/1938 N.S. d.2/8/2016 N.S. (0)
Actor, Comedian, Singer, Doo Wop Performer
Group Names: The Pencil Smudges (a take-off on the group The Ink Spots), Delo and Daly (comedy team)
TV Shows: The Lawrence Welk Show

🏆🏈Willie Louis Richardson -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/17/1939 N.S. d.2/8/2016 N.S. (76)
Hall of Famer, NFL Wide Receiver, College Football Player
Misc: 2x Pro Bowl; in the College Football Hall of Fame
Sports Teams: Jackson Tate, Baltimore Colts (1963-1969, 1971), Miami Dolphins (1970)

🏆🏈Ben Agajanian -- Death Anniversary -- b.8/28/1919 N.S. d.2/8/2017 N.S. (97)
NFL Placekicker, College Football Player
Names/Places: NN:The Toeless Wonder

🎭Lieux Dressler -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/27/1930 N.S. d.2/8/2018 N.S. (87)
Actress
Movie Titles: Kingdom of the Spiders, Point of No Return, Truck Stop Women

✍🎭Sergei Yursky -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/16/1935 N.S. d.2/8/2019 N.S. (83)
Screenwriter, Actor, Soviet
Movie Titles: The Little Golden Calf

🏆⚽Fernando Clavijo -- Death Anniversary -- b.1/23/1956 N.S. d.2/8/2019 N.S. (63)
Hall of Famer, Soccer Coach, Soccer Defender, Uruguayian
Misc: played defender

🎭Robert Conrad -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/1/1928 N.S. d.2/8/2020 N.S. (91)
Actor
Names/Places: b. in Chicago; RN:Conrad Robert Falk
Misc: "You see this battery? Go on. I dare you to knock it off!"; b. 1928, not 1935
TV Shows: Hawaiian Eye (as Tom Lopaka), The Wild Wild West (as James T. West), The D.A., Baa Baa Black Sheep (as Maj. Gregory Pappy Boyington), Centennial, A Man Called Sloane
Movie Titles: Jingle All The Way

✍🎭Ron McLarty -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/26/1947 N.S. d.2/8/2020 N.S. (72)
Author (m), Actor, Narrator (m)
TV Shows: Champs, Courage The Cowardly Dog, Spenser: For Hire (as Sgt. Frank Belson)
Movie Titles: The Postman, St. Vincent, How Do You Know

🎭Paula Kelly -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/21/1943 N.S. d.2/8/2020 N.S. (76)
Actress, Dancer (m)
TV Shows: Chiefs, Night Court (as Liz Williams), Time of Your Life (as Propensity)

✍🎭Jean-Claude Carrière -- Death Anniversary -- b.9/17/1931 N.S. d.2/8/2021 N.S. (89)
Novelist, Screenwriter, Actor, Director (m), French

🏆🏈Marty Schottenheimer -- Death Anniversary -- b.9/23/1943 N.S. d.2/8/2021 N.S. (77)
NFL Coach, NFL Player, College Football Coach, UFL Figure

🎭🎵Mary Wilson -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/6/1944 N.S. d.2/8/2021 N.S. (76)
Hall of Famer, Actress, Rhythm and Blues Singer
Names/Places: b. in Detroit
Group Names: The Supremes, soloist

🏆⚾Gerald (Baseball) Williams -- Death Anniversary -- b.8/10/1966 N.S. d.2/8/2022 N.S. (55)
MLB Outfielder

🎵🎸Leo Barnes -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/5/1955 N.S. d.2/8/2022 N.S. (66)
Saxophonist, Modern Rock Musician, Irish
Group Names: Hothouse Flowers

Luc Montagnier -- Death Anniversary -- b.8/18/1932 N.S. d.2/8/2022 N.S. (89)
Scientist (m), Virologist (m), French

🎭Cody Longo -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/4/1988 N.S. d.2/8/2023 N.S. (34)
Actor

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⛪🎵Burt Bacharach -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/12/1928 N.S. d.2/8/2023 N.S. (94)
Jewish, Music Producer, Conductor/Composer, Arranger, Songwriter, Singer, Pianist
Names/Places: b. in Kansas City, Mo.; Angie Dickinson's, then Carol Bayer Sager's ex-hubby

🎨✍🎵Samuel Butler -- Birth Anniversary Conflict -- b.2/8/1612 J-LD or 2/8/1613 Ju-1 d.9/25/1680 J-LD (68)
Painter (m), Poet (m), Satirist (m), Philosopher (m), Composer, English
Names/Places: baptized Feb 14, 1612/3 (Julian Lady Day/Julian-1 dates)
Book Titles: Hudibras (a long satirical poem)

🎨✍🎵Samuel Butler -- Birth Anniversary Conflict -- b.2/8/1612 J-LD or 2/8/1613 Ju-1 d.9/25/1680 J-LD (68)
Painter (m), Poet (m), Satirist (m), Philosopher (m), Composer, English
Names/Places: baptized Feb 14, 1612/3 (Julian Lady Day/Julian-1 dates)
Book Titles: Hudibras (a long satirical poem)

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