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Super Today in Birthdays and Deaths by Age for February 17

Last Updated 03-08-2024

🎭🎵Patricia Routledge -- is 95 in the year 2024 and 96 in the year 2025; b.2/17/1929
Stage Actress, Comedienne, Singer, English
TV Shows: Keeping Up Appearances (as Hyacinth Bucket)

🏆⚾Willie Kirkland -- is 90 in the year 2024 and 91 in the year 2025; b.2/17/1934
MLB Right Fielder

🎭Christina Pickles -- is 89 in the year 2024 and 90 in the year 2025; b.2/17/1935
Actress, Producer (m), English
TV Shows: St. Elsewhere (as Nurse Helen Rosenthal), Friend (as Ross's mom Judy Geller)
Movie Titles: Legends of the Fall, The Wedding Singer

🎭🎵John Leyton -- is 88 in the year 2024 and 89 in the year 2025; b.2/17/1936 N.S.
Actor, Singer, English
Movie Titles: Guns at Batasi, Von Ryan's Express, The Great Escape

🎵Michael McGill -- is 87 in the year 2024 and 88 in the year 2025; b.2/17/1937 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Rhythm and Blues Singer
Group Names: The Dells

Mary Frances Berry -- is 86 in the year 2024 and 87 in the year 2025; b.2/17/1938 N.S.
Novelist

⚖🎭Patricia Morrow -- is 80 in the year 2024 and 81 in the year 2025; b.2/17/1944
Attorney/Lawyer (m), Actress
Misc: retired from acting in 1985; some say b. 1943
TV Shows: I Led Three Lives (as Constance Philbrick), Peyton Place (as Rita Jacks Harrington)

🎭Brenda Fricker -- is 79 in the year 2024 and 80 in the year 2025; b.2/17/1945 N.S.
Movie Actress, Irish
Movie Titles: A Time to Kill, Casualty, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, My Left Foot, So I Married An Axe Murderer

🎭Jaime Silva -- is 78 in the year 2024 and 79 in the year 2025; b.2/17/1946
Director (m), Portuguese

🎭Lynne Moody -- is 78 in the year 2024 and 79 in the year 2025; b.2/17/1946
Actress
TV Shows: That's My Mama (as Tracy Curtis Taylor), Roots (as Irene Harvey), Soap (as Polly Dawson), E/R (as Nurse Julie Williams), Knots Landing (as Patricia Williams)

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🎭André Dussollier -- is 78 in the year 2024 and 79 in the year 2025; b.2/17/1946
Actor, French
Movie Titles: 3 Men and a Cradle

🏆Miki Garcia -- is 77 in the year 2024 and 78 in the year 2025; b.2/17/1947
Model, Playmate
Misc: January 1973

🎵Dodie Stevens -- is 77 in the year 2024 and 78 in the year 2025; b.2/17/1947
Pop Singer
Names/Places: RN:Geraldine Ann Pasquale
Song Titles: Pink Shoe Laces

🎵Fred Frith -- is 75 in the year 2024 and 76 in the year 2025; b.2/17/1949
Bassist, Guitarist, Violinist, English

🎵🎸Rick Medlocke -- is 74 in the year 2024 and 75 in the year 2025; b.2/17/1950
Rock and Roll Singer/Guitarist
Group Names: Lynyrd Skynyrd, Blackfoot

🏆🏈Jim Grobe -- is 72 in the year 2024 and 73 in the year 2025; b.2/17/1952
College Football Coach, College Football Player
Names/Places: in Huntington, W.Va.
Misc: coached Wake to its first bowl victory in 10 years with the 2002 Seattle Bowl.
Sports Teams: Wake Forest (2001-2013)

🎭Becky Ann Baker -- is 71 in the year 2024 and 72 in the year 2025; b.2/17/1953
Actress
TV Shows: Girls, Freaks and Geeks (as Jean Weir)
Movie Titles: Men in Black, Spider-Man 3, A Simple Plan, War of the Worlds

🎭🏆Rene Russo -- is 70 in the year 2024 and 71 in the year 2025; b.2/17/1954
TV/Movie Actress, Producer (m), Model
Misc: not b. Aug 10
Movie Titles: Outbreak, Thor (series), Get Shorty, Tin Cup, Ransom, Buddy, Leathal Weapon IV, Thomas Crown Affair, Two For The Money, Yours Mine and Ours

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🏆🏈Stanley Morgan -- is 69 in the year 2024 and 70 in the year 2025; b.2/17/1955
NFL Wide Receiver

🎭Richard Karn -- is 68 in the year 2024 and 69 in the year 2025; b.2/17/1956
Actor
TV Shows: Home Improvement (as Al Borland)
Movie Titles: The Pooch and the Pauper

🎭Heidi Hagman -- is 66 in the year 2024 and 67 in the year 2025; b.2/17/1958
Actress
Names/Places: Larry's daughter
Misc: retired from acting in 1986
TV Shows: Dallas (various in seven episodes), Archie Bunker's Place (as Linda)

✍🎭🎵Carole Davis -- is 66 in the year 2024 and 67 in the year 2025; b.2/17/1958 N.S.
Writer (m), Actress, Songwriter, Singer, English
TV Shows: Mannequin, the Flamingo Kid, If Looks Could Kill, Piranha Part Two: The Spawning

🏆🏈Neil Lomax -- is 65 in the year 2024 and 66 in the year 2025; b.2/17/1959
NFL Quarterback

🏆🏁🏊Ambrose "Rowdy" Gaines -- is 65 in the year 2024 and 66 in the year 2025; b.2/17/1959
Hall of Famer, Sports Analyst, Sportscaster, Swimmer, Olympic Athlete, American
Names/Places: RN: Ambrose Gaines IV
Misc: 100m swimmer (Olympic-gold-1984)

🏆🏈Guy McIntyre -- is 63 in the year 2024 and 64 in the year 2025; b.2/17/1961
NFL Guard

✍🎭Lou Diamond Phillips -- is 62 in the year 2024 and 63 in the year 2025; b.2/17/1962
Screenwriter, Actor
Misc: is of Philippine, Hispanic, Hawaiian, Cherokee, & Scotch-Irish descent
TV Shows: Numb3rs, SGU Stargate Universe (as Colonel David Telford), Longmire (as Henry Standing Bear)
Movie Titles: La Bamba (as Ritchie Valens), Young Guns, Courage Under Fire

🎭Rene Syler -- is 61 in the year 2024 and 62 in the year 2025; b.2/17/1963
TV Host
TV Shows: The Early Show host

✍🎭🎮Larry The Cable Guy -- is 61 in the year 2024 and 62 in the year 2025; b.2/17/1963
Comedy Writer (m), Actor, Comedian, TV Host, Cartoon Voice Actor, Producer (m), Video Game Voice Actor
Names/Places: RN: Dan Whitney
Album Titles: Law and Disorder, Salutations and Flatulations, Lord I Apologize, A Very Larry Christmas, The Right to Bare Arms, Morning Constitutions, Christmastime in Larryland, On the Can, Tailgate Party, Them Idiots: Whirled Tour
TV Shows: Blue Collar TV (co-host)
Movie Titles: Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie, Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector, Delta Farce, Cars (series), Witless Protection, Jingle All The Way 2
Video Games: Cars (series), Disney Infinity

🏆🏀Michael "Air" Jordan -- is 61 in the year 2024 and 62 in the year 2025; b.2/17/1963
Hall of Famer, NBA Forward, NBA Guard, Olympic Athlete
Names/Places: RFN:Michael Jeffrey, b. in Brooklyn, NY
Misc: College Player of Year with North Carolina in 1984; Rookie of the year 1985; NBA leading scorer 1987-93; led U.S. Olympic team to gold medals in 1984 and '92 (Dream Team); stunned sports world when he retired at age 30 on Oct. 6, 1993; signed as OF with Chicago White Sox and spent summer of '94 in Double A with Birmingham; barely hit his weight with .204 average; 32.3 point-per-game avg.; 21,541 career points; 2 Olympic gold medals; owns a restaurant in Chicago; co-starred in "Space Jam" with Bugs Bunny in 1996; 6x NBA Champion (1991, '92, '93, '96, '97, '98); 5x NBA MVP (1988, 1991-92, '96, '98); 14x NBA All-Star; 6x NBA Finals MVP (1991-93, 1996-98); 10x All-NBA First Team Selection; 9x NBA All-Defensive First Team Selection; 1x NBA Defensive Player of the Year (1988); 10x NBA Season Scoring Title (all-time record); 3x NBA Season Steals Leader; All-time leader in points in NBA Playoffs; Two Olympic gold medals (1984, 1992); 2X USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year (1983, 1984); Member of the "Dream Team" inducted as a unit in 2010; 50 Greatest Players in NBA History; University of North Carolina, Bulls and Heat #23 retired
Sports Teams: University of North Carolina (1981-1984), Chicago Bulls (1984-1993, 1995-1998), Washington Wizards (2001-2003)

🎭🎵Dan Reed -- is 61 in the year 2024 and 62 in the year 2025; b.2/17/1963
Actor, Music Figure

🏆⚾Mike Campbell -- is 60 in the year 2024 and 61 in the year 2025; b.2/17/1964
MLB Pitcher

🎭Clayton Prince -- is 59 in the year 2024 and 60 in the year 2025; b.2/17/1965
Actor
Movie Titles: Dark Justice, Hairspray, The Black Ninja

🎭Michael Bay -- is 59 in the year 2024 and 60 in the year 2025; b.2/17/1965 N.S.
Movie Producer/Director (m)
Movie Titles: Transformers (series), Armageddon, Pearl Harbor

🏆⚾Jim Bowie -- is 59 in the year 2024 and 60 in the year 2025; b.2/17/1965
MLB First Baseman

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🏆🏈Robert Massey -- is 58 in the year 2024 and 59 in the year 2025; b.2/17/1966
NFL Cornerback

🏆🏒Luc Robitaille -- is 58 in the year 2024 and 59 in the year 2025; b.2/17/1966
Hall of Famer, NHL Left Wing, Canadian
Misc: played 1986-2006
Sports Teams: Los Angeles Kings, Pittsburgh Penguins, New York Rangers, Detroit Red Wings

🎵🎸Melissa Brooke-Belland -- is 58 in the year 2024 and 59 in the year 2025; b.2/17/1966
Alternative Rock Performer
Group Names: Voice Of The Beehive

🎵🎸Paul Monroe -- is 58 in the year 2024 and 59 in the year 2025; b.2/17/1966
Rock and Roll Musician

🎵Chante Moore -- is 57 in the year 2024 and 58 in the year 2025; b.2/17/1967
Singer
Song Titles: Old School Lovin', Alright, I'm What You Need

🏆🏒Gary Scuchuk -- is 57 in the year 2024 and 58 in the year 2025; b.2/17/1967
NHL Player, College Hockey Coach, Canadian

🏆🏈Aaron (Football B. 1968) Cox -- is 56 in the year 2024 and 57 in the year 2025; b.2/17/1968
NFL Linebacker

🏆⚾Bryan Cox -- is 56 in the year 2024 and 57 in the year 2025; b.2/17/1968
MLB Player

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🎭🏆Traci Adell -- is 55 in the year 2024 and 56 in the year 2025; b.2/17/1969
Actress, Model, Playmate
Misc: July 1994

🏆🏈David Klingler -- is 55 in the year 2024 and 56 in the year 2025; b.2/17/1969
NFL Quarterback

🏆🏈Levon Kirkland -- is 55 in the year 2024 and 56 in the year 2025; b.2/17/1969
NFL Coach, NFL Linebacker

🏆🏈Joel Steed -- is 55 in the year 2024 and 56 in the year 2025; b.2/17/1969
NFL Tackle, German

🎵Jon Randall -- is 55 in the year 2024 and 56 in the year 2025; b.2/17/1969
Songwriter, Musician, Country Singer

🎭Dominic Purcell -- is 54 in the year 2024 and 55 in the year 2025; b.2/17/1970 N.S.
Actor, Producer (m), English
TV Shows: Prison Break (as Lincoln Burrows), The Flash (as Mick Rory / Heat Wave, also in Legends of Tomorrow)
Movie Titles: Equilibrium, Blade: Thirty, Mission: Impossible II

🏆🏁🎿Tommy Moe -- is 54 in the year 2024 and 55 in the year 2025; b.2/17/1970
Skier, Olympic Athlete
Misc: won Downhill and placed 2nd in Super-G at 1994 Winter Olympics; the first U.S. man to win 2 Olympic alpine medals in one year.

🎵🎸Timothy J. Mahoney -- is 54 in the year 2024 and 55 in the year 2025; b.2/17/1970
Singer, Alternative Rock Performer
Group Names: 311

🎭Denise Richards -- is 53 in the year 2024 and 54 in the year 2025; b.2/17/1971
Actress
TV Shows: Spin City (as Jennifer), Melrose Place (as Brandi Carson), Vanity, Twisted, Blue Mountain State
Movie Titles: Starship Troopers, Wild Things, Drop Dead Gorgeous, The World is Not Enough, Undercover Brother

🏆🏈William Floyd -- is 52 in the year 2024 and 53 in the year 2025; b.2/17/1972
NFL Fullback

🎭🎵🎸Billie Joe Armstrong -- is 52 in the year 2024 and 53 in the year 2025; b.2/17/1972
Hall of Famer, Actor, Songwriter, Alternative Rock Singer/Guitarist
Group Names: Green Day

🎵🎸Oliver Taylor Hawkins -- is 52 in the year 2024 and 53 in the year 2025; b.2/17/1972
Alternative Rock Drummer
Group Names: Foo Fighters

🏆🏈Frank Sanders -- is 51 in the year 2024 and 52 in the year 2025; b.2/17/1973
NFL Wide Receiver

🏆🏈Raymond Jackson -- is 51 in the year 2024 and 52 in the year 2025; b.2/17/1973
NFL Player

🏆🏀Chris Robinson -- is 51 in the year 2024 and 52 in the year 2025; b.2/17/1973
NBA Player

🏆🏀Drew Barry -- is 51 in the year 2024 and 52 in the year 2025; b.2/17/1973 N.S.
NBA Player

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🏆🏒Nathan Lafayette -- is 51 in the year 2024 and 52 in the year 2025; b.2/17/1973
NHL Player, Canadian

🏆Valeria Mazza -- is 50 in the year 2024 and 51 in the year 2025; b.2/17/1974
Model, Argentine

🎭Jerry O'Connell -- is 50 in the year 2024 and 51 in the year 2025; b.2/17/1974
TV/Movie Actor
TV Shows: The Defenders, Mr Secret Identity (as Andrew Clements), Camp Wilder (as Brody), Sliders (as Quinn Mallory), Crossing Jordan (as Det. Woody Hoyt)
Movie Titles: Jerry Maguire, Scream 2, Stand By Me, Mission to Mars

🎵Bryan White -- is 50 in the year 2024 and 51 in the year 2025; b.2/17/1974 N.S.
Country Singer

🏆🏒Todd Harvey -- is 49 in the year 2024 and 50 in the year 2025; b.2/17/1975
NHL Player, Canadian

🏆🏒Václav Prospal -- is 49 in the year 2024 and 50 in the year 2025; b.2/17/1975
NHL Player, Czechoslovakian

🎭Kelly Carlson -- is 48 in the year 2024 and 49 in the year 2025; b.2/17/1976
Actress
TV Shows: Nip/Tuck (as Kimber Henry)
Movie Titles: Made of Honor, The Marine, Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation

🎭Ashton Holmes -- is 46 in the year 2024 and 47 in the year 2025; b.2/17/1978
Actor
Movie Titles: A History of Violence, Wild Chill, The Divide, Smart People

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🎭Conrad Ricamora -- is 45 in the year 2024 and 46 in the year 2025; b.2/17/1979 N.S.
Actor, Producer (m)
TV Shows: How to Get Away with Murder (as Oliver Hampton)
Movie Titles: Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby

✍🎭Erin Cardillo -- is 45 in the year 2024 and 46 in the year 2025; b.2/17/1979
Writer (m), Actress, Producer (m)
TV Shows: The Suite Life on Deck
Movie Titles: The Hottie and the Nottie, Four Steps, The Truth

🎭Jason Ritter -- is 44 in the year 2024 and 45 in the year 2025; b.2/17/1980 N.S.
Actor, Cartoon Voice Actor
Names/Places: Nancy Morgan and John's son
TV Shows: Joan of Arcadia (as Kevin Girardi), Parenthood (as Mark Cyr), The Event, Gravity Falls (as Dipper Pines), Kevin (Probably) Saves The World
Movie Titles: Freddy Vs. Jason

🎭Paris Hilton -- is 43 in the year 2024 and 44 in the year 2025; b.2/17/1981
Actress
Names/Places: Kathy's daughter; sister of Nicky, Barron and Conrad
TV Shows: The Simple Life, House of Wax

🎭🎮Joseph Gordon -- is 43 in the year 2024 and 44 in the year 2025; b.2/17/1981 N.S.
Actor, Cartoon Voice Actor, Video Game Voice Actor
Names/Places: LN:Levitt?
TV Shows: The Powers That Be, Dark Shadows (1991), Roseanne (occasional), 3rd Rock From The Sun (as Tommy Solomon)
Movie Titles: Inception, The Dark Knight Rises, Looper, (500) Days of Summer, The Juror, 10 Things I Hate About You, Shadowdancer, G.I. Joe: the Rise of Cobra, 50/50, The Walk
Video Games: G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra

🎭Brooke D'Orsay -- is 42 in the year 2024 and 43 in the year 2025; b.2/17/1982 N.S.
Actress, Stuntwoman, Canadian
TV Shows: Royal Pains (as Paige Collins), Two and a Half Men (as Kate), 6Teen (as Caitlin Cooke), Happy Hour
Movie Titles: Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle, It's a Boy Girl Thing

🎭Jennifer Gee -- is 41 in the year 2024 and 42 in the year 2025; b.2/17/1983
Actress

🏆Ab Devilliers -- is 40 in the year 2024 and 41 in the year 2025; b.2/17/1984 N.S.
Cricket Player, South African
Names/Places: aka spelled AB de Villiers

🎭Anne Curtis -- is 39 in the year 2024 and 40 in the year 2025; b.2/17/1985 N.S.
Actress, Filipino (Phillipean)

🎭Zelda Harris -- is 39 in the year 2024 and 40 in the year 2025; b.2/17/1985
Actress
TV Shows: Second Noah (as Bethany)
Movie Titles: He Got Game, Crooklyn, The Baby-Sitters Club, The Piano Lesson

🎭Daphne Oz -- is 38 in the year 2024 and 39 in the year 2025; b.2/17/1986
TV Hostess
TV Shows: The Chew, Good Morning America

🏆Sandra Nilsson -- is 38 in the year 2024 and 39 in the year 2025; b.2/17/1986
Model, Playmate, Swedish
Misc: January 2008

🎭🎵Chloe Rose Lattanzi -- is 38 in the year 2024 and 39 in the year 2025; b.2/17/1986
Actress, Singer
Names/Places: Olivia-Newton John & Matt's daughter

🏆⚽Amy Rodríguez -- is 37 in the year 2024 and 38 in the year 2025; b.2/17/1987 N.S.
Soccer Player, American

🏆🏈Case Keenum -- is 36 in the year 2024 and 37 in the year 2025; b.2/17/1988 N.S.
NFL Quarterback

🏆🏁🏊Rebecca Adlington -- is 35 in the year 2024 and 36 in the year 2025; b.2/17/1989 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Swimmer, Olympic Athlete, English

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🎭🎵Chord Overstreet -- is 35 in the year 2024 and 36 in the year 2025; b.2/17/1989
Actor, Singer
TV Shows: Glee (as Sam Evans)
Movie Titles: The Hole, 4th Man Out

🎭Jeremy Allen White -- is 33 in the year 2024 and 34 in the year 2025; b.2/17/1991 N.S.
Actor

🎭Bonnie Wright -- is 33 in the year 2024 and 34 in the year 2025; b.2/17/1991
Actress, Director (m), English
Movie Titles: Harry Potter (series)

🎵Ed Sheeran -- is 33 in the year 2024 and 34 in the year 2025; b.2/17/1991 N.S.
Songwriter, Singer

🎭🎮Meaghan Jette Martin -- is 32 in the year 2024 and 33 in the year 2025; b.2/17/1992 N.S.
Actress, Commercial Actress, Video Game Voice Actress
TV Shows: 10 Things I Hate About You, Awkward
Movie Titles: Mean Girls 2, Camp Rock (series), Dear Lemon Lima, Geography Club
Video Games: Until Dawn, Kingdom Hearts (series)

Isabelle Yasmine Howell -- is 31 in the year 2024 and 32 in the year 2025; b.2/17/1993
Celebrity Daughter
Names/Places: Sylvie & C. Thomas' girl

🏆🏁🏍Marc Márquez -- is 31 in the year 2024 and 32 in the year 2025; b.2/17/1993 N.S.
Motorcyclist, Spanish
Misc: Motorcycle Racer

Sophia Sharon Doumani -- is 29 in the year 2024 and 30 in the year 2025; b.2/17/1995
Celebrity Daughter
Names/Places: Brenda Epperson & Lorenzo's girl

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🎭Sasha Pieterse -- is 28 in the year 2024 and 29 in the year 2025; b.2/17/1996
Actress, South African
TV Shows: Pretty Little Liars (as Alison)
Movie Titles: Good Luck Chuck, X-Men: First Class, The Adventures of Sharkboy

Lachlyn Hope Gosselaar -- is 9 in the year 2024 and 10 in the year 2025; b.2/17/2015
Celebrity Daughter
Names/Places: Carolina McGinn and Mark Paul's daughter

🎨José Ribera -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/17/1591 N.S. d.9/2/1652 N.S. (61)
Painter (m), Spanish
Names/Places: aka José de Ribera
Misc: date of birth is approximated; baptize date is given as birth date

🎵Arcangelo Corelli -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/17/1653 N.S. d.1/8/1713 N.S. (59)
Composer, Violinist, Italian

🎖Louis Joseph de Montcalm -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/17/1712 O.S. or 2/28/1712 N.S. d.9/14/1759 N.S. (47)
Military Leader, Soldier, French

🎖Mathew Tilghman -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/17/1718 d.5/4/1790 (72)
Revolutionary (m)

Johann Mayer -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/17/1723 N.S. d.2/20/1762 N.S. (39)
Astronomer (m), Mathematician (m), German

🎖John Sullivan -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/17/1740 N.S. d.1/23/1795 N.S. (54)
Revolutionary (m), General

✍📰Thomas Robert Malthus -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/17/1766 d.12/23/1834 (68)
Author (m), Philosopher (m), Economist, English

🎨Raphael Peale -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/17/1774 d.3/4/1825 (51)
Painter (m)
Names/Places: Charles Wilson's son, Rembrandt's brother

René Theophile Hyacinthe Laennec -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/17/1781 d.8/13/1826 (45)
Inventor (m), Physician (m), French
Misc: invented the stethoscope

🎵Giovanni Pacini -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/17/1796 d.12/6/1867 (71)
Composer, Sicilian

Ellen Sturgis Hooper -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/17/1812 d.11/3/1848 (36)
Poet (m)

🎭🎵Lola Montez -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/17/1821 d.1/17/1861 (39)
Dancer (m), Singer, Irish
Names/Places: RN:Marie Dolores Eliza Rosanna Gilbert

💰Aaron Montgomery Ward -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/17/1843 d.12/7/1913 (70)
Merchant
Misc: founded Montgomery Ward stores the 1st mail-order firm

Charles McBurney -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/17/1845 d.11/7/1913 (68)
Surgeon (m), Teacher (m)

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🎨Frederic Ives -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/17/1856 d.5/27/1937 (81)
Engraver (m)

📰Samuel Sidney McClure -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/17/1857 d.3/21/1949 (92)
Publisher (m), Editor (m)

💰William Cadbury -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/17/1867 d.7/8/1957 (90)
Manufacturer
Misc: chocolate empire

💰💻Thomas John Watson Jr. -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/17/1874 d.6/19/1956 (82)
Industrialist, Computer Company Executive
Misc: IBM Corporation president, chariman and CEO 1914-56

🎭Donald Brian -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/17/1875 d.12/22/1948 (73)
Stage Actor

André Maginot -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/17/1877 d.1/7/1932 (54)
Politician (m), French

Dorothy Canfield Fisher -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/17/1879 d.11/9/1958 (79)
Novelist, Essayist, Social Reformer, American

Mary Breckinridge -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/17/1881 d.5/16/1965 (84)
Nurse (m)

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Otto Stern -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/17/1888 d.8/18/1969 (81)
Physicist (m), German

💰H. L. Hunt -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/17/1889 d.11/29/1974 (85)
Industrialist, Multimillionaire
Names/Places: RFN:Haroldson
Misc: oil magnate

🎭Sol Lesser -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/17/1890 d.9/19/1980 (90)
Movie Producer (m)

🎭Priscilla Bonner -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/17/1899 d.2/21/1996 (97)
Movie Actress

🎵Enric Madriguera -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/17/1904 d.9/7/1973 (69)
Composer, Violinist, Bandleader, Spanish

🎵Orville "Hoppy" Jones -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/17/1905 d.10/18/1944 (39)
Hall of Famer, Bass Singer/Basso, Rhythm and Blues Singer
Group Names: The Ink Spots

🎭Mary Brian -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/17/1906 d.12/30/2002 (96)
Actress

🎵Harry Dial -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/17/1907 d.1/25/1987 (79)
Drummer

🎵Marjorie Lawrence -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/17/1907 d.1/13/1979 (71)
Soprano

🎭Staats Cotsworth -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/17/1908 d.4/9/1979 (71)
Actor

🎭Ted Hecht -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/17/1908 d.6/24/1969 (61)
Actor

📰🏆⚾"Red" Barber -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/17/1908 d.10/22/1992 (84)
Hall of Famer, Commentator, Sports Writer, Baseball Announcer
Names/Places: RFN:Walter Lainer; NN:The Ol' Redhead of sports
Misc: Ford C. Frick award winner in 1978
Sports Teams: Cincinnatti Reds, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees

🎭🎵Marc Lawrence -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/17/1910 d.11/28/2005 (95)
TV/Movie Actor, Singer
Movie Titles: From Dusk Till Dawn, The Man With The Golden Gun, Marathon Man, Diamonds are Forever

🎭Arthur Hunnicutt -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/17/1911 d.9/26/1979 (68)
Movie Actor

🎵Orrin Tucker -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/17/1911 d.4/9/2011 (100)
Singer, Bandleader

Andre Norton -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/17/1912 d.3/17/2005 (93)
Author (m), Science Fiction Writer (m)
Names/Places: RFMN:Alice Mary
Book Titles: Witch World, Golden Trillium, Brother of Shadows

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🎭Bern Hoffman -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/17/1913 d.12/15/1979 (66)
Actor

Alexis Lichine -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/17/1913 d.6/1/1989 (76)
Author (m), Russian
Misc: Wine Expert
Book Titles: The Encyclopedia of Wines & Spirits

📰Russell B. Nye -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/17/1913 d.9/2/1993 (80)
Biographer (m), Teacher (m)

🎭Arthur Kennedy -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/17/1914 d.1/5/1990 (75)
Movie/Stage Actor
Names/Places: b. in Worcester, MA
Movie Titles: The Glass Menagerie, Lawrence of Arabia

🎭Wayne Morris -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/17/1914 d.9/14/1959 (45)
Movie Actor
Names/Places: RFMN:Bert De Wayne
Misc: WWII pilot

🎭Raf Vallone -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/17/1916 d.10/31/2002 (86)
Actor, Italian
Movie Titles: El Cid, 2 Women, Greek Tycoon

🎭Kathleen Freeman -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/17/1919 d.8/23/2001 (82)
Actress
Misc: some say b. 1922
TV Shows: Topper (as Katie the maid), It's About Time (as Mrs. Boss), The Beverly Hillbillies (as Flo Shafer), Funny Face, Lotsa Luck

🏆🎾Joe Hunt -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/17/1919 d.2/2/1945 (25)
Hall of Famer, Tennis Player

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🎵Tommy Edwards -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/17/1922 d.10/22/1969 (47)
Songwriter, Pianist, Rhythm and Blues Singer
Song Titles: It's All in the Game

John Allegro -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/17/1923 d.2/17/1988 (65)
Author (m), Linguist, English
Misc: helped decipher the Dead Sea scrolls

💰A. W. Clausen -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/17/1923 d.1/21/2013 (89)
Banker

🎵🎷Buddy De Franco -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/17/1923 d.12/24/2014 (91)
Jazz Clarinetist

✍🎵Margaret Truman-Daniel -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/17/1924 d.1/29/2008 (83)
Novelist, Singer, Pianist
Names/Places: Harry S.'s daughter; b. in Independence, Mo.

🎭Hal Holbrook -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/17/1925 N.S. d.1/23/2021 N.S. (95)
TV/Movie/Stage Actor
Names/Places: b. in Cleveland; RFMN:Harold Rowe Jr.; Dixie Carter's hubby
Misc: stage: Mark Twain Tonight!
TV Shows: North & South (as Lincoln), The Brighter Day (as drunk Grayling Dennis), Designing Women (as Reese Watson), Evening Shade (as Evan Evans)
Movie Titles: Into the Wild, Lincoln, Wall Street, Men of Honor, The Firm, All The President's Men, The Bachelor

🎵Ron Goodwin -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/17/1925 N.S. d.1/8/2003 N.S. (77)
Arranger, Bandleader, Conductor, British

🎵Bobby (Rhythm And Blues) Lewis -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/17/1925 N.S. d.4/28/2020 N.S. (95)
Pianist, Rhythm and Blues Singer
Song Titles: Tossin & Turnin

🎭Jeremy Slate -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/17/1926 d.11/19/2006 (80)
Actor

🎵Lee Hoiby -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/17/1926 d.3/28/2011 (85)
Composer, Pianist
Misc: composer of operas and songs

✍🎵Tom Jones -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/17/1928 N.S. d.8/11/2023 N.S. (95)
Dramatist/Playwright (m), Lyricist, Songwriter

Chaim Potok -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/17/1929 d.7/23/2002 (73)
Author (m)
Book Titles: The Chosen

Ruth Rendell -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/17/1930 d.5/2/2015 (85)
Mystery Writer (m)
Names/Places: aka Barbara Vine

🏆⚾Roger Craig -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/17/1930 N.S. d.6/4/2023 N.S. (93)
MLB Manager, MLB Coach, MLB Pitcher

🎭Sir Alan Bates -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/17/1934 d.12/27/2003 (69)
Movie/Stage Actor, English
Names/Places: b. in Allestree
Movie Titles: Zorba the Greek, The Rose, An Unmarried Woman

🎭Barry Humphries -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/17/1934 N.S. d.4/22/2023 N.S. (89)
Comedian, TV Talk Show Host, Australian, Transvestite
Names/Places: Alter ego:Dame Edna Everage

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🏆🏈Buddy Ryan -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/17/1934 d.6/28/2016 N.S. (82)
NFL Coach
Misc: some say b. 1931
Sports Teams: Buffalo (1961-1965), New York Jets (1968-1975), Minnesota Vikings (1976-1977), Chicago Bears (1978-1985), Philadelphia Eagles (1986-1990), Houston Oilers (1993), Arizona Cardinals (1994-1995)

🎵Johnny Bush -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/17/1935 N.S. d.10/16/2020 N.S. (85)
Songwriter, Drummer, Country Singer
Misc: was voted by Record World magazine to be the most promising singer of 1968, a foolhardy prediction in the music business

🎭🏆🏈Jimmy "Jim" Brown -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/17/1936 N.S. d.5/18/2023 N.S. (87)
Hall of Famer, Movie Actor, NFL Runningback
Names/Places: b. in St. Simon Island, Ga.
Misc: Cleveland Brown FB who was perhaps the most awe-inspiring running back in NFL history was a star in high school and college. He also once held the career touchdown mark with 126, until wide receiver Jerry Rice passed his by; led NFL in rushing 8 times; 8-time All-Pro (1957-61,63-65); 3-time MVP (1958,63,65) with Cleveland; ran for 12,312 yards and scored 756 points in just 9 seasons; rushed in 1963 a record NFL season of 1,863 yards.
Sports Teams: Cleveland Browns
Movie Titles: The Dirty Dozen

🎭🏆Mary Ann Mobley -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/17/1937 d.12/9/2014 (77)
Actress, Beauty Pagent Winner
Names/Places: Gary Collins' wife
Misc: Miss America of 1959; fake birth year: 1939
TV Shows: Diff'rent Strokes (as Maggie McKinney Drummond), Falcon Crest (as Beth Everdene), Hearts Afire (as Mary Fran)

✍🎵David Meltzer -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/17/1937 N.S. d.12/31/2016 N.S. (79)
Poet (m), Musician
Misc: was of The Beat Generation and The San Francisco Renaissance.

🎵Buck Trent -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/17/1938 N.S. d.10/9/2023 N.S. (85)
Banjoist, Country Singer
TV Shows: Hee Haw

🎵Gene Pitney -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/17/1940 d.4/5/2006 (66)
Hall of Famer, Composer, Songwriter, Guitarist, Pianist, Pop Singer
Names/Places: MN:Francis

🎭🎵Vincente "Chente" Fernández Gómez -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/17/1940 N.S. d.12/12/2021 N.S. (0)
Actor, Movie Producer (m), Singer, Mexican
Names/Places: Nicknamed "El Charro de Huentitan" (The Charro from Huentitan), "El Idolo de Mexico" (The Idol of Mexico), and "El Rey de la Musica Ranchera" (The King of Ranchera Music)

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🏆🏈Ron Meyer -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/17/1941 N.S. d.12/5/2017 N.S. (76)
NFL Coach, College Football Coach

🏆🏁🎿Heidi Biebi -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/17/1941 N.S. d.1/20/2022 N.S. (80)
Skier, Olympic Athlete, German
Misc: downhill skier (Olympic-gold-1960)

💰Huey Newton -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/17/1942 d.8/22/1989 (47)
Founder, Political Activist
Names/Places: RFN:Henry P.
Misc: co-founder of the Black Panther Party of the 60s; shot to death in Oakland, Calif., Gunman Tyrone Robinson was later sentenced to 32 years to life in prison.

🎭Claire Malis Callaway -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/17/1943 d.8/24/2012 (69)
Actress

🎭🎵Zina Bethune -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/17/1945 d.2/12/2012 (66)
Actress, Singer
TV Shows: The Nurses (as Gail Lucas)

🎨✍🎭Dallas Adams -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/17/1947 d.8/29/1991 (44)
Painter (m), Writer (m), Actor, British

🎭🎵José José -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/17/1948 N.S. d.9/28/2019 N.S. (71)
Actor, Singer/Musician, Mexican
Names/Places: RN: Josémulo Sosa Ortiz

🏆🏈Dennis Green -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/17/1949 N.S. d.7/22/2016 N.S. (67)
NFL Coach, College Football Coach
Sports Teams: Stanford University (1989-1991), Minnesota Vikings (coach 1992-2001), Arizona Cardinals (2004-2006), Sacramento Mountain Lions (UFL, coach 2009-2011)

🏆⚾Alan Wiggins -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/17/1958 d.1/6/1991 (32)
MLB Second Baseman

🏆🥊Christopher Ashford-Smith -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/17/1961 N.S. d.8/22/2018 N.S. (57)
Wrestler
Names/Places: ring name: Chris Champion

🎭Ralphie May -- Birth Anniversary -- b.2/17/1972 N.S. d.10/6/2017 N.S. (45)
Comedian

Giordano Bruno -- Death Anniversary -- b.??/??/1548 d.2/17/1600
Philosopher (m)
Misc: advocate of Copernican theory & plurality of worlds, burned at the stake by the Inquisition in Rome.

✍🎭Jean Baptiste Poquelin Molière -- Death Anniversary -- b.1/15/1622 N.S. d.2/17/1673 N.S. (51)
Comedy Writer (m), Playwright (m), Stage Actor, Comedian, French
Names/Places: Psu:Moliere; RN:Jean Baptiste Poquelin

✍📰James MacPherson -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/27/1736 d.2/17/1796 (59)
Author (m), Poet (m), Historian (m), Scottish

Johann Pestalozzi -- Death Anniversary -- b.1/12/1746 N.S. d.2/17/1827 N.S. (81)
Educator (m), Swiss

🎖💰Henry Rutgers -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/7/1745 d.2/17/1830 (84)
Revolutionary (m), Soldier, Philanthropist

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Heinrich Heine -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/13/1797 d.2/17/1856 (58)
Poet (m), German
Names/Places: RFN:Harry

Alexander Bache -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/19/1806 d.2/17/1867 (60)
Physicist (m)
Names/Places: Ben Franklin's great grandson

⛪⚖Horace Bushnell -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/14/1802 d.2/17/1876 (73)
Theologian, Minister (m)
Names/Places: NN:The Father of American Religious Liberalism

✍🎵Salomon Mosenthal -- Death Anniversary -- b.1/14/1821 d.2/17/1877 (56)
Dramatist/Playwright (m), Librettist, German

💰James Lenox -- Death Anniversary -- b.8/19/1800 d.2/17/1880 (79)
Philanthropist
Misc: N.Y. Public Library housed his book collection

⚛📰Christopher L. Sholes -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/14/1819 d.2/17/1890 (71)
Inventor (m), Journalist, Printer (m)
Misc: Printer; typewriter inventor

Frances Elizabeth Willard Willard -- Death Anniversary -- b.9/28/1839 N.S. d.2/17/1898 N.S. (58)
Hall of Famer, Social Reformer, Suffragate, Educator (m)
Misc: founder of the Women's Christian Temperance Union

💰Geronimo -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/16/1829 d.2/17/1909 (79)
Leader, Native American
Names/Places: LN:Goyathlay
Misc: leader of Chiricahua band of Apache tribe

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✍⚛📰Joaquin Miller -- Death Anniversary -- b.9/8/1837 d.2/17/1913 (75)
Poet (m), Frontiersman (m), Journalist
Names/Places: RN: Cincinnatus Heine Miller; NN: Poet of the Sierras

🎨Helen Mears -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/21/1872 d.2/17/1916 (43)
Sculptor (m)

Sir Wilfred Laurier -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/20/1841 d.2/17/1919 (77)
Prime Minister (m), Canadian
Misc: 7th Canadian P.M. 1896-1911

🎵Alwina Valleria -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/12/1848 d.2/17/1925 (76)
Opera Soprano

🎵Uncle Jimmy Thompson -- Death Anniversary -- b.??/??/1848 d.2/17/1931 (83)
Country Singer
Misc: first musician featured on WSM's Barn Dance, later called Grand Ole Opry

Florence Kelley -- Death Anniversary -- b.9/12/1859 d.2/17/1932 (72)
Social Reformer

Hiram Percy Maxim -- Death Anniversary -- b.9/2/1869 N.S. d.2/17/1936 N.S. (66)
Inventor (m)
Misc: manufacturer known especially for the "Maxim silencer" gun attachment and the first portable automatic machine gun.

✍⚛Charlotte Mansfield -- Death Anniversary -- b.??/??/1881 d.2/17/1936
Author (m), Traveler (m)

🎭🎵Gus Elen -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/22/1862 d.2/17/1940 (77)
Stage Actor, Singer

🎨🎭Tony Sarg -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/21/1880 d.2/17/1942 (61)
Illustrator (m), Puppeteer (m), German
Misc: Marionettes

🏆⚾🏈🏀George Keogan -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/8/1890 d.2/17/1943 (52)
Hall of Famer, College Baseball Coach, College Football Coach, College Basketball Coach
Misc: in the College Basketball and Basketball Halls of Fame
Sports Teams: Saint Louis (football 1915, basketball 1915-1916), Valparaiso (football 1919-1920, basketball 1919-1922, baseball 1920-1921), Notre Dame (football 1924, basketball 1923-1943, baseball 1924-1926, 1930-1933), Wisconsin-Superior (basketball 1912-1914), St. Thomas (MN, basketball 1917-1918), Allegheny (basketball 1918-1919)

🎵John Piron -- Death Anniversary -- b.8/16/1888 d.2/17/1943 (54)
Composer, Violinist, Bandleader

🎭Tala Birell -- Death Anniversary -- b.9/10/1907 d.2/17/1958 (50)
Actress, Romanian

🏆🏈Tim Mara -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/29/1887 d.2/17/1959 (71)
Hall of Famer, NFL Owner
Misc: b. Jul 30?
Sports Teams: New York Giants (owner and founder)

🎭Julius Jaenzon -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/8/1885 d.2/17/1961 (75)
Cinematographer (m), Swedish

🎭Nita Naldi -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/13/1894 d.2/17/1961 (66)
Movie Actress
Names/Places: RN:Anita Anne Donna Dooley
Misc: silent films

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🎭Joseph Kearns -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/12/1904 d.2/17/1962 (58)
TV Actor
TV Shows: Our Miss Brooks (as Supt. Stone), Dennis the Menace (as George Wilson)

🎵Bruno Walter -- Death Anniversary -- b.9/15/1876 d.2/17/1962 (85)
Pianist, Conductor, German
Names/Places: b. in Berlin; LN:Schlesinger
Misc: founder of Salzburg festival; N.Y. Philharmonic; turned-American

🎭Frank Pettingell -- Death Anniversary -- b.1/1/1891 d.2/17/1966 (75)
Actor, English

🎭Gail Kane -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/10/1887 d.2/17/1966 (78)
Actress

💰Alfred P. Sloan Jr. -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/23/1875 d.2/17/1966 (90)
Executive, Industrialist, Philanthropist
Misc: General Motors Corporation leader

🎨Hans Hofmann -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/21/1880 d.2/17/1966 (85)
Painter (m), German

Ciro Alegria -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/4/1909 d.2/17/1967 (57)
Novelist, Peruvian

🎭Sir Donald Wolfit -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/20/1902 d.2/17/1968 (65)
Stage Actor, British

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🎵Alfred Newman -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/17/1901 d.2/17/1970 (68)
Conductor/Composer, Arranger, Pianist
Misc: over 250 film scores including Love Is A Many Splendored Thing

🎭Ted Hart -- Death Anniversary -- b.9/25/1897 d.2/17/1971 (73)
Actor

🎭Jack Cole -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/27/1914 d.2/17/1974 (59)
Choreographer (m)

🎭George Marshall -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/29/1891 d.2/17/1975 (83)
Movie Director (m)

🎭Jean Servais -- Death Anniversary -- b.9/24/1910 d.2/17/1976 (65)
Actor

✍📰Quincy Howe -- Death Anniversary -- b.8/17/1900 d.2/17/1977 (76)
Writer (m), Newscaster, Commentator, Editor (m)
TV Shows: CBS News, People's Platform, It's News to Me

🎭William Gargan -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/17/1905 d.2/17/1979 (73)
TV/Movie Actor
TV Shows: Martin Kane (detective star 1949-51,57)
Movie Titles: Ellery Queen (1940s film)

🎵Al Stillman -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/26/1906 d.2/17/1979 (72)
Songwriter
Group Names: Four Lads

🎵Jerry Fielding -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/17/1922 d.2/17/1980 (57)
Composer, Bandleader
Misc: Movie and TV show scorer
TV Shows: Bewitched, Hogan's Heroes

🎭Lee Strasberg -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/17/1901 d.2/17/1982 (80)
Teacher (m), Movie/Stage Actor, Stage Director (m)
Misc: founded the Actors Studio

🏆⚾Nestor George Chylak Jr. -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/11/1922 d.2/17/1982 (59)
Hall of Famer, MLB Umpire

🎵🎷Thelonious Monk -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/10/1917 d.2/17/1982 (64)
Composer, Bandleader, Jazz Singer, Jazz Pianist
Misc: A Be Bop developer

🎭🎵🎸Digby "Dig" Richards -- Death Anniversary -- b.9/12/1940 N.S. d.2/17/1983 N.S. (0)
Stage Actor, Songwriter, Rock and Roll Singer
Song Titles: Do the Spunky Monkey

🎭Lucille Benson -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/17/1914 d.2/17/1984 (69)
TV Actress
TV Shows: Bosom Buddies (as Lilly Sinclair)

Jesse Stuart -- Death Anniversary -- b.8/8/1907 d.2/17/1984 (76)
Poet (m)

🎭Wanda Perry -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/24/1917 d.2/17/1985 (67)
Actress

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🎭Paul (Actor) Stewart -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/13/1908 N.S. d.2/17/1986 N.S. (77)
Radio Actor, Movie/Stage Actor, TV Host, Cartoon Voice Actor, TV Director (m)

🏆⚾Charles Herbert "Red" Ruffing -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/3/1905 N.S. d.2/17/1986 N.S. (80)
Hall of Famer, MLB Pitcher
Misc: 6x All-Star, 6x World Series champ
Sports Teams: Boston Red Sox (1924-1930), New York Yankees (1930-1942, 1945-1946), Chicago White Sox (1947)

🏆🏁Frank Kurtis -- Death Anniversary -- b.1/25/1908 d.2/17/1987 (79)
Hall of Famer, Racing Figure
Misc: not a racer but in the Motorsports Hall of Fame as a racing car designer who designed and built midget cars, quarter-midgets, sports cars, indy cars, and Formula One cars, and was the founder of Kurtis Kraft.

🎭Bob Stivers -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/18/1921 d.2/17/1988 (66)
Producer (m)

John Allegro -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/17/1923 d.2/17/1988 (65)
Author (m), Linguist, English
Misc: helped decipher the Dead Sea scrolls

🏆⚾Vernon "Lefty" Gómez -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/26/1908 N.S. d.2/17/1989 N.S. (80)
Hall of Famer, MLB Pitcher
Misc: 1930s Yankee led league in Shutouts, Strikeouts, Complete Games, & Innings; won 189 games
Sports Teams: New York Yankees (1930-1942), Washington Senators (1943)

🎭Erik Rhodes -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/10/1906 d.2/17/1990 (84)
Actor
Movie Titles: Top Hat, Night at the Ritz

🏆🏒Clarence Henry "Hap" Day -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/1/1901 N.S. d.2/17/1990 N.S. (88)
Hall of Famer, NHL Coach, NHL Defensive
Misc: played 1924-1938
Sports Teams: Toronto St. Pats/Maple Leafs, New York Americans

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🏆🏈Travis Williams -- Death Anniversary -- b.1/14/1946 d.2/17/1991 (45)
NFL Player

🎨Raoul Hague -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/28/1904 d.2/17/1993 (88)
Sculptor (m)

🎵Sam Lowe -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/14/1918 d.2/17/1993 (74)
Trumpeter
Names/Places: aka Sammy

🎭Lou Bunin -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/28/1904 d.2/17/1994 (89)
Filmmaker, Puppeteer (m)

✍📰Randy Shilts -- Death Anniversary -- b.8/8/1951 d.2/17/1994 (42)
Author (m), Journalist, Gay
Book Titles: And The Band Played On

🏆🏁🎿Gretchen Fraser -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/11/1919 d.2/17/1994 (75)
Skier
Misc: slalom skier (Olympic-gold-1948); first American to win an Olympic gold medal for skiing

Alexander Chakovsky -- Death Anniversary -- b.8/26/1913 d.2/17/1994 (80)
Writer (m), Russian

🎵Gus Hardin -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/9/1945 d.2/17/1996 (50)
Country Singer
Names/Places: RN:Carol Ann Blankenship

🎭🎵Evelyn Laye -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/10/1900 d.2/17/1996 (95)
Actress, Singer, English

🎵Kenny Graham -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/19/1924 d.2/17/1997 (72)
Arranger, Composer, Keyboardist, Reeds, Bandleader, English

🎵Bob Merrill -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/17/1921 d.2/17/1998 (76)
Lyricist, Songwriter
Misc: wrote scores to the musicals "Funny Girl" and "Carnival"
Song Titles: How Much is That Doggie in the Window (writer)

🎭Shirley Stoler -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/30/1929 d.2/17/1999 (69)
Actress
TV Shows: Pee Wee's Playhouse (as neighbor)
Movie Titles: Frankenhooker

🎭Pete Schrum -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/16/1934 N.S. d.2/17/2003 N.S. (68)
Actor
Movie Titles: Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Dead Man, Trancers, Demonic Toys

José López Portillo -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/16/1920 N.S. d.2/17/2004 N.S. (83)
Head of State (m)
Misc: unpopular president of Mexico 1976-82

🎭Dan O'Herlihy -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/1/1919 d.2/17/2005 (85)
TV/Movie Actor, Irish
TV Shows: The Trvels of Jaimie McPheeters (as Doc Sardius McPheeters), The Long Hot Summer, The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters (as Doc Sardius McPheeters), Whiz Kids (as Carson), Twin Pealks (as additional voices)
Movie Titles: RoboCop, RoboCop 2

🎭Paul Carr -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/1/1934 d.2/17/2006 (72)
Actor

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🎵Ray Barretto -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/29/1929 d.2/17/2006 (76)
Arranger, Songwriter, Drummer, Percussionist, Bandleader
Misc: sessionist for The Rolling Stones, George Benson, Herbie Mann, Bee Gees, Average White Band, and many others
Song Titles: El Watusi

🎵Bill Cowsill -- Death Anniversary -- b.1/9/1948 d.2/17/2006 (58)
Singer, Guitarist
Names/Places: aka FN:William
Group Names: The Cowsills

🏆🏒William Juzda -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/29/1920 d.2/17/2008 (87)
NHL Player, Canadian

🎭Doris Cole Abrahams -- Death Anniversary -- b.1/29/1921 d.2/17/2009 (88)
Stage Producer (m)

🏆🏈Brad Van Pelt -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/5/1951 d.2/17/2009 (57)
NFL Player

🎭🎵Kathryn Grayson -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/9/1923 d.2/17/2010 (87)
Movie Actress, Singer
Names/Places: b. in Winston-Salem, N.C.; RN:Zelma Hedrick
Movie Titles: Show Boat, Kiss Me Kate, The Kissing Bandit, Vagabound King

📰🎭Bill Monroe -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/17/1920 d.2/17/2011 (90)
Newscaster, Journalist, TV Producer (m), Panelist
TV Shows: Meet The Press (moderator 1975-84 & panelist)

🏆🏈Dave Duerson -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/28/1960 d.2/17/2011 (50)
NFL Player

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🏆🏈Ricky (Football) Bell -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/2/1974 N.S. d.2/17/2011 N.S. (36)
NFL Player

🏆🏒Frank Sanders -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/8/1949 d.2/17/2012 N.S. (62)
NHL Player, Olympic Athlete, American

🎵Mindy McCready -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/30/1975 N.S. d.2/17/2013 N.S. (37)
Country Performer

🎵🎸Bob Casale -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/14/1952 d.2/17/2014 (61)
New Wave Guitarist
Names/Places: RN:Robert Edward Casale Jr.
Group Names: Devo

🎵Kenny "Wally" Kelley -- Death Anniversary -- b.1/9/1941 N.S. d.2/17/2015 N.S. (74)
Hall of Famer, Rhythm and Blues Singer
Names/Places: RN: Kenneth Bernard Kelly

🏆⚾Tony Phillips -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/25/1959 N.S. d.2/17/2016 N.S. (56)
MLB Player
Sports Teams: Oakland Athletics (1982-1989), Detroit Tigers (1990-1994), California Angels (1995), Chicago White Sox (1996-1997), Anaheim Angels (1997), Toronto Blue Jays (1998), New York Mets (1998), Oakland Athletics (1999)

🎭Warren Frost -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/5/1925 N.S. d.2/17/2017 N.S. (91)
Actor
TV Shows: Matlock (as Billy Lewis), Twin Peaks (as Dr. Will Hayward), Seinfeld (as Mr. Ross in five episodes)

📰Charles Bartlett -- Death Anniversary -- b.8/14/1921 d.2/17/2017 N.S. (95)
Journalist

Robert H. Michel -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/2/1923 d.2/17/2017 N.S. (93)
Congressperson

🎵Peter Skellern -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/14/1947 d.2/17/2017 N.S. (69)
Songwriter, Pianist, Pop Singer, English
Song Titles: You're a Lady

Paul Flynn -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/9/1935 N.S. d.2/17/2019 N.S. (84)
Politician (m), British

🎵🎷Ethel Ennis -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/28/1932 N.S. d.2/17/2019 N.S. (86)
Pianist, Jazz Singer
Group Names: The Benny Goodman Orchestra

🎭Ja'net DuBois -- Death Anniversary -- b.8/5/1945 N.S. d.2/17/2020 N.S. (74)
TV/Movie Actress, Cartoon Voice Actress
Misc: b. 1944 or 1938?
TV Shows: Good Times (as Willona Woods), Beverly Hills 90210 (as Arlene), The PJs (as Mrs. Avery)
Movie Titles: Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, I'm Gonna Git You Sucka

🏆🏌Mickey Wright -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/14/1935 N.S. d.2/17/2020 N.S. (85)
Hall of Famer, Golfer
Names/Places: RFN:Mary Kathryn
Misc: won 3 of 4 Majors (LPGA, U.S. Open, Titleholders) in 1961; 4-time winner of both U.S. Open and LPGA titles; 82 career wins including 13 Majors; Vare Trophy 5X's; 2X AP Woman-Athlete-of-the-Year; course record 62

🎵Henry Gray -- Death Anniversary -- b.1/19/1925 N.S. d.2/17/2020 N.S. (95)
Hall of Famer, Pianist, Blues Singer

Charles Portis -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/28/1933 N.S. d.2/17/2020 N.S. (86)
Novelist
Book Titles: Norwood, True Grit

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💰Owen Bieber -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/28/1929 N.S. d.2/17/2020 N.S. (90)
Leader
Misc: president of the United Auto Workers Union

✍📰🎭Rush Limbaugh -- Death Anniversary -- b.1/12/1951 N.S. d.2/17/2021 N.S. (70)
Hall of Famer, Author (m), Commentator, TV Talk Show Host
Names/Places: b. in Kansas City, KS; MN:Hudson
Misc: has his own radio and television talk shows; Al Franken says he is a big fat idiot.

🎵🎸U-Roy -- Death Anniversary -- b.9/21/1942 N.S. d.2/17/2021 N.S. (78)
Reggae Musician, Jamaican
Names/Places: RN:Ewart Beckford OD

🎭Billy Watson -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/25/1923 N.S. d.2/17/2022 N.S. (98)
Actor
Movie Titles: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, In Old Chicago, The Little Minister, The Winning Ticket

🎭🏆Stella Stevens -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/1/1938 N.S. d.2/17/2023 N.S. (84)
TV/Movie Actress, Movie Producer/Director (m), Playmate
Names/Places: RN:Estelle Caro Egglestone; Andrew's mother
Misc: January 1960
TV Shows: Ben Casey (as Jane Hancock), Flamingo Road (as Lute-Mae Sanders), Santa Barbara (as Phyllis Blake), General Hospital (as Jake)
Movie Titles: Girls! Girls! Girls!, The Nutty Professor, The Poseidon Adventure

🎵Otis Barthoulameu -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/1/1952 N.S. d.2/17/2023 N.S. (70)
Music Producer, Musician

🎵🎷Jerry Dodgion -- Death Anniversary -- b.8/29/1932 N.S. d.2/17/2023 N.S. (90)
Flautist, Jazz Saxophonist

🏆🏀Charles Grice "Lefty" Driesell -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/25/1931 N.S. d.2/17/2024 N.S. (92)
Hall of Famer, College Basketball Coach

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🎵Charlie Spivak -- Birth Anniversary Conflict -- b.2/17/1905 or 2/17/1907 N.S. d.3/1/1982
Trumpeter, Big Band Musician, Bandleader
Misc: sources give b. in 1905 and 1907 as no source can confirm his birth year

🎵Charlie Spivak -- Birth Anniversary Conflict -- b.2/17/1905 or 2/17/1907 N.S. d.3/1/1982
Trumpeter, Big Band Musician, Bandleader
Misc: sources give b. in 1905 and 1907 as no source can confirm his birth year

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