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Today In History Basic Datebook-February 15th

For The Weekday Of: Sunday in 2009, Monday in 2010
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People on February 15th: birthdates

John B. Anderson: 1922 (is 87 in 2009, 88 in 2010)
Congressperson
Alan Arbus: 1918 (is 91 in 2009, 92 in 2010)
Actor, MASH's Dr. Sidney Freedman, The Gangster Chronicles
Mick Avory: 1944 (is 65 in 2009, 66 in 2010)
HALL OF FAMER, Rock & Roll Drummer, British, Founding Kinks member
Marisa Berenson: 1947 (is 62 in 2009, 63 in 2010)?
Movie Actress, Model; some say b. Feb 15, 1945 (is 64 in 2009), b. Feb 15, 1946 (is 63 in 2009), or b. Feb 15, 1948 (is 61 in 2009)
Claire Bloom: 1931 (is 78 in 2009, 79 in 2010)
Movie/Radio/Soap Actress, English, b. in London; Backstairs at the White House, As the World Turns' Orlena Grimaldi, Mighty Aphrodite
Florinda Bolkan: 1941 (is 68 in 2009, 69 in 2010)?
Actress; some say b. Feb 15, 1943 (is 66 in 2009)
Alex Borstein: 1971 (is 38 in 2009, 39 in 2010)
Cartoon Voicist, Comedienne, Actress, MAD TV, Family Guy
Brandon Boyd: 1976 (is 33 in 2009, 34 in 2010)
Rock & Roll Singer, of Incubus
Susan Brownmiller: 1935 (is 74 in 2009, 75 in 2010)
Author, Feminist, Political Activist
Ashley Lyn Cafagna-Tesoro: 1983 (is 26 in 2009, 27 in 2010)
Soap Actress, Bold and the Beautiful's Kimberly Fairchild
Alistair "Ali" Campbell: 1959 (is 50 in 2009, 51 in 2010)
Reggae Singer, Rhythm Guitarist, English, of UB40
Kevin Cloud: yr unknown
Music Figure, of Rythm Syndicate
James A. Conrad: 1955 (is 54 in 2009, 55 in 2010)
Author, Filmmaker's Dictionary, The Model-Actor's Dictionary
Mikey Craig: 1960 (is 49 in 2009, 50 in 2010)
Rock & Roll Bassist, English, RFN:Michael; of Culture Club
Bonnie Dennison: 1989 (is 20 in 2009, 21 in 2010)
Actress, Third Watch's Emily Yokas II, Guiding Light's Susan Lemay
Frank Dunlop: 1927 (is 82 in 2009, 83 in 2010)
Stage Director, English
Michael Easton: 1967 (is 42 in 2009, 43 in 2010)
Soap Actor, Poet, Movie Actor, Days of our Lives' Tanner Scofield, VR.5, 413 Hope Street, Port Charles' Stephen Clay, One Life to Live's Mike McBain
Geoff Edwards: 1943 (is 66 in 2009, 67 in 2010)
Actor, Game Show Host, Radio Disc Jock, Petticoat Junction's Jeff, New Treasure Hunt, Jackpot!
Kaj-Erik Eriksen: 1979 (is 30 in 2009, 31 in 2010)
TV Actor, The Commish's David
Aquinnah Kathleen Fox: 1995 (is 14 in 2009, 15 in 2010)
Celebrity Daughter, Tracy Pollan & Michael J.'s twin daughter
Schuyler Frances Fox: 1995 (is 14 in 2009, 15 in 2010)
Celebrity Daughter, Tracy Pollan and Michael J.'s twin daughter
Joseph R. Gannascoli: 1959 (is 50 in 2009, 51 in 2010)
Actor
Nicolas Garland: 1991 (is 18 in 2009, 19 in 2010)
Celebrity Son, Pamela Sue Martin & Bruce's son
Matt Groening: 1954 (is 55 in 2009, 56 in 2010)
ComicStrip Cartoonist, Cartoon Voicist, b. in Portland, OR; The Simpsons, Life in Hell, Arbur & Jeff, Bongo (a one-eared rabbit), Simpsons' Maggie's pacifier sucking
John Anthony Helliwell: 1945 (is 64 in 2009, 65 in 2010)
Saxophonist, Rock & Roll Musician, Songwriter, British, of Supertramp
Kelley Meninghan Hensley: 1967 (is 42 in 2009, 43 in 2010)
Soap Actress, As the World Turns' Emily Munson Stewart
Brian Holland: 1941 (is 68 in 2009, 69 in 2010)
HALL OF FAMER, Composer, Songwriter, Rhythm and Blues Singer, Music Producer, b. in Detroit; of Holland-Dozier-Holland Motown team
Glyn Johns: 1942 (is 67 in 2009, 68 in 2010)
Music Producer, English
Jake E. Lee: 1957 (is 52 in 2009, 53 in 2010)
Rock & Roll Musician, of Badlands
Hank Locklin: 1918 (is 91 in 2009, 92 in 2010)
Country Singer/Guitarist, Songwriter, Tenor, RFN:Lawrence Hankins
Melissa Manchester: 1951 (is 58 in 2009, 59 in 2010)
Adult Contempo Singer, Pianist, Composer/Songwriter, Actress, Writer, Jewish, b. in Bronx, N.Y.; Harpsichordist; Blossom's Maddy Russo; sang lead in National Lampoon's Deteriotta
Kevin McCarthy: 1914 (is 95 in 2009, 96 in 2010)
TV/Movie Actor, b. in Seattle; Mary's brother; The Survivors, Flamingo Road's Claude Weldon, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Death of a Salesman; Dynasty's Lucas Carter, UHF's R.J. Fletcher
Christopher McDonald: 1955 (is 54 in 2009, 55 in 2010)
Actor, Leave it to Beaver movie's Ward Cleaver, Veronica's Closet, Flubber
Kurt Robin McKinney: 1968 (is 41 in 2009, 42 in 2010)
Soap Actor, General Hospital's ex-Ned Ashton, Guiding Light's Matt Reardon
Kelley Menighan: yr unknown
Soap Actress, LN:-Hensley; As The World Turns' Emily Stewart
Kelley Menningham: 1967 (is 42 in 2009, 43 in 2010)
TV/Movie/Soap Actress, LN:-Hensley; As the World Turns' Emily Stewart
Renee O'Connor: 1971 (is 38 in 2009, 39 in 2010)
Actress, Xena: Warrior Princess's Gabrielle
Renee Props: 1962 (is 47 in 2009, 48 in 2010)
Soap Actress, As the World Turns' Elaine "Ellie" Snyder Anderson
Michael Reynolds: 1964 (is 45 in 2009, 46 in 2010)
Country Singer, of Pinmonkey
Adolfo F. Sardina: 1933 (is 76 in 2009, 77 in 2010)
Fashion Designer, Cuban
Mikaela Nina Secada: 1999 (is 10 in 2009, 11 in 2010)
Celebrity Daughter, Maritere and Jon's daughter
Jane Seymour: 1951 (is 58 in 2009, 59 in 2010)
TV/Movie Actress, Dancer, English, b. in Middlesex or Wimbledon; RN:Joyce Penelope Frankenberg; Captains & the Kings, East of Eden; Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman's Dr. Michaela "Mike" Quinn, Live and Let Die
Henry Threadgill: 1944 (is 65 in 2009, 66 in 2010)
Jazz Performer, Composer, Bandleader, Reeds
Gloria Trevi: 1970 (is 39 in 2009, 40 in 2010)
Pop Singer, Mexican, sexy spanish singer
Ronnie Vannucci: 1976 (is 33 in 2009, 34 in 2010)
Rock & Roll Performer, of The Killers
Lynn Whitfield: 1953 (is 56 in 2009, 57 in 2010)
Movie Actress
Ray Winstone: 1957 (is 52 in 2009, 53 in 2010)
Actor, The Proposition
Niklaus Wirth: 1934 (is 75 in 2009, 76 in 2010)
Author, Swiss, computer programmer/inventor (PASCAL)
Sarah Wynter: 1973 (is 36 in 2009, 37 in 2010)
Actress, 24's Kate Warner
Claire Yarlett: yr unknown
TV Actress, Soap Actress, Rituals, The Colbys' Bliss Colby; Days of Our Lives' Whitney Baker
Emily May Young: 1990 (is 19 in 2009, 20 in 2010)
Actress, of Step By Step
Denny Zager: 1944 (is 65 in 2009, 66 in 2010)
Singer, Songwriter, of Zager and Evans; In The Year 2525

People on February 15th: birth anniversaries

Tony Adams: 1953=d.Oct 22, 2005 (was 52)
Movie Producer, Irish
Susan Bromwell Anthony: 1820=d.Mar 13, 1906 (was 86)
Educator, Civil Rights Leader, Suffragate, b. in Adam's, Massachusetts; Women's Rights Pioneer; on a $1 quarter-sized coin; d. in Rochester, N.Y.
Harold Arlen: 1905=d.Apr 23, 1986 (was 81)
Composer, Songwriter, Singer, RN:Hyman Arluck; Over the Rainbow
Ian Ballantine: 1916=d.Mar 9, 1995 (was 79)
Publisher, founded Penguin U.S.A, Bantam and Ballantine book companies in the U.S.
John Barrymore: 1882=d.May 29, 1942 (was 60)
Movie/Stage Actor, b. in Philadelphia; NN:Great Profile; RLN:Blythe; Maurice's son; Ethel & Lionel's brother; Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
David Brown: 1947=d.Sep 4, 2000 (was 53)
Rock & Roll Bassist, of Santana
Alvin Cash: 1939=d.Nov 21, 1999 (was 60)
Soul Singer, Dancer, of The Crawlers
Roger Chaffee: 1935=d.Jan 27, 1967 (was 31)
Astronaut, died in Apollo I fire
Abraham Clark: 1726=d.Sep 15, 1794 (was 68)
Politician, Declaration of Independence signer
Jo Clayton: 1939=d.Feb 13, 1998 (was 58)
Sci-fi Writer
Mary Jane Croft: 1916=d.Aug 24, 1999 (was 83)
TV/Radio Actress, Our Miss Brooks' Miss Daisy Enright, People's Choice's voice of Cleo (dog), Ozzie & Harriet's Clara Randolph, I Love Lucy's Betty Ramsey 1957, Lucy Show & Here's Lucy's Mary Jane Lewis; Elliot Lewis' wife
Keene Curtis: 1923=d.Oct 13, 2002 (was 79)
TV/Stage Actor, The Magician's Max, Amanda's
Chris Farley: 1964=d.Dec 18, 1997 (was 33)
Comedian, Saturday Night Live Member 90s & Da Skit's Todd O'Connor
Millicent Fenwick: 1910=d.Sep 16, 1992 (was 82)
Writer, Editor, Congressperson, Vogue Editor; told us to "get out and vogue" decades before MaDonna did.
James V . Forrestal: 1892=d.May 22, 1949 (was 57)
Politician, 1st Secretary of Defense; MN: Vincent
Walter Fuller: 1910=d.Apr 20, 2003 (was 93)
Trumpeter, Singer
Galileo Galilei: 1564=d.Jan 8, 1642 (was 77)
Astronomer, Physicist, Mathematician, Inventor, Italian, b. in Pisa; 1st Telescope; d. in Arcetri, Italy; developed the astronomical telescope with which he discovered craters on the moon and the satellites of Jupiter.
Albert C. Gilbert: 1884=d.????
Inventor, Manufacturer, Erector set
Rusty Hamer: 1947=d.Jan 19, 1990 (was 42)
TV Actor, Danny Thomas Show's & Make Room for Granddaddy's Rusty Williams
Taft Jordan: 1915=d.1981
Jazz Trumpeter, Singer, of Chick Webb, Duke Ellington and Benny Goodman bands
King Louis XV Of France: 1710=d.May 10, 1774 (was 64)
King, ruled 1715-74
Harvey Korman: 1927=d.May 29, 2008 (was 81)
Comedian, TV/Movie Actor, Cartoon Voicist, b. in Chicago; Danny Kaye Show-Carol Burnett Show-& Tim Conway Show's regular, Mama's Family's Alistair Quince & Ed Higgins, The Flintstones' Kazoo, Nutt House, Leo & Liz in Beverly Hills; Blazing Saddles, The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas
Cyrus Hall McCormick: 1809=d.May 13, 1884 (was 75)
Inventor, Manufacturer, patented the Mechanical Reaper
William Pickering: 1858=d.Jan 17, 1938 (was 79)
Astronomer, discoverer of the 9th & 10th moons of Saturn
Francis Pratt: 1827=d.????
Inventor, Toolmaker; introduced interchangable parts
Cesar Romero: 1907=d.Jan 1, 1994 (was 86)
TV/Movie Actor, b. in New York City; Hollywood's 30-40s Latin lover; Passport to Danger's Steve McQuinn, Falcon Crest's Peter Stavros, Batman's The Joker, The Thin Man's gigolo
Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton: 1874=d.Jan 5, 1922 (was 47)
Explorer, Irish, South Pole explorer
Arthur Shields: 1896=d.Apr 27, 1970 (was 74)
Actor, Variety Show Host, Irish, of Your Show Time; Barry Fitzgerald's brother
Henry Engelhard Steinway: 1797=d.Feb 7, 1871 (was 73)
Manufacturer, Inventor, German, Father of the The Steinway piano
George Stoney: 1826=d.Jul 5, 1911 (was 85)
Physicist, Irish, introduced the term electron for the fundamental unit of electricity.
John Augustus Sutter: 1803=d.Jun 18, 1880 (was 77)
Pioneer, Settler, German, once owned the land in California where gold was first discovered in 1848, but died a pauper in a cheap hotel in Washington
Charles Lewis Tiffany: 1812=d.Feb 18, 1902 (was 90)
Jewelry Designer, Jewelry company founder
Leonard F. Woodcock: 1911=d.Jan 16, 2001 (was 89)
Statesman, labor officer, former head of the UAW

People on February 15th: death anniversaries

Mike Bloomfield: 1981 (was 36)/b.Jul 28, 1944
Blues Singer, Guitarist, Songwriter, Harmonicaist, Pianist, b. in Chicago; of Paul Butterfield Blues Band; soloist; Electric Flag, sessionist; some say 1942 or 1943
Henry Brandon: 1990 (was 77)/b.Jun 8, 1912
TV/Movie Actor
Siddhartha Gautama Buddha: 483B.C. (was 79)/b.Apr 8, 563B.C.
Philosopher, Prince, Religious Leader, Indian; MN:Gautama; founded Buddhism
Vernon Blythe Castle: 1918 (was 30)/b.May 2, 1887
Dancer, Aviator, English, with wife Irene
Arthur Cohn: 1998 (was 87)/b.1910
Composer, Conductor, Author
Nat "King" Cole: 1965 (was 45)/b.Mar 17, 1919
Rhythm and Blues Singer, Jazz Singer, Pianist, Songwriter, b. in Montgomery, AL; RN:Nathaniel Adams Coles; Natalie's dad; some say 1917
Wally Cox: 1973 (was 48)/b.Dec 6, 1924
Actor, Cartoon Voicist, Panelist, Novelty Singer, Comedian, b. in Detroit; RFMN:Wallace Maynard; Adv's of Hiram Holiday star, Mr. Peepers's Robinson Peepers, Hollywood Squares, Underdog voice
James Frank Duryea: 1967 (was 97)/b.Oct 8, 1869
Inventor, with his brother, Charles, invented first gasoline auto built and operated in the U.S.
William Ellery: 1820 (was 92)/b.Dec 22, 1727
Attorney/Lawyer, Revolutionary, Jurist; Declaration of Independence signer
Ray Evans: 2007 (was 92)/b.Feb 4, 1915
Composer, Lyricist
Richard P. Feynman: 1988 (was 69)/b.May 11, 1918
Physicist, Author, Physical Law, Nobel 1965
Jack Fletcher: 1990 (was 67)/b.Apr 21, 1922
Actor, Bob Crane Show, Grady
Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka: 1857 (was 52)/b.Jun 1, 1804
Composer, Russian, Father of Russian Music
Tiger Haynes: 1994 (was 86)/b.Dec 13, 1907
Guitarist, Jazz Musician, of The Three Flames jazz combo; Moscow on the Hudson, Cosby Show
Tim Holt: 1973 (was 55)/b.Feb 5, 1918
TV/Movie Actor, RFMN:Charles John Jr.; Jack's son; Stagecoach, Hitler's Children
Joel Hopkins: 1975 (was 71)/b.Jan 3, 1904
Musician, Sam Lightnin''s brother
Burt Kennedy: 2001 (was 78)/b.Sep 3, 1922
Producer/Director, Screen/Scriptwriter
Little Walter: 1968 (was 37)/b.May 1, 1930
Blues Harmonicaist, Singer/Guitarist, Songwriter, RN:Marion Walter Jacobs; a key member of Muddy Waters' band
Avon Long: 1984 (was 73)/b.Jun 18, 1910
Actor, Roots' Chicken George Moore
Daniel McDonald: 2007 (was 46)/b.Jul 30, 1960
Actor, All My Children's Dr. Brad Phillips
Ethel Merman: 1984 (was 75)/b.Jan 16, 1909
Opera Singer, Movie/Stage Actress, b. in Astoria, NY; RLN:Zimmermann; Batman's Lola Lasagne; some say 1912; Ernest Borgnine's ex-; Anything Goes, Call Me Madam, Everything's Coming up Roses
Jan Miner: 2004 (was 86)/b.Oct 15, 1917
Actress, Best known for her many decades spent playing "Madge" the manicurist in Palmolive dish-washing liquid commercials.
Tommy Rettig: 1996 (was 54)/b.Dec 10, 1941
Actor, b. in Jackson Heights, NY; Jeff's Collie/ Lassie's Jeff Miller
Sir Owen Richardson: 1959 (was 79)/b.Apr 26, 1879
Physicist, English, winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1928 for his work on electron emission by hot metals, the basic principle used in vacuum tubes.
"Pee Wee" Russell: 1969 (was 62)/b.Mar 27, 1906
Jazz Performer, Clarinetist, Reeds
William Schuman: 1992 (was 81)/b.Aug 4, 1910
Composer, Educator, Pulitzer Prize-winning; Amer Festival Overture, Juilliard
Howard K. Smith: 2002 (was 87)/b.May 12, 1914
Newscaster, Commentator, Journalist, ABC News, V's himself
Harry Stanley: 1998 (was 100)/b.Nov 7, 1897
Vaudevillan
McLean Stevenson: 1996 (was 66)/b.Nov 14, 1929
Actor, Comedy Writer, Panelist, b. in Bloomington, IL; The Doris Day Show's Michael Nicholson, Tim Conway Comedy Hour reg, MASH's Lt. Col. Henry Blake, McLean Stevenson Show's Mac Ferguson, Celebrity Challenge of the Sexes reg, In the Beginning, Hello Larry's Larry Adler, Condo's James, Match Game; Adlai E. Stevenson's great great nephew
Lew Wallace: 1905 (was 77)/b.Apr 10, 1827
Attorney/Lawyer, Author, General, American, Soldier, Civil War; Ben Hur author
Phyllis Whitney: 2008 (was 104)/b.Sep 9, 1903
Writer

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