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Today In History Basic Datebook-February 19th

For The Weekday Of: Thursday in 2009, Friday in 2010
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People on February 19th: birthdates

Daniel Adair: 1975 (is 34 in 2009, 35 in 2010)
Rock & Roll Performer, of 3 Doors Down
Doug Aldrich: 1964 (is 45 in 2009, 46 in 2010)
Rock & Roll Musician
Mark Andes: 1948 (is 61 in 2009, 62 in 2010)
Rock & Roll Bassist, Drummer, Singer, of Spirit, Heart, Firefall
Leslie David Baker: 1958 (is 51 in 2009, 52 in 2010)
Actor, The Office's Stanley Hudson
Justine Bateman: 1966 (is 43 in 2009, 44 in 2010)
TV/Movie Actress, Editor, b. in Rye, N.Y.; Singer (?); Family Ties' Mallory Keaton, Men Behaving Badly's Sarah Stretten; Jason's sis
Francis Buchholz: 1954 (is 55 in 2009, 56 in 2010)?
Rock & Roll Bassist, German, of Scorpions; some say b. Feb 19, 1950 (is 59 in 2009)
Ceil Chapman: 1912 (is 97 in 2009, 98 in 2010)
Fashion Designer
Toni Childs: 1957 (is 52 in 2009, 53 in 2010)
Singer
Lou Christie: 1943 (is 66 in 2009, 67 in 2010)
Pop Singer, Falsetto; Lightnin' Strikes Again; RN:Lugee Geno Sacco; of The Classics, soloist
Tim Crist: 1975 (is 34 in 2009, 35 in 2010)
Novelty Singer, aka Shoebox of Worm Quartet
Jeff Daniels: 1955 (is 54 in 2009, 55 in 2010)
Movie Actor, Singer, b. in Atlanta; Speed, Terms of Endearment, Dumb and Dumber, Ragtime, 101 Dalmations, Trial and Error, Pleasantville, My Favorite Martian '99, The Squid and the Whale, Infamous
Paul Dean: 1957 (is 52 in 2009, 53 in 2010)
Rock & Roll Guitarist, Canadian, of Loverboy
Benicio Del Toro: 1967 (is 42 in 2009, 43 in 2010)
Movie Actor, Puerto Rican, Licence To Kill, Traffic, The Hunted; made his debut in Big Top Pee Wee; Sin City, Things We Lost in the Fire
Haylie Duff: 1985 (is 24 in 2009, 25 in 2010)
Actress, Pop Singer, Hilary's sister
Bob Engemann: 1936 (is 73 in 2009, 74 in 2010)
Pop Singer, of The Lettermen
Carlin Glynn: 1940 (is 69 in 2009, 70 in 2010)
TV/Stage Actress, Continental Divide; Mr. President's First Lady Meg Tresch
Phoenix Chi Gulzar: 1999 (is 10 in 2009, 11 in 2010)
Celebrity Daughter, "Scary Spice" Mel Brown and Jimmy's daughter
Monica Christina Gustavaf: 1979 (is 30 in 2009, 31 in 2010)
Actress, Exotic dancer
Eddie Hardin: 1949 (is 60 in 2009, 61 in 2010)
Rock & Roll Keyboardist, Singer, Songwriter, British, of Spencer Davis Group
Tony Iommi: 1948 (is 61 in 2009, 62 in 2010)
Heavy Metal Guitarst, British, of Black Sabbath
William "Holly" Johnson: 1960 (is 49 in 2009, 50 in 2010)?
Alternative Rock Performer, Singer, Songwriter, English, Gay, of Frankie Goes to Hollywood, soloist; some say b. Feb 9, 1960 (is 49 in 2009)
Jesse James Louis Jovi: 1995 (is 14 in 2009, 15 in 2010)
Celebrity Son, Dorothea and Jon's son
Bill Kirchenbauer: 1953 (is 56 in 2009, 57 in 2010)
Actor, Growing Pains' & Just the Ten of Us' Coach Graham T. Lubbock, Fernwood 2Night
Ralph McCauley: 1964 (is 45 in 2009, 46 in 2010)
Country Musician, of Wild Horses
David Murray: 1955 (is 54 in 2009, 55 in 2010)
Jazz Performer, Bandleader, Composer, Clarinetist, Tenor-sax, Reeds
Stephen Nicholas: yr unknown
Soap Actor, General Hospital's Stefan
Stephen Nichols: 1951 (is 58 in 2009, 59 in 2010)
Soap Actor, Days of Our Lives' Steve 'Patch' Johnson, Santa Barbara's Skyler Gates, General Hospital's Stefan Cassadine
Andy Powell: 1950 (is 59 in 2009, 60 in 2010)?
Rock & Roll Guitarist, British, of Wishbone Ash; UP says Feb 19; some say b. Feb 8, 1950 (is 59 in 2009)
Prince Andrew Albert Christian Edward: 1960 (is 49 in 2009, 50 in 2010)
Prince, English, of England; Duke of York; Duchess Fergie's hubby, Queen Liz's 2nd son
Prince Mark D.: 1966 (is 43 in 2009, 44 in 2010)
Rap Performer, RN:Mark Morale; of Fat Boys
Prince Markie Dee: 1960 (is 49 in 2009, 50 in 2010)
Rap Performer, of the Fat Boys
Smokey Robinson: 1940 (is 69 in 2009, 70 in 2010)
HALL OF FAMER, Rhythm and Blues Singer, Songwriter, Music Producer, Composer, Executive, b. in Detroit; Motown Records V.P.; founder & lead of Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, soloist; RFN:William
Bobby Rogers: 1940 (is 69 in 2009, 70 in 2010)
Rhythm and Blues Singer, of The Miracles
Seal: 1963 (is 46 in 2009, 47 in 2010)
Pop Singer, English, RN:Sealhenry Samuel
Amy Tan: 1952 (is 57 in 2009, 58 in 2010)
Author
Gwen Taylor: 1939 (is 70 in 2009, 71 in 2010)
Actress, British
Jessica Tuck: 1963 (is 46 in 2009, 47 in 2010)
Soap Actress, One Life to Live's Megan Gordon Harrison, Sunset Beach's Diane, Judging Amy's Gillian Gray
Dave Wakeling: 1956 (is 53 in 2009, 54 in 2010)
Rock & Roll Singer/Guitarist, Songwriter, British, of The English Beat, General Public, soloist

People on February 19th: birth anniversaries

Leonard Woolsey Bacon: 1802=d.Dec 24, 1881 (was 79)
Author, Clergyman
Marshall Barer: 1923=d.Aug 25, 1998 (was 75)
Songwriter, Mighty Mouse theme lyricist
Sandy Becker: 1922=d.Apr 9, 1996 (was 74)
Announcer, Cartoon Voicist, created puppets, skits, and characters for children's TV shows voice in Go-Go Gophers, Beagles, Underdog, and King Leonardo
Luigi Boccherini: 1743=d.May 28, 1805 (was 62)
Composer, Italian, MN:Rodolfo
Louis Calhern: 1895=d.May 12, 1956 (was 61)
Movie/Stage Actor, RN:Carl Henry Vogt; Julius Caesar, Blackboard Jungle
Saul Chaplin: 1912=d.Nov 15, 1997 (was 85)
Movie Producer, Songwriter, Pianist, "An American in Paris" (1951), "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers" (1954) and "West Side Story" (1961). In the early 1960s, Chaplin turned to producing, with credits including "The Sound of Music" (1965) and "Man of La Mancha" (1972).
Nicolaus Copernicus: 1473=d.May 24, 1543 (was 70)
Astronomer, Polish, b. in Torun; RFN:Mikolaj Kopernik; proved the sun is the center of our solar system & planets revolve around it; d. in Poland
Bruce Fairbairn: 1947=d.May 17, 1999 (was 52)
Actor, Producer
Falco: 1957=d.Feb 6, 1998 (was 40)
Foreign Singer, Songwriter, Musician, Austrian, RN:Johann Holzel, NN:Hansi; Rock Me Amadeus, Vienna Calling, Del Komissar; his song "Rock Me Amadeus" was parodied into "Eat Me, I'm A Danish" and "Rock Me Jerry Lewis"
Susan Fleming: 1908=d.Dec 21, 2002 (was 94)
Actress, Harpo Marx's wife
John Frankenheimer: 1930=d.Jul 6, 2002 (was 72)
TV/Movie Director, Days of Wine and Roses, Birdman of Alcatraz, The French Connection, The Manchurian Candidate
David Garrick: 1717=d.Jan 20, 1779 (was 61)
Stage Actor, Dramatist/Playwright, Producer, English, a Great Shakespearean actor in history
Sir Cedric Hardwicke: 1893=d.Aug 6, 1964 (was 71)
TV/Movie/Stage Actor, English, MN:Webster; 50s TV playhouse actor; Peter Pan's Captain Hook
Margot Hemingway: 1955=d.Jul 1, 1996 (was 41)
Movie Actress, Model, b. in Portland, Oregon; RFN:Marguax; Ernest's granddaughter
Eddie Jackson: 1896=d.Jul 15, 1980 (was 84)
Comedian, Dancer, Singer, Jimmy Durante's longtime song & dance partner and TV show reg
Lee Marvin: 1924=d.Aug 29, 1987 (was 63)
TV/Movie Actor, Protestant, b. in New York City; M Squad's Lt. Frank Ballinger, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance; d. in Tucson
Carson McCullers: 1917=d.Sep 29, 1967 (was 50)
Novelist, Dramatist/Playwright, The Heart is a Lonely Hunter
John F. Murray: 1917=d.Jul 24, 1997 (was 80)
Comedy Writer, writer of Red Skelton laugh lines and for the "Gilligan's Island" castaways
Merle Oberon: 1911=d.Nov 23, 1979 (was 68)
Movie Actress, India, b. in Calcutta; RN:Estelle Merle O'Brien Thompson; Hollywood beauty 30-40s; Robert Wolder's wife
Al Raby: 1933=d.Nov 23, 1988 (was 55)
Civil Rights Leader, Chicago's mayor in 1983
George Rose: 1920=d.May 5, 1988 (was 68)
Stage Actor, English, Holocaust, Pirates of Penzance, Peter Pan, My Fair Lady
Karen Silkwood: 1946=d.Nov 13, 1974 (was 28)
Political Activist, a technician and union activist at the Kerr-McGee Cimarron plutonium plant near Crescent, Oklahoma
John William "Bubbles" Sublett: 1902=d.May 18, 1986 (was 84)
Movie Actor, Tap Dancer, Novelty Singer, Comedian, RN:John William Sublett; 1st black to appear in The Tonight Show; of Buck and Bubbles
Paul Terry: 1887=d.1971 (was 84)
Animator, Producer, Cartoonist, MN:Houlton; Terrytoons; Created Mighty Mouse, Heckle & Jeckle, Tom Terrific, etc.
Nydia Westman: 1902=d.May 23, 1970 (was 68)
Actress, Mary Kay & Johnny's Mary Kay's mother; often played giggly old maids
Louise Wood: 1910=d.May 16, 1988 (was 78)
Leader, director of Girl Scouts of USA (1961-72)

People on February 19th: death anniversaries

Janet Blair: 2007 (was 85)/b.Apr 23, 1921
Movie Actress, Panelist, b. in Altoona, PA; RN:Martha Lafferty; The vivacious strawberry blonde of the 40s; Leave It to the Girls, The Smith Family's Betty Smith
Madge Blake: 1969 (was 79)/b.May 31, 1889
TV/Movie Actress, The Real McCoys' Flora MacMichael, Joey Bishop Show's Mrs. Barnes, Batman's Aunt Harriet Cooper; Leave It To Beaver's Larry's mom; not b. 1900
Charles Blondin: 1897 (was 72)/b.Feb 28, 1824
Acrobat, French, RN:Jean Francois Gravelet; crossed the Niagra Falls on a tightrope
Adolfo Celi: 1986 (was 63)/b.Jul 27, 1922
Movie Actor, Thunderball
Andre Paul Gide: 1951 (was 81)/b.Nov 22, 1869
Author, Critic, French, Gay, The Immoralist, The Counterfeiters
Knute Hamsun: 1952 (was 92)/b.Aug 4, 1859
Novelist, Norweigan, RN:Knut Pedersen; Norwegian novelist, winner of Nobel Prize for Literature 1920.
John Howard: 1995 (was 81)/b.Apr 14, 1913
TV/Movie Actor, Dr. Hudson's Secret Journal, My Three Sons' Dave Welch
Ina Ray Hutton: 1984 (was 66)/b.Mar 13, 1917
Bandleader, Singer, Pianist, Sexy blonde leader of an all-girl band; d. 2-21,67?
Derek Jarman: 1994 (was 52)/b.Jan 31, 1942
Filmmaker, Painter, Author, Director, Screen/Scriptwriter, English
Grandpa Jones: 1998 (was 84)/b.Oct 20, 1913
Country Singer/Guitarist, Comedian, Banjoist, Yodeler, Cowbells; cornball comedian; RN:Louis M.; Hee Haw & Grand Ole Opry reg
Elizabeth Julesberg: 1985 (was 82)/b.Jul 12, 1902
Children's Author, author of Dick Jane & Spot primers
Joseph Keppler: 1894 (was 56)/b.Feb 1, 1838
Cartoonist, Australian, caricaturist and founder of; Puck, the first successful humorous weekly in the United States.
Stanley Kramer: 2001 (was 87)/b.Sep 29, 1913
Movie Producer/Director, b. in New York City; High Noon, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, Inherit the Wind, It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, Judgment at Nuremberg, Ship of Fools, On the Beach
Ernst Mach: 1916 (was 78)/b.Feb 18, 1838
Physicist, Philosopher, British, ratio of speed of object to speed of sound is named for him
Lee Morgan: 1972 (was 33)/b.Jul 10, 1938
Jazz Trumpeter, Composer
Michael Powell: 1990 (was 84)/b.Sep 30, 1905
Movie Producer/Director, Screen/Scriptwriter, English
Leo Rosten: 1997 (was 88)/b.Apr 11, 1908
Author, Polish, Political Scientist; whose books introduced mainstream America to the subtleties of shlemiels, shmaltz and chutzpa in "The Joys of Yiddish"
Bon "Ronald" Scott: 1980 (was 33)/b.Jul 9, 1946
Heavy Metal Singer, Songwriter, Australian, Scotish, of AC/DC; Big Balls
Calder Jr. Willingham: 1995 (was 72)/b.Dec 23, 1922
Novelist, Screen/Scriptwriter, Academy Award nominations for his screenplays "The Graduate" and "Little Big Man."
Deng Xiaoping: 1997 (was 92)/b.Aug 22, 1904
Head of State, Chinese leader 1976-83

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