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Today In History Basic Datebook-February 21st

For The Weekday Of: Saturday in 2009, Sunday in 2010
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People on February 21st: birthdates

Christopher Atkins: 1961 (is 48 in 2009, 49 in 2010)
TV/Movie Actor, b. in Rye, NY; Dallas' Peter Richards 1983-4; The Blue Lagoon
Billy Baldwin: 1963 (is 46 in 2009, 47 in 2010)
Movie Actor, Alec's brother
William Baldwin: 1963 (is 46 in 2009, 47 in 2010)
Movie Actor, Model, Backdraft, Calvin Klein, Fair Game; Alec's brother; UNC
Richard Beymer: 1939 (is 70 in 2009, 71 in 2010)
TV/Movie/Stage Actor, TV Director, FN:George; Paper Dolls, West Side Story, Twin Peaks' Benjamin Horne
Corbin Bleu: 1989 (is 20 in 2009, 21 in 2010)
Actor, High School the Musical
Bronwen Booth: 1966 (is 43 in 2009, 44 in 2010)
Soap Actress, English, One Life to Live's Andy Harrison
Woody Brown: 1959 (is 50 in 2009, 51 in 2010)
Actor, Flamingo Road's Skipper, The Facts of Life's Cliff, Young and the Restless' Jake
Jean-Jacques Burnel: 1952 (is 57 in 2009, 58 in 2010)
Rock & Roll Bassist, British, of The Stranglers
Mary-Chapin Carpenter: 1958 (is 51 in 2009, 52 in 2010)
Country Singer, b. Princeton, NJ
Charlotte Church: 1986 (is 23 in 2009, 24 in 2010)
Singer, USA Today says Feb 21, USA Weekend says Feb 25
Jack Coleman: 1958 (is 51 in 2009, 52 in 2010)
Actor, Dynasty's bisexual Steven Carrington; Beth Toussant's hubby, Heroes' Noah Bennet
Tyne Daly: 1947 (is 62 in 2009, 63 in 2010)?
TV/Stage Actress, b. in Madison, Wis.; FN:Ellen; Cagney & Lacey's Det. Mary Beth Lacey; George Stanford Brown's wife, Hope Newell & James' daughter, Christy's Miss Alice Henderson, Judging Amy's Maxine Gray; AP says 1946; some say b. Feb 21, 1944 (is 65 in 2009), or b. Feb 21, 1946 (is 63 in 2009)
Anthony Daniels: 1946 (is 63 in 2009, 64 in 2010)
Movie Actor, Star Wars' C3PO
Hubert de Givenchy: 1927 (is 82 in 2009, 83 in 2010)
Fashion Designer, French, b. in Beauvais
Denise Y. Dowse: 1958 (is 51 in 2009, 52 in 2010)
Actor, 90210's Mrs. Teasley (1992-1993)
Larry Drake: 1950 (is 59 in 2009, 60 in 2010)
TV/Stage Actor, L.A. Law's Benny Stulwicz
Christine Ebersole: 1953 (is 56 in 2009, 57 in 2010)
Actress, Comedienne, Soap Actress, Ebersole anchored "SNL Newsbreak" during "Saturday Night Live's" 1981-1982 season. And for a former "SNL" castmember, she's found an amazing amount of steady work since, including a 2-year stint on ABC's "One Life To Live" as Maxie, and "The Hogan Family" (aka Valerie's Family) as Barbara Goodwin, and movie roles in "Toostie," "Amadeus," "Dead Again," as a society columnist on the CBS bomb "Ink," and Howie Mandel's mother on the cartoon "Bobby's World."
Al Fann: 1925 (is 84 in 2009, 85 in 2010)
Actor, He's the Mayor
David Geffen: 1943 (is 66 in 2009, 67 in 2010)
Music Figure, Stage Producer, Gay, Geffen Records exec, Cats
Kelsey Grammer: 1955 (is 54 in 2009, 55 in 2010)
TV/Movie/Stage Actor, Cartoon Voicist, Cheers' & Frasier's Dr. Frasier Crane, Simpsons' Sideshow Bob, Down Periscope, X-Men: The Last Stand; some say b. 1952 or 1956; AP says 2-21-55
Corey Harris: 1969 (is 40 in 2009, 41 in 2010)
Blues Performer
Jerry Harrison: 1949 (is 60 in 2009, 61 in 2010)
New Wave Singer/Guitarist, Keyboardist, Songwriter, American, of the Talking Heads; RFN:Jeremiah; some say 1953
Eric Heatherly: 1970 (is 39 in 2009, 40 in 2010)
Country Singer
Jennifer Love Hewitt: 1979 (is 30 in 2009, 31 in 2010)
TV/Movie Actress, Singer, Party of Five's Sarah Reeves Merrin, Time of Your Life's Sarah Reeves Merrin, I Know What You Did Last Summer, I Still Know What You Did Last Summer, The Tuxedo, Garfield: The Movie, Ghost Whisperer's Melinda Gordon
Jenny "X" Hiloudaki: 1968 (is 41 in 2009, 42 in 2010)
Actress, Transsexual
Wendy James: 1966 (is 43 in 2009, 44 in 2010)?
Alternative Rock Performer, English, of Transvision Vamp; some say b. Jan 21, 1966 (is 43 in 2009)
Tad Kinchla: 1973 (is 36 in 2009, 37 in 2010)
Rock & Roll Performer, of Blues Traveler
King Harald V Of Norway: 1937 (is 72 in 2009, 73 in 2010)
King, ruled 1991-
Gary Lockwood: 1937 (is 72 in 2009, 73 in 2010)
TV/Movie Actor, Stuntman, RN:John Gary Yusolfsky; ex-Movie stuntman/stand in for Anthony Perkins; The Lieutenant's Lt. William Bill Rice, 2001:A Space Odyssey; Star Trek's Lt. Cmdr Gary Mitchell
Rue McClanahan: 1935 (is 74 in 2009, 75 in 2010)
TV/Stage Actress, Soap Actress, b. in Healdton, Ok.; Another World's Caroline, Maude's Vivian Cavender Harmon, Mama's Family's Aunt Fran Crowley, Golden Girls' & Golden Palaces' Blanche Devereaux, Apple Pie; some say b. 1936; wed 6x's
Peter McEnery: 1940 (is 69 in 2009, 70 in 2010)
Actor, English
Ron Nagle: 1939 (is 70 in 2009, 71 in 2010)
Music Producer
Paul Newton: 1945 (is 64 in 2009, 65 in 2010)
Rock & Roll Bassist, British, of Uriah Heep
Tricia Nixon-Cox: 1946 (is 63 in 2009, 64 in 2010)
Celebrity Daughter, Pat & Richard's daughter
Ellen Page: 1987 (is 22 in 2009, 23 in 2010)
Actress, Juno, Smart People
William L. Petersen: 1953 (is 56 in 2009, 57 in 2010)
TV/Movie/Stage Actor, Return To Lonesome Dove, Manhattan, Young Guns II, Fear, CSI's Gil Grissom
Bob Rafelson: 1933 (is 76 in 2009, 77 in 2010)
Producer/Director, Screen/Scriptwriter
Alan Rickman: 1946 (is 63 in 2009, 64 in 2010)
Actor, English, Michael Collins, Galaxy Quest, Love Actually, Harry Potter movies
Ranking Roger: 1961 (is 48 in 2009, 49 in 2010)
Rock & Roll Singer, Drummer, British, of The English Beat, General Public, soloist
Troy Slaten: 1975 (is 34 in 2009, 35 in 2010)
TV/Movie Actor, Cagney & Lacey's Michael, Parker Lewis Can't Lose's Jerry Steiner, Johnny Dangerously
Olympia J. Snowe: 1947 (is 62 in 2009, 63 in 2010)
Congressperson
Michael Ward: 1967 (is 42 in 2009, 43 in 2010)
Rock & Roll Performer
Eric Wilson: 1970 (is 39 in 2009, 40 in 2010)
Alternative Rock Performer, of Sublime

People on February 21st: birth anniversaries

Wystan Hugh "W.H." Auden: 1907=d.Sep 28, 1973 (was 66)
Poet, Critic, Dramatist/Playwright, British, Gay
Felix Aylmer: 1889=d.Sep 2, 1979 (was 90)
Actor
Erma Bombeck: 1927=d.Apr 22, 1996 (was 69)
Columnist, Author, Humorist, b. in Dayton, Ohio; on Good Morning America; RN:Erma Louise Fiste
Jeanne Louise Calment: 1875=d.Aug 4, 1997 (was 122)
world's oldest living person; became the oldest living person ever that can be authenticated on 10-17-1995
Tadd Dameron: 1917=d.Mar 8, 1965 (was 48)
Pianist, Composer, Arranger
Sacha Guitry: 1885=d.Jul 24, 1957 (was 72)
Actor, Movie Director, Screen/Scriptwriter, Dramatist/Playwright, French
Barbara Jordan: 1936=d.Jan 17, 1996 (was 59)
Congressperson, Educator
Mark McManus: 1935=d.Jun 6, 1994 (was 59)
TV Actor, Scotish, Taggart star
Anais Nin: 1903=d.Jan 14, 1977 (was 73)
Author, American, Diarist, French
Sam Peckinpah: 1925=d.Dec 28, 1984 (was 59)
Movie Director, Screen/Scriptwriter, FN:David Samuel
Andres Segovia: 1893=d.Jun 2, 1987 (was 94)
Guitarist, Spanish, Spanish style; not b. Feb 18
Ann Sheridan: 1915=d.Jan 21, 1967 (was 51)
TV/Movie Actress, b. in Denton, TX; RFMN:Clara Lou; Hollywood's Oomph Girl of 40s; Pistols 'n Petticoats' Henrietta Hanks; Scott McKay's wife
Nina Simone: 1933=d.Apr 21, 2003 (was 70)
Jazz Singer, Jazz Pianist, Composer/Songwriter, Soul Singer, Songwriter, b. in Tryon, N.C.; RN:Eunice Kathleen Waymon
Charles Wagenheim: 1896=d.Mar 6, 1979 (was 83)
Actor, Gunsmoke's Halligan
Vince Welnick: 1951=d.Jun 2, 2006 (was 55)
Rock & Roll Keyboardist, Singer, of Tubes, Todd Rundgren, Grateful Dead
Thomas "Tom" Yawkey: 1903=d.Jul 9, 1976 (was 73)
HALL OF FAMER, Sports Owner, Executive, owned the Boston Red Sox 1933-76

People on February 21st: death anniversaries

Ina Claire: 1985 (was 89)/b.Oct 15, 1895
Movie/Stage Actress, Vaudevillaness, RLN:Fagan
Shig Echiyolzumia: 1986 (was 120)/b.Jun 29, 1865
Japanese, achieved oldest authenticated age, lived 120 years and 237 days, a record confirmed as a world record.
Sir Howard W. Florey: 1968 (was 69)/b.Sep 24, 1898
Scientist, Physician, Australian, purified penicillin (Nobel 1945)
Dame Margot Fonteyn: 1991 (was 71)/b.May 18, 1919
Ballerina, Dancer, English, RN:Peggy Margaret Hookham; d. in Panama City
Tom Glazer: 2003 (was 88)/b.Sep 2, 1914
Folk Singer, Lyricist, with The Do-Re-Mi Children's Chorus; On Top of Spaghetti
Nikolai Gogol: 1852 O.S. (was 42)?/b.Mar 21, 1809?
Short Story Writer, Dramatist/Playwright, Novelist, Russian, MN:Vasilievich; father of 19th-century Russian realism (Dead Souls); some say b. Mar 31, 1809; ; some say d. Mar 4, 1852 N.S. (was 42)
Morton Gould: 1996 (was 82)/b.Dec 10, 1913
Conductor/Composer, Arranger, Pianist, Prez of ASCAP
Les Gray: 2004 (was 57)/b.Apr 9, 1946
Rock & Roll Singer, of Mud
Murray "The K" Kaufman: 1982 (was 60)/b.Feb 14, 1922
Radio Disc Jock, Jaclyn Zeman's ex-hubby; Promoter; NN:The 5th Beatle for promoting the group's 1st US tour; d. Feb 22?
Harvey Kurtzman: 1993 (was 68)/b.Oct 3, 1924
ComicStrip Cartoonist, Businessperson, Editor, pop culture historian; helped found MAD magazine
Evan Mecham: 2008 (was 83)/b.May 12, 1924
Governor, Bad Arizona ex-
Heike Onnes: 1926 (was 72)/b.Sep 21, 1853
Physicist, Netherlands, produced liquid helium, discovered superconductivity
Pope Benedict XIII: 1730 (was 81)/b.Feb 2, 1649
Religious Leader, Italian, 245th pope (1724-30)
Nathan Pritikin: 1985 (was 69)/b.Aug 29, 1915
Scientist, Nutritionist
Harold Pruett: 2002 (was 32)/b.Apr 13, 1969
TV Actor, Rock & Roll Performer, Parker Lewis' Brad Penny, Party of Five's Cooper
Osborne Reynolds: 1912 (was 69)/b.Aug 23, 1842
Engineer, Physicist, Educator, British, best known for his work in hydraulics and hydrodynamics.
Roger Swaybill: 1991 (was 47)/b.Mar 3, 1943
Actor, Writer, Porky's II, Breaking Point
John Thaw: 2002 (was 60)/b.Jan 3, 1942
Actor, Inspector Morse
Jethro Tull: 1741 (was 66)/b.Mar 30, 1674
Scientist, British, Agriculturist
Janet Vogel: 1980 (was 37)/b.Jun 10, 1942
Singer, aka LN: Rapp; of The Skyliners
Malcolm X: 1965 (was 39)/b.May 19, 1925
Civil Rights Leader, b. in Omaha, NE; RLN:Little aka El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz; formed Organization of Afro-American Unity; black Moslem Islam separatist leader; was shot to death by assassins identified as Black Muslims as he was about to address a rally in New York.

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