LISTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Hugh J. Addonizio	Politician	31-Jan-1914	2-Feb-1981	Mayor of Newark, 1962-70
Wendy Barrie	Actor	18-Apr-1912	2-Feb-1978	The Private Life of Henry VIII
Claude Brown	Author	23-Feb-1937	2-Feb-2002	Manchild in the Promised Land
Alan Bullock	Historian	13-Dec-1914	2-Feb-2004	Historian of Hitler, Stalin
Bob Burns	Actor	2-Aug-1890	2-Feb-1956	The Arkansas Traveler
Earl Butz	Government	3-Jul-1909	2-Feb-2008	Ford's disgraced Secretary of Agriculture
Pope Clement XIII	Religion	7-Mar-1693	2-Feb-1769	Roman Catholic Pope, 1758-69
Gaston, duc d'Orléans	Royalty	25-Apr-1608	2-Feb-1660	Treacherous heir of Louis XIII
John Forster	Author	2-Apr-1812	2-Feb-1876	Life of Charles Dickens
Carl Goerdeler	Politician	31-Jul-1884	2-Feb-1945	Politician, hanged by the Nazis
Charley Grapewin	Actor	20-Dec-1869	2-Feb-1956	Tobacco Road
Lou Harrison	Composer	14-May-1917	2-Feb-2003	Musical wayfarer
Rondo Hatton	Actor	22-Apr-1894	2-Feb-1946	Horror actor afflicted with acromegaly
Martin J. Hillenbrand	Diplomat	1-Aug-1915	2-Feb-2005	US Ambassador to Germany, 1972-76
Luc Holste	Scholar	27-Sep-1596	2-Feb-1661	German humanist and librarian
Boris Karloff	Actor	23-Nov-1887	2-Feb-1969	Horror actor
Gene Kelly	Actor	23-Aug-1912	2-Feb-1996	Singin' in the Rain
Franz Kotzwara	Composer	1730	2-Feb-1793	The Battle of Prague
Imre Lakatos	Philosopher	9-Nov-1922	2-Feb-1974	Philosopher of Science and Mathematics
Thomas W. Lamont	Business	30-Sep-1870	2-Feb-1948	Banker and diplomat
Samuel P. Langley	Astronomer	22-Aug-1834	2-Feb-1906	Heavier-than-air flying machine
Valery Larbaud	Author	29-Aug-1881	2-Feb-1957	Poèmes par un riche amateur
Joshua Lederberg	Biologist	23-May-1925	2-Feb-2008	Genetic properties of bacteria
Alistair MacLean	Novelist	28-Apr-1922	2-Feb-1987	The Guns of Navarone
Robert McAlmon	Author	9-Mar-1896	2-Feb-1956	Village: As It Happened
Dmitri Mendeleev	Chemist	8-Feb-1834	2-Feb-1907	Periodic Table of the Elements
Julia Morgan	Architect	20-Jan-1872	2-Feb-1957	Designed Hearst Castle
Barry Morse	Actor	10-Jun-1918	2-Feb-2008	Lt. Gerard on The Fugitive
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina	Composer	c. 1525	2-Feb-1594	Italian Renaissance composer
Bert Parks	TV Personality	30-Dec-1914	2-Feb-1992	Host of the Miss America Pageant
Fred Perry	Tennis	18-May-1909	2-Feb-1995	Winner of 14 Grand Slam titles
Donald Pleasence	Actor	5-Oct-1919	2-Feb-1995	The Great Escape
Johannes Popitz	Government	2-Dec-1884	2-Feb-1945	Prussian finance minister 1933-44
Joe M. Rodgers	Business	12-Nov-1933	2-Feb-2009	US Ambassador to France, 1985-89
Bertrand Russell	Mathematician	18-May-1872	2-Feb-1970	Mathematician, atheist, and social critic
Herbert Samuel	Politician	6-Nov-1870	2-Feb-1963	High Commissioner of Palestine, 1920-25
Max Schmeling	Boxing	28-Sep-1905	2-Feb-2005	Fought Joe Louis twice
Martin Schongauer	Engraver	1445	2-Feb-1491	The Wise and Foolish Virgins
Bertrand H. Snell	Politician	9-Dec-1870	2-Feb-1958	Congressman from New York, 1915-39
William H. Stein	Chemist	25-Jun-1911	2-Feb-1980	Amino-acid analyzer
Sid Vicious	Bassist	10-May-1957	2-Feb-1979	Sex Pistols bassist
Willard Waterman	Actor	29-Aug-1914	2-Feb-1995	The Great Gildersleeve
George H. Whipple	Scientist	28-Aug-1878	2-Feb-1976	Bile, hemoglobin, and the liver
William C. Whitney	Business	5-Jul-1841	2-Feb-1904	US Secretary of the Navy, 1885-89
G. Mennen Williams	Politician	23-Feb-1911	2-Feb-1988	Governor of Michigan, 1949-61
Warren Zimmermann	Diplomat	16-Nov-1934	2-Feb-2004	US Ambassador to Yugoslavia, 1989-92

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