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NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
H. Gardner Ackley
Economist
30-Jun-1915 12-Feb-1998 US Ambassador to Italy, 1968-69
Ethan Allen
Military
10-Jan-1739 12-Feb-1789 Fighter with the Green Mountain Boys
Albrecht Altdorfer
Painter
c. 1480 12-Feb-1538 Giorgione of the North
George Antheil
Composer
8-Jul-1900 12-Feb-1959 Le Ballet mécanique
Hassan al-Banna
Activist
14-Oct-1906 12-Feb-1949 Founder of The Muslim Brotherhood
Samuel D. Berger
Diplomat
6-Dec-1911 12-Feb-1980 US Ambassador to South Korea, 1961-64
Eubie Blake
Jazz Musician
7-Feb-1883 12-Feb-1983 Ragtime jazz pianist
Hans von Bülow
Conductor
8-Jan-1830 12-Feb-1894 German conductor, proponent of Wagner
Julio Cortázar
Author
26-Aug-1914 12-Feb-1984 Argentine fantasy short story writer
Ray Dandridge
Baseball
31-Aug-1913 12-Feb-1994 Negro Leagues 3rd Baseman, Hall of Famer
Richard Dedekind
Mathematician
6-Oct-1831 12-Feb-1916 Developed theory of irrational numbers
Auguste Escoffier
Chef
28-Oct-1846 12-Feb-1935 Emperor of chefs
Gerald Gardner
Religion
13-Jun-1884 12-Feb-1964 Founder of Modern Wicca
Betty Garrett
Actor
23-May-1919 12-Feb-2011 Irene Lorenzo on All in the Family
Sheldon G. Gilgore
Business
13-Feb-1932 12-Feb-2010 CEO of Searle, 1986-95
Lady Jane Grey
Royalty
12-Oct-1537 12-Feb-1554 Queen of England for nine days
David Groh
Actor
21-May-1939 12-Feb-2008 Joe Gerard on Rhoda
Screamin' Jay Hawkins
Musician
18-Jul-1929 12-Feb-2000 I Put a Spell on You
Karl von Holtei
Poet
24-Jan-1798 12-Feb-1880 German proto-Vaudevillian
François Hotman
Scholar
23-Aug-1524 12-Feb-1590 Franco-Gallia
Victor Jory
Actor
23-Nov-1902 12-Feb-1982 Cat-Women of the Moon
Immanuel Kant
Philosopher
22-Apr-1724 12-Feb-1804 Transcendental idealist
David Kelly
Actor
11-Jul-1929 12-Feb-2012 Waking Ned
Tom Landry
Football
11-Sep-1924 12-Feb-2000 Dallas Cowboys Head Coach, 1960-88
Lillie Langtry
Socialite
13-Oct-1853 12-Feb-1929 Mistress of future King Edward VII
Kurt Lewin
Psychologist
9-Sep-1890 12-Feb-1947 Field theorist, group dynamicist
Pierre Marivaux
Novelist
4-Feb-1688 12-Feb-1763 Marianne
Kenneth Mars
Actor
14-Apr-1936 12-Feb-2011 The Producers
Sal Mineo
Actor
10-Jan-1939 12-Feb-1976 Dies in Rebel Without A Cause
Tom Moore
Actor
1-May-1883 12-Feb-1955 Irish-American character actor
Imad Fayez Mugniyah
Terrorist
7-Dec-1962 12-Feb-2008 Hezbollah International terror wing
J. C. Penney
Business
16-Sep-1875 12-Feb-1971 Founder of J. C. Penney Company
Jean Renoir
Film Director
15-Sep-1894 12-Feb-1979 La Grande Illusion
Muriel Rukeyser
Poet
15-Dec-1913 12-Feb-1980 The Book of the Dead
S. Z. Sakall
Actor
2-Feb-1884 12-Feb-1955 Casablanca
Friedrich Schleiermacher
Philosopher
21-Nov-1768 12-Feb-1834 A founder of Protestant theology
Charles Schulz
Cartoonist
26-Nov-1922 12-Feb-2000 Cartoonist created Peanuts
Muggsy Spanier
Jazz Musician
9-Nov-1906 12-Feb-1967 Muggsy Spanier and His Ragtime Band
Avraham Stern
Military
23-Dec-1907 12-Feb-1942 Founder of Lohamei Herut Israel
Sidney Toler
Actor
28-Apr-1874 12-Feb-1947 Charlie Chan
Malcolm Toon
Diplomat
4-Jul-1916 12-Feb-2009 US Ambassador to the USSR, 1976-79
Robert F. Wagner, Jr.
Politician
20-Apr-1910 12-Feb-1991 Mayor of New York City, 1954-65
Kemmons Wilson
Business
5-Jan-1913 12-Feb-2003 Founder of Holiday Inn
Grant Wood
Painter
13-Feb-1892 12-Feb-1942 American Gothic


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