Famous Birthdays on February 9 (2024)

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• 1404 Constantine XI Palaeologus, last Byzantine Emperor (1449-53), born in Constantinople, Byzantine Empire (d. 1453)
• 1441 Ali-Shir Nava'i, Timurid poet and writer (Mahbub ul-Qulub) considered a founder of early Turkic literature, born in Herat, Timurid Empire (d. 1501)
• 1533 Shimazu Yoshihisa, Japanese samurai (d. 1611)

• 1578 Giambattista Andreini, Italian playwright and actor (L'adamo), born in Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany (now Italy) (d. 1654)
• 1579 John Meursius [van Meurs], Dutch classical scholar, born in Loosduinen (d. 1639)
• 1602 Franciscus van de Enden, Flemish Jesuit and radical thinker (tutor of Baruch Spinoza), born in Antwerp (d. 1674)
• 1607 Abraham Megerle, Austrian organist, composer, and Kapellmeister, born in Wasserburg am Inn, Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1680)
• 1645 Johann Aegidius Bach, German violist, organist, and orchestra leader, born in Erfurt, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1716)
• 1666 George Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney, British soldier (d. 1737)
• 1735 Adriaan Kluit, Dutch scholar and historian, born in Dordrecht, Netherlands (d. 1807)
• 1741 Henri-Joseph Rigel, German composer, born in Wertheim am Main, Duchy of Württemberg, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1799)
• 1744 Amos Bull, American composer (The Responsary), born in Enfield, Connecticut (d. 1825)
• 1748 Luther Martin, American patriot (d. 1826)
• 1756 Karel Blazej Kopriva, Czech organist and composer, born in Cítoliby, Czech Republic (d. 1785)
• 1763 Ludwig I, Grand Duke of Baden (d. 1830)
• 1769 Susette Gontard (née Borkenstein), the beloved of German poet Friedrich Hölderlin and inspiration for Hölderlin's novel Hyperion (d. 1802)

• 1770 Ferdinando Carulli, Italian classical guitar composer (Méthode, Op. 27), born in Naples, Kingdom of Naples (d. 1841)
• 1771 Daniel Belknap, American composer, born in Framingham, Massachusetts (d. 1815)

• 1775 Farkas Bolyai, Hungarian mathematician known for his work on the foundations of geometry and the parallel axiom (Wallace–Bolyai–Gerwien theorem), born in Bolya, Grand Principality of Transylvania (d. 1856)
• 1780 Walenty Karol Kratzer, Polish composer, born in Kraków, Poland (d. 1855)
• 1781 Johann Baptist von Spix, German scientist (d. 1826)
• 1783 Vasily Zhukovsky, Russian poet (d. 1852)
• 1789 Franz Xaver Gabelsberger, German inventor of the stenography (d. 1849)
• 1814 Samuel J. Tilden, American politician (Governor of New York 1875-76, Presidential candidate 1876) and philanthropist (NY Public Library), born in New Lebanon, New York (d. 1886)
• 1822 Charles T. Stork, Dutch industrialist (cotton machine factory), (d. 1895)
• 1826 John Alexander Logan, American political leader and Major General (Union Army), born in Murphysboro, Illinois (d. 1886)
• 1830 Abdulaziz, Ottoman Sultan (1861-76), born in Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (d. 1876)
• 1834 Felix Dahn, German Historian, jurist and poet, born in Hamburg (d. 1912)
• 1834 Franz Xaver Witt, German church musician, composer, and priest, born in Walderbach, Kingdom of Bavaria (d. 1888)
• 1837 José Burgos, Filipino Catholic priest (advocated for greater Filipino self-determination), born in Vigan, Philippines (d. 1872)
• 1839 Silas Adams, American lawyer and politician (d. 1896)
• 1846 Whitaker Wright, English mining tycoon (d. 1904)
• 1846 Wilhelm Maybach, German industrialist and engine designer (the 1st Mercedes), born in Heilbronn, Baden-Württemberg (d. 1929)
• 1853 Leander Starr Jameson, British colonial politician (led Jameson raid in attempt to overthrow Boer Transvaal government, Prime Minister of Cape Colony 1904-08), born in Stranraer, Scotland (d. 1917)
• 1854 Aletta Jacobs, 1st Dutch female physician and women's suffrage activist, born in Sappemeer, Netherlands (d. 1929)
• 1854 Edward Carson, Irish Unionist politician and lawyer (Irish Unionist Party), born in Dublin, United Kingdom (d. 1935)
• 1859 Maurice Read, English cricket batsman (17 Tests, 2 x 50; Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1890; Surrey CCC), born in Thames Ditton, England (d. 1929)

• 1865 Erich von Drygalski, German geographer, glaciologist and polar explorer, born in Königsberg, East Prussia (d. 1949)
• 1865 Mrs Patrick Campbell [Beatrice Tanner], English actress (Pygmalion), born in London, England (d. 1940)
• 1866 George Ade, American playwright, writer and humorist (Counsel Widow, Fables in Slang), born in Kentland, Indiana (d. 1944)
• 1867 Edward Naylor, British composer and organist, born in Scarborough, England (d. 1934)
• 1871 Fran Saleški Finžgar, Slovene folk writer (Our Blood, Service Girls), born in Doslovče, Austro-Hungarian Empire (d. 1962)
• 1871 Howard T Ricketts, American pathologist (studied typhus fever), born in Findlay, Ohio (d. 1910)
• 1874 Amy Lowell, American poet and critic (Patterns, Sword Blades & Poppy Seed), born in Brookline, Massachusetts (d. 1925)
• 1874 Vsevolod Meyerhold [Karl Kasimir Theodor], Russian theatrical director and actor (Houligan), born in Penza Oblast, Russian Empire (d. 1940)
• 1875 Sydney Hugo Nicholson, British choir director, organist, composer, and founder of the Royal School of Church Music, born in London, England (d. 1947)
• 1876 Martin Stixrud, Norwegian figure skater and coach (Olympic bronze 1920, coached Sonja Henie), born in Oslo, Norway (d. 1964)
• 1879 Jacques Bainville, French historian, essayist and journalist, born in Vincennes, France (d. 1936)
• 1879 [Carl] Natanael Berg, Swedish composer, born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 1957)
• 1880 Lipót Fejér, Hungarian mathematician (d. 1959)
• 1882 James Stephens, Irish poet (Crock of Gold), born in Dublin, Ireland (d. 1950)
• 1882 Tom Campbell, South African cricket wicket-keeper (5 Tests, 8 dismissals), born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 1924)
• 1884 Frederik Gerretson [Geerten Gossaert], Dutch poet and politician, born in Kralingen, Netherlands (d. 1958)
• 1885 Alban Berg, a Lulu of a composer!, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1935)
• 1887 Heinie Zimmerman, American baseball player (Chicago Cubs, NY Giants,1912-batted .372 with 14 HRs), born in New York City (d. 1969)
• 1887 Vital Celen, Flemish writer and scholar (Puppy Love), born in Hulshout, Belgium (d. 1956)
• 1889 Larry Semon, American silent film actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (The Wizard of Oz (1925)), born in West Point, Mississippi (d. 1928) [Note: many sources erroneously cite July 16]
• 1890 Jacobus Oud, Dutch architect (De Stijl movement), born in Purmerend, Netherlands (d. 1963)
• 1891 Pietro Nenni, Italian socialist politician (Minister of Foreign Affairs 1946-47), born in Faenza, Italy (d. 1980)

• 1892 Barend ter Haar, Dutch lawyer. Indonesian Adat justice, and educator, born in Sneek, Netherlands (d. 1941)
• 1892 Peggy Wood, American actress (One Life to Live; Mama), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1978)
• 1892 Tommy Treichel, American professional wrestler, born near Savannah, Illinois (d. 1936)
• 1895 Hermann Brill, German politician, resistance fighter, political prisoner, co-writer of post-war constitution, and teacher, born in Gräfenroda, Germany (d. 1959)
• 1896 Alberto Vargas, Peruvian-American painter, primarily of "pin-up girls", born in Arequipa, Peru (d. 1982)
• 1897 Charles Kingsford-Smith, Australian pioneering aviator (1st transpacific flight), born in Brisbane, Australia (d. 1935)
• 1900 Ann Axtell Morris, American archaeologist (American Southwest and Mexico), born in Omaha, Nebraska (d. 1945)
• 1900 Walter Page, American jazz double bassist, saxophonist, tuba player, and bandleader (Blue Devils; Count Basie Orchestra), born in Gallatin, Missouri (d. 1957)
• 1901 Brian Donlevy, American actor (Barbary Coast, Glass Key, Wake Island), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 1972)
• 1901 James Murray, American actor (The Crowd, The Shakedown), born in New York City (d. 1936)
• 1902 Blanche Calloway, American jazz vocalist, bandleader (Twelve Clouds of Joy), civil rights activist, and broadcaster, born in Rochester, New York (d. 1978)
• 1902 Chester Lauck, American actor (Dreaming Out Loud, 2 Weeks to Live), born in Allene, Arkansas (d. 1980)
• 1902 Gertrud Scholtz-Klink, German women's leader (d. 1999)
• 1902 Léon M'ba, Gabonese politician and 1st president of Gabon (1961-67), born in Libreville, Gabon (d. 1967)
• 1903 Georg Trexler, German composer, choirmaster, and organist (St. Trinitatis, Leipzig, 1930-70), born in Pirna, Germany (d. 1979)
• 1906 André Kostolany, stock market expert and speculator (d. 1999)
• 1906 Gwen Catley, British coloratura soprano, born in London, England (d. 1996)
• 1907 Dit Clapper, Canadian ice hockey player (NHL Hall of Fame, Boston Bruins), born in Newmarket, Ontario (d. 1978)
• 1908 Jackie Fields, American featherweight boxer (2x World Welterweight Champion, Olympic gold 1924), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1987)
• 1909 Carmen Miranda, Portuguese vocalist and actress (Copacabana; Date With Judy), born in Marco de Canavezes, Portugal (d. 1955)
• 1909 Dean Rusk, US Secretary of State (1961-69), born in Cherokee County, Georgia (d. 1994)
• 1909 Harald Genzmer, German composer, born in Blumenthal, Germany (d. 2007)
• 1909 Heather Angel, British-American actress (Night in Montmartre; The Informer; The Last of the Mohicans; Lifeboat), born in Headington, Oxford, England (d. 1986)
• 1909 John Eustace Theodore Brancker, Barbadian lawyer, civil rights activist and parliamentarian (d. 1996)
• 1910 Herbert "Peanuts" Holland, American swing jazz trumpeter, born in Norfolk, Virginia (d. 1979)
• 1910 Jacques Monod, French biochemist (1966 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine - genetic control of enzyme and virus synthesis), born in Paris, France (d. 1976)
• 1911 William Darby, American WWII Army officer (d. 1945)
• 1913 Erskine Butterfield, American swing and boogie-woogie jazz pianist, singer, and composer, born in Syracuse, New York (d. 1961)
• 1913 Leo van der Kar, Dutch businessman and sport benefactor (Sports funds) (d. 1992)

• 1914 Ernest Tubb, American country musician ("Walking the Floor Over You"), born in Crisp, Texas (d. 1984)
• 1914 Ralph Herman, American Emmy Award-winning composer (From the Scriptures; Circus Time), orchestra leader, and music director (ABC-TV, 1952-71), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. 1994)
• 1915 Lennard Pearce, British actor (Only Fools and Horses....), born in Paddington, London, England (d. 1984)
• 1916 Tex Hughson, American baseball player (d. 1993)
• 1921 Charles Montgomery Monteith, Irish publisher (Faber & Faber - published "Lord of the Flies"), born in Lisburn, Northern Ireland (d. 1995)
• 1922 Jim Laker, English cricket spin bowler (46 Tests; 193 wickets; world best 19-90 4th Test v Australia 1956), born in Bradford, Yorkshire (d. 1986)
• 1922 Joe Dodge, American jazz drummer (Dave Brubeck Quartet, 1953-56), born in Monroe, Wisconsin (d. 2004)
• 1922 Kathryn Grayson [Zelma Hedrick], American vocalist and actress (Anchors Aweigh; Kiss Me Kate), born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina (d. 2010)

• 1923 Norman E. Shumway, American pioneer cardiac transplant surgeon (1st US adult human to human heart transplantation), born in Kalamazoo, Michigan (d. 2006)
• 1924 George Guest, Welsh organist and choir director, born in Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales (d. 2002)
• 1925 Billy Williamson, American steel guitar player (Bill Haley and His Saddlemen; Bill Haley & His Comets), born in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania (d. 1996)
• 1925 Bobby Lewis, American rock and roll singer (Tossin' and Turnin'), born in Indianapolis, Indiana (d. 2020)
• 1925 Burkhard Heim, German physicist (Heim theory), born in Potsdam, Germany (d. 2001)
• 1925 Salah El Mahdi, Tunisian composer, conductor, musicologist, and artistic director, born in Tunis, French protectorate of Tunisia (d. 2014)
• 1925 Vic Wertz, American MLB player, born in York, Pennsylvania (d. 1983)
• 1926 Garret FitzGerald, Irish politician and 8th Taoiseach of Ireland (Fine Gael: 1981-87), born in Ballsbridge, Dublin, Ireland (d. 2011)
• 1927 Donald Miller, CEO (Scottish Power)
• 1927 Joe Maneri, American jazz composer, saxophone and clarinet player (Boston Microtonal Society), born in Brooklyn, New York City (d. 2009)
• 1927 Norman Adams, British painter, costume designer and ceramics artist, born in London (d. 2015) [1]
• 1928 Frank Frazetta [Frazzetta], American fantasy illustrator of comic book, paperback, album cover art, born in Brooklyn, New York City (d. 2010)
• 1928 Rinus Michels, Dutch football coach (d. 2005)
• 1928 Roger Mudd, American Emmy and Peabody Award-winning journalist and TV news anchor (CBS Weekend News; NBC Evening News; Meet The Press), born in Washington, D.C. (d. 2021)
• 1929 Bill Barrett, American politician (Rep-R-Nebraska 1991-2001), born in Lexington, Nebraska (d. 2016)
• 1929 Clement Meadmore, Australian-born sculptor (d. 2005)
• 1929 James Mulcro Drew, American avant-garde composer, born in St. Paul, Minnesota (d. 2010)
• 1929 Willem Kersters, Flemish composer (Parwati, Gospel Song), born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 1998)
• 1930 Emil Petrovics, Hungarian composer, born in Zrenjanin, Serbia (d. 2011)
• 1930 Garner Ted Armstrong, American evangelist (d. 2003)
• 1931 Harry Halbreich, German-Belgian musicologist (Arthur Honegger, Bohuslav Martinů), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 2016)
• 1931 Josef Masopust, Czech soccer midfielder (63 caps Czechoslovakia; Dukla Prague 386 games) and manager (Czechoslovakia, Dukla Prague, Zbrojovka Brno, Hasselt, FK Pelikán Děčín), born in Střimice, Czechoslovakia (d. 2015)
• 1931 Robert Morris, American sculptor and painter, born in Kansas City, Missouri (d. 2018)
• 1931 Xavier Benguerel, Catalan composer (Llibre Vermell; Jo, Dalí), born in Barcelona, Spain (d. 2017)
• 1932 Gérard Murillo, French rugby union outside back (2 Tests; Stade Dijonnais) and manager (Saint-Jean-de-Luz Olympique Rugby 1962-81), born in Paris (d. 2023)
• 1932 Gerhard Richter, German painter
• 1932 Tatsuro Hirooka, Japanese baseball player
• 1933 Charles Williams, Lord Williams of Elvel, British and politician (Member of the House of Lords, 1985-2019), born in Oxford, England (d. 2019)
• 1933 Countess of Airlie [Virginia Ogilvy], Newport, New Jersey, American-born Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Elizabeth II
• 1933 Jo Ann Prentice, American golfer (6 LPGA titles, US Open runner-up 1962), born in Birmingham, Alabama
• 1933 Maria Dybbro, Danish jazz saxophonist, born in Copenhagen, Denmark
• 1934 John A Ziegler Jr, American lawyer, and sports league executive (4th NHL president, 1977-92), born in Grosse Pointe, Michigan (d. 2018)
• 1935 Miroslav Blažević, Bosnian soccer manager (Switzerland, Croatia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, NK Zagreb, Hajduk Split, Grasshoppers, Dinamo Zagreb, Nantes, PAOK), born in Travnik, Bosnia & Herzegovina (d. 2023)
• 1936 "Stompin' Tom" Connors, Canadian country and folk singer-songwriter ("The Hockey Song"), born in St. John, New Brunswick, (d. 2013)
• 1936 Clive Swift, British stage, wireless, and screen actor (Frenzy; A Passage to India; Keeping Up Appearances), born in Liverpool, England (d. 2019)
• 1936 Johnny Heartsman [Eastman], American R&B, soul and electric blues session musician and songwriter, born in Houston, Texas (d. 1996)
• 1937 (Leonard) "Len" Skeat, British jazz double-bassist, born in East End, London, England (d. 2021)
• 1937 Brian Wenham, British journalist (BBC), and media consultant (d. 1997)
• 1937 Clete Boyer, American MLB baseball infielder, 1955-71 (New York Yankees, and 2 other teams), born in Cassville, Missouri (d. 2007)
• 1937 Johnny Sayles, American soul singer ("I Can't Get Enough Of Your Love"), born in Winnsboro, Texas (d. 1993)
• 1938 Dianne Goolkasian Rahbee, American classical pianist, composer and pedagogue, born in Waltham, Massachusetts
• 1938 Park Jong-hwan, South Korean soccer manager (South Korea 1983-84, 86-88, 90, 95-96; Seoul FC), born in Ongjin, North Korea (d. 2023)
• 1939 Barry Mann [Imberman], American pop songwriter ("You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling"), and singer ("Who Put the Bomp In The Bomp, Bomp, Bomp"), born in Brooklyn, New York
• 1939 Janet Suzman, South African actress (Dry White Season, Nuns on the Run)
• 1940 Brian Bennett, British rock drummer (Shadows), born in Palmers Green, North London, England
• 1940 J. M. Coetzee, South African novelist, born in Cape Town, South Africa
• 1941 Sheila James Kuehl, politician/actress (Zelda-Dobie Gillis)

• 1942 Charlie Morrow, American avant-garde composer, and sound artist, born in Newark, New Jersey
• 1942 Miloš Štědroň, Czech composer, born in Brno, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
• 1942 Peder Lunde Jr, Norwegian yachtsman (Olympic gold 1960), born in Oslo, Norway
• 1943 Barbara Lewis, American soul and R&B singer-songwriter ("Hello Stranger"; "Baby I'm Yours"), born in Salem, Michigan
• 1943 James King, American basketball player (Olympic gold 1968), born in New Orleans, Louisiana

• 1943 Jonny Nilsson, Swedish speed skater (Olympic gold 10k 1964; World C'ships gold allround 1963), born in Gothenburg, Sweden (d. 2022)

• 1943 Ryland Davies, Welsh operatic tenor, born in Cwm, Gwent, Wales (d. 2023)
• 1943 Squire Fridell, American actor (Rosetti & Ryan), born in Oakland, California

• 1944 Derryn Hinch, Australian media personality
• 1944 Lajos Kovács, Hungarian actor (Woyzeck; Wings of Desire; the Witman Boys), born in Bátaszék, Hungary
• 1945 Bill Bergey, American NFL player, born in South Dayton, New York
• 1945 Mia Farrow [Maria], American actress (Rosemary's Baby; The Purple Rose of Cairo; Hannah and Her Sisters), and human rights activist, born in Los Angeles, California
• 1946 Jim Webb, United States Senator from Virginia
• 1946 M J H Sterling, Vice-Chancellor (Brunel University)
• 1946 Séan Neeson, Northern Irish politician
• 1946 Vince Papale, American football player
• 1947 Carla Del Ponte, Swiss UN prosecutor
• 1947 Joe Ely, American outlaw country singer-songwriter and guitarist ("Honky Tonk Masquerade"), born in Amarillo,Texas
• 1947 Major Harris, American R&B singer ("Love Won't Let Me Wait"), born in Richmond, Virginia (d. 2012)
• 1949 Bernard Gallacher, British golfer (10 European Tour titles), born in Bathgate, Scotland
• 1949 Janet Issaca Ashford, American writer (Birth Stories), born in Los Angeles, California
• 1949 Judith Light, American actress (Who's the Boss - "Angela"; One Life to Live), born in Trenton, New Jersey
• 1950 Andrew N Meltzoff, developmental psychologist
• 1950 Lloyd Keasor, American freestyle wrestler (World C'ship gold 68kg, Olympic silver 1976), born in Pumphrey, Maryland
• 1950 Richard F. Colburn, American politician, Senator (R) Maryland (1995-2015), born in Easton, Maryland
• 1950 Terry Hawkins, theatre administrator
• 1951 David Pomeranz, American singer, composer, lyricist, and writer for musical theater ("On This Day"), born in New York City
• 1951 Dennis "Dee Tee" Thomas, American funk saxophonist (Kool & The Gang - "Who's Gonna Take The Weight"), born in Jersey City, New Jersey (d. 2021) [1]
• 1951 Jay Inslee, American politician, Governor of Washington (2013-), Rep-D-Washington (1993-5, 1999-2012), born in Seattle, Washington
• 1951 Penny Peyser, American actress (Rich Man Poor Man, Knots Landing), born in Irvington, New York
• 1952 Danny White, quarterback (Dallas Cowboys)
• 1952 Mookie Wilson, American baseball player
• 1953 André Sevard, Canadian NHL player, born in Témiscaming, Quebec
• 1953 Ciarán Hinds, Irish actor (Persuasion, Belfast), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland
• 1953 Gabriel Rotello, American television documentary producer
• 1953 Gary Franks, American politician (Rep-R-Connecticut 1991-97), born in Waterbury, Connecticut
• 1954 Christopher Gardner, American stockbroker and motivational speaker, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
• 1954 Gina Rhinehart, Australian mining magnate (Australia's richest person), born in Perth, Western Australia
• 1954 Kevin Warwick, English robotics scientist, born in Coventry, England
• 1954 Mary Jo Duffy, American comic book writer and editor for Marvel and DC, born in NYC
• 1954 Ulrich Walter, German physicist and astronaut, flew on Space Shuttle Columbia STS-55, born in Iserlohn, West Germany
• 1955 Charles Shaughnessy, English actor (Days of Our Lives - "Shane"; The Nanny - "Maxwell"), born in London, England
• 1955 Jim J. Bullock, American comedian and actor (Too Close for Comfort - "Monroe"), born in Casper, Wyoming
• 1956 Philip Jackson Ford Jr, NC, basketball player (Olympic gold 1976)
• 1957 Gordon Strachan, Scottish soccer player, 1974-97 (Manchester, Leeds, and 3 other teams), and manager, 1996-2017, born in Edinburgh, Scotland
• 1957 Mohammed Valli Moosa, South African leader (UDF)
• 1958 Cyrille Regis, English former footballer, born in Maripasoula, French Guiana (d. 2018)
• 1958 Sandy Lyle, Scottish golfer (British Open 1985, US Masters 1988), born in Shrewsbury, England

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