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17 Feb 0624
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Wu Zetian, Chinese wife of Emperor Taizong of Tang (d. 705) |
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17 Feb 1444
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Rudolf Agricola [Roelof Huysman]: Dutch humanist / Organist
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17 Feb 1490
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Charles III, Duke of Bourbon (d. 1527) |
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17 Feb 1490
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Charles de Bourbon officer/governor (Lombardy)
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17 Feb 1519
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Francis, Duke of Guise (d. 1563) |
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17 Feb 1519
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17 Feb 1524
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Charles, Cardinal of Lorraine (d. 1574) |
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17 Feb 1581
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Fausto Poli, Italian cardinal (d. 1653) |
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17 Feb 1583
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J Henry Alting Dutch theologist
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17 Feb 1646
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Pierre Le Pesant, sieur de Boisguilbert, French economist (d. 1714) |
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17 Feb 1653
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Arcangelo Corelli, Italian violinist and composer (d. 1713) |
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17 Feb 1667
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Georg Bronner composer
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17 Feb 1675
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Johann Melchior Conradi composer
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17 Feb 1696
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Baron Ernst Gottlieb composer
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17 Feb 1697
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Louis-Maurice de La Pierre composer
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17 Feb 1699
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Hans Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff German architect (Sanssouci)
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17 Feb 1718
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Matthew Tilghman, American politician (d. 1790) |
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17 Feb 1723
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Tobias Mayer, German astronomer and academic (d. 1762) |
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17 Feb 1740
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Horace B de Saussure: Switzerland -- Physicist / geologist
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17 Feb 1740
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Horace-Bénédict de Saussure, Swiss physicist and meteorologist (d. 1799) |
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17 Feb 1747
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Narciso Casanovas composer
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17 Feb 1752
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Friedrich Maximilian Klinger, German author and playwright (d. 1831) |
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17 Feb 1752
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Friedrich M Klinger German playwright (Wirrwarr)
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17 Feb 1754
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Nicolas Baudin, French cartographer and explorer (d. 1803) |
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17 Feb 1754
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Jan Jachym Kopriva composer
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17 Feb 1758
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John Pinkerton Scottish historian
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17 Feb 1774
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Raphaelle Peale: United States -- Painter (After the Rain-1823)
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17 Feb 1781
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René Laennec, French physician, invented the stethoscope (d. 1826) |
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17 Feb 1781
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17 Feb 1796
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Philipp Franz von Siebold, German physician and botanist (d. 1866) |
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17 Feb 1796
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Giovanni Pacini composer
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17 Feb 1804
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Samuel Read Anderson Brigadier General (Confederate Army), died in 1883
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17 Feb 1816
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Friedrich Wilhelm Markull composer
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17 Feb 1817
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Édouard Thilges, Luxembourgian jurist and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Luxembourg (d. 1904) |
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17 Feb 1817
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Frederick Douglass famous African-American
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17 Feb 1820
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Henri Vieuxtemps, Belgian violinist and composer (d. 1881) |
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17 Feb 1820
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Elzéar-Alexandre Taschereau, Canadian cardinal (d. 1898) |
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17 Feb 1821
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Lola Montez, Irish-American actress and dancer (d. 1861) |
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17 Feb 1824
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William Farrar "Baldy" Smith: Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1903
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17 Feb 1831
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Francisco Salvador Daniel composer
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17 Feb 1836
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Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer, Spanish author, poet, and playwright (d. 1870) |
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17 Feb 1837
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Francis Jay Herron Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1902
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17 Feb 1837
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Sam[uel] van Houten Dutch (Liberal) minister (child labor laws)
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17 Feb 1844
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Aaron Montgomery Ward, American businessman, founded Montgomery Ward (d. 1913) |
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17 Feb 1844
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A Montgomery Ward founded mail-order business (Montgomery Ward)
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17 Feb 1848
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Louisa Lawson, Australian poet and publisher (d. 1920) |
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17 Feb 1848
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Albert Gustaf Dahlman, Swedish executioner (d. 1920) |
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17 Feb 1849
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Selwyn Image Bodiam Sussex, painter
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17 Feb 1850
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Anton Urspruch composer
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17 Feb 1850
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Ludwig Bonvin composer
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17 Feb 1853
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Jaroslav Vrchlicky [Emil Fr
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17 Feb 1854
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Friedrich Alfred Krupp, German businessman (d. 1902) |
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17 Feb 1854
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Friedrich A Krupp German arms manufacturer
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17 Feb 1855
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Otto Liman von Sanders German general in Turkey (WWI)
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17 Feb 1857
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Samuel Sidney McClure Irish-American newspaper editor/publisher
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17 Feb 1858
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Ernest Ford composer
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17 Feb 1861
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Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont (d. 1922) |
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17 Feb 1862
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Mori Ōgai, Japanese author and poet (d. 1922) |
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17 Feb 1862
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Eduard Bornhöhe, Estonian author (d. 1923) |
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17 Feb 1862
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Edward German (Jones) Whitchurch Shropshire, British composer
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17 Feb 1862
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Mori Ogai [Mori Rintar
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17 Feb 1863
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Fyodor Sologub, Russian author and poet (d. 1927) |
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17 Feb 1864
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Banjo Paterson, Australian journalist, author, and poet (d. 1941) |
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17 Feb 1864
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Jozef Murgaš, Slovak priest, botanist, and painter (d. 1929) |
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17 Feb 1864
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Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson New South Wales Australia, poet (Waltzing Matilda)
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17 Feb 1867
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William Cadbury: England, United Kingdom -- Chocolate manufacturer (Cadbury)
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17 Feb 1870
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Louis de Raet Belgian economist/founder (Flemish People's Party)
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17 Feb 1874
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Thomas J. Watson, American businessman (d. 1956) |
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17 Feb 1877
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Isidora Sekulić, Serbian author and critic (d. 1958) |
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17 Feb 1877
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André Maginot, French sergeant and politician (d. 1932) |
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17 Feb 1877
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Isabelle Eberhardt, Swiss explorer and author (d. 1904) |
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17 Feb 1877
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Henri Vandeputte Belgian author/poet (L'homme Jeune)
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17 Feb 1879
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Dorothy Canfield Fisher: United States -- Novelist (Book-of-Month-Club)
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17 Feb 1880
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Alvaro Obregon General/President of Mexico (1920-24)
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17 Feb 1882
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Kurt Schindler composer
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17 Feb 1882
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Noah Beery Smithville AR, actor (Story of Esther, Mark of Zorro)
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17 Feb 1884
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Arthur Vanderpoorten Flemish minister of Internal affairs (1940)
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17 Feb 1885
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Steve Evans, American baseball player (d. 1943) |
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17 Feb 1887
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Leevi Madetoja, Finnish composer and critic (d. 1947) |
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17 Feb 1887
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Joseph Bech, Luxembourgian lawyer and politician, 15th Prime Minister of Luxembourg (d. 1975) |
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17 Feb 1887
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Leevi Antti Madetoja composer
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17 Feb 1888
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Henrietta P "Hetty" Beck: Actress (Bouwmeester Award)
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17 Feb 1888
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Otto Stern, German-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1969) |
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17 Feb 1888
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Ronald Aburthnott Knox English priest/writer (Viaduct Murder)
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17 Feb 1889
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H[aroldson] L Hunt Texas oil multi-millionaire
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17 Feb 1890
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Ronald Fisher, English statistician, biologist, and geneticist (d. 1962) |
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17 Feb 1891
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Abraham Fraenkel, German-Israeli mathematician and academic (d. 1965) |
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17 Feb 1891
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Georg Britting writer
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17 Feb 1892
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Theodor Plievier German writer (Des Kaisers Kulis, Stalingrad)
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17 Feb 1893
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Wally Pipp, American baseball player and journalist (d. 1965) |
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17 Feb 1895
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Anita Stewart: New York, United States -- Actress (South of Hell Mountain)
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17 Feb 1895
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Edna Park Edwards: Pennsylvania, United States
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17 Feb 1897
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Johan[nes A] Kaart Dutch actor/stage manager (My Fair Lady)
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17 Feb 1898
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Tom Lowry cricketer (New Zealand batsman in seven Tests & their 1st Test captain)
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17 Feb 1899
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Jibanananda Das, Bangladeshi-Indian poet and author (d. 1954) |
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17 Feb 1900
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Ruth Clifford, American actress (d. 1998) |
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17 Feb 1902
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Marian Anderson: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania -- Operatic contralto (banned by D.A.R.)
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17 Feb 1903
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Sadegh Hedayat, Iranian-French author and translator (d. 1951) |
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17 Feb 1903
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Johannes Linthorst Homan director of the queen in Groningen
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17 Feb 1904
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Hans Morgenthau, German-American political scientist, philosopher, and academic (d. 1980) |
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17 Feb 1904
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Albert Kuyle [Louis Kuitenbrouwer], Dutch writer (Jesus' Robe)
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17 Feb 1905
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Osvald Käpp, Estonian wrestler (d. 1995) |
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17 Feb 1906
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Mary Brian, American actress (d. 2002) |
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17 Feb 1906
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Galo Plaza Lasso President of Ecuador (1948-52), head of OAS (1968-75)
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17 Feb 1906
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Ramon Tapales composer
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17 Feb 1907
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Alec Wilder: Rochester, New York -- Composer (1973 ASCAP award)
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17 Feb 1907
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Yevgeniy Abalakov, Russian mountaineer and sculptor (d. 1948) |
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17 Feb 1907
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Charles B Timmer Dutch translator/writer (Russia Black on White)
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17 Feb 1908
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Staats Cotsworth: Oak Park, Illinois -- Actor (Peyton Place)
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17 Feb 1908
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Bo Yibo, Chinese general and politician, Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China (d. 2007) |
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17 Feb 1908
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Ants Eskola, Estonian actor and singer (d. 1989) |
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17 Feb 1908
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Red Barber, American sportscaster (d. 1992) |
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17 Feb 1908
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Walter L "Red" Barber Mississippi, sports announcer (Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Yankees)
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17 Feb 1909
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Marjorie Lawrence Australia, soprano (Venus-Tannh
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17 Feb 1909
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Joseph "Poeske" Scherens Belgian cyclist (champion sprinter 1932-37)
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17 Feb 1910
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Arthur Hunnicutt, American actor (d. 1979) |
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17 Feb 1910
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Ai Qing poet
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17 Feb 1910
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Marc Lawrence New York NY, actor (Man With Golden Gun)
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17 Feb 1911
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Orrin Tucker, American saxophonist and bandleader (d. 2011) |
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17 Feb 1911
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Oskar Seidlin, German-American author, poet, and scholar (d. 1984) |
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17 Feb 1912
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Andre Norton, American author (d. 2005) |
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17 Feb 1912
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Andre [Alice Mary] Norton Cleveland OH, science fiction writer (Beast Master, Stand & Deliver)
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17 Feb 1913
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Jos
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17 Feb 1913
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Oskar Danon composer
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17 Feb 1913
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Rene Leibowitz composer
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17 Feb 1914
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[Bert de] Wayne Morris: Los Angeles, California -- WWII-pilot / actor (Paths of Glory)
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17 Feb 1914
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Wayne Morris, American actor, singer, and producer (d. 1959) |
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17 Feb 1914
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Arthur Kennedy, American actor (d. 1990) |
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17 Feb 1914
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Albert Westerlinck [Jos
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17 Feb 1914
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Per-Jakez Helias writer/teacher
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17 Feb 1915
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Homer Keller composer
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17 Feb 1916
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Raf Vallone, Italian footballer and actor (d. 2002) |
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17 Feb 1916
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Alexander Obolensky, Russian rugby player (d. 1940) |
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17 Feb 1916
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Don Tallon cricketer (perhaps Australia's greatest wicket-keeper)
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17 Feb 1917
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Guillermo González Camarena, Mexican engineer (d. 1965) |
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17 Feb 1917
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Abdel Rahman Badawi, Egyptian philosopher and poet (d. 2002) |
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17 Feb 1918
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Volodymyr Shcherbytsky, Ukrainian politician, Prime Minister of Ukraine (d. 1990) |
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17 Feb 1918
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William Bronk, American poet and academic (d. 1999) |
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17 Feb 1918
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Charles A Hayes (Representative-D-IL, 1983- )
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17 Feb 1918
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Olive Gibbs peace campaigner
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17 Feb 1919
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Jock Mahoney: Chicago, Illinois -- Actor (Dallas, Yancy Derringer, Day of Fury)
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17 Feb 1919
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Kathleen Freeman, American actress and singer (d. 2001) |
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17 Feb 1919
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J. M. S. Careless, Canadian historian and academic (d. 2009) |
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17 Feb 1919
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Joseph R Hunt tennis champion (US Open-1943)
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17 Feb 1920
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Curt Swan, American soldier and illustrator (d. 1996) |
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17 Feb 1920
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Ivo Caprino, Norwegian director and screenwriter (d. 2001) |
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17 Feb 1920
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Colin Franklin doctor
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17 Feb 1920
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Paul Fetler composer
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17 Feb 1920
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Trevor Oswald Ling religious studies professor
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17 Feb 1921
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Duane Gish, American biochemist and academic (d. 2013) |
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17 Feb 1922
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Tommy Edwards, American singer-songwriter (d. 1969) |
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17 Feb 1922
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Enrico Banducci, American businessman (d. 2007) |
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17 Feb 1923
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Alden Winship Clausen: Hamilton, Illinois -- Banker (President of World Bank)
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17 Feb 1923
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Buddy DeFranco, American clarinet player (d. 2014) |
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17 Feb 1923
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John M. Allegro, English archaeologist and scholar (d. 1988) |
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17 Feb 1924
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Margaret Truman, American singer and author (d. 2008) |
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17 Feb 1925
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Hal Holbrook, American actor and director |
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17 Feb 1925
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Ron Goodwin, English composer and conductor (d. 2003) |
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17 Feb 1925
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Fritz Behrendt German/Dutch cartoon character (The Slogan)
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17 Feb 1926
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Lee Hoiby: Madison, Wisconsin -- Composer (1957 Arts & Letters)
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17 Feb 1926
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Friedrich Cerha composer
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17 Feb 1928
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Marta Romero, Puerto Rican actress and singer (d. 2013) |
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17 Feb 1929
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Patricia Routledge, English actress and singer |
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17 Feb 1929
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Nicholas Ridley, Baron Ridley of Liddesdale, English lieutenant and politician, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (d. 1993) |
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17 Feb 1929
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Chaim Potok, American rabbi and author (d. 2002) |
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17 Feb 1929
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Yasser Arafat PLO-leader (Achille Lauro, Nobel 1994)
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17 Feb 1930
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Frank Wappat, English singer and radio host (d. 2014) |
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17 Feb 1930
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Ruth Rendell, English author (d. 2015) |
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17 Feb 1930
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Benjamin Fain, Ukrainian-Israeli physicist and academic (d. 2013) |
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17 Feb 1930
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Roger Craig, American baseball player, coach, and manager |
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17 Feb 1930
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Usko Merilainen composer
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17 Feb 1931
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Jiřina Jirásková, Czech actress and singer (d. 2013) |
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17 Feb 1932
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Buck Trent: Spartanburg, South Carolina -- Banjoist / singer (Hee Haw)
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17 Feb 1933
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Larry Jennings, American magician and author (d. 1997) |
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17 Feb 1933
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Craig L. Thomas, American captain and politician (d. 2007) |
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17 Feb 1933
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Bobby Lewis rocker (Tossin' & Turnin')
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17 Feb 1933
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Craig Thomas (Representative-R-WY)
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17 Feb 1934
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Barry Humphries, Australian comedian, actor, and author |
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17 Feb 1934
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Alan Bates, English actor and singer (d. 2003) |
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17 Feb 1934
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Buddy Ryan NFL coach (Philadelphia Eagles, Phoenix Cardinals)
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17 Feb 1935
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Christina Pickles, English-American actress and producer |
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17 Feb 1935
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Johnny Bush country singer
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17 Feb 1936
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Jim Brown, American football player and actor |
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17 Feb 1936
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Barry Jarman cricketer (Australian wicket-keeper in 60's)
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17 Feb 1936
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Peter Walker cricket all-rounder (Glamorgan did little for England 1960)
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17 Feb 1937
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Mary Ann Mobley, American model and actress, Miss America 1959 (d. 2014) |
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17 Feb 1937
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Mickey McGill US vocalist (Dells-Love is Blue)
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17 Feb 1938
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Martha Henry, American-Canadian actress |
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17 Feb 1938
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Yvonne Romain, English actress |
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17 Feb 1938
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Mary Frances Berry educator/head (US Commission on Civil Rights)
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17 Feb 1939
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John Leyton, English actor and singer |
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17 Feb 1940
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Gene Pitney, American singer-songwriter (d. 2006) |
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17 Feb 1940
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Vicente Fernández, Mexican singer-songwriter, actor, and producer |
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17 Feb 1940
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Dennis Gamsy cricketer (South African bat in 2 Tests vs Australia 1970)
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17 Feb 1941
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Julia McKenzie, English actress, singer, and director |
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17 Feb 1941
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Heidi Biebi German Federal Republic, downhill skier (Olympics-gold-1960)
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17 Feb 1942
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Huey P. Newton, American activist, co-founded the Black Panther Party (d. 1989) |
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17 Feb 1942
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Huey Newton Black Panther leader
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17 Feb 1943
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Joe Medjuck, Canadian actor and producer |
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17 Feb 1943
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Claire Malis, American actress (d. 2012) |
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17 Feb 1944
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Karl Jenkins, Welsh saxophonist, keyboard player, and composer (Soft Machine) |
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17 Feb 1944
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Nick Hewer, English television host |
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17 Feb 1944
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Bruce Fogle, Canadian veterinarian and author |
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17 Feb 1944
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Bernie Grant British politician (Labour)
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17 Feb 1945
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Brenda Fricker, Irish actress |
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17 Feb 1945
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Zina Bethune, American actress, dancer, and choreographer (d. 2012) |
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17 Feb 1945
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Patricia Morrow actress (Rita-Peyton Place)
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17 Feb 1945
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Willie J L Swildens-Rozendal Dutch MP (PvdA)
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17 Feb 1946
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Valdemar Bandolowski: Denmark -- Yachting (1976, 80 Olympics - Gold Medalist)
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17 Feb 1946
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Shahrnush Parsipur, Iranian-American author and academic |
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17 Feb 1946
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Dodie Stevens, American singer |
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17 Feb 1946
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Andr
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17 Feb 1947
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Ben Cramer, Dutch singer and actor |
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17 Feb 1947
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Dallas Adams British actor/painter/writer (Terror From Within)
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17 Feb 1948
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Don Scardino, American actor and director |
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17 Feb 1948
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Rick Majerus, American basketball player and coach (d. 2012) |
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17 Feb 1948
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José José, Mexican singer-songwriter, producer, and actor |
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17 Feb 1949
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Dennis Green, American football player and coach |
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17 Feb 1949
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Fred Frith, English guitarist and songwriter (Henry Cow, Art Bears, Massacre and Skeleton Crew) |
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17 Feb 1950
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Rickey Medlocke, American guitarist (Blackfoot and Lynyrd Skynyrd) |
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17 Feb 1950
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Rick Medlocke rock guitarist/vocalist (Blackfoot)
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17 Feb 1951
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Rashid Minhas, Pakistani soldier and pilot (d. 1971) |
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17 Feb 1952
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Insook Bhushan: Seoul, South Korea -- US US table tennis player (1992 Olympics)
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17 Feb 1952
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Vladimír Padrůněk, Czech bass player (Energit and Etc...) (d. 1991) |
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17 Feb 1952
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Karin Büttner-Janz, German gymnast and physician |
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17 Feb 1952
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Guillermo Vilas tennis player (1977 US Open)
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17 Feb 1953
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Janice Dickinson: Brooklyn, New York -- Model (Vogue)
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17 Feb 1953
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Annie Schreijer-Pierik, Dutch politician |
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17 Feb 1954
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Rene Russo, American actress and producer |
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17 Feb 1954
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Miki Berkovich, Israeli basketball player |
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17 Feb 1955
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Mo Yan, Chinese author and academic, Nobel Prize laureate |
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17 Feb 1956
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Richard Karn, American actor and game show host |
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17 Feb 1957
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Douglas Urbanski, American actor and talk show host |
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17 Feb 1957
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Loreena McKennitt, Canadian singer-songwriter, accordion player, and pianist |
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17 Feb 1958
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Alan Wiggins, American baseball player (d. 1991) |
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17 Feb 1958
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Steve Fox, English footballer and gardener (d. 2012) |
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17 Feb 1958
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Heidi Hagman actress (Linda-Archie Bunker's Place)
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17 Feb 1958
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Karen Lende O'Connor Concord MA, equestrian 3-day (Olympics-silver-96)
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17 Feb 1959
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Daniel Ray "Danny" Ainge: Basketball and football star
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17 Feb 1959
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Rowdy Gaines, American swimmer and sportscaster |
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17 Feb 1959
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Aryeh Deri, Moroccan-Israeli rabbi and politician, Internal Affairs Minister of Israel |
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17 Feb 1959
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Ambrose "Rowdy" Gaines US, 100 meter swimmer (Olympics-gold-1984)
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17 Feb 1960
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Shunji Kosugi, Japanese wrestler |
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17 Feb 1961
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Deb[ra] Richardson: Minneapolis, Minnesota -- Beach volleyballer (1996 Olympics)
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17 Feb 1961
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Panna Rittikrai, Thai actor, director, and stuntman (d. 2014) |
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17 Feb 1961
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Maria Eagle, English politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Transport |
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17 Feb 1961
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Angela Eagle, English politician, Shadow Leader of the House of Commons |
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17 Feb 1961
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Chris Champion, American wrestler |
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17 Feb 1961
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Guy McIntyre NFL guard (Philadelphia Eagles)
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17 Feb 1962
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Sarah Wollaston, English physician and politician |
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17 Feb 1962
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Lou Diamond Phillips, American actor and director |
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17 Feb 1962
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David McComb, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Triffids and The Blackeyed Susans) (d. 1999) |
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17 Feb 1962
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Hennie Meijer soccer player (Cambuur L, FC Heerenveen)
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17 Feb 1962
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Tony Blain cricketer (New Zealand Test wicket-keeper)
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17 Feb 1963
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Rene Syler, American journalist |
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17 Feb 1963
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Michael Jordan, American basketball player and actor |
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17 Feb 1963
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Jen-Hsun Huang, Taiwanese-American businessman, co-founded Nvidia |
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17 Feb 1963
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Alison Hargreaves, English mountaineer (d. 1995) |
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17 Feb 1963
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Larry the Cable Guy, American comedian and actor |
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17 Feb 1963
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Michael "Air" Jordan Brooklyn NY, NBA guard/forward (Chicago Bulls)
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17 Feb 1963
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Dan Reed rocker/actor (HOTS, Lake Consequence)
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17 Feb 1964
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Mike Campbell: Seattle, Washington -- Pitcher (Chicago Cubs)
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17 Feb 1964
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Buster Olney, American journalist and author |
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17 Feb 1965
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Clayton Prince: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania -- Actor (Hairspray, Reuben-Another World)
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17 Feb 1965
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Samuel Bayer, American director and cinematographer |
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17 Feb 1965
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Michael Bay, American director and producer |
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17 Feb 1965
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Jim Bowie Japanese/US baseball infielder (Oakland Athletics)
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17 Feb 1966
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Luc Robitaille, Canadian ice hockey player, manager, and actor |
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17 Feb 1966
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Michael Lepond, American bass player (Symphony X and Seven Witches) |
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17 Feb 1966
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Quorthon, Swedish guitarist and songwriter (Bathory) (d. 2004) |
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17 Feb 1966
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Melissa Brooke-Belland rocker (Voice of the Beehive-Let it Bee)
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17 Feb 1967
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Chanté Moore, American singer-songwriter and actress |
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17 Feb 1967
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Gary Shuchuk Edmonton, NHL center (Los Angeles Kings)
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17 Feb 1967
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Michelle Forbes Austin TX, actress (Ensign Ro-Star Trek Next Generation)
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17 Feb 1968
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Celita Schutz: Riverdale, New Jersey -- Half-middleweight judoka (1996 Olympics)
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17 Feb 1968
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Bryan Cox, American football player and coach |
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17 Feb 1968
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Wu'erkaixi, Chinese journalist and activist |
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17 Feb 1968
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Patrick Uterwijk pop guitarist (Pestilence, Consuming Impulse)
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17 Feb 1969
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Traci Adell: New Orleans, Louisiana -- Playmate (July, 1994)
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17 Feb 1969
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Tuesday Knight, American actress and singer |
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17 Feb 1969
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David Douillet, French martial artist and politician |
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17 Feb 1969
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David Klingler NFL quarterback (Oakland Raiders, Cincinnati Bengals)
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17 Feb 1969
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Joel Steed NFL nose tackle (Pittsburgh Steelers)
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17 Feb 1969
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Levon Kirkland NFL linebacker (Pittsburgh Steelers)
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17 Feb 1970
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Dominic Purcell, English-Australian actor and producer |
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17 Feb 1970
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Tommy Moe, American skier |
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17 Feb 1971
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Denise Richards, American model and actress |
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17 Feb 1971
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SaRenna Lee, American porn actress and model |
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17 Feb 1971
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Jeremy Edwards, English actor |
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17 Feb 1971
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Martyn Bennett, Canadian-Scottish bagpipe player and composer (d. 2005) |
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17 Feb 1972
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Lloy Ball: Ft Wayne, Indiana -- Volleyball setter (1996 Olympics)
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17 Feb 1972
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Stephen Robinson: Arlington, Virginia -- Rower (1996 Olympics)
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17 Feb 1972
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Lars Göran Petrov, Swedish singer and drummer (Entombed and Morbid) |
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17 Feb 1972
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Valeria Mazza, Argentinian model and businesswoman |
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17 Feb 1972
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Ralphie May, American comedian and actor |
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17 Feb 1972
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Taylor Hawkins, American singer-songwriter and drummer (Foo Fighters and Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders) |
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17 Feb 1972
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Philippe Candeloro, French figure skater |
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17 Feb 1972
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Billie Joe Armstrong, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, actor, and producer (Green Day, Pinhead Gunpowder, The Network, and Foxboro Hot Tubs) |
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17 Feb 1972
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Yuki, Japanese singer-songwriter (Mean Machine, Judy and Mary, and NiNa) |
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17 Feb 1972
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Richard MacQuire Melbourne VIC Australia, canoeist (Olympics-96)
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17 Feb 1972
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Tony Lawson NSA Australia, diver (Olympics-96)
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17 Feb 1972
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Vladimir Vujtek NHL forward (Team Czechoslovakia Olympics-gold-1998, Tampa Bay)
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17 Feb 1972
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William Floyd full back (San Francisco 49ers)
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17 Feb 1973
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Raphaël Ibañez, French rugby player |
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17 Feb 1973
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Chris Robinson NBA guard (Vancouver Grizzlies)
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17 Feb 1973
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Drew Barry NBA guard (Atlanta Hawks)
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17 Feb 1973
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Frank Sanders NFL wide receiver (Arizona Cardinals)
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17 Feb 1973
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Raymond Jackson NFL defensive back (Buffalo Bills)
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17 Feb 1974
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Bryan White, American singer-songwriter and guitarist |
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17 Feb 1974
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Jerry O'Connell, American actor, director, and producer |
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17 Feb 1974
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Kaoru, Japanese guitarist, songwriter, and producer (Dir En Grey) |
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17 Feb 1975
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Sung-Hee Park: Pusan, South Korea -- Tennis star (1993 Futures-Seoul)
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17 Feb 1975
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Václav Prospal, Czech ice hockey player |
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17 Feb 1975
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Todd Harvey, Canadian ice hockey player and coach |
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17 Feb 1975
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Harisu, South Korean singer and actress |
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17 Feb 1975
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Vaclav Prospal NHL forward (Team Czechoslovakia Olympics-gold-1998, Philadelphia)
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17 Feb 1976
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Scott Williamson, American baseball player and coach |
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17 Feb 1976
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William Roussel, French singer-songwriter and guitarist (Mütiilation) |
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17 Feb 1976
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Kelly Carlson, American actress |
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17 Feb 1977
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Bob Katsionis, Greek keyboard player (Firewind, Nightfall, and Septicflesh) |
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17 Feb 1977
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birth
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Wong Choong Hann, Malaysian badminton player |
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17 Feb 1977
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Erin Cardillo, American actress, producer, and screenwriter |
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17 Feb 1978
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Jacob Wetterling, American kidnapping victim |
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17 Feb 1979
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birth
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Josh Willingham, American baseball player |
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17 Feb 1980
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birth
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Klemi Saban, Israeli footballer |
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17 Feb 1980
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Jason Ritter, American actor and producer |
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17 Feb 1980
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Al Harrington, American basketball player |
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17 Feb 1980
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Aya Endō, Japanese voice actress |
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17 Feb 1980
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birth
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Shanyn MacEachern Brampton Ontario, gymnast (Olympics-96)
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17 Feb 1981
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Donielle Thompson: Wheatridge, Colorado -- Gymnast (World-bronze-95, Olympics - 1996)
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17 Feb 1981
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Andrew Stephenson, English politician |
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17 Feb 1981
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Pontus Segerström, Swedish footballer (d. 2014) |
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17 Feb 1981
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Paris Hilton, American model, actress, and singer |
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17 Feb 1981
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt, American actor, director, and producer |
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17 Feb 1981
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Lisa Skinner Queensland Australia, gymnast (Olympics-96)
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17 Feb 1982
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Adriano Leite Ribeiro, Brazilian footballer |
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17 Feb 1982
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Deyvid Oprja, Estonian skier |
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17 Feb 1982
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Daniel Merriweather, Australian singer-songwriter and producer |
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17 Feb 1982
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Jill de Jong, Dutch model and actress |
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17 Feb 1982
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Brian Bruney, American baseball player |
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17 Feb 1983
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Kevin Rudolf, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer |
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17 Feb 1983
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Marios Kaperonis, Greek boxer |
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17 Feb 1983
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Gérald Cid, French footballer |
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17 Feb 1984
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Marcin Gortat, Polish basketball player |
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17 Feb 1984
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Drew Miller, American ice hockey player |
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17 Feb 1984
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Kenta Kamakari, Japanese actor and singer |
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17 Feb 1984
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Stefan Jarosch, German footballer |
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17 Feb 1984
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Jimmy Jacobs, American wrestler |
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17 Feb 1984
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AB de Villiers, South African cricketer |
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17 Feb 1985
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Anders Jacobsen, Norwegian ski jumper |
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17 Feb 1985
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Anne Curtis, Australian-Filipino actress and singer |
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17 Feb 1985
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Sivakarthikeyan, Indian actor and singer |
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17 Feb 1986
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birth
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Ricardo Rodriguez, American wrestler and ring announcer |
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17 Feb 1986
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birth
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Joey O'Brien, Irish footballer |
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17 Feb 1986
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birth
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Rod Michael, American singer (B3) |
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17 Feb 1987
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Tiquan Underwood, American football player |
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17 Feb 1987
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Aseem Trivedi, Indian cartoonist and activist |
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17 Feb 1987
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Danny Farquhar, American baseball player |
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17 Feb 1987
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birth
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Thomas Ayasse, French footballer |
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17 Feb 1988
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Natascha Kampusch, Austrian kidnapping victim |
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17 Feb 1989
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Chord Overstreet, American actor and singer |
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17 Feb 1989
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birth
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Stacey McClean, English singer and actress (S Club 8) |
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17 Feb 1989
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birth
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Ina Demireva, Bulgarian ice dancer |
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17 Feb 1989
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birth
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Rebecca Adlington, English swimmer |
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17 Feb 1990
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birth
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Michelle Gavagan, Filipino model, environmentalist, Miss Philippines Fire 2011 |
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17 Feb 1990
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birth
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Marianne St-Gelais, Canadian speed skater |
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17 Feb 1991
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Bonnie Wright, English actress, director, and screenwriter |
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17 Feb 1991
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birth
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Ed Sheeran, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer |
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17 Feb 1991
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birth
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Sam Oldham, English gymnast |
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17 Feb 1992
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birth
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Meaghan Martin, American actress and singer |
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17 Feb 1993
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birth
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Philip Wiegratz, German actor |
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17 Feb 1993
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AJ Perez, Filipino actor and dancer (d. 2011) |
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17 Feb 1993
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birth
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Marc Márquez, Spanish motorcycle racer |
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17 Feb 1993
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birth
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Nicola Leali, Italian footballer |
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17 Feb 1994
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Angie Miller, American singer-songwriter and pianist |
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17 Feb 1996
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birth
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Sasha Pieterse, South African-American singer-songwriter and actress |
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17 Feb 2003
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Federica Falzon, Maltese singer |
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