February 23





Birthdays

Samuel Pepys 1633 - English naval administrator and Member of Parliament, known for his diary of events and quotes

George Frederic Handel 1685 - Composer

Mayer Amschel Rothschild 1734

Emma Willard 1787 - Educator, writer of textbooks

Istvan Ferenczi 1792

George Watts 1817

W.E.B. DuBois 1868

Agnes M. Royden 1876

Norman Lindsay 1879

Victor Fleming 1883

William Shirer 1904 - Jornalist, author ("The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich", "Ghandi: A Memoir")

Walter Ernest Allen 1911

Elston Howard 1929 - Baseball player

Lee Calhoun 1933 - Hurdler, won the 110-meter hurdles twice in Olympics

Diana Varsi 1938 - Actress ("Peyton Place")

Sylvia Chase 1938 - Newscaster ("ABC News", "20/20")

Peter Fonda 1940 - Director, actor ("Easy Rider"), Jane Fonda's brother, Henry Fonda's son, Bridget Fonda's dad

Bobby (Wayne) Mitchell 1943 - Golfer

Fred Biletnikoff 1943 - Football player

Johnny Winter (John Dawson III) 1944 - Musician

Mike Maxfield 1944 - Musician (Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas)

Allan Boesak 1945

Rusty Young 1946 - Musician (Poco)

Ken (Kenneth George) Boswell 1946 - Baseball player

Terry "Tex" Comer 1949

Larry Demps 1949 - Musician (Dramatics)

Steve Priest 1950 - Musician (The Sweet)

Jim Youngblood 1950 - Football player

Eddie Dibbs 1951 - Tennis player

Ed ‘Too Tall’ Jones 1951 - Football player

Patricia Richardson 1951 - Actess ("Home Improvement")

Ray Oldham 1951 - Football player

Brad Whitford 1952 - Musician (Aerosmith) - Official Aerosmith Store

Lorne Henning 1952 - Hockey player

Howard Jones 1955 - Singer

David Sylvian 1958 - Musician (Japan)

Ria Brieffies 1958 - Musician (Dolly Dots)

Michael Wilton 1962 - Musician (Queensryche)

Robert Collins 1963 - Musician

Bobby (Roberto Martin Antonio) Bonilla 1963 - Baseball player

John Norum 1964

Helen Sukova 1965

Kristin Davis 1965 - Actress ("Sex and the City")

Pam Blundell 1967

Marc Price 1968

Jeff Beres 1971 - Musician (Sister Hazel)

Lasse Johansson 1973 - Musician (The Cardigans)

Emily Blunt 1983 - Actress

Dakota Fanning 1994 - Actress