February 29
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Birthdays


Ann Lee (Anne the Word or Mother Anne) 1736 - Founder of Shakerism in United States

Gioacchino Rossini 1792 - Opera composer ("The Barber of Seville")

John Philip Holland 1840 - Inventor of the first submarine accepted by the U.S. Navy

Herman Hollerith 1860 - Engineer, teacher, inventor of first electric tabulating machine (forerunner of the calculator)

Theodore 'Theo' Hardeen 1876

William Wellman 1896 - Screenwriter, director

Jimmy Dorsey 1904 - bandleader

Pepper (John Leonard Roosevelt) Martin 1904 - Baseball player

Dinah Shore 1916 - Singer, entertainer ("The Dinah Shore Show")

Arthur Franz 1920 - Actor

Michèle Morgan 1920 - Actress

Howard Nemerov 1920 - Poet

Al Rosen 1924 - Baseball player

Joss Ackland 1928 - Actor ("The Hunt for Red October")

Tempest Storem (Annie Blanche Banks) - Actress

Jack Lousma 1936 - Astronaut

Henri Richard 1936 - Hockey player known as "The Pocket Rocket", he played on 11 Stanley Cup champion teams

Alex Rocco 1936 - Actor ("The Godfather", "Herbie Goes Bananas")

Gretchen Christopher 1940 - Singer (Fleetwoods)

Joe Giglio 1940 - Singer (The Four Aces)

Dennis Farina 1944 - Actor ("Law & Order", "Striking Distance")

Steve Mingori 1944 - Baseball player

John Niland 1944 - Football player

Patricia McKillip 1948 - Science-fiction writer

Al Autry 1952 - Baseball player

Tim Powers 1952 - Science-fiction writer

Chucky Powers 1968 - Basketball players

Bryce Paup 1968 - Football player

Antonio Sabato, Jr. 1972 - Actor

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