Famous Birthdays for February 29
Today's:
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 Storm (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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