Birthdays of important personalities on February 22

1403: Charles VII, King of France (1422-61), drove out English
1440: Ladislaus V Posthumus, King of Hungary/Bohemia
1514: Tahmasp I, shah of Persia (1524-76)/author (Tazkire-i Shah)
1533: P?ter Bornemisza, Hungarian vicar/author/publisher (Tragoedia)
1599: Anthony Van Dyck, Antwerp Belgium, painter
1634: Petrus "Pieter" van Schooten, fortress architect
1684: William Pulteney, London, statesman (Earl of Bath)
1705: Peter Arctedius, [Artedi], Swedish biologist
1732: George Washington, Virginia, 1st pres (1789-97)
1749: Johann Nikolaus Forkel, musicologist/1st biographer of Bach
1773: Matthijs I van Bree, Flemish (court)painter
1778: Rembrandt Peale, portrait/historical painter (Court of Death)
1788: Arthur Schopenhauer, Germany, philosopher (Great Pessimist)
1796: Adolphe Quetelet, Belgium, mathematician/astronomer/statistician
1797: William I, Berlin, King of Prussia (1861-88)/German Emperor (1871-88)
1798: Charles Mynn Thruston, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1873
1819: James Russell Lowell, poet/critic/diplomat/abolitionist
1822: Adolf Kuszmaul, German physician (stomach pump, Kuszmaul disease)
1827: James Barnet Fry, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1894
1828: Robert Alexander Cameron, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1894
1838: Pierre Jules Cesar Janssen, discoverer of hydrogen in Sun
1840: F August Bebel, German social-democrat
1842: Carl Rosa, Hamburg Germany, founder (Rosa opera company)
1842: L?on Vanderkindere, Belgian historian/mayor (Ukkel)
1843: Affonso de Escragnolle Taunay, France/Brazil writer (Inocencia)
1850: Isaac L Rice, Germany, (namesake of Columbia Univ's Rice stadium)
1852: Pieter K Pel, internist (Pel-Ebstein fever)
1857: Heinrich Hertz, physicist, 1st to broadcast & receive radio waves
1857: Robert Baden-Powell, founder (Boy Scouts, Girl Guides)
1862: Karen Hulda Garborg[-Bergersen], Norwegian playwright (Mot Solen/Eli)
1864: Jules Renard, France, writer (Poil de Carotte)
1865: Otto Modersohn, German painter
1868: Henri Polak, union leader/politician (soc-dem)
1873: Muhammad Iqbal, Dutch East Indies lawyer/poet/philosopher
1877: Yme C Schuitmaker, Dutch potato salesman/dramatist
1879: Johannes Br?nsted, Danish physical chemist (acid-base reactions)
1882: Eric Gill, England, sculptor/engraver/typographer (Perpetua)
1883: Alfred Wikenhauser, German RC exegetist (John-Apokalyps)
1883: Marguerite Clark, voice (Snow White)
1884: Abraham "Abe" Attell, boxing hall of famer
1886: Hugo Ball, German playwright/co-founder Flametti
1887: Mary Ellen Chase, educator/author (Windswept, 1959 Sarah Hale Award)
1889: Robin G Collingwood, English philosopher (Roman Britain)
1891: Jan Wils, Holland, architect/designer (Amsterdam's Olympic Stadium)
1892: David Dubinsky, labor leader (Freedom Award, 1969 Medal of Freedom)
1892: Edna St Vincent Millay, poet/dramatist (Harp Weaver-Pulitzer Prize)
1895: V?ctor Ra?l Haya de la Torre, founder (Peruvian Aprista Party)
1896: Edvin Wide, Sweden, 10K runner (Olympic-silver-1924)
1896: Paul Van Ostaijen, Flemish poet/writer/critic (Occupied City)
1898: Anton de Kom, Surinam/Dutch worker's union leader/resistance fighter
1900: Giorgios Seferis, Greece, poet (Nobel 1963)
1900: Sean O'Faolain, [John Whelan], Ire, writer (Murder at Cobbler's Hulk)
1901: Charles E Whittaker, Kansas, US Supreme Court justice (1957-62)
1901: Stefan Lorant, writer
1902: Hanns Neupert, German piano builder/author (Das Klavichord)
1903: Morley Callaghan, Canada, author (Toronto Star, Native Argosy)
1904: Peter Hurd, Roswell NM, painter (Portrait of Jos? Herrera)
1908: R?mulo Betancourt, pres of Venezuela (1945-48, 1958-64)
1909: Roderick Barclay, diplomat
1910: Al Sears, jazz performer
1910: Muriel Monkhouse, Red Cross worker
1910: Nicholas Monsarrat, Liverpool England, novelist
1915: Gus Lesnevich, light heavyweight boxing champ (1947 fight of year)
1917: Harmen van Rossum, civil servant/resistance fighter (WW II)
1917: Jane Bowles, writer
1918: Charles O Finley, baseball team owner (Oakland A's)
1918: Don Pardo, Westfield Mass, TV announcer (Jeopardy, SNL)
1918: Robert Wadlow, Alton Ill, tallest known human (2.72 m, 8' 11.1")
1918: Sid Abel, NHLer (1948-49 Hart Trophy)
1920: Bettina Vernon-Warren, dancer
1921: Jean-Bedel Bokassa, dictator
1925: Edward Gorey, Chicago, author/artist (Curious Sofa)
1925: Gerard Hoffnung, Berlin Germany, artist/humorist/musician
1925: Raymond Joseph Cecil, British architect
1928: Bruce Forsyth, London England, comedian/TV host (Generation Game)
1929: Ryne Duren, near-sighted pitcher (NY Yankees)
1930: JPS van Neerven, Dutch economist/editor (Limbourg Daily)
1932: Edward M "Ted" Kennedy, (Sen-D-Mass, 1962- ), (Don't let him drive)
1933: Katharine Lucy Mary Worsley, England, Duchess of Kent
1934: George "Sparky" Anderson, SD, baseball manager (Reds, Tigers)
1934: Thomas Paul, Chicago Illinois, bass (NYC Opera 1963-70)
1935: Ineke [R M] Haas-Berger, Dutch MP (PvdA)
1936: Ernie K-Doe, [Ernest Kador Jr], New Orleans La, rocker
1937: Joanna Russ, US, sci-fi author (Hugo, Female Man, Alyx)
1937: Noel Murphy, British(?) rugby player
1937: Samuel Whitbread, English brewer/multi-millionaire
1938: Bobby Hendricks, US soul vocalist (Itchy Twitchy Feeling)
1938: Ishmael Reed, US, author (Last Days of Louisiana Red)
1939: Steve Barber, pitcher (Balt Orioles, NY Yankees)
1940: Johnson P Mlambo, South African leader (Pan-African Congress)
1943: David E Skaggs, (Rep-D-Colorado)
1945: Oliver, rock vocalist (Good Morning Starshine, Jean)
1947: John Bryant, (Rep-D-TX, 1983- )
1949: Nikki Lauda, Austria, formula 1 auto racer (world champ 1975, 77, 84)
1951: Harley O Staggers Jr, (Rep-D-WV, 1983- )
1952: James Philip Bagian, Philadelphia, MDPE/astronaut (STS 29, STS 40)
1955: Tim Young, athlete
1961: Don Van Spall, guitarist (Sleeze Beez)
1961: Marla O'Hara, Gardena Ca, WPVA volleyballer (Santa Cruz-3rd-1991)
1962: Lenda Murray, Detroit Mich, body builder (4X Ms Olympia)
1965: Joe Reekie, Victoria, NHL defenseman (Washington Capitals)
1965: Pat LaFontaine, St Louis Mo, NHL center (NY Islanders, NY Rangers)
1966: Brent Severyn, Vegreville, NHL defenseman (NY Islanders)
1966: Resga Riggins, Trussville Alabama, Miss Alabama-America (1991)
1967: Marianne Ihalainen, ice hockey right wing (Finland, Oly-98)
1970: Dominic Roussel, Hull, NHL goalie (Winnipeg Jets)
1970: Leo Stefan, hockey forward (Team Germany 1998)
1971: Barry Smith, 100m/200m runner
1971: Jason Marshall, Cranbrook, NHL defenseman (Anaheim Mighty Ducks)
1971: Mohammed Sylla, soccer player (Willem II, FC Martigues)
1971: Rico Mack, WLAF linebacker (Amsterdam Admirals)
1972: Christin Didier, Miss USA-Montana (1997)
1974: Aaron Gavey, Sudbury, NHL center (Tampa Bay Lightning)
1975: Gregory Maddalone, Schenectady NY, dance skater (& Demkowski)

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