Birthdays of important personalities on February 27

Danny Rivera, spanish pop musician (Canci?n Libre)
Vanessa Dorman, Niantic Conn, (Caitlin Richards-Sunset Beach)
1539: Franciscus Raphelengius, Dutch book publisher
1622: Rembrandt Carel Fabritius, Dutch painter
1784: Elias Annes Borger, Dutch theologist/poet (To the Rhine)
1792: Don Joaquin B F Espartero, Spanish adventurer/fieldmarshal
1802: William George Frederick Cavendish Bentinck, Lord George Bentinck
1807: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Portland Maine, poet (Hiawatha)
1811: [Catherine] Mildred Lee, daughter of US general Robert E Lee
1823: Ferdinand Van Derveer, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1892
1823: William Buel Franklin, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1903
1827: Richard W Johnson, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1897
1832: Alfred Pollard Edward, Civil War journalist, died in 1872
1835: Charles Cartuyvels, Belgian pulprit orator
1835: Richard Garnett, English author (Ananda the Miracle Worker)
1841: [Eleanor] Agnes Lee, daughter of US general Robert E Lee
1850: Henry Edwards Huntington, US, railroad exec
1861: Rudolph Steiner, Kraljevic Aust, founder (doctrine of anthroposophy
1867: Irving Fisher, US economist (compensating dollar)
1869: Alice Hamilton, physician/writer (workmen's compensation laws)
1881: Luitzen [Bertus] Brouwers, Dutch mathematician
1881: Sveinn Bj?rnsson, 1st president of Iceland (1944-52)/poet (Figur ild)
1886: Hugo L Black, Ala, (Sen-D-Ala)/78th Supreme Court justice (1937-71)
1887: James D Innes, English painter
1888: Lotte Lehmann, Perleberg Germany, soprano (Fidello)
1891: David Sarnoff, US, radio/TV pioneer/CEO (RCA)
1893: Ralph Linton, US cultural anthropologist (Tree of Culture)
1897: Bernard F Lyot, French astronomer (Lyot filter)
1897: G Paul H Schuitema, graphic designer/photographer (System-O-Color)
1899: Charles H Best, Maine, physiologist/co-discoverer (Insulin)
1901: Marino Marini, Italian sculptor/painter
1902: John Steinbeck, Salinas Calif, author (Grapes of Wrath-Nobel 1962)
1904: James Thomas Farrell, US, author (Studs Lonigan trilogy)
1906: H Algernon F "Algy" Rumbold, English diplomat (S Africa/Tibet)
1910: Peter De Vries, Chicago, author (Reuben Reuben, Prick of Noon)
1912: Hugues Panassi?, French jazz saxophonist/author (Hot Club of France)
1912: Lawrence Durrell, Darjeeling India, writer (Alexandria Quartet)
1913: Frank Allaun, British MP (L)
1913: Irwin Shaw, US, novelist (Rich Man Poor Man)
1915: Arthur Gilson, Belgian attorney/minister of Defense (1958-..)
1917: John Connally, (Gov-D/R-Texas), shot in Kennedy motorcade
1919: Lawrence Durrell, writer
1920: David Vere Bendall, former diplomat
1920: Jose Melis, Havana Cuba, orch leader (Jack Paar Program)
1922: Mervyn Jones, author (Nobody's Fault, 5 Hungarian Writers)
1924: M M Shearer, former Lord Lieutenant of Shetland
1925: Hugh Leggatt, art dealer
1925: Richard AFM Auwerda, Dutch journalist/writer
1926: Peter Emery, British MP
1927: Lord Belhaven & Stenton
1927: Michael Butler, Pro-Provost/chairman (Royal College of Art)
1931: Andrew Sloan, Chief Constable (Strathcourt)
1932: Dolf Zwerver, Dutch painter
1932: Lord Young of Graffham, CEO (Cables & Wireless)
1933: 6th marquess of Bute, Scottish large landowner/bibliophile
1933: Edward Lucie-Smith, poetry critic
1933: Geoffrey Maitland Smith, CEO (Sears)
1933: Malcolm Wallop, (Sen-R-WY, 1977- )
1934: Ralph Nader, Winsted Conn, consumer advocate (Unsafe at Any Speed)
1934: [Navarre] Scott Momaday, US author (House Made of Dawn, Pulitzer 1969)
1935: Mirella Freni, Modena Italy, lyric soprano (Madame Butterfly)
1936: Roger M Mahoney, Hollywood Ca, archbishop of Los Angeles (1985- )
1937: Barbara Babcock, Pasadena CA, actr (Dr Quinn, Dallas, Hill St Blues)
1937: Donald MacKay, CEO (Scottish Enterprise)
1937: L Jay Silvester, US, discus thrower (Olympic-silver-1972)
1937: Viscount Head
1939: Antoinette Sibley, ballerina (Turning Point)
1939: Peter Revson, auto racer (1971 Indianapolis pole winner)
1940: Barbara Kelly, CEO (Scottish Consumer Council)
1941: Paddy Ashton, New Delhi India, British MP (Soc/Lib Democrat)
1941: Sandy Wilson
1942: Charlayne Hunter-Gault, Due West SC, news reporter (McNeil-Lehrer)
1944: Roger Scruton, philosopher
1947: Gidon Kremer, Riga Latvia, violinist (Tchaikovsky Prize 1970)
1948: Eddie Gray, rock guitarist (Tommy James & Shondells-Crystal Blue)
1948: Stephen Curtis, CEO (DVLA)
1950: Franco Moschino, fashion Designer
1950: Julia Neuberger, British Rabbi
1951: Lee Atwater, Republican National Committee Chairman (1989-91)
1951: Steve Harley, rocker (Come Up & See Me)
1952: Dwight Elmo Jones, Houston Tx, basketball player (Olymp-silver-1972)
1952: Kevin Raleigh, rock vocalist/keyboardist (Michael Stanley Band)
1954: Neal Schon, rock guitarist (Journey-Open Arms, Bad English)
1955: Garry Christian, rocker
1957: Adrian Smith, heavy metal guitarist (Iron Maiden-Aces High)
1960: John van Grinsven, soccer player (MVV)
1960: Paul Humphreys, rock synthesizer (OMD-Crush, Pacific Age)
1962: Kory Tarpenning, Portland Oregon, pole vaulter
1964: April Heinrichs, Littleton Colo, US women's soccer coach (Olympic-96)
1964: Ewen Vernal, British pop bassist (Deacon Blue-Your Town)
1964: Richard de Vries, soccer player (De Graafschap)
1966: Chris Howard, US baseball catcher (Seattle Mariners)
1966: Pete Smith, US baseball player (Atlanta Braves, NY Mets)
1967: Dallas Eakins, Dade City, NHL defenseman (Winnipeg Jets)
1967: Frantisek Kaberle, Brno CZE, hockey forward (Team Czech Rep)
1967: Robert Kron, Brno Cze, NHL right wing (Hartford Whalers)
1968: Mike Sullivan, Marshfield, NHL center (Calgary Flames)
1969: Robert Molenaar, Dutch soccer player (FC Volendam)
1969: Victoria Fair, Jackson Michigan, Miss Michigan-America (1991)
1969: Willie Banks, US baseball pitcher (Chicago Cubs)
1971: Jaroslav Modry, Ceske-budejovice C, NHL defenseman (Ottawa Senators)
1971: Rich Tylski, guard/center (Jacksonville Jaguars)
1973: "Pooh" Clark, rocker (High-5)
1973: Terence Davis, WLAF wide receiver (London Monarchs)
1974: Chris Dishman, guard (Arizona Cardinals)
1975: Dana Marie Lane, Cheyenne Wyoming, Miss America-Wyoming (1996)
1975: Duce Staley, running back (Philadelphia Eagles)
1975: Marcus Robinson, wide receiver (Chicago Bears)
1976: Tony Gonzalez, tight end (KC Chiefs)
1980: Chelsea Clinton, daughter of President Clinton (1993-2001)

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