FAMOUS AUTHOR’S BIRTHDAYS: 25 FEBRUARY: 1908 - Frank G Slaughter, author (Sangaree) 1917 - Anthony Burgess, essayist/novelist (Clockwork Orange) 1920 - Gérard Bessette, Canadian author (d. 2005) OTHER INTERESTING DATES: 1945 - Elkie Brooks, Manchester England, rocker (Pearls a Singer) 1955 - Leann Hunley, actress (Dane Carrington-Dynasty, Dawsons Creek) 1964 - Lee Evans, English comedian 1975 - Chelsea Handler, American comedian and actress FAMOUS AUTHOR’S BIRTHDAYS: 24 FEBRUARY: 1906 - Alexis Curvers, Belgian author (Tempo di Roma, Bourg-le-Rond) 1919 - S.J.A de Villiers; Afrikaasne skrywer (Kook en Geniet) OTHER INTERESTING DATES: 1860 - Daniel Berkeley Updike, printer/publisher/writer (Printing Types) 1948 - Dennis Minder Waterman, London England, actor (Fair Exchange) 1951 - Debra Jo Rupp, American actress 1955 - Alain Prost, Formula One racing driver (Championships: 85, 86, 89, 93) 1955 - Steve Jobs, San Francisco, California, American computer entrepreneur and co-founder of Apple (d. 2011) 1964 - Bill Bailey, British comedian 1971 - Pedro de la Rosa, Spanish Formula One driver FAMOUS AUTHOR’S BIRTHDAYS: 23 FEBRUARY: Deborah Steinmar – Afrikaanse skrywer (Poppekas) Johan Lotter – Afrikaanse skrywer (Kissmas in Mosambiek) FAMOUS AUTHOR’S BIRTHDAYS: 22 FEBRUARY: 1887 - Mary Ellen Chase, educator/author (Windswept, 1959 Sarah Hale Award) 1903 - Morley Callaghan, Canada, author (Toronto Star, Native Argosy) 1910 - Nicholas Monsarrat, Liverpool England, novelist 1938 - Ishmael Reed, US, author (Last Days of Louisiana Red) 1929 – Dolf van Niekerk – Afrikaanse skrywer 1980 – Jaco Jacobs – Afrikaanse skrywer OTHER INTERESTING DATES: 1732 - George Washington, Westmoreland, Virginia, 1st American president (1789-97) 1810 - Frederic Chopin, Zelazowa Wola, Polish/French pianist/composer (Concert in F Minor) 1857 - Heinrich Hertz, physicist, 1st to broadcast & receive radio waves 1928 - Bruce Forsyth, London England, comedian/TV host 1933 - Katharine Lucy Mary Worsley, England, Duchess of Kent 1949 - Nikki Lauda, Austria, formula 1 auto racer (world champ 1975, 77, 84) 1950 - Julie Walters, England, actress (Educating Rita, Prick Up Your Ears) 1958 - Kyle MacLachlan, Yakima WA, actor (Blue Velvet, Dune, Hidden) 1962 - Steve Irwin, Melbourne Victoria, Australian naturalist and TV personality (The Crocodile Hunter) d. 2006 1975 - Drew Barrymore, Los Angeles California, actress (ET, Firestarter, Poison Ivy)
Posted on: Tue, 25 Feb 2014 11:56:58 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015