History

/

Knowledge

Notable Birthdays for February 22

on

Published in History & Quotes

Those born on this date include:

- George Washington, first president of the United States, in 1732
- German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer in 1788
- poet/diplomat/editor James Lowell in 1819
- Englishman Robert Baden-Powell, founder of the Boy Scout movement, in 1857
- German physicist Heinrich Hertz, discoverer of radio waves, in 1857
- Hall of Fame baseball umpire Bill Klem in 1874
- poet Edna St. Vincent Millay in 1892
- actor/TV producer Sheldon Leonard in 1907
- Robert Pershing Wadlow, at 8 ft. 11.1 inches tall, the tallest person in recorded history, in 1918
- actor Robert Young in 1907
- actor John Mills in 1908
- television announcer Don Pardo in 1918
- actor Paul Dooley in 1928 (age 89)
- U.S. Sen. Ted Kennedy, D-Mass., in 1932
- baseball Hall of Fame member George Sparky Anderson in 1934
- filmmaker Jonathan Demme in 1944 (age 77)
- author Richard North Patterson in 1947 (age 70)
- three-time Formula 1 driving champion Niki Lauda in 1949 (age 68)
- basketball Hall of Fame member Julius Dr. J Erving in 1950 (age 67)
- actor Julie Walters in 1950 (age 67)
- Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin in 1962
- golfer Vijay Singh in 1963 (age 54)
- actor Kyle MacLachlan in 1959 (age 58)
- actor Rachel Dratch in 1966 (age 51)
- actor Jeri Ryan in 1968 (age 49)
- actor Drew Barrymore in 1975 (age 42)
- singer/songwriter James Blunt in 1974 (age 43).

 


Copyright 2017 by United Press International

Comments

blog comments powered by Disqus
 

 

Popular Stories

Comics

Red and Rover Bob Gorrell Candorville David Fitzsimmons Ed Wexler Agnes