February 12th Birthdays

American singer Gene McDaniels was born on this day in 1935 in Kansas City, Missouri. Here is his No. 3 hit from 1961, “Tower of Strength,” Gene’s second gold record. The first one was “100 Pounds of Clay.” He passed away at age 76 on July 29, 2011.

Also born on February 12th:

  • 1934
    Annette Crosbie, Scottish actress
    Bill Russell, American basketball player
  • 1936
    Joe Don Baker, American actor
  • 1938
    Judy Blume, American author
  • 1944
    Moe Bandy, American singer
  • 1945
    Maude Adams, Swedish model, actress
  • 1946
    Cliff DeYoung, American actor and musician
  • 1949
    Robin Thomas, American actor
  • 1950
    Steve Hackett, English guitarist
    Michael Ironside, Canadian actor
  • 1952
    Michael McDonald, American musician
  • 1953
    Joanna Kerns, American actress
    Nabil Shaban, British actor
  • 1955
    Chet Lemon, American baseball player
  • 1956
    Arsenio Hall, American actor, talk show host
    Brian Robertson, Scottish musician
  • 1959
    Larry Nance, American basketball player
    Sigrid Thornton, Australian actress
  • 1961
    Michel Martelly, 56th President of Haiti
  • 1963
    John Michael Higgins, American actor
  • 1968
    Josh Brolin, American actor
    Chynna Phillips, American singer
  • 1969
    Darren Aronofsky, American director, writer
  • 1974
    Fonzworth Bentley, American hip-hop artist
  • 1975
    Scot Pollard, American basketball player
  • 1979
    Antonio Chatman, American football player
    Matt Mauck, American football player
    Jesse Spencer, Australian actor
  • 1980
    Sarah Lancaster, American actress
    Gucci Mane, American rapper
    Christina Ricci, American actress
  • 1981
    Lisa Hannigan, Irish singer
  • 1983
    Carlton Brewster, American football player
  • 1990
    Katherine Barrell, Canadian actress
    Robert Griffin III, American football player
    Park Bo-young, South Korean actress
  • 1993
    Jennifer Stone, American actress

February Birthday Calendar



Died on February 12th:

  • 1789
    Ethan Allen, American Revolutionary War patriot, politician (age 51)
  • 1804
    Immanuel Kant, German anthropologist, philosopher (age 65)
  • 1834
    Friedrich Schleiermacher, German philosopher, scholar (age 64)
  • 1886
    Randolph Caldecott, English-American painter, illustrator (age 39)
  • 1894
    Hans von Bülow, German pianist, composer, conductor (age 64)
  • 1929
    Lillie Langtry, English singer, actress (age 75)
  • 1976
    Sal Mineo, American actor (age 37)
  • 1979
    Jean Renoir, French actor, director, screenwriter (age 84)
  • 1982
    Victor Jory, Canadian-American actor (age 79)
  • 1983
    Eubie Blake, American pianist, composer (age 96)
  • 1984
    Anna Anderson, Polish-American woman, Anastasia imposter (age 87)
  • 2000
    Tom Landry, American football player and coach (age 75)
    Charles M. Schulz, American cartoonist, Peanuts creator (age 77)
  • 2008
    David Groh, American actor (age 68)
  • 2011
    Betty Garrett, American actress, singer, dancer (age 91)
    Kenneth Mars, American actor, comedian (age 75)
  • 2012
    Zina Bethune, American actress, dancer (age 66)
    David Kelly, Irish actor (age 82)
  • 2014
    Sid Caesar, American actor, comedian (age 91)
  • 2015
    Gary Owens, American radio host, voice actor (age 80)
    Steve Strange, Welsh singer (age 55)
  • 2017
    Al Jarreau, American singer, musician (age 76)
  • 2018
    Marty Allen, American comedian, actor (age 95)
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