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)