*~* 16 February - Happy Birthday Kelly, Bubbulangel and Peaceful Baby *~* Hey,Hey,Paula

Hippity Skippity and Bippity Bop!

I’m so happy I’m gonna pop!

Raz-za Ma-tazz,

And all that jazz!

Here’s a tune,

That’s just for you!



Oh! Bop de bop,

and loop de lop!

Tweedley dump,

and boop de boop!

Hope this day is great for you,

Today and the whole year through!



Hap-py Birth-day to you!

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Birthdates which occurred on your date of February 16:

1900 Albert Maurice Hackett playwright/screenwriter

1901 Chester Morris New York NY, actor (Diagnosis Unknown)

1901 Wayne King Savannah IL, saxophonist/bandleader (the Waltz King)

1903 Edgar Bergen Chicago IL, ventriloquist (Charlie McCarthy)

1904 Ellis Achong cricketer (West Indian SLA, 8 wickets in 6 Tests)

1904 George F Kennan Milwaukee WI, US ambassador (to Moscow)

1905 Jose Munoz Molleda composer

1905 Lord Franks British ambassador (to US)

1906 Vera Menchik Moscow, 1st official women's world chess champion (1927)

1906 Jeffrey Lynn actor (Tony Rome, Butterfield 8, Up Front)

1907 Anghélos Terzakis Greece, writer (Without God)

1907 Fernando Previtali composer

1907 Henri van Albada Belgian sculptor (Charles V)

1909 Hugh Beaumont Lawrence KS, actor (Ward Cleaver-Leave it to Beaver)

1909 Jeffrey Lynn Auburn MA, actor (My Son Jeep, The Roaring Twenties)

1910 Michael Milne-Watson CEO (BUPA)

1910 Miguel Bernal Jiminez composer

1911 Hal Porter Australia, writer (Tilted Cross, Paper Chase)

1912 Del Sharbutt Cleburne TX, TV announcer (Your Hit Parade)

1912 Arthur Crook British editor (Times Literary Supplement)

1912 Bob Tadema Sporry Dutch (female) author

1912 Machito "Frank Grillo" Florida, bandleader (created salsa music)

1912 Maitland Mackie Lord Lieutenant (Aberdeenshire)

1914 Jimmy Wakely Mineola AR, country singer (5 Star Jubilee)

1914 J Tobin British anaesthetist

1916 William Ballard Doggett jazz musician

1918 Károly earl Khuen-Héderváry Hungarian Governor/premier (1910-12)

1920 Lee Russell Cleveland OH, singer (Vincent Lopez)

1920 Patty Andrews Minneapolis MN, singer (Andrews Sisters)

1920 Hubert van Herreweghen Flemish writer/journalist

1921 Jean Behra auto racer

1922 Geraint Evans British opera vocalist (Knaben Wunderhorn)

1922 Paul van't Veer Dutch journalist/writer (Het Vrije Volk)

1924 James Swaffield Director-General (Swaffield & Clerk to the GLC)

1924 Peter Webster British High Court Judge

1925 David Emms director (London Goodenough Trust for Overseas Graduates)

1925 Per Bailey director (Gatwick & Stansted Airports)

1926 John Schlesinger London England, film director (Midnight Cowboy, Darling)

1926 Jack Levy mechanical engineer

1926 Vera-Ellen [Westmeyr Rohe], Cincinnati OH, actress/dancer (Wonder Man)

1929 Peter Porter Australian/British author/poet (Chair of Babel)

1930 Peggy King Greensburg PA, singer/actress (George Gobel Show)

1930 F G R Cuming painter

1930 Ricou Browning Florida, director/actor (Thunderball)

1931 A Kolleritsch writer

1931 Gamini Goonesena cricket leg-spinner (all-rounder for Ceylon, Notts)

1931 George E Sangmeister (Representative-D-IL)

1931 Ken Takakura [Goichi Oda], Kita Japan, actor (A Story of the Antarctic)

1932 Gretchen Wyler Bartlesville OK, actress (Silk Stockings)

1932 A Appelfeld writer

1932 Nand Baert Belgian radio/TV-host

1932 Otis Blackwell composer/singer

1934 Austin "Ted" Taylor US gospel/R&B-singer (Be Ever Wonderful)

1934 Marlene Bauer Hagge Eureka SD, LPGA golfer (1950 Woman Athlete of the Year)

1935 Brian Bedford England, actor (Anthony-Coronet Blue)

1935 Sonny Bono Detroit MI, singer (Sonny & Cher, Mayor-R-Palm Springs CA)

1935 Robin Clark chemist (FRS)

1937 Paul Bailey novelist

1937 Valentin Vasilyevich Bondarenko cosmonaut

1938 Barry Primus New York NY, actor (Sergeant McKenna-Cagney & Lacey, Boxcar Bertha)

1938 John Corigliano New York NY, composer (Fern Hill, Ghosts of Versailles)

1939 David Griffiths portrait painter

1939 Harold Kalin singer

1940 Karoli Ruth Needles painter

1941 Vitali Kuznetsov USSR, judo (Olympics-silver-1972)

1942 Gabriel Brncic composer

1942 Kim Chong-Il [Yura], President of North-Korea (1994- )

1943 Anthony Dowell London, ballet dancer (Royal Ballet)

1943 J D Moore headmaster (St Dunstan's College)

1943 James Beaton British GC

1944 Richard Ford US author (Sportswriter)

1946 Aleksandr Shaparenko USSR, 1K kayak (Olympics-gold-1972)

1946 Ian Lavender British actor (Stupid Boy in Dad's Army)

1946 J R Farndon British consultant surgeon

1949 Dorus Vrede Surinam poet (Otobanda; the Other Bank)

1950 William Katt Los Angeles CA, actor (Greatest American Hero, 1st Love)

1950 Peter Hain British MP

1953 George Martin NFL defensive back (New York Giants)

1953 Andre St Lauren NHLer

1953 Mike Ford New York NY, Canadian Tour golfer (1976 Port Jefferson Open)

1954 David Lombardo rocker

1954 Iain [Menzies] Banks UK, sci-fi author (Wasp Factory)

1954 Michael Holding cricket fast bowler (Whispering Death-Awesome for West Indies)

1955 Guy Gallo New Orleans LA, writer (Under the Volcano)

1955 Jeff Clayton US jazz saxophonist/composer (Groove Shop)

1956 James Ingram singer (On the Wings of Love)

1957 LeVar Burton Landstuhl Germany, (Roots, Star Trek Next Generation)

1958 Lisa Loring actress (As the World Turns, Wednesday-Addams Family)

1958 Herb Williams NBA center (Toronto Raptors, New York Knicks)

1958 Ice-T rap singer/actor (New Jack City, Tank Girl, Crazy Six)

1958 John Paul Morse Marshall MI, PGA golfer (1995 United Airlines)

1959 John P McEnroe tennis player (US Open 1979-81, 84 Wimbledon 1981, 83, 84)

1959 Kelly Tripuka Glenn Ridge NJ, NBA forward (Detroit Pistons, Utah Jazz)

1961 Andy Taylor Dolver-Hampton England, rock guitarist (Duran Duran-Hungry Like the Wolf)

1962 Alexa Kenin New York NY, actress (Mousie-Coed Fever)

1962 Tony Kiley rocker (Blow Monkeys-Wicked Ways)

1964 Mark Price NBA guard (Cleveland Caveliers)

1966 Eric Uptagrafft Spokane WA, prone rifle (Olympics-1996)

1967 Robert Massey NFL cornerback (Arizona Cardinals, Detroit Lions)

1968 Cecil Gray NFL tackle (Arizona Cardinals)

1968 Erik Regtop Dutch soccer player (SC Heerenveen)

1969 Claude Lambert Montréal Québec Canada, boxer (Olympics-96)

1969 Fermin Cacho Barcelona Spain, 1500 meter (Olympics-2 gold-92, 96)

1969 Tim Costo US baseball infielder (Cincinnati Reds)

1971 Anthony Abrams NFL defensive tackle (Kansas City Chiefs)

1971 Chi Kredell Long Beach CA, water polo driver (Olympics-96)

1971 Larry Jones NFL running back (Washington Redskins)

1971 Marco Sas Dutch soccer player (NAC)

1971 Mike Hubbard Lynchburg VA, catcher (Chicago Cubs)

1971 Shivanthini Dharmasiri Miss Sri Lanka-Universe (1996)

1971 Van Tuinei defensive end (San Diego Chargers)

1972 Jerome Bettis running back (Pittsburgh Steelers)

1973 Cathy Freeman Mackay Australia, 100 meter/200 meter/400 meter (Olympics-silver-92, 96)

1973 James Young Australian water polo player (Olympics-96)

1974 Kimberly Dawn Whipany Oklahoma, rocker (PC Quest-Can You See)

1974 Jevon Langford defensive end (Cincinnati Bengals)

1974 Kathy McCormack ice hockey forward (Canada, Olympics-silver-98)

1975 Casey Barrett Montréal Québec Canada, 200 meter Butterfly (Olympics-96)

1975 Marty Murray Deloraine, NHL center (Calgary Flames)

1977 Alexei Morozov NHL forward (Team Russia Olympics-silver-1998, Pittsburgh)

1977 Trina Jackson 4X200 meter freestyle swimmer (Olympics-gold-96)

1978 Caroline Hunt Chicago IL, rhythmic gymnast (US team-96)

1979 Emma Louise DeSilets Miss Washington Teen-USA (1997)

1985 Larry Ward actor (Frank Ragan-Dakotas), dies at 69

1998 Mr Jefferson Virginia, 1st cloned calf

2335 Geordi La Forge character on Star Trek Next Generation

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Thought for the day :

Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness; no laziness; no procrastination; never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.

Lord Chesterfield

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