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Who Was Born on February 20?  
IN THE PAST 

Tags: February 20, birthdays, Pisces, History, news, current events, celebrities, Barkley, Crawford, Starbury, Trump, first, solo, circumnavigation, kurt, cobain

Happy Birthday to these Pisces' who were born on February 20. Amongst them, the NBA's "Starbury" who sells his shoeline for $14.97 a pair, Charles Barkley, Cindy Crawford, and a famous brother...

	1844 - Joshua Slocum, Canadian seaman and adventurer who was the first man to sail around the world alone (took 3 years). Ironically dissappeared at sea in 1909 on that same sloop-rigged fishing boat.
	1899 - Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney, American businessman and heir (d. 1992) - had his hands in the film "Gone With the Wind," Technicolor Corporation, Hudson Bay Mining Co., and a partner with Rockefeller.
	1901 - Muhammad Naguib, President of Egypt (d. 1984)
	1902 - Ansel Adams, American photographer (d. 1984) known for his black-and-white images of Yosemite
	1904 - Alexei Kosygin, Premier of the Soviet Union (d. 1980)
	1924 - Gloria Vanderbilt, American clothing designer and entrepreneur most noted as a spokeswoman for designer blue jeans.
	1927 - Sidney Poitier, American actor - In June 2006, the AFI released its list of the 100 Most Inspiring Movies. Poitier was the only actor to have five of his films appear on the list (The Defiant Ones, A Raisin in the Sun, Lilies of the Field, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, and In the Heat of the Night).
	1934 - Bobby Unser - part of the American race car driver and Hall of Fame family of auto sports legends
	1936 - Larry Hovis, American actor (d. 2003) - played a POW on "Hogan's Heroes"
	1937 - Roger Penske, American race car driver and owner of Penske Racing
	1937 - Nancy Wilson, American singer - recorded 60 albums. All started at a talent contest in Chillicothe, Ohio at age 15.
	1942 - Phil Esposito, Canadian hockey player - NHL Hall of Famer who centered for Bobby Hull
	1945 - Brion James, American actor (d. 1999) - played Leon in "Blade Runner" and also starred in "Another 48 Hours," "Tango & Cash" and "Silverado"
	1949 - Ivana Trump - Czech Olympic skier, model and socialite most notably recognized for her marriage to Donald Trump
	1950 - Ken Shimura, Japanese television performer and actor
	1950 - Walter Becker, American jazz-rock guitarist and half of the jazz-duo Steely Dan
	1954 - Patty Hearst, American socialite and kidnapping victim
	1960 - Joel Hodgson, American comedian, creator of Mystery Science Theater 3000
	1963 - Charles Barkley - NBA basketball legend who was shorter than most of the men he guarded but one of the best rebounders ever. Now TNT basketball personality.
	1966 - Cindy Crawford, famous American model who single-handedly made a mole into a "beauty mark."
	1967 - Kurt Cobain - one of the most influential American musicians ever. Spiritual and musical leader of band Nirvana. Died in 1994 from a self-inflicted shotgun wound to the head.
	1967 - Lili Taylor, American actress - "Rudy," "High Fidelity," "Ransom" and HBOs "Six Feet Under"
	1969 - Gedo, Japanese professional wrestler
	1972 - Brent Gretzky, Canadian hockey player; brother of Wayne Gretzky
	1972 - K-OS, Canadian musician/rapper - pronounced "Chaos" and an acronym for "Knowledge of Self"
	1975 - Brian Littrell, American musician (Backstreet Boys)
	1975 - Liván Hernández - MLB player who defected to the U.S. from Cuba
	1977 - Stephon Marbury - self-proclaimed best point guard in the NBA, but also sells his shoeline "Starbury" for $14.97 and has 7 barbers on for hire on Coney Island giving free haircuts to children
	1977 - T.J. Slaughter - NFL linebacker from Southern Miss
	1978 - Lauren Ambrose, American actress - played Claire on HBO's "Six Feet Under"
	1985 - Yulia Volkova (t.A.T.u.) - part of the Russian pop music duo t.A.T.u. with a lesbian image
	1988 - Rihanna, Barbadian musician - famous songs "Pon de Replay" and "SOS" and also toured as opening act for Gwen Stefani

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