What happened on February 1 ?

1261 - Walter de Stapledon, English bishop (d. 1326)

1459 - Conrad Celtes, German humanisr scholar (d. 1508)

1462 - Johannes Trithemius, German cryptographer (d. 1516)

1552 - Edward Coke, English colonial entrepreneur and jurist (d. 1634)

1635 - Marquard Gude, German archaeologist (d. 1689)

1690 - Francesco Maria Veracini, Italian composer (d. 1768)

1761 - Christian Hendrik Persoon, South African mycologist (d. 1836)

1844 - G. Stanley Hall, American psychologist (d. 1844)

1859 - Victor Herbert, Irish composer (d. 1924)

1874 - Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Austrian writer (d. 1929)

1878 - Milan Hod?a, Slovak politician, champion of regional integration in Europe (d. 1944)

1882 - Louis Stephen St. Laurent, twelfth Prime Minister of Canada (d. 1973)

1884 - Yevgeny Zamyatin, Russian writer (d. 1937)

1887 - Charles Nordhoff, English-born author (d. 1947)

1894 - John Ford, American director and producer (d. 1973)

1894 - James P. Johnson, American pianist and composer (d. 1955)

1898 - Enzo Ferrari, Italian auto manufacturer (d. 1988)

1901 - Clark Gable, American actor (d. 1960)

1902 - Langston Hughes American writer (d. 1967)

1904 - S. J. Perelman, American humorist and author (d. 1979)

1905 - Emilio G. Segrè, Italian physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1989)

1906 - Hildegarde, American actress and singer (d. 2005)

1907 - Günter Eich, German lyricist (d. 1972)

1908 - George Pál, Hungarian-born director and producer (d. 1980)

1909 - George Beverly Shea, Canadian singer

1915 - Sir Stanley Matthews, English football player (d. 2000)

1918 - Muriel Spark, Scottish author (d. 2006)

1922 - Renata Tebaldi, Italian soprano (d. 2004)

1931 - Boris Yeltsin, President of Russia

1936 - Azie Taylor Morton, U.S. Treasurer (d. 2003)

1937 - Don Everly, American musician (Everly Brothers)

1937 - Garrett Morris, American comedian

1938 - Sherman Hemsley, American comedian and actor

1940 - Bibi Besch, Austrian-American actress (d. 1996)

1941 - Karl Dall, German television host.

1942 - Terry Jones, Welsh actor and writer

1944 - Burkhard Ziese, German football manager

1947 - Jessica Savitch, American journalist (d. 1983)

1948 - Rick James, American musician and composer (d. 2004)

1948 - Elisabeth Sladen, British actress

1950 - Mike Campbell, American guitarist and producer

1954 - Bill Mumy, American actor and musician

1956 - Exene Cervenka, American musician (X)

1961 - Volker Fried, German field hockey player

1962 - José Luis Cuciuffo, Argentinian footballer

1962 - Tomoyasu Hotei, Japanese guitarist

1965 - Sherilyn Fenn, American actress

1965 - Brandon Lee, American actor (d. 1993)

1965 - Princess Stéphanie of Monaco

1965 - Noah Blake, American actor and reality series star

1966 - Michelle Akers, American soccer player

1966 - Rob Lee, English footballer

1968 - Lisa Marie Presley, American singer and actress

1968 - Pauly Shore, American comedian

1968 - Mark Recchi, Canadian ice hockey player

1969 - Gabriel Batistuta, Argentine footballer

1969 - Joshua Redman, American musician

1969 - Brian Krause, American actor

1969 - Patrick Wilson, American Musician (Weezer)

1971 - Jill Kelly, American pornographic actress

1971 - Ron Welty, American musician (The Offspring)

1971 - Zlatko Zahovi?, Slovenian footballer

1972 - Yoshi DeHerrera, American television personality

1974 - David Carter, Seneschalstown footballer (retired)

1975 - Big Boi, American musician (Outkast)

1977 - Kevin Kilbane, Irish footballer

1979 - Julie Augustyniak, American soccer player

1982 - Shoaib Malik, Pakistani cricketer

1984 - Darren Fletcher, Scottish footballer

1985 - Dean Shiels, Northern Irish footballer