February 19 Birthdays

Nicolaus Copernicus

Biography

Author Profession: Renaissance mathematician and astronomer who formulated a model of the universe that placed the Sun rather than the Earth at the center of the universe.
Born: 1473-02-19
Died: 1543-05-24

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Nicolaus Copernicus

To know that we know what we know, and to know that we do not know what we do not know, that is true knowledge.
Jeff Daniels
Biography

Author Profession: US Actor
Born: 1955-02-19

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Jeff Daniels

Give me good writing, and Ill play it all day.
Benicio del Toro

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Author Profession: Puerto Rican actor
Born: 1967-02-19

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Benicio del Toro

I'm not Jack Nicholson. I'm not Brando. But I do mumble.
Bellamy Young
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Author Profession: US Actress
Born: 1970-02-19

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Bellamy Young

My dad used to say, Just be yourself and youll be fine, but its really, really true.
Amy Tan
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Author Profession: US Novelist
Born: 1952-02-19

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Amy Tan

Id like to be more forgiving. There are times when Ive had a hard time forgiving people who have betrayed me.
Caitlin Hale
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Author Profession: US Actress
Born: 1991-02-19

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Caitlin Hale

Jack Black is so funny! On and off screen, like, he would make you laugh every day. Hes hilarious.
Daniel Adair
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Author Profession: Canadian Musician
Born: 1975-02-19

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Daniel Adair

I was a hired drummer for 3 Doors, there wasnt an opportunity for me to write.
David Garrick
Biography

Author Profession: English Actor
Born: 1717-02-19
Died: 1779-01-20

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David Garrick

You are indebted to you imagination for three-fourths of your importance.
Janet Echelman
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Author Profession: US Artist
Born: 1966-02-19

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Janet Echelman

Its good for art to make us think, to give us a shared experience that creates a dialogue, makes us talk to each other, including strangers.
Jeffrey R. Immelt
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Author Profession: US Businessman
Born: 1956-02-19

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Jeffrey R. Immelt

Leadership is an intense journey into yourself. You can use your own style to get anything done. Its about being self-aware. Every morning, I look in the mirror and say, I could have done three things better yesterday.
Jerry Saltz
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Author Profession: US Critic
Born: 1951-02-19

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Jerry Saltz

Venice is the perfect place for a phase of art to die. No other city on earth embraces entropy quite like this magical floating mall.
Laurell K. Hamilton
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Author Profession: US Writer
Born: 1963-02-19

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Laurell K. Hamilton

What happens in Vegas may stay in Vegas, but what happens in New Orleans, goes home with you.
Prince Andrew
Biography

Author Profession: British Royalty
Born: 1960-02-19

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Prince Andrew

Her friends say she is very funny. At a family dinner, she stood to go, and the footman very properly pulled her chair away. At that moment I asked her a question and she sat down again, except there was no chair. Everyone, including the Queen, laughed and laughed.
Siri Hustvedt
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Author Profession: US Novelist
Born: 1955-02-19

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Siri Hustvedt

Sleep resistance, bouts of insomnia, nightmares, night terrors, crawling into bed with parents in the middle of the night - all these are so common among children, it seems fair to call them normal.
Tim Hunt
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Author Profession: British Scientist
Born: 1943-02-19

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Tim Hunt

Anyone can win the Nobel Prize if the scientist works hard on his research subject.
Tony Iommi
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Author Profession: English Musician
Born: 1948-02-19

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Tony Iommi

I was mostly surprised by the rap artists, actually, that were influenced by Sabbath. That was a surprise. But its very nice and Im very honored. Its nice to know after 27 years now that what I said in the first place has stuck, and that was the belief in it.
Andre Breton
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Author Profession: Literature & Fiction, Poetry, Arts & Photography
Born: 1896-02-19
Died: 1966-09-28

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Andre Breton

My wish is that you may be loved to the point of madness. Andre Breton, What is Surrealism?: Selected Writings
David Garrick

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Author Profession: English actor, writer
Born: 1717-02-19
Died: 1779-01-20

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David Garrick

Let others hail the rising sun: I bow to that whose course is run.
Carson McCullers

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Author Profession: US writer
Born: 1917-02-19
Died: 1967-09-29

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Carson McCullers

There's nothing that makes you so aware of the improvisation of human existence as a song unfinished. Or an old address book.
Lee Marvin

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Author Profession: US actor
Born: 1924-02-19
Died: 1987-08-29

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Lee Marvin

Ah, stardom! They put your name on a star in the sidewalk on Hollywood Boulevard and you walk down and find a pile of dog manure on it. That tells the whole story, baby.

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