Born on February 20


Kurt Cobain

February 20, 1967 - April 5, 1994
Aberdeen, Wash. -- Seattle, Wash.

As the anointed angst-ridden poet of the so-called Generation X and lead guitarist and singer of the grunge rock band Nirvana, bespoke a deeply personal despair that struck a chord of fellowship among young adults struggling with their own frustrations . . . 


Patricia (Campbell) Hearst

February 20, 1954
Los Angeles, Calif., U.S.

An heiress of the William Randolph Hearst newspaper empire who was kidnapped in 1974 by leftist radicals called the Symbionese Liberation Army, whom under duress she joined in robbery and extortion. 


Phil Esposito

February 20, 1942
Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., Can.

Canadian-born U.S. professional ice hockey centre (1963-81) in the National Hockey League (NHL), who was a leading scorer in his day. 


Robert (B.) Altman

February 20, 1925
Kansas City, Mo., U.S. Unconventional and independent U.S. motion-picture director whose works emphasize character and atmosphere over plot in exploring themes of innocence, corruption, and survival. Perhaps his best known film was his first and biggest commercial success, the antiwar comedy M*A*S*H (1970), set . . . 


Aleksey Nikolayevich Kosygin

February 20, 1904 -- December 18, 1980
St. Petersburg, Russia -- Moscow, Russia, U.S.S.R. Soviet statesman and premier of the Soviet Union (1964-80). He was a competent and pragmatic economic administrator rather than an ideologue. 


Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney

February 20, 1899 -- December 13, 1992
Roslyn, N.Y., U.S. -- Saratoga Springs, N.Y. American businessman who turned inherited wealth and a variety of interests into significant achievements in business and public service. 


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1893 Russel Crouse journalist/novelist/playwright (Life with Father)
1897 Ivan Albright Illinois, painter (The Door, The Window)
1924 Gloria Vanderbilt fashion designer
1963 Charles Barkley NBA forward (Philadelphia 76ers, All Star 1987-90)
1966 Cindy Crawford Dekalb Illinios, super model

The following events occurred on this day:

1865 M.I.T. establishes first US collegiate architectural school
1872 Hydraulic electric elevator patented by Cyrus Baldwin
1933 House of Representatives completes congressional action to repeal
Prohibition
1944 Batman & Robin comic strip premiers in newspapers
 

1962 John Glenn is first American to orbit Earth (Friendship 7)


 

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