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André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry was born on 8 February 1741 in Liège, Belgium. André-Ernest-Modeste was a composer, known for Valmont (1989), Love & Friendship (2016) and The Novel of Werther (1938). André-Ernest-Modeste died on 24 September 1813 in Montmorency, France.- John Ruskin was born on 8 February 1819 in 54 Hunter Street, Brunswick Square, London, England, UK. John was a writer, known for Jackanory (1965), The Quarry (2013) and The King of the Golden River (1959). John was married to Euphemia Chalmers Gray. John died on 20 January 1900 in Brantwood, Coniston, Cumbria, Lancashire, England, UK.
- William Tecumseh Sherman was a general in the Union army during the American Civil War (and the man who coined the phrase, "War is hell"). He was regarded as one of the most able generals on either side, and his famous "March to the Sea" was credited with greatly shortening the length of the war and is considered by many military historians to be one of the first examples of "total war" in the history of modern warfare.
One of eight children, Sherman was born Tecumseh Sherman (in honor of the famous Shawnee Indian warrior) in Lancaster, OH, in 1820. His father was a judge who died when William was only nine. He was adopted by William Ewing, a family friend, and Ewing's wife added "William" to his name. At 16 years of age young William received an appointment to the US Army Military Academy at West Point, NY, graduating in 1840 near the top of his class. Upon graduation Sherman was posted to Florida, where he took part in the war with the Seminole Indian tribe, and he was later transferred to Fort Moultrie, SC. When the Mexican War broke out in 1848 Sherman was stationed in California as an administrative officer and was unable to take part in it. In 1850 he married Ellen Ewing--her father William, who had adopted Sherman as a youth, was by this time the US Secretary of the Interior--and the newlyweds settled in St. Louis, MO.
Sherman resigned from the army in 1853 and traveled to California to try his luck during the Gold Rush. He wound up taking a position in San Francisco with a St. Louis banking company. His business career, however, was severely damaged by the Panic of 1857. He found himself unemployed but was helped out by two friends from his West Point days, Braxton Bragg and P.G.T. Beauregard--who would later find themselves on the opposite side of Sherman during the Civil War as generals in the Confederate army--who got him a job as the superintendent of a military academy in Louisiana. However, when the Civil War broke out in 1861, Sherman resigned from the academy and rejoined the army as a colonel in that same year.
Sherman was given command of a brigade in the army of Gen. Irvin McDowell and took part in the First Battle of Bull Run, a disastrous defeat for the Union. Despite that, Sherman was promoted to Brigadier General and assigned to Kentucky as second-in-command to Gen. Robert Anderson. He did not fit well into that position and was soon transferred to the army of Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, where he served as a division commander. Sherman took part in the Battle of Shiloh in 1862, and his performance so impressed his superiors that he was promoted to the rank of Major General.
Grant and Sherman worked extremely well together They planned and executed the siege and eventual capture of Vicksburg, MS, destroying the Confederate defenses and allowing Union supplies and reinforcements to use the Mississippi River again. Although Sherman suffered a defeat at the Battle of Chickasaw Bluffs, he made up for that by capturing Fort Hindman, a feat that resulted in his being given command of the Union's XV Corps.
President Abraham Lincoln placed Grant in command of the Union Army in the west, and Sherman was promoted to Grant's former position of commander of the Army of the Tennessee. They took part in the Chattanooga campaign in November of 1863. In March of 1864 Grant was given command of all Union armies and Sherman was given command of the military division of the Mississippi, which included three entire armies. Sherman's campaign to invade Georgia began near Chattanooga, TN, in 1864 with 100,000 troops. Opposing Confederate forces were unable to stop them and were steadily pushed back. On Sept. 2 Sherman captured Atlanta, a major Southern industrial center and transportation hub, and its loss seriously damaged the South's war effort.
After capturing Atlanta, Sherman took more than 60,000 troops from his force and led them on the famous "March to the Sea", which was to end at the port city of Savannah. On its way, the army devastated the countryside, destroying railroads, farms, plantations, industrial areas, and anything that the South could use to further its war effort (it was also intended to "bring the war home" to the Southerners who had started the war in the first place). After taking Savannah Sherman turned his forces north through the Carolinas and headed for Virginia. However, the South was unable to continue the war anymore, and Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered his forces to Grant at Appomattox, VA, on 4/9/1865. Confederate Gen. Joseph Johnston surrendered the remainder of the Southern forces to Sherman on April 26 near Durham, SC, and the war was over.
After hostilities ended, Grant was promoted to four-star general and Sherman was promoted to Lieutenant General. Grant was elected US President in 1869, and he promoted Sherman to Commanding General of the Army, which he held until 1884. He retired to New York City, where he died in 1891. - Writer
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Jules Gabriel Verne (1828-1905) was one of the most famous French novelists of all time. His major work is the "Extraordinary Journeys", a series of more than sixty adventure novels including "Journey to the Center of the Earth", "Around the World in 80 Days", "20.000 Leagues under the Seas" and "The Mysterious Island" which had multiple cinematographic adaptations. Nicknamed "The father of science fiction", he is the second most translated author in the world after Agatha Christie.- Léon Battu was born on 8 February 1828 in Paris, France. Léon was a writer, known for Musical TV Theater (1970), Le mariage aux lanternes (1963) and Pépito (1947). Léon died on 22 November 1857 in Paris, France.
- Eduardo Pondal was born on 8 February 1835 in Ponteceso, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain. He died on 8 March 1917 in Ponteceso, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain.
- William T. Sampson was born on 8 February 1840 in Palmyra, New York, USA. He died on 6 May 1902 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
- Kate Chopin was born on 8 February 1850 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. She was a writer, known for American Playhouse (1980), Grand Isle (1991) and The End of August (1981). She was married to Oscar Chopin. She died on 22 August 1904 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
- Joynson Powell was born on 8 February 1856 in Chelsea, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Murder! (1930). He died on 20 November 1937 in Regent's Park, London, England, UK.
- Emil Adami was born on 8 February 1860 in Östra Nöbelöv, Simrishamn, Kristianstads län, Sweden. He was an actor, known for Stockholmsfrestelser eller Ett Norrlands-herrskaps äventyr i den sköna synderskans stad (1911). He died on 14 August 1938 in Täby, Stockholms län, Sweden.
- Edward Elkas was born on 8 February 1862 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for The Blue Bird (1918), Les Misérables (1917) and For the Honor of the Crew (1915). He was married to Helene Soltesz. He died on 17 December 1933 in St. Albans, New York, USA.
- S.D. Wilcox was born on 8 February 1863 in Ashtabula, Ohio, USA. He was an actor, known for The Heart of Maryland (1927), Danger Patrol (1928) and Phantom Police (1926). He died on 11 February 1945 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Otojirô Kawakami was born on 8 February 1864 in Fukuoka, Japan. He was an actor, known for Kusunoki masasige sakura eki (1911) and Wayo secchu kekkonshiki (1908). He was married to Sada Yacco . He died on 11 November 1911 in Osaka, Japan.
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Highly distinguished Broadway stage and film performer Robert Cummings born in Massachusetts in 1865. Began in stock company theatres from the 1880's. Intelligent, strong personality character and supporting star who appeared in at least 34 drama, crime and comedy movies, making his film debut as Connor in George Irving's 'The Jungle' starring George Nash for the All Star Feature Co in 1914. Perhaps best remembered as Monsieur Duval in Albert Capellani's 'Camille' starring Clara Kimbell Young for Shubert Film Co in 1915 and as Joel Radley in 'Betsy Ross' starring Alice Brady for the World Film Co in 1917. Robert retired from the screen in 1920 to return again in minor roles in 1930's talkies such as 'I'd Give My Life' in 1936 and his last screen appearance as the judge in the crime drama 'The Outer Gate' starring Ralph Morgan in 1937. Robert died in Los Angeles in 1949 age 84.- Lewis E. Jones was born on 8 February 1865 in Yates City, Illinois, USA. Lewis E. died on 1 September 1936 in Santa Barbara, California, USA.
- Louis Morrison was born on 8 February 1866 in Portland, Maine, USA. He was an actor, known for Peter Pan (1924), Rumpelstiltskin (1915) and The Iron Strain (1915). He was married to Rosa Roma Rosenberg, Blanche Evelyn Hall and Elizabeth De Witt. He died on 22 April 1946 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
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Georgette Leblanc was born on 8 February 1869 in Rouen, Seine-Inférieure [now Seine-Maritime], France. She was an actress and writer, known for L'inhumaine (1924) and Macbeth (1915). She was married to Maurice Maeterlinck. She died on 28 October 1941 in Le Cannet, Alpes-Maritimes, France.- Lon Poff was born on 8 February 1870 in Bedford, Indiana, USA. He was an actor, known for The Three Musketeers (1921), Main Street (1923) and The Iron Mask (1929). He died on 8 August 1952 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
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Bror Berger was born on 8 February 1874 in Malmö, Skåne län, Sweden. He was an actor and director, known for Peski, Lappa ja poliisit (1915), Katoavia timantteja eli Herrasmies-varas Morel vastustajanaan etsivä Frank (1916) and Rusthollari Pettersonin Helsinginmatka (1912). He died on 3 April 1948 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden.- Actress
Edith Neville was born on 8 February 1874 in Kensington, London, England, UK. She was an actress. She died on 24 February 1951 in Holborn, London, England, UK.- J. Moy Bennett was born on 8 February 1875 in the USA. He is known for Scandal Street (1925), The Unguarded Hour (1925) and The Price of a Party (1924).
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Abundio Martínez was born on 8 February 1875 in Huichapan, Hidalgo, Mexico. Abundio is known for El tango vuelve a París (1948), El buena suerte (1961) and A Quixote Without La Mancha (1969). Abundio died on 27 April 1914 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico.- Paula Modersohn-Becker was born on 8 February 1876 in Dresden, Saxony, Germany. She was a writer, known for Paula Modersohn-Becker - Geschichte einer Malerin (2007). She died on 20 November 1907 in Worpswede, Lower Saxony, Germany.
- Born Karl Tanzler in Dresden, Germany he abandoned his wife and children in 1927 to move to Key West, Florida, where he changed his name to Carl Von Cosel and added "Count" to his title. He also claimed to have had 19 different degrees though none were substantiated. Von Cosel worked for several years in a hospital that was full of patients sick and dying from tuberculosis (which was then incurable). In 1933 one of his patients was 22 year old Elena Hoyos whom fell in love with Elena and did everything he could to try and save her. But there was nothing he could do and she passed away. Not long after her funeral Von Cosel got permission from her family to place Elena's body in a casket full of formaldehyde. His daily visits to her crypt began to make people take notice. Then one day Dr. Von Cosel stopped coming by many assumed that he had died. That was until he turned up in another part of town, having moved and bought a small house near the sea. Keeping to himself, Von Cosel lived a private life for years and neighbors only saw him when he went back and forth with large packages. They also said that they could hear him singing and playing his organ late into the night. Elena's sister grew suspicious and sought out Von Cosel when the cemetery reported that her casket was missing. Confronting the doctor at his house she demanded to know what happened to her sister and Von Cosel showed him, the body was upstairs in his bed. He was arrested and given a psychological evaluation but because the statute of limitations on molesting a grave was only two years (this was seven years later) no charges could be filed against him. In 1972 it was made public that Von Cosel had stolen Elena's body and taken it home where he treated it with oil and wax and attempted to rebuild her body as it decomposed, even giving her glass eyes and making her a wig out of her hair. He had made a puppet-like death mask of Elena to preserve her beauty. Von Cosel was released when he was found to be sane but to this day still remains a curiosity. Elena's body was buried and encased in cement in an undisclosed, unmarked grave where Von Cosel couldn't find her again. The death mask was put on display in a local museum when the case became local folklore. It was stolen some time later and turned up in 1952 on the floor of Von Cosel's home lying next to his dead body.
- Lucille Sidney was born on 8 February 1877 in Kensington, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Humanity; or, Only a Jew (1913). She died on 29 May 1963 in Hampstead, London, England, UK.
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Paul Otto was born on 8 February 1878 in Berlin, Germany. He was an actor and director, known for Der Tod und die Liebe (1919), Katinka (1918) and Erdgift (1919). He was married to Charlotte Klinder. He died on 25 November 1943 in Berlin, Germany.- Director
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Hanns Walter Kornblum was born on 8 February 1878 in Neuteich, West Prussia, Germany. He was a director and writer, known for Our Heavenly Bodies (1920), Die Grundlagen der Einsteinschen Relativitäts-Theorie (1922) and The Einstein Theory of Relativity (1923). He died on 17 January 1970 in Berlin, West Germany.- Manuel Linares Rivas was born on 8 February 1878 in Santiago de Compostela, La Coruña, Spain. He was a writer, known for La mala ley (1924) and Estudio 1 (1965). He died on 9 August 1938 in La Coruña, Spain.
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Willy Gaebel was born on 8 February 1879 in Graudenz, West Prussia, Germany [now Grudziadz, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland]. Willy was a cinematographer, known for Die Dame in Schwarz (1920), Ein Erpressertrick (1921) and Irrungen (1919). Willy died in May 1943.- Viktor Schwannecke was born on 8 February 1880 in Hedwigsburg, Duchy of Brunswick, Germany. He was an actor, known for Marie Antoinette - Das Leben einer Königin (1922), Liebeswalzer (1930) and Im Laden nebenan (1918). He died on 7 June 1931 in Berlin, Germany.
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E.D. Horkheimer was born on 8 February 1881 in Wheeling, West Virginia, USA. He was a producer and director, known for The Power of Evil (1916), Neal of the Navy (1915) and The Beloved Vampire (1917). He was married to Jackie Saunders. He died on 14 August 1966 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.- Karen Stampe-Bendix was born on 8 February 1881 in Copenhagen, Denmark. She was a writer, known for The Hostage (1914). She died on 17 December 1963.
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George Siegmann was born on 8 February 1882 in New York, USA. He was an actor and director, known for The Birth of a Nation (1915), Should She Obey? (1917) and The Three Musketeers (1921). He was married to Maude Darby. He died on 22 June 1928 in Hollywood, California, USA.- Actor
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Burt Mustin was a salesman most of his life, but got his first taste of show business as the host of a weekly radio variety show on KDKA Pittsburgh in 1921. He appeared onstage in "Detective Story" at Sombrero Playhouse in Phoenix Arizona, and played the janitor in the movie version, (Detective Story (1951)), after moving to Hollywood. Hundreds of screen appearances later, he announced his retirement while filming an episode of Phyllis (1975). In the episode, his character married Mother Dexter, played by actress Judith Lowry. Lowry died one month before, and Mustin died one month after the episode aired.- Actor
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Known as one of Australia's greatest athletes, Baker represented a boxing company in Australia and worked with partner W.F. Howe and his wife who was very involved in the business. In 1908, he gained fame for boxing in the Olympic games which were held in London. Baker was also an expert swimmer and equestrian, performing stunts in 1944's National Velvet (1944) as well as teaching a young Elizabeth Taylor how to ride. He also trained actor Lash La Rue in the use of a bull whip. Prior to his illness, he had been active teaching polo to a number of film stars. Baker died from cerebrovascular disease he'd suffered for two years and his $10,000 estate was left to his wife, Ethel Rose Baker.- Cinematographer
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Milton Moore was born on 8 February 1884 in Indiana, USA. He was a cinematographer and writer, known for Sin Cargo (1926), The Vanishing Dagger (1920) and He Who Gets Slapped (1924). He was married to Laura Oakley. He died on 18 August 1956 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Lord Brabazon of Tara was born on 8 February 1884 in London, England, UK. He was married to Hilda Mary Krabbé. He died on 17 May 1964 in London, England, UK.
- Gizi Komáromi was born on 8 February 1884 in Budapest, Hungary. She was an actress, known for Légy jó mindhalálig (1960). She died on 10 April 1972 in Budapest, Hungary.
- Hugh Dillman was born on 8 February 1885 in Chesterville, Morrow County, Ohio, USA. He was an actor, known for An Amateur Widow (1919). He was married to Anna Dodge and Marjorie Rambeau. He died on 7 July 1956 in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, USA.
- Ivan Kozarac was born on 8 February 1885 in Vinkovci, Croatia, Austria-Hungary [now Croatia]. He was a writer, known for Evil Blood (1991) and Djuka Begovic (1980). He died on 16 November 1910 in Vinkovci, Croatia, Austria-Hungary [now Croatia].
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Charles Ruggles had one of the longest careers in Hollywood, lasting more than 50 years and encompassing more than 100 films. He made his film debut in 1914 in The Patchwork Girl of Oz (1914) and worked steadily after that. He was memorably paired with Mary Boland in a series of comedies in the early 1930s, and was one of the standouts in the all-star comedy If I Had a Million (1932), as a harried, much-put-upon man who finally goes berserk in a china shop. Ruggles' slight stature and distinctive mannerisms - his fluttery, jumpy manner of speaking, his often befuddled look whenever events seemed about to overwhelm him, which was often - endeared him to generations of moviegoers. Memorable as Maj. Applegate the big-game hunter in the classic screwball comedy Bringing Up Baby (1938). Many will remember him as the narrator of the "Aesop's Fables" segment of the animated cartoon The Bullwinkle Show (1959). He was the brother of director Wesley Ruggles.- Actor
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Donald MacDonald was born on 8 February 1886 in California, USA. He was an actor and director, known for Lorna Doone (1922), A Midnight Bell (1921) and 45 Minutes from Broadway (1920). He was married to Maudie Gifford. He died on 6 August 1972 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- John Erik Strandman was born on 8 February 1886 in Norrköping, Östergötlands län, Sweden. He was an actor, known for Storstadsfaror (1918). He died in 1934.
- Edgar Sawyer was born on 8 February 1886 in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Rainbow Round the Corner (1944). He died on 7 January 1971 in Hendon, London, England, UK.
- Heinrich Spoerl was born on 8 February 1887 in Düsseldorf, Germany. He was a writer, known for Wenn wir alle Engel wären (1936), Der Maulkorb (1938) and Scheidungsreise (1938). He was married to Gertrud Kebben. He died on 25 August 1955 in Rottach Egern at Tegernsee, Bavaria, Germany.
- Ernõ Bartos was born on 8 February 1887 in Asszonyvására (Tárgusor) Romania. He was an actor, known for Petöfi (1922), Szeptember végén (1942) and Lesz, ami lesz! (1941). He died on 12 May 1960 in Budapest, Hungary.
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Edith Evans was the greatest actress on the English stage in the 20th century, treading the boards for over half-a-century. She made her professional stage debut in 1912 and excelled in both classic and modern roles in the West End of London and on Broadway, as well as the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre at Stratford-upon-Avon and the Old Vic. She was made a Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (the equivalent of a knighthood) in 1946.
Laurence Olivier has written in his memoirs that Evans's power on stage began to falter in the early 1960s, as her memory dimmed with age. It was about this time that she made a transition to the screen, after generally ignoring the medium for the first two decades of talking films. (After making her movie debut in 1915, Evans appeared in no films at all between 1916 and 1949, when she came back to the screen in support of a young Richard Burton in Emlyn Williams's Woman of Dolwyn (1949).) In the 1950s, she had made memorable appearances in film in The Queen of Spades (1949), The Importance of Being Earnest (1952), Fred Zinnemann's The Nun's Story (1959) (1959), and in Tony Richardson's film version of John Osborne's Look Back in Anger (1959), but it was her performance as Miss Western in Richardson's Oscar-winning Best Picture Tom Jones (1963) that established her as a major film presence. She won her first Oscar nomination for "Tom Jones", and her second the following year for The Chalk Garden (1964). She won a Golden Globe and the New York Film Critics Circle Award as Best Actress for her performance as the frightened old lady in Bryan Forbes's The Whisperers (1967). The role also brought her a 1967 Oscar nomination for Best Actress, though she lost the trophy to Katharine Hepburn, who had recently lost her long-time lover Spencer Tracy and rode a wave of Hollywood sentiment to victory.
Dame Edith Evans continued to act in films until her death, though the material generally was beneath her great talent. She died on October 14, 1976, at the age of 88.- Aleksandre Jorjoliani was born on 8 February 1888 in Ozurgeti, Kutaisi Governorate, Russian Empire [now Guria, Republic of Georgia]. He was an actor, known for Dakarguli samotkhe (1937), Narindjis veli (1937) and Akakis akvani (1947). He died on 25 June 1969 in Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, USSR [now Republic of Georgia].
- János Kasza was born on 8 February 1888 in Törökkanizsa (Novi Knezevac) Szerbia. He is known for Hószakadás (1974).
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Eric Malmberg was born on 8 February 1888 in Haga, Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden. He was an actor and director, known for Samhällets dom (1912), House of Silence (1933) and Två svenska emigranters äfventyr i Amerika (1912). He died on 6 April 1951.