Birthdays

19 January
  Edgar Allan Poe: 1809
  Janis Joplin: 1943

12 February
  Abraham Lincoln

22 February
   George Washington

27 February
  Hugo L Black: February 27, 1886 – September 25, 1971
   Once upon a time, giants strode this earth.

  John Steinbeck: February 27, 1902 – December 20, 1968
   His oeuvre is timeless. Finding his fiction changed how I read.

  Dominican Republic: February 27, 1844.
   If a nation can be said to have a birthday, then feliz cumpleaños.

March 1
  Frédéric Chopin  (1 March 1810 – 17 October 1849)
   Wrote some of the most beautiful music, ever.

March 2: this is quite a trio
  Desi Arnaz  (March 2, 1917 – December 2, 1986) Loved the show
  Moe Berg (March 2, 1902 – May 29, 1972): The catcher was a spy.
  Dr. Seuss  (March 2, 1904 – September 24, 1991) Also a political illustrator

March 10
 Bix Beiderbecke (March 10, 1903 – August 6, 1931) Of course

March 17
 Nat King Cole (March 17, 1919 – February 15, 1965) Great voice, yes, but a fabulous pianist

March 19
 Lennie Tristano (March 19, 1919 – November 18, 1978) a bit esoteric, but a fantastic pianist
  had a bachelor's and master's degrees in music; met Bird in 1947; talent greater than his fame

March 21
 Benito Juárez (21 March 1806 – 18 July 1872) from Oaxaca
   a minor tin horn Italian dictator named after him not his fault

April 5
 Gregory Peck (April 5, 1916 – June 12, 2003) Great American actor; a liberal

April 12
 FDR (January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945) after GW and Lincoln, greatest American president

April 16
 Charlie Chaplin (16 April 1889 – 25 December 1977) Just watch two minutes of any of his films

April 17
 William Holden (April 17, 1918 – November 12, 1981) I was a big fan of his film work