Changed his name to Shaheed Akbar. San Francisco based, from Richmond, California. Album The Jack Artist. Served a 1 year sentence for grand theft and armed robbery. Group Mob Figaz. Shot to death while rapping with friends.

Bunny Rugs
singer, reggae music

Real/Birth Name:

Willam Clarke

Also Known As:

Bunny Scott

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

6 February 1948

Death Date:

2 February 2014

Age at Death:

65, 4 days before his 66^th birthday

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Aquarius ♒ - the Water-Carrier - people born January 21 through February 19

Birth Place:

Mandeville, Jamaica

Brief Facts:

Member of groups Third World, Inner Circle, Bunny & Ricky, The Wild Bunch. Lead singer.

Philip Seymour Hoffman
actor, producer, director, accident, overdose, Broadway, Tony Award

Real/Birth Name:

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Also Known As:

Philip S. Hoffman

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

23 July 1967

Death Date:

2 February 2014

Age at Death:

46

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Leo ♌ - the Lion - people born July 23 through August 21

Birth Place:

Fairport, New York, USA

Brief Facts:

Movies Flawless, Twister, The Big Lebowski, Cold Mountain, Capote, Doubt, Moneyball. Broadway play Death of a Salesman. 3 nominations for the Tony Award. Died of a drug overdose, probably heroin.

Sunny Skylar
singer, composer, lyricist

Real/Birth Name:

Selig Shaftel

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

11 October 1913

Death Date:

2 February 2009

Age at Death:

95

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Libra ♎ - the Scales - people born September 24 through October 23

Birth Place:

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Brief Facts:

Songs Amor, You're Breaking My Heart.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Songwriters Hall of Fame 2010.

Katoucha Niane
model, accident, style, activist, writer, drowned

Real/Birth Name:

Katoucha Niane

Also Known As:

Katoucha

Nickname(s):

Peul Princess

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

23 October 1960

Death Date:

2 February 2008

Age at Death:

47

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Libra ♎ - the Scales - people born September 24 through October 23

Birth Place:

Conakry, Guinea

Brief Facts:

French-African supermodel for Yves Saint Laurent and others. Lived on a houseboat in Paris. Activist against female circumcision. Apparently drowned in February 2008, possibly the 1st or 2nd; body found drowned in the Seine River on February 28, 2008. Possibly intoxicated.

Trajik
rapper, accused, killed by police

Real/Birth Name:

Amir Rashid Crump

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

18 July 1984

Death Date:

2 February 2006

Age at Death:

21

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Cancer ♋ - the Crab - people born June 22 through July 22

Brief Facts:

Gangsta rap duo group Desert MOBB from Las Vegas, Nevada. Police say he posed with an assault rifle on the cover of the duo's 2005 debut album, the same rifle he fired on police when they arrived on a call of a domestic dispute. He was killed in the firefight after a policeman was killed by that rifle.

John Houston
relative

Real/Birth Name:

John Russell Houston Jr.

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

13 September 1920

Death Date:

2 February 2003

Age at Death:

82

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Virgo ♍ - the Virgin - people born August 22 through September 23

Birth Place:

Trenton, New Jersey, USA

Relationships:

grandfather of

Bobbi Kristina Brown

ex-husband of

Cissy Houston

Older than Cissy Houston by 13 years.

father of

Whitney Houston

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Descendants:

Whitney Houston

Bobbi Kristina Brown

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Newark City administrator and entertainment executive.

Roger L. Stevens
producer, Broadway, Tony Award

Real/Birth Name:

Roger Lacey Stevens

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

12 March 1910

Death Date:

2 February 1998

Age at Death:

87

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Pisces ♓ - the Fish - people born February 20 through March 20

Birth Place:

Detroit, Michigan, USA

Brief Facts:

Special Tony Award for his body of work. Plays Bus Stop, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Death of a Salesman.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Kennedy Center Honors 1988.

Presidential Medal of Freedom 1988.

Theater Hall of Fame 1986.

Gene Kelly
actor, dancer, singer, director, producer, choreographer, writer, Broadway

Real/Birth Name:

Eugene Curran Kelly

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

23 August 1912

Death Date:

2 February 1996

Age at Death:

83

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Virgo ♍ - the Virgin - people born August 22 through September 23

Birth Place:

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Relationships:

ex-husband of

Betsy Blair

Older than Betsy Blair by 11 years.

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Movies Hello, Dolly!, An American in Paris, Singin' in the Rain.

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Cecil B DeMille Award 1981.

French Legion of Honor 1960.

Irish American Hall of Fame 2015.

Kennedy Center Honors 1982.

National Medal of Arts 1994.

Theater Hall of Fame 1992.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6153 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the motion picture industry

Donald Pleasence
actor, writer, Broadway, Tony Award

Real/Birth Name:

Donald Henry Pleasence

Also Known As:

Donald Pleasance
Donald Plesance

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

5 October 1919

Death Date:

2 February 1995

Age at Death:

75

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Libra ♎ - the Scales - people born September 24 through October 23

Birth Place:

Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, UK

Brief Facts:

Movies The Great Escape, Halloween, Escape from New York, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Fantastic Voyage, You Only Live Twice, Kidnapped, Escape to Witch Mountain, The Eagle Has Landed.

Willard Waterman
actor, radio, tv

Real/Birth Name:

Willard Lewis Waterman

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

29 August 1914

Death Date:

2 February 1995

Age at Death:

80

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Virgo ♍ - the Virgin - people born August 22 through September 23

Birth Place:

Madison, Wisconsin, USA

Brief Facts:

Radio show The Great Gildersleeve. Movies Auntie Mame, The Apartment.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 1601 Vine Street for contributions to radio

Bert Parks
tv, singer, actor

Real/Birth Name:

Bertram Jacobson

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

30 December 1914

Death Date:

2 February 1992

Age at Death:

77

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Capricorn ♑ - the Sea-Goat - people born December 23 through January 20

Birth Place:

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Brief Facts:

MC at Miss America pageant; song There She Is, Miss America.

Natalie Kingston
actor, dancer, Broadway, comedy

Real/Birth Name:

Natalia Ringstrom

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

19 May 1905

Death Date:

2 February 1991

Age at Death:

85

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Taurus ♉ - the Bull - people born April 21 through May 21

Birth Place:

New York City, New York, USA

Brief Facts:

Group WAMPAS Baby Stars (1927). Movies Tarzan the Mighty, Tarzan the Tiger. Role of Jane. Comedy movies Miss Brewster's Millions, The Cat's Pajamas, Wet Paint. Revue Broadway Brevities of 1920.

Louise Lorraine
actor

Real/Birth Name:

Louise Escovar

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

1 October 1904

Death Date:

2 February 1981

Age at Death:

76

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Libra ♎ - the Scales - people born September 24 through October 23

Birth Place:

San Francisco, California, USA

Relationships:

ex-wife of

Art Acord

Younger than Art Acord by 14 years.

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Group WAMPAS Baby Stars (1922). 1921 movie serial The Adventures of Tarzan starring in role of Jane.

Sid Vicious
musician, singer, accused, overdose

Real/Birth Name:

John Simon Ritchie

Nickname(s):

Sly

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

10 May 1957

Death Date:

2 February 1979

Age at Death:

21

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Taurus ♉ - the Bull - people born April 21 through May 21

Birth Place:

London, England, UK

Brief Facts:

Member of Sex Pistols. Arrested for murder of girlfriend Nancy Spungen with a knife. Died of heroin overdose while on bail.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

London Avenue of Stars.

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2006.

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2006 as a member of group Sex Pistols.

Wendy Barrie
actor

Real/Birth Name:

Marguerite Wendy Jenkins

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

18 April 1912

Death Date:

2 February 1978

Age at Death:

65

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Aries ♈ - the Ram - people born March 21 through April 20

Birth Place:

Hong Kong

Brief Facts:

British, became a naturalized American citizen in 1942, Movies The Hound of the Baskervilles, Dead End, The Saint Strikes Back.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 1708 Vine Street for contributions to the motion picture industry

Boris Karloff
actor

Real/Birth Name:

William Henry Pratt

Also Known As:

Karloff

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

23 November 1887

Death Date:

2 February 1969

Age at Death:

81

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Sagittarius ♐ - the Archer or Centaur - people born November 23 through December 22

Birth Place:

Camberwell, London, England, UK

Brief Facts:

In role of Frankenstein monster. Movies Frankenstein (1931), The Mummy (1932), The Bride of Frankenstein, The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini, Son of Frankenstein, The Walking Dead (1936), The Mask of Fu Manchu.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 1737 Vine Street for contributions to the motion picture industry

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6664 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the television industry

Bob Burns
actor, inventor

Real/Birth Name:

Robin Burn

Also Known As:

Robert Burns

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

2 August 1890

Death Date:

2 February 1956

Age at Death:

65

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Leo ♌ - the Lion - people born July 23 through August 21

Birth Place:

Greenwood, Arkansas, USA

Brief Facts:

Invented "bazooka" musical instrument. Movie The Arkansas Traveler.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

Arkansas Entertainers Hall of Fame 1998.

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 1601 Vine Street for contributions to the motion picture industry

Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 6541 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to radio

Charley Grapewin
actor

Real/Birth Name:

Charles Ellsworth Grapewin

Also Known As:

Charles Grapewin

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

20 December 1869

Death Date:

2 February 1956

Age at Death:

86

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Sagittarius ♐ - the Archer or Centaur - people born November 23 through December 22

Birth Place:

Xenia, Ohio, USA

Brief Facts:

Movies The Grapes of Wrath, The Wizard of Oz, The Good Earth, Captains Courageous.

Alan Curtis
actor

Real/Birth Name:

Harry Ueberroth

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

24 July 1909

Death Date:

2 February 1953

Age at Death:

43

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Leo ♌ - the Lion - people born July 23 through August 21

Birth Place:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Relationships:

ex-husband of

Priscilla Lawson

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Brief Facts:

Movies The Duke of West Point, Flight to Nowhere, Buck Privates.

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Hollywood Walk of Fame A star at 7021 Hollywood Boulevard for contributions to the motion picture industry

John L. Sullivan
boxing

Real/Birth Name:

John Lawrence Sullivan

Nickname(s):

Boston Strong Boy

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

15 October 1858

Death Date:

2 February 1918

Age at Death:

59

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Libra ♎ - the Scales - people born September 24 through October 23

Birth Place:

Roxbury OR Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Brief Facts:

Recognized as the first Heavyweight Champion of gloved boxing from February 7, 1882, to 1892, and is generally recognized as the last heavyweight champion of bare-knuckle boxing under the London Prize Ring Rules.

Halls of Fame, Awards, etc.

International Boxing Hall of Fame 1990.

Irish American Hall of Fame 2012.

William Collins Whitney
lawyer, politician, cabinet

Real/Birth Name:

William Collins Whitney

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

5 July 1841

Death Date:

2 February 1904

Age at Death:

62

Traditional Zodiac Sign:

Cancer ♋ - the Crab - people born June 22 through July 22

Birth Place:

Conway, Massachusetts, USA

Relationships:

grandfather of

Flora Payne Whitney

father of

Harry Payne Whitney

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Descendants:

Harry Payne Whitney

Flora Payne Whitney

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Secretary of the Navy under Grover Cleveland. Prosecuted the Tweed Ring.

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Bunny Rugs singer, reggae music

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Philip Seymour Hoffman actor, producer, director, accident, overdose, Broadway, Tony Award

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Sunny Skylar singer, composer, lyricist

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Katoucha Niane model, accident, style, activist, writer, drowned

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Trajik rapper, accused, killed by police

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John Houston relative

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Roger L. Stevens producer, Broadway, Tony Award

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Gene Kelly actor, dancer, singer, director, producer, choreographer, writer, Broadway

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Bert Parks tv, singer, actor

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Natalie Kingston actor, dancer, Broadway, comedy

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Sid Vicious musician, singer, accused, overdose

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Wendy Barrie actor

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Boris Karloff actor

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Bob Burns actor, inventor

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Alan Curtis actor

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Dennis Edwards
singer, R&B

Bob Elliott
radio, actor

The Jacka
rapper, criminal, murdered

Bunny Rugs
singer, reggae music

Philip Seymour Hoffman
actor, producer, director, accident, overdose, Broadway, Tony Award

Sunny Skylar
singer, composer, lyricist

Katoucha Niane
model, accident, style, activist, writer, drowned

Trajik
rapper, accused, killed by police

John Houston
relative

Roger L. Stevens
producer, Broadway, Tony Award

Gene Kelly
actor, dancer, singer, director, producer, choreographer, writer, Broadway

Donald Pleasence
actor, writer, Broadway, Tony Award

Willard Waterman
actor, radio, tv

Bert Parks
tv, singer, actor

Natalie Kingston
actor, dancer, Broadway, comedy

Louise Lorraine
actor

Sid Vicious
musician, singer, accused, overdose

Wendy Barrie
actor

Boris Karloff
actor

Bob Burns
actor, inventor

Charley Grapewin
actor

Alan Curtis
actor

John L. Sullivan
boxing

William Collins Whitney
lawyer, politician, cabinet