Musicians Born in February 1906

  • Feb 1 Hildegarde [Sell], American cabaret vocalist (“Leave It To The Girls"; "Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup"), born in Adell, Wisconsin (d. 2005)
  • Feb 1 Pierre Capdevielle, French conductor, composer (Élégie de Duino), music critic (Monde musicale), and teacher, born in Paris (d. 1969)
  • Feb 3 Ludvig Nielsen, Norwegian organist, composer, choir director, and conductor (Nidaros Cathedral, 1935-76), born in Borge, Norway (d. 2001)
  • Feb 8 Artur Balsam, Polish-American classical pianist (Begeleidde Menuhin, Milstein), born in Warsaw, Kingdom of Poland (d. 1994)
  • Feb 9 Gwen Catley, British coloratura soprano, born in London, England (d. 1996)
  • Feb 17 Ramon Tapales, Filipino composer and conductor, born in Baybay, Philippines (d. 1995)
  • Feb 19 Grace Mary Williams, Welsh composer (Penillion), born in Barry, Wales (d. 1977)
  • Feb 19 Hendrik Spruit, Dutch conductor and composer, born in Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 1998)
  • Feb 19 Louis Gesensway, Latvian-American violinist (Philadelphia Orchestra, 1926-71), and composer (Ode To Peace), born in Dvinsk, Russian Empire (now Daugavpils, Latvia) (d. 1976)
  • Feb 20 Jack Jackson, British trumpeter, dance band bandleader, and influential BBC disc jockey, born in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England (d. 1978)
  • Feb 22 Edmund von Borck, German composer, born in Wrocław, Poland (d. 1944)
  • Feb 25 Boris Papandopulo, Croatian composer, born in Bad Honnef, Germany (d. 1991)

About February 1906

How Old? 118 years old
Generation: Greatest Generation
Leap Year: No

Chinese Zodiac: Horse
Star Signs: Aquarius (Jan 20 - Feb 18), Pisces (Feb 19 - Mar 20)