Famous Birthdays
- (William) Crickett Smith, American ragtime, and jazz cornetist and trumpeter (James Reese Europe's Clef Club; Ziegfeld's Midnight Frolics; Louis Mitchell's Jazz Kings), and bandleader, born in Emporia, Kansas (d. 1944)
About February 8, 1881
Day of the Week: Tuesday
How Long Ago? 143 years, 3 months and 1 day
Leap Year: No
Star Sign: Aquarius
