George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr. History: November 22, 1896 - George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr., inventor (Ferris wheel), dies
More Notable Birthdays on February 14:
1946 - Tim Buckley, born in Washington D.C., rocker, Blood, Sweat and Tears-When I Die
1945 - Gregory Hines, born in New York City, actor/dancer, White Nights, Taps
1942 - Michael Bloomberg, American Politician
1941 - Paul Tsongas, born in Lowell, Massachusetts, Senator-D-Massachusetts 1979 - 1985
1817 - Frederick Douglass, African-American abolitionist/lecturer/editor