This Week’s Birthdays

February 8, 1828 – Jules Verne, French author (d. 1905)

February 9, 1942 – Carole King, American singer

February 10, 1950 – Mark Spitz, American swimmer

February 11, 1964 – Sarah Palin, 11th Governor of Alaska

February 12, 1809 – Charles Darwin, English naturalist (d. 1882)

February 13, 1979 – Mena Suvari, American actress

February 14, 1913 – Jimmy Hoffa, American labor union leader (presumed d. 1975)