The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language is a major American dictionary. The first edition was published in 1969. It was larger than the desk dictionaries of the time but smaller than Webster's Third or The Random-House Dictionary of the English Language. The latest edition is the 4th one, published in 2000.
... February 5 - Walter Gross[?], cabaretist (+ 1989)
February 7 - Ernst Ginsberg[?], actor and film director (+ 1964)
February 11 - Henry LaBouisse[?], head of UNICEF ...