Birju Maharaj

Pandit Birju Maharaj was an Indian dancer, composer, singer, and exponent of the Lucknow "Kalka-Bindadin" Gharana of Kathak dance in India. He was a descendant of the Maharaj family of Kathak dancers, which includes his two uncles, Shambhu Maharaj and Lachhu Maharaj, and his father and guru, Acchan Maharaj. He also practised Hindustani classical music and was a vocalist. After working along with his uncle, Shambhu Maharaj at Bhartiya Kala Kendra, later the Kathak Kendra, New Delhi, he remained head of the latter, for several years, until his retirement in 1998 when he opened his own dance school, Kalashram, also in Delhi.

4 February 1937

Born on the same birth date (4 February 1937): David Newman (screenwriter)

Born on the same birth day (4 February): Bill Haywood • Darren O'Dea • Dennis C. Blair • Neil Johnston • Oscar De La Hoya • Rasim Delić • Yahya Khan

Born in the same month (February 1937): Barbara Babcock • Don Everly • Harald V • John MacGregor, Baron MacGregor of Pulham Market • Magic Sam • Paul Bailey (British writer) • Paul Dickson (American football) • Terry Carr • Tom Courtenay • Tommy Aaron • Valentin Bondarenko • Wang Xuan (computer scientist)