Famous Birthdays In February - 14

1462  Edzard I Cirksena, the Great, earl of East-Friesia (1494-1528) was born on this day in history.   

1468  Johann Werner, German mathematician (d. 1522) was born on February - 14.   

1483  Zahir al-Din Mohammed Babur Shah, prince/founder Mogols-dynasty was born on this day in history.   

1487  Henry II of Bavaria, bishop of Utrecht/Worms/Freising was born on this day in history.   

1513  On this day in history birth of domenico Maria Ferrabosco, Italian composer   

1515  Frederick III, the Pious, elect of the Palts was born on February - 14.   

1533  Christianus Adrichomius, Dutch priest/writer (Vita Jesu Christi) was born on this day in history.   

1546  Johann Pistorius, German theologist/historian was born on this day in history.   

1572  On this day in history birth of hans Christoph Haiden, composer   

1602  On February - 14 birth of pier Francesco Cavalli, Italian opera composer   

1638  Sybilla Schwarz, writer was born on this day in history.   

1670  On February - 14 birth of georg Gabriel Schutz, composer   

1679  On this day in history birth of georg Friedrich Kauffman, composer   

1680  On February - 14 birth of john Sidney, 6th Earl of Leicester, English privy councillor (d. 1737)   

1692  On February - 14 birth of pierre-Claude Nivelle de La Chaussée, French writer (d. 1754)   

1701  On this day in history birth of enrique Florez, Spanish historian (d. 1773)   

1760  Richard Allen, Phila, 1st black ordained by Methodist-Episcopal church was born on this day in history.   

1763  Jean Victor Marie Moreau, French general (d. 1813) was born on this day in history.   

1766  Thomas Malthus, England, population expert (Law of Malthus) was born on this day in history.   

1778  On this day in history birth of fernando Joseph Maria Sor, composer   

1788  Fernando Sor, Spanish composer (d. 1839) was born on this day in history.   

1800  On this day in history birth of emory Washburn, 22nd Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1877)   

1806  On this day in history birth of lajos, Count Batthy ny, revolutionary premier of Hungary (1848-49)   

1812  On this day in history birth of alfred Thomas Agate, American artist (d. 1846)   

1813  On this day in history birth of alexander Sergeyevich Dargomyzhsky, composer   

1813  John McNeil, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1891 was born on this day in history.   

1817  Frederick Douglass, African-American abolitionist/lecturer/editor was born on February - 14.   

1819  On February - 14 birth of james Green Martin, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1878   

1824  Winfield Scott Hancock, Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1886 was born on this day in history.   

1828  On February - 14 birth of edmond François Valentin About, French writer (d. 1885)   

1829  Alfred Iverson Jr, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1911 was born on this day in history.   

1835  On February - 14 birth of francois Haverschmidt, Dutch writer (Snikken en grimlachjes)   

1838  On this day in history birth of margaret Knight, inventor, "the female Thomas Edison"   

1845  On February - 14 birth of cecil De Vere, 1st official British chess champion (1866)   

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0270  Death of St. Valentine marking Valentines Day (some sources say 269, others 273) on February - 14.   

0869  On this day in history cyrillus, Greek apostle of Slaves, dies   

1317  Death of Marguerite of France, queen of Edward I of England (b. 1282) on this day in history.   

1400  On February - 14 death of richard II, king of England (1377-99), murdered at age 33 at Pontefract Castle   

1405  On this day in history timur/Tamerlan "Lenk", [Crippled], Mongols monarch, dies at about 68   

1528  On this day in history edzard I the Great, count of Austria-E Frisia (1494-1528), dies at 66   

1571  On this day in history benvenuto Cellini, Ital sculptor/writer (Perseus), dies at 70   

1676  Death of Abraham Bosse, French engraver and artist on this day in history.