Famous Personalities Born In April - 02
Friday, 14 February 2025
1348 Andronikos IV Palaiologos, Byzantine Emperor (d. 1385) was born on this day in history.
1565 On April - 02 birth of cornelis de Houtman, Dutch explorer (d. 1599)
1602 Maria de Jesus de Agreda, [Maria Coronel], Spanish franciscan was born on April - 02.
1618 Francesco M Grimaldi, mathematician/physicist (light defraction) was born on this day in history.
1628 On April - 02 birth of constantin Christian Dedekind, composer
1632 Georg Caspar Weckler, composer was born on this day in history.
1653 Prince George of Denmark, prince consort of Anne of England (d. 1708) was born on April - 02.
1711 On this day in history birth of jan Punt, Dutch engraver/illustrator/actor (Gideonschool)
1713 Onno Zwier van Haren, Frisian poet (Fatherland) was born on this day in history.
1725 On this day in history birth of casanova, writer
1728 On this day in history birth of franz Asplmayr, composer
1733 On April - 02 birth of giacomo Tritto, composer
1735 Christian Gotthilf Tag, composer was born on this day in history.
1735 On April - 02 birth of franz Volrath Buttstett, composer
1740 Armand-Gaston Camus, French CEO (Council of 500) was born on this day in history.
1763 Giacomo Gotifredo Ferrari, composer was born on this day in history.
1781 On April - 02 birth of bhagwan Swaminarayan, religious leader (d. 1830)
1788 Francisco Balagtas, Filipino poet (d. 1862) was born on April - 02.
1798 H v Fallersleben, writer was born on April - 02.
1803 On April - 02 birth of franz Paul Lachner, composer
1805 On April - 02 birth of hans Christian Andersen, Denmark, author of 150 fairy tales
1806 Giacomo Antonelli, Italian cardinal/asst sec of state for Pius IX was born on this day in history.
1812 Louise-Marie of France, queen of Belgium (d. 1850) was born on this day in history.
1814 Henry Lewis "Old Rock" Benning, Brig General (Confederate Army was born on April - 02.
1814 Erastus Brigham Bigelow, American inventor (d. 1879) was born on this day in history.
1817 On this day in history birth of teodulo Mabellini, composer
1826 Philip Dale Roddey, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1897 was born on April - 02.
1827 On this day in history birth of william Holdman Hunt, English painter (Light of the World)
1833 On this day in history birth of thomas Howard Ruger, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)
1840 Émile Zola, French novelist and critic (d. 1902) was born on this day in history.
1862 Nicholas Murray Butler, US, Columbia U pres/pacifist (Nobel 1931) was born on this day in history.
1863 On this day in history birth of henry C Van de Velde, Flemish painter/architect (Art Nouveau)
1867 Eugen Sandow, German bodybuilder and circus performer (d. 1925) was born on this day in history.
1868 Eduard Jacobs, singer/pianist (Dutch cabaret) was born on this day in history.