Famous Personalities Born In February - 02
Wednesday, 02 April 2025
1208 James I of Aragon (d. 1276) was born on February - 02.
1455 King John of Denmark (d. 1513) was born on February - 02.
1494 On February - 02 birth of bona Sforza, queen of Sigismund I of Poland (d. 1557)
1502 On this day in history birth of damião de Góis, Portuguese philosopher (d. 1574)
1506 René de Birague, French cardinal and chancellor (d. 1583) was born on this day in history.
1522 On February - 02 birth of lodovico Ferrari, Italian mathematician (d. 1565)
1583 Anna Roemers Visscher, Dutch poetess was born on February - 02.
1595 Jacob van Campen, painter/architect (New Church, Amsterdam) was born on February - 02.
1600 Gabriel Naudé, French librarian and scholar (d. 1653) was born on this day in history.
1613 On February - 02 birth of noël Chabanel, French Jesuit missionary (d. 1649)
1621 Johannes Schefferus, Alsatian-born humanist (d. 1679) was born on February - 02.
1649 Benedict XIII, [Pierfrancesco Orsini], Italy, 245th pope (1724-30) was born on this day in history.
1650 Nell [Eleanor] Gwyn, English actress/mistress (King Charles II) was born on this day in history.
1669 On this day in history birth of louis Marchand, composer
1695 On this day in history birth of william Borlase, English naturalist (d. 1772)
1695 On February - 02 birth of françois de Chevert, French general (d. 1769)
1711 On February - 02 birth of wenzel Anton von Kaunitz, Austrian diplomat (d. 1794)
1714 Gottfried August Homilius, composer was born on February - 02.
1717 On this day in history birth of ernst Gideon Freiherr von Laudon, Austrian field marshal (d. 1790)
1748 Christian Gottfried Thomas, composer was born on February - 02.
1773 On this day in history birth of vincenc Tomas Vaclav Tucek, composer
1780 On this day in history birth of johannes van den Bosch, gov-gen (Neth East Indies)
1786 Jacques Philippe Marie Binet, French mathematician (d. 1856) was born on February - 02.
1802 On this day in history birth of jean-Baptiste JD Boussingault, French chemist
1803 On February - 02 birth of albert Sidney Johnston, Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1862
1804 On this day in history birth of leopold Eugen Mechura, composer
1815 On this day in history birth of nathaniel Collins McLean, Brig Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1905
1817 On this day in history birth of john Glover, English chemist (sulfuric acid)
1817 Jose Maria de la Purificacion Ventura, composer was born on this day in history.
1820 Hans E Schack, Danish politician/writer (Phantasterne) was born on February - 02.
1827 On this day in history birth of abner Monroe Perrin, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1864
1827 Oswald Aschenbach, German painter was born on this day in history.
1829 On this day in history birth of alfred Brehm, German zoologist (d. 1884)
1835 On this day in history birth of luigi Manzotti, Milano, ballet choreographer