Famous Personalities Born In February - 02
Sunday, 16 February 2025
1208 On this day in history birth of james I of Aragon (d. 1276)
1455 On this day in history birth of king John of Denmark (d. 1513)
1494 Bona Sforza, queen of Sigismund I of Poland (d. 1557) was born on this day in history.
1502 On February - 02 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 this day in history birth of lodovico Ferrari, Italian mathematician (d. 1565)
1583 Anna Roemers Visscher, Dutch poetess was born on this day in history.
1595 Jacob van Campen, painter/architect (New Church, Amsterdam) was born on February - 02.
1600 On February - 02 birth of gabriel Naudé, French librarian and scholar (d. 1653)
1613 On February - 02 birth of noël Chabanel, French Jesuit missionary (d. 1649)
1621 On this day in history birth of johannes Schefferus, Alsatian-born humanist (d. 1679)
1649 Benedict XIII, [Pierfrancesco Orsini], Italy, 245th pope (1724-30) was born on February - 02.
1650 Nell [Eleanor] Gwyn, English actress/mistress (King Charles II) was born on this day in history.
1669 Louis Marchand, composer was born on this day in history.
1695 William Borlase, English naturalist (d. 1772) was born on this day in history.
1695 François de Chevert, French general (d. 1769) was born on this day in history.
1711 Wenzel Anton von Kaunitz, Austrian diplomat (d. 1794) was born on this day in history.
1714 Gottfried August Homilius, composer was born on February - 02.
1717 Ernst Gideon Freiherr von Laudon, Austrian field marshal (d. 1790) was born on this day in history.
1748 On this day in history birth of christian Gottfried Thomas, composer
1773 Vincenc Tomas Vaclav Tucek, composer was born on this day in history.
1780 On February - 02 birth of johannes van den Bosch, gov-gen (Neth East Indies)
1786 Jacques Philippe Marie Binet, French mathematician (d. 1856) was born on this day in history.
1802 Jean-Baptiste JD Boussingault, French chemist was born on this day in history.
1803 On this day in history birth of albert Sidney Johnston, Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1862
1804 Leopold Eugen Mechura, composer was born on this day in history.
1815 On February - 02 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 On this day in history birth of jose Maria de la Purificacion Ventura, composer
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 On this day in history birth of oswald Aschenbach, German painter
1829 Alfred Brehm, German zoologist (d. 1884) was born on February - 02.
1835 Luigi Manzotti, Milano, ballet choreographer was born on February - 02.