Famous Personalities Born In February - 23
Friday, 14 February 2025
1417 Paul II, [Pietro Barbo], Italy, Pope (1464-71) was born on this day in history.
1417 On this day in history birth of pope Paul II (d. 1471)
1583 On February - 23 birth of jean-Baptiste Morin, French scientist (d. 1656)
1614 On February - 23 birth of jacob Colijn(s), Dutch coat of arms painter
1615 Cornelis Galle II, Flemish engraver/illustrator, baptised was born on this day in history.
1633 Samuel Pepys, London England, navy expert/composer (Diary, Memoirs) was born on February - 23.
1646 Tokugawa Tsunayoshi, Japanese shogun (d. 1709) was born on this day in history.
1648 On this day in history birth of arabella Churchill, English mistress of James II of England (d. 1730)
1649 On this day in history birth of john Blow, composer of 1st English opera (Venus & Adonis) (baptized)
1685 On this day in history birth of george Friedrich Handel, Halle Germany, organist/composer (Messiah)
1700 On this day in history birth of wilhelmus Schortinghuis, Dutch theologist (Profound Christianity)
1723 Richard Price, Welsh philosopher (d. 1791) was born on this day in history.
1729 Josiah Hornblower, American statesman (d. 1809) was born on this day in history.
1730 Christian Joseph Lidarti, composer was born on February - 23.
1734 On February - 23 birth of mayer Amschel Rothschild, Frankfurt, founder (House of Rothschild)
1743 Mayer Amschel Rothschild, German-born banker (d. 1812) was born on February - 23.
1776 John Walter II, London, chief proprietor (The Times, 1812-47) was born on February - 23.
1787 On February - 23 birth of emma Willard, US, opens school for young ladies (Hall of Fame)
1792 Istvan Ferenczi, Hungarian sculptor was born on this day in history.
1811 On this day in history birth of george Washington Hewitt, composer
1817 On February - 23 birth of george Watts, London, painter
1818 Jeremy F Gilmer, Maj Gen/Chief Engineer Confederate War Dept was born on this day in history.
1824 On February - 23 birth of herman N van der Tuuk, Dutch philologist (Tobasch' Grammar)
1824 Lewis Cass Hunt, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1886 was born on February - 23.
1831 Hendrik W Mesdag, Dutch painter (Panorama Mesdag) was born on February - 23.
1834 Gustav Hermann Nachtigal, German physician/colonizer/consul in Tunis was born on February - 23.
1838 On this day in history birth of gilbert Moxley Sorrel, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1901
1840 Carl Menger, Austrian economist was born on February - 23.
1842 On February - 23 birth of karl Robert Eduard von Hartmann, German philosopher (d. 1906)
1848 On February - 23 birth of thomas Paine Westendorf, composer
1850 César Ritz, Swiss hotelier (d. 1918) was born on February - 23.
1863 Franz von Stuck, German painter (Der Krieg) was born on February - 23.
1865 Barney Dreyfuss, baseball owner (Pitts Pirates) was born on this day in history.
1868 On this day in history birth of william E B Du Bois, Mass, civil rights writer (Souls of Black Folk)