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Famous Birthdays In February - 02

Wednesday, 19 June 2013

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  Damião de Góis, Portuguese philosopher (d. 1574) was born on this day in history.  

1506  On this day in history birth of rené de Birague, French cardinal and chancellor (d. 1583)  

1522  Lodovico Ferrari, Italian mathematician (d. 1565) was born on this day in history.  

1583  On this day in history birth of anna Roemers Visscher, Dutch poetess  

1595  On this day in history birth of jacob van Campen, painter/architect (New Church, Amsterdam)  

1600  On this day in history birth of gabriel Naudé, French librarian and scholar (d. 1653)  

1613  Noël Chabanel, French Jesuit missionary (d. 1649) was born on this day in history.  

1621  Johannes Schefferus, Alsatian-born humanist (d. 1679) was born on this day in history.  

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  Louis Marchand, composer was born on this day in history.  

1695  On this day in history birth of william Borlase, English naturalist (d. 1772)  

1695  On this day in history birth of françois de Chevert, French general (d. 1769)  

1711  Wenzel Anton von Kaunitz, Austrian diplomat (d. 1794) was born on this day in history.  

1714  Gottfried August Homilius, composer was born on this day in history.  

1717  Ernst Gideon Freiherr von Laudon, Austrian field marshal (d. 1790) was born on this day in history.  

1748  Christian Gottfried Thomas, composer was born on this day in history.  

1773  Vincenc Tomas Vaclav Tucek, composer was born on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1802  On this day in history birth of jean-Baptiste JD Boussingault, French chemist  

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 this day in history birth of nathaniel Collins McLean, Brig Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1905  

1817  John Glover, English chemist (sulfuric acid) was born on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1827  Abner Monroe Perrin, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1864 was born on this day in history.  

1827  On this day in history birth of oswald Aschenbach, German painter  

1829  Alfred Brehm, German zoologist (d. 1884) was born on this day in history.  

1835  On this day in history birth of luigi Manzotti, Milano, ballet choreographer  

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Famous Deaths In February - 02

Famous People Died On This Day In History

1032  Rudolf III, last independent king of Bourgundy, dies on this day in history.  

1124  Death of Bořivoj II of Bohemia on this day in history.  

1218  Death of Konstantin of Rostov, Prince of Novgorod (b. 1186) on this day in history.  

1250  Death of Eric XI of Sweden (b. 1216) on this day in history.  

1435  On this day in history johanna II, lawless Queen of Naples (1414-35), dies at 61  

1461  On this day in history death of owen Tudor, Welsh founder of the Tudor dynasty of England  

1491  On this day in history martin Schongauer, German painter, dies at 40  

1529  On this day in history death of baldassare Castiglione, Italian writer (b. 1478)