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Famous Birthdays In February - 07
Monday, 21 April 2014
1102 Empress Matilda, Princess of England and wife of Henry V of the Holy Roman Empire (d. 1169) was born on this day in history. Share it »
1478 Thomas More, lawyer/lord chancellor of England/saint (Utopia) was born on this day in history. Share it »
1478 On this day in history birth of sir Thomas More, English statesman, humanist, and author (d. 1535) Share it »
1556 Maria van Nassau, Dutch countess of Buren was born on this day in history. Share it »
1589 On this day in history birth of jacob de Witt, Dutch mayor (Dordrecht)/mathematician Share it »
1612 Thomas Killigrew, English humorist/playwright/leader (King's Men) was born on this day in history. Share it »
1655 On this day in history birth of jean-Francois Regnard, French comedy writer (Slave in Algeria) Share it »
1688 On this day in history birth of maria Louise van Hessen-Kassel, [Marijke Meu], princess of Orange Share it »
1693 On this day in history birth of anna Ivanova Romanova, empress of Russia (1730-40) [NS] Share it »
1700 On this day in history birth of philippe Buache, French geographer/cartographer (Contourlijnen) Share it »
1707 Carl August Thielo, composer was born on this day in history. Share it »
1710 On this day in history birth of william Boyce, English organist/composer of Cathedral music Share it »
1739 On this day in history birth of joseph Pouteau, composer Share it »
1740 Adam-Philippe Custine, French earl/general/MP was born on this day in history. Share it »
1753 Rhijnvis Feith, Dutch mayor/writer (Zwolle/Thirsa) was born on this day in history. Share it »
1758 Benedikt Emanuel Schack, composer was born on this day in history. Share it »
1801 John Rylands, England, merchant/philanthropist was born on this day in history. Share it »
1804 John Deere, pioneer manufacturer of agricultural implements was born on this day in history. Share it »
1809 On this day in history birth of frederik Paludan-Muller, Danish Romantic poet (Danserinden) Share it »
1812 Charles Dickens, England, novelist (Oliver Twist, Tale of 2 Cities) was born on this day in history. Share it »
1817 On this day in history birth of leroy Pope Walker, US lawyer/Confederate minister of War (1861) Share it »
1822 Joaquin y Garbayo Gaztambide, composer was born on this day in history. Share it »
1823 On this day in history birth of richard Genee, composer Share it »
1824 On this day in history birth of william Higgins, discoverer (nature of spiral nebulae) Share it »
1825 On this day in history birth of crystobal Oudrid y Segura, composer Share it »
1833 Ricardo Palma, Peru, writer/poet (Tradiciones Peruanas) was born on this day in history. Share it »
1834 Dmitri I Mendelejev, Russian chemist (Periodic Table) was born on this day in history. Share it »
1837 James Augustus Henry Murray, Scotland, created Oxford Dictionary was born on this day in history. Share it »
1839 On this day in history birth of nicolaas G Pierson, Dutch banker/Suriname premier (1897-1901) Share it »
1842 On this day in history birth of alexandre Ribit, premier (France) Share it »
1842 Alexandre Ribot, French statesman (d. 1923) was born on this day in history. Share it »
1847 Ernst Franck, German composer/conductor was born on this day in history. Share it »
1862 On this day in history birth of bernard Maybeck, US architect (Palace of Fine Arts, SF) Share it »
1863 Mieczyslaw Soltys, composer was born on this day in history. Share it »
