Famous Personalities Born In February - 23
Friday, 18 July 2025
1417 Paul II, [Pietro Barbo], Italy, Pope (1464-71) was born on February - 23.
1417 Pope Paul II (d. 1471) was born on February - 23.
1583 On February - 23 birth of jean-Baptiste Morin, French scientist (d. 1656)
1614 Jacob Colijn(s), Dutch coat of arms painter was born on February - 23.
1615 On this day in history birth of cornelis Galle II, Flemish engraver/illustrator, baptised
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 Arabella Churchill, English mistress of James II of England (d. 1730) was born on February - 23.
1649 John Blow, composer of 1st English opera (Venus & Adonis) (baptized) was born on February - 23.
1685 George Friedrich Handel, Halle Germany, organist/composer (Messiah) was born on February - 23.
1700 Wilhelmus Schortinghuis, Dutch theologist (Profound Christianity) was born on this day in history.
1723 On February - 23 birth of richard Price, Welsh philosopher (d. 1791)
1729 Josiah Hornblower, American statesman (d. 1809) was born on this day in history.
1730 On February - 23 birth of christian Joseph Lidarti, composer
1734 On this day in history birth of mayer Amschel Rothschild, Frankfurt, founder (House of Rothschild)
1743 Mayer Amschel Rothschild, German-born banker (d. 1812) was born on this day in history.
1776 John Walter II, London, chief proprietor (The Times, 1812-47) was born on this day in history.
1787 Emma Willard, US, opens school for young ladies (Hall of Fame) was born on this day in history.
1792 Istvan Ferenczi, Hungarian sculptor was born on this day in history.
1811 George Washington Hewitt, composer was born on February - 23.
1817 George Watts, London, painter was born on February - 23.
1818 Jeremy F Gilmer, Maj Gen/Chief Engineer Confederate War Dept was born on February - 23.
1824 On this day in history birth of herman N van der Tuuk, Dutch philologist (Tobasch' Grammar)
1824 On February - 23 birth of lewis Cass Hunt, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1886
1831 On February - 23 birth of hendrik W Mesdag, Dutch painter (Panorama Mesdag)
1834 Gustav Hermann Nachtigal, German physician/colonizer/consul in Tunis was born on this day in history.
1838 Gilbert Moxley Sorrel, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1901 was born on February - 23.
1840 On February - 23 birth of carl Menger, Austrian economist
1842 On this day in history 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 On this day in history birth of franz von Stuck, German painter (Der Krieg)
1865 Barney Dreyfuss, baseball owner (Pitts Pirates) was born on February - 23.
1868 On February - 23 birth of william E B Du Bois, Mass, civil rights writer (Souls of Black Folk)