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Famous Birthdays In February - 23
Sunday, 09 March 2014
1417 Paul II, [Pietro Barbo], Italy, Pope (1464-71) was born on this day in history. Share it »
1417 On this day in history birth of pope Paul II (d. 1471) Share it »
1583 Jean-Baptiste Morin, French scientist (d. 1656) was born on this day in history. Share it »
1614 Jacob Colijn(s), Dutch coat of arms painter was born on this day in history. Share it »
1615 On this day in history birth of cornelis Galle II, Flemish engraver/illustrator, baptised Share it »
1633 Samuel Pepys, London England, navy expert/composer (Diary, Memoirs) was born on this day in history. Share it »
1646 On this day in history birth of tokugawa Tsunayoshi, Japanese shogun (d. 1709) Share it »
1648 On this day in history birth of arabella Churchill, English mistress of James II of England (d. 1730) Share it »
1649 John Blow, composer of 1st English opera (Venus & Adonis) (baptized) was born on this day in history. Share it »
1685 George Friedrich Handel, Halle Germany, organist/composer (Messiah) was born on this day in history. Share it »
1700 Wilhelmus Schortinghuis, Dutch theologist (Profound Christianity) was born on this day in history. Share it »
1723 Richard Price, Welsh philosopher (d. 1791) was born on this day in history. Share it »
1729 Josiah Hornblower, American statesman (d. 1809) was born on this day in history. Share it »
1730 Christian Joseph Lidarti, composer was born on this day in history. Share it »
1734 On this day in history birth of mayer Amschel Rothschild, Frankfurt, founder (House of Rothschild) Share it »
1743 Mayer Amschel Rothschild, German-born banker (d. 1812) was born on this day in history. Share it »
1776 John Walter II, London, chief proprietor (The Times, 1812-47) was born on this day in history. Share it »
1787 Emma Willard, US, opens school for young ladies (Hall of Fame) was born on this day in history. Share it »
1792 On this day in history birth of istvan Ferenczi, Hungarian sculptor Share it »
1811 George Washington Hewitt, composer was born on this day in history. Share it »
1817 On this day in history birth of george Watts, London, painter Share it »
1818 On this day in history birth of jeremy F Gilmer, Maj Gen/Chief Engineer Confederate War Dept Share it »
1824 Herman N van der Tuuk, Dutch philologist (Tobasch' Grammar) was born on this day in history. Share it »
1824 Lewis Cass Hunt, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1886 was born on this day in history. Share it »
1831 Hendrik W Mesdag, Dutch painter (Panorama Mesdag) was born on this day in history. Share it »
1834 On this day in history birth of gustav Hermann Nachtigal, German physician/colonizer/consul in Tunis Share it »
1838 On this day in history birth of gilbert Moxley Sorrel, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1901 Share it »
1840 Carl Menger, Austrian economist was born on this day in history. Share it »
1842 Karl Robert Eduard von Hartmann, German philosopher (d. 1906) was born on this day in history. Share it »
1848 Thomas Paine Westendorf, composer was born on this day in history. Share it »
1850 On this day in history birth of césar Ritz, Swiss hotelier (d. 1918) Share it »
1863 Franz von Stuck, German painter (Der Krieg) was born on this day in history. Share it »
1865 On this day in history birth of barney Dreyfuss, baseball owner (Pitts Pirates) Share it »
1868 William E B Du Bois, Mass, civil rights writer (Souls of Black Folk) was born on this day in history. Share it »
