Famous Birthdays In February - 02

1208  James I of Aragon (d. 1276) was born on this day in history.  

1455  On February - 02 birth of king John of Denmark (d. 1513)  

1494  On February - 02 birth of bona Sforza, queen of Sigismund I of Poland (d. 1557)  

1502  Damião de Góis, Portuguese philosopher (d. 1574) was born on February - 02.  

1506  René de Birague, French cardinal and chancellor (d. 1583) was born on this day in history.  

1522  On this day in history birth of lodovico Ferrari, Italian mathematician (d. 1565)  

1583  Anna Roemers Visscher, Dutch poetess was born on this day in history.  

1595  Jacob van Campen, painter/architect (New Church, Amsterdam) was born on this day in history.  

1600  On February - 02 birth of gabriel Naudé, French librarian and scholar (d. 1653)  

1613  Noël Chabanel, French Jesuit missionary (d. 1649) was born on February - 02.  

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

1649  On February - 02 birth of benedict XIII, [Pierfrancesco Orsini], Italy, 245th pope (1724-30)  

1650  Nell [Eleanor] Gwyn, English actress/mistress (King Charles II) was born on this day in history.  

1669  On February - 02 birth of louis Marchand, composer  

1695  William Borlase, English naturalist (d. 1772) was born on this day in history.  

1695  François de Chevert, French general (d. 1769) was born on February - 02.  

1711  Wenzel Anton von Kaunitz, Austrian diplomat (d. 1794) was born on February - 02.  

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 February - 02.  

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

1780  Johannes van den Bosch, gov-gen (Neth East Indies) was born on this day in history.  

1786  Jacques Philippe Marie Binet, French mathematician (d. 1856) was born on this day in history.  

1802  On February - 02 birth of jean-Baptiste JD Boussingault, French chemist  

1803  On February - 02 birth of albert Sidney Johnston, Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1862  

1804  Leopold Eugen Mechura, composer was born on this day in history.  

1815  Nathaniel Collins McLean, Brig Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1905 was born on February - 02.  

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 February - 02.  

1820  On this day in history birth of hans E Schack, Danish politician/writer (Phantasterne)  

1827  On this day in history birth of abner Monroe Perrin, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1864  

1827  Oswald Aschenbach, German painter was born on this day in history.  

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

1835  Luigi Manzotti, Milano, ballet choreographer was born on this day in history.  

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0672  On this day in history death of saint Chad  

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

1124  On February - 02 death of bořivoj II of Bohemia  

1218  Death of Konstantin of Rostov, Prince of Novgorod (b. 1186) on February - 02.  

1250  Death of Eric XI of Sweden (b. 1216) on February - 02.  

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  Martin Schongauer, German painter, dies at 40 on February - 02.