Famous Personalities Born In February - 02
Saturday, 12 July 2025
1208 James I of Aragon (d. 1276) was born on February - 02.
1455 King John of Denmark (d. 1513) was born on February - 02.
1494 On this day in history 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 On this day in history birth of rené de Birague, French cardinal and chancellor (d. 1583)
1522 On this day in history birth of lodovico Ferrari, Italian mathematician (d. 1565)
1583 On this day in history birth of anna Roemers Visscher, Dutch poetess
1595 On February - 02 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 On this day in history 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 On February - 02 birth of françois de Chevert, French general (d. 1769)
1711 On February - 02 birth of wenzel Anton von Kaunitz, Austrian diplomat (d. 1794)
1714 On this day in history birth of gottfried August Homilius, composer
1717 Ernst Gideon Freiherr von Laudon, Austrian field marshal (d. 1790) was born on February - 02.
1748 On this day in history birth of christian Gottfried Thomas, composer
1773 On February - 02 birth of vincenc Tomas Vaclav Tucek, composer
1780 Johannes van den Bosch, gov-gen (Neth East Indies) was born on this day in history.
1786 On this day in history birth of jacques Philippe Marie Binet, French mathematician (d. 1856)
1802 Jean-Baptiste JD Boussingault, French chemist was born on February - 02.
1803 Albert Sidney Johnston, Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1862 was born on February - 02.
1804 Leopold Eugen Mechura, composer was born on February - 02.
1815 On February - 02 birth of nathaniel Collins McLean, Brig Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1905
1817 On this day in history birth of john Glover, English chemist (sulfuric acid)
1817 Jose Maria de la Purificacion Ventura, composer was born on February - 02.
1820 Hans E Schack, Danish politician/writer (Phantasterne) was born on February - 02.
1827 Abner Monroe Perrin, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1864 was born on February - 02.
1827 Oswald Aschenbach, German painter was born on this day in history.
1829 Alfred Brehm, German zoologist (d. 1884) was born on February - 02.
1835 On February - 02 birth of luigi Manzotti, Milano, ballet choreographer