Famous Birthdays In February - 02

1208  On this day in history birth of james I of Aragon (d. 1276)  

1455  King John of Denmark (d. 1513) was born on this day in history.  

1494  On this day in history birth of bona Sforza, queen of Sigismund I of Poland (d. 1557)  

1502  On this day in history birth of damião de Góis, Portuguese philosopher (d. 1574)  

1506  René de Birague, French cardinal and chancellor (d. 1583) was born on February - 02.  

1522  On February - 02 birth of lodovico Ferrari, Italian mathematician (d. 1565)  

1583  On this day in history birth of anna Roemers Visscher, Dutch poetess  

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

1600  Gabriel Naudé, French librarian and scholar (d. 1653) was born on this day in history.  

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

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1621  On February - 02 birth of johannes Schefferus, Alsatian-born humanist (d. 1679)  

1649  Benedict XIII, [Pierfrancesco Orsini], Italy, 245th pope (1724-30) was born on this day in history.  

1650  On this day in history birth of nell [Eleanor] Gwyn, English actress/mistress (King Charles II)  

1669  Louis Marchand, composer was born on February - 02.  

1695  On this day in history birth of william Borlase, English naturalist (d. 1772)  

1695  On February - 02 birth of françois de Chevert, French general (d. 1769)  

1711  On this day in history birth of wenzel Anton von Kaunitz, Austrian diplomat (d. 1794)  

1714  On this day in history birth of gottfried August Homilius, composer  

1717  On this day in history birth of ernst Gideon Freiherr von Laudon, Austrian field marshal (d. 1790)  

1748  Christian Gottfried Thomas, composer was born on this day in history.  

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 February - 02 birth of jacques Philippe Marie Binet, French mathematician (d. 1856)  

1802  On this day in history 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  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  On February - 02 birth of jose Maria de la Purificacion Ventura, composer  

1820  On February - 02 birth of hans E Schack, Danish politician/writer (Phantasterne)  

1827  On February - 02 birth of abner Monroe Perrin, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1864  

1827  On February - 02 birth of oswald Aschenbach, German painter  

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

1835  On February - 02 birth of luigi Manzotti, Milano, ballet choreographer  

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0672  Death of Saint Chad on this day in history.  

1032  On February - 02 rudolf III, last independent king of Bourgundy, dies  

1124  Death of BoÅ™ivoj II of Bohemia on this day in history.  

1218  Death of Konstantin of Rostov, Prince of Novgorod (b. 1186) on this day in history.  

1250  On February - 02 death of eric XI of Sweden (b. 1216)  

1435  Johanna II, lawless Queen of Naples (1414-35), dies at 61 on February - 02.  

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.