Famous Personalities Born In February - 02
Friday, 11 July 2025
1208 On February - 02 birth of james I of Aragon (d. 1276)
1455 On this day in history birth of king John of Denmark (d. 1513)
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 Lodovico Ferrari, Italian mathematician (d. 1565) was born on this day in history.
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 February - 02 birth of gabriel Naudé, French librarian and scholar (d. 1653)
1613 On February - 02 birth of noël Chabanel, French Jesuit missionary (d. 1649)
1621 On this day in history birth of johannes Schefferus, Alsatian-born humanist (d. 1679)
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 February - 02.
1669 On this day in history birth of louis Marchand, composer
1695 William Borlase, English naturalist (d. 1772) was born on February - 02.
1695 On this day in history birth of françois de Chevert, French general (d. 1769)
1711 Wenzel Anton von Kaunitz, Austrian diplomat (d. 1794) was born on February - 02.
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 February - 02 birth of christian Gottfried Thomas, composer
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 February - 02.
1802 Jean-Baptiste JD Boussingault, French chemist was born on this day in history.
1803 On this day in history 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 this day in history birth of nathaniel Collins McLean, Brig Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1905
1817 John Glover, English chemist (sulfuric acid) was born on February - 02.
1817 Jose Maria de la Purificacion Ventura, composer was born on February - 02.
1820 Hans E Schack, Danish politician/writer (Phantasterne) was born on this day in history.
1827 Abner Monroe Perrin, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1864 was born on this day in history.
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 this day in history birth of luigi Manzotti, Milano, ballet choreographer