Famous Personalities Born In February - 09
Friday, 13 February 2026
1404 Constantine XI Dragases, last Byzantine Emperor was born on February - 09. 

1441 Ali Sjir Neva'i [Fani], Turkish poet/author (Mahbub al-kulub) was born on February - 09. 

1533 Shimazu Yoshihisa, Japanese samurai (d. 1611) was born on February - 09. 

1578 On this day in history birth of giambattista Andreini, Italian playwright/actor (L'adamo) 

1579 John Meursius, [van Meurs], Dutch historian was born on February - 09. 

1602 Franciscus van de Enden, Flemish jesuit/free thinker/tutor of Spinoza was born on this day in history. 

1607 On February - 09 birth of abraham Megerle, composer 

1645 On this day in history birth of johann Aegidius Bach, German violistian (d. 1716) 

1666 George Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney, British soldier (d. 1737) was born on February - 09. 

1735 On February - 09 birth of adriaan Kluit, Dutch historian 

1741 On this day in history birth of henri-Joseph Rigel, composer 

1744 Amos Bull, composer was born on this day in history. 

1748 Luther Martin, American patriot (d. 1826) was born on this day in history. 

1756 Karel Blazej Kopriva, composer was born on this day in history. 

1763 On February - 09 birth of ludwig I, Grand Duke of Baden (d. 1830) 

1769 On this day in history birth of susette Gontard, the beloved of the poet Friedrich Hölderlin (d. 1802) 

1771 On this day in history birth of daniel Belknap, composer 

1773 On this day in history birth of william Henry Harrison, Va, (Whigs) 9th Pres (March 4-April 4, 1841) 

1775 On this day in history birth of farkas/Wolfgang Bolyai, Hungary, mathematician (parallel axiom) 

1780 Walenty Karol Kratzer, composer was born on February - 09. 

1781 Johann Baptist von Spix, German scientist (d. 1826) was born on this day in history. 

1783 Vasili A Zjukovski, Russian folk poet/translator (Homer) [OS=Jan 29] was born on this day in history. 

1783 Vasily Zhukovsky, Russian poet (d. 1852) was born on this day in history. 

1789 On this day in history birth of franz Xaver Gabelsberger, German inventor of the stenography (d. 1849) 

1808 On February - 09 birth of francesco Gomez da Rocha, composer 

1814 On February - 09 birth of samuel Jones Tilden, philanthropist for NY Public Library 

1822 On this day in history birth of charles T Stork, Dutch industrialist 

1826 John Alexander Logan, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1886 was born on this day in history. 

1830 On this day in history birth of abd-ul-Aziz, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1876) 

1834 On this day in history birth of felix Dahn, writer 

1834 Franz Xaver Witt, composer was born on February - 09. 

1839 On this day in history birth of silas Adams, American lawyer and politician (d. 1896) 

1846 On this day in history birth of wilhelm Maybach, German engineer, designer of 1st Mercedes 

1846 On February - 09 birth of whitaker Wright, English mining tycoon (d. 1904) 

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