Famous Personalities Born In February - 10
Friday, 20 June 2025
1499 Thomas Platter, Swiss humanist (d. 1582) was born on February - 10.
1524 On this day in history birth of albrecht Giese, German politician and diplomat (d. 1580)
1606 Christine Marie of France, regent of Savoy (d. 1663) was born on February - 10.
1609 John Suckling, English Cavalier poet/dramatist/courtier was born on this day in history.
1637 Henriette Catharina van Nassau, Dutch daughter of Frederik Henry was born on February - 10.
1670 On February - 10 birth of norbert van Flowers, [Cephalus], Flemish painter
1670 William Congreve, England, writer (Old Bachelor, Way of the World) was born on February - 10.
1685 Aaron Hill, English playwright/poet (Tragedy of Zara) was born on this day in history.
1686 On February - 10 birth of johann F Gronovius, Dutch physician/botany
1696 Johann Melchior Molter, composer was born on February - 10.
1702 Jean-Pierre Guignon, composer was born on February - 10.
1717 Pierre de La Garde, composer was born on February - 10.
1728 Peter III Feodorovich, German/Russian czar of Russia (1761-62) was born on February - 10.
1735 Johann Christoph Kuhnau, composer was born on February - 10.
1741 Franz Adam Veichtner, composer was born on February - 10.
1750 Stanislao Mattei, composer was born on this day in history.
1775 On February - 10 birth of charles Lamb, London England, critic/poet/essayist
1783 On February - 10 birth of fyodor Petrovich Tolstoy, Russian painter (d. 1873)
1788 On this day in history birth of johann Peter Pixis, composer
1795 On February - 10 birth of ary Scheffer, Dutch painter/etcher/sculptor
1807 Abner Clark Harding, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1874 was born on this day in history.
1818 On February - 10 birth of isham Green Harris, Gov (Confederacy), died in 1897
1819 Richard Storrs Willis, composer was born on February - 10.
1821 On February - 10 birth of william Read Scurry, (Confederate Army Brig general, died in 1864)
1824 On February - 10 birth of samuel Plimsoll, Bristol England, inventor (Plimsoll line for ships)
1827 On this day in history birth of peter J Savelberg, Dutch Limburgs monastery founder
1841 Walter Parratt, composer was born on this day in history.
1846 On this day in history birth of mildred Childe "Life" Lee, daughter of confederate gen Robert E Lee
1846 Charles Beresford, British admiral and politician (d. 1919) was born on this day in history.
1846 On February - 10 birth of ira Remsen, American chemist (d. 1927)
1847 A N Hornby, cricketer (pioneering England Test batsman) was born on February - 10.
1859 Alexandre Millerand, French President (d. 1943) was born on this day in history.
1862 W H "Gobo" Ashley, cricketer (7 wkts in 1 Test for S Africa 1889) was born on February - 10.
1866 Bror Beckman, composer was born on February - 10.