Famous Birthdays In February - 14

1462  Edzard I Cirksena, the Great, earl of East-Friesia (1494-1528) was born on February - 14.  

1468  Johann Werner, German mathematician (d. 1522) was born on February - 14.  

1483  Zahir al-Din Mohammed Babur Shah, prince/founder Mogols-dynasty was born on this day in history.  

1487  Henry II of Bavaria, bishop of Utrecht/Worms/Freising was born on this day in history.  

1513  Domenico Maria Ferrabosco, Italian composer was born on February - 14.  

1515  Frederick III, the Pious, elect of the Palts was born on this day in history.  

1533  Christianus Adrichomius, Dutch priest/writer (Vita Jesu Christi) was born on February - 14.  

1546  Johann Pistorius, German theologist/historian was born on this day in history.  

1572  Hans Christoph Haiden, composer was born on February - 14.  

1602  Pier Francesco Cavalli, Italian opera composer was born on this day in history.  

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1638  On this day in history birth of sybilla Schwarz, writer  

1670  Georg Gabriel Schutz, composer was born on February - 14.  

1679  Georg Friedrich Kauffman, composer was born on February - 14.  

1680  On this day in history birth of john Sidney, 6th Earl of Leicester, English privy councillor (d. 1737)  

1692  On this day in history birth of pierre-Claude Nivelle de La Chaussée, French writer (d. 1754)  

1701  On February - 14 birth of enrique Florez, Spanish historian (d. 1773)  

1760  Richard Allen, Phila, 1st black ordained by Methodist-Episcopal church was born on February - 14.  

1763  On February - 14 birth of jean Victor Marie Moreau, French general (d. 1813)  

1766  Thomas Malthus, England, population expert (Law of Malthus) was born on this day in history.  

1778  On this day in history birth of fernando Joseph Maria Sor, composer  

1788  Fernando Sor, Spanish composer (d. 1839) was born on February - 14.  

1800  Emory Washburn, 22nd Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1877) was born on February - 14.  

1806  On this day in history birth of lajos, Count Batthy ny, revolutionary premier of Hungary (1848-49)  

1812  Alfred Thomas Agate, American artist (d. 1846) was born on this day in history.  

1813  Alexander Sergeyevich Dargomyzhsky, composer was born on February - 14.  

1813  On this day in history birth of john McNeil, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1891  

1817  On this day in history birth of frederick Douglass, African-American abolitionist/lecturer/editor  

1819  James Green Martin, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1878 was born on February - 14.  

1824  On February - 14 birth of winfield Scott Hancock, Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1886  

1828  Edmond François Valentin About, French writer (d. 1885) was born on February - 14.  

1829  Alfred Iverson Jr, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1911 was born on February - 14.  

1835  Francois Haverschmidt, Dutch writer (Snikken en grimlachjes) was born on February - 14.  

1838  On this day in history birth of margaret Knight, inventor, "the female Thomas Edison"  

1845  On February - 14 birth of cecil De Vere, 1st official British chess champion (1866)  

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0270  On February - 14 death of st. Valentine marking Valentines Day (some sources say 269, others 273).  

0869  On February - 14 cyrillus, Greek apostle of Slaves, dies  

1317  Death of Marguerite of France, queen of Edward I of England (b. 1282) on February - 14.  

1400  Death of Richard II, king of England (1377-99), murdered at age 33 at Pontefract Castle on this day in history.  

1405  On this day in history timur/Tamerlan "Lenk", [Crippled], Mongols monarch, dies at about 68  

1528  On February - 14 edzard I the Great, count of Austria-E Frisia (1494-1528), dies at 66  

1571  Benvenuto Cellini, Ital sculptor/writer (Perseus), dies at 70 on this day in history.  

1676  On February - 14 death of abraham Bosse, French engraver and artist