Famous Personalities Born In February - 14
Wednesday, 07 January 2026
1462 On February - 14 birth of edzard I Cirksena, the Great, earl of East-Friesia (1494-1528) 

1468 On February - 14 birth of johann Werner, German mathematician (d. 1522) 

1483 Zahir al-Din Mohammed Babur Shah, prince/founder Mogols-dynasty was born on February - 14. 

1487 On February - 14 birth of henry II of Bavaria, bishop of Utrecht/Worms/Freising 

1513 Domenico Maria Ferrabosco, Italian composer was born on this day in history. 

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

1533 On this day in history birth of christianus Adrichomius, Dutch priest/writer (Vita Jesu Christi) 

1546 On this day in history birth of johann Pistorius, German theologist/historian 

1572 On this day in history birth of hans Christoph Haiden, composer 

1602 On February - 14 birth of pier Francesco Cavalli, Italian opera composer 

1638 Sybilla Schwarz, writer was born on February - 14. 

1670 On February - 14 birth of georg Gabriel Schutz, composer 

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

1680 John Sidney, 6th Earl of Leicester, English privy councillor (d. 1737) was born on this day in history. 

1692 Pierre-Claude Nivelle de La Chaussée, French writer (d. 1754) was born on this day in history. 

1701 On this day in history birth of enrique Florez, Spanish historian (d. 1773) 

1760 Richard Allen, Phila, 1st black ordained by Methodist-Episcopal church was born on this day in history. 

1763 On this day in history birth of jean Victor Marie Moreau, French general (d. 1813) 

1766 Thomas Malthus, England, population expert (Law of Malthus) was born on February - 14. 

1778 On February - 14 birth of fernando Joseph Maria Sor, composer 

1788 On February - 14 birth of fernando Sor, Spanish composer (d. 1839) 

1800 On February - 14 birth of emory Washburn, 22nd Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1877) 

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 February - 14. 

1813 On February - 14 birth of alexander Sergeyevich Dargomyzhsky, composer 

1813 John McNeil, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1891 was born on this day in history. 

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 On this day in history birth of edmond François Valentin About, French writer (d. 1885) 

1829 Alfred Iverson Jr, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1911 was born on this day in history. 

1835 On this day in history birth of francois Haverschmidt, Dutch writer (Snikken en grimlachjes) 

1838 Margaret Knight, inventor, "the female Thomas Edison" was born on February - 14. 

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

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