Famous Birthdays In February - 14

1462  Edzard I Cirksena, the Great, earl of East-Friesia (1494-1528) was born on this day in history.   

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

1513  On February - 14 birth of domenico Maria Ferrabosco, Italian composer   

1515  On February - 14 birth of frederick III, the Pious, elect of the Palts   

1533  On February - 14 birth of christianus Adrichomius, Dutch priest/writer (Vita Jesu Christi)   

1546  Johann Pistorius, German theologist/historian was born on February - 14.   

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  On this day in history birth of sybilla Schwarz, writer   

1670  Georg Gabriel Schutz, composer was born on this day in history.   

1679  On this day in history birth of georg Friedrich Kauffman, composer   

1680  John Sidney, 6th Earl of Leicester, English privy councillor (d. 1737) was born on February - 14.   

1692  Pierre-Claude Nivelle de La Chaussée, French writer (d. 1754) was born on February - 14.   

1701  Enrique Florez, Spanish historian (d. 1773) was born on this day in history.   

1760  On this day in history birth of richard Allen, Phila, 1st black ordained by Methodist-Episcopal church   

1763  Jean Victor Marie Moreau, French general (d. 1813) was born on this day in history.   

1766  On this day in history birth of thomas Malthus, England, population expert (Law of Malthus)   

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

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

1800  Emory Washburn, 22nd Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1877) was born on this day in history.   

1806  Lajos, Count Batthy ny, revolutionary premier of Hungary (1848-49) was born on this day in history.   

1812  On this day in history birth of alfred Thomas Agate, American artist (d. 1846)   

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

1813  John McNeil, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1891 was born on February - 14.   

1817  Frederick Douglass, African-American abolitionist/lecturer/editor was born on February - 14.   

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

1824  On this day in history birth of winfield Scott Hancock, Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1886   

1828  On February - 14 birth of edmond François Valentin About, French writer (d. 1885)   

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

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

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

1845  Cecil De Vere, 1st official British chess champion (1866) was born on this day in history.   

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0270  Death of St. Valentine marking Valentines Day (some sources say 269, others 273) on this day in history.   

0869  On this day in history 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 February - 14.   

1405  On February - 14 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  On this day in history benvenuto Cellini, Ital sculptor/writer (Perseus), dies at 70   

1676  On this day in history death of abraham Bosse, French engraver and artist