Famous Birthdays In February - 14

1462  On this day in history birth of edzard I Cirksena, the Great, earl of East-Friesia (1494-1528)  

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

1483  On this day in history birth of zahir al-Din Mohammed Babur Shah, prince/founder Mogols-dynasty  

1487  Henry II of Bavaria, bishop of Utrecht/Worms/Freising was born on February - 14.  

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

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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 February - 14 birth of georg Friedrich Kauffman, composer  

1680  On February - 14 birth of john Sidney, 6th Earl of Leicester, English privy councillor (d. 1737)  

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  On February - 14 birth of thomas Malthus, England, population expert (Law of Malthus)  

1778  Fernando Joseph Maria Sor, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

1800  On this day in history 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  On February - 14 birth of alfred Thomas Agate, American artist (d. 1846)  

1813  Alexander Sergeyevich Dargomyzhsky, composer was born on this day in history.  

1813  On February - 14 birth of john McNeil, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1891  

1817  On February - 14 birth of frederick Douglass, African-American abolitionist/lecturer/editor  

1819  On February - 14 birth of james Green Martin, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1878  

1824  Winfield Scott Hancock, Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1886 was born on this day in history.  

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

1829  On February - 14 birth of alfred Iverson Jr, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1911  

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  Cecil De Vere, 1st official British chess champion (1866) was born on February - 14.  

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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 February - 14 cyrillus, Greek apostle of Slaves, dies  

1317  Death of Marguerite of France, queen of Edward I of England (b. 1282) on this day in history.  

1400  Death of Richard II, king of England (1377-99), murdered at age 33 at Pontefract Castle on February - 14.  

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

1528  On this day in history edzard I the Great, count of Austria-E Frisia (1494-1528), dies at 66  

1571  On February - 14 benvenuto Cellini, Ital sculptor/writer (Perseus), dies at 70  

1676  Death of Abraham Bosse, French engraver and artist on this day in history.