Famous Personalities Born In February - 14
Monday, 18 August 2025
1462 Edzard I Cirksena, the Great, earl of East-Friesia (1494-1528) was born on this day in history.
1468 On February - 14 birth of johann Werner, German mathematician (d. 1522)
1483 On February - 14 birth of zahir al-Din Mohammed Babur Shah, prince/founder Mogols-dynasty
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 On this day in history birth of frederick III, the Pious, elect of the Palts
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 this day in history birth of pier Francesco Cavalli, Italian opera composer
1638 On February - 14 birth of sybilla Schwarz, writer
1670 Georg Gabriel Schutz, composer was born on February - 14.
1679 Georg Friedrich Kauffman, composer was born on this day in history.
1680 On February - 14 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 Enrique Florez, Spanish historian (d. 1773) was born on February - 14.
1760 Richard Allen, Phila, 1st black ordained by Methodist-Episcopal church was born on this day in history.
1763 Jean Victor Marie Moreau, French general (d. 1813) was born on February - 14.
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 this day in history birth of fernando Sor, Spanish composer (d. 1839)
1800 Emory Washburn, 22nd Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1877) was born on February - 14.
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 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 Frederick Douglass, African-American abolitionist/lecturer/editor was born on this day in history.
1819 James Green Martin, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1878 was born on February - 14.
1824 Winfield Scott Hancock, Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1886 was born on this day in history.
1828 On February - 14 birth of edmond François Valentin About, French writer (d. 1885)
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 Margaret Knight, inventor, "the female Thomas Edison" was born on February - 14.
1845 Cecil De Vere, 1st official British chess champion (1866) was born on this day in history.