Famous Personalities Born In February - 14
Saturday, 20 December 2025
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 February - 14. 

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 On February - 14 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 Hans Christoph Haiden, composer was born on this day in history. 

1602 On this day in history birth of pier Francesco Cavalli, Italian opera composer 

1638 On February - 14 birth of sybilla Schwarz, writer 

1670 On this day in history birth of georg Gabriel Schutz, composer 

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

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 February - 14. 

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

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

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

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 On February - 14 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 Francois Haverschmidt, Dutch writer (Snikken en grimlachjes) was born on this day in history. 

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. 

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