Famous Birthdays In February - 23
Wednesday, 04 October 2023
1417 Paul II, [Pietro Barbo], Italy, Pope (1464-71) was born on February - 23.
1417 Pope Paul II (d. 1471) was born on this day in history.
1583 On this day in history birth of jean-Baptiste Morin, French scientist (d. 1656)
1614 Jacob Colijn(s), Dutch coat of arms painter was born on this day in history.
1615 On this day in history birth of cornelis Galle II, Flemish engraver/illustrator, baptised
1633 On February - 23 birth of samuel Pepys, London England, navy expert/composer (Diary, Memoirs)
1646 On this day in history birth of tokugawa Tsunayoshi, Japanese shogun (d. 1709)
1648 On this day in history birth of arabella Churchill, English mistress of James II of England (d. 1730)
1649 John Blow, composer of 1st English opera (Venus & Adonis) (baptized) was born on this day in history.
1685 George Friedrich Handel, Halle Germany, organist/composer (Messiah) was born on this day in history.
1700 Wilhelmus Schortinghuis, Dutch theologist (Profound Christianity) was born on this day in history.
1723 Richard Price, Welsh philosopher (d. 1791) was born on February - 23.
1729 On this day in history birth of josiah Hornblower, American statesman (d. 1809)
1730 Christian Joseph Lidarti, composer was born on February - 23.
1734 On February - 23 birth of mayer Amschel Rothschild, Frankfurt, founder (House of Rothschild)
1743 Mayer Amschel Rothschild, German-born banker (d. 1812) was born on February - 23.
1776 John Walter II, London, chief proprietor (The Times, 1812-47) was born on this day in history.
1787 On February - 23 birth of emma Willard, US, opens school for young ladies (Hall of Fame)
1792 Istvan Ferenczi, Hungarian sculptor was born on this day in history.
1811 George Washington Hewitt, composer was born on February - 23.
1817 George Watts, London, painter was born on this day in history.
1818 On this day in history birth of jeremy F Gilmer, Maj Gen/Chief Engineer Confederate War Dept
1824 On February - 23 birth of herman N van der Tuuk, Dutch philologist (Tobasch' Grammar)
1824 Lewis Cass Hunt, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1886 was born on February - 23.
1831 Hendrik W Mesdag, Dutch painter (Panorama Mesdag) was born on February - 23.
1834 Gustav Hermann Nachtigal, German physician/colonizer/consul in Tunis was born on February - 23.
1838 On this day in history birth of gilbert Moxley Sorrel, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1901
1840 On February - 23 birth of carl Menger, Austrian economist
1842 Karl Robert Eduard von Hartmann, German philosopher (d. 1906) was born on February - 23.
1848 On this day in history birth of thomas Paine Westendorf, composer
1850 On February - 23 birth of césar Ritz, Swiss hotelier (d. 1918)
1863 On February - 23 birth of franz von Stuck, German painter (Der Krieg)
1865 Barney Dreyfuss, baseball owner (Pitts Pirates) was born on February - 23.
1868 William E B Du Bois, Mass, civil rights writer (Souls of Black Folk) was born on February - 23.