Famous Birthdays In February - 23
Friday, 31 March 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 Jean-Baptiste Morin, French scientist (d. 1656) was born on February - 23.
1614 Jacob Colijn(s), Dutch coat of arms painter was born on February - 23.
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 Tokugawa Tsunayoshi, Japanese shogun (d. 1709) was born on February - 23.
1648 On this day in history birth of arabella Churchill, English mistress of James II of England (d. 1730)
1649 On this day in history birth of john Blow, composer of 1st English opera (Venus & Adonis) (baptized)
1685 On this day in history birth of george Friedrich Handel, Halle Germany, organist/composer (Messiah)
1700 Wilhelmus Schortinghuis, Dutch theologist (Profound Christianity) was born on February - 23.
1723 Richard Price, Welsh philosopher (d. 1791) was born on February - 23.
1729 Josiah Hornblower, American statesman (d. 1809) was born on February - 23.
1730 On February - 23 birth of christian Joseph Lidarti, composer
1734 Mayer Amschel Rothschild, Frankfurt, founder (House of Rothschild) was born on this day in history.
1743 On this day in history birth of mayer Amschel Rothschild, German-born banker (d. 1812)
1776 On this day in history birth of john Walter II, London, chief proprietor (The Times, 1812-47)
1787 On this day in history birth of emma Willard, US, opens school for young ladies (Hall of Fame)
1792 On February - 23 birth of istvan Ferenczi, Hungarian sculptor
1811 George Washington Hewitt, composer was born on February - 23.
1817 George Watts, London, painter was born on February - 23.
1818 On this day in history birth of jeremy F Gilmer, Maj Gen/Chief Engineer Confederate War Dept
1824 On this day in history birth of herman N van der Tuuk, Dutch philologist (Tobasch' Grammar)
1824 On this day in history birth of lewis Cass Hunt, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1886
1831 On this day in history birth of hendrik W Mesdag, Dutch painter (Panorama Mesdag)
1834 On this day in history birth of gustav Hermann Nachtigal, German physician/colonizer/consul in Tunis
1838 On February - 23 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 this day in history birth of césar Ritz, Swiss hotelier (d. 1918)
1863 Franz von Stuck, German painter (Der Krieg) was born on this day in history.
1865 On this day in history birth of barney Dreyfuss, baseball owner (Pitts Pirates)
1868 On this day in history birth of william E B Du Bois, Mass, civil rights writer (Souls of Black Folk)