Famous Personalities Born In February - 23
Sunday, 14 September 2025
1417 On February - 23 birth of paul II, [Pietro Barbo], Italy, Pope (1464-71)
1417 Pope Paul II (d. 1471) was born on February - 23.
1583 On this day in history birth of jean-Baptiste Morin, French scientist (d. 1656)
1614 On this day in history birth of jacob Colijn(s), Dutch coat of arms painter
1615 Cornelis Galle II, Flemish engraver/illustrator, baptised was born on this day in history.
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 Arabella Churchill, English mistress of James II of England (d. 1730) was born on February - 23.
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 February - 23.
1700 Wilhelmus Schortinghuis, Dutch theologist (Profound Christianity) was born on this day in history.
1723 On this day in history birth of richard Price, Welsh philosopher (d. 1791)
1729 Josiah Hornblower, American statesman (d. 1809) was born on February - 23.
1730 On February - 23 birth of christian Joseph Lidarti, composer
1734 On this day in history birth of mayer Amschel Rothschild, Frankfurt, founder (House of Rothschild)
1743 On February - 23 birth of mayer Amschel Rothschild, German-born banker (d. 1812)
1776 On February - 23 birth of john Walter II, London, chief proprietor (The Times, 1812-47)
1787 Emma Willard, US, opens school for young ladies (Hall of Fame) was born on this day in history.
1792 On this day in history birth of istvan Ferenczi, Hungarian sculptor
1811 On this day in history birth of george Washington Hewitt, composer
1817 On this day in history birth of george Watts, London, painter
1818 On February - 23 birth of jeremy F Gilmer, Maj Gen/Chief Engineer Confederate War Dept
1824 Herman N van der Tuuk, Dutch philologist (Tobasch' Grammar) was born on this day in history.
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 On February - 23 birth of gustav Hermann Nachtigal, German physician/colonizer/consul in Tunis
1838 Gilbert Moxley Sorrel, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1901 was born on this day in history.
1840 Carl Menger, Austrian economist was born on this day in history.
1842 On February - 23 birth of karl Robert Eduard von Hartmann, German philosopher (d. 1906)
1848 On February - 23 birth of thomas Paine Westendorf, composer
1850 César Ritz, Swiss hotelier (d. 1918) was born on February - 23.
1863 Franz von Stuck, German painter (Der Krieg) was born on February - 23.
1865 On this day in history birth of barney Dreyfuss, baseball owner (Pitts Pirates)
1868 William E B Du Bois, Mass, civil rights writer (Souls of Black Folk) was born on this day in history.