Famous Personalities Born In February - 02
Thursday, 27 February 2025
1208 James I of Aragon (d. 1276) was born on this day in history.
1455 On February - 02 birth of king John of Denmark (d. 1513)
1494 Bona Sforza, queen of Sigismund I of Poland (d. 1557) was born on this day in history.
1502 Damião de Góis, Portuguese philosopher (d. 1574) was born on February - 02.
1506 On February - 02 birth of rené de Birague, French cardinal and chancellor (d. 1583)
1522 Lodovico Ferrari, Italian mathematician (d. 1565) was born on this day in history.
1583 On this day in history birth of anna Roemers Visscher, Dutch poetess
1595 Jacob van Campen, painter/architect (New Church, Amsterdam) was born on this day in history.
1600 On February - 02 birth of gabriel Naudé, French librarian and scholar (d. 1653)
1613 On this day in history birth of noël Chabanel, French Jesuit missionary (d. 1649)
1621 On February - 02 birth of johannes Schefferus, Alsatian-born humanist (d. 1679)
1649 Benedict XIII, [Pierfrancesco Orsini], Italy, 245th pope (1724-30) was born on this day in history.
1650 Nell [Eleanor] Gwyn, English actress/mistress (King Charles II) was born on this day in history.
1669 On this day in history birth of louis Marchand, composer
1695 William Borlase, English naturalist (d. 1772) was born on this day in history.
1695 François de Chevert, French general (d. 1769) was born on this day in history.
1711 Wenzel Anton von Kaunitz, Austrian diplomat (d. 1794) was born on February - 02.
1714 Gottfried August Homilius, composer was born on this day in history.
1717 On this day in history birth of ernst Gideon Freiherr von Laudon, Austrian field marshal (d. 1790)
1748 On February - 02 birth of christian Gottfried Thomas, composer
1773 On February - 02 birth of vincenc Tomas Vaclav Tucek, composer
1780 On February - 02 birth of johannes van den Bosch, gov-gen (Neth East Indies)
1786 Jacques Philippe Marie Binet, French mathematician (d. 1856) was born on this day in history.
1802 On February - 02 birth of jean-Baptiste JD Boussingault, French chemist
1803 Albert Sidney Johnston, Gen (Confederate Army), died in 1862 was born on February - 02.
1804 Leopold Eugen Mechura, composer was born on this day in history.
1815 Nathaniel Collins McLean, Brig Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1905 was born on this day in history.
1817 On this day in history birth of john Glover, English chemist (sulfuric acid)
1817 On February - 02 birth of jose Maria de la Purificacion Ventura, composer
1820 Hans E Schack, Danish politician/writer (Phantasterne) was born on this day in history.
1827 Abner Monroe Perrin, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1864 was born on February - 02.
1827 Oswald Aschenbach, German painter was born on this day in history.
1829 Alfred Brehm, German zoologist (d. 1884) was born on February - 02.
1835 Luigi Manzotti, Milano, ballet choreographer was born on February - 02.