Famous Personalities Born In February - 14
Wednesday, 26 March 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 this day in history.
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 this day in history birth of frederick III, the Pious, elect of the Palts
1533 Christianus Adrichomius, Dutch priest/writer (Vita Jesu Christi) was born on this day in history.
1546 Johann Pistorius, German theologist/historian was born on February - 14.
1572 On this day in history birth of hans Christoph Haiden, composer
1602 Pier Francesco Cavalli, Italian opera composer was born on this day in history.
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 February - 14.
1680 On February - 14 birth of john Sidney, 6th Earl of Leicester, English privy councillor (d. 1737)
1692 On February - 14 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 Richard Allen, Phila, 1st black ordained by Methodist-Episcopal church was born on this day in history.
1763 Jean Victor Marie Moreau, French general (d. 1813) was born on February - 14.
1766 Thomas Malthus, England, population expert (Law of Malthus) was born on this day in history.
1778 Fernando Joseph Maria Sor, composer was born on this day in history.
1788 Fernando Sor, Spanish composer (d. 1839) was born on this day in history.
1800 On February - 14 birth of emory Washburn, 22nd Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1877)
1806 Lajos, Count Batthy ny, revolutionary premier of Hungary (1848-49) was born on this day in history.
1812 On this day in history birth of alfred Thomas Agate, American artist (d. 1846)
1813 Alexander Sergeyevich Dargomyzhsky, composer was born on this day in history.
1813 On this day in history 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 Winfield Scott Hancock, Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1886 was born on February - 14.
1828 Edmond François Valentin About, French writer (d. 1885) was born on February - 14.
1829 Alfred Iverson Jr, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1911 was born on this day in history.
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 this day in history.
1845 Cecil De Vere, 1st official British chess champion (1866) was born on this day in history.