Famous Birthdays In February - 23

1417  Paul II, [Pietro Barbo], Italy, Pope (1464-71) was born on this day in history.   

1417  On this day in history birth of pope Paul II (d. 1471)   

1583  On February - 23 birth of jean-Baptiste Morin, French scientist (d. 1656)   

1614  On February - 23 birth of jacob Colijn(s), Dutch coat of arms painter   

1615  On this day in history birth of cornelis Galle II, Flemish engraver/illustrator, baptised   

1633  On this day in history birth of samuel Pepys, London England, navy expert/composer (Diary, Memoirs)   

1646  Tokugawa Tsunayoshi, Japanese shogun (d. 1709) was born on this day in history.   

1648  On February - 23 birth of arabella Churchill, English mistress of James II of England (d. 1730)   

1649  On February - 23 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  On this day in history birth of richard Price, Welsh philosopher (d. 1791)   

1729  On this day in history birth of josiah Hornblower, American statesman (d. 1809)   

1730  On this day in history birth of christian Joseph Lidarti, composer   

1734  On this day in history 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  On February - 23 birth of istvan Ferenczi, Hungarian sculptor   

1811  On this day in history birth of george Washington Hewitt, composer   

1817  On February - 23 birth of george Watts, London, painter   

1818  Jeremy F Gilmer, Maj Gen/Chief Engineer Confederate War Dept was born on this day in history.   

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  On February - 23 birth of hendrik W Mesdag, Dutch painter (Panorama Mesdag)   

1834  On February - 23 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  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  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1868  On February - 23 birth of william E B Du Bois, Mass, civil rights writer (Souls of Black Folk)   

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0155  On February - 23 death of polycarp, disciple of Apostle John, arrested & burned at stake   

0943  On February - 23 death of herbert II, Count of Vermandois, (b. 884)   

1011  On February - 23 death of willigis, Archbishop of Mainz   

1100  On this day in history death of emperor Zhezong of China (b. 1076)   

1447  On February - 23 eugene IV, [Gabriele Condulmer], Italian Pope (1431-47), dies   

1464  On this day in history death of zhengtong, Emperor of China (b. 1427)   

1468  On this day in history john Gutenberg, German inventor (boekdrukkunst), dies   

1526  On this day in history diego Colón, Spanish Viceroy of the Indies