Historical Events
Famous Birthdays
Galileo Galilei (1564-1642)
Feb 15 Italian astronomer, physicist and engineer who has been called the father of science, born in Pisa, Duchy of Florence, Italy
- Feb 26 Christopher Marlowe, English poet and dramatist (Dr Faustus), born in Canterbury, England (d. 1593) baptism date
Famous Deaths
Michelangelo (1475-1564)
Feb 18 Italian sculptor, painter, architect and poet of the High Renaissance (David, Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel), dies at 88
