Famous Birthdays Feb 4 Daniel Selich, German court composer, born in Wittenberg, Electrorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1626) Feb 17 Fausto Poli, Italian Catholic Cardinal. private secretary to Pope Urban, born in Usigni (d. 1653) Born in 1581 Jan 1581 History by Year Mar 1581 What Happened in 1581 Ivan the Terrible Kills His SonNovember 16, 1581