Historical Events Feb 5 German emperor Leopold I signs peace with France Famous Birthdays Feb 14 Georg Friedrich Kauffmann, German composer, born in Ostramondra, Thuringia, Electorate of Saxony (d. 1735) Born in 1679 Famous Deaths Feb 3 Jan Havicksz Steen, Dutch painter (St Nicolas Feast), dies at 53 Feb 5 Joost van den Vondel, Dutch poet and dramatist (Jephtha), dies at 91 Feb 23 Anne Conway, English philosopher, dies at 47 Jan 1679 History by Year Mar 1679 Famous People by their Chinese Zodiac Animal Year of the Rabbit2023 Year of the Dragon2024 Year of the Snake2025 Year of the Horse2026 Year of the Goat/Sheep2027 Year of the Monkey2028
Year of the Rabbit
Year of the Dragon
Year of the Snake
Year of the Horse
Year of the Goat/Sheep
Year of the Monkey