Famous Birthdays Feb 28 René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur, French scientist (d. 1757) Born in 1683 Famous Deaths Feb 18 Nicolaes Pietersz Berchem, Dutch landscape painter and etcher, dies at 62 Jan 1683 History by Year Mar 1683 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