Famous Birthdays Feb 10 Jean-Pierre Guignon [Giovanni Pietro Ghignone], Italian-French violinist and composer, born in Turin, Duchy of Savoy (d. 1774) Feb 27 Johann Valentin Gorner, German composer, born in Penig, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1762) Born in 1702 Jan 1702 History by Year Mar 1702 What Happened in 1702 Read All About It! UK's First Daily NewspaperMarch 11, 1702