Historical Events Feb 8 Minor earthquake in London Famous Birthdays Feb 10 Stanislao Mattei, Italian composer, teacher, musicologist, and monk, born in Bologna, Papal States (d. 1825) Feb 28 Ignacy Potocki, Polish politician and influential nobleman (co-wrote 3 May Constitution), born in RadzyĆ, Poland (d. 1809) Born in 1750 Famous Deaths Feb 2 Johann Graf, German composer, dies at 65 Feb 8 Aaron Hill, English playwright and poet (Tragedy of Zara), dies at 65 Feb 22 Pietro Filippo Scarlotti, composer, dies at 71 Jan 1750 History by Year Mar 1750 What Happened in 1750 Earthquakes and a Book Rock LondonFebruary 8, 1750 Johann Sebastian Bach, The Pop Chart Wizard!July 28, 1750