What Happened in February 1759

Historical Events

  • Feb 28 Pope Clement XIII allows Bible to be translated into various languages

Famous Birthdays

  • Feb 15 Friedrich August Wolf, German philologist (Prolegomena), born in Hainrode (d. 1824)
  • Feb 27 Johann Carl Friedrich Rellstab, German composer, critic, and music publisher, born in Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1813)

Famous Deaths

  • Feb 15 Alexander von Papenhoven, Flemish religious sculptor, dies at 89