Feb 1 Edward Coke, English Chief Justice and politician (defended common law), born in Mileham, Norfolk, England (d. 1634) Feb 8 Agrippa d'Aubigné, French poet and soldier (d. 1630) Feb 19 Melchior Klesl, Austrian cardinal and statesman (d. 1630) Feb 28 Jost Bürgi [Jobst Bürg], Swiss clockmaker and mathematician, born in Lichtensteig, Switzerland (d. 1632) 1551 Famous Birthdays by Year 1553