Feb 2 Gottfried August Homilius, German organist and composer (Weihnachtsoratorium), born in Rosenthal, Saxony, (d. 1785) Feb 22 Louis-Georges de Bréquigny, French historian (d. 1795) Feb 25 Hyde Parker, 5th Baronet, British admiral (captured Spanish treasure galleon Santisima Trinidad), born in Tredington, England (d. 1782) Feb 25 René Nicolas Charles Augustin de Maupeou, Chancellor of France (d. 1792) Feb 26 James Hervey, English clergyman and writer (d. 1758) 1713 Famous Birthdays by Year 1715