Feb 9 Daniel Belknap, American composer, born in Framingham, Massachusetts (d. 1815) Feb 18 Friedrich Christian Ruppe, Dutch composer and violinist, brother of Christian Friedrich Ruppe (d. 1834) Feb 24 Johann Baptist Cramer, German-British pianist, composer and music publisher, born in Mannheim (d. 1858) Feb 28 François Kinsoen, Flemish portrait painter (court painter to King of Westphalia), born in Bruges (d. 1839) 1770 Famous Birthdays by Year 1772