Historical Events Historic Event Feb 8 King James I disbands the English parliament King of Great Britain James I and VI Famous Birthdays Feb 13 Adam Pijnacker, Dutch landscape painter and etcher, baptized Feb 24 Johannes Clauberg, German theologian and philosopher (d. 1665) Feb 27 Rembrandt Carel Fabritius, Dutch painter Famous Deaths Feb 11 Alfonso Fontanelli, Italian composer (Ferrara School), dies at 64 Feb 19 Sir Henry Savile, English scholar and educator, translated the New Testament into English, dies at 72 1621 History by Year 1623 Famous People by their Chinese Zodiac Animal Year of the Rat2020 Year of the Ox2021 Year of the Tiger2022 Year of the Rabbit2023 Year of the Dragon2024 Year of the Snake2025