Famous Birthdays Feb 12 Herman Witsius [Wits], Dutch reformed theologist Famous Deaths Feb 22 Santorio Sanctorius, Venetian physiologist and physician (invented thermometer), dies at 74 1635 History by Year 1637 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