Historical Events Feb 21 Prince Willem III appointed viceroy of Gelderland Famous Birthdays Feb 17 Johann Melchior Conradi, German composer, born in Oettingen (d. 1756) Feb 21 Franz Xaver Josef von Unertl, Bavarian politician (d. 1750) Feb 26 Johann Philipp Treiber, German composer, born in Arnstadt (d. 1727) Feb 28 Guillaume Delisle, French cartographer (d. 1726) Famous Deaths Feb 9 Gerrit Dou / Gerard Douw, Dutch painter (b. 1613) 1674 History by Year 1676