Historical Events Feb 27 English/Welsh nobles lay down Oath of Association Feb 29 English ex-premier Earl Danby accused of corruption Famous Birthdays Feb 10 Johann Melchior Molter, German composer, born in Tiefenort, Thuringia (d. 1765) Feb 17 Ernst Gottlieb Baron, German lutenist and composer, born in Breslau, Silesia (d. 1760) Feb 29 Esprit Antoine Blanchard, French composer, born in Pernes (d. 1770) 1695 History by Year 1697