Famous Birthdays Feb 1 John Philip Kemble, British actor and director (Drury Lane, Covent Garden), born in Prescot, Lancashire, England (d. 1823) Feb 6 Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz, Polish scholar & statesman, born in Skoki, Poland (d. 1841) Feb 20 John 'Mad Jack' Fuller, English philanthropist (d. 1834) Famous Deaths Feb 5 Horatio Walpole, 1st Baron Walpole of Wolterton, English diplomat, dies at 78 1756 History by Year 1758