Famous Birthdays Feb 4 Samuel I Wiselius, Dutch lawyer/businessman/writer Feb 9 Susette Gontard, the beloved of the poet Friedrich Hölderlin (d. 1802) Feb 13 Ivan Krylov, Russian fabulist (d. 1844) Famous Deaths Feb 2 Clement XIII [Carlo Rezzonico], Pope (1758-69), dies at 75 1768 History by Year 1770 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