Events in History Feb 21 Prince Willem III appointed viceroy of Gelderland Birthdays in History Feb 21 Franz Xaver Josef von Unertl, Bavarian politician (d. 1750) Feb 28 Guillaume Delisle, French cartographer (d. 1726) Deaths in History Feb 9 Gerrit Dou / Gerard Douw, Dutch painter (b. 1613) 1674 On This Day in History 1676