Historical Events Feb 28 Pope Clement XIII allows Bible to be translated into various languages Famous Birthdays Feb 15 Friedrich August Wolf, German philologist (Prolegomena), born in Hainrode (d. 1824) Feb 27 Johann Carl Friedrich Rellstab, German composer, critic, and music publisher, born in Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1813) Born in 1759 Famous Deaths Feb 15 Alexander von Papenhoven, Flemish religious sculptor, dies at 89 Jan 1759 History by Year Mar 1759 What Happened in 1759 British Museum Opens its DoorsJanuary 15, 1759