Famous Birthdays In February - 05

0976  On this day in history birth of sanjō, Emperor of Japan (d. 1017)  

1505  Aegidius Tschudi, Swiss historian (d. 1572) was born on February - 05.  

1519  On February - 05 birth of rené of Châlon, (d. 1544)  

1534  On February - 05 birth of giovanni de' Bardi, Italian writer (d. 1612)  

1589  On this day in history birth of honorat de Brueil seigneur de Racan, French playwright/poet  

1589  On February - 05 birth of esteban Manuel de Villegas, Spanish poet (d. 1669)  

1608  On this day in history birth of gaspar Schott, German mathematician (d. 1666)  

1626  Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné, French author (d. 1696) was born on February - 05.  

1662  Giuseppi Vignola, composer was born on this day in history.  

1703  On this day in history birth of gilbert Tennent, Irish-born religious leader (d. 1764)  

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1711  Joseph Umstatt, composer was born on this day in history.  

1723  John Witherspoon, clergyman/signed Declaration of Independence was born on February - 05.  

1725  James Otis, American lawyer and patriot (d. 1783) was born on this day in history.  

1732  On February - 05 birth of nathanael Gottfried Gruner, composer  

1744  John Jeffries, colonial physician/meteorologist was born on this day in history.  

1748  On this day in history birth of christian Gottlob Neefe, German composer/conductor/tutor of Beethoven  

1753  Coert L van Beyma thoe Kingma, Frisian regent/patriot was born on February - 05.  

1770  Alexandre Brongniart, Paris, mineralogist/geologist (Tertiary) was born on this day in history.  

1775  Margaretha J de Neufville, author (Small Pligten) was born on this day in history.  

1778  Robert Peel, British PM (1834-46)/founder (Tories) was born on February - 05.  

1784  Nancy Hanks Lincoln, mother of Abraham Lincoln (d. 1818) was born on February - 05.  

1788  On this day in history birth of karoly Kisfaludy, Hungarian literary (A Tat rok Magyarorsz gon)  

1788  On February - 05 birth of robert "Bobbie" Peel, British conservative premier/founder (Bobbies)  

1795  On February - 05 birth of wilhelm Karl Ritter von Haidinger, Austrian mineralogist (d. 1871)  

1799  On this day in history birth of john Lindley, English botanist (Elements of Botany)  

1804  Johan Ludvig Runeberg, Finland, poet was born on February - 05.  

1808  Carl Spitzweg, German painter (d. 1885) was born on February - 05.  

1810  On February - 05 birth of ole Bull, composer  

1810  On this day in history birth of ole Bull, Norwegian violinist (d. 1880)  

1833  On February - 05 birth of john Watkinson, founder of British Chess Magazine (oldest chess mag)  

1837  Dwight Lyman Moody, US, evangelist (Student Volunteer Movement) was born on this day in history.  

1840  On this day in history birth of hiram Stevens Maxim, inventor (automatic single-barrel rifle)  

1840  John Boyd Dunlop, Scotland, developer (pneumatic rubber tire) was born on this day in history.  

1848  On February - 05 birth of belle Starr [Myra Belle Shirley], US female outlaw (wild west)  

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0995  On February - 05 death of william IV, Duke of Aquitaine (b. 937)  

1520  On February - 05 death of sten Sture the Younger, regent of Sweden (b. 1493)  

1578  Giovanni B Moroni, Italian portrait painter, dies on February - 05.  

1591  On February - 05 gerard de Jode, Flemish publisher, dies  

1658  Maria Margaretha van Angels, Dutch prioress at Oirschot, dies at 52 on this day in history.  

1679  On February - 05 joost van den Vondel, Dutch poet (Gysbreght van Aemstel), dies at 91  

1705  Jean Gilles, composer, dies at 37 on this day in history.  

1721  On February - 05 james Stanhope 1st earl of Stanhope, English general, dies at 47