Famous Birthdays In February - 05

0976  On February - 05 birth of sanjō, Emperor of Japan (d. 1017)   

1505  On February - 05 birth of aegidius Tschudi, Swiss historian (d. 1572)   

1519  René of Châlon, (d. 1544) was born on February - 05.   

1534  On this day in history birth of giovanni de' Bardi, Italian writer (d. 1612)   

1589  On February - 05 birth of honorat de Brueil seigneur de Racan, French playwright/poet   

1589  On this day in history birth of esteban Manuel de Villegas, Spanish poet (d. 1669)   

1608  Gaspar Schott, German mathematician (d. 1666) was born on this day in history.   

1626  On February - 05 birth of marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné, French author (d. 1696)   

1662  Giuseppi Vignola, composer was born on February - 05.   

1703  Gilbert Tennent, Irish-born religious leader (d. 1764) was born on February - 05.   

1711  Joseph Umstatt, composer was born on February - 05.   

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  Nathanael Gottfried Gruner, composer was born on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history birth of coert L van Beyma thoe Kingma, Frisian regent/patriot   

1770  Alexandre Brongniart, Paris, mineralogist/geologist (Tertiary) was born on February - 05.   

1775  On this day in history birth of margaretha J de Neufville, author (Small Pligten)   

1778  On this day in history birth of robert Peel, British PM (1834-46)/founder (Tories)   

1784  Nancy Hanks Lincoln, mother of Abraham Lincoln (d. 1818) was born on this day in history.   

1788  Karoly Kisfaludy, Hungarian literary (A Tat rok Magyarorsz gon) was born on this day in history.   

1788  On this day in history birth of robert "Bobbie" Peel, British conservative premier/founder (Bobbies)   

1795  Wilhelm Karl Ritter von Haidinger, Austrian mineralogist (d. 1871) was born on this day in history.   

1799  On February - 05 birth of john Lindley, English botanist (Elements of Botany)   

1804  On February - 05 birth of johan Ludvig Runeberg, Finland, poet   

1808  On February - 05 birth of carl Spitzweg, German painter (d. 1885)   

1810  On February - 05 birth of ole Bull, composer   

1810  On February - 05 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  On this day in history birth of john Boyd Dunlop, Scotland, developer (pneumatic rubber tire)   

1848  Belle Starr [Myra Belle Shirley], US female outlaw (wild west) was born on February - 05.   

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0995  Death of William IV, Duke of Aquitaine (b. 937) on February - 05.   

1520  Death of Sten Sture the Younger, regent of Sweden (b. 1493) on February - 05.   

1578  On this day in history giovanni B Moroni, Italian portrait painter, dies   

1591  Gerard de Jode, Flemish publisher, dies on this day in history.   

1658  On this day in history maria Margaretha van Angels, Dutch prioress at Oirschot, dies at 52   

1679  Joost van den Vondel, Dutch poet (Gysbreght van Aemstel), dies at 91 on February - 05.   

1705  On February - 05 jean Gilles, composer, dies at 37   

1721  James Stanhope 1st earl of Stanhope, English general, dies at 47 on February - 05.