Famous Personalities Born In February - 05

0976  Sanjō, Emperor of Japan (d. 1017) was born on February - 05.   

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

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

1534  Giovanni de' Bardi, Italian writer (d. 1612) was born on February - 05.   

1589  Honorat de Brueil seigneur de Racan, French playwright/poet was born on this day in history.   

1589  Esteban Manuel de Villegas, Spanish poet (d. 1669) was born on February - 05.   

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

1626  On this day in history 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  On February - 05 birth of joseph Umstatt, composer   

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 this day in history birth of nathanael Gottfried Gruner, composer   

1744  John Jeffries, colonial physician/meteorologist was born on February - 05.   

1748  Christian Gottlob Neefe, German composer/conductor/tutor of Beethoven was born on this day in history.   

1753  Coert L van Beyma thoe Kingma, Frisian regent/patriot was born on this day in history.   

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

1784  On February - 05 birth of nancy Hanks Lincoln, mother of Abraham Lincoln (d. 1818)   

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

1788  Robert "Bobbie" Peel, British conservative premier/founder (Bobbies) was born on this day in history.   

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

1799  John Lindley, English botanist (Elements of Botany) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history birth of ole Bull, composer   

1810  Ole Bull, Norwegian violinist (d. 1880) was born on this day in history.   

1833  John Watkinson, founder of British Chess Magazine (oldest chess mag) was born on this day in history.   

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 February - 05.   

1848  Belle Starr [Myra Belle Shirley], US female outlaw (wild west) was born on this day in history.   

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

1520  On this day in history death of sten Sture the Younger, regent of Sweden (b. 1493)   

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

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

1658  Maria Margaretha van Angels, Dutch prioress at Oirschot, dies at 52 on February - 05.   

1679  On this day in history joost van den Vondel, Dutch poet (Gysbreght van Aemstel), dies at 91   

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

1721  On this day in history james Stanhope 1st earl of Stanhope, English general, dies at 47