Famous Birthdays In February - 05

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

1505  On this day in history birth of aegidius Tschudi, Swiss historian (d. 1572)  

1519  On this day in history birth of rené of Châlon, (d. 1544)  

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

1723  On February - 05 birth of john Witherspoon, clergyman/signed Declaration of Independence  

1725  On this day in history birth of james Otis, American lawyer and patriot (d. 1783)  

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

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

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  On February - 05 birth of alexandre Brongniart, Paris, mineralogist/geologist (Tertiary)  

1775  On February - 05 birth of margaretha J de Neufville, author (Small Pligten)  

1778  On February - 05 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  Karoly Kisfaludy, Hungarian literary (A Tat rok Magyarorsz gon) was born on February - 05.  

1788  On February - 05 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  John Lindley, English botanist (Elements of Botany) was born on February - 05.  

1804  Johan Ludvig Runeberg, Finland, poet was born on this day in history.  

1808  Carl Spitzweg, German painter (d. 1885) was born on this day in history.  

1810  On February - 05 birth of ole Bull, composer  

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

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

1837  On February - 05 birth of dwight Lyman Moody, US, evangelist (Student Volunteer Movement)  

1840  Hiram Stevens Maxim, inventor (automatic single-barrel rifle) was born on February - 05.  

1840  On February - 05 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 this day in history.  

1520  Death of Sten Sture the Younger, regent of Sweden (b. 1493) on this day in history.  

1578  On February - 05 giovanni B Moroni, Italian portrait painter, dies  

1591  On this day in history 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 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