Famous Personalities Born In February - 05

0976  Sanjō, Emperor of Japan (d. 1017) was born on this day in history.   

1505  Aegidius Tschudi, Swiss historian (d. 1572) was born on this day in history.   

1519  René of Châlon, (d. 1544) was born on this day in history.   

1534  On this day in history 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  Esteban Manuel de Villegas, Spanish poet (d. 1669) was born on February - 05.   

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

1626  Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné, French author (d. 1696) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1725  On February - 05 birth of james Otis, American lawyer and patriot (d. 1783)   

1732  On this day in history birth of nathanael Gottfried Gruner, composer   

1744  On this day in history birth of john Jeffries, colonial physician/meteorologist   

1748  Christian Gottlob Neefe, German composer/conductor/tutor of Beethoven was born on February - 05.   

1753  On February - 05 birth of coert L van Beyma thoe Kingma, Frisian regent/patriot   

1770  On February - 05 birth of alexandre Brongniart, Paris, mineralogist/geologist (Tertiary)   

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

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

1810  On this day in history birth of ole Bull, composer   

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

1833  On this day in history 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 February - 05 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 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  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  James Stanhope 1st earl of Stanhope, English general, dies at 47 on February - 05.