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Famous Birthdays In February - 05
Wednesday, 23 July 2014
0976 On this day in history birth of sanjō, Emperor of Japan (d. 1017) Share it »
1505 On this day in history birth of aegidius Tschudi, Swiss historian (d. 1572) Share it »
1519 On this day in history birth of rené of Châlon, (d. 1544) Share it »
1534 Giovanni de' Bardi, Italian writer (d. 1612) was born on this day in history. Share it »
1589 On this day in history birth of honorat de Brueil seigneur de Racan, French playwright/poet Share it »
1589 Esteban Manuel de Villegas, Spanish poet (d. 1669) was born on this day in history. Share it »
1608 Gaspar Schott, German mathematician (d. 1666) was born on this day in history. Share it »
1626 On this day in history birth of marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné, French author (d. 1696) Share it »
1662 Giuseppi Vignola, composer was born on this day in history. Share it »
1703 On this day in history birth of gilbert Tennent, Irish-born religious leader (d. 1764) Share it »
1711 Joseph Umstatt, composer was born on this day in history. Share it »
1723 On this day in history birth of john Witherspoon, clergyman/signed Declaration of Independence Share it »
1725 On this day in history birth of james Otis, American lawyer and patriot (d. 1783) Share it »
1732 On this day in history birth of nathanael Gottfried Gruner, composer Share it »
1744 John Jeffries, colonial physician/meteorologist was born on this day in history. Share it »
1748 On this day in history birth of christian Gottlob Neefe, German composer/conductor/tutor of Beethoven Share it »
1753 Coert L van Beyma thoe Kingma, Frisian regent/patriot was born on this day in history. Share it »
1770 Alexandre Brongniart, Paris, mineralogist/geologist (Tertiary) was born on this day in history. Share it »
1775 Margaretha J de Neufville, author (Small Pligten) was born on this day in history. Share it »
1778 Robert Peel, British PM (1834-46)/founder (Tories) was born on this day in history. Share it »
1784 On this day in history birth of nancy Hanks Lincoln, mother of Abraham Lincoln (d. 1818) Share it »
1788 On this day in history birth of karoly Kisfaludy, Hungarian literary (A Tat rok Magyarorsz gon) Share it »
1788 Robert "Bobbie" Peel, British conservative premier/founder (Bobbies) was born on this day in history. Share it »
1795 On this day in history birth of wilhelm Karl Ritter von Haidinger, Austrian mineralogist (d. 1871) Share it »
1799 John Lindley, English botanist (Elements of Botany) was born on this day in history. Share it »
1804 Johan Ludvig Runeberg, Finland, poet was born on this day in history. Share it »
1808 On this day in history birth of carl Spitzweg, German painter (d. 1885) Share it »
1810 Ole Bull, composer was born on this day in history. Share it »
1810 Ole Bull, Norwegian violinist (d. 1880) was born on this day in history. Share it »
1833 John Watkinson, founder of British Chess Magazine (oldest chess mag) was born on this day in history. Share it »
1837 Dwight Lyman Moody, US, evangelist (Student Volunteer Movement) was born on this day in history. Share it »
1840 Hiram Stevens Maxim, inventor (automatic single-barrel rifle) was born on this day in history. Share it »
1840 On this day in history birth of john Boyd Dunlop, Scotland, developer (pneumatic rubber tire) Share it »
1848 Belle Starr [Myra Belle Shirley], US female outlaw (wild west) was born on this day in history. Share it »
