Famous Birthdays 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  On February - 05 birth of rené of Châlon, (d. 1544)  

1534  Giovanni de' Bardi, Italian writer (d. 1612) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

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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  Nathanael Gottfried Gruner, composer was born on February - 05.  

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

1748  On February - 05 birth of christian Gottlob Neefe, German composer/conductor/tutor of Beethoven  

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

1770  On this day in history birth of alexandre Brongniart, Paris, mineralogist/geologist (Tertiary)  

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

1778  On February - 05 birth of robert Peel, British PM (1834-46)/founder (Tories)  

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

1795  On February - 05 birth of wilhelm Karl Ritter von Haidinger, Austrian mineralogist (d. 1871)  

1799  John Lindley, English botanist (Elements of Botany) was born on February - 05.  

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 February - 05 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 February - 05.  

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

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  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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

1705  Jean Gilles, composer, dies at 37 on February - 05.  

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