Famous Personalities Born In February - 05

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

1505  On this day in history 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 February - 05.   

1589  On this day in history birth of esteban Manuel de Villegas, Spanish poet (d. 1669)   

1608  Gaspar Schott, German mathematician (d. 1666) was born on February - 05.   

1626  Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné, French author (d. 1696) was born on February - 05.   

1662  Giuseppi Vignola, composer was born on this day in history.   

1703  On February - 05 birth of gilbert Tennent, Irish-born religious leader (d. 1764)   

1711  On February - 05 birth of joseph Umstatt, composer   

1723  John Witherspoon, clergyman/signed Declaration of Independence was born on February - 05.   

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 February - 05 birth of john Jeffries, colonial physician/meteorologist   

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

1753  Coert L van Beyma thoe Kingma, Frisian regent/patriot was born on February - 05.   

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 this day in history.   

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  On this day in history birth of johan Ludvig Runeberg, Finland, poet   

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

1810  Ole Bull, composer was born on February - 05.   

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

1833  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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  Death of William IV, Duke of Aquitaine (b. 937) on this day in history.   

1520  On February - 05 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  On February - 05 maria Margaretha van Angels, Dutch prioress at Oirschot, dies at 52   

1679  Joost van den Vondel, Dutch poet (Gysbreght van Aemstel), dies at 91 on this day in history.   

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