Famous Personalities Born In February - 05
Monday, 15 September 2025
0976 SanjÅ, 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 René of Châlon, (d. 1544) was born on this day in history.
1534 Giovanni de' Bardi, Italian writer (d. 1612) was born on February - 05.
1589 Honorat de Brueil seigneur de Racan, French playwright/poet was born on this day in history.
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 this day in history.
1725 James Otis, American lawyer and patriot (d. 1783) was born on this day in history.
1732 Nathanael Gottfried Gruner, composer was born on this day in history.
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 this day in history.
1753 On this day in history birth of coert L van Beyma thoe Kingma, Frisian regent/patriot
1770 On this day in history 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 this day in history.
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 Robert "Bobbie" Peel, British conservative premier/founder (Bobbies) was born on February - 05.
1795 On this day in history birth of wilhelm Karl Ritter von Haidinger, Austrian mineralogist (d. 1871)
1799 On February - 05 birth of john Lindley, English botanist (Elements of Botany)
1804 Johan Ludvig Runeberg, Finland, poet was born on February - 05.
1808 On February - 05 birth of carl Spitzweg, German painter (d. 1885)
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 John Watkinson, founder of British Chess Magazine (oldest chess mag) was born on February - 05.
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 this day in history.
1848 On February - 05 birth of belle Starr [Myra Belle Shirley], US female outlaw (wild west)