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

1534  On February - 05 birth of giovanni de' Bardi, Italian writer (d. 1612)   

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 this day in history.   

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

1626  On February - 05 birth of marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné, French author (d. 1696)   

1662  On February - 05 birth of giuseppi Vignola, composer   

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

1711  Joseph Umstatt, composer was born on February - 05.   

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

1725  On this day in history 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 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 February - 05.   

1778  Robert Peel, British PM (1834-46)/founder (Tories) was born on this day in history.   

1784  On this day in history 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  Wilhelm Karl Ritter von Haidinger, Austrian mineralogist (d. 1871) was born on February - 05.   

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  On this day in history birth of carl Spitzweg, German painter (d. 1885)   

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

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  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 February - 05.   

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  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  On February - 05 giovanni B Moroni, Italian portrait painter, dies   

1591  On February - 05 gerard de Jode, Flemish publisher, dies   

1658  Maria Margaretha van Angels, Dutch prioress at Oirschot, dies at 52 on February - 05.   

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

1705  Jean Gilles, composer, dies at 37 on this day in history.   

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