Famous Personalities Born 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  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 February - 05.   

1589  On February - 05 birth of esteban Manuel de Villegas, Spanish poet (d. 1669)   

1608  On this day in history birth of gaspar Schott, German mathematician (d. 1666)   

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 this day in history birth of gilbert Tennent, Irish-born religious leader (d. 1764)   

1711  On this day in history 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 February - 05.   

1732  On this day in history birth of nathanael Gottfried Gruner, composer   

1744  On February - 05 birth of john Jeffries, colonial physician/meteorologist   

1748  On this day in history birth of christian Gottlob Neefe, German composer/conductor/tutor of Beethoven   

1753  On February - 05 birth of coert L van Beyma thoe Kingma, Frisian regent/patriot   

1770  Alexandre Brongniart, Paris, mineralogist/geologist (Tertiary) was born on February - 05.   

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 February - 05.   

1784  Nancy Hanks Lincoln, mother of Abraham Lincoln (d. 1818) was born on this day in history.   

1788  On this day in history birth of karoly Kisfaludy, Hungarian literary (A Tat rok Magyarorsz gon)   

1788  On February - 05 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  On this day in history birth of johan Ludvig Runeberg, Finland, poet   

1808  On February - 05 birth of carl Spitzweg, German painter (d. 1885)   

1810  Ole Bull, composer was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1837  Dwight Lyman Moody, US, evangelist (Student Volunteer Movement) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1848  On this day in history birth of belle Starr [Myra Belle Shirley], US female outlaw (wild west)   

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0995  Death of William IV, Duke of Aquitaine (b. 937) on February - 05.   

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  Gerard de Jode, Flemish publisher, dies on February - 05.   

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

1679  On February - 05 joost van den Vondel, Dutch poet (Gysbreght van Aemstel), dies at 91   

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

1721  On this day in history james Stanhope 1st earl of Stanhope, English general, dies at 47