Famous Personalities Born In February - 05

0976  Sanjō, Emperor of Japan (d. 1017) was born on February - 05.   

1505  On this day in history birth of aegidius Tschudi, Swiss historian (d. 1572)   

1519  On this day in history birth of rené of Châlon, (d. 1544)   

1534  Giovanni de' Bardi, Italian writer (d. 1612) was born on February - 05.   

1589  On February - 05 birth of honorat de Brueil seigneur de Racan, French playwright/poet   

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 this day in history.   

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  On this day in history birth of james Otis, American lawyer and patriot (d. 1783)   

1732  On February - 05 birth of nathanael Gottfried Gruner, composer   

1744  John Jeffries, colonial physician/meteorologist was born on this day in history.   

1748  Christian Gottlob Neefe, German composer/conductor/tutor of Beethoven was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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  On February - 05 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  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 this day in history.   

1804  On this day in history birth of johan Ludvig Runeberg, Finland, poet   

1808  On this day in history birth of carl Spitzweg, German painter (d. 1885)   

1810  On February - 05 birth of ole Bull, composer   

1810  Ole Bull, Norwegian violinist (d. 1880) was born on February - 05.   

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 February - 05.   

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

1840  On February - 05 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  Death of Sten Sture the Younger, regent of Sweden (b. 1493) on February - 05.   

1578  Giovanni B Moroni, Italian portrait painter, dies on this day in history.   

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  Joost van den Vondel, Dutch poet (Gysbreght van Aemstel), dies at 91 on February - 05.   

1705  On February - 05 jean Gilles, composer, dies at 37   

1721  On February - 05 james Stanhope 1st earl of Stanhope, English general, dies at 47