Famous Birthdays In February - 05

0976  On February - 05 birth of sanjō, Emperor of Japan (d. 1017)  

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 this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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 February - 05.  

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

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1711  Joseph Umstatt, composer was born on this day in history.  

1723  On this day in history birth of john Witherspoon, clergyman/signed Declaration of Independence  

1725  James Otis, American lawyer and patriot (d. 1783) was born on this day in history.  

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

1744  John Jeffries, colonial physician/meteorologist was born on February - 05.  

1748  On February - 05 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  On this day in history birth of alexandre Brongniart, Paris, mineralogist/geologist (Tertiary)  

1775  On February - 05 birth of margaretha J de Neufville, author (Small Pligten)  

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  Karoly Kisfaludy, Hungarian literary (A Tat rok Magyarorsz gon) was born on February - 05.  

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  John Lindley, English botanist (Elements of Botany) was born on February - 05.  

1804  On February - 05 birth of johan Ludvig Runeberg, Finland, poet  

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

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

1810  On February - 05 birth of ole Bull, Norwegian violinist (d. 1880)  

1833  On February - 05 birth of john Watkinson, founder of British Chess Magazine (oldest chess mag)  

1837  On this day in history 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  On February - 05 birth of john Boyd Dunlop, Scotland, developer (pneumatic rubber tire)  

1848  On February - 05 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  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 this day in history.  

1658  Maria Margaretha van Angels, Dutch prioress at Oirschot, dies at 52 on this day in history.  

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