Famous Birthdays In February - 05

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

1505  Aegidius Tschudi, Swiss historian (d. 1572) was born on this day in history.  

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

1534  On this day in history birth of giovanni de' Bardi, Italian writer (d. 1612)  

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  On this day in history birth of marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné, French author (d. 1696)  

1662  On this day in history birth of giuseppi Vignola, composer  

1703  Gilbert Tennent, Irish-born religious leader (d. 1764) was born on this day in history.  

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1711  On February - 05 birth of joseph Umstatt, composer  

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

1725  On February - 05 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  Coert L van Beyma thoe Kingma, Frisian regent/patriot was born on this day in history.  

1770  On February - 05 birth of alexandre Brongniart, Paris, mineralogist/geologist (Tertiary)  

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

1778  On February - 05 birth of robert Peel, British PM (1834-46)/founder (Tories)  

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 this day in history.  

1788  On this day in history birth of robert "Bobbie" Peel, British conservative premier/founder (Bobbies)  

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 this day in history.  

1808  Carl Spitzweg, German painter (d. 1885) was born on February - 05.  

1810  On this day in history birth of ole Bull, composer  

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  Dwight Lyman Moody, US, evangelist (Student Volunteer Movement) was born on February - 05.  

1840  On February - 05 birth of hiram Stevens Maxim, inventor (automatic single-barrel rifle)  

1840  On this day in history birth of john Boyd Dunlop, Scotland, developer (pneumatic rubber tire)  

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 this day in history.  

1520  On this day in history death of sten Sture the Younger, regent of Sweden (b. 1493)  

1578  Giovanni B Moroni, Italian portrait painter, dies on February - 05.  

1591  On this day in history gerard de Jode, Flemish publisher, dies  

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

1679  On this day in history joost van den Vondel, Dutch poet (Gysbreght van Aemstel), dies at 91  

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

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