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

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

1589  On this day in history birth of honorat de Brueil seigneur de Racan, French playwright/poet  

1589  Esteban Manuel de Villegas, Spanish poet (d. 1669) was born on February - 05.  

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 February - 05.  

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

1703  On this day in history birth of gilbert Tennent, Irish-born religious leader (d. 1764)  

Advertisements

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

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 this day in history 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  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 this day in history.  

1784  Nancy Hanks Lincoln, mother of Abraham Lincoln (d. 1818) was born on February - 05.  

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

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

1804  Johan Ludvig Runeberg, Finland, poet was born on this day in history.  

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 February - 05 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  On this day in history birth of hiram Stevens Maxim, inventor (automatic single-barrel rifle)  

1840  John Boyd Dunlop, Scotland, developer (pneumatic rubber tire) was born on this day in history.  

1848  On February - 05 birth of belle Starr [Myra Belle Shirley], US female outlaw (wild west)  

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Next Page »

0995  On this day in history 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 this day in history giovanni B Moroni, Italian portrait painter, dies  

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

1705  On this day in history jean Gilles, composer, dies at 37  

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