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  René of Châlon, (d. 1544) was born on this day in history.  

1534  Giovanni de' Bardi, Italian writer (d. 1612) was born on this day in history.  

1589  Honorat de Brueil seigneur de Racan, French playwright/poet was born on this day in history.  

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

1608  On February - 05 birth of gaspar Schott, German mathematician (d. 1666)  

1626  Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné, French author (d. 1696) was born on February - 05.  

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)  

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1711  On February - 05 birth of joseph Umstatt, composer  

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

1725  On February - 05 birth of james Otis, American lawyer and patriot (d. 1783)  

1732  On February - 05 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  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  Margaretha J de Neufville, author (Small Pligten) was born on this day in history.  

1778  On this day in history birth of robert Peel, British PM (1834-46)/founder (Tories)  

1784  On February - 05 birth of nancy Hanks Lincoln, mother of Abraham Lincoln (d. 1818)  

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  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 this day in history.  

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  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 February - 05.  

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  John Boyd Dunlop, Scotland, developer (pneumatic rubber tire) was born on February - 05.  

1848  Belle Starr [Myra Belle Shirley], US female outlaw (wild west) was born on this day in history.  

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0995  On February - 05 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  On this day in history gerard de Jode, Flemish publisher, dies  

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

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