Famous Personalities Born 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 February - 05 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  On this day in history birth of gilbert Tennent, Irish-born religious leader (d. 1764)   

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

1732  Nathanael Gottfried Gruner, composer was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1753  Coert L van Beyma thoe Kingma, Frisian regent/patriot was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1788  Karoly Kisfaludy, Hungarian literary (A Tat rok Magyarorsz gon) was born on February - 05.   

1788  Robert "Bobbie" Peel, British conservative premier/founder (Bobbies) was born on February - 05.   

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  Johan Ludvig Runeberg, Finland, poet was born on February - 05.   

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

1810  On February - 05 birth of ole Bull, composer   

1810  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1840  On this day in history 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  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  On this day in history maria Margaretha van Angels, Dutch prioress at Oirschot, dies at 52   

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