Famous Birthdays In February - 05

0976  On this day in history birth of sanjō, Emperor of Japan (d. 1017)  

1505  On February - 05 birth of aegidius Tschudi, Swiss historian (d. 1572)  

1519  René of Châlon, (d. 1544) was born on this day in history.  

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 February - 05 birth of esteban Manuel de Villegas, Spanish poet (d. 1669)  

1608  Gaspar Schott, German mathematician (d. 1666) was born on February - 05.  

1626  On this day in history birth of marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné, French author (d. 1696)  

1662  On February - 05 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  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 this day in history birth of james Otis, American lawyer and patriot (d. 1783)  

1732  Nathanael Gottfried Gruner, composer was born on February - 05.  

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

1748  On this day in history birth of christian Gottlob Neefe, German composer/conductor/tutor of Beethoven  

1753  On this day in history birth of coert L van Beyma thoe Kingma, Frisian regent/patriot  

1770  Alexandre Brongniart, Paris, mineralogist/geologist (Tertiary) was born on this day in history.  

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  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 February - 05.  

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

1795  On February - 05 birth of wilhelm Karl Ritter von Haidinger, Austrian mineralogist (d. 1871)  

1799  John Lindley, English botanist (Elements of Botany) was born on this day in history.  

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

1808  On February - 05 birth of carl Spitzweg, German painter (d. 1885)  

1810  Ole Bull, composer was born on February - 05.  

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 this day in history.  

1840  Hiram Stevens Maxim, inventor (automatic single-barrel rifle) was born on February - 05.  

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  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 this day in history.  

1578  On this day in history giovanni B Moroni, Italian portrait painter, dies  

1591  On February - 05 gerard de Jode, Flemish publisher, dies  

1658  On February - 05 maria Margaretha van Angels, Dutch prioress at Oirschot, dies at 52  

1679  On February - 05 joost van den Vondel, Dutch poet (Gysbreght van Aemstel), dies at 91  

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

1721  James Stanhope 1st earl of Stanhope, English general, dies at 47 on February - 05.