Famous Birthdays In February - 05
Tuesday, 19 March 2024
0976 SanjÅ, Emperor of Japan (d. 1017) was born on this day in history.
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 Giovanni de' Bardi, Italian writer (d. 1612) was born on February - 05.
1589 On February - 05 birth of honorat de Brueil seigneur de Racan, French playwright/poet
1589 Esteban Manuel de Villegas, Spanish poet (d. 1669) was born on this day in history.
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 February - 05.
1711 On February - 05 birth of joseph Umstatt, composer
1723 John Witherspoon, clergyman/signed Declaration of Independence was born on February - 05.
1725 James Otis, American lawyer and patriot (d. 1783) was born on this day in history.
1732 On February - 05 birth of nathanael Gottfried Gruner, composer
1744 On February - 05 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 On February - 05 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 February - 05.
1784 Nancy Hanks Lincoln, mother of Abraham Lincoln (d. 1818) was born on this day in history.
1788 Karoly Kisfaludy, Hungarian literary (A Tat rok Magyarorsz gon) was born on this day in history.
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 this day in history.
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 this day in history birth of ole Bull, composer
1810 Ole Bull, Norwegian violinist (d. 1880) was born on February - 05.
1833 On February - 05 birth of john Watkinson, founder of British Chess Magazine (oldest chess mag)
1837 On February - 05 birth of dwight Lyman Moody, US, evangelist (Student Volunteer Movement)
1840 Hiram Stevens Maxim, inventor (automatic single-barrel rifle) was born on this day in history.
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.