Famous Personalities Born In February - 05

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

1505  Aegidius Tschudi, Swiss historian (d. 1572) was born on this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1626  On February - 05 birth of marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné, French author (d. 1696)   

1662  On February - 05 birth of giuseppi Vignola, composer   

1703  On February - 05 birth of gilbert Tennent, Irish-born religious leader (d. 1764)   

1711  On this day in history birth of joseph Umstatt, composer   

1723  On February - 05 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  On this day in history 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  On February - 05 birth of coert L van Beyma thoe Kingma, Frisian regent/patriot   

1770  On February - 05 birth of alexandre Brongniart, Paris, mineralogist/geologist (Tertiary)   

1775  On this day in history birth of margaretha J de Neufville, author (Small Pligten)   

1778  Robert Peel, British PM (1834-46)/founder (Tories) was born on February - 05.   

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

1788  On February - 05 birth of karoly Kisfaludy, Hungarian literary (A Tat rok Magyarorsz gon)   

1788  Robert "Bobbie" Peel, British conservative premier/founder (Bobbies) was born on this day in history.   

1795  Wilhelm Karl Ritter von Haidinger, Austrian mineralogist (d. 1871) was born on February - 05.   

1799  On February - 05 birth of john Lindley, English botanist (Elements of Botany)   

1804  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1837  On this day in history birth of dwight Lyman Moody, US, evangelist (Student Volunteer Movement)   

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)   

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0995  Death of William IV, Duke of Aquitaine (b. 937) on this day in history.   

1520  On February - 05 death of sten Sture the Younger, regent of Sweden (b. 1493)   

1578  Giovanni B Moroni, Italian portrait painter, dies on February - 05.   

1591  Gerard de Jode, Flemish publisher, dies on this day in history.   

1658  Maria Margaretha van Angels, Dutch prioress at Oirschot, dies at 52 on February - 05.   

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

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

1721  James Stanhope 1st earl of Stanhope, English general, dies at 47 on this day in history.