Famous Birthdays In February - 05

0976  Sanjō, 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  René of Châlon, (d. 1544) was born on February - 05.  

1534  Giovanni de' Bardi, Italian writer (d. 1612) was born on February - 05.  

1589  Honorat de Brueil seigneur de Racan, French playwright/poet was born on February - 05.  

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

1662  Giuseppi Vignola, composer was born on February - 05.  

1703  Gilbert Tennent, Irish-born religious leader (d. 1764) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

1725  James Otis, American lawyer and patriot (d. 1783) was born on this day in history.  

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

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  On this day in history 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  Nancy Hanks Lincoln, mother of Abraham Lincoln (d. 1818) was born on February - 05.  

1788  On this day in history birth of karoly Kisfaludy, Hungarian literary (A Tat rok Magyarorsz gon)  

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 February - 05.  

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 February - 05 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  On this day in history 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  On this day in history 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  Death of Sten Sture the Younger, regent of Sweden (b. 1493) on February - 05.  

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

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

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

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