Famous Birthdays 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 February - 05.  

1534  On February - 05 birth of giovanni de' Bardi, Italian writer (d. 1612)  

1589  Honorat de Brueil seigneur de Racan, French playwright/poet was born on this day in history.  

1589  Esteban Manuel de Villegas, Spanish poet (d. 1669) was born on February - 05.  

1608  On February - 05 birth of gaspar Schott, German mathematician (d. 1666)  

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

Advertisements

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  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 this day in history.  

1748  On February - 05 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  Margaretha J de Neufville, author (Small Pligten) was born on this day in history.  

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 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 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  On February - 05 birth of johan Ludvig Runeberg, Finland, poet  

1808  Carl Spitzweg, German painter (d. 1885) was born on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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  On February - 05 birth of john Boyd Dunlop, Scotland, developer (pneumatic rubber tire)  

1848  On February - 05 birth of belle Starr [Myra Belle Shirley], US female outlaw (wild west)  

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Next Page »

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  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 this day in history.  

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

1705  Jean Gilles, composer, dies at 37 on February - 05.  

1721  On February - 05 james Stanhope 1st earl of Stanhope, English general, dies at 47