Famous Personalities Born In February - 05

0976  On February - 05 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 this day in history.   

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

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

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

1711  Joseph Umstatt, composer was born on February - 05.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1748  Christian Gottlob Neefe, German composer/conductor/tutor of Beethoven was born on February - 05.   

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 this day in history.   

1778  On February - 05 birth of robert Peel, British PM (1834-46)/founder (Tories)   

1784  Nancy Hanks Lincoln, mother of Abraham Lincoln (d. 1818) was born on February - 05.   

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 this day in history.   

1795  Wilhelm Karl Ritter von Haidinger, Austrian mineralogist (d. 1871) was born on this day in history.   

1799  On this day in history birth of john Lindley, English botanist (Elements of Botany)   

1804  On this day in history birth of johan Ludvig Runeberg, Finland, poet   

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

1810  On this day in history 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  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 this day in history.   

1848  Belle Starr [Myra Belle Shirley], US female outlaw (wild west) was born on February - 05.   

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

1520  On this day in history death of sten Sture the Younger, regent of Sweden (b. 1493)   

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

1591  On this day in history gerard de Jode, Flemish publisher, dies   

1658  On this day in history maria Margaretha van Angels, Dutch prioress at Oirschot, dies at 52   

1679  On this day in history joost van den Vondel, Dutch poet (Gysbreght van Aemstel), dies at 91   

1705  Jean Gilles, composer, dies at 37 on this day in history.   

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