Famous Birthdays In February - 05

0976  Sanjō, Emperor of Japan (d. 1017) was born on February - 05.  

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 this day in history birth of honorat de Brueil seigneur de Racan, French playwright/poet  

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

1608  Gaspar Schott, German mathematician (d. 1666) was born on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history birth of gilbert Tennent, Irish-born religious leader (d. 1764)  

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

1723  John Witherspoon, clergyman/signed Declaration of Independence was born on February - 05.  

1725  On February - 05 birth of james Otis, American lawyer and patriot (d. 1783)  

1732  On February - 05 birth of nathanael Gottfried Gruner, composer  

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

1748  Christian Gottlob Neefe, German composer/conductor/tutor of Beethoven was born on this day in history.  

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 February - 05.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1788  On this day in history birth of robert "Bobbie" Peel, British conservative premier/founder (Bobbies)  

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  Johan Ludvig Runeberg, Finland, poet was born on this day in history.  

1808  Carl Spitzweg, German painter (d. 1885) was born on February - 05.  

1810  Ole Bull, composer was born on February - 05.  

1810  Ole Bull, Norwegian violinist (d. 1880) was born on this day in history.  

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  On February - 05 birth of hiram Stevens Maxim, inventor (automatic single-barrel rifle)  

1840  On February - 05 birth of john Boyd Dunlop, Scotland, developer (pneumatic rubber tire)  

1848  On this day in history birth of belle Starr [Myra Belle Shirley], US female outlaw (wild west)  

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0995  On February - 05 death of william IV, Duke of Aquitaine (b. 937)  

1520  Death of Sten Sture the Younger, regent of Sweden (b. 1493) on this day in history.  

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

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