Famous Birthdays In February - 05

0976  Sanjō, Emperor of Japan (d. 1017) was born on this day in history.  

1505  On this day in history birth of aegidius Tschudi, Swiss historian (d. 1572)  

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  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  On this day in history birth of gaspar Schott, German mathematician (d. 1666)  

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.  

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  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  Alexandre Brongniart, Paris, mineralogist/geologist (Tertiary) was born on February - 05.  

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

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  Karoly Kisfaludy, Hungarian literary (A Tat rok Magyarorsz gon) was born on this day in history.  

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

1795  On this day in history birth of wilhelm Karl Ritter von Haidinger, Austrian mineralogist (d. 1871)  

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

1804  On February - 05 birth of johan Ludvig Runeberg, Finland, poet  

1808  On this day in history birth of carl Spitzweg, German painter (d. 1885)  

1810  On this day in history birth of ole Bull, composer  

1810  On this day in history birth of ole Bull, Norwegian violinist (d. 1880)  

1833  On this day in history 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  Belle Starr [Myra Belle Shirley], US female outlaw (wild west) was born on this day in history.  

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0995  Death of William IV, Duke of Aquitaine (b. 937) on February - 05.  

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

1658  On February - 05 maria Margaretha van Angels, Dutch prioress at Oirschot, dies at 52  

1679  Joost van den Vondel, Dutch poet (Gysbreght van Aemstel), dies at 91 on February - 05.  

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

1721  James Stanhope 1st earl of Stanhope, English general, dies at 47 on February - 05.