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  On this day in history birth of rené of Châlon, (d. 1544)  

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

1626  On this day in history birth of marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné, French author (d. 1696)  

1662  Giuseppi Vignola, composer was born on this day in history.  

1703  Gilbert Tennent, Irish-born religious leader (d. 1764) was born on February - 05.  

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

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 this day in history birth of john Jeffries, colonial physician/meteorologist  

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

1753  Coert L van Beyma thoe Kingma, Frisian regent/patriot was born on this day in history.  

1770  Alexandre Brongniart, Paris, mineralogist/geologist (Tertiary) was born on February - 05.  

1775  On February - 05 birth of margaretha J de Neufville, author (Small Pligten)  

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

1784  On February - 05 birth of nancy Hanks Lincoln, mother of Abraham Lincoln (d. 1818)  

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  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  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  John Watkinson, founder of British Chess Magazine (oldest chess mag) was born on February - 05.  

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 this day in history.  

1840  On this day in history 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 February - 05.  

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

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 February - 05.  

1679  Joost van den Vondel, Dutch poet (Gysbreght van Aemstel), dies at 91 on this day in history.  

1705  On this day in history jean Gilles, composer, dies at 37  

1721  On this day in history james Stanhope 1st earl of Stanhope, English general, dies at 47