Famous Birthdays In February - 05
Thursday, 21 September 2023
0976 SanjÅ, 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)