Famous Birthdays In February - 05

0976  On this day in history birth of sanjō, Emperor of Japan (d. 1017)  

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

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  Honorat de Brueil seigneur de Racan, French playwright/poet was born on February - 05.  

1589  On this day in history birth of esteban Manuel de Villegas, Spanish poet (d. 1669)  

1608  On February - 05 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  On this day in history birth of giuseppi Vignola, composer  

1703  Gilbert Tennent, Irish-born religious leader (d. 1764) was born on this day in history.  

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1711  On February - 05 birth of joseph Umstatt, composer  

1723  John Witherspoon, clergyman/signed Declaration of Independence was born on this day in history.  

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

1732  On this day in history birth of nathanael Gottfried Gruner, composer  

1744  John Jeffries, colonial physician/meteorologist was born on this day in history.  

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

1753  On February - 05 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  On this day in history birth of margaretha J de Neufville, author (Small Pligten)  

1778  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of karoly Kisfaludy, Hungarian literary (A Tat rok Magyarorsz gon)  

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

1810  Ole Bull, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

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 February - 05.  

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

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

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

1658  Maria Margaretha van Angels, Dutch prioress at Oirschot, dies at 52 on this day in history.  

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.