Famous Birthdays In February - 05

1848  On February - 05 birth of joris-Karl Huysmans, France, writer (Against the Grain)  

1848  On this day in history birth of ignacio Carrera Pinto, Chilean war hero (d. 1882)  

1856  Otto Brahm, German critic/founder (Neue Deutsche Rundschau) was born on February - 05.  

1862  Felipe Villanueva y Gutierrez, Mexico, composer was born on this day in history.  

1863  On February - 05 birth of armand Parent, composer  

1864  Carl Tieke, composer was born on this day in history.  

1865  On this day in history birth of harvey Worthington Loomis, composer  

1866  Arthur Keith, Scottish anthropologist was born on February - 05.  

1866  On this day in history birth of henri [Hendrik J] Hall, Dutch MP/comic (Put a Lid on it)  

1866  Rossetter Gleason Cole, composer was born on this day in history.  

1867  Casper A Lingbeek, vicar/Dutch MP (HSP, 1925..37) was born on February - 05.  

1868  On February - 05 birth of lodewijk Mortelmans, composer  

1871  On February - 05 birth of jovan Ducic, Serb poet (Blue Legends)  

1878  On this day in history birth of andré Citroën, French automobile pioneer (d. 1935)  

1879  On February - 05 birth of edward Rigby, England, actor (Star Look Down, Young & Innocent)  

1881  Frederick Leonard Lonsdale, British playwright (Balkan Princess) was born on February - 05.  

1882  On this day in history birth of felice Lattuada, composer  

1889  On this day in history birth of elias Henry "Patsy" Hendren, cricketer (prolific England bat of 20's)  

1889  On February - 05 birth of ernest Tyldesley, cricketer (1st Lancastrian to score 100 100's)  

1889  On this day in history birth of ioan Dumitru Chirescu, composer  

1891  On this day in history birth of elizabeth Ryan, Anaheim Calif, doubles tennis champ (6 time Wimbled)  

1891  On this day in history birth of karl L Schmidt, German/Swiss theologist (Urchristentum)  

1892  George Saiko, writer was born on this day in history.  

1893  Roman Ingarden, Polish philosopher (Studia philosophica) was born on this day in history.  

1897  On this day in history birth of dirk U Stikker, director (Heineken)/Dutch foreign minister/NATO  

1900  Adlai E Stevenson, (Gov-D-Ill), pres candidate (D) (1952, 1956) was born on this day in history.  

1902  On this day in history birth of bronislaw Kaper, composer  

1903  On February - 05 birth of ivan Galamian, Tabriz Persia, violinist  

1903  Joan Whitney Payson, owner (NY Mets & horse stables) was born on this day in history.  

1903  On this day in history birth of nathaniel Owings, Indianapolis, architect (Oak Ridge, TN; Sears)  

1906  John Carradine, Greenwich Village NY, actor (Grapes of Wrath, Howling) was born on February - 05.  

1907  On this day in history birth of jan Klaasesz, Dutch governor Suriname (1949-56)  

1907  Norton Simon, business executive (Simon & Schuster) was born on February - 05.  

1907  On this day in history birth of pierre E J Pflimlin, premier France  

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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  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  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 this day in history.  

1705  On February - 05 jean Gilles, composer, dies at 37  

1721  James Stanhope 1st earl of Stanhope, English general, dies at 47 on this day in history.