Famous Birthdays In February - 05

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

1848  Ignacio Carrera Pinto, Chilean war hero (d. 1882) was born on this day in history.   

1856  On February - 05 birth of otto Brahm, German critic/founder (Neue Deutsche Rundschau)   

1862  On this day in history birth of felipe Villanueva y Gutierrez, Mexico, composer   

1863  Armand Parent, composer was born on this day in history.   

1864  On this day in history birth of carl Tieke, composer   

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

1866  On this day in history birth of arthur Keith, Scottish anthropologist   

1866  Henri [Hendrik J] Hall, Dutch MP/comic (Put a Lid on it) was born on February - 05.   

1866  Rossetter Gleason Cole, composer was born on February - 05.   

1867  Casper A Lingbeek, vicar/Dutch MP (HSP, 1925..37) was born on this day in history.   

1868  On this day in history birth of lodewijk Mortelmans, composer   

1871  Jovan Ducic, Serb poet (Blue Legends) was born on February - 05.   

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  On February - 05 birth of frederick Leonard Lonsdale, British playwright (Balkan Princess)   

1882  On February - 05 birth of felice Lattuada, composer   

1889  On February - 05 birth of elias Henry "Patsy" Hendren, cricketer (prolific England bat of 20's)   

1889  Ernest Tyldesley, cricketer (1st Lancastrian to score 100 100's) was born on February - 05.   

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

1891  Elizabeth Ryan, Anaheim Calif, doubles tennis champ (6 time Wimbled) was born on this day in history.   

1891  On February - 05 birth of karl L Schmidt, German/Swiss theologist (Urchristentum)   

1892  George Saiko, writer was born on February - 05.   

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 February - 05.   

1902  Bronislaw Kaper, composer was born on February - 05.   

1903  Ivan Galamian, Tabriz Persia, violinist was born on this day in history.   

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

1903  On February - 05 birth of nathaniel Owings, Indianapolis, architect (Oak Ridge, TN; Sears)   

1906  John Carradine, Greenwich Village NY, actor (Grapes of Wrath, Howling) was born on this day in history.   

1907  Jan Klaasesz, Dutch governor Suriname (1949-56) was born on this day in history.   

1907  On this day in history birth of norton Simon, business executive (Simon & Schuster)   

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

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0995  On this day in history death of william IV, Duke of Aquitaine (b. 937)   

1520  On February - 05 death of sten Sture the Younger, regent of Sweden (b. 1493)   

1578  On February - 05 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  On February - 05 joost van den Vondel, Dutch poet (Gysbreght van Aemstel), dies at 91   

1705  Jean Gilles, composer, dies at 37 on this day in history.   

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