Famous Birthdays In February - 05

0976  Sanjō, 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 this day in history.   

1589  On this day in history birth of honorat de Brueil seigneur de Racan, French playwright/poet   

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

1608  On this day in history birth of gaspar Schott, German mathematician (d. 1666)   

1626  On February - 05 birth of marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné, French author (d. 1696)   

1662  On this day in history birth of giuseppi Vignola, composer   

1703  On February - 05 birth of gilbert Tennent, Irish-born religious leader (d. 1764)   

1711  Joseph Umstatt, composer was born on this day in history.   

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 February - 05 birth of nathanael Gottfried Gruner, composer   

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 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  Margaretha J de Neufville, author (Small Pligten) was born on February - 05.   

1778  Robert Peel, British PM (1834-46)/founder (Tories) was born on this day in history.   

1784  Nancy Hanks Lincoln, mother of Abraham Lincoln (d. 1818) was born on this day in history.   

1788  Karoly Kisfaludy, Hungarian literary (A Tat rok Magyarorsz gon) was born on February - 05.   

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  On February - 05 birth of carl Spitzweg, German painter (d. 1885)   

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

1810  On February - 05 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  On this day in history birth of dwight Lyman Moody, US, evangelist (Student Volunteer Movement)   

1840  On February - 05 birth of hiram Stevens Maxim, inventor (automatic single-barrel rifle)   

1840  On this day in history birth of john Boyd Dunlop, Scotland, developer (pneumatic rubber tire)   

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 this day in history.   

1520  Death of Sten Sture the Younger, regent of Sweden (b. 1493) on this day in history.   

1578  On February - 05 giovanni B Moroni, Italian portrait painter, dies   

1591  On February - 05 gerard de Jode, Flemish publisher, dies   

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 February - 05.   

1721  On February - 05 james Stanhope 1st earl of Stanhope, English general, dies at 47