Famous Birthdays In February - 05

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

1505  Aegidius Tschudi, Swiss historian (d. 1572) was born on this day in history.   

1519  On February - 05 birth of rené of Châlon, (d. 1544)   

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 February - 05 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 this day in history birth of marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné, French author (d. 1696)   

1662  Giuseppi Vignola, composer was born on February - 05.   

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  On this day in history birth of john Witherspoon, clergyman/signed Declaration of Independence   

1725  James Otis, American lawyer and patriot (d. 1783) was born on February - 05.   

1732  Nathanael Gottfried Gruner, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1748  On February - 05 birth of christian Gottlob Neefe, German composer/conductor/tutor of Beethoven   

1753  Coert L van Beyma thoe Kingma, Frisian regent/patriot was born on February - 05.   

1770  Alexandre Brongniart, Paris, mineralogist/geologist (Tertiary) was born on this day in history.   

1775  On February - 05 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 February - 05.   

1795  Wilhelm Karl Ritter von Haidinger, Austrian mineralogist (d. 1871) was born on this day in history.   

1799  John Lindley, English botanist (Elements of Botany) was born on this day in history.   

1804  On this day in history birth of johan Ludvig Runeberg, Finland, poet   

1808  Carl Spitzweg, German painter (d. 1885) was born on February - 05.   

1810  On February - 05 birth of ole Bull, composer   

1810  On February - 05 birth of ole Bull, Norwegian violinist (d. 1880)   

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 this day in history birth of hiram Stevens Maxim, inventor (automatic single-barrel rifle)   

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 February - 05.   

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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 this day in history.   

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

1658  On this day in history 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  On February - 05 james Stanhope 1st earl of Stanhope, English general, dies at 47