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  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 February - 05 birth of honorat de Brueil seigneur de Racan, French playwright/poet   

1589  Esteban Manuel de Villegas, Spanish poet (d. 1669) was born on this day in history.   

1608  On February - 05 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 this day in history.   

1703  Gilbert Tennent, Irish-born religious leader (d. 1764) was born on February - 05.   

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

1732  Nathanael Gottfried Gruner, composer was born on February - 05.   

1744  John Jeffries, colonial physician/meteorologist was born on February - 05.   

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 this day in history.   

1770  On February - 05 birth of alexandre Brongniart, Paris, mineralogist/geologist (Tertiary)   

1775  Margaretha J de Neufville, author (Small Pligten) was born on February - 05.   

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  On February - 05 birth of wilhelm Karl Ritter von Haidinger, Austrian mineralogist (d. 1871)   

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

1810  On February - 05 birth of ole Bull, composer   

1810  Ole Bull, Norwegian violinist (d. 1880) was born on this day in history.   

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 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 this day in history.   

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

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.