Famous Personalities Born In February - 05

0976  On February - 05 birth of sanjō, Emperor of Japan (d. 1017)   

1505  On this day in history birth of aegidius Tschudi, Swiss historian (d. 1572)   

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

1534  On February - 05 birth of giovanni de' Bardi, Italian writer (d. 1612)   

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  Gaspar Schott, German mathematician (d. 1666) was born on February - 05.   

1626  Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné, French author (d. 1696) was born on this day in history.   

1662  Giuseppi Vignola, composer was born on this day in history.   

1703  On this day in history birth of gilbert Tennent, Irish-born religious leader (d. 1764)   

1711  On February - 05 birth of joseph Umstatt, composer   

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

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

1748  Christian Gottlob Neefe, German composer/conductor/tutor of Beethoven was born on February - 05.   

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

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

1775  On this day in history birth of margaretha J de Neufville, author (Small Pligten)   

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  On February - 05 birth of robert "Bobbie" Peel, British conservative premier/founder (Bobbies)   

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 February - 05.   

1804  Johan Ludvig Runeberg, Finland, poet was born on this day in history.   

1808  On this day in history birth of carl Spitzweg, German painter (d. 1885)   

1810  On February - 05 birth of ole Bull, composer   

1810  On this day in history 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 February - 05.   

1840  Hiram Stevens Maxim, inventor (automatic single-barrel rifle) was born on this day in history.   

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

1848  On this day in history birth of belle Starr [Myra Belle Shirley], US female outlaw (wild west)   

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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  On this day in history giovanni B Moroni, Italian portrait painter, dies   

1591  Gerard de Jode, Flemish publisher, dies on February - 05.   

1658  Maria Margaretha van Angels, Dutch prioress at Oirschot, dies at 52 on February - 05.   

1679  Joost van den Vondel, Dutch poet (Gysbreght van Aemstel), dies at 91 on this day in history.   

1705  Jean Gilles, composer, dies at 37 on February - 05.   

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