Famous Birthdays In May - 02

1360  Yongle, Emperor of China (d. 1424) was born on this day in history.   

1451  On this day in history birth of rené II, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1508)   

1458  On this day in history birth of leonor of Viseu, queen of Portugal (d. 1525)   

1551  On this day in history birth of william Camden, English historian (Brittania, Annales)   

1601  Athanasius Kircher, German Jesuit/inventor (magic lantern) was born on this day in history.   

1660  Pietro Alessandro Gaspare Scarlatti, Palermo Italy, composer (Tigrane) was born on this day in history.   

1695  On May - 02 birth of giovanni Niccolo Servandoni, Italian-born architect (d. 1766)   

1702  On May - 02 birth of friedrich Christoph Oetinger, German theologian (d. 1782)   

1729  Catherine II, the Great, empress of Russia (1762-96) was born on May - 02.   

1729  On this day in history birth of florian Johann Deller, composer   

1737  William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1805) was born on May - 02.   

1740  On this day in history birth of elias Boudinot, lawyer/patriot, found Amer Biblical Society   

1750  John André, British Army officer of the American Revolutionary War (d. 1780) was born on this day in history.   

1752  Ludwig August Lebrun, composer was born on May - 02.   

1754  Vicente Martin y Soler, composer was born on this day in history.   

1768  On this day in history birth of jean-Louis M Alibert, French dermatologist   

1772  On this day in history birth of novalis, writer   

1773  On this day in history birth of henrik Steffens, Norwegian philosopher (d. 1845)   

1779  John Galt, Scotland, novelist (Ayrshire Legatees, Lawrie Todd) was born on May - 02.   

1810  Hans Christian Lumbye, composer was born on this day in history.   

1810  Leo XIII, 257th Roman Catholic pope (1878-1903) was born on May - 02.   

1817  On this day in history birth of zikmund Michal Kolesovsky, composer   

1821  Abram Sanders Piatt, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1908 was born on this day in history.   

1828  On this day in history birth of désiré Charnay, French archaeologist (d. 1915)   

1837  Henry Martyn Robert, parliamentarian (Robert's Rules of Order) was born on May - 02.   

1843  On May - 02 birth of carl Michael Ziehrer, composer   

1844  Elijah McCoy, black inventor, held over 50 patents was born on May - 02.   

1846  Zygmunt Noskowski, composer was born on this day in history.   

1853  Marie Verstraete, actress (Louise-Frou Frou) was born on this day in history.   

1855  Theodore Moses Tobani, composer was born on this day in history.   

1857  Frederic Cliffe, composer was born on this day in history.   

1859  Eugene D'Harcourt, composer was born on this day in history.   

1859  On May - 02 birth of jerome Klapka Jerome, English writer (d. 1927)   

1860  On this day in history birth of d'Arcy Thompson, zoologist/classicist (On Growth & Form)   

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0373  On this day in history death of athanasius, Patriarch of Alexandria (b. 298)   

0649  On this day in history maruta of Tagrit, theology/1st mafriaan Jakobitische church, dies   

0756  Death of Emperor Shōmu, Emperor of Japan (b. 701) on this day in history.   

0907  On this day in history death of boris I of Bulgaria   

1230  On May - 02 death of william de Braose, Lord of Abergavenny (b. 1197)   

1250  On May - 02 death of toeransa, sultan of Egypt, murdered   

1300  On this day in history death of blanche of Artois, regent of Navarre (b. 1248)   

1450  On this day in history death of william de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk, English military leader (b. 1396)