Famous Birthdays In May - 04

1006  On this day in history birth of abd-Allah Ansari, Persian mystic/poet (Monadjat)   

1008  On this day in history birth of khajeh Abdollah Ansari, The Persian Sufi (d. 1088)   

1008  On this day in history birth of king Henry I of France (d. 1060)   

1611  Carlo Rainaldi, composer was born on May - 04.   

1631  Mary I Henriette Stuart, daughter of Charles I/queen of England was born on this day in history.   

1635  Willem van Outhoorn, Dutch governor-general (Dutch East Indies) was born on May - 04.   

1654  On May - 04 birth of kangxi Emperor of China (d. 1722)   

1655  On this day in history birth of bartolomeo di Francesco Cristofori, Italy, piano builder   

1715  On this day in history birth of richard Graves, English writer (d. 1804)   

1733  Jean-Charles de Borda, French mathematician, physicist, political scientist, and sailor (d. 1799) was born on May - 04.   

1738  Josef Kohaut, composer was born on May - 04.   

1744  Marianne von Martinez, composer was born on May - 04.   

1752  John Brooks, 11th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1825) was born on May - 04.   

1763  On this day in history birth of franz Stanislaus Spindler, composer   

1767  Tyagaraja, Composer of Indian classical Carnatic music (d. 1847) was born on this day in history.   

1769  On this day in history birth of charles Hague, composer   

1772  On this day in history birth of friedrich Arnold Brockhaus, German publisher (d. 1823)   

1776  Johann Friedrich Herbart, Germany, philosopher/psychologist was born on May - 04.   

1777  On this day in history birth of charles-Louis-Joseph Hanssens, composer   

1781  On this day in history birth of karl Christian Friedrich Krause, German philosopher (d. 1832)   

1796  Horace Mann, US, educator/author/editor (pioneered public schools) was born on May - 04.   

1796  Joseph Pannell Taylor, Brig General (Union Army), died in 1864 was born on May - 04.   

1796  On May - 04 birth of william H. Prescott, American historian (d. 1859)   

1820  On this day in history birth of joseph Whitaker, England, publisher, founded Whitaker's Almanack   

1820  Julia Gardiner Tyler, 2nd wife of Pres John Tyler (1841-45) was born on May - 04.   

1822  On May - 04 birth of charles Boucher de Boucherville, Quebec politician (d. 1915)   

1825  On this day in history birth of thomas Henry Huxley, scientist/humanist/Darwinist   

1825  Augustus Le Plongeon, French antiquitarian (d. 1908) was born on this day in history.   

1826  Frederick Church, US romantic landscape painter (Hudson River Sch) was born on this day in history.   

1827  John Hanning Speke, British explorer (d. 1864) was born on May - 04.   

1835  On this day in history birth of edmund Hart Turpin, composer   

1852  On this day in history birth of alice Pleasance Liddell, English schoolgirl model for Alice in Wonderland (d. 1934)   

1860  Emil Nikolaus Von Reznicek, Vienna Austria, composer (Donna Diana) was born on this day in history.   

1867  On this day in history birth of dynam-Victor Fumet, composer   

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1436  Death of Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson, Swedish statesman (b. 1390s) on May - 04.   

1471  On May - 04 death of edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales (killed in battle) (b. 1453)   

1506  On May - 04 death of husayn Bayqarah, ruler of Herat (b. 1438)   

1519  Death of Lorenzo II de' Medici, Duke of Urbino (b. 1492) on May - 04.   

1566  Death of Luca Ghini, Italian physician and botanist (b. 1490) on this day in history.   

1594  Paul Buys, Grand Pensionary of Holland, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1604  Claudio Merulo, composer, dies at 71 on May - 04.   

1605  On this day in history ulisse Aldrovandi, Italian biologist/medical, dies at 82