Famous Birthdays In May - 05
Tuesday, 30 April 2024
0867 On this day in history birth of uda, Emperor of Japan (d. 931)
1210 On this day in history birth of king Afonso III of Portugal (d. 1279)
1352 On this day in history birth of ruprecht, Roman catholic German king
1479 Guru Amar Das, third Sikh Guru (d. 1574) was born on this day in history.
1546 On May - 05 birth of thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter, English politician (d. 1623)
1557 Emmanuel-Philibert van Lalaing, baron of Montigny/marquis of Renty was born on this day in history.
1635 Philippe Quinault, French playwright (L'amant indiscret) was born on this day in history.
1657 On this day in history birth of jacques Danican Philidor, composer
1680 Giuseppe Porsile, composer was born on this day in history.
1715 On this day in history birth of daniel Dal Barba, composer
1747 Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1792) was born on this day in history.
1749 Jean-Frederic Edelmann, composer was born on May - 05.
1764 Robert Craufurd, British general (d. 1812) was born on this day in history.
1800 Louis Hachette, French publisher (Librairie Hachette) was born on May - 05.
1804 Jacob Kats, Flemish writer (Earthly Paradise) was born on May - 05.
1813 On this day in history birth of søren Kierkegaard, Danish philosopher (d. 1855)
1815 On May - 05 birth of eugene-Marin Labiche, French playwright
1817 George Washington Julian, MC (Union), died in 1899 was born on this day in history.
1818 Karl Marx, philosopher (Communist Manifesto, Das Kapital) was born on this day in history.
1819 On May - 05 birth of stanislaw Moniuszko, Polish composer
1823 James Allen Hardie, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1876 was born on this day in history.
1826 Eugenie M de Montijo y de Guzman, Empress of France was born on May - 05.
1830 John Batterson Stetson, American hat manufacturer (d. 1906) was born on this day in history.
1832 H H Bancroft, historian, publisher (History of Pacific States) was born on May - 05.
1833 Ferdinand von Richthofen, German geographer/explorer was born on May - 05.
1834 Viktor Hartmann, Russian architect and painter (d. 1873) was born on this day in history.
1835 Leopold II, Belgian crown prince, baptized was born on May - 05.
1842 On this day in history birth of johann Nepomuk Fuchs, composer
1846 On this day in history birth of federico Chueca, composer
1846 On May - 05 birth of henryk Sienkiewicz, Poland, author (Quo Vadis, Nobel 1905)
1848 On May - 05 birth of adalbert von Goldschmidt, composer
1849 Hambletonian, Chester NY, greatest standardbred horse was born on this day in history.
1854 Antonio Smareglia, composer was born on May - 05.
1862 Max Elskamp, Belgian author/poet (Lesson Joies Blondes, Maya) was born on May - 05.