Famous Personalities Born In December - 05
Sunday, 13 July 2025
1377 On December - 05 birth of jianwen Emperor of China (d. 1402)
1443 Pope Julius II (d. 1513) was born on this day in history.
1495 Nicolas Cleynaerts, Flemish grammarian (d. 1542) was born on December - 05.
1537 Ashikaga Yoshiaki, Japanese shogun (d. 1597) was born on December - 05.
1539 Fausto Paolo Sozzini, Italian theologian (d. 1604) was born on this day in history.
1545 On December - 05 birth of janus Dousa, [Johan van de Does], Dutch politician/poet
1547 Ubbo Emmius, [van Embden], Dutch-Frisian humanist/historian was born on this day in history.
1661 Robert Haley, earl of Oxford/English premier (Whig, 1710-14) was born on December - 05.
1666 On this day in history birth of francesco Antonio Nicola Scarlotti, composer
1687 Francesco Xaverio Geminiani, composer was born on December - 05.
1697 On this day in history birth of carlo Arrigoni, composer
1697 On December - 05 birth of giuseppe de Majo, composer
1724 Joseph Friebert, composer was born on December - 05.
1782 On this day in history birth of martin Van Buren, Kinderhook NY, (D) 8th pres (1837-41)
1786 Henry Drummond, English banker/apostole was born on December - 05.
1803 Fyodor Ivanovich Tyutchev, Russian poet (d. 1873) was born on this day in history.
1820 Afanasy Fet, Russian poet (d. 1892) was born on December - 05.
1822 Elizabeth Cabot Agassiz, American college president (d. 1907) was born on this day in history.
1824 Titian James Coffey, Atty Gen (Union), died in 1867 was born on this day in history.
1826 John Benjamin Sanborn, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1904 was born on this day in history.
1829 Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière, French Canadian politician (d. 1908) was born on December - 05.
1830 Christina Rossetti, London, poet (Winter Rain, Passing Away) was born on December - 05.
1839 On this day in history birth of george Armstrong Custer, Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1876
1841 On December - 05 birth of marcus Daly, American mining tycoon (d. 1900)
1844 John Frederick Bridge, composer was born on this day in history.
1852 Thomas Linnemann Laub, composer was born on December - 05.
1855 Clinton Hart Merriam, American ornithologist (d. 1942) was born on this day in history.
1859 John Jellicoe, British admiral (d. 1935) was born on this day in history.
1861 On this day in history birth of armando V Diaz, Italian marshal/minister of War (1922-24)
1863 Paul P Painlevé, French PM (1917, 1925), mathematician [OS] was born on December - 05.
1867 Józef Piłsudski, Polish revolutionary and statesman (d. 1935) was born on this day in history.
1867 On this day in history birth of antti Aarne, Finnish folklorist (d. February 2, 1925)
1868 On December - 05 birth of arnold Sommerfeld, German physicist (d. 1951)
1869 On this day in history birth of ellis Parker Butler, American author (d. 1937)