Famous Personalities Born In May - 01
Friday, 28 February 2025
1218 John I, Count of Hainaut (d. 1257) was born on this day in history.
1218 Rudolph I of Germany, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (d. 1291) was born on this day in history.
1238 Magnus VI Lagabuter, King of Norway (1263-80) was born on May - 01.
1285 Edmund FitzAlan, 9th Earl of Arundel, English politician (d. 1326) was born on this day in history.
1493 Phillippus Paracelsus, Switzerland, physician/alchemist (or 11/10) was born on May - 01.
1545 Franciscus Junius, [Francois du Jon], French/Neth calvinist theologist was born on this day in history.
1567 On this day in history birth of michiel Jansz van Mierevelt, Dutch royal painter
1577 Francois van Kinschot, Dutch treasurer was born on May - 01.
1582 Marco da Gagliano, Italian opera composer was born on this day in history.
1592 On this day in history birth of johann A Schall von Bell, German missionaries/astronomer
1594 John Haynes, Massachusetts colonial magistrate was born on this day in history.
1672 Joseph Addison, England, essayist (Spectator) was born on this day in history.
1735 John H van Kinsbergen, Dutch lt-admiral/founder of Dutch Marines Corp was born on this day in history.
1738 On this day in history birth of king Kamehameha I, King of Hawaii (d. 1819)
1759 On this day in history birth of jacob Albright, [Albrecht], German/US predictor
1764 Benjamin Henry Latrobe, engineer/architect (built Capitol) was born on May - 01.
1764 On May - 01 birth of gottfried Rieger, composer
1769 Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington, British PM (C) (1828-30) was born on May - 01.
1771 George Guest, composer was born on this day in history.
1775 On this day in history birth of jacob-Joseph-Balthasar Martinn, composer
1800 Ret Thomas Aloysius Dornin, Comm (Union Navy), died in 1874 was born on May - 01.
1804 On May - 01 birth of aleksey Khomyakov, Russian poet (d. 1860)
1807 John Bankhead "Prince John" Magruder, Major General (Confederate Army) was born on this day in history.
1818 On this day in history birth of jose Amador de los Rios, Spanish historian/poet
1819 On May - 01 birth of william Steele, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1885
1825 George Inness, US landscape painter (Delaware Water Gap) was born on May - 01.
1829 Jose M de Alencar, Brazilian writer/minister of Justice was born on May - 01.
1830 Mother (Mary Harris) Jones, US reformer and labor organizer was born on May - 01.
1831 Emily Stowe, Canadian physician and suffragist (d. 1903) was born on May - 01.
1835 Alfred Napoleon Alexander "Natti" Duffie, Brig Gen (Union volunteers) was born on May - 01.
1839 On May - 01 birth of chardonnet, inventor (rayon)
1850 Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, Governor General of Canada (d. 1942) was born on this day in history.
1851 Laza Lazarević, Serbian writer and psychiatrist (d. 1891) was born on May - 01.
1852 Calamity [Martha] Jane [Burke], frontier adventurer/indian fighter was born on this day in history.