Famous Personalities Born In May - 02

1360  Yongle, Emperor of China (d. 1424) was born on May - 02.   

1451  René II, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1508) was born on this day in history.   

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

1551  William Camden, English historian (Brittania, Annales) was born on this day in history.   

1601  On May - 02 birth of athanasius Kircher, German Jesuit/inventor (magic lantern)   

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

1695  On this day in history birth of giovanni Niccolo Servandoni, Italian-born architect (d. 1766)   

1702  Friedrich Christoph Oetinger, German theologian (d. 1782) was born on May - 02.   

1729  On this day in history birth of catherine II, the Great, empress of Russia (1762-96)   

1729  Florian Johann Deller, composer was born on this day in history.   

1737  William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1805) was born on this day in history.   

1740  Elias Boudinot, lawyer/patriot, found Amer Biblical Society was born on this day in history.   

1750  On this day in history birth of john André, British Army officer of the American Revolutionary War (d. 1780)   

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

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

1768  Jean-Louis M Alibert, French dermatologist was born on May - 02.   

1772  On this day in history birth of novalis, writer   

1773  Henrik Steffens, Norwegian philosopher (d. 1845) was born on this day in history.   

1779  John Galt, Scotland, novelist (Ayrshire Legatees, Lawrie Todd) was born on this day in history.   

1810  On this day in history birth of hans Christian Lumbye, composer   

1810  On May - 02 birth of leo XIII, 257th Roman Catholic pope (1878-1903)   

1817  Zikmund Michal Kolesovsky, composer was born on May - 02.   

1821  On this day in history birth of abram Sanders Piatt, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1908   

1828  Désiré Charnay, French archaeologist (d. 1915) was born on May - 02.   

1837  Henry Martyn Robert, parliamentarian (Robert's Rules of Order) was born on this day in history.   

1843  Carl Michael Ziehrer, composer was born on this day in history.   

1844  On this day in history birth of elijah McCoy, black inventor, held over 50 patents   

1846  On May - 02 birth of zygmunt Noskowski, composer   

1853  On May - 02 birth of marie Verstraete, actress (Louise-Frou Frou)   

1855  On May - 02 birth of theodore Moses Tobani, composer   

1857  On May - 02 birth of frederic Cliffe, composer   

1859  On this day in history birth of eugene D'Harcourt, composer   

1859  On this day in history birth of jerome Klapka Jerome, English writer (d. 1927)   

1860  On May - 02 birth of d'Arcy Thompson, zoologist/classicist (On Growth & Form)   

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0373  Death of Athanasius, Patriarch of Alexandria (b. 298) on May - 02.   

0649  Maruta of Tagrit, theology/1st mafriaan Jakobitische church, dies on this day in history.   

0756  On May - 02 death of emperor Shōmu, Emperor of Japan (b. 701)   

0907  Death of Boris I of Bulgaria on this day in history.   

1230  Death of William de Braose, Lord of Abergavenny (b. 1197) on May - 02.   

1250  On this day in history death of toeransa, sultan of Egypt, murdered   

1300  Death of Blanche of Artois, regent of Navarre (b. 1248) on May - 02.   

1450  Death of William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk, English military leader (b. 1396) on this day in history.