Famous Personalities Born In May - 02

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

1451  On May - 02 birth of rené II, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1508)   

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  Athanasius Kircher, German Jesuit/inventor (magic lantern) was born on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history birth of friedrich Christoph Oetinger, German theologian (d. 1782)   

1729  Catherine II, the Great, empress of Russia (1762-96) was born on this day in history.   

1729  Florian Johann Deller, composer was born on May - 02.   

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 May - 02.   

1750  On May - 02 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  On this day in history birth of vicente Martin y Soler, composer   

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

1772  Novalis, writer was born on this day in history.   

1773  On this day in history birth of henrik Steffens, Norwegian philosopher (d. 1845)   

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

1810  On May - 02 birth of hans Christian Lumbye, composer   

1810  Leo XIII, 257th Roman Catholic pope (1878-1903) was born on this day in history.   

1817  Zikmund Michal Kolesovsky, composer was born on this day in history.   

1821  Abram Sanders Piatt, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1908 was born on May - 02.   

1828  On this day in history birth of désiré Charnay, French archaeologist (d. 1915)   

1837  On May - 02 birth of henry Martyn Robert, parliamentarian (Robert's Rules of Order)   

1843  On May - 02 birth of carl Michael Ziehrer, composer   

1844  Elijah McCoy, black inventor, held over 50 patents was born on May - 02.   

1846  On this day in history birth of zygmunt Noskowski, composer   

1853  Marie Verstraete, actress (Louise-Frou Frou) was born on this day in history.   

1855  Theodore Moses Tobani, composer was born on May - 02.   

1857  Frederic Cliffe, composer was born on May - 02.   

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

1859  Jerome Klapka Jerome, English writer (d. 1927) was born on May - 02.   

1860  On this day in history birth of d'Arcy Thompson, zoologist/classicist (On Growth & Form)   

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0373  On this day in history death of athanasius, Patriarch of Alexandria (b. 298)   

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

0756  On this day in history 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  Death of Toeransa, sultan of Egypt, murdered on this day in history.   

1300  Death of Blanche of Artois, regent of Navarre (b. 1248) on this day in history.   

1450  On this day in history death of william de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk, English military leader (b. 1396)