Famous Personalities Born In May - 02

1360  Yongle, Emperor of China (d. 1424) was born on this day in history.   

1451  On this day in history birth of rené II, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1508)   

1458  On May - 02 birth of leonor of Viseu, queen of Portugal (d. 1525)   

1551  On this day in history birth of william Camden, English historian (Brittania, Annales)   

1601  On this day in history birth of athanasius Kircher, German Jesuit/inventor (magic lantern)   

1660  On this day in history birth of pietro Alessandro Gaspare Scarlatti, Palermo Italy, composer (Tigrane)   

1695  On May - 02 birth of giovanni Niccolo Servandoni, Italian-born architect (d. 1766)   

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

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

1729  On May - 02 birth of florian Johann Deller, composer   

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

1740  On this day in history birth of elias Boudinot, lawyer/patriot, found Amer Biblical Society   

1750  On May - 02 birth of john André, British Army officer of the American Revolutionary War (d. 1780)   

1752  On this day in history birth of ludwig August Lebrun, composer   

1754  On May - 02 birth of vicente Martin y Soler, composer   

1768  Jean-Louis M Alibert, French dermatologist was born on this day in history.   

1772  On May - 02 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 May - 02 birth of hans Christian Lumbye, composer   

1810  On this day in history birth of leo XIII, 257th Roman Catholic pope (1878-1903)   

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

1821  Abram Sanders Piatt, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1908 was born on this day in history.   

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

1837  On this day in history birth of henry Martyn Robert, parliamentarian (Robert's Rules of Order)   

1843  Carl Michael Ziehrer, composer was born on May - 02.   

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

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

1853  On this day in history birth of marie Verstraete, actress (Louise-Frou Frou)   

1855  Theodore Moses Tobani, composer was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

0649  Maruta of Tagrit, theology/1st mafriaan Jakobitische church, dies on May - 02.   

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

0907  On this day in history death of boris I of Bulgaria   

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

1250  On May - 02 death of toeransa, sultan of Egypt, murdered   

1300  On this day in history death of blanche of Artois, regent of Navarre (b. 1248)   

1450  On May - 02 death of william de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk, English military leader (b. 1396)