Famous Personalities Born In May - 04

1006  On May - 04 birth of abd-Allah Ansari, Persian mystic/poet (Monadjat)   

1008  On this day in history birth of khajeh Abdollah Ansari, The Persian Sufi (d. 1088)   

1008  King Henry I of France (d. 1060) was born on May - 04.   

1611  Carlo Rainaldi, composer was born on this day in history.   

1631  Mary I Henriette Stuart, daughter of Charles I/queen of England was born on May - 04.   

1635  Willem van Outhoorn, Dutch governor-general (Dutch East Indies) was born on this day in history.   

1654  Kangxi Emperor of China (d. 1722) was born on this day in history.   

1655  Bartolomeo di Francesco Cristofori, Italy, piano builder was born on this day in history.   

1715  On this day in history birth of richard Graves, English writer (d. 1804)   

1733  On this day in history birth of jean-Charles de Borda, French mathematician, physicist, political scientist, and sailor (d. 1799)   

1738  Josef Kohaut, composer was born on this day in history.   

1744  Marianne von Martinez, composer was born on May - 04.   

1752  On this day in history birth of john Brooks, 11th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1825)   

1763  On May - 04 birth of franz Stanislaus Spindler, composer   

1767  On May - 04 birth of tyagaraja, Composer of Indian classical Carnatic music (d. 1847)   

1769  On this day in history birth of charles Hague, composer   

1772  Friedrich Arnold Brockhaus, German publisher (d. 1823) was born on this day in history.   

1776  Johann Friedrich Herbart, Germany, philosopher/psychologist was born on May - 04.   

1777  On May - 04 birth of charles-Louis-Joseph Hanssens, composer   

1781  Karl Christian Friedrich Krause, German philosopher (d. 1832) was born on May - 04.   

1796  On May - 04 birth of horace Mann, US, educator/author/editor (pioneered public schools)   

1796  Joseph Pannell Taylor, Brig General (Union Army), died in 1864 was born on May - 04.   

1796  On May - 04 birth of william H. Prescott, American historian (d. 1859)   

1820  Joseph Whitaker, England, publisher, founded Whitaker's Almanack was born on this day in history.   

1820  Julia Gardiner Tyler, 2nd wife of Pres John Tyler (1841-45) was born on this day in history.   

1822  Charles Boucher de Boucherville, Quebec politician (d. 1915) was born on this day in history.   

1825  Thomas Henry Huxley, scientist/humanist/Darwinist was born on May - 04.   

1825  Augustus Le Plongeon, French antiquitarian (d. 1908) was born on this day in history.   

1826  On May - 04 birth of frederick Church, US romantic landscape painter (Hudson River Sch)   

1827  On this day in history birth of john Hanning Speke, British explorer (d. 1864)   

1835  On this day in history birth of edmund Hart Turpin, composer   

1852  Alice Pleasance Liddell, English schoolgirl model for Alice in Wonderland (d. 1934) was born on this day in history.   

1860  On this day in history birth of emil Nikolaus Von Reznicek, Vienna Austria, composer (Donna Diana)   

1867  On this day in history birth of dynam-Victor Fumet, composer   

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1436  On this day in history death of engelbrekt Engelbrektsson, Swedish statesman (b. 1390s)   

1471  On this day in history death of edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales (killed in battle) (b. 1453)   

1506  Death of Husayn Bayqarah, ruler of Herat (b. 1438) on May - 04.   

1519  On this day in history death of lorenzo II de' Medici, Duke of Urbino (b. 1492)   

1566  Death of Luca Ghini, Italian physician and botanist (b. 1490) on this day in history.   

1594  On this day in history paul Buys, Grand Pensionary of Holland, dies at 62   

1604  On this day in history claudio Merulo, composer, dies at 71   

1605  Ulisse Aldrovandi, Italian biologist/medical, dies at 82 on May - 04.