Famous Personalities Born In May - 04

1006  Abd-Allah Ansari, Persian mystic/poet (Monadjat) was born on this day in history.   

1008  Khajeh Abdollah Ansari, The Persian Sufi (d. 1088) was born on May - 04.   

1008  On May - 04 birth of king Henry I of France (d. 1060)   

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

1631  On May - 04 birth of mary I Henriette Stuart, daughter of Charles I/queen of England   

1635  Willem van Outhoorn, Dutch governor-general (Dutch East Indies) was born on May - 04.   

1654  On this day in history birth of kangxi Emperor of China (d. 1722)   

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  Jean-Charles de Borda, French mathematician, physicist, political scientist, and sailor (d. 1799) was born on this day in history.   

1738  On May - 04 birth of josef Kohaut, composer   

1744  On May - 04 birth of marianne von Martinez, composer   

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

1763  Franz Stanislaus Spindler, composer was born on May - 04.   

1767  On this day in history birth of tyagaraja, Composer of Indian classical Carnatic music (d. 1847)   

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

1772  On this day in history birth of friedrich Arnold Brockhaus, German publisher (d. 1823)   

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

1777  On this day in history birth of charles-Louis-Joseph Hanssens, composer   

1781  Karl Christian Friedrich Krause, German philosopher (d. 1832) was born on this day in history.   

1796  Horace Mann, US, educator/author/editor (pioneered public schools) was born on May - 04.   

1796  On this day in history birth of joseph Pannell Taylor, Brig General (Union Army), died in 1864   

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 May - 04.   

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

1825  Augustus Le Plongeon, French antiquitarian (d. 1908) was born on May - 04.   

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

1827  On May - 04 birth of john Hanning Speke, British explorer (d. 1864)   

1835  Edmund Hart Turpin, composer was born on May - 04.   

1852  On this day in history birth of alice Pleasance Liddell, English schoolgirl model for Alice in Wonderland (d. 1934)   

1860  Emil Nikolaus Von Reznicek, Vienna Austria, composer (Donna Diana) was born on this day in history.   

1867  Dynam-Victor Fumet, composer was born on this day in history.   

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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  On May - 04 death of husayn Bayqarah, ruler of Herat (b. 1438)   

1519  On May - 04 death of lorenzo II de' Medici, Duke of Urbino (b. 1492)   

1566  On May - 04 death of luca Ghini, Italian physician and botanist (b. 1490)   

1594  On May - 04 paul Buys, Grand Pensionary of Holland, dies at 62   

1604  Claudio Merulo, composer, dies at 71 on May - 04.   

1605  On this day in history ulisse Aldrovandi, Italian biologist/medical, dies at 82