Famous Personalities Born In May - 05

0867  On this day in history birth of uda, Emperor of Japan (d. 931)   

1210  On this day in history birth of king Afonso III of Portugal (d. 1279)   

1352  Ruprecht, Roman catholic German king was born on May - 05.   

1479  Guru Amar Das, third Sikh Guru (d. 1574) was born on May - 05.   

1546  Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter, English politician (d. 1623) was born on this day in history.   

1557  Emmanuel-Philibert van Lalaing, baron of Montigny/marquis of Renty was born on May - 05.   

1635  Philippe Quinault, French playwright (L'amant indiscret) was born on this day in history.   

1657  Jacques Danican Philidor, composer was born on May - 05.   

1680  Giuseppe Porsile, composer was born on this day in history.   

1715  Daniel Dal Barba, composer was born on May - 05.   

1747  Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1792) was born on May - 05.   

1749  Jean-Frederic Edelmann, composer was born on May - 05.   

1764  On May - 05 birth of robert Craufurd, British general (d. 1812)   

1800  Louis Hachette, French publisher (Librairie Hachette) was born on this day in history.   

1804  Jacob Kats, Flemish writer (Earthly Paradise) was born on May - 05.   

1813  On May - 05 birth of søren Kierkegaard, Danish philosopher (d. 1855)   

1815  Eugene-Marin Labiche, French playwright was born on May - 05.   

1817  On May - 05 birth of george Washington Julian, MC (Union), died in 1899   

1818  Karl Marx, philosopher (Communist Manifesto, Das Kapital) was born on this day in history.   

1819  On May - 05 birth of stanislaw Moniuszko, Polish composer   

1823  James Allen Hardie, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1876 was born on May - 05.   

1826  Eugenie M de Montijo y de Guzman, Empress of France was born on May - 05.   

1830  John Batterson Stetson, American hat manufacturer (d. 1906) was born on this day in history.   

1832  H H Bancroft, historian, publisher (History of Pacific States) was born on this day in history.   

1833  Ferdinand von Richthofen, German geographer/explorer was born on this day in history.   

1834  On May - 05 birth of viktor Hartmann, Russian architect and painter (d. 1873)   

1835  Leopold II, Belgian crown prince, baptized was born on May - 05.   

1842  Johann Nepomuk Fuchs, composer was born on May - 05.   

1846  On May - 05 birth of federico Chueca, composer   

1846  Henryk Sienkiewicz, Poland, author (Quo Vadis, Nobel 1905) was born on May - 05.   

1848  Adalbert von Goldschmidt, composer was born on this day in history.   

1849  Hambletonian, Chester NY, greatest standardbred horse was born on this day in history.   

1854  On May - 05 birth of antonio Smareglia, composer   

1862  On May - 05 birth of max Elskamp, Belgian author/poet (Lesson Joies Blondes, Maya)   

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0200  Death of Sun Ce, warlord of the Han Dynasty (b. 175) on this day in history.   

0311  On May - 05 gaius VM Galerius, emperor of Rome, dies at about 50   

0984  Death of Gerberga of Saxony, Queen of Western Francia on this day in history.   

1028  Alfonso V, King of Leon/Galicia (999-1028), dies in battle on May - 05.   

1194  Kazimierz II, the Justified, grand duke of Poland (1177-94), dies on this day in history.   

1219  On May - 05 death of king Leo II of Armenia (b. 1150)   

1309  On this day in history charles II, the Lame, King of Naples (1285-1309), dies   

1504  On May - 05 anton of Burgundy, the Great Bastard, knight, dies at about 82