Famous Personalities Born In May - 09
Monday, 03 March 2025
1147 Minamoto no Yoritomo, Japanese shogun (d. 1199) was born on May - 09.
1265 On May - 09 birth of dante Alighieri, Italian poet (Divina Commedia)
1596 Abraham van Diepenbeeck, painter was born on this day in history.
1738 On this day in history birth of john Pindar, [Peter], physician/poet
1740 Giovanni Paisiello, Italian composer (Barber of Seville) was born on May - 09.
1783 On May - 09 birth of alexander Ross, Canada, pioneer/fur trader
1785 James Pollard Espy, Penns, meteorologist (Philosphy of Storms) was born on this day in history.
1793 On this day in history birth of johannes C de Jonge, Dutch historian/archivist
1796 On May - 09 birth of august Pauly, German classicus (Real Encyclopedia)
1800 On this day in history birth of john Brown, abolitionist; led attack on Harpers Ferry
1801 On May - 09 birth of samuel Cousins, mezzotint engraver
1810 On this day in history birth of louis Gallait, historical painter
1810 WFLC Marianne, princess of Orange-Nassau/daughter of king Willem I was born on this day in history.
1814 Adolph von Henselt, composer was born on May - 09.
1824 William Edmonson "Grumble" Jones, Brig General (Confederate Army) was born on May - 09.
1829 On this day in history birth of ciro Pinsuti, pianist/composer
1833 Boleslaw Dembinski, composer was born on this day in history.
1837 On this day in history birth of adam Opel, German manufacturer (cycling, motorcars)
1843 Belle Boyd, spy (Confederate)/actress/lecturer was born on this day in history.
1844 [Maria] Catharina Beersmans, Belgian actress (Bad Herders) was born on this day in history.
1846 Nikolay Feopemptovich Solov'yov, composer was born on this day in history.
1855 On May - 09 birth of julius Rontgen, composer
1860 James Matthew Barrie, Scotland, novelist (Margaret Ogilvy, Peter Pan) was born on this day in history.
1860 On May - 09 birth of j. M. Barrie, Scottish author (d. 1937)
1865 On May - 09 birth of august de Boeck, composer
1866 Gopal Krishna Gokhale, Leader of Indian Independence Movement (d. 1915) was born on May - 09.
1873 On this day in history birth of howard Carter, British archaeologist (found King Tutankhamen's tomb)
1873 On this day in history birth of lilian Mary Baylis, manager (Old Vic & Sadler's Wells Theater)
1873 Anton Cermak, Mayor of Chicago (d. 1933) was born on this day in history.
1882 On this day in history birth of henry J Kaiser, builder (Liberty Ships, Jeeps, Boulder Dam)
1882 George Barker, American painter (d. 1965) was born on this day in history.
1886 Francis Biddle, United States Attorney General (d. 1968) was born on this day in history.
1887 Jules Van de Leene, Belgian writer was born on May - 09.
1887 On this day in history birth of sir Ernest de Silva, Sri Lankan Philanthropist (d. 1957)