Famous Personalities Born In May - 11

1568  Christian I, ruler of Anhalt-Bernburg (Battle of White Mountain) was born on this day in history.   

1571  Niwa Nagashige, Japanese warlord (d. 1637) was born on May - 11.   

1654  Cornelis van Alkemade, Dutch historian was born on May - 11.   

1720  On May - 11 birth of karl Friedrich Hieronymus Freiherr von Münchhausen, German adventurer (d. 1797)   

1722  On May - 11 birth of peter Camper, Leyden Holland, anatomist/professor (Amsterdam)   

1731  On May - 11 birth of johann Gottfried Seyfert, composer   

1733  On this day in history birth of victoire of France, daughter of king Louis XV (d. 1799)   

1752  On this day in history birth of johann Friedrich Blumenbach, German anthropologist (d. 1840)   

1763  János Batsányi, Hungarian poet (d. 1845) was born on May - 11.   

1772  Henri-Jean Rigel, composer was born on May - 11.   

1791  On this day in history birth of jan Vaclav Hugo Vorisek, composer   

1799  On May - 11 birth of john Lowell, American philanthropist (d. 1836)   

1801  On May - 11 birth of henri Labrouste, French architect (d. 1875)   

1807  On this day in history birth of ira Aldridge, Great 19th century black Shakespearian actor (Othello)   

1811  Chang & Eng Bunker, Chinese Siamese twins was born on May - 11.   

1811  On May - 11 birth of jean-Jacques Challet-Venel, member of the Swiss Federal Council (d. 1893)   

1817  Fanny Cerrito, Italian ballet dancer (d. 1909) was born on this day in history.   

1821  [Carlos] Charles John Stolbrand, Brig General (Union volunteers) was born on May - 11.   

1823  Alfred Stevens, Belgian painter was born on May - 11.   

1824  On this day in history birth of jean-Léon Gérôme, French painter and sculptor (d. 1904)   

1827  Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, French sculptor and painter (d. 1875) was born on this day in history.   

1830  On May - 11 birth of john Converse Starkweather, Brig General (Union volunteers)   

1835  On this day in history birth of kārlis Baumanis, Latvian composer (d. 1905)   

1838  On May - 11 birth of walter Goodman, British painter, illustrator and author (d. 1912)   

1840  On this day in history birth of filippo Capocci, composer   

1841  On this day in history birth of ernst von Possart, German actor/stage manager/reciter   

1852  Charles Warren Fairbanks, (R) 26th US VP (1905-09) was born on May - 11.   

1854  On May - 11 birth of john Blackham, cricketer (Australia's 1st wicketkeeper)   

1854  On this day in history birth of ottmar Mergenthaler, Hachtel Germany, inventor (linotype)   

1855  Anatol Konstantinovich Lyadov, Russian composer (Bewitched Lake) was born on this day in history.   

1858  Carl Hauptmann, writer was born on this day in history.   

1861  Frederick Russell Burnham, father of the international scouting movement (d. 1947) was born on May - 11.   

1869  Francisco Lacerda, composer was born on this day in history.   

1871  On May - 11 birth of frank Schlesinger, American astronomer (d. 1943)   

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1304  Death of Mahmud Ghazan, Mongol ruler (b. 1271) on this day in history.   

1610  Matteo Ricci, Italian missionary (China), dies on this day in history.   

1631  Christoph Buel, composer, dies at 57 on May - 11.   

1672  Death of Charles Seton, 2nd Earl of Dunfermline, English royalist (b. 1615) on May - 11.   

1708  On May - 11 death of jules Hardouin Mansart, French architect (b. 1646)   

1723  Death of Jean Galbert de Campistron, French dramatist (b. 1656) on May - 11.   

1742  On this day in history francesco Stradivari, Ital violin maker/son of Antonius, dies at 70   

1772  Death of Joseph Kerckhoff, Limburg surgeon/robber captain, hanged on this day in history.