Famous Personalities Born In May - 11

1568  On May - 11 birth of christian I, ruler of Anhalt-Bernburg (Battle of White Mountain)   

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

1654  On this day in history birth of cornelis van Alkemade, Dutch historian   

1720  Karl Friedrich Hieronymus Freiherr von Münchhausen, German adventurer (d. 1797) was born on this day in history.   

1722  Peter Camper, Leyden Holland, anatomist/professor (Amsterdam) was born on May - 11.   

1731  Johann Gottfried Seyfert, composer was born on this day in history.   

1733  Victoire of France, daughter of king Louis XV (d. 1799) was born on this day in history.   

1752  Johann Friedrich Blumenbach, German anthropologist (d. 1840) was born on May - 11.   

1763  János Batsányi, Hungarian poet (d. 1845) was born on this day in history.   

1772  On May - 11 birth of henri-Jean Rigel, composer   

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

1799  John Lowell, American philanthropist (d. 1836) was born on May - 11.   

1801  Henri Labrouste, French architect (d. 1875) was born on this day in history.   

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  Jean-Jacques Challet-Venel, member of the Swiss Federal Council (d. 1893) was born on May - 11.   

1817  On May - 11 birth of fanny Cerrito, Italian ballet dancer (d. 1909)   

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

1823  On May - 11 birth of alfred Stevens, Belgian painter   

1824  On May - 11 birth of jean-Léon Gérôme, French painter and sculptor (d. 1904)   

1827  On this day in history birth of jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, French sculptor and painter (d. 1875)   

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

1835  On May - 11 birth of kārlis Baumanis, Latvian composer (d. 1905)   

1838  Walter Goodman, British painter, illustrator and author (d. 1912) was born on this day in history.   

1840  Filippo Capocci, composer was born on this day in history.   

1841  Ernst von Possart, German actor/stage manager/reciter was born on May - 11.   

1852  On May - 11 birth of charles Warren Fairbanks, (R) 26th US VP (1905-09)   

1854  On this day in history birth of john Blackham, cricketer (Australia's 1st wicketkeeper)   

1854  On May - 11 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 May - 11.   

1861  Frederick Russell Burnham, father of the international scouting movement (d. 1947) was born on this day in history.   

1869  On this day in history birth of francisco Lacerda, composer   

1871  Frank Schlesinger, American astronomer (d. 1943) was born on this day in history.   

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1304  On this day in history death of mahmud Ghazan, Mongol ruler (b. 1271)   

1610  On this day in history matteo Ricci, Italian missionary (China), dies   

1631  On this day in history christoph Buel, composer, dies at 57   

1672  On May - 11 death of charles Seton, 2nd Earl of Dunfermline, English royalist (b. 1615)   

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  Francesco Stradivari, Ital violin maker/son of Antonius, dies at 70 on May - 11.   

1772  On May - 11 death of joseph Kerckhoff, Limburg surgeon/robber captain, hanged