Famous Birthdays In May - 12

1401  Emperor Shōkō (d. 1428) was born on May - 12.   

1496  On May - 12 birth of gustav I of Sweden (d. 1560)   

1590  On May - 12 birth of cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1621)   

1622  On this day in history birth of louis de Buade de Frontenac, Governor General of New France (d. 1698)   

1626  Louis Hennepin, Flemish missionary (d. 1705) was born on May - 12.   

1662  Jan F van Bloom, [Orizonte] Flemish painter, baptized was born on this day in history.   

1670  August II, the Strong One, King of Poland (355 children) was born on this day in history.   

1670  On May - 12 birth of frederick Augustus I of Poland (d. 1733)   

1679  On May - 12 birth of giovanni Antonio Ricieri, composer   

1700  On May - 12 birth of luigi Vanvitelli, Italian architect   

1725  On this day in history birth of louis Philippe I, Duke of Orléans (d. 1785)   

1739  Jan Krtitel Vanhal, composer was born on this day in history.   

1739  Johann Baptist Vanhal, composer was born on May - 12.   

1751  Gaetano Manna, composer was born on this day in history.   

1754  Franz Anton Hoffmeister, composer was born on this day in history.   

1767  Manuel de Godoy, Spanish statesman (d. 1851) was born on May - 12.   

1776  On this day in history birth of juan Bros y Bertomel, composer   

1790  [Johannes] Carsten Hauch, Danish writer was born on May - 12.   

1797  Johann Hermann Kufferath, composer was born on May - 12.   

1803  On May - 12 birth of justus Freiherr von Liebig, German chemist (agricultural chemics)   

1804  On this day in history birth of robert Baldwin, (L) help establish govt in Canada (or 1904)   

1806  On May - 12 birth of amos Beebe Eaton, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1877   

1806  J V Snellman, Finland, journalist/statesman/nationalist was born on May - 12.   

1812  On this day in history birth of edward Lear, England, landscape painter, (Complete Nonsense Book)   

1812  Louis Ludwig Blenker, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1863 was born on this day in history.   

1813  On May - 12 birth of johann Czerski, German chaplin   

1820  On May - 12 birth of florence Nightingale, Florence Italy, nurse (Crimean War)   

1828  On this day in history birth of d G Rossetti, writer   

1828  On May - 12 birth of gabriel Dante Rossetti, England, poet/painter, Pre-Raphaelite   

1829  On May - 12 birth of paul Karrer, composer   

1829  Pavlos Carrer, Greek composer (d. 1896) was born on this day in history.   

1842  Jules Emile Fred Massenet, Montaud France, composer (Manon, Le Cid) was born on this day in history.   

1845  Gabriel Urbain Faure, Pamiers France, composer (Requiem, Ballade) was born on this day in history.   

1850  Henry Cabot Lodge, U.S. statesman (d. 1924) was born on this day in history.   

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0912  On this day in history leo VI Sophos, Byzantine Emperor (886-912), dies at 45   

1003  Gerbert, French scholar, dies in Rome on this day in history.   

1012  Sergius IV, [Pietro Crescentii], Italian Pope (1009-12), dies on May - 12.   

1382  Johanna I, Queen of Naples/Provence, dies on this day in history.   

1465  On this day in history death of thomas Palaeologus, Despot of the Despotate of Morea   

1634  On May - 12 george Chapman, English dramatist/interpreter, dies   

1641  Death of Thomas Wentworth, English viceroy of Ireland, beheaded at 48 on May - 12.   

1649  Death of Isaac Doreslaer, English lawyer/diplomat, murdered on May - 12.