Famous Personalities Born In May - 23

1100  Emperor Qinzong of China (d. 1161) was born on this day in history.   

1598  Claude Mellan, French engraver/cartoonist/painter, baptized was born on May - 23.   

1606  Juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz, Spanish writer (d. 1682) was born on this day in history.   

1617  On this day in history birth of elias Ashmole, antiquary   

1620  On May - 23 birth of pieter Neefs, the Younger, Flemish painter, baptized   

1644  Thomas Eisenhut, composer was born on May - 23.   

1696  On this day in history birth of johann Caspar Vogler, composer   

1707  Carolus Linneus, Sweden, biological classifier was born on this day in history.   

1707  On this day in history birth of carolus Linnaeus, Swedish botanist (d. 1778)   

1710  On May - 23 birth of francois-Gaspard Adam, French sculptor (garden sculptures)   

1718  On this day in history birth of william Hunter, obstetrician/medal writer   

1729  Giuseppe Parini, Italian priest/poet (Il Giorno) was born on this day in history.   

1734  Friedrich Anton Mesmer, Austria, physician/hypnotist (Mesmerism) was born on May - 23.   

1735  Charles Joseph, prince the Ligne, Belgian fieldmarshal/author was born on this day in history.   

1737  On this day in history birth of louis Francois Chambray, composer   

1741  On May - 23 birth of andrea Lucchesi, composer   

1753  Giovanni Battista Viotti, violonist/composer was born on May - 23.   

1754  Andrea Appiana, Italian royal painter (Napoleon) was born on May - 23.   

1756  On May - 23 birth of nicolas-Joseph Hullmandel, composer   

1759  On this day in history birth of antoinio da Silva Leite, composer   

1790  On this day in history birth of jules Dumont d'Urville, French explorer (d. 1842)   

1794  Isaak-Ignaz Moscheles, composer was born on May - 23.   

1795  On May - 23 birth of charles Barry, architect   

1799  On this day in history birth of thomas Hood, English poet/composer (Song of the Shirt)   

1812  Henri A Esquiros, French poet/writer (Les Vierges Folles) was born on May - 23.   

1813  On May - 23 birth of mason Brayman, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1895   

1820  James Buchanan Eads, US, engineer/inventor (Eads Bridge-St Louis) was born on May - 23.   

1820  Lorenzo Sawyer, 9th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of California (d. 1891) was born on May - 23.   

1824  Ambrose Everett Burnside, Major General (Union volunteers) was born on this day in history.   

1828  Edward Hitchcock, America's 1st prof of physical ed (Amherst College) was born on this day in history.   

1832  Pieter J B C R van der Aa, Dutch Indologist/geographer was born on May - 23.   

1834  On May - 23 birth of carl Heinrich Bloch, Danish painter (d. 1890)   

1837  On this day in history birth of james Sanks Brisbin, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1892   

1843  Pedro Miguel Marques y Garcia, composer was born on this day in history.   

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1125  Hendrik V, Roman catholics German king/emperor (1098/1111-25), dies on May - 23.   

1153  On May - 23 david I, king of Scotland (1124-53), dies at about 68   

1304  On May - 23 death of jehan de Lescurel, French poet and composer   

1423  Benedict XIII, [Pedro the Luna], Spanish Pope (1394-1423), dies on this day in history.   

1498  Death of Girolamo Savonarola, dictator of Florence (1494-98), hanged at 45 on May - 23.   

1523  On this day in history death of ashikaga Yoshitane, Japanese shogun (b. 1466)   

1524  Death of Ismail I, Shah of Persia (b. 1487) on May - 23.   

1568  Adolf van Nassau, German son of Willem the Rich, dies in battle at 27 on May - 23.