Events & Holidays In May - 11
Tuesday, 19 March 2024
Sts. Cyrilus and Methodius Day (Bulgaria)
Sts. Cyrilus and Methodius Day (Bulgaria)
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 this day in history.
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 On this day in history birth of peter Camper, Leyden Holland, anatomist/professor (Amsterdam)
1731 On this day in history 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 Johann Friedrich Blumenbach, German anthropologist (d. 1840) was born on this day in history.
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 On this day in history christoph Buel, composer, dies at 57
1672 Death of Charles Seton, 2nd Earl of Dunfermline, English royalist (b. 1615) on this day in history.
1708 Death of Jules Hardouin Mansart, French architect (b. 1646) on this day in history.
1723 Death of Jean Galbert de Campistron, French dramatist (b. 1656) on this day in history.
1742 Francesco Stradivari, Ital violin maker/son of Antonius, dies at 70 on this day in history.
1772 Death of Joseph Kerckhoff, Limburg surgeon/robber captain, hanged on this day in history.