Famous Birthdays In April - 05

1839  Robert Smalls, Beaufort SC, black congressman 1875-87 (Rep-SC) was born on this day in history.   

1839  On this day in history birth of stanislaw Pilinski, composer   

1845  Jules M Cambon, French gov-gen of Algeria/ambassador was born on this day in history.   

1853  On April - 05 birth of alfonso Randano, composer   

1854  Vicente Goicoechea Errasti, composer was born on this day in history.   

1856  Booker Taliaferro Washington, pioneer educator (1st black on US stamp) was born on April - 05.   

1857  On April - 05 birth of alexander-Jozef von Battenberg, ruler of Bulgaria (1879-86)   

1859  On this day in history birth of wilhelm Harteveld, composer   

1862  On April - 05 birth of louis Ganne, composer   

1868  On April - 05 birth of j F "Flooi" Du Toit, cricketer (one Test S Africa 1892)   

1869  Albert Roussel, Tourcoing France, composer (Rapsodie Flamende) was born on this day in history.   

1869  Sergei Chaplygin, Russian physicist and engineer (d. 1942) was born on this day in history.   

1871  Jeanne Bougeois, [La Mistinguette], artist (French revue) was born on this day in history.   

1871  On this day in history birth of mirko Seljan, Croatian explorer (d. 1913?)   

1872  On April - 05 birth of samuel Cate Prescott, American food scientist and microbiologist (d. 1962)   

1875  On April - 05 birth of mistinguett, French vaudeville performer (d. 1956)   

1876  On this day in history birth of viktor Patrick Vretblad, composer   

1882  Don Blackie, cricketer (Australian off-spinner in 1928-29 yes, age 46) was born on April - 05.   

1885  On April - 05 birth of dimitrie Cuclin, composer   

1886  Jacques Handschin, Swiss musicologist (Der Toncharakter) was born on this day in history.   

1890  On April - 05 birth of fie Carelsen, Dutch actress (Malle Gervallen)   

1893  On April - 05 birth of clas Thunberg, Finland, speed skater (Olympic-gold-1924, 28)   

1899  William Hornby Steer, barrister/judge was born on this day in history.   

1900  Spencer Tracy, Milwaukee, actor (Father's Little Dividend, Adam's Rib) was born on April - 05.   

1901  On April - 05 birth of alexander Alexeieff, Russian/French painter/graphic artist   

1901  Chester Bowles, Mass, ambassador/writer (Conscience of a Liberal) was born on this day in history.   

1901  On April - 05 birth of melvyn Douglas, [Hesselberg], Macon Ga, actor (Hud, Ghost Story)   

1903  Thomas Baron Pitfield, composer was born on April - 05.   

1905  Bill Raisch, one armed actor (Fred Johnson-Fugitive) was born on April - 05.   

1905  On this day in history birth of jef Maes, composer   

1906  Arthur Guy Clutton-Brock, English agronomist was born on this day in history.   

1906  On April - 05 birth of lord Buckley, American monologist (d. 1960)   

1907  On April - 05 birth of j Zeldenrust, Dutch pathologist/anatomist   

1908  Bette Davis, Lowell Mass, famous eyes (Of Human Bondage, Jezebel) was born on this day in history.   

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0582  Death of Eutychius, Patriarch of Constantinople (c. 512) on this day in history.   

0828  On April - 05 nicephorus, patriarch of Constantinopel (806-15), dies at about 77   

1168  Death of Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester (b. 1104) on April - 05.   

1258  Julian of Cornillon/Liege, Flemish visionary/saint, dies on this day in history.   

1270  Ramban Nachmanides, Talmudic scholar (Hiddushei Ha-Ramden), dies on this day in history.   

1419  On April - 05 death of vincent Ferrer, Spanish missionary and saint (b. 1350)   

1531  Death of Richard Roose, boiled to death for trying to poison an archbishop on this day in history.   

1605  Death of Adam Loftus, English Protestant archbishop in Ireland (c.1513) on this day in history.