Famous Birthdays In December - 05

1377  On this day in history birth of jianwen Emperor of China (d. 1402)   

1443  Pope Julius II (d. 1513) was born on this day in history.   

1495  Nicolas Cleynaerts, Flemish grammarian (d. 1542) was born on December - 05.   

1537  Ashikaga Yoshiaki, Japanese shogun (d. 1597) was born on this day in history.   

1539  Fausto Paolo Sozzini, Italian theologian (d. 1604) was born on December - 05.   

1545  On December - 05 birth of janus Dousa, [Johan van de Does], Dutch politician/poet   

1547  On this day in history birth of ubbo Emmius, [van Embden], Dutch-Frisian humanist/historian   

1661  Robert Haley, earl of Oxford/English premier (Whig, 1710-14) was born on this day in history.   

1666  Francesco Antonio Nicola Scarlotti, composer was born on this day in history.   

1687  On December - 05 birth of francesco Xaverio Geminiani, composer   

1697  Carlo Arrigoni, composer was born on December - 05.   

1697  Giuseppe de Majo, composer was born on this day in history.   

1724  Joseph Friebert, composer was born on December - 05.   

1782  On this day in history birth of martin Van Buren, Kinderhook NY, (D) 8th pres (1837-41)   

1786  On December - 05 birth of henry Drummond, English banker/apostole   

1803  On December - 05 birth of fyodor Ivanovich Tyutchev, Russian poet (d. 1873)   

1820  Afanasy Fet, Russian poet (d. 1892) was born on December - 05.   

1822  On this day in history birth of elizabeth Cabot Agassiz, American college president (d. 1907)   

1824  Titian James Coffey, Atty Gen (Union), died in 1867 was born on December - 05.   

1826  On December - 05 birth of john Benjamin Sanborn, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1904   

1829  On this day in history birth of henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière, French Canadian politician (d. 1908)   

1830  Christina Rossetti, London, poet (Winter Rain, Passing Away) was born on this day in history.   

1839  On this day in history birth of george Armstrong Custer, Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1876   

1841  Marcus Daly, American mining tycoon (d. 1900) was born on December - 05.   

1844  John Frederick Bridge, composer was born on this day in history.   

1852  Thomas Linnemann Laub, composer was born on December - 05.   

1855  Clinton Hart Merriam, American ornithologist (d. 1942) was born on this day in history.   

1859  John Jellicoe, British admiral (d. 1935) was born on December - 05.   

1861  Armando V Diaz, Italian marshal/minister of War (1922-24) was born on December - 05.   

1863  Paul P Painlevé, French PM (1917, 1925), mathematician [OS] was born on December - 05.   

1867  On December - 05 birth of józef PiÅ‚sudski, Polish revolutionary and statesman (d. 1935)   

1867  Antti Aarne, Finnish folklorist (d. February 2, 1925) was born on December - 05.   

1868  On this day in history birth of arnold Sommerfeld, German physicist (d. 1951)   

1869  Ellis Parker Butler, American author (d. 1937) was born on December - 05.   

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0063  Death of Publius Cornelius Lentulus (Sura), Roman statesman on December - 05.   

0749  On this day in history death of saint John of Damascus, theologian   

1082  On this day in history death of ramon Berenguer II, Count of Barcelona   

1212  On this day in history derek II of Are, Bishop of Utrecht (1197-1212), dies   

1244  On this day in history johanna of Constantinople, countess of Flanders (1205-44), dies   

1355  On this day in history jan III, duke of Brabant/Limburg, dies   

1560  Francois II, King of France (1559-60), dies at 16 on this day in history.   

1570  Death of Johan Friis, Danish statesman (b. 1494) on December - 05.