Famous Birthdays In May - 02

1360  On May - 02 birth of yongle, Emperor of China (d. 1424)   

1451  René II, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1508) was born on this day in history.   

1458  Leonor of Viseu, queen of Portugal (d. 1525) was born on May - 02.   

1551  William Camden, English historian (Brittania, Annales) was born on May - 02.   

1601  On May - 02 birth of athanasius Kircher, German Jesuit/inventor (magic lantern)   

1660  On this day in history birth of pietro Alessandro Gaspare Scarlatti, Palermo Italy, composer (Tigrane)   

1695  Giovanni Niccolo Servandoni, Italian-born architect (d. 1766) was born on May - 02.   

1702  Friedrich Christoph Oetinger, German theologian (d. 1782) was born on May - 02.   

1729  Catherine II, the Great, empress of Russia (1762-96) was born on May - 02.   

1729  Florian Johann Deller, composer was born on this day in history.   

1737  On May - 02 birth of william Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1805)   

1740  Elias Boudinot, lawyer/patriot, found Amer Biblical Society was born on May - 02.   

1750  John André, British Army officer of the American Revolutionary War (d. 1780) was born on May - 02.   

1752  Ludwig August Lebrun, composer was born on this day in history.   

1754  On May - 02 birth of vicente Martin y Soler, composer   

1768  Jean-Louis M Alibert, French dermatologist was born on May - 02.   

1772  Novalis, writer was born on May - 02.   

1773  On this day in history birth of henrik Steffens, Norwegian philosopher (d. 1845)   

1779  John Galt, Scotland, novelist (Ayrshire Legatees, Lawrie Todd) was born on this day in history.   

1810  Hans Christian Lumbye, composer was born on May - 02.   

1810  Leo XIII, 257th Roman Catholic pope (1878-1903) was born on this day in history.   

1817  On this day in history birth of zikmund Michal Kolesovsky, composer   

1821  On May - 02 birth of abram Sanders Piatt, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1908   

1828  On May - 02 birth of désiré Charnay, French archaeologist (d. 1915)   

1837  Henry Martyn Robert, parliamentarian (Robert's Rules of Order) was born on this day in history.   

1843  On May - 02 birth of carl Michael Ziehrer, composer   

1844  On May - 02 birth of elijah McCoy, black inventor, held over 50 patents   

1846  On May - 02 birth of zygmunt Noskowski, composer   

1853  On this day in history birth of marie Verstraete, actress (Louise-Frou Frou)   

1855  On this day in history birth of theodore Moses Tobani, composer   

1857  Frederic Cliffe, composer was born on this day in history.   

1859  On May - 02 birth of eugene D'Harcourt, composer   

1859  Jerome Klapka Jerome, English writer (d. 1927) was born on this day in history.   

1860  On May - 02 birth of d'Arcy Thompson, zoologist/classicist (On Growth & Form)   

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0373  Death of Athanasius, Patriarch of Alexandria (b. 298) on May - 02.   

0649  Maruta of Tagrit, theology/1st mafriaan Jakobitische church, dies on this day in history.   

0756  On May - 02 death of emperor Shōmu, Emperor of Japan (b. 701)   

0907  On May - 02 death of boris I of Bulgaria   

1230  Death of William de Braose, Lord of Abergavenny (b. 1197) on this day in history.   

1250  On this day in history death of toeransa, sultan of Egypt, murdered   

1300  On May - 02 death of blanche of Artois, regent of Navarre (b. 1248)   

1450  On May - 02 death of william de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk, English military leader (b. 1396)