Famous Birthdays In May - 09

1147  Minamoto no Yoritomo, Japanese shogun (d. 1199) was born on May - 09.  

1265  Dante Alighieri, Italian poet (Divina Commedia) was born on this day in history.  

1596  On May - 09 birth of abraham van Diepenbeeck, painter  

1738  On this day in history birth of john Pindar, [Peter], physician/poet  

1740  On May - 09 birth of giovanni Paisiello, Italian composer (Barber of Seville)  

1783  On May - 09 birth of alexander Ross, Canada, pioneer/fur trader  

1785  James Pollard Espy, Penns, meteorologist (Philosphy of Storms) was born on May - 09.  

1793  Johannes C de Jonge, Dutch historian/archivist was born on this day in history.  

1796  August Pauly, German classicus (Real Encyclopedia) was born on May - 09.  

1800  On May - 09 birth of john Brown, abolitionist; led attack on Harpers Ferry  

1801  Samuel Cousins, mezzotint engraver was born on May - 09.  

1810  On this day in history birth of louis Gallait, historical painter  

1810  WFLC Marianne, princess of Orange-Nassau/daughter of king Willem I was born on May - 09.  

1814  Adolph von Henselt, composer was born on May - 09.  

1824  William Edmonson "Grumble" Jones, Brig General (Confederate Army) was born on May - 09.  

1829  On this day in history birth of ciro Pinsuti, pianist/composer  

1833  On this day in history birth of boleslaw Dembinski, composer  

1837  Adam Opel, German manufacturer (cycling, motorcars) was born on May - 09.  

1843  On this day in history birth of belle Boyd, spy (Confederate)/actress/lecturer  

1844  On May - 09 birth of [Maria] Catharina Beersmans, Belgian actress (Bad Herders)  

1846  On this day in history birth of nikolay Feopemptovich Solov'yov, composer  

1855  On this day in history birth of julius Rontgen, composer  

1860  On this day in history birth of james Matthew Barrie, Scotland, novelist (Margaret Ogilvy, Peter Pan)  

1860  On this day in history birth of j. M. Barrie, Scottish author (d. 1937)  

1865  On this day in history birth of august de Boeck, composer  

1866  On May - 09 birth of gopal Krishna Gokhale, Leader of Indian Independence Movement (d. 1915)  

1873  On this day in history birth of howard Carter, British archaeologist (found King Tutankhamen's tomb)  

1873  On May - 09 birth of lilian Mary Baylis, manager (Old Vic & Sadler's Wells Theater)  

1873  Anton Cermak, Mayor of Chicago (d. 1933) was born on May - 09.  

1882  On this day in history birth of henry J Kaiser, builder (Liberty Ships, Jeeps, Boulder Dam)  

1882  On this day in history birth of george Barker, American painter (d. 1965)  

1886  On May - 09 birth of francis Biddle, United States Attorney General (d. 1968)  

1887  On this day in history birth of jules Van de Leene, Belgian writer  

1887  Sir Ernest de Silva, Sri Lankan Philanthropist (d. 1957) was born on May - 09.  

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1079  On May - 09 death of stanislaus, Polish bishop of Cracow, murdered  

1280  Magnus VI Lagaboeter, King of Norway (1263-80), dies at 42 on this day in history.  

1315  On May - 09 death of hugh V, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1282)  

1443  On May - 09 niccolo d'Albergati, Italian cardinal, dies  

1446  Death of Mary of Enghien, Queen of Naples (b. 1368) on this day in history.  

1460  On this day in history jean Lavite, Atrechts painter, dies  

1474  Death of Peter van Hagenbach, Elzasser knight/land guardian, beheaded on May - 09.  

1590  On this day in history karel "Cardinal" van Bourbon, archbishop of Rouen, dies at 66