Famous Birthdays In May - 23

1052  King Philip I of France (d. 1108) was born on this day in history.  

1100  On May - 23 birth of emperor Qinzong of China (d. 1161)  

1598  On this day in history birth of claude Mellan, French engraver/cartoonist/painter, baptized  

1606  On this day in history birth of juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz, Spanish writer (d. 1682)  

1617  Elias Ashmole, antiquary was born on this day in history.  

1620  Pieter Neefs, the Younger, Flemish painter, baptized was born on May - 23.  

1644  Thomas Eisenhut, composer was born on May - 23.  

1696  On May - 23 birth of johann Caspar Vogler, composer  

1707  On May - 23 birth of carolus Linneus, Sweden, biological classifier  

1707  On this day in history birth of carolus Linnaeus, Swedish botanist (d. 1778)  

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1710  Francois-Gaspard Adam, French sculptor (garden sculptures) was born on this day in history.  

1718  On this day in history birth of william Hunter, obstetrician/medal writer  

1729  Giuseppe Parini, Italian priest/poet (Il Giorno) was born on this day in history.  

1734  Friedrich Anton Mesmer, Austria, physician/hypnotist (Mesmerism) was born on this day in history.  

1735  Charles Joseph, prince the Ligne, Belgian fieldmarshal/author was born on this day in history.  

1737  On this day in history birth of louis Francois Chambray, composer  

1741  On this day in history birth of andrea Lucchesi, composer  

1753  Giovanni Battista Viotti, violonist/composer was born on this day in history.  

1754  Andrea Appiana, Italian royal painter (Napoleon) was born on May - 23.  

1756  Nicolas-Joseph Hullmandel, composer was born on May - 23.  

1759  On May - 23 birth of antoinio da Silva Leite, composer  

1790  Jules Dumont d'Urville, French explorer (d. 1842) was born on May - 23.  

1794  Isaak-Ignaz Moscheles, composer was born on this day in history.  

1795  Charles Barry, architect was born on May - 23.  

1799  Thomas Hood, English poet/composer (Song of the Shirt) was born on May - 23.  

1812  Henri A Esquiros, French poet/writer (Les Vierges Folles) was born on this day in history.  

1813  Mason Brayman, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1895 was born on May - 23.  

1820  On this day in history birth of james Buchanan Eads, US, engineer/inventor (Eads Bridge-St Louis)  

1820  On May - 23 birth of lorenzo Sawyer, 9th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of California (d. 1891)  

1824  Ambrose Everett Burnside, Major General (Union volunteers) was born on May - 23.  

1828  On this day in history birth of edward Hitchcock, America's 1st prof of physical ed (Amherst College)  

1832  Pieter J B C R van der Aa, Dutch Indologist/geographer was born on this day in history.  

1834  On May - 23 birth of carl Heinrich Bloch, Danish painter (d. 1890)  

1837  On May - 23 birth of james Sanks Brisbin, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1892  

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1125  Hendrik V, Roman catholics German king/emperor (1098/1111-25), dies on this day in history.  

1153  David I, king of Scotland (1124-53), dies at about 68 on this day in history.  

1304  On this day in history death of jehan de Lescurel, French poet and composer  

1423  Benedict XIII, [Pedro the Luna], Spanish Pope (1394-1423), dies on this day in history.  

1498  Death of Girolamo Savonarola, dictator of Florence (1494-98), hanged at 45 on this day in history.  

1523  Death of Ashikaga Yoshitane, Japanese shogun (b. 1466) on May - 23.  

1524  Death of Ismail I, Shah of Persia (b. 1487) on May - 23.  

1568  On May - 23 adolf van Nassau, German son of Willem the Rich, dies in battle at 27