Famous Personalities Born In May - 23

1100  Emperor Qinzong of China (d. 1161) was born on May - 23.   

1598  Claude Mellan, French engraver/cartoonist/painter, baptized was born on May - 23.   

1606  Juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz, Spanish writer (d. 1682) was born on May - 23.   

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

1620  Pieter Neefs, the Younger, Flemish painter, baptized was born on this day in history.   

1644  Thomas Eisenhut, composer was born on this day in history.   

1696  Johann Caspar Vogler, composer was born on May - 23.   

1707  On this day in history birth of carolus Linneus, Sweden, biological classifier   

1707  Carolus Linnaeus, Swedish botanist (d. 1778) was born on this day in history.   

1710  Francois-Gaspard Adam, French sculptor (garden sculptures) was born on May - 23.   

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

1729  Giuseppe Parini, Italian priest/poet (Il Giorno) was born on May - 23.   

1734  On May - 23 birth of friedrich Anton Mesmer, Austria, physician/hypnotist (Mesmerism)   

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

1737  Louis Francois Chambray, composer was born on this day in history.   

1741  Andrea Lucchesi, composer was born on this day in history.   

1753  Giovanni Battista Viotti, violonist/composer was born on May - 23.   

1754  On this day in history birth of andrea Appiana, Italian royal painter (Napoleon)   

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

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

1790  On this day in history birth of jules Dumont d'Urville, French explorer (d. 1842)   

1794  Isaak-Ignaz Moscheles, composer was born on May - 23.   

1795  On May - 23 birth of charles Barry, architect   

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 May - 23.   

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

1820  James Buchanan Eads, US, engineer/inventor (Eads Bridge-St Louis) was born on May - 23.   

1820  Lorenzo Sawyer, 9th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of California (d. 1891) was born on this day in history.   

1824  On May - 23 birth of ambrose Everett Burnside, Major General (Union volunteers)   

1828  On May - 23 birth of edward Hitchcock, America's 1st prof of physical ed (Amherst College)   

1832  On May - 23 birth of pieter J B C R van der Aa, Dutch Indologist/geographer   

1834  Carl Heinrich Bloch, Danish painter (d. 1890) was born on this day in history.   

1837  James Sanks Brisbin, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1892 was born on May - 23.   

1843  Pedro Miguel Marques y Garcia, composer was born on May - 23.   

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1125  Hendrik V, Roman catholics German king/emperor (1098/1111-25), dies on May - 23.   

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

1304  Death of Jehan de Lescurel, French poet and composer on May - 23.   

1423  On May - 23 benedict XIII, [Pedro the Luna], Spanish Pope (1394-1423), dies   

1498  On this day in history death of girolamo Savonarola, dictator of Florence (1494-98), hanged at 45   

1523  On May - 23 death of ashikaga Yoshitane, Japanese shogun (b. 1466)   

1524  On May - 23 death of ismail I, Shah of Persia (b. 1487)   

1568  On this day in history adolf van Nassau, German son of Willem the Rich, dies in battle at 27