Famous Personalities Born In April - 05
Thursday, 10 July 2025
1288 Emperor Go-Fushimi of Japan (d. 1336) was born on this day in history.
1472 On this day in history birth of bianca Maria Sforza, wife of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1510)
1523 Blaise de Vigenère, French cryptographer (d. 1596) was born on this day in history.
1588 On April - 05 birth of thomas Hobbes, England, philosopher (Leviathan)
1595 On this day in history birth of john Wilson, composer
1598 Laurentius Erhard, composer was born on this day in history.
1604 Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1675) was born on this day in history.
1622 On April - 05 birth of vincenzo Viviani, Italian mathematician (d. 1703)
1626 Jan van Kessel, Flemish painter was born on this day in history.
1643 On this day in history birth of charles V Leopold, Duke of Lorraine/fieldmarshal in Austria
1649 On this day in history birth of elihu Yale, England, philanthropist founded Yale
1692 Adrienne Lecouvreur, French actress (d. 1730) was born on this day in history.
1698 On April - 05 birth of georg Gottfried Wagner, composer
1725 Giacomo Casanova, Italian writer/philanderer/adventurer (uncertain) was born on this day in history.
1727 Pasquale Ankossi, composer was born on April - 05.
1732 Jean-Honoré Fragonard, French artist (d. 1806) was born on April - 05.
1752 Sébastien Érard, French musical instruments maker (d. 1831) was born on April - 05.
1784 Louis [Ludwig] Spohr, Germany, violin virtuoso/composer (Faust) was born on April - 05.
1784 On this day in history birth of ludwig Spohr, composer
1788 On April - 05 birth of franz Pforr, German painter/cartoonist (Lukasbund)
1795 Henry Havelock, British soldier (War in Afghanistan 1838-39) was born on this day in history.
1799 On April - 05 birth of vincenzo Fioravanti, composer
1816 Samuel Freeman Miller, U.S. Supreme Court Justice (d. 1890) was born on April - 05.
1818 Lewis Baldwin Parsons, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) was born on this day in history.
1820 On April - 05 birth of nadar, [Félix Tournachon], French painter/cartoonist/author/ballonist
1822 James Nagle, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1866 was born on April - 05.
1824 Sydney Thompson Dobell, poet (Roman) was born on this day in history.
1825 On this day in history birth of david Rumph "Neighbor" Jones, Major General (Confederate Army)
1827 Joseph Lister, England, physician (founded aseptic surgery) was born on this day in history.
1828 On April - 05 birth of pietro Plantania, composer
1830 Alexander Muir, Lesmahagow Scotland, poet (Maple Leaf Forever) was born on this day in history.
1832 On April - 05 birth of jules-Francois Camille Ferry, French statesman
1837 On this day in history birth of algernon Charles Swinburne, England, poet (Atalanta in Calydon)
1838 On this day in history birth of alpheus Hyatt, US, invertebrate paleontologist