Famous Birthdays In April - 05
Saturday, 17 April 2021
1288 Emperor Go-Fushimi of Japan (d. 1336) was born on April - 05.
1472 Bianca Maria Sforza, wife of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1510) was born on this day in history.
1523 Blaise de Vigenère, French cryptographer (d. 1596) was born on April - 05.
1588 Thomas Hobbes, England, philosopher (Leviathan) was born on April - 05.
1595 John Wilson, composer was born on April - 05.
1598 Laurentius Erhard, composer was born on this day in history.
1604 Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1675) was born on April - 05.
1622 Vincenzo Viviani, Italian mathematician (d. 1703) was born on this day in history.
1626 Jan van Kessel, Flemish painter was born on this day in history.
1643 On April - 05 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 April - 05.
1727 On this day in history birth of pasquale Ankossi, composer
1732 On April - 05 birth of jean-Honoré Fragonard, French artist (d. 1806)
1752 On this day in history birth of sébastien Érard, French musical instruments maker (d. 1831)
1784 On April - 05 birth of louis [Ludwig] Spohr, Germany, violin virtuoso/composer (Faust)
1784 Ludwig Spohr, composer was born on April - 05.
1788 On this day in history birth of franz Pforr, German painter/cartoonist (Lukasbund)
1795 On April - 05 birth of henry Havelock, British soldier (War in Afghanistan 1838-39)
1799 Vincenzo Fioravanti, composer was born on this day in history.
1816 On April - 05 birth of samuel Freeman Miller, U.S. Supreme Court Justice (d. 1890)
1818 On April - 05 birth of lewis Baldwin Parsons, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)
1820 Nadar, [Félix Tournachon], French painter/cartoonist/author/ballonist was born on April - 05.
1822 James Nagle, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1866 was born on this day in history.
1824 Sydney Thompson Dobell, poet (Roman) was born on this day in history.
1825 David Rumph "Neighbor" Jones, Major General (Confederate Army) was born on this day in history.
1827 On this day in history birth of joseph Lister, England, physician (founded aseptic surgery)
1828 On this day in history birth of pietro Plantania, composer
1830 On this day in history birth of alexander Muir, Lesmahagow Scotland, poet (Maple Leaf Forever)
1832 Jules-Francois Camille Ferry, French statesman was born on April - 05.
1837 On this day in history birth of algernon Charles Swinburne, England, poet (Atalanta in Calydon)
1838 Alpheus Hyatt, US, invertebrate paleontologist was born on this day in history.