Famous Birthdays In April - 05

1839  On this day in history birth of robert Smalls, Beaufort SC, black congressman 1875-87 (Rep-SC)   

1839  On April - 05 birth of stanislaw Pilinski, composer   

1845  Jules M Cambon, French gov-gen of Algeria/ambassador was born on this day in history.   

1853  Alfonso Randano, composer was born on this day in history.   

1854  Vicente Goicoechea Errasti, composer was born on this day in history.   

1856  Booker Taliaferro Washington, pioneer educator (1st black on US stamp) was born on this day in history.   

1857  On this day in history birth of alexander-Jozef von Battenberg, ruler of Bulgaria (1879-86)   

1859  Wilhelm Harteveld, composer was born on April - 05.   

1862  Louis Ganne, composer was born on April - 05.   

1868  On this day in history birth of j F "Flooi" Du Toit, cricketer (one Test S Africa 1892)   

1869  Albert Roussel, Tourcoing France, composer (Rapsodie Flamende) was born on this day in history.   

1869  Sergei Chaplygin, Russian physicist and engineer (d. 1942) was born on this day in history.   

1871  Jeanne Bougeois, [La Mistinguette], artist (French revue) was born on April - 05.   

1871  On April - 05 birth of mirko Seljan, Croatian explorer (d. 1913?)   

1872  On April - 05 birth of samuel Cate Prescott, American food scientist and microbiologist (d. 1962)   

1875  Mistinguett, French vaudeville performer (d. 1956) was born on April - 05.   

1876  Viktor Patrick Vretblad, composer was born on this day in history.   

1882  On April - 05 birth of don Blackie, cricketer (Australian off-spinner in 1928-29 yes, age 46)   

1885  On April - 05 birth of dimitrie Cuclin, composer   

1886  Jacques Handschin, Swiss musicologist (Der Toncharakter) was born on April - 05.   

1890  Fie Carelsen, Dutch actress (Malle Gervallen) was born on April - 05.   

1893  Clas Thunberg, Finland, speed skater (Olympic-gold-1924, 28) was born on April - 05.   

1899  William Hornby Steer, barrister/judge was born on this day in history.   

1900  Spencer Tracy, Milwaukee, actor (Father's Little Dividend, Adam's Rib) was born on this day in history.   

1901  Alexander Alexeieff, Russian/French painter/graphic artist was born on this day in history.   

1901  Chester Bowles, Mass, ambassador/writer (Conscience of a Liberal) was born on this day in history.   

1901  On April - 05 birth of melvyn Douglas, [Hesselberg], Macon Ga, actor (Hud, Ghost Story)   

1903  Thomas Baron Pitfield, composer was born on this day in history.   

1905  On April - 05 birth of bill Raisch, one armed actor (Fred Johnson-Fugitive)   

1905  Jef Maes, composer was born on April - 05.   

1906  Arthur Guy Clutton-Brock, English agronomist was born on April - 05.   

1906  On April - 05 birth of lord Buckley, American monologist (d. 1960)   

1907  J Zeldenrust, Dutch pathologist/anatomist was born on April - 05.   

1908  Bette Davis, Lowell Mass, famous eyes (Of Human Bondage, Jezebel) was born on this day in history.   

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0582  Death of Eutychius, Patriarch of Constantinople (c. 512) on this day in history.   

0828  Nicephorus, patriarch of Constantinopel (806-15), dies at about 77 on this day in history.   

1168  On April - 05 death of robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester (b. 1104)   

1258  On April - 05 julian of Cornillon/Liege, Flemish visionary/saint, dies   

1270  On this day in history ramban Nachmanides, Talmudic scholar (Hiddushei Ha-Ramden), dies   

1419  Death of Vincent Ferrer, Spanish missionary and saint (b. 1350) on April - 05.   

1531  On April - 05 death of richard Roose, boiled to death for trying to poison an archbishop   

1605  Death of Adam Loftus, English Protestant archbishop in Ireland (c.1513) on this day in history.