Famous Personalities Born In December - 05
Thursday, 18 September 2025
1377 Jianwen Emperor of China (d. 1402) was born on December - 05.
1443 Pope Julius II (d. 1513) was born on December - 05.
1495 Nicolas Cleynaerts, Flemish grammarian (d. 1542) was born on December - 05.
1537 Ashikaga Yoshiaki, Japanese shogun (d. 1597) was born on December - 05.
1539 Fausto Paolo Sozzini, Italian theologian (d. 1604) was born on December - 05.
1545 Janus Dousa, [Johan van de Does], Dutch politician/poet was born on this day in history.
1547 On December - 05 birth of ubbo Emmius, [van Embden], Dutch-Frisian humanist/historian
1661 On December - 05 birth of robert Haley, earl of Oxford/English premier (Whig, 1710-14)
1666 Francesco Antonio Nicola Scarlotti, composer was born on December - 05.
1687 On December - 05 birth of francesco Xaverio Geminiani, composer
1697 On this day in history birth of carlo Arrigoni, composer
1697 On December - 05 birth of giuseppe de Majo, composer
1724 Joseph Friebert, composer was born on December - 05.
1782 Martin Van Buren, Kinderhook NY, (D) 8th pres (1837-41) was born on this day in history.
1786 On December - 05 birth of henry Drummond, English banker/apostole
1803 On this day in history birth of fyodor Ivanovich Tyutchev, Russian poet (d. 1873)
1820 Afanasy Fet, Russian poet (d. 1892) was born on this day in history.
1822 On this day in history birth of elizabeth Cabot Agassiz, American college president (d. 1907)
1824 On this day in history birth of titian James Coffey, Atty Gen (Union), died in 1867
1826 On this day in history birth of john Benjamin Sanborn, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1904
1829 Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière, French Canadian politician (d. 1908) was born on this day in history.
1830 On this day in history birth of christina Rossetti, London, poet (Winter Rain, Passing Away)
1839 George Armstrong Custer, Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1876 was born on December - 05.
1841 Marcus Daly, American mining tycoon (d. 1900) was born on this day in history.
1844 John Frederick Bridge, composer was born on December - 05.
1852 On this day in history birth of thomas Linnemann Laub, composer
1855 On this day in history birth of clinton Hart Merriam, American ornithologist (d. 1942)
1859 John Jellicoe, British admiral (d. 1935) was born on this day in history.
1861 Armando V Diaz, Italian marshal/minister of War (1922-24) was born on this day in history.
1863 Paul P Painlevé, French PM (1917, 1925), mathematician [OS] was born on December - 05.
1867 On this day in history birth of józef Piłsudski, Polish revolutionary and statesman (d. 1935)
1867 On this day in history birth of antti Aarne, Finnish folklorist (d. February 2, 1925)
1868 On December - 05 birth of arnold Sommerfeld, German physicist (d. 1951)
1869 Ellis Parker Butler, American author (d. 1937) was born on this day in history.