Famous Birthdays In December - 05

1377  On this day in history birth of jianwen Emperor of China (d. 1402)  

1443  On December - 05 birth of pope Julius II (d. 1513)  

1495  Nicolas Cleynaerts, Flemish grammarian (d. 1542) was born on December - 05.  

1537  On December - 05 birth of ashikaga Yoshiaki, Japanese shogun (d. 1597)  

1539  Fausto Paolo Sozzini, Italian theologian (d. 1604) was born on this day in history.  

1545  Janus Dousa, [Johan van de Does], Dutch politician/poet was born on this day in history.  

1547  On this day in history birth of ubbo Emmius, [van Embden], Dutch-Frisian humanist/historian  

1661  Robert Haley, earl of Oxford/English premier (Whig, 1710-14) was born on this day in history.  

1666  On December - 05 birth of francesco Antonio Nicola Scarlotti, composer  

1687  On this day in history birth of francesco Xaverio Geminiani, composer  

1697  Carlo Arrigoni, composer was born on December - 05.  

1697  On this day in history birth of giuseppe de Majo, composer  

1724  Joseph Friebert, composer was born on December - 05.  

1782  On December - 05 birth of martin Van Buren, Kinderhook NY, (D) 8th pres (1837-41)  

1786  On this day in history birth of henry Drummond, English banker/apostole  

1803  Fyodor Ivanovich Tyutchev, Russian poet (d. 1873) was born on this day in history.  

1820  On December - 05 birth of afanasy Fet, Russian poet (d. 1892)  

1822  Elizabeth Cabot Agassiz, American college president (d. 1907) was born on December - 05.  

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  On this day in history birth of henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière, French Canadian politician (d. 1908)  

1830  Christina Rossetti, London, poet (Winter Rain, Passing Away) was born on this day in history.  

1839  George Armstrong Custer, Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1876 was born on December - 05.  

1841  On December - 05 birth of marcus Daly, American mining tycoon (d. 1900)  

1844  On December - 05 birth of john Frederick Bridge, composer  

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  On this day in history birth of john Jellicoe, British admiral (d. 1935)  

1861  On December - 05 birth of armando V Diaz, Italian marshal/minister of War (1922-24)  

1863  On this day in history birth of paul P Painlevé, French PM (1917, 1925), mathematician [OS]  

1867  On this day in history birth of józef Piłsudski, Polish revolutionary and statesman (d. 1935)  

1867  On December - 05 birth of antti Aarne, Finnish folklorist (d. February 2, 1925)  

1868  On December - 05 birth of arnold Sommerfeld, German physicist (d. 1951)  

1869  On this day in history birth of ellis Parker Butler, American author (d. 1937)  

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0063  Death of Publius Cornelius Lentulus (Sura), Roman statesman on December - 05.  

0749  Death of Saint John of Damascus, theologian on December - 05.  

1082  On December - 05 death of ramon Berenguer II, Count of Barcelona  

1212  Derek II of Are, Bishop of Utrecht (1197-1212), dies on this day in history.  

1244  Johanna of Constantinople, countess of Flanders (1205-44), dies on this day in history.  

1355  On December - 05 jan III, duke of Brabant/Limburg, dies  

1560  Francois II, King of France (1559-60), dies at 16 on this day in history.  

1570  On December - 05 death of johan Friis, Danish statesman (b. 1494)