Famous Birthdays In December - 05

1377  Jianwen Emperor of China (d. 1402) was born on this day in history.  

1443  Pope Julius II (d. 1513) was born on this day in history.  

1495  On this day in history birth of nicolas Cleynaerts, Flemish grammarian (d. 1542)  

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

1539  Fausto Paolo Sozzini, Italian theologian (d. 1604) was born on December - 05.  

1545  On this day in history birth of janus Dousa, [Johan van de Does], Dutch politician/poet  

1547  Ubbo Emmius, [van Embden], Dutch-Frisian humanist/historian was born on this day in history.  

1661  Robert Haley, earl of Oxford/English premier (Whig, 1710-14) was born on December - 05.  

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

1687  On December - 05 birth of francesco Xaverio Geminiani, composer  

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

1697  Giuseppe de Majo, composer was born on this day in history.  

1724  On this day in history birth of joseph Friebert, composer  

1782  On this day in history birth of martin Van Buren, Kinderhook NY, (D) 8th pres (1837-41)  

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 December - 05 birth of titian James Coffey, Atty Gen (Union), died in 1867  

1826  On December - 05 birth of john Benjamin Sanborn, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1904  

1829  On December - 05 birth of henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière, French Canadian politician (d. 1908)  

1830  Christina Rossetti, London, poet (Winter Rain, Passing Away) was born on December - 05.  

1839  On December - 05 birth of george Armstrong Custer, Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1876  

1841  Marcus Daly, American mining tycoon (d. 1900) was born on December - 05.  

1844  John Frederick Bridge, composer was born on December - 05.  

1852  On December - 05 birth of thomas Linnemann Laub, composer  

1855  On December - 05 birth of clinton Hart Merriam, American ornithologist (d. 1942)  

1859  John Jellicoe, British admiral (d. 1935) was born on December - 05.  

1861  Armando V Diaz, Italian marshal/minister of War (1922-24) was born on December - 05.  

1863  Paul P Painlevé, French PM (1917, 1925), mathematician [OS] was born on December - 05.  

1867  On December - 05 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  Arnold Sommerfeld, German physicist (d. 1951) was born on December - 05.  

1869  Ellis Parker Butler, American author (d. 1937) was born on December - 05.  

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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 this day in history.  

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

1212  On this day in history derek II of Are, Bishop of Utrecht (1197-1212), dies  

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

1355  Jan III, duke of Brabant/Limburg, dies on December - 05.  

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)