Famous Birthdays In December - 05

1377  Jianwen Emperor of China (d. 1402) was born on December - 05.  

1443  On this day in history birth of pope Julius II (d. 1513)  

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

1537  Ashikaga Yoshiaki, Japanese shogun (d. 1597) was born on December - 05.  

1539  On this day in history birth of fausto Paolo Sozzini, Italian theologian (d. 1604)  

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 December - 05.  

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

1666  On this day in history birth of francesco Antonio Nicola Scarlotti, composer  

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

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1697  On this day in history birth of carlo Arrigoni, composer  

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

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  Henry Drummond, English banker/apostole was born on December - 05.  

1803  On December - 05 birth of fyodor Ivanovich Tyutchev, Russian poet (d. 1873)  

1820  On this day in history birth of afanasy Fet, Russian poet (d. 1892)  

1822  On this day in history birth of elizabeth Cabot Agassiz, American college president (d. 1907)  

1824  Titian James Coffey, Atty Gen (Union), died in 1867 was born on this day in history.  

1826  On December - 05 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  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 this day in history.  

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

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

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

1855  Clinton Hart Merriam, American ornithologist (d. 1942) was born on this day in history.  

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

1861  On this day in history 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 PiÅ‚sudski, Polish revolutionary and statesman (d. 1935)  

1867  On this day in history birth of antti Aarne, Finnish folklorist (d. February 2, 1925)  

1868  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

0749  On December - 05 death of saint John of Damascus, theologian  

1082  Death of Ramon Berenguer II, Count of Barcelona on December - 05.  

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  On this day in history jan III, duke of Brabant/Limburg, dies  

1560  On December - 05 francois II, King of France (1559-60), dies at 16  

1570  Death of Johan Friis, Danish statesman (b. 1494) on December - 05.