Famous Personalities Born In December - 05
Wednesday, 02 July 2025
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 this day in history.
1539 On December - 05 birth of fausto Paolo Sozzini, Italian theologian (d. 1604)
1545 On December - 05 birth of janus Dousa, [Johan van de Does], Dutch politician/poet
1547 On this day in history birth of ubbo Emmius, [van Embden], Dutch-Frisian humanist/historian
1661 On this day in history birth of robert Haley, earl of Oxford/English premier (Whig, 1710-14)
1666 On December - 05 birth of francesco Antonio Nicola Scarlotti, composer
1687 On this day in history 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 this day in history.
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 Fyodor Ivanovich Tyutchev, Russian poet (d. 1873) was born on December - 05.
1820 On this day in history birth of afanasy Fet, Russian poet (d. 1892)
1822 Elizabeth Cabot Agassiz, American college president (d. 1907) was born on this day in history.
1824 Titian James Coffey, Atty Gen (Union), died in 1867 was born on December - 05.
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 December - 05.
1841 On this day in history 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 Paul P Painlevé, French PM (1917, 1925), mathematician [OS] was born on December - 05.
1867 Józef Piłsudski, Polish revolutionary and statesman (d. 1935) was born on December - 05.
1867 Antti Aarne, Finnish folklorist (d. February 2, 1925) was born on December - 05.
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)