Famous Birthdays In December - 05

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

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

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

1537  On this day in history birth of ashikaga Yoshiaki, Japanese shogun (d. 1597)  

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

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  On December - 05 birth of robert Haley, earl of Oxford/English premier (Whig, 1710-14)  

1666  Francesco Antonio Nicola Scarlotti, composer was born on this day in history.  

1687  Francesco Xaverio Geminiani, composer was born on December - 05.  

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  Martin Van Buren, Kinderhook NY, (D) 8th pres (1837-41) was born on December - 05.  

1786  Henry Drummond, English banker/apostole was born on this day in history.  

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

1820  Afanasy Fet, Russian poet (d. 1892) was born on December - 05.  

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

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 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 December - 05.  

1839  George Armstrong Custer, Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1876 was born on this day in history.  

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

1844  On this day in history birth of john Frederick Bridge, composer  

1852  Thomas Linnemann Laub, composer was born on December - 05.  

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 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  Józef Piłsudski, Polish revolutionary and statesman (d. 1935) was born on this day in history.  

1867  Antti Aarne, Finnish folklorist (d. February 2, 1925) was born on this day in history.  

1868  On this day in history birth of arnold Sommerfeld, German physicist (d. 1951)  

1869  On December - 05 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  Death of Saint John of Damascus, theologian on December - 05.  

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

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

1244  On December - 05 johanna of Constantinople, countess of Flanders (1205-44), dies  

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