Famous Birthdays In December - 05

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

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

1495  On December - 05 birth of nicolas Cleynaerts, Flemish grammarian (d. 1542)  

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

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

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

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

1687  Francesco Xaverio Geminiani, composer was born on this day in history.  

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1697  Carlo Arrigoni, composer was born on this day in history.  

1697  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of henry Drummond, English banker/apostole  

1803  Fyodor Ivanovich Tyutchev, Russian poet (d. 1873) was born on December - 05.  

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

1822  On December - 05 birth of elizabeth Cabot Agassiz, American college president (d. 1907)  

1824  Titian James Coffey, Atty Gen (Union), died in 1867 was born on December - 05.  

1826  John Benjamin Sanborn, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1904 was born on December - 05.  

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  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 this day in history.  

1844  John Frederick Bridge, composer was born on this day in history.  

1852  Thomas Linnemann Laub, composer was born on this day in history.  

1855  On December - 05 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  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  Ellis Parker Butler, American author (d. 1937) was born on this day in history.  

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0063  Death of Publius Cornelius Lentulus (Sura), Roman statesman on this day in history.  

0749  On this day in history death of saint John of Damascus, theologian  

1082  Death of Ramon Berenguer II, Count of Barcelona on this day in history.  

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

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

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

1560  Francois II, King of France (1559-60), dies at 16 on December - 05.  

1570  Death of Johan Friis, Danish statesman (b. 1494) on this day in history.