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  Nicolas Cleynaerts, Flemish grammarian (d. 1542) was born on December - 05.  

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

1539  On December - 05 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 December - 05.  

1666  Francesco Antonio Nicola Scarlotti, composer was born on December - 05.  

1687  On this day in history birth of francesco Xaverio Geminiani, composer  

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

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

1724  Joseph Friebert, composer was born on this day in history.  

1782  Martin Van Buren, Kinderhook NY, (D) 8th pres (1837-41) was born on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1822  Elizabeth Cabot Agassiz, American college president (d. 1907) was born on this day in history.  

1824  On this day in history 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  On December - 05 birth of christina Rossetti, London, poet (Winter Rain, Passing Away)  

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  On December - 05 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  Armando V Diaz, Italian marshal/minister of War (1922-24) was born on this day in history.  

1863  On this day in history birth of paul P Painlevé, French PM (1917, 1925), mathematician [OS]  

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

1869  On December - 05 birth of ellis Parker Butler, American author (d. 1937)  

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0063  On this day in history death of publius Cornelius Lentulus (Sura), Roman statesman  

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

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

1212  Derek II of Are, Bishop of Utrecht (1197-1212), dies on December - 05.  

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

1355  On December - 05 jan III, duke of Brabant/Limburg, dies  

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

1570  On this day in history death of johan Friis, Danish statesman (b. 1494)