Famous Personalities Born In December - 05
Sunday, 09 February 2025
1377 On this day in history birth of jianwen Emperor of China (d. 1402)
1443 On this day in history birth of pope Julius II (d. 1513)
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 On this day in history 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 this day in history birth of francesco Antonio Nicola Scarlotti, composer
1687 Francesco Xaverio Geminiani, composer was born on December - 05.
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 Henry Drummond, English banker/apostole was born on December - 05.
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 On December - 05 birth of elizabeth Cabot Agassiz, American college president (d. 1907)
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 Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière, French Canadian politician (d. 1908) was born on this day in history.
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 Marcus Daly, American mining tycoon (d. 1900) was born on this day in history.
1844 On this day in history birth of john Frederick Bridge, composer
1852 On this day in history birth of thomas Linnemann Laub, composer
1855 Clinton Hart Merriam, American ornithologist (d. 1942) was born on December - 05.
1859 John Jellicoe, British admiral (d. 1935) was born on this day in history.
1861 Armando V Diaz, Italian marshal/minister of War (1922-24) was born on December - 05.
1863 Paul P Painlevé, French PM (1917, 1925), mathematician [OS] was born on this day in history.
1867 Józef Piłsudski, Polish revolutionary and statesman (d. 1935) was born on this day in history.
1867 On this day in history birth of antti Aarne, Finnish folklorist (d. February 2, 1925)
1868 On December - 05 birth of arnold Sommerfeld, German physicist (d. 1951)
1869 On this day in history birth of ellis Parker Butler, American author (d. 1937)