Famous Birthdays In January - 05

1209  On January - 05 birth of richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1272)  

1548  Francisco Suarez, Spanish theologian (d. 1617) was born on January - 05.  

1560  On January - 05 birth of william Cobbold, composer  

1587  Xu Xiake, Chinese geographer (d. 1641) was born on January - 05.  

1592  Shah Jahan, Mughal emperor of India (1628-58), built Taj Mahal was born on this day in history.  

1596  On this day in history birth of henry Lawes, English composer  

1614  Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria (d. 1662) was born on this day in history.  

1661  Jacob Balthasar Schutz, composer was born on this day in history.  

1667  Antonio Lotti, Italian composer (b. 1740) was born on this day in history.  

1679  Pietro Filippo Scarlotti, composer was born on this day in history.  

1696  Giuseppe Galli-Bibiena, Italian architect/painter (d. 1757) was born on January - 05.  

1710  On this day in history birth of friedrich Wilhelm Reidt, composer  

1717  On this day in history birth of william Wildman Shute Barrington, British statesman (d. 1793)  

1729  Paul C la Fargue, cartoonist/painter was born on this day in history.  

1759  Jacques Cathelineau, French royalist/army leader was born on this day in history.  

1762  Constanze Mozart, wife of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (d. 1842) was born on this day in history.  

1769  On this day in history birth of jean Baptiste Say, French economist (Political Economics)  

1773  Pieter Fontijn, Dutch painter/drawer was born on January - 05.  

1778  Fortunato Santini, composer was born on this day in history.  

1779  On January - 05 birth of stephen Decatur, US, naval hero (War of 1812)  

1779  On this day in history birth of zebulon Montgomery Pike, explorer (Pike's Peak)  

1787  On January - 05 birth of john Burke, Irish genealogist (Burke's Peerage)  

1788  On this day in history birth of kaspar Ett, German organist/composer  

1806  Andre H C van Hasselt, Belgian poet (La Belgium) was born on this day in history.  

1810  Auguste Mermet, composer was born on January - 05.  

1811  Cyrus Hamlin, educator/missionary (est Robert College, Turkey) was born on this day in history.  

1813  Thomas Neville Waul, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1903 was born on this day in history.  

1822  Joseph Brevard Kershaw, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1894 was born on this day in history.  

1823  On this day in history birth of william Rockstro, composer  

1828  On this day in history birth of august Valentine Kautz, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1895  

1829  Sir Roger Tichborne, missing U.K. heir who was the subject of the longest criminal trial in British history (d. c.1854) was born on this day in history.  

1834  On this day in history birth of william John Wills, English explorer of Australia, member of the Burke and Wills expedition (d. 1861)  

1835  Friedrich Richard Faltin, composer was born on this day in history.  

1835  On this day in history birth of hendrik E van Rijgersma, Dutch gouvernement doctor on Saint Maarten  

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0842  On January - 05 death of al-Mu'tasim, Abbasid caliph (b. 794)  

1066  On January - 05 edward de Belijder, the Confessor, king of England (1043-66), dies  

1387  On January - 05 pedro IV, king of Aragon/conqueror of Sicily, dies at 67  

1400  Death of John Montacute, 3rd Earl of Salisbury, English politician (executed) (b. ca. 1350) on January - 05.  

1425  On January - 05 death of john of Bavaria/Bayern, liege of Holland/Zealand/Dordrecht, poisoned  

1448  On this day in history death of christopher of Bavaria (b. 1416)  

1465  Death of Charles, Duke of Orléans, French poet (b. 1394) on this day in history.  

1477  On January - 05 charles, the Bold, duke of Burgundy/writer, dies at 43