Famous Birthdays In January - 05

1209  Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1272) was born on this day in history.  

1548  Francisco Suarez, Spanish theologian (d. 1617) was born on this day in history.  

1560  William Cobbold, composer was born on this day in history.  

1587  Xu Xiake, Chinese geographer (d. 1641) was born on this day in history.  

1592  On this day in history birth of shah Jahan, Mughal emperor of India (1628-58), built Taj Mahal  

1596  On January - 05 birth of henry Lawes, English composer  

1614  On January - 05 birth of archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria (d. 1662)  

1661  On this day in history birth of jacob Balthasar Schutz, composer  

1667  On January - 05 birth of antonio Lotti, Italian composer (b. 1740)  

1679  On January - 05 birth of pietro Filippo Scarlotti, composer  

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  William Wildman Shute Barrington, British statesman (d. 1793) was born on this day in history.  

1729  Paul C la Fargue, cartoonist/painter was born on January - 05.  

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  Jean Baptiste Say, French economist (Political Economics) was born on January - 05.  

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

1778  On this day in history birth of fortunato Santini, composer  

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

1779  Zebulon Montgomery Pike, explorer (Pike's Peak) was born on this day in history.  

1787  John Burke, Irish genealogist (Burke's Peerage) was born on this day in history.  

1788  On January - 05 birth of kaspar Ett, German organist/composer  

1806  Andre H C van Hasselt, Belgian poet (La Belgium) was born on January - 05.  

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

1811  On this day in history birth of cyrus Hamlin, educator/missionary (est Robert College, Turkey)  

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  August Valentine Kautz, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1895 was born on January - 05.  

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 January - 05.  

1834  William John Wills, English explorer of Australia, member of the Burke and Wills expedition (d. 1861) was born on January - 05.  

1835  On this day in history birth of friedrich Richard Faltin, composer  

1835  Hendrik E van Rijgersma, Dutch gouvernement doctor on Saint Maarten was born on this day in history.  

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0842  Death of Al-Mu'tasim, Abbasid caliph (b. 794) on January - 05.  

1066  Edward de Belijder, the Confessor, king of England (1043-66), dies on this day in history.  

1387  On this day in history pedro IV, king of Aragon/conqueror of Sicily, dies at 67  

1400  On January - 05 death of john Montacute, 3rd Earl of Salisbury, English politician (executed) (b. ca. 1350)  

1425  Death of John of Bavaria/Bayern, liege of Holland/Zealand/Dordrecht, poisoned on this day in history.  

1448  Death of Christopher of Bavaria (b. 1416) on January - 05.  

1465  On January - 05 death of charles, Duke of Orléans, French poet (b. 1394)  

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