Famous Birthdays In January - 05

1209  Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1272) was born on January - 05.  

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  On this day in history birth of xu Xiake, Chinese geographer (d. 1641)  

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

1596  Henry Lawes, English composer was born on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history birth of antonio Lotti, Italian composer (b. 1740)  

1679  Pietro Filippo Scarlotti, composer was born on January - 05.  

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1696  On this day in history birth of giuseppe Galli-Bibiena, Italian architect/painter (d. 1757)  

1710  Friedrich Wilhelm Reidt, composer was born on January - 05.  

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 January - 05.  

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  On this day in history birth of fortunato Santini, composer  

1779  Stephen Decatur, US, naval hero (War of 1812) was born on this day in history.  

1779  On January - 05 birth of zebulon Montgomery Pike, explorer (Pike's Peak)  

1787  On this day in history birth of john Burke, Irish genealogist (Burke's Peerage)  

1788  Kaspar Ett, German organist/composer was born on January - 05.  

1806  On January - 05 birth of andre H C van Hasselt, Belgian poet (La Belgium)  

1810  Auguste Mermet, composer was born on this day in history.  

1811  On January - 05 birth of cyrus Hamlin, educator/missionary (est Robert College, Turkey)  

1813  Thomas Neville Waul, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1903 was born on January - 05.  

1822  Joseph Brevard Kershaw, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1894 was born on January - 05.  

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

1828  On January - 05 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 January - 05 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 January - 05.  

1835  Hendrik E van Rijgersma, Dutch gouvernement doctor on Saint Maarten was born on January - 05.  

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

1066  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1425  On this day in history 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