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

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 January - 05.  

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

1614  On this day in history birth of archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria (d. 1662)  

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

1667  Antonio Lotti, Italian composer (b. 1740) was born on January - 05.  

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

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1696  On January - 05 birth of giuseppe Galli-Bibiena, Italian architect/painter (d. 1757)  

1710  On January - 05 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 January - 05.  

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

1762  On this day in history birth of constanze Mozart, wife of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (d. 1842)  

1769  Jean Baptiste Say, French economist (Political Economics) was born on January - 05.  

1773  Pieter Fontijn, Dutch painter/drawer was born on this day in history.  

1778  Fortunato Santini, composer was born on January - 05.  

1779  Stephen Decatur, US, naval hero (War of 1812) was born on January - 05.  

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  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  On this day in history birth of auguste Mermet, composer  

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 January - 05.  

1823  On January - 05 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 this day in history.  

1834  William John Wills, English explorer of Australia, member of the Burke and Wills expedition (d. 1861) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

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0842  On this day in history death of al-Mu'tasim, Abbasid caliph (b. 794)  

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 January - 05.  

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

1448  On January - 05 death of christopher of Bavaria (b. 1416)  

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

1477  Charles, the Bold, duke of Burgundy/writer, dies at 43 on this day in history.