Famous Birthdays In March - 05

1133  On this day in history birth of king Henry II of England (d. 1189)  

1324  David II Bruce, king of Scotland (1331..71) was born on March - 05.  

1326  Louis I, [the Great], King of Hungary (1342-82), Poland (1370-82) was born on this day in history.  

1512  Gerardus Mercator, Rupelmonde (Belgium), geographer/mapmaker was born on March - 05.  

1563  John Coke, English politician (d. 1644) was born on March - 05.  

1574  William Oughtred, England, mathematician/inventor (slide rule) was born on this day in history.  

1585  On this day in history birth of johan Georg I, elector of Saxon (1611-56) (Peace of Prague)  

1585  On March - 05 birth of john George I, Elector of Saxony (d. 1656)  

1637  On March - 05 birth of john van der Heyden, Dutch painter/inventor (fire extinguisher)  

1658  On this day in history birth of antoine de la Mothe Cadillac, french colonial governor of America  

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1668  On this day in history birth of francesco Gasparini, composer  

1693  On this day in history birth of johann Jakob Wettstein, Swiss theologian (d. 1754)  

1696  On this day in history birth of giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Venetian Rococo painter (Isaac's Sacrifice)  

1703  Vasily Kirillovich Trediakovsky, Russian poet (d. 1768) was born on this day in history.  

1723  Princess Mary of Great Britain (d. 1773) was born on this day in history.  

1733  On this day in history birth of vincenzo Galeotti, [Tomazelli], Italian dancer/choreographer  

1739  On March - 05 birth of benjamin Ruggles Woodbridge, doctor, Massachusetts militia officer, member of the Massachusetts legislature (d. 1819)  

1746  On March - 05 birth of jacob Wallenberg, Swedish writer/naval chaplain  

1748  William Shield, composer was born on March - 05.  

1748  Jonas C. Dryander, Swedish botanist (d. 1810) was born on March - 05.  

1750  Jean B G d'Ansse de Villoison, French classical (Apollonii Lexicon) was born on this day in history.  

1751  Jan Krtitel Kuchar, composer was born on this day in history.  

1756  On this day in history birth of thomas Linley, composer  

1774  On March - 05 birth of christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse, composer  

1794  Jacques Babinet, French physicist/mathematician/astronomer was born on this day in history.  

1794  Robert Cooper Grier, Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (d. 1870) was born on March - 05.  

1805  On this day in history birth of theodore Labarre, composer  

1814  Wilhelm von Giesebrecht, German historian (d. 1889) was born on this day in history.  

1815  John Wentworth, American politician (d. 1888) was born on March - 05.  

1817  Austen H Layard, British archaeologist/diplomat was born on March - 05.  

1824  On this day in history birth of elisha Harris, US, physician/found American Public Health Assoc  

1824  James Merritt Ives, lithographer (Currier & Ives) was born on this day in history.  

1825  John Dunovant, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1864 was born on this day in history.  

1825  On this day in history birth of joseph Albert, German photographer (albertotype)  

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0254  Lucius I, bishop of Rome (253-54), dies on this day in history.  

1291  Death of Sa'ad al'Da'ulah, Jewish grand vizier of Persia, assassinated on this day in history.  

1534  On this day in history death of antonio da Correggio, Italian painter (b. 1489)  

1539  Death of Nuno da Cunha, Portuguese governor in India (b. 1487) on March - 05.  

1561  Carlo Caraffa, Italian cardinal, dies at 41 on this day in history.  

1574  On March - 05 philip of Saint-Aldegonde, Flem viceroy Holland/Zealand/Utrecht, dies  

1576  Don Luis de Requesens y Zuniga, viceroy of Neth (1573-76), dies at 70 on March - 05.  

1605  On March - 05 clement VIII, [Ippolito Aldofireini], Pope (1592-1605), dies at 69