Famous Birthdays In May - 01

1218  John I, Count of Hainaut (d. 1257) was born on this day in history.  

1218  Rudolph I of Germany, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (d. 1291) was born on this day in history.  

1238  Magnus VI Lagabuter, King of Norway (1263-80) was born on this day in history.  

1285  On May - 01 birth of edmund FitzAlan, 9th Earl of Arundel, English politician (d. 1326)  

1493  Phillippus Paracelsus, Switzerland, physician/alchemist (or 11/10) was born on this day in history.  

1545  Franciscus Junius, [Francois du Jon], French/Neth calvinist theologist was born on May - 01.  

1567  Michiel Jansz van Mierevelt, Dutch royal painter was born on May - 01.  

1577  Francois van Kinschot, Dutch treasurer was born on May - 01.  

1582  On May - 01 birth of marco da Gagliano, Italian opera composer  

1592  Johann A Schall von Bell, German missionaries/astronomer was born on May - 01.  

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1594  John Haynes, Massachusetts colonial magistrate was born on this day in history.  

1672  On this day in history birth of joseph Addison, England, essayist (Spectator)  

1735  John H van Kinsbergen, Dutch lt-admiral/founder of Dutch Marines Corp was born on this day in history.  

1738  King Kamehameha I, King of Hawaii (d. 1819) was born on this day in history.  

1759  Jacob Albright, [Albrecht], German/US predictor was born on May - 01.  

1764  Benjamin Henry Latrobe, engineer/architect (built Capitol) was born on May - 01.  

1764  On this day in history birth of gottfried Rieger, composer  

1769  Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington, British PM (C) (1828-30) was born on May - 01.  

1771  On this day in history birth of george Guest, composer  

1775  Jacob-Joseph-Balthasar Martinn, composer was born on this day in history.  

1800  Ret Thomas Aloysius Dornin, Comm (Union Navy), died in 1874 was born on this day in history.  

1804  Aleksey Khomyakov, Russian poet (d. 1860) was born on this day in history.  

1807  On this day in history birth of john Bankhead "Prince John" Magruder, Major General (Confederate Army)  

1818  Jose Amador de los Rios, Spanish historian/poet was born on this day in history.  

1819  William Steele, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1885 was born on this day in history.  

1825  George Inness, US landscape painter (Delaware Water Gap) was born on May - 01.  

1829  On this day in history birth of jose M de Alencar, Brazilian writer/minister of Justice  

1830  On May - 01 birth of mother (Mary Harris) Jones, US reformer and labor organizer  

1831  Emily Stowe, Canadian physician and suffragist (d. 1903) was born on this day in history.  

1835  Alfred Napoleon Alexander "Natti" Duffie, Brig Gen (Union volunteers) was born on May - 01.  

1839  Chardonnet, inventor (rayon) was born on May - 01.  

1850  On this day in history birth of prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, Governor General of Canada (d. 1942)  

1851  Laza Lazarević, Serbian writer and psychiatrist (d. 1891) was born on this day in history.  

1852  Calamity [Martha] Jane [Burke], frontier adventurer/indian fighter was born on May - 01.  

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0408  Death of Arcadius, Eastern Roman emperor (b. 337/338) on May - 01.  

1118  On May - 01 death of edith of Scotland, first wife of Henry I of England (b. c. 1080)  

1171  On May - 01 dermot MacMurrough, last Irish King of Leinster, dies  

1240  Death of Jacques de Vitry, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati and dean of the Sacred College of Cardinals on May - 01.  

1277  Stefanus IV Uros I de Great, King of Serbia (1243-76), dies on May - 01.  

1308  On this day in history death of albrecht I van Habsburg, German King (1298-1308), murdered  

1447  On this day in history louis VII, Duke of Baveria (1413-43), dies  

1456  On May - 01 hugues de Lannoy, Flemish viceroy of Holland/Zealand, dies