Famous Birthdays In May - 01

1218  John I, Count of Hainaut (d. 1257) was born on May - 01.  

1218  On this day in history birth of rudolph I of Germany, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (d. 1291)  

1238  On this day in history birth of magnus VI Lagabuter, King of Norway (1263-80)  

1285  Edmund FitzAlan, 9th Earl of Arundel, English politician (d. 1326) was born on May - 01.  

1493  On this day in history birth of phillippus Paracelsus, Switzerland, physician/alchemist (or 11/10)  

1545  Franciscus Junius, [Francois du Jon], French/Neth calvinist theologist was born on this day in history.  

1567  Michiel Jansz van Mierevelt, Dutch royal painter was born on this day in history.  

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

1582  On this day in history 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 May - 01.  

1672  On May - 01 birth of joseph Addison, England, essayist (Spectator)  

1735  John H van Kinsbergen, Dutch lt-admiral/founder of Dutch Marines Corp was born on May - 01.  

1738  On May - 01 birth of king Kamehameha I, King of Hawaii (d. 1819)  

1759  On this day in history birth of jacob Albright, [Albrecht], German/US predictor  

1764  Benjamin Henry Latrobe, engineer/architect (built Capitol) was born on this day in history.  

1764  Gottfried Rieger, composer was born on this day in history.  

1769  On May - 01 birth of arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington, British PM (C) (1828-30)  

1771  George Guest, composer was born on this day in history.  

1775  Jacob-Joseph-Balthasar Martinn, composer was born on May - 01.  

1800  Ret Thomas Aloysius Dornin, Comm (Union Navy), died in 1874 was born on May - 01.  

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

1807  John Bankhead "Prince John" Magruder, Major General (Confederate Army) was born on this day in history.  

1818  Jose Amador de los Rios, Spanish historian/poet was born on May - 01.  

1819  William Steele, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1885 was born on May - 01.  

1825  George Inness, US landscape painter (Delaware Water Gap) was born on this day in history.  

1829  On May - 01 birth of jose M de Alencar, Brazilian writer/minister of Justice  

1830  Mother (Mary Harris) Jones, US reformer and labor organizer was born on this day in history.  

1831  On this day in history birth of emily Stowe, Canadian physician and suffragist (d. 1903)  

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  Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, Governor General of Canada (d. 1942) was born on this day in history.  

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

1852  On May - 01 birth of calamity [Martha] Jane [Burke], frontier adventurer/indian fighter  

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0408  On May - 01 death of arcadius, Eastern Roman emperor (b. 337/338)  

1118  On this day in history 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  On May - 01 death of jacques de Vitry, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati and dean of the Sacred College of Cardinals  

1277  Stefanus IV Uros I de Great, King of Serbia (1243-76), dies on this day in history.  

1308  Death of Albrecht I van Habsburg, German King (1298-1308), murdered on May - 01.  

1447  Louis VII, Duke of Baveria (1413-43), dies on May - 01.  

1456  Hugues de Lannoy, Flemish viceroy of Holland/Zealand, dies on this day in history.