Famous Personalities Born In May - 01
Thursday, 15 January 2026
1218 On this day in history birth of john I, Count of Hainaut (d. 1257) 

1218 Rudolph I of Germany, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (d. 1291) was born on May - 01. 

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 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 On this day in history birth of michiel Jansz van Mierevelt, Dutch royal painter 

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 On this day in history birth of johann A Schall von Bell, German missionaries/astronomer 

1594 On this day in history birth of john Haynes, Massachusetts colonial magistrate 

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

1735 On this day in history birth of john H van Kinsbergen, Dutch lt-admiral/founder of Dutch Marines Corp 

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 this day in history. 

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

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

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

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

1775 On May - 01 birth of jacob-Joseph-Balthasar Martinn, composer 

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 May - 01. 

1807 On May - 01 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 Jose M de Alencar, Brazilian writer/minister of Justice was born on this day in history. 

1830 On this day in history 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 On this day in history birth of alfred Napoleon Alexander "Natti" Duffie, Brig Gen (Union volunteers) 

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 On this day in history birth of laza Lazarević, Serbian writer and psychiatrist (d. 1891) 

1852 Calamity [Martha] Jane [Burke], frontier adventurer/indian fighter was born on this day in history. 

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