Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In May - 01

1852  On May - 01 birth of santiago Ramón y Cajal, Spanish neuroscientist, Nobel laureate (d. 1934)   

1858  Anthony Johnson Showalter, composer was born on May - 01.   

1859  On May - 01 birth of bohuslav Jeremias, composer   

1859  On this day in history birth of willem J Leyds, Dutch/South Africa lawyer/politician/diplomat   

1872  On May - 01 birth of sidónio Pais, Portuguese military and politician (d. 1918)   

1880  On May - 01 birth of conrad Weiss, German writer/poet (Tantum dic verbo)   

1881  On this day in history birth of pierre Teilhard de Chardin, France, philosopher/paleontologist   

1884  On May - 01 birth of felipe Boero, composer   

1884  Francis Curzon, 5th Earl Howe, British politician, naval officer and racing driver (d. 1964) was born on this day in history.   

1887  On this day in history birth of alan Gordon Cunningham, Irish/Brit gen/director of Palestine (1945-48)   

1892  Howard Barlow, Plain City Ohio, conductor (Voice of Firestone) was born on May - 01.   

1895  On this day in history birth of leo Sowerby, Grand Rapids Michigan, composer (Pulitzer 1946)   

1896  Herbert Backe, German Nazi politician (d. 1947) was born on May - 01.   

1896  Mark Wayne Clark, American general (d. 1984) was born on this day in history.   

1896  On May - 01 birth of j. Lawton Collins, American general (d. 1987)   

1898  On May - 01 birth of eugene R Black, US, Pres of World Bank (1953-62)   

1900  On this day in history birth of ignazio Silone, Italy, novelist/politician (Bread & Wine)   

1901  On this day in history birth of heinz Eric Roemheld, American film composer (d. 1985)   

1901  Antal Szerb, Hungarian author and historian (d. 1945) was born on May - 01.   

1905  On May - 01 birth of leila Hyams, NYC, actress (Big House, Ruggles of Red Gap)   

1905  Nikolai Tikhonov, Soviet PM (1980-85) was born on May - 01.   

1905  On this day in history birth of paul Desruisseaux, French Canadian lawyer, businessman and politician (d. 1982)   

1906  On May - 01 birth of horst Schumann, Nazi physician (d. 1983)   

1907  On May - 01 birth of jan Pauw, CEO (Aruban Theater Group)   

1907  Oliver Hill, civil rights attorney (d. 2007) was born on May - 01.   

1907  Kate Smith, American singer (d. 1986) was born on May - 01.   

1908  Giovanni Guareschi, Italian writer (Don Camillo, Peppone) was born on this day in history.   

1909  Ethel Jane Cain, original UK Speaking Clock voice was born on this day in history.   

1909  On this day in history birth of george Melachrino, composer   

1909  On May - 01 birth of janis Ritsos, writer   

1909  Yannis Ritsos, Greek poet was born on this day in history.   

1910  Cliff Battles, Akron Oh, NFL hall of famer (Braves, Redskins) was born on this day in history.   

1912  On this day in history birth of anna Pollak, mezzo-soprano   

1912  Felipe Padilla de Leon, composer was born on this day in history.   

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0408  On this day in history death of arcadius, Eastern Roman emperor (b. 337/338)   

1118  Death of Edith of Scotland, first wife of Henry I of England (b. c. 1080) on this day in history.   

1171  On this day in history 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  On May - 01 stefanus IV Uros I de Great, King of Serbia (1243-76), dies   

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

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

1456  Hugues de Lannoy, Flemish viceroy of Holland/Zealand, dies on May - 01.