Famous Personalities Born In May - 02

1360  Yongle, Emperor of China (d. 1424) was born on May - 02.   

1451  René II, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1508) was born on May - 02.   

1458  Leonor of Viseu, queen of Portugal (d. 1525) was born on this day in history.   

1551  On this day in history birth of william Camden, English historian (Brittania, Annales)   

1601  On this day in history birth of athanasius Kircher, German Jesuit/inventor (magic lantern)   

1660  Pietro Alessandro Gaspare Scarlatti, Palermo Italy, composer (Tigrane) was born on this day in history.   

1695  On May - 02 birth of giovanni Niccolo Servandoni, Italian-born architect (d. 1766)   

1702  On May - 02 birth of friedrich Christoph Oetinger, German theologian (d. 1782)   

1729  Catherine II, the Great, empress of Russia (1762-96) was born on May - 02.   

1729  Florian Johann Deller, composer was born on this day in history.   

1737  William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1805) was born on May - 02.   

1740  Elias Boudinot, lawyer/patriot, found Amer Biblical Society was born on May - 02.   

1750  John André, British Army officer of the American Revolutionary War (d. 1780) was born on this day in history.   

1752  Ludwig August Lebrun, composer was born on this day in history.   

1754  On May - 02 birth of vicente Martin y Soler, composer   

1768  Jean-Louis M Alibert, French dermatologist was born on this day in history.   

1772  On this day in history birth of novalis, writer   

1773  On this day in history birth of henrik Steffens, Norwegian philosopher (d. 1845)   

1779  John Galt, Scotland, novelist (Ayrshire Legatees, Lawrie Todd) was born on this day in history.   

1810  On May - 02 birth of hans Christian Lumbye, composer   

1810  Leo XIII, 257th Roman Catholic pope (1878-1903) was born on May - 02.   

1817  On May - 02 birth of zikmund Michal Kolesovsky, composer   

1821  Abram Sanders Piatt, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1908 was born on May - 02.   

1828  Désiré Charnay, French archaeologist (d. 1915) was born on May - 02.   

1837  On May - 02 birth of henry Martyn Robert, parliamentarian (Robert's Rules of Order)   

1843  Carl Michael Ziehrer, composer was born on this day in history.   

1844  Elijah McCoy, black inventor, held over 50 patents was born on May - 02.   

1846  On this day in history birth of zygmunt Noskowski, composer   

1853  On this day in history birth of marie Verstraete, actress (Louise-Frou Frou)   

1855  On May - 02 birth of theodore Moses Tobani, composer   

1857  On May - 02 birth of frederic Cliffe, composer   

1859  Eugene D'Harcourt, composer was born on May - 02.   

1859  Jerome Klapka Jerome, English writer (d. 1927) was born on May - 02.   

1860  On May - 02 birth of d'Arcy Thompson, zoologist/classicist (On Growth & Form)   

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0373  On this day in history death of athanasius, Patriarch of Alexandria (b. 298)   

0649  Maruta of Tagrit, theology/1st mafriaan Jakobitische church, dies on May - 02.   

0756  On this day in history death of emperor Shōmu, Emperor of Japan (b. 701)   

0907  Death of Boris I of Bulgaria on May - 02.   

1230  On this day in history death of william de Braose, Lord of Abergavenny (b. 1197)   

1250  Death of Toeransa, sultan of Egypt, murdered on May - 02.   

1300  Death of Blanche of Artois, regent of Navarre (b. 1248) on May - 02.   

1450  On May - 02 death of william de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk, English military leader (b. 1396)