Famous Personalities Born In May - 02

1360  On May - 02 birth of yongle, Emperor of China (d. 1424)   

1451  On this day in history birth of rené II, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1508)   

1458  On this day in history birth of leonor of Viseu, queen of Portugal (d. 1525)   

1551  On May - 02 birth of william Camden, English historian (Brittania, Annales)   

1601  Athanasius Kircher, German Jesuit/inventor (magic lantern) was born on May - 02.   

1660  Pietro Alessandro Gaspare Scarlatti, Palermo Italy, composer (Tigrane) was born on May - 02.   

1695  On this day in history birth of giovanni Niccolo Servandoni, Italian-born architect (d. 1766)   

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

1729  On May - 02 birth of catherine II, the Great, empress of Russia (1762-96)   

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

1737  On May - 02 birth of william Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1805)   

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 May - 02.   

1752  Ludwig August Lebrun, composer was born on May - 02.   

1754  Vicente Martin y Soler, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1772  Novalis, writer was born on this day in history.   

1773  Henrik Steffens, Norwegian philosopher (d. 1845) was born on this day in history.   

1779  On May - 02 birth of john Galt, Scotland, novelist (Ayrshire Legatees, Lawrie Todd)   

1810  Hans Christian Lumbye, composer was born on May - 02.   

1810  On this day in history birth of leo XIII, 257th Roman Catholic pope (1878-1903)   

1817  On this day in history birth of zikmund Michal Kolesovsky, composer   

1821  On May - 02 birth of abram Sanders Piatt, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1908   

1828  On this day in history birth of désiré Charnay, French archaeologist (d. 1915)   

1837  Henry Martyn Robert, parliamentarian (Robert's Rules of Order) was born on this day in history.   

1843  On this day in history birth of carl Michael Ziehrer, composer   

1844  Elijah McCoy, black inventor, held over 50 patents was born on this day in history.   

1846  Zygmunt Noskowski, composer was born on May - 02.   

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

1855  On this day in history birth of theodore Moses Tobani, composer   

1857  On this day in history birth of frederic Cliffe, composer   

1859  Eugene D'Harcourt, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1860  D'Arcy Thompson, zoologist/classicist (On Growth & Form) was born on May - 02.   

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0373  Death of Athanasius, Patriarch of Alexandria (b. 298) on this day in history.   

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

0756  Death of Emperor Shōmu, Emperor of Japan (b. 701) on May - 02.   

0907  Death of Boris I of Bulgaria on this day in history.   

1230  Death of William de Braose, Lord of Abergavenny (b. 1197) on May - 02.   

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  Death of William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk, English military leader (b. 1396) on May - 02.