Famous Personalities Born In May - 02

1360  Yongle, Emperor of China (d. 1424) was born on this day in history.   

1451  On May - 02 birth of rené II, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1508)   

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

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  On May - 02 birth of pietro Alessandro Gaspare Scarlatti, Palermo Italy, composer (Tigrane)   

1695  Giovanni Niccolo Servandoni, Italian-born architect (d. 1766) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1729  On May - 02 birth of florian Johann Deller, composer   

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 this day in history.   

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 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  On May - 02 birth of henrik Steffens, Norwegian philosopher (d. 1845)   

1779  On this day in history birth of john Galt, Scotland, novelist (Ayrshire Legatees, Lawrie Todd)   

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

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

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

1821  On this day in history birth of abram Sanders Piatt, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1908   

1828  On May - 02 birth of désiré Charnay, French archaeologist (d. 1915)   

1837  On this day in history birth of henry Martyn Robert, parliamentarian (Robert's Rules of Order)   

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

1844  On this day in history birth of elijah McCoy, black inventor, held over 50 patents   

1846  On May - 02 birth of zygmunt Noskowski, composer   

1853  Marie Verstraete, actress (Louise-Frou Frou) was born on May - 02.   

1855  Theodore Moses Tobani, composer was born on May - 02.   

1857  On May - 02 birth of frederic Cliffe, composer   

1859  On this day in history birth of eugene D'Harcourt, composer   

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

0649  Maruta of Tagrit, theology/1st mafriaan Jakobitische church, dies on this day in history.   

0756  On May - 02 death of emperor Shōmu, Emperor of Japan (b. 701)   

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

1230  On May - 02 death of william de Braose, Lord of Abergavenny (b. 1197)   

1250  Death of Toeransa, sultan of Egypt, murdered on this day in history.   

1300  Death of Blanche of Artois, regent of Navarre (b. 1248) on this day in history.   

1450  Death of William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk, English military leader (b. 1396) on this day in history.