Famous Personalities Born In May - 04

1006  Abd-Allah Ansari, Persian mystic/poet (Monadjat) was born on May - 04.   

1008  Khajeh Abdollah Ansari, The Persian Sufi (d. 1088) was born on May - 04.   

1008  King Henry I of France (d. 1060) was born on this day in history.   

1611  Carlo Rainaldi, composer was born on May - 04.   

1631  On this day in history birth of mary I Henriette Stuart, daughter of Charles I/queen of England   

1635  Willem van Outhoorn, Dutch governor-general (Dutch East Indies) was born on May - 04.   

1654  On May - 04 birth of kangxi Emperor of China (d. 1722)   

1655  Bartolomeo di Francesco Cristofori, Italy, piano builder was born on May - 04.   

1715  Richard Graves, English writer (d. 1804) was born on this day in history.   

1733  On this day in history birth of jean-Charles de Borda, French mathematician, physicist, political scientist, and sailor (d. 1799)   

1738  Josef Kohaut, composer was born on May - 04.   

1744  Marianne von Martinez, composer was born on May - 04.   

1752  John Brooks, 11th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1825) was born on this day in history.   

1763  On this day in history birth of franz Stanislaus Spindler, composer   

1767  On this day in history birth of tyagaraja, Composer of Indian classical Carnatic music (d. 1847)   

1769  Charles Hague, composer was born on May - 04.   

1772  On this day in history birth of friedrich Arnold Brockhaus, German publisher (d. 1823)   

1776  Johann Friedrich Herbart, Germany, philosopher/psychologist was born on this day in history.   

1777  Charles-Louis-Joseph Hanssens, composer was born on May - 04.   

1781  On this day in history birth of karl Christian Friedrich Krause, German philosopher (d. 1832)   

1796  Horace Mann, US, educator/author/editor (pioneered public schools) was born on May - 04.   

1796  On May - 04 birth of joseph Pannell Taylor, Brig General (Union Army), died in 1864   

1796  On May - 04 birth of william H. Prescott, American historian (d. 1859)   

1820  On May - 04 birth of joseph Whitaker, England, publisher, founded Whitaker's Almanack   

1820  Julia Gardiner Tyler, 2nd wife of Pres John Tyler (1841-45) was born on this day in history.   

1822  Charles Boucher de Boucherville, Quebec politician (d. 1915) was born on May - 04.   

1825  On May - 04 birth of thomas Henry Huxley, scientist/humanist/Darwinist   

1825  On May - 04 birth of augustus Le Plongeon, French antiquitarian (d. 1908)   

1826  Frederick Church, US romantic landscape painter (Hudson River Sch) was born on this day in history.   

1827  John Hanning Speke, British explorer (d. 1864) was born on this day in history.   

1835  Edmund Hart Turpin, composer was born on this day in history.   

1852  On this day in history birth of alice Pleasance Liddell, English schoolgirl model for Alice in Wonderland (d. 1934)   

1860  On this day in history birth of emil Nikolaus Von Reznicek, Vienna Austria, composer (Donna Diana)   

1867  Dynam-Victor Fumet, composer was born on this day in history.   

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1436  On this day in history death of engelbrekt Engelbrektsson, Swedish statesman (b. 1390s)   

1471  On this day in history death of edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales (killed in battle) (b. 1453)   

1506  On this day in history death of husayn Bayqarah, ruler of Herat (b. 1438)   

1519  Death of Lorenzo II de' Medici, Duke of Urbino (b. 1492) on May - 04.   

1566  Death of Luca Ghini, Italian physician and botanist (b. 1490) on this day in history.   

1594  On this day in history paul Buys, Grand Pensionary of Holland, dies at 62   

1604  Claudio Merulo, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1605  On May - 04 ulisse Aldrovandi, Italian biologist/medical, dies at 82