Famous Personalities Born In May - 04

1006  Abd-allah ansari: Persian mystic/poet (monadjat)   

1008  Khajeh abdollah ansari: The persian sufi   

1008  King henry i of france: King henry i of france (d. 1060)   

1611  Carlo rainaldi: Composer   

1631  Mary i henriette stuart: Daughter of charles i/queen of england   

1635  Willem van outhoorn: Dutch governor-general (dutch east indies)   

1654  Kangxi emperor of china: Kangxi emperor of china (d. 1722)   

1655  Bartolomeo di francesco cristofori: Italy, piano builder   

1715  Richard graves: English writer   

1733  Jean-charles de borda: French mathematician, physicist, political scientist, and sailor   

1738  Josef kohaut: Composer   

1744  Marianne von martinez: Composer   

1752  John brooks: 11th governor of massachusetts   

1763  Franz stanislaus spindler: Composer   

1767  Tyagaraja: Composer of indian classical carnatic music   

1769  Charles hague: Composer   

1772  Friedrich arnold brockhaus: German publisher   

1776  Johann friedrich herbart: Germany, philosopher/psychologist   

1777  Charles-louis-joseph hanssens: Composer   

1781  Karl christian friedrich krause: German philosopher   

1796  Horace mann: Us, educator/author/editor (pioneered public schools)   

1796  Joseph pannell taylor: Brig general (union army), died in 1864   

1796  William h. prescott: American historian   

1820  Joseph whitaker: England, publisher, founded whitaker's almanack   

1820  Julia gardiner tyler: 2nd wife of pres john tyler (1841-45)   

1822  Charles boucher de boucherville: Quebec politician   

1825  Thomas henry huxley: Scientist/humanist/darwinist   

1825  Augustus le plongeon: French antiquitarian   

1826  Frederick church: Us romantic landscape painter (hudson river sch)   

1827  John hanning speke: British explorer   

1835  Edmund hart turpin: Composer   

1852  Alice pleasance liddell: English schoolgirl model for alice in wonderland   

1860  Emil nikolaus von reznicek: Vienna austria, composer (donna diana)   

1867  Dynam-victor fumet: Composer   

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1436  Engelbrekt engelbrektsson: Swedish statesman (b. 1390s)   

1471  Edward of westminster: Prince of wales (killed in battle) (b. 1453)   

1506  Husayn bayqarah: Ruler of herat (b. 1438)   

1519  Lorenzo ii de' medici: Duke of urbino (b. 1492)   

1566  Luca ghini: Italian physician and botanist (b. 1490)   

1594  Paul buys: Grand pensionary of holland,   

1604  Claudio merulo: Composer,   

1605  Ulisse aldrovandi: Italian biologist/medical,