Famous Birthdays In May - 04

1006  On this day in history birth of abd-Allah Ansari, Persian mystic/poet (Monadjat)  

1008  Khajeh Abdollah Ansari, The Persian Sufi (d. 1088) was born on this day in history.  

1008  King Henry I of France (d. 1060) was born on May - 04.  

1611  On this day in history birth of carlo Rainaldi, composer  

1631  Mary I Henriette Stuart, daughter of Charles I/queen of England was born on this day in history.  

1635  On this day in history birth of willem van Outhoorn, Dutch governor-general (Dutch East Indies)  

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

1655  On May - 04 birth of bartolomeo di Francesco Cristofori, Italy, piano builder  

1715  On this day in history birth of richard Graves, English writer (d. 1804)  

1733  Jean-Charles de Borda, French mathematician, physicist, political scientist, and sailor (d. 1799) was born on May - 04.  

1738  Josef Kohaut, composer was born on this day in history.  

1744  Marianne von Martinez, composer was born on this day in history.  

1752  On May - 04 birth of john Brooks, 11th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1825)  

1763  Franz Stanislaus Spindler, composer was born on this day in history.  

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  Friedrich Arnold Brockhaus, German publisher (d. 1823) was born on this day in history.  

1776  On this day in history birth of johann Friedrich Herbart, Germany, philosopher/psychologist  

1777  Charles-Louis-Joseph Hanssens, composer was born on this day in history.  

1781  Karl Christian Friedrich Krause, German philosopher (d. 1832) was born on May - 04.  

1796  On this day in history birth of horace Mann, US, educator/author/editor (pioneered public schools)  

1796  On this day in history birth of joseph Pannell Taylor, Brig General (Union Army), died in 1864  

1796  William H. Prescott, American historian (d. 1859) was born on this day in history.  

1820  On this day in history birth of joseph Whitaker, England, publisher, founded Whitaker's Almanack  

1820  On this day in history birth of julia Gardiner Tyler, 2nd wife of Pres John Tyler (1841-45)  

1822  Charles Boucher de Boucherville, Quebec politician (d. 1915) was born on this day in history.  

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

1825  On this day in history birth of augustus Le Plongeon, French antiquitarian (d. 1908)  

1826  Frederick Church, US romantic landscape painter (Hudson River Sch) was born on May - 04.  

1827  On this day in history birth of john Hanning Speke, British explorer (d. 1864)  

1835  On this day in history birth of edmund Hart Turpin, composer  

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

1860  Emil Nikolaus Von Reznicek, Vienna Austria, composer (Donna Diana) was born on this day in history.  

1867  Dynam-Victor Fumet, composer was born on May - 04.  

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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  Death of Husayn Bayqarah, ruler of Herat (b. 1438) on this day in history.  

1519  On May - 04 death of lorenzo II de' Medici, Duke of Urbino (b. 1492)  

1566  On this day in history death of luca Ghini, Italian physician and botanist (b. 1490)  

1594  Paul Buys, Grand Pensionary of Holland, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

1604  Claudio Merulo, composer, dies at 71 on May - 04.  

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