Famous Birthdays In May - 04

1006  On May - 04 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  On this day in history birth of king Henry I of France (d. 1060)  

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

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  Kangxi Emperor of China (d. 1722) was born on this day in history.  

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

1715  On May - 04 birth of richard Graves, English writer (d. 1804)  

1733  On May - 04 birth of jean-Charles de Borda, French mathematician, physicist, political scientist, and sailor (d. 1799)  

1738  On May - 04 birth of josef Kohaut, composer  

1744  On May - 04 birth of marianne von Martinez, composer  

1752  John Brooks, 11th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1825) was born on May - 04.  

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

1767  Tyagaraja, Composer of Indian classical Carnatic music (d. 1847) was born on this day in history.  

1769  On this day in history birth of charles Hague, composer  

1772  Friedrich Arnold Brockhaus, German publisher (d. 1823) was born on May - 04.  

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

1777  On this day in history birth of charles-Louis-Joseph Hanssens, composer  

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

1796  On May - 04 birth of horace Mann, US, educator/author/editor (pioneered public schools)  

1796  Joseph Pannell Taylor, Brig General (Union Army), died in 1864 was born on this day in history.  

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

1820  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1825  On this day in history birth of thomas Henry Huxley, scientist/humanist/Darwinist  

1825  Augustus Le Plongeon, French antiquitarian (d. 1908) was born on May - 04.  

1826  On this day in history birth of frederick Church, US romantic landscape painter (Hudson River Sch)  

1827  John Hanning Speke, British explorer (d. 1864) was born on May - 04.  

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

1852  Alice Pleasance Liddell, English schoolgirl model for Alice in Wonderland (d. 1934) was born on May - 04.  

1860  Emil Nikolaus Von Reznicek, Vienna Austria, composer (Donna Diana) was born on May - 04.  

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

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1436  On May - 04 death of engelbrekt Engelbrektsson, Swedish statesman (b. 1390s)  

1471  On May - 04 death of edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales (killed in battle) (b. 1453)  

1506  Death of Husayn Bayqarah, ruler of Herat (b. 1438) on May - 04.  

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 May - 04.  

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  Ulisse Aldrovandi, Italian biologist/medical, dies at 82 on this day in history.