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 May - 04.  

1008  On this day in history birth of king Henry I of France (d. 1060)  

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

1631  On May - 04 birth of mary I Henriette Stuart, daughter of Charles I/queen of England  

1635  On May - 04 birth of willem van Outhoorn, Dutch governor-general (Dutch East Indies)  

1654  On this day in history birth of kangxi Emperor of China (d. 1722)  

1655  Bartolomeo di Francesco Cristofori, Italy, piano builder was born on this day in history.  

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)  

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

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

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  Tyagaraja, Composer of Indian classical Carnatic music (d. 1847) was born on May - 04.  

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 May - 04.  

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

1781  Karl Christian Friedrich Krause, German philosopher (d. 1832) was born on this day in history.  

1796  Horace Mann, US, educator/author/editor (pioneered public schools) was born on this day in history.  

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  Joseph Whitaker, England, publisher, founded Whitaker's Almanack was born on this day in history.  

1820  Julia Gardiner Tyler, 2nd wife of Pres John Tyler (1841-45) was born on May - 04.  

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

1825  Thomas Henry Huxley, scientist/humanist/Darwinist was born on May - 04.  

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 May - 04.  

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

1835  On May - 04 birth of edmund Hart Turpin, composer  

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  Death of Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson, Swedish statesman (b. 1390s) on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1519  On this day in history death of lorenzo II de' Medici, Duke of Urbino (b. 1492)  

1566  Death of Luca Ghini, Italian physician and botanist (b. 1490) on May - 04.  

1594  Paul Buys, Grand Pensionary of Holland, dies at 62 on May - 04.  

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

1605  On this day in history ulisse Aldrovandi, Italian biologist/medical, dies at 82