Famous Birthdays In May - 04

1006  Abd-Allah Ansari, Persian mystic/poet (Monadjat) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1631  Mary I Henriette Stuart, daughter of Charles I/queen of England was born on May - 04.   

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

1654  Kangxi Emperor of China (d. 1722) was born on May - 04.   

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

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

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 this day in history.   

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

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  On May - 04 birth of charles-Louis-Joseph Hanssens, composer   

1781  On May - 04 birth of karl Christian Friedrich Krause, German philosopher (d. 1832)   

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

1796  Joseph Pannell Taylor, Brig General (Union Army), died in 1864 was born on May - 04.   

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  On May - 04 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  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  On this day in history birth of frederick Church, US romantic landscape painter (Hudson River Sch)   

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  Alice Pleasance Liddell, English schoolgirl model for Alice in Wonderland (d. 1934) was born on this day in history.   

1860  On May - 04 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  Death of Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson, Swedish statesman (b. 1390s) on May - 04.   

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

1566  On May - 04 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 this day in history.   

1605  Ulisse Aldrovandi, Italian biologist/medical, dies at 82 on this day in history.