Famous Personalities Born 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  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 May - 04 birth of mary I Henriette Stuart, daughter of Charles I/queen of England   

1635  On this day in history 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  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  On this day in history birth of josef Kohaut, composer   

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  On May - 04 birth of franz Stanislaus Spindler, composer   

1767  On this day in history birth of tyagaraja, Composer of Indian classical Carnatic music (d. 1847)   

1769  On May - 04 birth of charles Hague, composer   

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

1776  On May - 04 birth of johann Friedrich Herbart, Germany, philosopher/psychologist   

1777  On May - 04 birth of charles-Louis-Joseph Hanssens, composer   

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

1796  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of julia Gardiner Tyler, 2nd wife of Pres John Tyler (1841-45)   

1822  On this day in history birth of charles Boucher de Boucherville, Quebec politician (d. 1915)   

1825  Thomas Henry Huxley, scientist/humanist/Darwinist was born on this day in history.   

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

1826  Frederick Church, US romantic landscape painter (Hudson River Sch) was born on this day in history.   

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

1835  Edmund Hart Turpin, composer was born on May - 04.   

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 May - 04.   

1867  On this day in history birth of dynam-Victor Fumet, composer   

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1436  Death of Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson, Swedish statesman (b. 1390s) on this day in history.   

1471  Death of Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales (killed in battle) (b. 1453) on this day in history.   

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  Death of Luca Ghini, Italian physician and botanist (b. 1490) on this day in history.   

1594  On May - 04 paul Buys, Grand Pensionary of Holland, dies at 62   

1604  Claudio Merulo, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

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