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  Carlo Rainaldi, composer was born on this day in history.   

1631  On May - 04 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  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  Richard Graves, English writer (d. 1804) was born on May - 04.   

1733  Jean-Charles de Borda, French mathematician, physicist, political scientist, and sailor (d. 1799) was born on this day in history.   

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

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 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  Charles Hague, composer was born on this day in history.   

1772  On May - 04 birth of friedrich Arnold Brockhaus, German publisher (d. 1823)   

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

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

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

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 May - 04.   

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

1822  On May - 04 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  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 May - 04 birth of john Hanning Speke, British explorer (d. 1864)   

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

1852  On May - 04 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  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 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  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 this day in history paul Buys, Grand Pensionary of Holland, dies at 62   

1604  On this day in history claudio Merulo, composer, dies at 71   

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