Famous Personalities Born 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  On this day in history birth of carlo Rainaldi, composer   

1631  Mary I Henriette Stuart, daughter of Charles I/queen of England was born on this day in history.   

1635  Willem van Outhoorn, Dutch governor-general (Dutch East Indies) was born on May - 04.   

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

1655  On this day in history birth of bartolomeo di Francesco Cristofori, Italy, piano builder   

1715  Richard Graves, English writer (d. 1804) was born on this day in history.   

1733  Jean-Charles de Borda, French mathematician, physicist, political scientist, and sailor (d. 1799) was born on May - 04.   

1738  Josef Kohaut, composer was born on May - 04.   

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

1752  On this day in history birth of john Brooks, 11th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1825)   

1763  Franz Stanislaus Spindler, composer was born on this day in history.   

1767  On May - 04 birth of tyagaraja, Composer of Indian classical Carnatic music (d. 1847)   

1769  On May - 04 birth of charles Hague, composer   

1772  On this day in history birth of friedrich Arnold Brockhaus, German publisher (d. 1823)   

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

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  On this day in history 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  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 this day in history.   

1822  Charles Boucher de Boucherville, Quebec politician (d. 1915) was born on May - 04.   

1825  On May - 04 birth of thomas Henry Huxley, scientist/humanist/Darwinist   

1825  On this day in history birth of augustus Le Plongeon, French antiquitarian (d. 1908)   

1826  On May - 04 birth of frederick Church, US romantic landscape painter (Hudson River Sch)   

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  On May - 04 birth of alice Pleasance Liddell, English schoolgirl model for Alice in Wonderland (d. 1934)   

1860  On May - 04 birth of emil Nikolaus Von Reznicek, Vienna Austria, composer (Donna Diana)   

1867  On May - 04 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 May - 04.   

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 this day in history.   

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 May - 04.   

1604  On May - 04 claudio Merulo, composer, dies at 71   

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