Famous Personalities Born In May - 05

0867  On this day in history birth of uda, Emperor of Japan (d. 931)   

1210  On this day in history birth of king Afonso III of Portugal (d. 1279)   

1352  On May - 05 birth of ruprecht, Roman catholic German king   

1479  On May - 05 birth of guru Amar Das, third Sikh Guru (d. 1574)   

1546  On May - 05 birth of thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter, English politician (d. 1623)   

1557  Emmanuel-Philibert van Lalaing, baron of Montigny/marquis of Renty was born on May - 05.   

1635  Philippe Quinault, French playwright (L'amant indiscret) was born on this day in history.   

1657  Jacques Danican Philidor, composer was born on this day in history.   

1680  On this day in history birth of giuseppe Porsile, composer   

1715  On this day in history birth of daniel Dal Barba, composer   

1747  On May - 05 birth of leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1792)   

1749  On this day in history birth of jean-Frederic Edelmann, composer   

1764  On May - 05 birth of robert Craufurd, British general (d. 1812)   

1800  Louis Hachette, French publisher (Librairie Hachette) was born on this day in history.   

1804  Jacob Kats, Flemish writer (Earthly Paradise) was born on May - 05.   

1813  Søren Kierkegaard, Danish philosopher (d. 1855) was born on May - 05.   

1815  On this day in history birth of eugene-Marin Labiche, French playwright   

1817  On May - 05 birth of george Washington Julian, MC (Union), died in 1899   

1818  On this day in history birth of karl Marx, philosopher (Communist Manifesto, Das Kapital)   

1819  Stanislaw Moniuszko, Polish composer was born on this day in history.   

1823  On May - 05 birth of james Allen Hardie, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1876   

1826  On this day in history birth of eugenie M de Montijo y de Guzman, Empress of France   

1830  John Batterson Stetson, American hat manufacturer (d. 1906) was born on this day in history.   

1832  H H Bancroft, historian, publisher (History of Pacific States) was born on May - 05.   

1833  Ferdinand von Richthofen, German geographer/explorer was born on this day in history.   

1834  Viktor Hartmann, Russian architect and painter (d. 1873) was born on this day in history.   

1835  Leopold II, Belgian crown prince, baptized was born on this day in history.   

1842  Johann Nepomuk Fuchs, composer was born on this day in history.   

1846  Federico Chueca, composer was born on this day in history.   

1846  Henryk Sienkiewicz, Poland, author (Quo Vadis, Nobel 1905) was born on this day in history.   

1848  On this day in history birth of adalbert von Goldschmidt, composer   

1849  Hambletonian, Chester NY, greatest standardbred horse was born on May - 05.   

1854  Antonio Smareglia, composer was born on May - 05.   

1862  Max Elskamp, Belgian author/poet (Lesson Joies Blondes, Maya) was born on May - 05.   

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0200  Death of Sun Ce, warlord of the Han Dynasty (b. 175) on May - 05.   

0311  Gaius VM Galerius, emperor of Rome, dies at about 50 on May - 05.   

0984  Death of Gerberga of Saxony, Queen of Western Francia on this day in history.   

1028  On this day in history alfonso V, King of Leon/Galicia (999-1028), dies in battle   

1194  Kazimierz II, the Justified, grand duke of Poland (1177-94), dies on May - 05.   

1219  On May - 05 death of king Leo II of Armenia (b. 1150)   

1309  On this day in history charles II, the Lame, King of Naples (1285-1309), dies   

1504  On May - 05 anton of Burgundy, the Great Bastard, knight, dies at about 82