Famous Birthdays 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 this day in history birth of ruprecht, Roman catholic German king  

1479  On this day in history birth of guru Amar Das, third Sikh Guru (d. 1574)  

1546  Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter, English politician (d. 1623) was born on May - 05.  

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 May - 05.  

1680  On May - 05 birth of giuseppe Porsile, composer  

1715  On May - 05 birth of daniel Dal Barba, composer  

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

1749  On May - 05 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  On May - 05 birth of jacob Kats, Flemish writer (Earthly Paradise)  

1813  Søren Kierkegaard, Danish philosopher (d. 1855) was born on this day in history.  

1815  On May - 05 birth of eugene-Marin Labiche, French playwright  

1817  On this day in history 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  On May - 05 birth of stanislaw Moniuszko, Polish composer  

1823  James Allen Hardie, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1876 was born on May - 05.  

1826  Eugenie M de Montijo y de Guzman, Empress of France was born on this day in history.  

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

1832  On May - 05 birth of h H Bancroft, historian, publisher (History of Pacific States)  

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 May - 05.  

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

1842  On this day in history birth of johann Nepomuk Fuchs, composer  

1846  On May - 05 birth of federico Chueca, composer  

1846  Henryk Sienkiewicz, Poland, author (Quo Vadis, Nobel 1905) was born on May - 05.  

1848  Adalbert von Goldschmidt, composer was born on this day in history.  

1849  On May - 05 birth of hambletonian, Chester NY, greatest standardbred horse  

1854  Antonio Smareglia, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

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0200  On this day in history death of sun Ce, warlord of the Han Dynasty (b. 175)  

0311  On this day in history gaius VM Galerius, emperor of Rome, dies at about 50  

0984  Death of Gerberga of Saxony, Queen of Western Francia on May - 05.  

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 this day in history.  

1219  On this day in history death of king Leo II of Armenia (b. 1150)  

1309  Charles II, the Lame, King of Naples (1285-1309), dies on May - 05.  

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