Famous Personalities Born In May - 08

1326  Joanna i of auvergne: Queen of france   

1460  Frederick i: Margrave of brandenburg-ansbach   

1492  Andreas alciatus: [giovanni andrea-alciato], italian lawyer   

1521  Peter canisius: [pieter de hondt/kanijs], jesuit/saint   

1527  Johann walter: Composer   

1587  Victor amadeus i: Duke of savoy   

1592  Francis quarles: English poet (argalus & parthenia, emblems)   

1622  Claes rÃ¥lamb: Swedish statesman   

1629  Niels juel: Danish admiral   

1632  Heino heinrich graf von flemming: German marshal   

1641  Nicolaas witsen: Etcher/mayor (amsterdam)   

1653  Claude-louis-hector de villars: Marshall of france   

1668  Alain r lesage: French author (turcaret ou le financier)   

1670  Charles beauclerk: 1st duke of st albans, english soldier   

1673  Johann valentin eckelt: Composer   

1703  Gottlob harrer: Composer   

1735  Sir nathaniel dance-holland: English painter   

1737  Edward gibbon: England, historian (decline & fall of roman empire)   

1738  Mikhail kamensky: Russian general   

1742  Johann baptist krumpholtz: Composer   

1745  Carl philipp stamitz: Composer   

1750  Elias mann: Composer   

1753  Miguel hidalgo y castilla: Father of mexican independence   

1763  John goldberg: Dutch patriot/statesman   

1778  Johann gansbacher: Composer   

1786  Thomas hancock: Founded british rubber industry   

1786  Jean vianney: French catholic priest   

1803  Joseph napoleon ney moskova: Composer   

1806  Jan bedrich kittl: Composer   

1810  James cooper: Brig general (union volunteers), died in 1863   

1814  Mikhail alexandrovich bakunin: Anarchist   

1815  Jean delphin alard: French violinist/composer   

1821  William henry vanderbilt: Member of the vanderbilt family   

1824  William walker: Filibuster/president of nicaragua (1856-57)   

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0535  John: [mercurius], italian pope (533-35),   

0685  Benedict ii: Italian pope (683-85),   

1192  Duke ottokar iv of styria: Duke ottokar iv of styria (b. 1163)   

1278  Emperor duanzong of china: Emperor duanzong of china (b. 1268)   

1319  Haakon v: King of norway (1299-1319),   

1473  John stafford: 1st earl of wiltshire, english politician (b. 1420)   

1538  Edward fox: English bishop   

1577  Viglius ab aytta zuichemus: Lawyer/president (raad van state),