Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In May - 08

1825  George bruce malleson: Indian officer   

1828  Jean henri dunant: Switz, writer/founder (red cross, ymca, nobel 1901)   

1828  Sharbel makhluf: Lebanese monk   

1829  Louis moreau gottschalk: 1st internationally recognized us pianist   

1833  Frank wheaton: Bvt major general (union army), died in 1903   

1836  Bryan morel thomas: Brig general (confederate army), died in 1905   

1839  Francis w warre-cornish: English vice-provost of eton/writer   

1839  Adolphe-basile routhier: French canadian lyricist (o canada)   

1842  Emil c hansen: Danish physiologist   

1844  Hermann gradener: Composer   

1846  Oscar hammerstein: Germany, opera/playwright (kohinoor)   

1850  Ross barnes: Baseball player   

1853  Charles lee williams: Composer   

1853  Dan brouthers: Baseball player   

1857  Frits [frederik h] tartaud: Dutch actor/husband of alida klein   

1858  John meade falkner: Novelist (moonfleet)   

1859  Johan jensen: Danish mathematician   

1873  Henry leveson-gower: Cricketer (england capt 1909-10 later official)   

1882  Philips c visser: Dutch explorer/diplomat   

1884  Harry s truman: Lamar missouri, 33rd us president (d) (1945-1953)   

1886  Jef van hoof: Composer   

1891  Chet "red" hoff: Pitcher (ny yankees 1911-15), lived to 103+   

1892  Ezio pinza: Rome italy, bass singer (south pacific, rca victor show)   

1893  Francis quimet: Mass shop asst who won golf's us open (1913)   

1893  Edd roush: Baseball player   

1893  Teddy wakelam: English sports broadcaster and rugby union player   

1895  Edmund wilson: American critic/writer (patriotic gore)   

1895  Fulton j sheen: El paso ill, bishop (life is worth living)   

1895  Jose gomez: [joselito el gallo], bullfighter   

1895  James h. "dutch" kindelberger: American aerospace pioneer   

1899  Jan f van hall: Dutch sculptor/resistance fighter   

1899  [friedrich] august von hayek: Aust/british economist (road to serfdom)   

1899  Arthur q. bryan: American voice actor   

1901  Turkey stearnes: Baseball player   

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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),