Famous Personalities Born In May - 09

1147  Minamoto no yoritomo: Japanese shogun   

1265  Dante alighieri: Italian poet (divina commedia)   

1596  Abraham van diepenbeeck: Painter   

1738  John pindar: [peter], physician/poet   

1740  Giovanni paisiello: Italian composer (barber of seville)   

1783  Alexander ross: Canada, pioneer/fur trader   

1785  James pollard espy: Penns, meteorologist (philosphy of storms)   

1793  Johannes c de jonge: Dutch historian/archivist   

1796  August pauly: German classicus (real encyclopedia)   

1800  John brown: Abolitionist; led attack on harpers ferry   

1801  Samuel cousins: Mezzotint engraver   

1810  Louis gallait: Historical painter   

1810  Wflc marianne: Princess of orange-nassau/daughter of king willem i   

1814  Adolph von henselt: Composer   

1824  William edmonson "grumble" jones: Brig general (confederate army)   

1829  Ciro pinsuti: Pianist/composer   

1833  Boleslaw dembinski: Composer   

1837  Adam opel: German manufacturer (cycling, motorcars)   

1843  Belle boyd: Spy (confederate)/actress/lecturer   

1844  [maria] catharina beersmans: Belgian actress (bad herders)   

1846  Nikolay feopemptovich solov'yov: Composer   

1855  Julius rontgen: Composer   

1860  James matthew barrie: Scotland, novelist (margaret ogilvy, peter pan)   

1860  J. m. barrie: Scottish author   

1865  August de boeck: Composer   

1866  Gopal krishna gokhale: Leader of indian independence movement   

1873  Howard carter: British archaeologist (found king tutankhamen's tomb)   

1873  Lilian mary baylis: Manager (old vic & sadler's wells theater)   

1873  Anton cermak: Mayor of chicago   

1882  Henry j kaiser: Builder (liberty ships, jeeps, boulder dam)   

1882  George barker: American painter   

1886  Francis biddle: United states attorney general   

1887  Jules van de leene: Belgian writer   

1887  Sir ernest de silva: Sri lankan philanthropist   

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1079  Stanislaus: Polish bishop of cracow, murdered   

1280  Magnus vi lagaboeter: King of norway (1263-80),   

1315  Hugh v: Duke of burgundy (b. 1282)   

1443  Niccolo d'albergati: Italian cardinal,   

1446  Mary of enghien: Queen of naples (b. 1368)   

1460  Jean lavite: Atrechts painter,   

1474  Peter van hagenbach: Elzasser knight/land guardian, beheaded   

1590  Karel "cardinal" van bourbon: Archbishop of rouen,