Famous Birthdays In May - 09

1147  On May - 09 birth of minamoto no Yoritomo, Japanese shogun (d. 1199)  

1265  On this day in history birth of dante Alighieri, Italian poet (Divina Commedia)  

1596  Abraham van Diepenbeeck, painter was born on May - 09.  

1738  John Pindar, [Peter], physician/poet was born on this day in history.  

1740  On May - 09 birth of giovanni Paisiello, Italian composer (Barber of Seville)  

1783  On this day in history birth of alexander Ross, Canada, pioneer/fur trader  

1785  On this day in history birth of james Pollard Espy, Penns, meteorologist (Philosphy of Storms)  

1793  On May - 09 birth of johannes C de Jonge, Dutch historian/archivist  

1796  On this day in history birth of august Pauly, German classicus (Real Encyclopedia)  

1800  On this day in history birth of john Brown, abolitionist; led attack on Harpers Ferry  

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1801  On this day in history birth of samuel Cousins, mezzotint engraver  

1810  Louis Gallait, historical painter was born on this day in history.  

1810  On May - 09 birth of wFLC Marianne, princess of Orange-Nassau/daughter of king Willem I  

1814  On this day in history birth of adolph von Henselt, composer  

1824  William Edmonson "Grumble" Jones, Brig General (Confederate Army) was born on this day in history.  

1829  On this day in history birth of ciro Pinsuti, pianist/composer  

1833  On May - 09 birth of boleslaw Dembinski, composer  

1837  Adam Opel, German manufacturer (cycling, motorcars) was born on this day in history.  

1843  Belle Boyd, spy (Confederate)/actress/lecturer was born on this day in history.  

1844  On this day in history birth of [Maria] Catharina Beersmans, Belgian actress (Bad Herders)  

1846  Nikolay Feopemptovich Solov'yov, composer was born on May - 09.  

1855  On this day in history birth of julius Rontgen, composer  

1860  James Matthew Barrie, Scotland, novelist (Margaret Ogilvy, Peter Pan) was born on this day in history.  

1860  J. M. Barrie, Scottish author (d. 1937) was born on May - 09.  

1865  On this day in history birth of august de Boeck, composer  

1866  Gopal Krishna Gokhale, Leader of Indian Independence Movement (d. 1915) was born on May - 09.  

1873  Howard Carter, British archaeologist (found King Tutankhamen's tomb) was born on May - 09.  

1873  Lilian Mary Baylis, manager (Old Vic & Sadler's Wells Theater) was born on this day in history.  

1873  Anton Cermak, Mayor of Chicago (d. 1933) was born on May - 09.  

1882  On May - 09 birth of henry J Kaiser, builder (Liberty Ships, Jeeps, Boulder Dam)  

1882  George Barker, American painter (d. 1965) was born on this day in history.  

1886  Francis Biddle, United States Attorney General (d. 1968) was born on May - 09.  

1887  On this day in history birth of jules Van de Leene, Belgian writer  

1887  On May - 09 birth of sir Ernest de Silva, Sri Lankan Philanthropist (d. 1957)  

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1079  On this day in history death of stanislaus, Polish bishop of Cracow, murdered  

1280  On May - 09 magnus VI Lagaboeter, King of Norway (1263-80), dies at 42  

1315  On May - 09 death of hugh V, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1282)  

1443  On this day in history niccolo d'Albergati, Italian cardinal, dies  

1446  On this day in history death of mary of Enghien, Queen of Naples (b. 1368)  

1460  Jean Lavite, Atrechts painter, dies on May - 09.  

1474  Death of Peter van Hagenbach, Elzasser knight/land guardian, beheaded on this day in history.  

1590  On this day in history karel "Cardinal" van Bourbon, archbishop of Rouen, dies at 66