Famous Birthdays In May - 09
Monday, 18 March 2024
1147 Minamoto no Yoritomo, Japanese shogun (d. 1199) was born on May - 09.
1265 Dante Alighieri, Italian poet (Divina Commedia) was born on this day in history.
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 James Pollard Espy, Penns, meteorologist (Philosphy of Storms) was born on May - 09.
1793 On this day in history birth of johannes C de Jonge, Dutch historian/archivist
1796 On May - 09 birth of august Pauly, German classicus (Real Encyclopedia)
1800 On this day in history birth of john Brown, abolitionist; led attack on Harpers Ferry
1801 On May - 09 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 Adolph von Henselt, composer was born on May - 09.
1824 On this day in history birth of william Edmonson "Grumble" Jones, Brig General (Confederate Army)
1829 On this day in history birth of ciro Pinsuti, pianist/composer
1833 On this day in history birth of boleslaw Dembinski, composer
1837 On this day in history birth of adam Opel, German manufacturer (cycling, motorcars)
1843 Belle Boyd, spy (Confederate)/actress/lecturer was born on this day in history.
1844 [Maria] Catharina Beersmans, Belgian actress (Bad Herders) was born on this day in history.
1846 Nikolay Feopemptovich Solov'yov, composer was born on May - 09.
1855 Julius Rontgen, composer was born on this day in history.
1860 On May - 09 birth of james Matthew Barrie, Scotland, novelist (Margaret Ogilvy, Peter Pan)
1860 On this day in history birth of j. M. Barrie, Scottish author (d. 1937)
1865 August de Boeck, composer was born on this day in history.
1866 On this day in history birth of gopal Krishna Gokhale, Leader of Indian Independence Movement (d. 1915)
1873 Howard Carter, British archaeologist (found King Tutankhamen's tomb) was born on this day in history.
1873 On this day in history birth of lilian Mary Baylis, manager (Old Vic & Sadler's Wells Theater)
1873 Anton Cermak, Mayor of Chicago (d. 1933) was born on this day in history.
1882 Henry J Kaiser, builder (Liberty Ships, Jeeps, Boulder Dam) was born on this day in history.
1882 George Barker, American painter (d. 1965) was born on May - 09.
1886 On this day in history birth of francis Biddle, United States Attorney General (d. 1968)
1887 Jules Van de Leene, Belgian writer was born on May - 09.
1887 On May - 09 birth of sir Ernest de Silva, Sri Lankan Philanthropist (d. 1957)