Famous Personalities Born In May - 09
Friday, 29 August 2025
1147 On this day in history birth of minamoto no Yoritomo, Japanese shogun (d. 1199)
1265 Dante Alighieri, Italian poet (Divina Commedia) was born on May - 09.
1596 Abraham van Diepenbeeck, painter was born on this day in history.
1738 John Pindar, [Peter], physician/poet was born on this day in history.
1740 On this day in history birth of giovanni Paisiello, Italian composer (Barber of Seville)
1783 Alexander Ross, Canada, pioneer/fur trader was born on this day in history.
1785 On May - 09 birth of james Pollard Espy, Penns, meteorologist (Philosphy of Storms)
1793 Johannes C de Jonge, Dutch historian/archivist was born on this day in history.
1796 August Pauly, German classicus (Real Encyclopedia) was born on this day in history.
1800 On May - 09 birth of john Brown, abolitionist; led attack on Harpers Ferry
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 Adolph von Henselt, composer was born on May - 09.
1824 William Edmonson "Grumble" Jones, Brig General (Confederate Army) was born on this day in history.
1829 On May - 09 birth of ciro Pinsuti, pianist/composer
1833 Boleslaw Dembinski, composer was born on May - 09.
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 this day in history.
1855 Julius Rontgen, composer was born on this day in history.
1860 James Matthew Barrie, Scotland, novelist (Margaret Ogilvy, Peter Pan) was born on this day in history.
1860 On May - 09 birth of j. M. Barrie, Scottish author (d. 1937)
1865 On this day in history birth of august de Boeck, composer
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 May - 09.
1873 Lilian Mary Baylis, manager (Old Vic & Sadler's Wells Theater) was born on this day in history.
1873 On May - 09 birth of anton Cermak, Mayor of Chicago (d. 1933)
1882 Henry J Kaiser, builder (Liberty Ships, Jeeps, Boulder Dam) was born on May - 09.
1882 George Barker, American painter (d. 1965) was born on May - 09.
1886 On May - 09 birth of francis Biddle, United States Attorney General (d. 1968)
1887 Jules Van de Leene, Belgian writer was born on May - 09.
1887 Sir Ernest de Silva, Sri Lankan Philanthropist (d. 1957) was born on May - 09.