Famous Personalities Born In May - 09
Thursday, 29 January 2026
1147 Minamoto no Yoritomo, Japanese shogun (d. 1199) was born on May - 09. 

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

1596 On May - 09 birth of abraham van Diepenbeeck, painter 

1738 On this day in history birth of john Pindar, [Peter], physician/poet 

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 this day in history 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 

1801 Samuel Cousins, mezzotint engraver was born on May - 09. 

1810 On May - 09 birth of louis Gallait, historical painter 

1810 WFLC Marianne, princess of Orange-Nassau/daughter of king Willem I was born on this day in history. 

1814 On May - 09 birth of adolph von Henselt, composer 

1824 William Edmonson "Grumble" Jones, Brig General (Confederate Army) was born on May - 09. 

1829 On May - 09 birth of ciro Pinsuti, pianist/composer 

1833 On this day in history birth of boleslaw Dembinski, composer 

1837 On May - 09 birth of adam Opel, German manufacturer (cycling, motorcars) 

1843 On this day in history birth of belle Boyd, spy (Confederate)/actress/lecturer 

1844 [Maria] Catharina Beersmans, Belgian actress (Bad Herders) was born on this day in history. 

1846 On May - 09 birth of nikolay Feopemptovich Solov'yov, composer 

1855 Julius Rontgen, composer was born on this day in history. 

1860 On this day in history 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 May - 09. 

1866 On May - 09 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 Anton Cermak, Mayor of Chicago (d. 1933) was born on this day in history. 

1882 On this day in history birth of henry J Kaiser, builder (Liberty Ships, Jeeps, Boulder Dam) 

1882 On May - 09 birth of george Barker, American painter (d. 1965) 

1886 On this day in history birth of francis Biddle, United States Attorney General (d. 1968) 

1887 On May - 09 birth of jules Van de Leene, Belgian writer 

1887 On this day in history birth of sir Ernest de Silva, Sri Lankan Philanthropist (d. 1957) 

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