Famous Birthdays In May - 09
Saturday, 16 January 2021
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 May - 09.
1738 On May - 09 birth of john Pindar, [Peter], physician/poet
1740 Giovanni Paisiello, Italian composer (Barber of Seville) was born on this day in history.
1783 Alexander Ross, Canada, pioneer/fur trader was born on May - 09.
1785 On this day in history birth of james Pollard Espy, Penns, meteorologist (Philosphy of Storms)
1793 Johannes C de Jonge, Dutch historian/archivist was born on May - 09.
1796 August Pauly, German classicus (Real Encyclopedia) was born on May - 09.
1800 John Brown, abolitionist; led attack on Harpers Ferry was born on this day in history.
1801 Samuel Cousins, mezzotint engraver was born on this day in history.
1810 Louis Gallait, historical painter was born on this day in history.
1810 WFLC Marianne, princess of Orange-Nassau/daughter of king Willem I was born on May - 09.
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 Ciro Pinsuti, pianist/composer was born on this day in history.
1833 Boleslaw Dembinski, composer was born on this day in history.
1837 On May - 09 birth of adam Opel, German manufacturer (cycling, motorcars)
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 May - 09 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 this day in history.
1873 On May - 09 birth of lilian Mary Baylis, manager (Old Vic & Sadler's Wells Theater)
1873 On this day in history birth of anton Cermak, Mayor of Chicago (d. 1933)
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 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 Sir Ernest de Silva, Sri Lankan Philanthropist (d. 1957) was born on this day in history.