Famous Personalities Born In May - 09
Wednesday, 15 October 2025
1147 On May - 09 birth of minamoto no Yoritomo, Japanese shogun (d. 1199)
1265 Dante Alighieri, Italian poet (Divina Commedia) was born on this day in history.
1596 On this day in history birth of abraham van Diepenbeeck, painter
1738 On May - 09 birth of john Pindar, [Peter], physician/poet
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 James Pollard Espy, Penns, meteorologist (Philosphy of Storms) was born on May - 09.
1793 Johannes C de Jonge, Dutch historian/archivist was born on May - 09.
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 this day in history.
1824 On this day in history birth of william Edmonson "Grumble" Jones, Brig General (Confederate Army)
1829 Ciro Pinsuti, pianist/composer was born on this day in history.
1833 On this day in history birth of boleslaw Dembinski, composer
1837 Adam Opel, German manufacturer (cycling, motorcars) was born on May - 09.
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 May - 09.
1846 Nikolay Feopemptovich Solov'yov, composer was born on May - 09.
1855 On May - 09 birth of julius Rontgen, composer
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 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 this day in history birth of lilian Mary Baylis, manager (Old Vic & Sadler's Wells Theater)
1873 On May - 09 birth of anton Cermak, Mayor of Chicago (d. 1933)
1882 On May - 09 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 May - 09 birth of francis Biddle, United States Attorney General (d. 1968)
1887 On May - 09 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.