Famous Personalities Born In May - 11

1568  Christian I, ruler of Anhalt-Bernburg (Battle of White Mountain) was born on this day in history.   

1571  Niwa Nagashige, Japanese warlord (d. 1637) was born on this day in history.   

1654  On May - 11 birth of cornelis van Alkemade, Dutch historian   

1720  On May - 11 birth of karl Friedrich Hieronymus Freiherr von Münchhausen, German adventurer (d. 1797)   

1722  On May - 11 birth of peter Camper, Leyden Holland, anatomist/professor (Amsterdam)   

1731  Johann Gottfried Seyfert, composer was born on May - 11.   

1733  Victoire of France, daughter of king Louis XV (d. 1799) was born on May - 11.   

1752  Johann Friedrich Blumenbach, German anthropologist (d. 1840) was born on this day in history.   

1763  On this day in history birth of jános Batsányi, Hungarian poet (d. 1845)   

1772  Henri-Jean Rigel, composer was born on May - 11.   

1791  On this day in history birth of jan Vaclav Hugo Vorisek, composer   

1799  John Lowell, American philanthropist (d. 1836) was born on May - 11.   

1801  Henri Labrouste, French architect (d. 1875) was born on May - 11.   

1807  Ira Aldridge, Great 19th century black Shakespearian actor (Othello) was born on this day in history.   

1811  Chang & Eng Bunker, Chinese Siamese twins was born on May - 11.   

1811  On May - 11 birth of jean-Jacques Challet-Venel, member of the Swiss Federal Council (d. 1893)   

1817  On this day in history birth of fanny Cerrito, Italian ballet dancer (d. 1909)   

1821  [Carlos] Charles John Stolbrand, Brig General (Union volunteers) was born on May - 11.   

1823  On this day in history birth of alfred Stevens, Belgian painter   

1824  On May - 11 birth of jean-Léon Gérôme, French painter and sculptor (d. 1904)   

1827  On this day in history birth of jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, French sculptor and painter (d. 1875)   

1830  On May - 11 birth of john Converse Starkweather, Brig General (Union volunteers)   

1835  Kārlis Baumanis, Latvian composer (d. 1905) was born on May - 11.   

1838  Walter Goodman, British painter, illustrator and author (d. 1912) was born on May - 11.   

1840  Filippo Capocci, composer was born on this day in history.   

1841  On this day in history birth of ernst von Possart, German actor/stage manager/reciter   

1852  Charles Warren Fairbanks, (R) 26th US VP (1905-09) was born on this day in history.   

1854  John Blackham, cricketer (Australia's 1st wicketkeeper) was born on this day in history.   

1854  On May - 11 birth of ottmar Mergenthaler, Hachtel Germany, inventor (linotype)   

1855  Anatol Konstantinovich Lyadov, Russian composer (Bewitched Lake) was born on this day in history.   

1858  Carl Hauptmann, writer was born on this day in history.   

1861  On this day in history birth of frederick Russell Burnham, father of the international scouting movement (d. 1947)   

1869  Francisco Lacerda, composer was born on this day in history.   

1871  Frank Schlesinger, American astronomer (d. 1943) was born on May - 11.   

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1304  On May - 11 death of mahmud Ghazan, Mongol ruler (b. 1271)   

1610  Matteo Ricci, Italian missionary (China), dies on this day in history.   

1631  On this day in history christoph Buel, composer, dies at 57   

1672  On this day in history death of charles Seton, 2nd Earl of Dunfermline, English royalist (b. 1615)   

1708  On this day in history death of jules Hardouin Mansart, French architect (b. 1646)   

1723  On May - 11 death of jean Galbert de Campistron, French dramatist (b. 1656)   

1742  Francesco Stradivari, Ital violin maker/son of Antonius, dies at 70 on May - 11.   

1772  On May - 11 death of joseph Kerckhoff, Limburg surgeon/robber captain, hanged