Famous Birthdays In May - 11

1568  On May - 11 birth of christian I, ruler of Anhalt-Bernburg (Battle of White Mountain)  

1571  Niwa Nagashige, Japanese warlord (d. 1637) was born on May - 11.  

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

1720  Karl Friedrich Hieronymus Freiherr von Münchhausen, German adventurer (d. 1797) was born on this day in history.  

1722  Peter Camper, Leyden Holland, anatomist/professor (Amsterdam) was born on May - 11.  

1731  On May - 11 birth of johann Gottfried Seyfert, composer  

1733  Victoire of France, daughter of king Louis XV (d. 1799) was born on this day in history.  

1752  Johann Friedrich Blumenbach, German anthropologist (d. 1840) was born on May - 11.  

1763  János Batsányi, Hungarian poet (d. 1845) was born on this day in history.  

1772  Henri-Jean Rigel, composer was born on this day in history.  

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1791  On May - 11 birth of jan Vaclav Hugo Vorisek, composer  

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

1801  On this day in history birth of henri Labrouste, French architect (d. 1875)  

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

1811  On May - 11 birth of chang & Eng Bunker, Chinese Siamese twins  

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

1817  On May - 11 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  Jean-Léon Gérôme, French painter and sculptor (d. 1904) was born on May - 11.  

1827  Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, French sculptor and painter (d. 1875) was born on May - 11.  

1830  John Converse Starkweather, Brig General (Union volunteers) was born on this day in history.  

1835  Kārlis Baumanis, Latvian composer (d. 1905) was born on this day in history.  

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

1840  On May - 11 birth of filippo Capocci, composer  

1841  On May - 11 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 May - 11.  

1854  Ottmar Mergenthaler, Hachtel Germany, inventor (linotype) was born on this day in history.  

1855  On May - 11 birth of anatol Konstantinovich Lyadov, Russian composer (Bewitched Lake)  

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

1861  Frederick Russell Burnham, father of the international scouting movement (d. 1947) was born on May - 11.  

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  Christoph Buel, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.  

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 this day in history 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  Death of Joseph Kerckhoff, Limburg surgeon/robber captain, hanged on this day in history.