Famous Birthdays In May - 11

1568  Christian I, ruler of Anhalt-Bernburg (Battle of White Mountain) was born on May - 11.  

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 May - 11.  

1722  Peter Camper, Leyden Holland, anatomist/professor (Amsterdam) was born on this day in history.  

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

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 May - 11.  

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1791  Jan Vaclav Hugo Vorisek, composer was born on this day in history.  

1799  John Lowell, American philanthropist (d. 1836) was born on this day in history.  

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  Jean-Jacques Challet-Venel, member of the Swiss Federal Council (d. 1893) was born on this day in history.  

1817  Fanny Cerrito, Italian ballet dancer (d. 1909) was born on this day in history.  

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

1823  On May - 11 birth of alfred Stevens, Belgian painter  

1824  Jean-Léon Gérôme, French painter and sculptor (d. 1904) was born on this day in history.  

1827  Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, French sculptor and painter (d. 1875) was born on this day in history.  

1830  On this day in history birth of john Converse Starkweather, Brig General (Union volunteers)  

1835  On this day in history birth of kārlis Baumanis, Latvian composer (d. 1905)  

1838  On this day in history birth of walter Goodman, British painter, illustrator and author (d. 1912)  

1840  Filippo Capocci, composer was born on May - 11.  

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

1852  On May - 11 birth of charles Warren Fairbanks, (R) 26th US VP (1905-09)  

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

1854  On this day in history birth of ottmar Mergenthaler, Hachtel Germany, inventor (linotype)  

1855  Anatol Konstantinovich Lyadov, Russian composer (Bewitched Lake) was born on May - 11.  

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 May - 11.  

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

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1304  Death of Mahmud Ghazan, Mongol ruler (b. 1271) on this day in history.  

1610  Matteo Ricci, Italian missionary (China), dies on May - 11.  

1631  Christoph Buel, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.  

1672  Death of Charles Seton, 2nd Earl of Dunfermline, English royalist (b. 1615) on this day in history.  

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

1723  Death of Jean Galbert de Campistron, French dramatist (b. 1656) on May - 11.  

1742  Francesco Stradivari, Ital violin maker/son of Antonius, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

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