Famous Personalities Born In May - 11

1568  On this day in history 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 this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1731  On this day in history birth of johann Gottfried Seyfert, composer   

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 May - 11.   

1763  János Batsányi, Hungarian poet (d. 1845) was born on May - 11.   

1772  On May - 11 birth of henri-Jean Rigel, composer   

1791  Jan Vaclav Hugo Vorisek, composer was born on May - 11.   

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  On this day in history birth of ira Aldridge, Great 19th century black Shakespearian actor (Othello)   

1811  Chang & Eng Bunker, Chinese Siamese twins was born on this day in history.   

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

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  Alfred Stevens, Belgian painter was born on this day in history.   

1824  Jean-Léon Gérôme, French painter and sculptor (d. 1904) was born on May - 11.   

1827  On May - 11 birth of jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, French sculptor and painter (d. 1875)   

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

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 this day in history.   

1840  On May - 11 birth of filippo Capocci, composer   

1841  Ernst von Possart, German actor/stage manager/reciter was born on this day in history.   

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

1854  On May - 11 birth of john Blackham, cricketer (Australia's 1st wicketkeeper)   

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

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  On May - 11 birth of frederick Russell Burnham, father of the international scouting movement (d. 1947)   

1869  On this day in history birth of francisco Lacerda, composer   

1871  On this day in history birth of frank Schlesinger, American astronomer (d. 1943)   

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1304  On this day in history death of mahmud Ghazan, Mongol ruler (b. 1271)   

1610  On this day in history matteo Ricci, Italian missionary (China), dies   

1631  Christoph Buel, composer, dies at 57 on May - 11.   

1672  Death of Charles Seton, 2nd Earl of Dunfermline, English royalist (b. 1615) on May - 11.   

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  On this day in history francesco Stradivari, Ital violin maker/son of Antonius, dies at 70   

1772  On this day in history death of joseph Kerckhoff, Limburg surgeon/robber captain, hanged