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  Cornelis van Alkemade, Dutch historian was born on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

1752  On this day in history birth of johann Friedrich Blumenbach, German anthropologist (d. 1840)  

1763  On May - 11 birth of jános Batsányi, Hungarian poet (d. 1845)  

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

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

1799  On this day in history birth of john Lowell, American philanthropist (d. 1836)  

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

1807  On May - 11 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 this day in history 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  On May - 11 birth of [Carlos] Charles John Stolbrand, Brig General (Union volunteers)  

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

1830  John Converse Starkweather, Brig General (Union volunteers) was born on May - 11.  

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

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

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

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

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

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

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Next Page »

1304  Death of Mahmud Ghazan, Mongol ruler (b. 1271) on May - 11.  

1610  On May - 11 matteo Ricci, Italian missionary (China), dies  

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

1672  On May - 11 death of charles Seton, 2nd Earl of Dunfermline, English royalist (b. 1615)  

1708  Death of Jules Hardouin Mansart, French architect (b. 1646) on May - 11.  

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

1742  On May - 11 francesco Stradivari, Ital violin maker/son of Antonius, dies at 70  

1772  Death of Joseph Kerckhoff, Limburg surgeon/robber captain, hanged on this day in history.