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 this day in history.   

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  On this day in history birth of peter Camper, Leyden Holland, anatomist/professor (Amsterdam)   

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

1733  On this day in history birth of victoire of France, daughter of king Louis XV (d. 1799)   

1752  On May - 11 birth of johann Friedrich Blumenbach, German anthropologist (d. 1840)   

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

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

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

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 May - 11.   

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

1823  Alfred Stevens, Belgian painter was born on May - 11.   

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

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

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

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

1838  Walter Goodman, British painter, illustrator and author (d. 1912) was born on this day in history.   

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

1841  Ernst von Possart, German actor/stage manager/reciter was born on May - 11.   

1852  On this day in history birth of charles Warren Fairbanks, (R) 26th US VP (1905-09)   

1854  On this day in history birth of john Blackham, cricketer (Australia's 1st wicketkeeper)   

1854  Ottmar Mergenthaler, Hachtel Germany, inventor (linotype) was born on May - 11.   

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

1871  Frank Schlesinger, American astronomer (d. 1943) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

1708  On May - 11 death of jules Hardouin Mansart, French architect (b. 1646)   

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

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.