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

1720  Karl Friedrich Hieronymus Freiherr von Münchhausen, German adventurer (d. 1797) was born on May - 11.   

1722  On May - 11 birth of peter Camper, Leyden Holland, anatomist/professor (Amsterdam)   

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

1763  On this day in history 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  John Lowell, American philanthropist (d. 1836) was born on this day in history.   

1801  On May - 11 birth of henri Labrouste, French architect (d. 1875)   

1807  On May - 11 birth of ira Aldridge, Great 19th century black Shakespearian actor (Othello)   

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

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 this day in history.   

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 May - 11.   

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

1840  On this day in history birth of filippo Capocci, composer   

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

1852  On this day in history 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  On May - 11 birth of carl Hauptmann, writer   

1861  Frederick Russell Burnham, father of the international scouting movement (d. 1947) was born on this day in history.   

1869  Francisco Lacerda, composer was born on May - 11.   

1871  On May - 11 birth of frank Schlesinger, American astronomer (d. 1943)   

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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  On May - 11 christoph Buel, composer, dies at 57   

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

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

1723  Death of Jean Galbert de Campistron, French dramatist (b. 1656) on this day in history.   

1742  On this day in history francesco Stradivari, Ital violin maker/son of Antonius, dies at 70   

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