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

1720  On this day in history birth of karl Friedrich Hieronymus Freiherr von Münchhausen, German adventurer (d. 1797)  

1722  Peter Camper, Leyden Holland, anatomist/professor (Amsterdam) was born on May - 11.  

1731  On May - 11 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  Johann Friedrich Blumenbach, German anthropologist (d. 1840) was born on May - 11.  

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

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

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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  On May - 11 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  On this day in history birth of chang & Eng Bunker, Chinese Siamese twins  

1811  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of [Carlos] Charles John Stolbrand, Brig General (Union volunteers)  

1823  On this day in history 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 this day in history 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 May - 11.  

1838  Walter Goodman, British painter, illustrator and author (d. 1912) was born on May - 11.  

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 May - 11.  

1854  On May - 11 birth of ottmar Mergenthaler, Hachtel Germany, inventor (linotype)  

1855  Anatol Konstantinovich Lyadov, Russian composer (Bewitched Lake) was born on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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

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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  On this day in history christoph Buel, composer, dies at 57  

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 this day in history.  

1723  On this day in history 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  Death of Joseph Kerckhoff, Limburg surgeon/robber captain, hanged on this day in history.