Famous Birthdays In May - 12

1401  On May - 12 birth of emperor Shōkō (d. 1428)   

1496  On this day in history birth of gustav I of Sweden (d. 1560)   

1590  On May - 12 birth of cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1621)   

1622  Louis de Buade de Frontenac, Governor General of New France (d. 1698) was born on May - 12.   

1626  Louis Hennepin, Flemish missionary (d. 1705) was born on this day in history.   

1662  Jan F van Bloom, [Orizonte] Flemish painter, baptized was born on this day in history.   

1670  August II, the Strong One, King of Poland (355 children) was born on this day in history.   

1670  On May - 12 birth of frederick Augustus I of Poland (d. 1733)   

1679  On May - 12 birth of giovanni Antonio Ricieri, composer   

1700  Luigi Vanvitelli, Italian architect was born on May - 12.   

1725  On this day in history birth of louis Philippe I, Duke of Orléans (d. 1785)   

1739  Jan Krtitel Vanhal, composer was born on this day in history.   

1739  Johann Baptist Vanhal, composer was born on May - 12.   

1751  On May - 12 birth of gaetano Manna, composer   

1754  Franz Anton Hoffmeister, composer was born on May - 12.   

1767  Manuel de Godoy, Spanish statesman (d. 1851) was born on this day in history.   

1776  Juan Bros y Bertomel, composer was born on this day in history.   

1790  On this day in history birth of [Johannes] Carsten Hauch, Danish writer   

1797  Johann Hermann Kufferath, composer was born on May - 12.   

1803  Justus Freiherr von Liebig, German chemist (agricultural chemics) was born on May - 12.   

1804  On this day in history birth of robert Baldwin, (L) help establish govt in Canada (or 1904)   

1806  On May - 12 birth of amos Beebe Eaton, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1877   

1806  On May - 12 birth of j V Snellman, Finland, journalist/statesman/nationalist   

1812  Edward Lear, England, landscape painter, (Complete Nonsense Book) was born on this day in history.   

1812  On May - 12 birth of louis Ludwig Blenker, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1863   

1813  On May - 12 birth of johann Czerski, German chaplin   

1820  On this day in history birth of florence Nightingale, Florence Italy, nurse (Crimean War)   

1828  On May - 12 birth of d G Rossetti, writer   

1828  Gabriel Dante Rossetti, England, poet/painter, Pre-Raphaelite was born on May - 12.   

1829  Paul Karrer, composer was born on this day in history.   

1829  On May - 12 birth of pavlos Carrer, Greek composer (d. 1896)   

1842  Jules Emile Fred Massenet, Montaud France, composer (Manon, Le Cid) was born on this day in history.   

1845  On May - 12 birth of gabriel Urbain Faure, Pamiers France, composer (Requiem, Ballade)   

1850  Henry Cabot Lodge, U.S. statesman (d. 1924) was born on this day in history.   

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0912  On May - 12 leo VI Sophos, Byzantine Emperor (886-912), dies at 45   

1003  On this day in history gerbert, French scholar, dies in Rome   

1012  On May - 12 sergius IV, [Pietro Crescentii], Italian Pope (1009-12), dies   

1382  On this day in history johanna I, Queen of Naples/Provence, dies   

1465  On this day in history death of thomas Palaeologus, Despot of the Despotate of Morea   

1634  On this day in history george Chapman, English dramatist/interpreter, dies   

1641  On this day in history death of thomas Wentworth, English viceroy of Ireland, beheaded at 48   

1649  On this day in history death of isaac Doreslaer, English lawyer/diplomat, murdered