Famous Birthdays In May - 12
Monday, 02 October 2023
1401 On May - 12 birth of emperor ShÅkÅ (d. 1428)
1496 On this day in history birth of gustav I of Sweden (d. 1560)
1590 On this day in history 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 this day in history.
1626 Louis Hennepin, Flemish missionary (d. 1705) was born on May - 12.
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 On May - 12 birth of luigi Vanvitelli, Italian architect
1725 On May - 12 birth of louis Philippe I, Duke of Orléans (d. 1785)
1739 Jan Krtitel Vanhal, composer was born on May - 12.
1739 Johann Baptist Vanhal, composer was born on May - 12.
1751 Gaetano Manna, composer was born on this day in history.
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 On this day in history birth of juan Bros y Bertomel, composer
1790 On this day in history birth of [Johannes] Carsten Hauch, Danish writer
1797 On May - 12 birth of johann Hermann Kufferath, composer
1803 On this day in history birth of justus Freiherr von Liebig, German chemist (agricultural chemics)
1804 On May - 12 birth of robert Baldwin, (L) help establish govt in Canada (or 1904)
1806 On this day in history birth of amos Beebe Eaton, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1877
1806 J V Snellman, Finland, journalist/statesman/nationalist was born on this day in history.
1812 Edward Lear, England, landscape painter, (Complete Nonsense Book) was born on this day in history.
1812 Louis Ludwig Blenker, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1863 was born on this day in history.
1813 Johann Czerski, German chaplin was born on May - 12.
1820 Florence Nightingale, Florence Italy, nurse (Crimean War) was born on May - 12.
1828 On May - 12 birth of d G Rossetti, writer
1828 On May - 12 birth of gabriel Dante Rossetti, England, poet/painter, Pre-Raphaelite
1829 On May - 12 birth of paul Karrer, composer
1829 Pavlos Carrer, Greek composer (d. 1896) was born on May - 12.
1842 Jules Emile Fred Massenet, Montaud France, composer (Manon, Le Cid) was born on May - 12.
1845 Gabriel Urbain Faure, Pamiers France, composer (Requiem, Ballade) was born on May - 12.
1850 Henry Cabot Lodge, U.S. statesman (d. 1924) was born on this day in history.