Famous Birthdays In May - 12

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

1496  On May - 12 birth of gustav I of Sweden (d. 1560)  

1590  Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1621) was born on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

1662  Jan F van Bloom, [Orizonte] Flemish painter, baptized was born on May - 12.  

1670  On this day in history birth of august II, the Strong One, King of Poland (355 children)  

1670  Frederick Augustus I of Poland (d. 1733) was born on May - 12.  

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

1700  On May - 12 birth of luigi Vanvitelli, Italian architect  

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1725  On May - 12 birth of louis Philippe I, Duke of Orléans (d. 1785)  

1739  On May - 12 birth of jan Krtitel Vanhal, composer  

1739  Johann Baptist Vanhal, composer was born on this day in history.  

1751  Gaetano Manna, composer was born on this day in history.  

1754  Franz Anton Hoffmeister, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

1776  Juan Bros y Bertomel, composer was born on May - 12.  

1790  [Johannes] Carsten Hauch, Danish writer was born on May - 12.  

1797  Johann Hermann Kufferath, composer was born on this day in history.  

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  Amos Beebe Eaton, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1877 was born on May - 12.  

1806  J V Snellman, Finland, journalist/statesman/nationalist was born on May - 12.  

1812  Edward Lear, England, landscape painter, (Complete Nonsense Book) was born on May - 12.  

1812  On this day in history birth of louis Ludwig Blenker, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1863  

1813  Johann Czerski, German chaplin was born on May - 12.  

1820  Florence Nightingale, Florence Italy, nurse (Crimean War) was born on May - 12.  

1828  D G Rossetti, writer was born on this day in history.  

1828  Gabriel Dante Rossetti, England, poet/painter, Pre-Raphaelite was born on this day in history.  

1829  Paul Karrer, composer was born on May - 12.  

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 May - 12.  

1845  On this day in history 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  Leo VI Sophos, Byzantine Emperor (886-912), dies at 45 on May - 12.  

1003  Gerbert, French scholar, dies in Rome on this day in history.  

1012  Sergius IV, [Pietro Crescentii], Italian Pope (1009-12), dies on this day in history.  

1382  On May - 12 johanna I, Queen of Naples/Provence, dies  

1465  Death of Thomas Palaeologus, Despot of the Despotate of Morea on this day in history.  

1634  George Chapman, English dramatist/interpreter, dies on May - 12.  

1641  On May - 12 death of thomas Wentworth, English viceroy of Ireland, beheaded at 48  

1649  Death of Isaac Doreslaer, English lawyer/diplomat, murdered on May - 12.