Famous Personalities Born In May - 12
Wednesday, 17 September 2025
1401 On May - 12 birth of emperor ShÅkÅ (d. 1428)
1496 Gustav I of Sweden (d. 1560) was born on this day in history.
1590 On this day in history birth of cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1621)
1622 On this day in history birth of louis de Buade de Frontenac, Governor General of New France (d. 1698)
1626 On May - 12 birth of louis Hennepin, Flemish missionary (d. 1705)
1662 On this day in history birth of jan F van Bloom, [Orizonte] Flemish painter, baptized
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 Giovanni Antonio Ricieri, composer was born on this day in history.
1700 Luigi Vanvitelli, Italian architect was born on this day in history.
1725 Louis Philippe I, Duke of Orléans (d. 1785) was born on May - 12.
1739 On this day in history birth of jan Krtitel Vanhal, composer
1739 Johann Baptist Vanhal, composer was born on May - 12.
1751 On this day in history birth of gaetano Manna, composer
1754 On this day in history birth of franz Anton Hoffmeister, composer
1767 On May - 12 birth of manuel de Godoy, Spanish statesman (d. 1851)
1776 On May - 12 birth of juan Bros y Bertomel, composer
1790 On this day in history birth of [Johannes] Carsten Hauch, Danish writer
1797 On this day in history birth of johann Hermann Kufferath, composer
1803 Justus Freiherr von Liebig, German chemist (agricultural chemics) was born on May - 12.
1804 Robert Baldwin, (L) help establish govt in Canada (or 1904) was born on May - 12.
1806 On this day in history 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 On this day in history birth of edward Lear, England, landscape painter, (Complete Nonsense Book)
1812 On this day in history 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 D G Rossetti, writer was born on May - 12.
1828 Gabriel Dante Rossetti, England, poet/painter, Pre-Raphaelite was born on May - 12.
1829 Paul Karrer, composer was born on May - 12.
1829 Pavlos Carrer, Greek composer (d. 1896) was born on this day in history.
1842 Jules Emile Fred Massenet, Montaud France, composer (Manon, Le Cid) was born on this day in history.
1845 Gabriel Urbain Faure, Pamiers France, composer (Requiem, Ballade) was born on this day in history.
1850 On May - 12 birth of henry Cabot Lodge, U.S. statesman (d. 1924)