Famous Birthdays In May - 12
Friday, 25 October 2024
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 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 May - 12.
1626 Louis Hennepin, Flemish missionary (d. 1705) was born on May - 12.
1662 On this day in history birth of jan F van Bloom, [Orizonte] Flemish painter, baptized
1670 On May - 12 birth of august II, the Strong One, King of Poland (355 children)
1670 On this day in history birth of frederick Augustus I of Poland (d. 1733)
1679 On this day in history birth of giovanni Antonio Ricieri, composer
1700 Luigi Vanvitelli, Italian architect was born on this day in history.
1725 Louis Philippe I, Duke of Orléans (d. 1785) was born on this day in history.
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 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 [Johannes] Carsten Hauch, Danish writer was born on May - 12.
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 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 On this day in history 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 Louis Ludwig Blenker, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1863 was born on May - 12.
1813 Johann Czerski, German chaplin was born on this day in history.
1820 Florence Nightingale, Florence Italy, nurse (Crimean War) was born on this day in history.
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 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 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 May - 12.