Famous Birthdays In May - 12

1401  Emperor Shōkō (d. 1428) was born on this day in history.  

1496  Gustav I of Sweden (d. 1560) was born on May - 12.  

1590  On May - 12 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  Louis Hennepin, Flemish missionary (d. 1705) was born on May - 12.  

1662  On May - 12 birth of jan F van Bloom, [Orizonte] Flemish painter, baptized  

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  Giovanni Antonio Ricieri, composer was born on this day in history.  

1700  On this day in history birth of luigi Vanvitelli, Italian architect  

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1725  Louis Philippe I, Duke of Orléans (d. 1785) was born on this day in history.  

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

1739  On May - 12 birth of johann Baptist Vanhal, composer  

1751  On this day in history birth of gaetano Manna, composer  

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

1767  On this day in history birth of manuel de Godoy, Spanish statesman (d. 1851)  

1776  On this day in history birth of juan Bros y Bertomel, composer  

1790  [Johannes] Carsten Hauch, Danish writer was born on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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

1820  On May - 12 birth of florence Nightingale, Florence Italy, nurse (Crimean War)  

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  On May - 12 birth of paul Karrer, composer  

1829  Pavlos Carrer, Greek composer (d. 1896) was born on May - 12.  

1842  On May - 12 birth of jules Emile Fred Massenet, Montaud France, composer (Manon, Le Cid)  

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 this day in history.  

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  Johanna I, Queen of Naples/Provence, dies on this day in history.  

1465  Death of Thomas Palaeologus, Despot of the Despotate of Morea on May - 12.  

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

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

1649  Death of Isaac Doreslaer, English lawyer/diplomat, murdered on this day in history.