Famous Birthdays In May - 12

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

1496  On this day in history birth of gustav I of Sweden (d. 1560)  

1590  On May - 12 birth of cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1621)  

1622  On May - 12 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  On May - 12 birth of august II, the Strong One, King of Poland (355 children)  

1670  On May - 12 birth of frederick Augustus I of Poland (d. 1733)  

1679  Giovanni Antonio Ricieri, composer was born on May - 12.  

1700  Luigi Vanvitelli, Italian architect was born on this day in history.  

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

1739  Jan Krtitel Vanhal, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

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

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

1767  On May - 12 birth of manuel de Godoy, Spanish statesman (d. 1851)  

1776  Juan Bros y Bertomel, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

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 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  On this day in history birth of j V Snellman, Finland, journalist/statesman/nationalist  

1812  On May - 12 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  Florence Nightingale, Florence Italy, nurse (Crimean War) was born on May - 12.  

1828  On May - 12 birth of d G Rossetti, writer  

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  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  On this day in history birth of henry Cabot Lodge, U.S. statesman (d. 1924)  

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0912  Leo VI Sophos, Byzantine Emperor (886-912), dies at 45 on this day in history.  

1003  On this day in history gerbert, French scholar, dies in Rome  

1012  Sergius IV, [Pietro Crescentii], Italian Pope (1009-12), dies on May - 12.  

1382  Johanna I, Queen of Naples/Provence, dies on May - 12.  

1465  On this day in history death of thomas Palaeologus, Despot of the Despotate of Morea  

1634  On May - 12 george Chapman, English dramatist/interpreter, dies  

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.