Famous Birthdays In May - 12

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

1496  On May - 12 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  Louis de Buade de Frontenac, Governor General of New France (d. 1698) was born on May - 12.  

1626  On this day in history birth of louis Hennepin, Flemish missionary (d. 1705)  

1662  Jan F van Bloom, [Orizonte] Flemish painter, baptized was born on this day in history.  

1670  August II, the Strong One, King of Poland (355 children) was born on this day in history.  

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 May - 12.  

1739  Jan Krtitel Vanhal, composer was born on May - 12.  

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

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

1754  On May - 12 birth of franz Anton Hoffmeister, composer  

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

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

1790  On May - 12 birth of [Johannes] Carsten Hauch, Danish writer  

1797  On this day in history birth of johann Hermann Kufferath, composer  

1803  On May - 12 birth of justus Freiherr von Liebig, German chemist (agricultural chemics)  

1804  Robert Baldwin, (L) help establish govt in Canada (or 1904) was born on May - 12.  

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 this day in history.  

1812  Edward Lear, England, landscape painter, (Complete Nonsense Book) was born on this day in history.  

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

1828  On this day in history birth of gabriel Dante Rossetti, England, poet/painter, Pre-Raphaelite  

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 May - 12.  

1850  On May - 12 birth of henry Cabot Lodge, U.S. statesman (d. 1924)  

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0912  On this day in history leo VI Sophos, Byzantine Emperor (886-912), dies at 45  

1003  Gerbert, French scholar, dies in Rome on May - 12.  

1012  On this day in history sergius IV, [Pietro Crescentii], Italian Pope (1009-12), dies  

1382  On this day in history johanna I, Queen of Naples/Provence, dies  

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

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

1641  Death of Thomas Wentworth, English viceroy of Ireland, beheaded at 48 on May - 12.  

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