Famous Birthdays In May - 12
Thursday, 23 March 2023
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)