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 this day in history 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  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 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  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 this day in history birth of johann Baptist Vanhal, composer  

1751  Gaetano Manna, composer was born on May - 12.  

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  On May - 12 birth of juan Bros y Bertomel, composer  

1790  On this day in history birth of [Johannes] Carsten Hauch, Danish writer  

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 this day in history birth of robert Baldwin, (L) help establish govt in Canada (or 1904)  

1806  On May - 12 birth of amos Beebe Eaton, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1877  

1806  J V Snellman, Finland, journalist/statesman/nationalist was born on May - 12.  

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

1812  On this day in history birth of louis Ludwig Blenker, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1863  

1813  Johann Czerski, German chaplin was born on May - 12.  

1820  Florence Nightingale, Florence Italy, nurse (Crimean War) was born on this day in history.  

1828  D G Rossetti, writer was born on May - 12.  

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  On May - 12 birth of pavlos Carrer, Greek composer (d. 1896)  

1842  On this day in history birth of jules Emile Fred Massenet, Montaud France, composer (Manon, Le Cid)  

1845  On May - 12 birth of gabriel Urbain Faure, Pamiers France, composer (Requiem, Ballade)  

1850  On this day in history birth of henry Cabot Lodge, U.S. statesman (d. 1924)  

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0912  On May - 12 leo VI Sophos, Byzantine Emperor (886-912), dies at 45  

1003  Gerbert, French scholar, dies in Rome on this day in history.  

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

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  George Chapman, English dramatist/interpreter, dies on this day in history.  

1641  On May - 12 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.