Famous Birthdays In May - 12
Saturday, 23 January 2021
1401 On May - 12 birth of emperor Shōkō (d. 1428)
1496 On May - 12 birth of gustav I of Sweden (d. 1560)
1590 Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1621) was born on this day in history.
1622 Louis de Buade de Frontenac, Governor General of New France (d. 1698) was born on this day in history.
1626 Louis Hennepin, Flemish missionary (d. 1705) was born on this day in history.
1662 Jan F van Bloom, [Orizonte] Flemish painter, baptized was born on May - 12.
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 On May - 12 birth of giovanni Antonio Ricieri, composer
1700 On May - 12 birth of luigi Vanvitelli, Italian architect
1725 On May - 12 birth of louis Philippe I, Duke of Orléans (d. 1785)
1739 On May - 12 birth of jan Krtitel Vanhal, composer
1739 Johann Baptist Vanhal, composer was born on this day in history.
1751 Gaetano Manna, composer was born on this day in history.
1754 Franz Anton Hoffmeister, composer was born on this day in history.
1767 Manuel de Godoy, Spanish statesman (d. 1851) was born on this day in history.
1776 Juan Bros y Bertomel, composer was born on May - 12.
1790 [Johannes] Carsten Hauch, Danish writer was born on May - 12.
1797 Johann Hermann Kufferath, composer was born on this day in history.
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 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 May - 12.
1812 Edward Lear, England, landscape painter, (Complete Nonsense Book) was born on May - 12.
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 May - 12.
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 Paul Karrer, composer was born on May - 12.
1829 On May - 12 birth of pavlos Carrer, Greek composer (d. 1896)
1842 Jules Emile Fred Massenet, Montaud France, composer (Manon, Le Cid) was born on May - 12.
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.