Famous Birthdays In May - 12

1401  On this day in history 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 May - 12.  

1622  On this day in history birth of louis de Buade de Frontenac, Governor General of New France (d. 1698)  

1626  Louis Hennepin, Flemish missionary (d. 1705) was born on this day in history.  

1662  On May - 12 birth of jan F van Bloom, [Orizonte] Flemish painter, baptized  

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

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

1679  Giovanni Antonio Ricieri, composer was born on this day in history.  

1700  On May - 12 birth of luigi Vanvitelli, Italian architect  

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

1739  On this day in history birth of jan Krtitel Vanhal, composer  

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

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

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

1767  Manuel de Godoy, Spanish statesman (d. 1851) was born on May - 12.  

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

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

1797  Johann Hermann Kufferath, composer was born on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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  On this day in history birth of edward Lear, England, landscape painter, (Complete Nonsense Book)  

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  On this day in history birth of florence Nightingale, Florence Italy, nurse (Crimean War)  

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 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 May - 12.  

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 this day in history.  

1465  Death of Thomas Palaeologus, Despot of the Despotate of Morea on this day in history.  

1634  George Chapman, English dramatist/interpreter, dies on this day in history.  

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

1649  On this day in history death of isaac Doreslaer, English lawyer/diplomat, murdered