Famous Birthdays In May - 12

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

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

1626  Louis Hennepin, Flemish missionary (d. 1705) was born on May - 12.  

1662  On this day in history birth of jan F van Bloom, [Orizonte] Flemish painter, baptized  

1670  August II, the Strong One, King of Poland (355 children) was born on May - 12.  

1670  Frederick Augustus I of Poland (d. 1733) was born on this day in history.  

1679  Giovanni Antonio Ricieri, composer was born on May - 12.  

1700  Luigi Vanvitelli, Italian architect was born on May - 12.  

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

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

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  On this day in history 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 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 this day in history.  

1806  On May - 12 birth of j V Snellman, Finland, journalist/statesman/nationalist  

1812  Edward Lear, England, landscape painter, (Complete Nonsense Book) was born on May - 12.  

1812  On May - 12 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 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 this day in history.  

1829  On this day in history birth of paul Karrer, composer  

1829  Pavlos Carrer, Greek composer (d. 1896) was born on this day in history.  

1842  On May - 12 birth of jules Emile Fred Massenet, Montaud France, composer (Manon, Le Cid)  

1845  Gabriel Urbain Faure, Pamiers France, composer (Requiem, Ballade) was born on May - 12.  

1850  Henry Cabot Lodge, U.S. statesman (d. 1924) was born on May - 12.  

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0912  Leo VI Sophos, Byzantine Emperor (886-912), dies at 45 on this day in history.  

1003  On this day in history gerbert, French scholar, dies in Rome  

1012  Sergius IV, [Pietro Crescentii], Italian Pope (1009-12), dies on this day in history.  

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  George Chapman, English dramatist/interpreter, dies on May - 12.  

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 May - 12.