Famous Birthdays In May - 14

1316  Charles IV, King of Bohemia (1346-78)/emperor (1355-78) was born on May - 14.  

1316  On May - 14 birth of charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1378)  

1553  Margaret of Valois, wife of Henry IV (d. 1615) was born on this day in history.  

1652  On this day in history birth of johann Philipp Fortsch, composer  

1666  On May - 14 birth of victor Amadeus II of Sardinia (d. 1732)  

1679  On May - 14 birth of peder [Nielsen] Horrebow, Danish astronomer  

1686  On this day in history birth of daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit, Prussia, inventor (thermometer) [NS=5/24]  

1699  Hans Joachim von Zieten, Prussian field marshal (d. 1786) was born on this day in history.  

1701  On May - 14 birth of william Emerson, English mathematician (d. 1782)  

1707  Antonio Teixeira, composer was born on this day in history.  

1710  On May - 14 birth of adolf Frederik, king of Sweden (1751-70)  

1725  Ludovico Manin, last Doge of Venice (d. 1802) was born on this day in history.  

1727  Thomas Gainsborough, English painter (Blue Boy), baptized was born on this day in history.  

1737  On this day in history birth of george Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney, British statesman (d. 1806)  

1752  On May - 14 birth of albrecht Thaer, German agronomist (d. 1828)  

1752  On this day in history birth of timothy Dwight, American theologian (d. 1817)  

1771  Robert Owen, England, factory owner/socialist was born on this day in history.  

1781  Friedrich von Raumer, German historian/parliamentarian was born on this day in history.  

1798  On this day in history birth of frantisek Palacky, Czech historian  

1805  Johann Peter Emilius Hartmann, composer was born on this day in history.  

1814  On this day in history birth of charles Beyer, German-British locomotive engineer (d. 1876)  

1816  Gualtiero Sanelli, composer was born on May - 14.  

1817  Alexander Kaufmann, German poet (d. 1893) was born on this day in history.  

1830  George Pierce Doles, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1864 was born on this day in history.  

1832  Rudolf Lipschitz, German mathematician (d. 1903) was born on May - 14.  

1836  James Patrick Major, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1877 was born on this day in history.  

1846  On this day in history birth of arnold Kerdijk, Dutch lib politician/founder (Social Weekly newspaper)  

1846  On this day in history birth of pieter W A Cort van de Linden, Dutch premier (1913-18)  

1864  On this day in history birth of eleanor Everest Freer, composer  

1867  On this day in history birth of kurt Eisner, German premier of revolutionary Bavaria (1918-19)  

1870  Zygmunt Denis Antoni Stojowski, composer was born on this day in history.  

1872  Elia Dalla Costa, Italian cardinals (d. 1961) was born on May - 14.  

1878  James L. Wilkinson, American baseball executive (d. 1964) was born on May - 14.  

1880  Wilhelm List, German field marshal (d. 1971) was born on this day in history.  

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0347  Pachomius, Egyptian monastery founder/abbot (Coenobieten), dies on May - 14.  

0649  On May - 14 theodore, Greek Pope (642-49) (excommunicated by Paul II), dies  

0964  John XII, [Octavianus], Pope (955-64), dies on this day in history.  

1470  On this day in history death of charles VIII of Sweden (b. 1409)  

1565  Nicolaus von Amsdorf, German reform theologist, dies on May - 14.  

1574  Death of Guru Amar Das, third Sikh Guru (b. 1479) on May - 14.  

1608  Death of Charles III, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1543) on May - 14.  

1610  Death of Henry IV, 1st Bourbon-king of France (1572, 89-1610), murdered at 56 on May - 14.