Famous Birthdays In May - 14

1316  On this day in history birth of charles IV, King of Bohemia (1346-78)/emperor (1355-78)  

1316  On this day in history 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  Johann Philipp Fortsch, composer was born on this day in history.  

1666  On this day in history birth of victor Amadeus II of Sardinia (d. 1732)  

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

1686  On May - 14 birth of daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit, Prussia, inventor (thermometer) [NS=5/24]  

1699  On this day in history birth of hans Joachim von Zieten, Prussian field marshal (d. 1786)  

1701  On this day in history birth of william Emerson, English mathematician (d. 1782)  

1707  Antonio Teixeira, composer was born on May - 14.  

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1710  On this day in history birth of adolf Frederik, king of Sweden (1751-70)  

1725  On this day in history birth of ludovico Manin, last Doge of Venice (d. 1802)  

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

1737  On May - 14 birth of george Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney, British statesman (d. 1806)  

1752  On this day in history birth of albrecht Thaer, German agronomist (d. 1828)  

1752  Timothy Dwight, American theologian (d. 1817) was born on this day in history.  

1771  On May - 14 birth of robert Owen, England, factory owner/socialist  

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

1798  Frantisek Palacky, Czech historian was born on this day in history.  

1805  On this day in history birth of johann Peter Emilius Hartmann, composer  

1814  Charles Beyer, German-British locomotive engineer (d. 1876) was born on this day in history.  

1816  Gualtiero Sanelli, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

1830  On this day in history birth of george Pierce Doles, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1864  

1832  On May - 14 birth of rudolf Lipschitz, German mathematician (d. 1903)  

1836  On this day in history birth of james Patrick Major, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1877  

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

1846  Pieter W A Cort van de Linden, Dutch premier (1913-18) was born on May - 14.  

1864  On May - 14 birth of eleanor Everest Freer, composer  

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

1870  On May - 14 birth of zygmunt Denis Antoni Stojowski, composer  

1872  Elia Dalla Costa, Italian cardinals (d. 1961) was born on this day in history.  

1878  James L. Wilkinson, American baseball executive (d. 1964) was born on this day in history.  

1880  Wilhelm List, German field marshal (d. 1971) was born on May - 14.  

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0347  On May - 14 pachomius, Egyptian monastery founder/abbot (Coenobieten), dies  

0649  Theodore, Greek Pope (642-49) (excommunicated by Paul II), dies on this day in history.  

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

1470  Death of Charles VIII of Sweden (b. 1409) on this day in history.  

1565  Nicolaus von Amsdorf, German reform theologist, dies on this day in history.  

1574  On May - 14 death of guru Amar Das, third Sikh Guru (b. 1479)  

1608  On this day in history death of charles III, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1543)  

1610  On May - 14 death of henry IV, 1st Bourbon-king of France (1572, 89-1610), murdered at 56