Famous Personalities Born In May - 14

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

1316  Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1378) was born on this day in history.   

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

1652  On May - 14 birth of johann Philipp Fortsch, composer   

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

1679  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of hans Joachim von Zieten, Prussian field marshal (d. 1786)   

1701  William Emerson, English mathematician (d. 1782) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1725  Ludovico Manin, last Doge of Venice (d. 1802) was born on May - 14.   

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  Albrecht Thaer, German agronomist (d. 1828) was born on this day in history.   

1752  Timothy Dwight, American theologian (d. 1817) was born on May - 14.   

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

1781  On this day in history birth of friedrich von Raumer, German historian/parliamentarian   

1798  On May - 14 birth of frantisek Palacky, Czech historian   

1805  Johann Peter Emilius Hartmann, composer was born on May - 14.   

1814  On May - 14 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 May - 14.   

1830  George Pierce Doles, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1864 was born on May - 14.   

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 May - 14.   

1846  Arnold Kerdijk, Dutch lib politician/founder (Social Weekly newspaper) was born on this day in history.   

1846  Pieter W A Cort van de Linden, Dutch premier (1913-18) was born on this day in history.   

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

1867  Kurt Eisner, German premier of revolutionary Bavaria (1918-19) was born on this day in history.   

1870  Zygmunt Denis Antoni Stojowski, composer was born on May - 14.   

1872  On May - 14 birth of elia Dalla Costa, Italian cardinals (d. 1961)   

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 this day in history.   

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

0649  On this day in history theodore, Greek Pope (642-49) (excommunicated by Paul II), dies   

0964  On May - 14 john XII, [Octavianus], Pope (955-64), dies   

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

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

1574  On this day in history 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