Famous Birthdays In May - 14

1316  Charles IV, King of Bohemia (1346-78)/emperor (1355-78) was born on this day in history.  

1316  Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1378) was born on May - 14.  

1553  On this day in history birth of margaret of Valois, wife of Henry IV (d. 1615)  

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 May - 14 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  William Emerson, English mathematician (d. 1782) was born on May - 14.  

1707  On this day in history birth of antonio Teixeira, composer  

1710  On May - 14 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  On May - 14 birth of thomas Gainsborough, English painter (Blue Boy), baptized  

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

1752  Albrecht Thaer, German agronomist (d. 1828) was born on May - 14.  

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  Frantisek Palacky, Czech historian was born on May - 14.  

1805  On May - 14 birth of johann Peter Emilius Hartmann, composer  

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

1816  On May - 14 birth of gualtiero Sanelli, composer  

1817  On this day in history birth of alexander Kaufmann, German poet (d. 1893)  

1830  On May - 14 birth of george Pierce Doles, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1864  

1832  Rudolf Lipschitz, German mathematician (d. 1903) was born on this day in history.  

1836  On May - 14 birth of james Patrick Major, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1877  

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

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  Kurt Eisner, German premier of revolutionary Bavaria (1918-19) was born on May - 14.  

1870  On this day in history birth of zygmunt Denis Antoni Stojowski, composer  

1872  On this day in history birth of elia Dalla Costa, Italian cardinals (d. 1961)  

1878  On this day in history birth of james L. Wilkinson, American baseball executive (d. 1964)  

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

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 this day in history death of guru Amar Das, third Sikh Guru (b. 1479)  

1608  Death of Charles III, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1543) on this day in history.  

1610  Death of Henry IV, 1st Bourbon-king of France (1572, 89-1610), murdered at 56 on this day in history.