Famous Personalities Born 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 this day in history.   

1553  Margaret of Valois, wife of Henry IV (d. 1615) was born on May - 14.   

1652  Johann Philipp Fortsch, composer was born on this day in history.   

1666  Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia (d. 1732) was born on this day in history.   

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 May - 14.   

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

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

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

1737  George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney, British statesman (d. 1806) was born on May - 14.   

1752  Albrecht Thaer, German agronomist (d. 1828) was born on this day in history.   

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

1771  Robert Owen, England, factory owner/socialist was born on May - 14.   

1781  Friedrich von Raumer, German historian/parliamentarian was born on May - 14.   

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

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

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

1832  On this day in history birth of rudolf Lipschitz, German mathematician (d. 1903)   

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

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

1846  On May - 14 birth of pieter W A Cort van de Linden, Dutch premier (1913-18)   

1864  Eleanor Everest Freer, composer was born on May - 14.   

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 May - 14.   

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

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 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 May - 14 death of charles VIII of Sweden (b. 1409)   

1565  On May - 14 nicolaus von Amsdorf, German reform theologist, dies   

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

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

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