Famous Birthdays In May - 23

1052  King Philip I of France (d. 1108) was born on this day in history.  

1100  On May - 23 birth of emperor Qinzong of China (d. 1161)  

1598  On this day in history birth of claude Mellan, French engraver/cartoonist/painter, baptized  

1606  Juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz, Spanish writer (d. 1682) was born on this day in history.  

1617  Elias Ashmole, antiquary was born on this day in history.  

1620  On May - 23 birth of pieter Neefs, the Younger, Flemish painter, baptized  

1644  On May - 23 birth of thomas Eisenhut, composer  

1696  On this day in history birth of johann Caspar Vogler, composer  

1707  Carolus Linneus, Sweden, biological classifier was born on this day in history.  

1707  On this day in history birth of carolus Linnaeus, Swedish botanist (d. 1778)  

Advertisements

1710  Francois-Gaspard Adam, French sculptor (garden sculptures) was born on May - 23.  

1718  On this day in history birth of william Hunter, obstetrician/medal writer  

1729  Giuseppe Parini, Italian priest/poet (Il Giorno) was born on this day in history.  

1734  Friedrich Anton Mesmer, Austria, physician/hypnotist (Mesmerism) was born on May - 23.  

1735  On this day in history birth of charles Joseph, prince the Ligne, Belgian fieldmarshal/author  

1737  Louis Francois Chambray, composer was born on this day in history.  

1741  On this day in history birth of andrea Lucchesi, composer  

1753  Giovanni Battista Viotti, violonist/composer was born on May - 23.  

1754  Andrea Appiana, Italian royal painter (Napoleon) was born on this day in history.  

1756  On May - 23 birth of nicolas-Joseph Hullmandel, composer  

1759  Antoinio da Silva Leite, composer was born on May - 23.  

1790  On this day in history birth of jules Dumont d'Urville, French explorer (d. 1842)  

1794  On May - 23 birth of isaak-Ignaz Moscheles, composer  

1795  Charles Barry, architect was born on this day in history.  

1799  On May - 23 birth of thomas Hood, English poet/composer (Song of the Shirt)  

1812  Henri A Esquiros, French poet/writer (Les Vierges Folles) was born on May - 23.  

1813  On May - 23 birth of mason Brayman, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1895  

1820  James Buchanan Eads, US, engineer/inventor (Eads Bridge-St Louis) was born on this day in history.  

1820  Lorenzo Sawyer, 9th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of California (d. 1891) was born on this day in history.  

1824  On this day in history birth of ambrose Everett Burnside, Major General (Union volunteers)  

1828  On May - 23 birth of edward Hitchcock, America's 1st prof of physical ed (Amherst College)  

1832  Pieter J B C R van der Aa, Dutch Indologist/geographer was born on this day in history.  

1834  On this day in history birth of carl Heinrich Bloch, Danish painter (d. 1890)  

1837  James Sanks Brisbin, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1892 was born on this day in history.  

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Next Page »

1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30	31

1125  Hendrik V, Roman catholics German king/emperor (1098/1111-25), dies on this day in history.  

1153  On May - 23 david I, king of Scotland (1124-53), dies at about 68  

1304  Death of Jehan de Lescurel, French poet and composer on May - 23.  

1423  On May - 23 benedict XIII, [Pedro the Luna], Spanish Pope (1394-1423), dies  

1498  Death of Girolamo Savonarola, dictator of Florence (1494-98), hanged at 45 on May - 23.  

1523  Death of Ashikaga Yoshitane, Japanese shogun (b. 1466) on May - 23.  

1524  On this day in history death of ismail I, Shah of Persia (b. 1487)  

1568  Adolf van Nassau, German son of Willem the Rich, dies in battle at 27 on May - 23.