Famous Personalities Born In May - 23
Monday, 23 June 2025
1100 Emperor Qinzong of China (d. 1161) was born on this day in history.
1598 Claude Mellan, French engraver/cartoonist/painter, baptized was born on this day in history.
1606 On May - 23 birth of juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz, Spanish writer (d. 1682)
1617 On this day in history birth of elias Ashmole, antiquary
1620 Pieter Neefs, the Younger, Flemish painter, baptized was born on May - 23.
1644 Thomas Eisenhut, composer was born on May - 23.
1696 On this day in history birth of johann Caspar Vogler, composer
1707 On this day in history birth of carolus Linneus, Sweden, biological classifier
1707 Carolus Linnaeus, Swedish botanist (d. 1778) was born on May - 23.
1710 On this day in history birth of francois-Gaspard Adam, French sculptor (garden sculptures)
1718 William Hunter, obstetrician/medal writer was born on this day in history.
1729 Giuseppe Parini, Italian priest/poet (Il Giorno) was born on May - 23.
1734 On May - 23 birth of friedrich Anton Mesmer, Austria, physician/hypnotist (Mesmerism)
1735 On May - 23 birth of charles Joseph, prince the Ligne, Belgian fieldmarshal/author
1737 On this day in history birth of louis Francois Chambray, composer
1741 On May - 23 birth of andrea Lucchesi, composer
1753 Giovanni Battista Viotti, violonist/composer was born on this day in history.
1754 Andrea Appiana, Italian royal painter (Napoleon) was born on May - 23.
1756 Nicolas-Joseph Hullmandel, composer was born on this day in history.
1759 On May - 23 birth of antoinio da Silva Leite, composer
1790 On May - 23 birth of jules Dumont d'Urville, French explorer (d. 1842)
1794 Isaak-Ignaz Moscheles, composer was born on May - 23.
1795 Charles Barry, architect was born on this day in history.
1799 On this day in history 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 Mason Brayman, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1895 was born on this day in history.
1820 On this day in history birth of james Buchanan Eads, US, engineer/inventor (Eads Bridge-St Louis)
1820 Lorenzo Sawyer, 9th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of California (d. 1891) was born on this day in history.
1824 On May - 23 birth of ambrose Everett Burnside, Major General (Union volunteers)
1828 On this day in history birth of edward Hitchcock, America's 1st prof of physical ed (Amherst College)
1832 On this day in history birth of pieter J B C R van der Aa, Dutch Indologist/geographer
1834 Carl Heinrich Bloch, Danish painter (d. 1890) was born on May - 23.
1837 James Sanks Brisbin, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1892 was born on this day in history.
1843 Pedro Miguel Marques y Garcia, composer was born on May - 23.