Famous Personalities Born In May - 23

1100  Emperor Qinzong of China (d. 1161) was born on this day in history.   

1598  On May - 23 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  On May - 23 birth of elias Ashmole, antiquary   

1620  Pieter Neefs, the Younger, Flemish painter, baptized was born on May - 23.   

1644  On May - 23 birth of thomas Eisenhut, composer   

1696  Johann Caspar Vogler, composer was born on this day in history.   

1707  On May - 23 birth of carolus Linneus, Sweden, biological classifier   

1707  Carolus Linnaeus, Swedish botanist (d. 1778) was born on May - 23.   

1710  Francois-Gaspard Adam, French sculptor (garden sculptures) was born on this day in history.   

1718  William Hunter, obstetrician/medal writer was born on this day in history.   

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  On May - 23 birth of louis Francois Chambray, composer   

1741  Andrea Lucchesi, composer was born on this day in history.   

1753  On May - 23 birth of giovanni Battista Viotti, violonist/composer   

1754  On May - 23 birth of andrea Appiana, Italian royal painter (Napoleon)   

1756  Nicolas-Joseph Hullmandel, composer was born on this day in history.   

1759  On this day in history birth of antoinio da Silva Leite, composer   

1790  Jules Dumont d'Urville, French explorer (d. 1842) was born on this day in history.   

1794  Isaak-Ignaz Moscheles, composer was born on this day in history.   

1795  On this day in history birth of charles Barry, architect   

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 this day in history.   

1813  Mason Brayman, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1895 was born on May - 23.   

1820  On May - 23 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 May - 23.   

1824  Ambrose Everett Burnside, Major General (Union volunteers) was born on May - 23.   

1828  Edward Hitchcock, America's 1st prof of physical ed (Amherst College) was born on May - 23.   

1832  On May - 23 birth of pieter J B C R van der Aa, Dutch Indologist/geographer   

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 May - 23.   

1843  Pedro Miguel Marques y Garcia, composer was born on May - 23.   

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

1153  David I, king of Scotland (1124-53), dies at about 68 on May - 23.   

1304  On May - 23 death of jehan de Lescurel, French poet and composer   

1423  Benedict XIII, [Pedro the Luna], Spanish Pope (1394-1423), dies on May - 23.   

1498  On May - 23 death of girolamo Savonarola, dictator of Florence (1494-98), hanged at 45   

1523  On May - 23 death of ashikaga Yoshitane, Japanese shogun (b. 1466)   

1524  Death of Ismail I, Shah of Persia (b. 1487) on May - 23.   

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