Famous Personalities Born In May - 23

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 May - 23 birth of elias Ashmole, antiquary   

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

1644  On May - 23 birth of thomas Eisenhut, composer   

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

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

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  On May - 23 birth of giuseppe Parini, Italian priest/poet (Il Giorno)   

1734  Friedrich Anton Mesmer, Austria, physician/hypnotist (Mesmerism) was born on this day in history.   

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  Andrea Lucchesi, composer was born on May - 23.   

1753  Giovanni Battista Viotti, violonist/composer was born on this day in history.   

1754  On this day in history birth of andrea Appiana, Italian royal painter (Napoleon)   

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

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  Thomas Hood, English poet/composer (Song of the Shirt) was born on this day in history.   

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

1813  On this day in history birth of mason Brayman, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1895   

1820  On this day in history birth of james Buchanan Eads, US, engineer/inventor (Eads Bridge-St Louis)   

1820  On this day in history birth of lorenzo Sawyer, 9th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of California (d. 1891)   

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  Pieter J B C R van der Aa, Dutch Indologist/geographer was born on May - 23.   

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  On May - 23 birth of pedro Miguel Marques y Garcia, composer   

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1125  On May - 23 hendrik V, Roman catholics German king/emperor (1098/1111-25), dies   

1153  David I, king of Scotland (1124-53), dies at about 68 on this day in history.   

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

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

1498  Death of Girolamo Savonarola, dictator of Florence (1494-98), hanged at 45 on this day in history.   

1523  On this day in history death of ashikaga Yoshitane, Japanese shogun (b. 1466)   

1524  Death of Ismail I, Shah of Persia (b. 1487) on this day in history.   

1568  Adolf van Nassau, German son of Willem the Rich, dies in battle at 27 on this day in history.