Famous Personalities Born In May - 29
Saturday, 18 October 2025
1594 On this day in history birth of gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim, Bavarian general (d. 1632)
1627 Anne ML of Orleans, duchess of Montpensier (Grand Mademoiselle) was born on this day in history.
1630 On this day in history birth of charles II, King of England (1660-85)
1630 On this day in history birth of charles II of England (d. 1685)
1673 Cornelis van Bijnkershoek, lawyer/president of High Council was born on this day in history.
1675 Humphry Ditton, English mathematician (d. 1715) was born on May - 29.
1716 On this day in history birth of louis J M Daubenton, French zoologist
1722 James FitzGerald, 1st Duke of Leinster, Irish politician (d. 1773) was born on May - 29.
1730 William Jackson, composer was born on this day in history.
1731 Orazio Mei, composer was born on May - 29.
1736 Patrick Henry, US, patriot "Give me liberty or give me death" was born on May - 29.
1741 On May - 29 birth of johann Gottfried Krebs, composer
1773 On May - 29 birth of princess Sophia of Gloucester (d. 1844)
1791 Pietro Romani, composer was born on May - 29.
1794 On May - 29 birth of johann Heinrich von Mädler, German astronomer (d. 1874)
1810 Erasmus Darwin Keyes, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1895 was born on May - 29.
1810 On May - 29 birth of juan B Alberdi, [Figarillo], Argentina politician/writer
1810 Solomon Meredith, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1875 was born on May - 29.
1823 John H. Balsley, American carpenter (d. 1895) was born on May - 29.
1824 On May - 29 birth of cadmus Marcellus Wilcox, Major General (Confederate Army)
1825 On this day in history birth of david Bell Birney, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1864
1826 On May - 29 birth of ebenezer Butterick, inventor (tissue paper dress pattern)
1827 On this day in history birth of reuben Lindsay Walker, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1890
1837 Alexander F de Savornin Lohmann, Dutch minister/party leader (CHU) was born on this day in history.
1837 Luca Fumagalli, composer was born on May - 29.
1839 On this day in history birth of ned Gregory, cricketer (bro of Dave, father of Syd Played 1st Test)
1840 Hans Makart, Austrian painter (Plague in Florenz) was born on this day in history.
1843 On this day in history birth of emile Pessard, composer
1846 On this day in history birth of albert Gyorgy earl Apponyi, Hungarian minister of Education
1851 On this day in history birth of leon VA Bourgeois, French premier (1895-96, Nobel 1920)
1852 Jindrich z Albestu Kaan, composer was born on this day in history.
1860 Isaac Albéniz, Spanish composer (d. 1909) was born on May - 29.
1863 On May - 29 birth of arthur Mold, English cricketer (d. 1921)
1864 A H Borgesius, Dutch amateur astronomer was born on this day in history.