Famous Personalities Born In May - 29
Sunday, 01 February 2026
1594 Gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim, Bavarian general (d. 1632) was born on this day in history. 

1627 On May - 29 birth of anne ML of Orleans, duchess of Montpensier (Grand Mademoiselle) 

1630 Charles II, King of England (1660-85) was born on May - 29. 

1630 On May - 29 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 this day in history. 

1716 Louis J M Daubenton, French zoologist was born on May - 29. 

1722 On May - 29 birth of james FitzGerald, 1st Duke of Leinster, Irish politician (d. 1773) 

1730 William Jackson, composer was born on this day in history. 

1731 Orazio Mei, composer was born on this day in history. 

1736 On this day in history birth of patrick Henry, US, patriot "Give me liberty or give me death" 

1741 Johann Gottfried Krebs, composer was born on this day in history. 

1773 Princess Sophia of Gloucester (d. 1844) was born on May - 29. 

1791 Pietro Romani, composer was born on this day in history. 

1794 Johann Heinrich von Mädler, German astronomer (d. 1874) was born on May - 29. 

1810 On May - 29 birth of erasmus Darwin Keyes, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1895 

1810 On this day in history birth of juan B Alberdi, [Figarillo], Argentina politician/writer 

1810 On this day in history birth of solomon Meredith, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1875 

1823 On this day in history birth of john H. Balsley, American carpenter (d. 1895) 

1824 Cadmus Marcellus Wilcox, Major General (Confederate Army) was born on this day in history. 

1825 On May - 29 birth of david Bell Birney, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1864 

1826 Ebenezer Butterick, inventor (tissue paper dress pattern) was born on May - 29. 

1827 On May - 29 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 Ned Gregory, cricketer (bro of Dave, father of Syd Played 1st Test) was born on this day in history. 

1840 On May - 29 birth of hans Makart, Austrian painter (Plague in Florenz) 

1843 Emile Pessard, composer was born on May - 29. 

1846 Albert Gyorgy earl Apponyi, Hungarian minister of Education was born on this day in history. 

1851 On this day in history birth of leon VA Bourgeois, French premier (1895-96, Nobel 1920) 

1852 On May - 29 birth of jindrich z Albestu Kaan, composer 

1860 On this day in history birth of isaac Albéniz, Spanish composer (d. 1909) 

1863 Arthur Mold, English cricketer (d. 1921) was born on May - 29. 

1864 A H Borgesius, Dutch amateur astronomer was born on May - 29. 

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