Famous Personalities Born In May - 29
Tuesday, 16 September 2025
1594 Gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim, Bavarian general (d. 1632) was born on May - 29.
1627 On this day in history birth of anne ML of Orleans, duchess of Montpensier (Grand Mademoiselle)
1630 On May - 29 birth of charles II, King of England (1660-85)
1630 Charles II of England (d. 1685) was born on this day in history.
1673 Cornelis van Bijnkershoek, lawyer/president of High Council was born on May - 29.
1675 Humphry Ditton, English mathematician (d. 1715) was born on this day in history.
1716 On this day in history birth of louis J M Daubenton, French zoologist
1722 On May - 29 birth of james FitzGerald, 1st Duke of Leinster, Irish politician (d. 1773)
1730 On this day in history birth of william Jackson, composer
1731 On this day in history birth of orazio Mei, composer
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 On May - 29 birth of pietro Romani, composer
1794 Johann Heinrich von Mädler, German astronomer (d. 1874) was born on this day in history.
1810 On this day in history birth of erasmus Darwin Keyes, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1895
1810 On May - 29 birth of juan B Alberdi, [Figarillo], Argentina politician/writer
1810 On May - 29 birth of solomon Meredith, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1875
1823 On May - 29 birth of john H. Balsley, American carpenter (d. 1895)
1824 Cadmus Marcellus Wilcox, Major General (Confederate Army) was born on May - 29.
1825 On this day in history birth of david Bell Birney, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1864
1826 On this day in history birth of ebenezer Butterick, inventor (tissue paper dress pattern)
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 this day in history.
1839 On May - 29 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 May - 29.
1843 Emile Pessard, composer was born on this day in history.
1846 On May - 29 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 this day in history birth of arthur Mold, English cricketer (d. 1921)
1864 On May - 29 birth of a H Borgesius, Dutch amateur astronomer