Famous Personalities Born In December - 05
Thursday, 03 April 2025
1377 On this day in history birth of jianwen Emperor of China (d. 1402)
1443 Pope Julius II (d. 1513) was born on December - 05.
1495 Nicolas Cleynaerts, Flemish grammarian (d. 1542) was born on December - 05.
1537 On December - 05 birth of ashikaga Yoshiaki, Japanese shogun (d. 1597)
1539 On December - 05 birth of fausto Paolo Sozzini, Italian theologian (d. 1604)
1545 On December - 05 birth of janus Dousa, [Johan van de Does], Dutch politician/poet
1547 Ubbo Emmius, [van Embden], Dutch-Frisian humanist/historian was born on this day in history.
1661 Robert Haley, earl of Oxford/English premier (Whig, 1710-14) was born on this day in history.
1666 On this day in history birth of francesco Antonio Nicola Scarlotti, composer
1687 Francesco Xaverio Geminiani, composer was born on December - 05.
1697 On this day in history birth of carlo Arrigoni, composer
1697 On December - 05 birth of giuseppe de Majo, composer
1724 On December - 05 birth of joseph Friebert, composer
1782 On this day in history birth of martin Van Buren, Kinderhook NY, (D) 8th pres (1837-41)
1786 On December - 05 birth of henry Drummond, English banker/apostole
1803 Fyodor Ivanovich Tyutchev, Russian poet (d. 1873) was born on this day in history.
1820 On this day in history birth of afanasy Fet, Russian poet (d. 1892)
1822 On December - 05 birth of elizabeth Cabot Agassiz, American college president (d. 1907)
1824 On December - 05 birth of titian James Coffey, Atty Gen (Union), died in 1867
1826 On this day in history birth of john Benjamin Sanborn, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1904
1829 Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière, French Canadian politician (d. 1908) was born on this day in history.
1830 On this day in history birth of christina Rossetti, London, poet (Winter Rain, Passing Away)
1839 On December - 05 birth of george Armstrong Custer, Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1876
1841 Marcus Daly, American mining tycoon (d. 1900) was born on this day in history.
1844 On December - 05 birth of john Frederick Bridge, composer
1852 On this day in history birth of thomas Linnemann Laub, composer
1855 On December - 05 birth of clinton Hart Merriam, American ornithologist (d. 1942)
1859 On December - 05 birth of john Jellicoe, British admiral (d. 1935)
1861 Armando V Diaz, Italian marshal/minister of War (1922-24) was born on December - 05.
1863 Paul P Painlevé, French PM (1917, 1925), mathematician [OS] was born on this day in history.
1867 Józef Piłsudski, Polish revolutionary and statesman (d. 1935) was born on December - 05.
1867 Antti Aarne, Finnish folklorist (d. February 2, 1925) was born on this day in history.
1868 Arnold Sommerfeld, German physicist (d. 1951) was born on this day in history.
1869 On December - 05 birth of ellis Parker Butler, American author (d. 1937)