Famous Birthdays In December - 05

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 this day in history.   

1537  Ashikaga Yoshiaki, Japanese shogun (d. 1597) was born on this day in history.   

1539  Fausto Paolo Sozzini, Italian theologian (d. 1604) was born on this day in history.   

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 December - 05.   

1661  Robert Haley, earl of Oxford/English premier (Whig, 1710-14) was born on December - 05.   

1666  Francesco Antonio Nicola Scarlotti, composer was born on December - 05.   

1687  Francesco Xaverio Geminiani, composer was born on this day in history.   

1697  Carlo Arrigoni, composer was born on December - 05.   

1697  Giuseppe de Majo, composer was born on this day in history.   

1724  Joseph Friebert, composer was born on December - 05.   

1782  Martin Van Buren, Kinderhook NY, (D) 8th pres (1837-41) was born on December - 05.   

1786  Henry Drummond, English banker/apostole was born on December - 05.   

1803  On December - 05 birth of fyodor Ivanovich Tyutchev, Russian poet (d. 1873)   

1820  On December - 05 birth of afanasy Fet, Russian poet (d. 1892)   

1822  Elizabeth Cabot Agassiz, American college president (d. 1907) was born on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history birth of henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière, French Canadian politician (d. 1908)   

1830  Christina Rossetti, London, poet (Winter Rain, Passing Away) was born on this day in history.   

1839  George Armstrong Custer, Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1876 was born on this day in history.   

1841  On December - 05 birth of marcus Daly, American mining tycoon (d. 1900)   

1844  John Frederick Bridge, composer was born on this day in history.   

1852  On this day in history birth of thomas Linnemann Laub, composer   

1855  On this day in history birth of clinton Hart Merriam, American ornithologist (d. 1942)   

1859  On December - 05 birth of john Jellicoe, British admiral (d. 1935)   

1861  On this day in history birth of armando V Diaz, Italian marshal/minister of War (1922-24)   

1863  On December - 05 birth of paul P Painlevé, French PM (1917, 1925), mathematician [OS]   

1867  On December - 05 birth of józef PiÅ‚sudski, Polish revolutionary and statesman (d. 1935)   

1867  Antti Aarne, Finnish folklorist (d. February 2, 1925) was born on December - 05.   

1868  Arnold Sommerfeld, German physicist (d. 1951) was born on December - 05.   

1869  On this day in history birth of ellis Parker Butler, American author (d. 1937)   

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0063  On December - 05 death of publius Cornelius Lentulus (Sura), Roman statesman   

0749  Death of Saint John of Damascus, theologian on this day in history.   

1082  Death of Ramon Berenguer II, Count of Barcelona on December - 05.   

1212  On this day in history derek II of Are, Bishop of Utrecht (1197-1212), dies   

1244  Johanna of Constantinople, countess of Flanders (1205-44), dies on this day in history.   

1355  Jan III, duke of Brabant/Limburg, dies on this day in history.   

1560  Francois II, King of France (1559-60), dies at 16 on this day in history.   

1570  Death of Johan Friis, Danish statesman (b. 1494) on December - 05.