Famous Personalities Born In January - 05
Wednesday, 02 April 2025
1209 Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1272) was born on this day in history.
1548 Francisco Suarez, Spanish theologian (d. 1617) was born on January - 05.
1560 William Cobbold, composer was born on January - 05.
1587 On January - 05 birth of xu Xiake, Chinese geographer (d. 1641)
1592 On this day in history birth of shah Jahan, Mughal emperor of India (1628-58), built Taj Mahal
1596 Henry Lawes, English composer was born on this day in history.
1614 Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria (d. 1662) was born on January - 05.
1661 Jacob Balthasar Schutz, composer was born on January - 05.
1667 Antonio Lotti, Italian composer (b. 1740) was born on this day in history.
1679 Pietro Filippo Scarlotti, composer was born on this day in history.
1696 Giuseppe Galli-Bibiena, Italian architect/painter (d. 1757) was born on January - 05.
1710 On January - 05 birth of friedrich Wilhelm Reidt, composer
1717 William Wildman Shute Barrington, British statesman (d. 1793) was born on January - 05.
1729 Paul C la Fargue, cartoonist/painter was born on this day in history.
1759 Jacques Cathelineau, French royalist/army leader was born on January - 05.
1762 Constanze Mozart, wife of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (d. 1842) was born on January - 05.
1769 Jean Baptiste Say, French economist (Political Economics) was born on this day in history.
1773 Pieter Fontijn, Dutch painter/drawer was born on January - 05.
1778 Fortunato Santini, composer was born on January - 05.
1779 Stephen Decatur, US, naval hero (War of 1812) was born on January - 05.
1779 Zebulon Montgomery Pike, explorer (Pike's Peak) was born on this day in history.
1787 John Burke, Irish genealogist (Burke's Peerage) was born on January - 05.
1788 On this day in history birth of kaspar Ett, German organist/composer
1806 Andre H C van Hasselt, Belgian poet (La Belgium) was born on January - 05.
1810 On January - 05 birth of auguste Mermet, composer
1811 On this day in history birth of cyrus Hamlin, educator/missionary (est Robert College, Turkey)
1813 On January - 05 birth of thomas Neville Waul, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1903
1822 On January - 05 birth of joseph Brevard Kershaw, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1894
1823 William Rockstro, composer was born on this day in history.
1828 On January - 05 birth of august Valentine Kautz, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1895
1829 On this day in history birth of sir Roger Tichborne, missing U.K. heir who was the subject of the longest criminal trial in British history (d. c.1854)
1834 On this day in history birth of william John Wills, English explorer of Australia, member of the Burke and Wills expedition (d. 1861)
1835 Friedrich Richard Faltin, composer was born on this day in history.
1835 Hendrik E van Rijgersma, Dutch gouvernement doctor on Saint Maarten was born on this day in history.