Famous Birthdays In March - 05

1133  King Henry II of England (d. 1189) was born on this day in history.   

1324  On March - 05 birth of david II Bruce, king of Scotland (1331..71)   

1326  On March - 05 birth of louis I, [the Great], King of Hungary (1342-82), Poland (1370-82)   

1512  On March - 05 birth of gerardus Mercator, Rupelmonde (Belgium), geographer/mapmaker   

1563  On March - 05 birth of john Coke, English politician (d. 1644)   

1574  On this day in history birth of william Oughtred, England, mathematician/inventor (slide rule)   

1585  On this day in history birth of johan Georg I, elector of Saxon (1611-56) (Peace of Prague)   

1585  John George I, Elector of Saxony (d. 1656) was born on March - 05.   

1637  John van der Heyden, Dutch painter/inventor (fire extinguisher) was born on this day in history.   

1658  Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac, french colonial governor of America was born on this day in history.   

1668  On March - 05 birth of francesco Gasparini, composer   

1693  Johann Jakob Wettstein, Swiss theologian (d. 1754) was born on this day in history.   

1696  Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Venetian Rococo painter (Isaac's Sacrifice) was born on this day in history.   

1703  On this day in history birth of vasily Kirillovich Trediakovsky, Russian poet (d. 1768)   

1723  On this day in history birth of princess Mary of Great Britain (d. 1773)   

1733  Vincenzo Galeotti, [Tomazelli], Italian dancer/choreographer was born on this day in history.   

1739  Benjamin Ruggles Woodbridge, doctor, Massachusetts militia officer, member of the Massachusetts legislature (d. 1819) was born on March - 05.   

1746  Jacob Wallenberg, Swedish writer/naval chaplain was born on March - 05.   

1748  On March - 05 birth of william Shield, composer   

1748  Jonas C. Dryander, Swedish botanist (d. 1810) was born on this day in history.   

1750  Jean B G d'Ansse de Villoison, French classical (Apollonii Lexicon) was born on March - 05.   

1751  On March - 05 birth of jan Krtitel Kuchar, composer   

1756  Thomas Linley, composer was born on March - 05.   

1774  On this day in history birth of christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse, composer   

1794  On March - 05 birth of jacques Babinet, French physicist/mathematician/astronomer   

1794  Robert Cooper Grier, Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (d. 1870) was born on March - 05.   

1805  On this day in history birth of theodore Labarre, composer   

1814  On this day in history birth of wilhelm von Giesebrecht, German historian (d. 1889)   

1815  John Wentworth, American politician (d. 1888) was born on this day in history.   

1817  Austen H Layard, British archaeologist/diplomat was born on March - 05.   

1824  Elisha Harris, US, physician/found American Public Health Assoc was born on March - 05.   

1824  On March - 05 birth of james Merritt Ives, lithographer (Currier & Ives)   

1825  John Dunovant, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1864 was born on this day in history.   

1825  On this day in history birth of joseph Albert, German photographer (albertotype)   

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0254  On this day in history lucius I, bishop of Rome (253-54), dies   

1291  Death of Sa'ad al'Da'ulah, Jewish grand vizier of Persia, assassinated on this day in history.   

1534  On this day in history death of antonio da Correggio, Italian painter (b. 1489)   

1539  Death of Nuno da Cunha, Portuguese governor in India (b. 1487) on March - 05.   

1561  On March - 05 carlo Caraffa, Italian cardinal, dies at 41   

1574  On March - 05 philip of Saint-Aldegonde, Flem viceroy Holland/Zealand/Utrecht, dies   

1576  Don Luis de Requesens y Zuniga, viceroy of Neth (1573-76), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1605  Clement VIII, [Ippolito Aldofireini], Pope (1592-1605), dies at 69 on this day in history.