Famous Birthdays In May - 01

1218  John I, Count of Hainaut (d. 1257) was born on May - 01.   

1218  On this day in history birth of rudolph I of Germany, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (d. 1291)   

1238  On this day in history birth of magnus VI Lagabuter, King of Norway (1263-80)   

1285  Edmund FitzAlan, 9th Earl of Arundel, English politician (d. 1326) was born on May - 01.   

1493  Phillippus Paracelsus, Switzerland, physician/alchemist (or 11/10) was born on this day in history.   

1545  Franciscus Junius, [Francois du Jon], French/Neth calvinist theologist was born on this day in history.   

1567  On May - 01 birth of michiel Jansz van Mierevelt, Dutch royal painter   

1577  Francois van Kinschot, Dutch treasurer was born on May - 01.   

1582  Marco da Gagliano, Italian opera composer was born on May - 01.   

1592  Johann A Schall von Bell, German missionaries/astronomer was born on this day in history.   

1594  John Haynes, Massachusetts colonial magistrate was born on May - 01.   

1672  Joseph Addison, England, essayist (Spectator) was born on May - 01.   

1735  On this day in history birth of john H van Kinsbergen, Dutch lt-admiral/founder of Dutch Marines Corp   

1738  King Kamehameha I, King of Hawaii (d. 1819) was born on this day in history.   

1759  Jacob Albright, [Albrecht], German/US predictor was born on this day in history.   

1764  Benjamin Henry Latrobe, engineer/architect (built Capitol) was born on this day in history.   

1764  Gottfried Rieger, composer was born on May - 01.   

1769  On this day in history birth of arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington, British PM (C) (1828-30)   

1771  George Guest, composer was born on this day in history.   

1775  On May - 01 birth of jacob-Joseph-Balthasar Martinn, composer   

1800  On May - 01 birth of ret Thomas Aloysius Dornin, Comm (Union Navy), died in 1874   

1804  Aleksey Khomyakov, Russian poet (d. 1860) was born on this day in history.   

1807  John Bankhead "Prince John" Magruder, Major General (Confederate Army) was born on this day in history.   

1818  Jose Amador de los Rios, Spanish historian/poet was born on this day in history.   

1819  On this day in history birth of william Steele, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1885   

1825  George Inness, US landscape painter (Delaware Water Gap) was born on May - 01.   

1829  Jose M de Alencar, Brazilian writer/minister of Justice was born on May - 01.   

1830  On May - 01 birth of mother (Mary Harris) Jones, US reformer and labor organizer   

1831  Emily Stowe, Canadian physician and suffragist (d. 1903) was born on this day in history.   

1835  Alfred Napoleon Alexander "Natti" Duffie, Brig Gen (Union volunteers) was born on this day in history.   

1839  Chardonnet, inventor (rayon) was born on May - 01.   

1850  On this day in history birth of prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, Governor General of Canada (d. 1942)   

1851  On May - 01 birth of laza Lazarević, Serbian writer and psychiatrist (d. 1891)   

1852  Calamity [Martha] Jane [Burke], frontier adventurer/indian fighter was born on this day in history.   

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0408  Death of Arcadius, Eastern Roman emperor (b. 337/338) on this day in history.   

1118  Death of Edith of Scotland, first wife of Henry I of England (b. c. 1080) on May - 01.   

1171  Dermot MacMurrough, last Irish King of Leinster, dies on this day in history.   

1240  On May - 01 death of jacques de Vitry, Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati and dean of the Sacred College of Cardinals   

1277  On this day in history stefanus IV Uros I de Great, King of Serbia (1243-76), dies   

1308  On May - 01 death of albrecht I van Habsburg, German King (1298-1308), murdered   

1447  On May - 01 louis VII, Duke of Baveria (1413-43), dies   

1456  Hugues de Lannoy, Flemish viceroy of Holland/Zealand, dies on this day in history.