Famous Birthdays In May - 02

1360  On this day in history birth of yongle, Emperor of China (d. 1424)   

1451  On this day in history birth of rené II, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1508)   

1458  On this day in history birth of leonor of Viseu, queen of Portugal (d. 1525)   

1551  William Camden, English historian (Brittania, Annales) was born on this day in history.   

1601  Athanasius Kircher, German Jesuit/inventor (magic lantern) was born on this day in history.   

1660  On May - 02 birth of pietro Alessandro Gaspare Scarlatti, Palermo Italy, composer (Tigrane)   

1695  Giovanni Niccolo Servandoni, Italian-born architect (d. 1766) was born on May - 02.   

1702  Friedrich Christoph Oetinger, German theologian (d. 1782) was born on this day in history.   

1729  On May - 02 birth of catherine II, the Great, empress of Russia (1762-96)   

1729  On this day in history birth of florian Johann Deller, composer   

1737  On May - 02 birth of william Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1805)   

1740  Elias Boudinot, lawyer/patriot, found Amer Biblical Society was born on May - 02.   

1750  On May - 02 birth of john André, British Army officer of the American Revolutionary War (d. 1780)   

1752  On this day in history birth of ludwig August Lebrun, composer   

1754  Vicente Martin y Soler, composer was born on May - 02.   

1768  Jean-Louis M Alibert, French dermatologist was born on this day in history.   

1772  Novalis, writer was born on May - 02.   

1773  On May - 02 birth of henrik Steffens, Norwegian philosopher (d. 1845)   

1779  On May - 02 birth of john Galt, Scotland, novelist (Ayrshire Legatees, Lawrie Todd)   

1810  Hans Christian Lumbye, composer was born on this day in history.   

1810  On May - 02 birth of leo XIII, 257th Roman Catholic pope (1878-1903)   

1817  Zikmund Michal Kolesovsky, composer was born on this day in history.   

1821  Abram Sanders Piatt, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1908 was born on May - 02.   

1828  On May - 02 birth of désiré Charnay, French archaeologist (d. 1915)   

1837  On this day in history birth of henry Martyn Robert, parliamentarian (Robert's Rules of Order)   

1843  Carl Michael Ziehrer, composer was born on May - 02.   

1844  Elijah McCoy, black inventor, held over 50 patents was born on May - 02.   

1846  On this day in history birth of zygmunt Noskowski, composer   

1853  On May - 02 birth of marie Verstraete, actress (Louise-Frou Frou)   

1855  On May - 02 birth of theodore Moses Tobani, composer   

1857  Frederic Cliffe, composer was born on May - 02.   

1859  On this day in history birth of eugene D'Harcourt, composer   

1859  Jerome Klapka Jerome, English writer (d. 1927) was born on May - 02.   

1860  D'Arcy Thompson, zoologist/classicist (On Growth & Form) was born on May - 02.   

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0373  On May - 02 death of athanasius, Patriarch of Alexandria (b. 298)   

0649  On May - 02 maruta of Tagrit, theology/1st mafriaan Jakobitische church, dies   

0756  On this day in history death of emperor Shōmu, Emperor of Japan (b. 701)   

0907  On May - 02 death of boris I of Bulgaria   

1230  On May - 02 death of william de Braose, Lord of Abergavenny (b. 1197)   

1250  Death of Toeransa, sultan of Egypt, murdered on May - 02.   

1300  On May - 02 death of blanche of Artois, regent of Navarre (b. 1248)   

1450  On May - 02 death of william de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk, English military leader (b. 1396)