Famous Birthdays In May - 11

1568  On this day in history birth of christian I, ruler of Anhalt-Bernburg (Battle of White Mountain)   

1571  On this day in history birth of niwa Nagashige, Japanese warlord (d. 1637)   

1654  Cornelis van Alkemade, Dutch historian was born on May - 11.   

1720  Karl Friedrich Hieronymus Freiherr von Münchhausen, German adventurer (d. 1797) was born on May - 11.   

1722  On this day in history birth of peter Camper, Leyden Holland, anatomist/professor (Amsterdam)   

1731  On this day in history birth of johann Gottfried Seyfert, composer   

1733  On May - 11 birth of victoire of France, daughter of king Louis XV (d. 1799)   

1752  Johann Friedrich Blumenbach, German anthropologist (d. 1840) was born on May - 11.   

1763  On May - 11 birth of jános Batsányi, Hungarian poet (d. 1845)   

1772  On this day in history birth of henri-Jean Rigel, composer   

1791  On this day in history birth of jan Vaclav Hugo Vorisek, composer   

1799  On May - 11 birth of john Lowell, American philanthropist (d. 1836)   

1801  On this day in history birth of henri Labrouste, French architect (d. 1875)   

1807  Ira Aldridge, Great 19th century black Shakespearian actor (Othello) was born on May - 11.   

1811  On May - 11 birth of chang & Eng Bunker, Chinese Siamese twins   

1811  On this day in history birth of jean-Jacques Challet-Venel, member of the Swiss Federal Council (d. 1893)   

1817  On May - 11 birth of fanny Cerrito, Italian ballet dancer (d. 1909)   

1821  [Carlos] Charles John Stolbrand, Brig General (Union volunteers) was born on this day in history.   

1823  Alfred Stevens, Belgian painter was born on this day in history.   

1824  Jean-Léon Gérôme, French painter and sculptor (d. 1904) was born on May - 11.   

1827  Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, French sculptor and painter (d. 1875) was born on May - 11.   

1830  On this day in history birth of john Converse Starkweather, Brig General (Union volunteers)   

1835  On May - 11 birth of kārlis Baumanis, Latvian composer (d. 1905)   

1838  Walter Goodman, British painter, illustrator and author (d. 1912) was born on this day in history.   

1840  On May - 11 birth of filippo Capocci, composer   

1841  Ernst von Possart, German actor/stage manager/reciter was born on May - 11.   

1852  Charles Warren Fairbanks, (R) 26th US VP (1905-09) was born on May - 11.   

1854  On May - 11 birth of john Blackham, cricketer (Australia's 1st wicketkeeper)   

1854  Ottmar Mergenthaler, Hachtel Germany, inventor (linotype) was born on May - 11.   

1855  Anatol Konstantinovich Lyadov, Russian composer (Bewitched Lake) was born on May - 11.   

1858  Carl Hauptmann, writer was born on this day in history.   

1861  On this day in history birth of frederick Russell Burnham, father of the international scouting movement (d. 1947)   

1869  Francisco Lacerda, composer was born on this day in history.   

1871  Frank Schlesinger, American astronomer (d. 1943) was born on this day in history.   

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1304  On May - 11 death of mahmud Ghazan, Mongol ruler (b. 1271)   

1610  Matteo Ricci, Italian missionary (China), dies on May - 11.   

1631  On this day in history christoph Buel, composer, dies at 57   

1672  Death of Charles Seton, 2nd Earl of Dunfermline, English royalist (b. 1615) on this day in history.   

1708  Death of Jules Hardouin Mansart, French architect (b. 1646) on May - 11.   

1723  Death of Jean Galbert de Campistron, French dramatist (b. 1656) on this day in history.   

1742  On May - 11 francesco Stradivari, Ital violin maker/son of Antonius, dies at 70   

1772  Death of Joseph Kerckhoff, Limburg surgeon/robber captain, hanged on this day in history.