Famous Birthdays In May - 23

1100  On May - 23 birth of emperor Qinzong of China (d. 1161)   

1598  Claude Mellan, French engraver/cartoonist/painter, baptized was born on this day in history.   

1606  Juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz, Spanish writer (d. 1682) was born on May - 23.   

1617  On May - 23 birth of elias Ashmole, antiquary   

1620  Pieter Neefs, the Younger, Flemish painter, baptized was born on this day in history.   

1644  On this day in history birth of thomas Eisenhut, composer   

1696  On this day in history birth of johann Caspar Vogler, composer   

1707  Carolus Linneus, Sweden, biological classifier was born on this day in history.   

1707  Carolus Linnaeus, Swedish botanist (d. 1778) was born on May - 23.   

1710  Francois-Gaspard Adam, French sculptor (garden sculptures) was born on this day in history.   

1718  On May - 23 birth of william Hunter, obstetrician/medal writer   

1729  Giuseppe Parini, Italian priest/poet (Il Giorno) was born on this day in history.   

1734  Friedrich Anton Mesmer, Austria, physician/hypnotist (Mesmerism) was born on this day in history.   

1735  Charles Joseph, prince the Ligne, Belgian fieldmarshal/author was born on this day in history.   

1737  On May - 23 birth of louis Francois Chambray, composer   

1741  Andrea Lucchesi, composer was born on this day in history.   

1753  On this day in history birth of giovanni Battista Viotti, violonist/composer   

1754  Andrea Appiana, Italian royal painter (Napoleon) was born on May - 23.   

1756  On this day in history birth of nicolas-Joseph Hullmandel, composer   

1759  Antoinio da Silva Leite, composer was born on this day in history.   

1790  On this day in history birth of jules Dumont d'Urville, French explorer (d. 1842)   

1794  On this day in history birth of isaak-Ignaz Moscheles, composer   

1795  Charles Barry, architect was born on this day in history.   

1799  Thomas Hood, English poet/composer (Song of the Shirt) was born on May - 23.   

1812  On May - 23 birth of henri A Esquiros, French poet/writer (Les Vierges Folles)   

1813  On May - 23 birth of mason Brayman, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1895   

1820  On this day in history birth of james Buchanan Eads, US, engineer/inventor (Eads Bridge-St Louis)   

1820  Lorenzo Sawyer, 9th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of California (d. 1891) was born on this day in history.   

1824  On this day in history birth of ambrose Everett Burnside, Major General (Union volunteers)   

1828  On May - 23 birth of edward Hitchcock, America's 1st prof of physical ed (Amherst College)   

1832  On this day in history birth of pieter J B C R van der Aa, Dutch Indologist/geographer   

1834  On May - 23 birth of carl Heinrich Bloch, Danish painter (d. 1890)   

1837  James Sanks Brisbin, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1892 was born on this day in history.   

1843  On May - 23 birth of pedro Miguel Marques y Garcia, composer   

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1125  Hendrik V, Roman catholics German king/emperor (1098/1111-25), dies on May - 23.   

1153  On this day in history david I, king of Scotland (1124-53), dies at about 68   

1304  Death of Jehan de Lescurel, French poet and composer on May - 23.   

1423  Benedict XIII, [Pedro the Luna], Spanish Pope (1394-1423), dies on this day in history.   

1498  On May - 23 death of girolamo Savonarola, dictator of Florence (1494-98), hanged at 45   

1523  Death of Ashikaga Yoshitane, Japanese shogun (b. 1466) on this day in history.   

1524  On this day in history death of ismail I, Shah of Persia (b. 1487)   

1568  On this day in history adolf van Nassau, German son of Willem the Rich, dies in battle at 27