Famous Personalities Born In April - 05
Friday, 14 February 2025
1288 Emperor Go-Fushimi of Japan (d. 1336) was born on this day in history.
1472 Bianca Maria Sforza, wife of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1510) was born on this day in history.
1523 On this day in history birth of blaise de Vigenère, French cryptographer (d. 1596)
1588 Thomas Hobbes, England, philosopher (Leviathan) was born on this day in history.
1595 John Wilson, composer was born on this day in history.
1598 On April - 05 birth of laurentius Erhard, composer
1604 On April - 05 birth of charles IV, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1675)
1622 On this day in history birth of vincenzo Viviani, Italian mathematician (d. 1703)
1626 Jan van Kessel, Flemish painter was born on April - 05.
1643 Charles V Leopold, Duke of Lorraine/fieldmarshal in Austria was born on this day in history.
1649 On this day in history birth of elihu Yale, England, philanthropist founded Yale
1692 Adrienne Lecouvreur, French actress (d. 1730) was born on this day in history.
1698 Georg Gottfried Wagner, composer was born on this day in history.
1725 Giacomo Casanova, Italian writer/philanderer/adventurer (uncertain) was born on April - 05.
1727 On this day in history birth of pasquale Ankossi, composer
1732 On April - 05 birth of jean-Honoré Fragonard, French artist (d. 1806)
1752 Sébastien Érard, French musical instruments maker (d. 1831) was born on this day in history.
1784 On April - 05 birth of louis [Ludwig] Spohr, Germany, violin virtuoso/composer (Faust)
1784 Ludwig Spohr, composer was born on April - 05.
1788 On this day in history birth of franz Pforr, German painter/cartoonist (Lukasbund)
1795 On this day in history birth of henry Havelock, British soldier (War in Afghanistan 1838-39)
1799 On this day in history birth of vincenzo Fioravanti, composer
1816 On this day in history birth of samuel Freeman Miller, U.S. Supreme Court Justice (d. 1890)
1818 Lewis Baldwin Parsons, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) was born on this day in history.
1820 On this day in history birth of nadar, [Félix Tournachon], French painter/cartoonist/author/ballonist
1822 On April - 05 birth of james Nagle, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1866
1824 Sydney Thompson Dobell, poet (Roman) was born on April - 05.
1825 On April - 05 birth of david Rumph "Neighbor" Jones, Major General (Confederate Army)
1827 On April - 05 birth of joseph Lister, England, physician (founded aseptic surgery)
1828 Pietro Plantania, composer was born on April - 05.
1830 On April - 05 birth of alexander Muir, Lesmahagow Scotland, poet (Maple Leaf Forever)
1832 On this day in history birth of jules-Francois Camille Ferry, French statesman
1837 Algernon Charles Swinburne, England, poet (Atalanta in Calydon) was born on this day in history.
1838 Alpheus Hyatt, US, invertebrate paleontologist was born on this day in history.