Famous Personalities Born In April - 05
Wednesday, 02 April 2025
1288 Emperor Go-Fushimi of Japan (d. 1336) was born on April - 05.
1472 On this day in history birth of bianca Maria Sforza, wife of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1510)
1523 Blaise de Vigenère, French cryptographer (d. 1596) was born on April - 05.
1588 Thomas Hobbes, England, philosopher (Leviathan) was born on April - 05.
1595 John Wilson, composer was born on this day in history.
1598 On this day in history birth of laurentius Erhard, composer
1604 On this day in history birth of charles IV, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1675)
1622 On this day in history birth of vincenzo Viviani, Italian mathematician (d. 1703)
1626 On this day in history birth of jan van Kessel, Flemish painter
1643 On April - 05 birth of charles V Leopold, Duke of Lorraine/fieldmarshal in Austria
1649 Elihu Yale, England, philanthropist founded Yale was born on this day in history.
1692 Adrienne Lecouvreur, French actress (d. 1730) was born on this day in history.
1698 On April - 05 birth of georg Gottfried Wagner, composer
1725 Giacomo Casanova, Italian writer/philanderer/adventurer (uncertain) was born on this day in history.
1727 On this day in history birth of pasquale Ankossi, composer
1732 On this day in history 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 Louis [Ludwig] Spohr, Germany, violin virtuoso/composer (Faust) was born on this day in history.
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 April - 05 birth of henry Havelock, British soldier (War in Afghanistan 1838-39)
1799 On this day in history birth of vincenzo Fioravanti, composer
1816 Samuel Freeman Miller, U.S. Supreme Court Justice (d. 1890) was born on April - 05.
1818 Lewis Baldwin Parsons, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) was born on April - 05.
1820 Nadar, [Félix Tournachon], French painter/cartoonist/author/ballonist was born on this day in history.
1822 James Nagle, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1866 was born on April - 05.
1824 On April - 05 birth of sydney Thompson Dobell, poet (Roman)
1825 David Rumph "Neighbor" Jones, Major General (Confederate Army) was born on April - 05.
1827 On April - 05 birth of joseph Lister, England, physician (founded aseptic surgery)
1828 Pietro Plantania, composer was born on April - 05.
1830 Alexander Muir, Lesmahagow Scotland, poet (Maple Leaf Forever) was born on this day in history.
1832 Jules-Francois Camille Ferry, French statesman was born on this day in history.
1837 On April - 05 birth of algernon Charles Swinburne, England, poet (Atalanta in Calydon)
1838 On this day in history birth of alpheus Hyatt, US, invertebrate paleontologist