Famous Personalities Born In May - 02

1360  Yongle, Emperor of China (d. 1424) was born on this day in history.   

1451  On May - 02 birth of rené II, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1508)   

1458  Leonor of Viseu, queen of Portugal (d. 1525) was born on this day in history.   

1551  William Camden, English historian (Brittania, Annales) was born on May - 02.   

1601  On this day in history birth of athanasius Kircher, German Jesuit/inventor (magic lantern)   

1660  Pietro Alessandro Gaspare Scarlatti, Palermo Italy, composer (Tigrane) was born on this day in history.   

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  Catherine II, the Great, empress of Russia (1762-96) was born on May - 02.   

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  On this day in history birth of elias Boudinot, lawyer/patriot, found Amer Biblical Society   

1750  On this day in history birth of john André, British Army officer of the American Revolutionary War (d. 1780)   

1752  Ludwig August Lebrun, composer was born on May - 02.   

1754  On May - 02 birth of vicente Martin y Soler, composer   

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

1772  Novalis, writer was born on May - 02.   

1773  On this day in history 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 May - 02.   

1810  Leo XIII, 257th Roman Catholic pope (1878-1903) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history birth of désiré Charnay, French archaeologist (d. 1915)   

1837  On May - 02 birth of henry Martyn Robert, parliamentarian (Robert's Rules of Order)   

1843  Carl Michael Ziehrer, composer was born on this day in history.   

1844  Elijah McCoy, black inventor, held over 50 patents was born on this day in history.   

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

1853  On this day in history birth of marie Verstraete, actress (Louise-Frou Frou)   

1855  Theodore Moses Tobani, composer was born on this day in history.   

1857  Frederic Cliffe, composer was born on this day in history.   

1859  On May - 02 birth of eugene D'Harcourt, composer   

1859  Jerome Klapka Jerome, English writer (d. 1927) was born on this day in history.   

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

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Next Page »

1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30	31

0373  On this day in history death of athanasius, Patriarch of Alexandria (b. 298)   

0649  Maruta of Tagrit, theology/1st mafriaan Jakobitische church, dies on this day in history.   

0756  On May - 02 death of emperor Shōmu, Emperor of Japan (b. 701)   

0907  Death of Boris I of Bulgaria on May - 02.   

1230  On this day in history death of william de Braose, Lord of Abergavenny (b. 1197)   

1250  On May - 02 death of toeransa, sultan of Egypt, murdered   

1300  Death of Blanche of Artois, regent of Navarre (b. 1248) on May - 02.   

1450  Death of William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk, English military leader (b. 1396) on this day in history.