Famous Personalities Born In May - 02

1360  Yongle, Emperor of China (d. 1424) was born on May - 02.   

1451  On this day in history birth of rené II, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1508)   

1458  On this day in history birth of leonor of Viseu, queen of Portugal (d. 1525)   

1551  William Camden, English historian (Brittania, Annales) was born on this day in history.   

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

1660  On May - 02 birth of pietro Alessandro Gaspare Scarlatti, Palermo Italy, composer (Tigrane)   

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 May - 02.   

1729  On May - 02 birth of catherine II, the Great, empress of Russia (1762-96)   

1729  Florian Johann Deller, composer was born on this day in history.   

1737  On this day in history birth of william Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1805)   

1740  On May - 02 birth of elias Boudinot, lawyer/patriot, found Amer Biblical Society   

1750  On May - 02 birth of john André, British Army officer of the American Revolutionary War (d. 1780)   

1752  On this day in history birth of ludwig August Lebrun, composer   

1754  Vicente Martin y Soler, composer was born on this day in history.   

1768  On May - 02 birth of jean-Louis M Alibert, French dermatologist   

1772  On this day in history birth of novalis, writer   

1773  On May - 02 birth of henrik Steffens, Norwegian philosopher (d. 1845)   

1779  John Galt, Scotland, novelist (Ayrshire Legatees, Lawrie Todd) was born on May - 02.   

1810  Hans Christian Lumbye, composer was born on this day in history.   

1810  On this day in history birth of leo XIII, 257th Roman Catholic pope (1878-1903)   

1817  Zikmund Michal Kolesovsky, composer was born on this day in history.   

1821  On this day in history birth of abram Sanders Piatt, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1908   

1828  Désiré Charnay, French archaeologist (d. 1915) was born on May - 02.   

1837  Henry Martyn Robert, parliamentarian (Robert's Rules of Order) was born on this day in history.   

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

1844  Elijah McCoy, black inventor, held over 50 patents was born on May - 02.   

1846  On May - 02 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 May - 02.   

1859  Eugene D'Harcourt, composer was born on May - 02.   

1859  Jerome Klapka Jerome, English writer (d. 1927) was born on May - 02.   

1860  On May - 02 birth of d'Arcy Thompson, zoologist/classicist (On Growth & Form)   

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0373  Death of Athanasius, Patriarch of Alexandria (b. 298) on May - 02.   

0649  On this day in history maruta of Tagrit, theology/1st mafriaan Jakobitische church, dies   

0756  Death of Emperor Shōmu, Emperor of Japan (b. 701) on this day in history.   

0907  Death of Boris I of Bulgaria on this day in history.   

1230  Death of William de Braose, Lord of Abergavenny (b. 1197) on May - 02.   

1250  Death of Toeransa, sultan of Egypt, murdered on May - 02.   

1300  On May - 02 death of blanche of Artois, regent of Navarre (b. 1248)   

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