Famous Birthdays In May - 04

1006  Abd-Allah Ansari, Persian mystic/poet (Monadjat) was born on this day in history.   

1008  Khajeh Abdollah Ansari, The Persian Sufi (d. 1088) was born on this day in history.   

1008  On this day in history birth of king Henry I of France (d. 1060)   

1611  Carlo Rainaldi, composer was born on this day in history.   

1631  On this day in history birth of mary I Henriette Stuart, daughter of Charles I/queen of England   

1635  On this day in history birth of willem van Outhoorn, Dutch governor-general (Dutch East Indies)   

1654  Kangxi Emperor of China (d. 1722) was born on May - 04.   

1655  Bartolomeo di Francesco Cristofori, Italy, piano builder was born on this day in history.   

1715  Richard Graves, English writer (d. 1804) was born on this day in history.   

1733  Jean-Charles de Borda, French mathematician, physicist, political scientist, and sailor (d. 1799) was born on May - 04.   

1738  On this day in history birth of josef Kohaut, composer   

1744  Marianne von Martinez, composer was born on May - 04.   

1752  On this day in history birth of john Brooks, 11th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1825)   

1763  On May - 04 birth of franz Stanislaus Spindler, composer   

1767  On this day in history birth of tyagaraja, Composer of Indian classical Carnatic music (d. 1847)   

1769  On this day in history birth of charles Hague, composer   

1772  On May - 04 birth of friedrich Arnold Brockhaus, German publisher (d. 1823)   

1776  On May - 04 birth of johann Friedrich Herbart, Germany, philosopher/psychologist   

1777  Charles-Louis-Joseph Hanssens, composer was born on this day in history.   

1781  On May - 04 birth of karl Christian Friedrich Krause, German philosopher (d. 1832)   

1796  On May - 04 birth of horace Mann, US, educator/author/editor (pioneered public schools)   

1796  Joseph Pannell Taylor, Brig General (Union Army), died in 1864 was born on this day in history.   

1796  William H. Prescott, American historian (d. 1859) was born on May - 04.   

1820  Joseph Whitaker, England, publisher, founded Whitaker's Almanack was born on this day in history.   

1820  On this day in history birth of julia Gardiner Tyler, 2nd wife of Pres John Tyler (1841-45)   

1822  On this day in history birth of charles Boucher de Boucherville, Quebec politician (d. 1915)   

1825  Thomas Henry Huxley, scientist/humanist/Darwinist was born on May - 04.   

1825  Augustus Le Plongeon, French antiquitarian (d. 1908) was born on May - 04.   

1826  On May - 04 birth of frederick Church, US romantic landscape painter (Hudson River Sch)   

1827  On this day in history birth of john Hanning Speke, British explorer (d. 1864)   

1835  On this day in history birth of edmund Hart Turpin, composer   

1852  On May - 04 birth of alice Pleasance Liddell, English schoolgirl model for Alice in Wonderland (d. 1934)   

1860  On May - 04 birth of emil Nikolaus Von Reznicek, Vienna Austria, composer (Donna Diana)   

1867  On this day in history birth of dynam-Victor Fumet, composer   

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1436  On this day in history death of engelbrekt Engelbrektsson, Swedish statesman (b. 1390s)   

1471  On this day in history death of edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales (killed in battle) (b. 1453)   

1506  On this day in history death of husayn Bayqarah, ruler of Herat (b. 1438)   

1519  On May - 04 death of lorenzo II de' Medici, Duke of Urbino (b. 1492)   

1566  Death of Luca Ghini, Italian physician and botanist (b. 1490) on May - 04.   

1594  Paul Buys, Grand Pensionary of Holland, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1604  On May - 04 claudio Merulo, composer, dies at 71   

1605  Ulisse Aldrovandi, Italian biologist/medical, dies at 82 on May - 04.