Famous Personalities Born In May - 04

1006  On this day in history birth of abd-Allah Ansari, Persian mystic/poet (Monadjat)   

1008  On this day in history birth of khajeh Abdollah Ansari, The Persian Sufi (d. 1088)   

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

1611  On this day in history birth of carlo Rainaldi, composer   

1631  Mary I Henriette Stuart, daughter of Charles I/queen of England was born on this day in history.   

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

1654  On this day in history birth of kangxi Emperor of China (d. 1722)   

1655  On this day in history birth of bartolomeo di Francesco Cristofori, Italy, piano builder   

1715  On this day in history birth of richard Graves, English writer (d. 1804)   

1733  On this day in history birth of jean-Charles de Borda, French mathematician, physicist, political scientist, and sailor (d. 1799)   

1738  Josef Kohaut, composer was born on May - 04.   

1744  On May - 04 birth of marianne von Martinez, composer   

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  Tyagaraja, Composer of Indian classical Carnatic music (d. 1847) was born on May - 04.   

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

1772  Friedrich Arnold Brockhaus, German publisher (d. 1823) was born on this day in history.   

1776  Johann Friedrich Herbart, Germany, philosopher/psychologist was born on this day in history.   

1777  On May - 04 birth of charles-Louis-Joseph Hanssens, composer   

1781  Karl Christian Friedrich Krause, German philosopher (d. 1832) was born on this day in history.   

1796  On this day in history birth of horace Mann, US, educator/author/editor (pioneered public schools)   

1796  On May - 04 birth of joseph Pannell Taylor, Brig General (Union Army), died in 1864   

1796  On May - 04 birth of william H. Prescott, American historian (d. 1859)   

1820  On this day in history birth of joseph Whitaker, England, publisher, founded Whitaker's Almanack   

1820  Julia Gardiner Tyler, 2nd wife of Pres John Tyler (1841-45) was born on May - 04.   

1822  Charles Boucher de Boucherville, Quebec politician (d. 1915) was born on this day in history.   

1825  On May - 04 birth of thomas Henry Huxley, scientist/humanist/Darwinist   

1825  On this day in history birth of augustus Le Plongeon, French antiquitarian (d. 1908)   

1826  Frederick Church, US romantic landscape painter (Hudson River Sch) was born on this day in history.   

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

1835  Edmund Hart Turpin, composer was born on May - 04.   

1852  On this day in history birth of alice Pleasance Liddell, English schoolgirl model for Alice in Wonderland (d. 1934)   

1860  Emil Nikolaus Von Reznicek, Vienna Austria, composer (Donna Diana) was born on this day in history.   

1867  On May - 04 birth of dynam-Victor Fumet, composer   

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1436  Death of Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson, Swedish statesman (b. 1390s) on May - 04.   

1471  Death of Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales (killed in battle) (b. 1453) on this day in history.   

1506  Death of Husayn Bayqarah, ruler of Herat (b. 1438) on this day in history.   

1519  Death of Lorenzo II de' Medici, Duke of Urbino (b. 1492) on this day in history.   

1566  On May - 04 death of luca Ghini, Italian physician and botanist (b. 1490)   

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

1604  Claudio Merulo, composer, dies at 71 on May - 04.   

1605  On this day in history ulisse Aldrovandi, Italian biologist/medical, dies at 82