Famous Personalities Born In May - 09
Saturday, 22 March 2025
1147 Minamoto no Yoritomo, Japanese shogun (d. 1199) was born on May - 09.
1265 Dante Alighieri, Italian poet (Divina Commedia) was born on May - 09.
1596 Abraham van Diepenbeeck, painter was born on May - 09.
1738 On May - 09 birth of john Pindar, [Peter], physician/poet
1740 Giovanni Paisiello, Italian composer (Barber of Seville) was born on this day in history.
1783 Alexander Ross, Canada, pioneer/fur trader was born on this day in history.
1785 James Pollard Espy, Penns, meteorologist (Philosphy of Storms) was born on May - 09.
1793 Johannes C de Jonge, Dutch historian/archivist was born on this day in history.
1796 On this day in history birth of august Pauly, German classicus (Real Encyclopedia)
1800 On this day in history birth of john Brown, abolitionist; led attack on Harpers Ferry
1801 On May - 09 birth of samuel Cousins, mezzotint engraver
1810 On this day in history birth of louis Gallait, historical painter
1810 On this day in history birth of wFLC Marianne, princess of Orange-Nassau/daughter of king Willem I
1814 Adolph von Henselt, composer was born on this day in history.
1824 William Edmonson "Grumble" Jones, Brig General (Confederate Army) was born on this day in history.
1829 Ciro Pinsuti, pianist/composer was born on May - 09.
1833 Boleslaw Dembinski, composer was born on May - 09.
1837 On this day in history birth of adam Opel, German manufacturer (cycling, motorcars)
1843 On this day in history birth of belle Boyd, spy (Confederate)/actress/lecturer
1844 On May - 09 birth of [Maria] Catharina Beersmans, Belgian actress (Bad Herders)
1846 Nikolay Feopemptovich Solov'yov, composer was born on May - 09.
1855 On May - 09 birth of julius Rontgen, composer
1860 On May - 09 birth of james Matthew Barrie, Scotland, novelist (Margaret Ogilvy, Peter Pan)
1860 On this day in history birth of j. M. Barrie, Scottish author (d. 1937)
1865 August de Boeck, composer was born on this day in history.
1866 On this day in history birth of gopal Krishna Gokhale, Leader of Indian Independence Movement (d. 1915)
1873 On this day in history birth of howard Carter, British archaeologist (found King Tutankhamen's tomb)
1873 On this day in history birth of lilian Mary Baylis, manager (Old Vic & Sadler's Wells Theater)
1873 On May - 09 birth of anton Cermak, Mayor of Chicago (d. 1933)
1882 Henry J Kaiser, builder (Liberty Ships, Jeeps, Boulder Dam) was born on this day in history.
1882 George Barker, American painter (d. 1965) was born on this day in history.
1886 Francis Biddle, United States Attorney General (d. 1968) was born on this day in history.
1887 Jules Van de Leene, Belgian writer was born on this day in history.
1887 Sir Ernest de Silva, Sri Lankan Philanthropist (d. 1957) was born on May - 09.