Famous Personalities Born In May - 09
Wednesday, 02 April 2025
1147 On May - 09 birth of minamoto no Yoritomo, Japanese shogun (d. 1199)
1265 On this day in history birth of dante Alighieri, Italian poet (Divina Commedia)
1596 Abraham van Diepenbeeck, painter was born on May - 09.
1738 On May - 09 birth of john Pindar, [Peter], physician/poet
1740 On this day in history birth of giovanni Paisiello, Italian composer (Barber of Seville)
1783 On this day in history birth of alexander Ross, Canada, pioneer/fur trader
1785 On May - 09 birth of james Pollard Espy, Penns, meteorologist (Philosphy of Storms)
1793 On May - 09 birth of johannes C de Jonge, Dutch historian/archivist
1796 August Pauly, German classicus (Real Encyclopedia) was born on this day in history.
1800 John Brown, abolitionist; led attack on Harpers Ferry was born on this day in history.
1801 Samuel Cousins, mezzotint engraver was born on this day in history.
1810 On May - 09 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 May - 09.
1824 On May - 09 birth of william Edmonson "Grumble" Jones, Brig General (Confederate Army)
1829 On May - 09 birth of ciro Pinsuti, pianist/composer
1833 Boleslaw Dembinski, composer was born on May - 09.
1837 On May - 09 birth of adam Opel, German manufacturer (cycling, motorcars)
1843 On May - 09 birth of belle Boyd, spy (Confederate)/actress/lecturer
1844 [Maria] Catharina Beersmans, Belgian actress (Bad Herders) was born on this day in history.
1846 Nikolay Feopemptovich Solov'yov, composer was born on this day in history.
1855 On this day in history birth of julius Rontgen, composer
1860 James Matthew Barrie, Scotland, novelist (Margaret Ogilvy, Peter Pan) was born on this day in history.
1860 J. M. Barrie, Scottish author (d. 1937) was born on May - 09.
1865 August de Boeck, composer was born on this day in history.
1866 Gopal Krishna Gokhale, Leader of Indian Independence Movement (d. 1915) was born on May - 09.
1873 On May - 09 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 Anton Cermak, Mayor of Chicago (d. 1933) was born on this day in history.
1882 On this day in history birth of henry J Kaiser, builder (Liberty Ships, Jeeps, Boulder Dam)
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 May - 09.
1887 Jules Van de Leene, Belgian writer was born on May - 09.
1887 Sir Ernest de Silva, Sri Lankan Philanthropist (d. 1957) was born on May - 09.