Famous Personalities Born In May - 11

1568  Christian I, ruler of Anhalt-Bernburg (Battle of White Mountain) was born on this day in history.   

1571  On May - 11 birth of niwa Nagashige, Japanese warlord (d. 1637)   

1654  On this day in history birth of cornelis van Alkemade, Dutch historian   

1720  On this day in history birth of karl Friedrich Hieronymus Freiherr von Münchhausen, German adventurer (d. 1797)   

1722  On May - 11 birth of peter Camper, Leyden Holland, anatomist/professor (Amsterdam)   

1731  Johann Gottfried Seyfert, composer was born on this day in history.   

1733  Victoire of France, daughter of king Louis XV (d. 1799) was born on this day in history.   

1752  On May - 11 birth of johann Friedrich Blumenbach, German anthropologist (d. 1840)   

1763  On this day in history birth of jános Batsányi, Hungarian poet (d. 1845)   

1772  Henri-Jean Rigel, composer was born on this day in history.   

1791  On this day in history birth of jan Vaclav Hugo Vorisek, composer   

1799  John Lowell, American philanthropist (d. 1836) was born on May - 11.   

1801  On May - 11 birth of henri Labrouste, French architect (d. 1875)   

1807  On May - 11 birth of ira Aldridge, Great 19th century black Shakespearian actor (Othello)   

1811  On this day in history birth of chang & Eng Bunker, Chinese Siamese twins   

1811  Jean-Jacques Challet-Venel, member of the Swiss Federal Council (d. 1893) was born on this day in history.   

1817  Fanny Cerrito, Italian ballet dancer (d. 1909) was born on this day in history.   

1821  On May - 11 birth of [Carlos] Charles John Stolbrand, Brig General (Union volunteers)   

1823  Alfred Stevens, Belgian painter was born on May - 11.   

1824  On May - 11 birth of jean-Léon Gérôme, French painter and sculptor (d. 1904)   

1827  Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, French sculptor and painter (d. 1875) was born on May - 11.   

1830  On May - 11 birth of john Converse Starkweather, Brig General (Union volunteers)   

1835  On May - 11 birth of kārlis Baumanis, Latvian composer (d. 1905)   

1838  Walter Goodman, British painter, illustrator and author (d. 1912) was born on this day in history.   

1840  Filippo Capocci, composer was born on this day in history.   

1841  Ernst von Possart, German actor/stage manager/reciter was born on May - 11.   

1852  Charles Warren Fairbanks, (R) 26th US VP (1905-09) was born on May - 11.   

1854  On this day in history birth of john Blackham, cricketer (Australia's 1st wicketkeeper)   

1854  Ottmar Mergenthaler, Hachtel Germany, inventor (linotype) was born on this day in history.   

1855  Anatol Konstantinovich Lyadov, Russian composer (Bewitched Lake) was born on May - 11.   

1858  Carl Hauptmann, writer was born on May - 11.   

1861  Frederick Russell Burnham, father of the international scouting movement (d. 1947) was born on this day in history.   

1869  On this day in history birth of francisco Lacerda, composer   

1871  On May - 11 birth of frank Schlesinger, American astronomer (d. 1943)   

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1304  On May - 11 death of mahmud Ghazan, Mongol ruler (b. 1271)   

1610  On May - 11 matteo Ricci, Italian missionary (China), dies   

1631  Christoph Buel, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1672  On May - 11 death of charles Seton, 2nd Earl of Dunfermline, English royalist (b. 1615)   

1708  On this day in history death of jules Hardouin Mansart, French architect (b. 1646)   

1723  On May - 11 death of jean Galbert de Campistron, French dramatist (b. 1656)   

1742  Francesco Stradivari, Ital violin maker/son of Antonius, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1772  On May - 11 death of joseph Kerckhoff, Limburg surgeon/robber captain, hanged