Famous Personalities Born In May - 11

1568  Christian I, ruler of Anhalt-Bernburg (Battle of White Mountain) was born on May - 11.   

1571  Niwa Nagashige, Japanese warlord (d. 1637) was born on this day in history.   

1654  Cornelis van Alkemade, Dutch historian was born on May - 11.   

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

1722  Peter Camper, Leyden Holland, anatomist/professor (Amsterdam) was born on this day in history.   

1731  Johann Gottfried Seyfert, composer was born on May - 11.   

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

1752  Johann Friedrich Blumenbach, German anthropologist (d. 1840) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1807  Ira Aldridge, Great 19th century black Shakespearian actor (Othello) was born on this day in history.   

1811  Chang & Eng Bunker, Chinese Siamese twins was born on this day in history.   

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

1817  On May - 11 birth of fanny Cerrito, Italian ballet dancer (d. 1909)   

1821  [Carlos] Charles John Stolbrand, Brig General (Union volunteers) was born on May - 11.   

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

1824  Jean-Léon Gérôme, French painter and sculptor (d. 1904) was born on May - 11.   

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  Kārlis Baumanis, Latvian composer (d. 1905) was born on this day in history.   

1838  Walter Goodman, British painter, illustrator and author (d. 1912) was born on May - 11.   

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

1841  Ernst von Possart, German actor/stage manager/reciter was born on this day in history.   

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

1854  John Blackham, cricketer (Australia's 1st wicketkeeper) was born on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history birth of carl Hauptmann, writer   

1861  On this day in history birth of frederick Russell Burnham, father of the international scouting movement (d. 1947)   

1869  Francisco Lacerda, composer was born on this day in history.   

1871  On this day in history birth of frank Schlesinger, American astronomer (d. 1943)   

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1304  On this day in history death of mahmud Ghazan, Mongol ruler (b. 1271)   

1610  On this day in history matteo Ricci, Italian missionary (China), dies   

1631  On May - 11 christoph Buel, composer, dies at 57   

1672  Death of Charles Seton, 2nd Earl of Dunfermline, English royalist (b. 1615) on this day in history.   

1708  Death of Jules Hardouin Mansart, French architect (b. 1646) on this day in history.   

1723  Death of Jean Galbert de Campistron, French dramatist (b. 1656) on May - 11.   

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

1772  On this day in history death of joseph Kerckhoff, Limburg surgeon/robber captain, hanged