Famous Personalities Born In May - 14

1316  Charles IV, King of Bohemia (1346-78)/emperor (1355-78) was born on May - 14.   

1316  On May - 14 birth of charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1378)   

1553  Margaret of Valois, wife of Henry IV (d. 1615) was born on this day in history.   

1652  On May - 14 birth of johann Philipp Fortsch, composer   

1666  On this day in history birth of victor Amadeus II of Sardinia (d. 1732)   

1679  Peder [Nielsen] Horrebow, Danish astronomer was born on this day in history.   

1686  Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit, Prussia, inventor (thermometer) [NS=5/24] was born on May - 14.   

1699  On May - 14 birth of hans Joachim von Zieten, Prussian field marshal (d. 1786)   

1701  William Emerson, English mathematician (d. 1782) was born on May - 14.   

1707  On this day in history birth of antonio Teixeira, composer   

1710  On this day in history birth of adolf Frederik, king of Sweden (1751-70)   

1725  On this day in history birth of ludovico Manin, last Doge of Venice (d. 1802)   

1727  On this day in history birth of thomas Gainsborough, English painter (Blue Boy), baptized   

1737  George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney, British statesman (d. 1806) was born on May - 14.   

1752  On this day in history birth of albrecht Thaer, German agronomist (d. 1828)   

1752  On May - 14 birth of timothy Dwight, American theologian (d. 1817)   

1771  Robert Owen, England, factory owner/socialist was born on this day in history.   

1781  On this day in history birth of friedrich von Raumer, German historian/parliamentarian   

1798  On this day in history birth of frantisek Palacky, Czech historian   

1805  Johann Peter Emilius Hartmann, composer was born on May - 14.   

1814  Charles Beyer, German-British locomotive engineer (d. 1876) was born on May - 14.   

1816  On this day in history birth of gualtiero Sanelli, composer   

1817  Alexander Kaufmann, German poet (d. 1893) was born on this day in history.   

1830  George Pierce Doles, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1864 was born on this day in history.   

1832  Rudolf Lipschitz, German mathematician (d. 1903) was born on May - 14.   

1836  James Patrick Major, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1877 was born on this day in history.   

1846  Arnold Kerdijk, Dutch lib politician/founder (Social Weekly newspaper) was born on May - 14.   

1846  Pieter W A Cort van de Linden, Dutch premier (1913-18) was born on this day in history.   

1864  Eleanor Everest Freer, composer was born on this day in history.   

1867  Kurt Eisner, German premier of revolutionary Bavaria (1918-19) was born on May - 14.   

1870  Zygmunt Denis Antoni Stojowski, composer was born on this day in history.   

1872  Elia Dalla Costa, Italian cardinals (d. 1961) was born on May - 14.   

1878  On this day in history birth of james L. Wilkinson, American baseball executive (d. 1964)   

1880  On this day in history birth of wilhelm List, German field marshal (d. 1971)   

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0347  On this day in history pachomius, Egyptian monastery founder/abbot (Coenobieten), dies   

0649  On May - 14 theodore, Greek Pope (642-49) (excommunicated by Paul II), dies   

0964  John XII, [Octavianus], Pope (955-64), dies on this day in history.   

1470  On May - 14 death of charles VIII of Sweden (b. 1409)   

1565  Nicolaus von Amsdorf, German reform theologist, dies on May - 14.   

1574  On May - 14 death of guru Amar Das, third Sikh Guru (b. 1479)   

1608  On this day in history death of charles III, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1543)   

1610  On May - 14 death of henry IV, 1st Bourbon-king of France (1572, 89-1610), murdered at 56