Famous Personalities Born In May - 23

1100  Emperor Qinzong of China (d. 1161) was born on May - 23.   

1598  Claude Mellan, French engraver/cartoonist/painter, baptized was born on May - 23.   

1606  Juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz, Spanish writer (d. 1682) was born on this day in history.   

1617  On May - 23 birth of elias Ashmole, antiquary   

1620  Pieter Neefs, the Younger, Flemish painter, baptized was born on May - 23.   

1644  On May - 23 birth of thomas Eisenhut, composer   

1696  Johann Caspar Vogler, composer was born on May - 23.   

1707  Carolus Linneus, Sweden, biological classifier was born on May - 23.   

1707  Carolus Linnaeus, Swedish botanist (d. 1778) was born on May - 23.   

1710  On May - 23 birth of francois-Gaspard Adam, French sculptor (garden sculptures)   

1718  William Hunter, obstetrician/medal writer was born on this day in history.   

1729  On May - 23 birth of giuseppe Parini, Italian priest/poet (Il Giorno)   

1734  On this day in history birth of friedrich Anton Mesmer, Austria, physician/hypnotist (Mesmerism)   

1735  On this day in history birth of charles Joseph, prince the Ligne, Belgian fieldmarshal/author   

1737  On May - 23 birth of louis Francois Chambray, composer   

1741  Andrea Lucchesi, composer was born on May - 23.   

1753  Giovanni Battista Viotti, violonist/composer was born on May - 23.   

1754  Andrea Appiana, Italian royal painter (Napoleon) was born on May - 23.   

1756  Nicolas-Joseph Hullmandel, composer was born on this day in history.   

1759  Antoinio da Silva Leite, composer was born on this day in history.   

1790  On this day in history birth of jules Dumont d'Urville, French explorer (d. 1842)   

1794  On May - 23 birth of isaak-Ignaz Moscheles, composer   

1795  On this day in history birth of charles Barry, architect   

1799  On May - 23 birth of thomas Hood, English poet/composer (Song of the Shirt)   

1812  Henri A Esquiros, French poet/writer (Les Vierges Folles) was born on May - 23.   

1813  Mason Brayman, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1895 was born on this day in history.   

1820  James Buchanan Eads, US, engineer/inventor (Eads Bridge-St Louis) was born on this day in history.   

1820  Lorenzo Sawyer, 9th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of California (d. 1891) was born on May - 23.   

1824  On this day in history birth of ambrose Everett Burnside, Major General (Union volunteers)   

1828  On May - 23 birth of edward Hitchcock, America's 1st prof of physical ed (Amherst College)   

1832  Pieter J B C R van der Aa, Dutch Indologist/geographer was born on this day in history.   

1834  On May - 23 birth of carl Heinrich Bloch, Danish painter (d. 1890)   

1837  On this day in history birth of james Sanks Brisbin, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1892   

1843  Pedro Miguel Marques y Garcia, composer was born on May - 23.   

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1125  On May - 23 hendrik V, Roman catholics German king/emperor (1098/1111-25), dies   

1153  David I, king of Scotland (1124-53), dies at about 68 on this day in history.   

1304  Death of Jehan de Lescurel, French poet and composer on this day in history.   

1423  Benedict XIII, [Pedro the Luna], Spanish Pope (1394-1423), dies on May - 23.   

1498  Death of Girolamo Savonarola, dictator of Florence (1494-98), hanged at 45 on May - 23.   

1523  Death of Ashikaga Yoshitane, Japanese shogun (b. 1466) on May - 23.   

1524  On this day in history death of ismail I, Shah of Persia (b. 1487)   

1568  Adolf van Nassau, German son of Willem the Rich, dies in battle at 27 on this day in history.