Famous Personalities Born In May - 23

1100  Emperor Qinzong of China (d. 1161) was born on this day in history.   

1598  Claude Mellan, French engraver/cartoonist/painter, baptized was born on this day in history.   

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

1617  Elias Ashmole, antiquary was born on May - 23.   

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

1644  On this day in history birth of thomas Eisenhut, composer   

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

1707  On this day in history birth of carolus Linneus, Sweden, biological classifier   

1707  On this day in history birth of carolus Linnaeus, Swedish botanist (d. 1778)   

1710  On this day in history birth of francois-Gaspard Adam, French sculptor (garden sculptures)   

1718  On May - 23 birth of william Hunter, obstetrician/medal writer   

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

1734  Friedrich Anton Mesmer, Austria, physician/hypnotist (Mesmerism) was born on May - 23.   

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

1737  Louis Francois Chambray, composer was born on this day in history.   

1741  Andrea Lucchesi, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1754  On May - 23 birth of andrea Appiana, Italian royal painter (Napoleon)   

1756  Nicolas-Joseph Hullmandel, composer was born on May - 23.   

1759  On this day in history birth of antoinio da Silva Leite, composer   

1790  On May - 23 birth of jules Dumont d'Urville, French explorer (d. 1842)   

1794  On this day in history birth of isaak-Ignaz Moscheles, composer   

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

1799  Thomas Hood, English poet/composer (Song of the Shirt) was born on May - 23.   

1812  On May - 23 birth of henri A Esquiros, French poet/writer (Les Vierges Folles)   

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  On this day in history birth of lorenzo Sawyer, 9th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of California (d. 1891)   

1824  On May - 23 birth of ambrose Everett Burnside, Major General (Union volunteers)   

1828  Edward Hitchcock, America's 1st prof of physical ed (Amherst College) was born on this day in history.   

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

1834  Carl Heinrich Bloch, Danish painter (d. 1890) was born on May - 23.   

1837  James Sanks Brisbin, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1892 was born on this day in history.   

1843  On this day in history birth of pedro Miguel Marques y Garcia, composer   

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1125  On this day in history 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  On May - 23 death of jehan de Lescurel, French poet and composer   

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 this day in history.   

1523  On this day in history death of ashikaga Yoshitane, Japanese shogun (b. 1466)   

1524  Death of Ismail I, Shah of Persia (b. 1487) on this day in history.   

1568  Adolf van Nassau, German son of Willem the Rich, dies in battle at 27 on May - 23.