Famous Personalities Born In May - 29
Friday, 14 February 2025
1594 Gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim, Bavarian general (d. 1632) was born on this day in history.
1627 On this day in history birth of anne ML of Orleans, duchess of Montpensier (Grand Mademoiselle)
1630 On this day in history birth of charles II, King of England (1660-85)
1630 On May - 29 birth of charles II of England (d. 1685)
1673 Cornelis van Bijnkershoek, lawyer/president of High Council was born on this day in history.
1675 On this day in history birth of humphry Ditton, English mathematician (d. 1715)
1716 Louis J M Daubenton, French zoologist was born on this day in history.
1722 On this day in history birth of james FitzGerald, 1st Duke of Leinster, Irish politician (d. 1773)
1730 William Jackson, composer was born on May - 29.
1731 Orazio Mei, composer was born on this day in history.
1736 Patrick Henry, US, patriot "Give me liberty or give me death" was born on this day in history.
1741 Johann Gottfried Krebs, composer was born on this day in history.
1773 On May - 29 birth of princess Sophia of Gloucester (d. 1844)
1791 Pietro Romani, composer was born on this day in history.
1794 Johann Heinrich von Mädler, German astronomer (d. 1874) was born on May - 29.
1810 Erasmus Darwin Keyes, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1895 was born on this day in history.
1810 Juan B Alberdi, [Figarillo], Argentina politician/writer was born on May - 29.
1810 Solomon Meredith, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1875 was born on May - 29.
1823 John H. Balsley, American carpenter (d. 1895) was born on May - 29.
1824 Cadmus Marcellus Wilcox, Major General (Confederate Army) was born on May - 29.
1825 On May - 29 birth of david Bell Birney, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1864
1826 On May - 29 birth of ebenezer Butterick, inventor (tissue paper dress pattern)
1827 On this day in history birth of reuben Lindsay Walker, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1890
1837 On this day in history birth of alexander F de Savornin Lohmann, Dutch minister/party leader (CHU)
1837 On May - 29 birth of luca Fumagalli, composer
1839 Ned Gregory, cricketer (bro of Dave, father of Syd Played 1st Test) was born on this day in history.
1840 On May - 29 birth of hans Makart, Austrian painter (Plague in Florenz)
1843 On May - 29 birth of emile Pessard, composer
1846 Albert Gyorgy earl Apponyi, Hungarian minister of Education was born on this day in history.
1851 On this day in history birth of leon VA Bourgeois, French premier (1895-96, Nobel 1920)
1852 On May - 29 birth of jindrich z Albestu Kaan, composer
1860 On May - 29 birth of isaac Albéniz, Spanish composer (d. 1909)
1863 On May - 29 birth of arthur Mold, English cricketer (d. 1921)
1864 A H Borgesius, Dutch amateur astronomer was born on May - 29.