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Sep 05 1187

Louis VIII [Coeur-de-Lion] King of France (1223-26) born in Paris (d. 1226)

Sep 05 1319

Peter IV King of Aragon (1336-87) born in Perpignan France (d. 1387)

Sep 05 1567

Date Masamune Renowned Samurai and Daimyo in Japan born in Yonezawa Yamagata Japan (d. 1636)

Sep 05 1568

Tommaso Campanella Italian theologian philosopher and poet born in Stignano Kingdom of Sicily (d. 1639)

Sep 05 1600

Loreto Vittori Italian composer and mezzo-soprano singer born in Spoleto (d. 1670) baptismal date

Sep 05 1621

Juan Andrs Coloma Spanish noble born in Elda Spain (d. 1694)

Sep 05 1644

Gillis Schey Dutch admiral (battle at Lowestoft) (D. 1703)

Sep 05 1666

Gottfried Arnold German theologist historian and songwriter born in Annaberg-Buchholz Germany (d. 1714)

Sep 05 1667

Giovanni Gerolamo Saccheri Italian mathematician born in Sanremo Italy (d. 1733)

Sep 05 1688

Lukas Fencer Dutch poet (Fight of Kings & Mice)

Sep 05 1694

Frantiek Vclav Ma Czech conductor and composer born in Teb Czech Republic (d. 1744)

Sep 05 1695

Carl Gustaf Tessin Swedish politician born in Stockholm Sweden (d. 1770)

Sep 05 1722

Frederick Christian Elector of Saxony born in Dresden Castle Dresden Germany (d. 1763)

Sep 05 1725

Jean-tienne Montucla French mathematician born in Lyon France (d. 1799)

Sep 05 1734

Jean-Benjamin de La Borde French composer born in Paris France (d. 1794)

Sep 05 1735

Johann Christian Bach (English Bach) German composer 11th son of Johann Sebastian Bach born in Leipzig Germany (d. 1782)

Sep 05 1737

Johann Friedrich Gottlieb Beckmann German composer born in Celle Germany (d. 1792)

Sep 05 1750

Robert Fergusson Scottish poet (Scottish poems) born in Edinburgh Scotland (d. 1774)

Sep 05 1771

Archduke Charles Duke of Teschen born in Florence Italy (d. 1847)

Sep 05 1775

Juan Martn Dez El Empecinado (The Undaunted) Spanish guerrillero born in Valladolid Spain (d. 1825)

Sep 05 1787

Franois Sulpice Beudant French mineralogist and geologist born in Paris (d. 1850)

Sep 05 1791

Giacomo Meyerbeer German opera composer (Golt Und Die Natur) born in Berlin Germany (d. 1864)

Sep 05 1792

Alexis-Charles-Maximilien Thibault French composer born in Nantes France (d. 1853)

Sep 05 1792

Pierre-Armand Dufrnoy French geologist and mineralogist born in Sevran France (d. 1857)

Sep 05 1806

Christophe Lon Louis Juchault de Lamoricire French general born in Nantes France (d. 1865)

Sep 05 1809

Manuel Montt Torres President of Chile (851-61) born in Petorca Chile (d. 1880)

Sep 05 1815

Karl Wilhelm German composer born in Schmalkalden Germany (d. 1873)

Sep 05 1815

Tyree Harris Bell Brigadier General (Confederate Army) born in Covington Kentucky (d. 1902)

Sep 05 1817

Aleksei K. Tolstoi Russian poet and writer born in St. Petersburg Russia (d. 1875) [NS]

Sep 05 1826

John Wisden England cricketer (prominent Sussex player) born in Brighton Sussex England (d. 1884)

Sep 05 1827

Goffredo Mameli Italian poet and writer born in Genoa Italy (d. 1849)

Sep 05 1836

Justiniano Borgoo President of Peru (1894) born in Trujillo Peru (d. 1921)

Sep 05 1842

Louis Bouwmeester Dutch actor (Shakespeare) born in Middelharnis Netherlands (d. 1925)

Sep 05 1198 Philips of Zwabia Prince of Hohenstaufen crowned King of Germany and King of the Romans

Sep 05 1550 William Cecil appoints himself English minister of foreign affairs

Sep 05 1596 Dutch fleet commander Cornelis de Houtman taken hostage in Java

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