May 1 Jan Hendrik van Kinsbergen, Dutch naval officer and founder of Dutch Marines Corp, born in Doesburg, Netherlands (d. 1819) May 8 Sir Nathaniel Dance-Holland, English painter, born in London (d. 1811) May 13 Horace Coignet, French violinist, singer, and composer, born in Lyon, France (d. 1821) May 23 Charles Joseph, 7th Prince the Ligne, Belgian fieldmarshal and author, born in Brussels (d. 1814) 1734 Famous Birthdays by Year 1736