Famous Birthdays May 9 Dante Alighieri, Italian poet and author (Dante's Inferno, Divina Commedia), born in Florence, Republic of Florence (d. 1321) May 10 Emperor Fushimi of Japan (d. 1317) Famous Deaths May 16 Saint Simon Stock, English saint (b. 1165) Share On Facebook Share On Twitter 1264 History by Year 1266