May 11, 1888 – Prolific popular song writer Irving Berlin, composer of such popular hits as Alexander’s Ragtime Band, God Bless America, Easter Parade, White Christmas, and There’s No Business Like Show Business, is born in Tolochin, Russia.
May 12, 1820 – The founder of modern nursing, British nurse Florence Nightingale, is born in Florence, Italy .
May 12, 1907 – Four-time academy award winning actress Kathryn Hepburn is born in Hartford, Connecticut.
May 14, 1727 – Physicist and perfecter of the thermometer Gabriel Fahrenheit is born in Gdansk, Poland.