Interesting piece of history.....

He was born August 15th, 1769 in Ajaccio, Corsica . He died May 5, 1821 of stomache cancer (Well, that is what people think it might have been).

" Napoleon is the most charismatic general in French history, famed for his military successes and (at the same time) for not quite conquering Europe. Starting as a second lieutenant in the French artillery, he rose quickly through the ranks until he staged a 1799 coup that made him First Consul of France. (In 1804 he went further, proclaiming himself emperor.) He led his armies to victory after victory, and by 1807 France ruled territory that stretched from Portugal to Italy and north to the river Elbe. But Napoleon's attempts to conquer the rest of Europe failed; a defeat in Moscow in 1812 nearly destroyed his empire, and in 1814 he was deposed and exiled to the island of Elba. The next year he returned to Paris and again seized power, but this success was short-lived: the French army's 1815 loss to the Duke of Wellington at the Battle of Waterloo finished Napoleon for good. He was sent into exile on the island of St. Helena, where he died in 1821. His body was returned to Paris in 1840, and his tomb there remains a popular attraction.

Napoleon was short enough that early in his military career he was nicknamed "The Little Corporal." According to Napoleon.org, at his death he was 1.68 meters tall, or about 5'6"... Napoleon died of an unidentified ailment, possibly stomach cancer; because traces of arsenic were later found in his remains, some have suggested he may have been fatally poisoned... The famous portrait of Napoleon with his hand stuck in his vest was painted by Jacques-Louis David." (http://www.answers.com/topic/napoleon-bonaparte)




Along with Napoleon it is also these famous people's birthdays as well :

1171 - King Alfonso IX of Leon (d. 1230)
1195 - Anthony of Padua, Portuguese saint (d. 1231)
1432 - Luigi Pulci, Italy, poet (Morgante)
1575 - Bartol Kašić, Croatian writer and linguist (d. 1650)
1613 - Gilles Ménage, French scholar (d. 1692)
1619 - Hubertus Quellinus, [Quellien], Flemish cartoonist/copper plate
1688 - Frederick-William I, king of Prussia (1713-1740)
1702 - Francesco Zuccarelli, Italian rococo painter/etcher
1717 - Blind Jack, English roadbuilder (d. 1810)
1725 - Ferdinando Bertoni, composer
1727 - Johann Georg Holzbogen, composer
1736 - Johann Christoph Kellner, composer
1740 - M Claudius, writer
1740 - Matthias Claudius, German poet (d. 1815)
1741 - Thomas Norris, composer
1769 - Napoleon Bonaparte, resident of Elba (emperor 1804-13, 1814-15)
1771 - Walter Scott, Scotland, novelist/poet (Lady of Lake)
1776 - Gottlieb Schick, German painter (Apollo under the Hirten)
1776 - Ignaz Xaver von Seyfried, composer
1782 - Henri MG earl the Merode, Belgian revolutionary (Souvenirs)
1785 - Thomas De Quincey, Eng, writer (Confessions of English Opium Eater)
1787 - Alexander Aliabiev, composer
1788 - Carel SW van Hogendorp, Dutch colonial director
1794 - Elias M Fries, Swedish botanist (System mycologicum)
1803 - James Douglas, father of British Columbia
1813 - Jules Grévy, 2nd President of the French Third Republic (d. 1891)
1822 - Wilhelm Rust, composer
1823 - Orris Sanford Ferry, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)
1829 - Eduard de Hartog, composer
1839 - Hugh Archibald Clarke, composer
1845 - Walter Crane, England, painter/illustrator (Beauty & Beast)
1851 - [Georgette A] Helena Amelung, Dutch actress (Scapegoat)
1856 - J Keir Hardie, 1st Labour representative in British Parliament
1857 - Albert Ballin, German shipping tycoon (d. 1918)
1860 - Florence Kling DeWolfe Harding, 1st lady (1921-23)
1860 - Roosje Vos, Dutch union organizer
1860 - Henrietta Vinton Davis, American elocutionist (d. 1941)
1863 - Alexei Krylov, Russian engineer and mathematician (d. 1945)
1865 - Johan[nes] B Schepers, Frisian writer (Braga)
1865 - Usui Mikao, Japanese founder of Reiki (d. 1926)
1872 - Harold Fraser-Simson, composer
1872 - Rubin Goldmark, composer
1874 - Joseph Klausner, Polish/Israeli new testament expert
1875 - Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, London, composer (Hiawatha's Wedding Feast)
1876 - Aleksandar Belic, Serb linguist
1878 - Pjotr N Wrangel, Russian baron/general (White Armies, WW II)
1879 - Ethel Barrymore, Phila, actress (Constant Wife, Corn is Green)
1881 - Alfred Wagenknecht, German-born American activist (d. 1956)
1883 - Ivan Meštrović, Croatian sculptor (d. 1962)
1885 - Andrey Filippovich Pashchenko, composer
1885 - Edna Ferber, American author & playwright (American Beauty, Cimarron) (d. 1968)
1885 - Mary Nash, Troy NY, actress (Phila Story, Till the Clouds Roll By)
1886 - Bill Whitty, cricketer (Australian left-arm bowler 1909-12)
1888 - Albert Spalding, composer
1888 - T E Lawrence Tremadoc, [Lawrence of Arabia], Wales, soldier/writer
1890 - Jacques Ibert, Paris France, composer (Escales)
1890 - Elizabeth Bolden, American Supercentenarian (d. 2006)
1892 - Knud Christian Jeppesen, composer
1892 - Louis-Victor prince of Broglie, France, physicist (Nobel 1929)
1893 - Alexander Vasil'yevich Gauk, composer
1893 - Harlow H Curtice, pres of General Motors (1953-8)
1893 - Leslie Comrie, New Zealand astronomer and computing pioneer (d. 1950)
1896 - Leon Theremin, electronic musical instruments inventor
1896 - Catherine Doherty, Russian-born Canadian activist (d. 1985)
1897 - Marion Eugene Bauer, composer
1898 - Lillian Carter, Pres Carter's (1977-1981) mom
1898 - Jan Brzechwa, Polish poet (d. 1966)
1900 - Estelle Brody, NYC, actress (Safari, Kitty, Plaything)
1901 - Arias Arnulfo, 3 time president of Panama (1940-41, 49-51, 68)
1901 - Byron Arnold, composer
1901 - Hans Lorbeer, writer
1901 - Sulho Ranta, composer
1901 - Pyotr Sergeyevich Novikov, Russian mathematician (d. 1975)
1902 - Jan RT Campert, writer (Song the 18 dead)
1904 - Bill Baird, Grand Is Nebr, puppeteer (Kukla Fran & Ollie, Muppet Show)
1906 - Finn Videro, composer
1907 - Paul Vincze, medallist
1909 - Raymond O'Malley, teacher
1910 - Hugo Winterhalter, composer
1910 - Josef Klaus, Chancellor of Austria (1966-70)
1910 - Signe Hasso, actress (QB VII, Taxi 13, Black Bird, Crisis)
1912 - Julia Child, Pasadena Calif, chef (French Chef)
1912 - Wendy Hiller, England, actress (Major Barbara, David Copperfield)
1912 - Wijnanda M C "Nan" Aberson, friend of Gerard Reve Sr
1914 - Peter Nicholson Gunn, writer
1915 - Alma Gardeslan, Surinamese/Dutch folklorist
1915 - Kamiel van Baelen, Flemish author/resistance fighter (Mensch op Weg)
1915 - Signe Hasso, Stockholm Sweden, actress (Johnny Angel, Double Life)
1916 - Aleks Çaçi, Albanian writer
1917 - Jack Lynch, Irish politician, fourth Taoiseach (d. 1999)
1917 - Oscar Romero, El Salvador Roman catholic priest (d. 1980)
1918 - Florian Zabach, Chicago, American musician and TV personality (Hot Canary, Club Embassy)
1918 - Fay Honey Knopp, activist
1918 - Raymond Gallois-Montbrun, composer
1919 - Huntz Hall, NYC, actor (Cyclone, Gas Pump Girls, The Rating Game)
1919 - Benedict Kiely, Irish author
1922 - Lukas Foss, [Fuchs], Berlin Germany, composer (Prairie)
1923 - Rose Marie, NYC, actress (Sally Rogers-Dick Van Dyke Show)
1923 - Simon Peres, [Persky], premier of Israel
1924 - Phyllis Schlafly, St Louis, right-winger/Eagle Forum president
1924 - Robert Oxton Bolt, playwright (Man for All Seasons, Dr Zhivago)
1925 - Billy Pinkney, Sumter NC, rock bassist/vocalist (Drifters)
1925 - Gertrude Shope, South African head (ANC female section)
1925 - Mike Connors, [Krekor Ohanian], Fresno, Calif, actor (Mannix)
1925 - Rose Marie, actress/comedienne (Sally Rogers-Dick Van Dyke Show)
1926 - Georgiann Johnson, Decorah Iowa, actress (Marge-Mr Peepers)
1926 - Lewis T Preston, banker
1926 - Lyutsian Abramovich Prigozhn, composer
1926 - Costis Stephanopoulos, Greek politician
1927 - Eddie Leadbeater, cricketer (England leg-spinner with an avg of 109)
1928 - Nicolas Roeg, London England, cinematographer/director (Aria, Eureka)
1930 - Ageeda Paavel, Estonian freedom fighter
1931 - Janice Rule, Norwood Ohio, actress (Alvarez Kelly, Doctor's Wife)
1931 - Mario Kuri-Aldana, composer
1932 - Robert L[ull] Forward, US, sci-fi author (Dragon's Egg, Starquake)
1933 - Bobby Helms, rock vocalist (Jingle Bell Rock)
1933 - Floyd Ashton, US singer (Tams-What Child of Fool)
1933 - Lori Nelson, Santa Fe NM, actress (Greta-How to Marry a Millionaire)
1934 - Reg Scarlett, WI cricket off-spinner (3 Tests 1960)
1934 - Valentin Stepanovich Varlamov, Russian cosmonaut
1934 - Nino Ferrer, French-Italian singer (d. 1998)
1935 - Abby Dalton, Las Vegas NV, actress (Joey Bishop Show)
1935 - Jim Dale, Rothwell England, Broadway actor (Barnum, My One & Only)
1935 - Vernon Eulion Jordan Jr, civil rights activist (National Urban League)
1937 - Ronnie G Flippo, (Rep-D-NY, 1977- )
1938 - Maxine Waters, (Rep-D-California)
1938 - Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court justice
1938 - Janusz A. Zajdel, Polish writer
1939 - H Onno C R Ruding, director (Amrobank)/Dutch Financial minister (CDA)
1939 - Herman van Keeken, Dutch singer (Daddy don't run so fast)
1940 - Gudrun Ensslin, German terrorist
1940 - Rita Shane, American soprano
1941 - Don Rich, Olympia Wash, guitarist/country singer (Hee Haw)
1941 - Viktor Mikhailovich Pisarev, Russian cosmonaut
1942 - Peter York, Cleve, rock drummer (Spencer Davis Group)
1942 - Larry Hartsell, American martial arts instructor (d. 2007)
1943 - Barbara Bouchet, Reichenberg Czech, actress (Casino Royale)
1943 - Eni F H Faleomavaega, (Rep-D-American Samoa)
1943 - María Rojo, Mexican actress and politician
1944 - Frederick Knight, US singer (I've been lonely so long)
1944 - Linda Ellerbee, Bryan Texas, newscaster (Weekend, NBC Overnight)
1944 - Tom Murphy, American politician
1944 - Sylvie Vartan, Bulgarian pop singer
1945 - Charlemagne Palestine, composer
1945 - Gene Upshaw, NFL guard (Oakland Radiers), NFLPA leader
1945 - Thomas C Sawyer, (Rep-D-Ohio)
1945 - Begum Khaleda Zia, Bangladeshi politician
1946 - Jimmy Webb, Elk City Okla, songwriter (MacArthur Park, Up Up & Away)
1946 - Kathryn Jean Whitmire, Houston Texas, (4 time Mayor-Houston)
1946 - Tony Robinson, English actor and television presenter
1947 - Brian Hulls, British TV news cameraman
1947 - Geraldo Velez, jazz congas (Spyro Gyra-Morning Dance)
1947 - Manley Lanier "Sonny" Carter Jr, Macon Ga, USN/astro (STS 33)
1947 - Raakhee Gulzar, Indian actress
1948 - Uschi Digard, American pornographic actress and model
1948 - Patsy Gallant, Canadian pop singer
1948 - George Ryton, British engineer
1949 - Ann Ryerson, Wisc, actress (Pvt Carol Winter-Pvt Benjamin)
1949 - Carlien Brouwer, translator/missing since Jan 6, 1994
1949 - Kate Taylor, rocker
1949 - Beverly Lynn Burns, Americna pilot, first woman captain in the world on the Boeing 747
1949 - Richard Deacon, Welsh sculptor
1950 - Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise Windsor, Engl, Princess/olympic equestrian
1950 - Tess Harper, Mammoth Sp AR, actress (Amityville 3D, Tender Mercies)
1950 - Thomas Aldrich, country drummer (Black Oak Arkansas)
1950 - William "Bill" Griffin, US singer (Miracles-Love Machine)
1950 - Tommy Aldridge, American musician
1950 - Tom Kelly, American baseball manager
1951 - Bobby Caldwell, NYC, rocker
1951 - John Childs, cricketer (England left-arm spinner, two Tests v WI 1988)
1951 - Daba Diawara, Malian politician
1951 - Ann Biderman, American film and television writer
1952 - Ger Hoeymakers, Dutch rock guitarist (Franc Boeijen Group)
1954 - Mary Jo Salter, American poet
1955 - Kenneth Carr, Clearwater Fla, basketball player (Olympic-gold-1976)
1955 - Larry Mathews, Burbank Calif, actor (Ritchie-Dick Van Dyke Show)
1956 - Gordon Bruks, England, Dr/cosmonaut
1956 - Vinny Denunzio, rocker
1956 - Lorraine Desmarais, French-Canadian jazz pianist and composer
1957 - Zeljko Ivanek, Lujubljana Yugoslavia, actor (Mass Appeal)
1958 - Victor Shenderovich, Russian satirist
1958 - Rondell Sheridan, American actor and comedian
1959 - Scott D Altman, Lincoln Ill, Lt Cmdr USN/astronaut (sk: STS 90)
1960 - Maureen "Peanut" Louie Harper, SF, tennis player (Denver-1985)
1960 - Ron van de Berg, soccer player (Sparta)
1960 - Tommy Aldridge, heavy metal rocker (Ozzy-Diary of a Mad Man)
1961 - Joan Delk, Tampa FL, LPGA golfer (1995 First Bank Edina Realty-66th)
1961 - Matt Johnson, rocker (The The-Infected Soul Mining)
1961 - Ed Gillespie, American White House counsel to George W. Bush
1961 - Gary Kubiak, American football coach
1962 - Bubby Brister, NFL quarterback (NY Jets, Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32)
1962 - Igor Dorokhin, hockey forward (Team Kazakhstan Oly-1998)
1962 - Tom Colicchio, American chef
1963 - Greg Adams, Nelson, NHL left wing (Dallas Stars)
1963 - Jack Russell, superb England cricket wicket-keeper (36 Tests 1988-94)
1963 - Lydia Czuckermann-Hatuel, Israel, Women's foil fencer (Oly-1996)
1963 - Alejandro González Iñárritu, Mexican film director
1964 - Debi Mazar, Queens NY, actress (Civil Wars, Little Man Tate, LA Law)
1964 - MCA, [Adam Yauch], rock vocalist (Beastie Boys-You Gotta Fight)
1964 - Melinda French Gates, American wife of Bill Gates
1965 - Jon Evans, Nottimgham ENG, Australasia golfer
1965 - Rob Thomas, American writer
1966 - Fred Strickland, linebacker (Dallas Cowboys)
1966 - Leo Goeas, guard (Baltimore Ravens)
1966 - Shirley Kwan, Hong Kong singer
1967 - Mike James, Ft Walton FL, pitcher (California Angels)
1967 - Moulay Brahim Boutaib, Morocco, 10k runner (Olympic-gold-1988)
1967 - Neil Wilkinson, Selkirk, NHL defenseman (Pitts Penguins)
1967 - Peter Hermann American actor
1968 - Luciana Bemvenuti, Porto Alegre Brazil, golfer (1994 Jamie Farr-36th)
1968 - Vassili Pankov, NHL forward (Team Belarus, Oly-98)
1968 - Debra Messing, American actress
1969 - Eric Bieniemy, NFL running back (Cin Bengals)
1969 - James Black, Regina, NHL center (Chicago Blackhawks)
1969 - Mark Heese, Toronto Ontario, beach volleyballer (Olympics-bronze-96)
1969 - Pavel Kamentsev, hockey forward (Team Kazakhstan Oly-1998)
1969 - Yancey Thigpen, NFL wide receiver (Pitts Steelers)
1969 - Cris Judd, American actor/choreographer
1970 - Dawn Ponte, Kent RI, dance skater (& Frey-1995 Eastern Jr champ)
1970 - Anthony Anderson, American comedian and actor
1970 - Maddie Corman, American actress
1970 - Ben Silverman, American TV executive
1971 - Perry Carter, NFL cornerback (KC Chiefs)
1971 - Priscilla Taylor, Miami FLA, playmate (Mar, 1996)
1972 - Ben Affleck, actor (Daddy)
1972 - Freddie Solomon, NFL wide receiver (Phila Eagles)
1972 - Jason Maniecki, defensive tackle (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
1972 - Ken Walter, punter (Carolina Panthers)
1972 - Mikey Graham, Dublin Ireland, Irish singer (Boyzone)
1972 - Chris Morrissey, American film director/actor
1972 - Matthew Wood, American actor and sound editor
1973 - Marcus Jones, defensive tackle (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
1974 - Ramon Morel, Villa Gonzalez Dom Rep, pitcher (Pitts Pirates)
1974 - Natasha Henstridge, Canadian actress
1975 - Bert Berry, linebacker (Indianapolis Colts)
1975 - Jurgen Dirkx, soccer player (PSV)
1975 - Bertrand Berry, American football player
1975 - Vijay Bharadwaj, Indian cricketer
1976 - Boudewijn Send, soccer player (PSV)
1976 - Ger Unterluggauer, hockey defenseman (Team Austria 1998)
1977 - Martin Biron, Canadian ice hockey goaltender
1977 - Igor Cassina, Italian gymnast
1977 - Nicole Paggi, American actress
1978 - Tim Foreman, American bassist (Switchfoot)
1978 - Stavros Tziortziopoulos, Greek footballer
1978 - Lilia Podkopayeva, Ukrainian gymnast
1978 - Kerri Walsh, American beach volleyball player
1979 - Carl Edwards, American NASCAR driver
1980 - Nathalie Press, English actress
1981 - Brendan Hansen, American swimmer
1981 - Song Ji-hyo, South Korean actress
1981 - Oliver Perez, American baseball player
1982 - Casey Burgener, American weightlifter
1989 - Belinda, Mexican singer
1989 - Tiffanie Anderson, American singer, dancer
1989 - Joe Jonas, American singer (Jonas Brothers)

That is a lot of people! *phew*