Famous Birthdays May 26 Mehmed III, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1595-1603), born in Manisa, Ottoman Empire (d. 1603) Born in 1566 Famous Deaths May 4 Luca Ghini, Italian physician and botanist (b. 1490) May 10 Leonhard Fuchs, German physician and botanist (Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants) for which the flowering plants and color Fuchsia is named after, dies at 65 Apr 1566 History by Year Jun 1566 Famous People Who Were Authors Dictators Explorers Outlaws Queens Spies