Famous Personalities Born In January - 15
Monday, 20 October 2025
1432 On January - 15 birth of afonso V "the African", king of Portugal (1438-1481)
1481 On January - 15 birth of ashikaga Yoshizumi, Japanese shogun (b. 1511)
1507 On January - 15 birth of johann Oporinus [Herbster], Swiss book publisher (Koran)
1538 Maeda Toshiie, Japanese general (d. 1599) was born on this day in history.
1567 On this day in history birth of black Box, [Catherine Quinol], Guadeloupe, vocalist (Love Sensation)
1622 Molière, French playwright (d. 1673) was born on January - 15.
1671 On this day in history birth of abraham de la Pryme, English antiquarian (d. 1704)
1674 On January - 15 birth of prosper Jolyot de Crébillon, French writer (d. 1762)
1715 Georg C Wagenzeil, Austria (court)composer/pianist was born on January - 15.
1716 Philip Livingston, merchant (signed Declaration of Independence) was born on January - 15.
1730 John Malchair, composer was born on January - 15.
1733 On January - 15 birth of joseph Lederer, composer
1742 On January - 15 birth of eugene Godecharle, composer
1747 John Aikin, English doctor and writer (d. 1822) was born on this day in history.
1754 Richard Martin, Irish animal rights activist (d. 1834) was born on this day in history.
1779 Jean Coralli, Paris, ballet producer/choreographer was born on January - 15.
1791 Franz Gillparzer, Austrian tragic dramatist (Golden Fleece) was born on this day in history.
1795 Willem de Clerq, Dutch merchant/man of letters was born on January - 15.
1795 Alexandr Griboyedov, Russian playwright (d. 1829) was born on January - 15.
1798 On January - 15 birth of thomas Crofton Croker, Irish story teller (Fairy legends)
1803 Marjory Fleming, Scottish writer and poet (d. 1811) was born on January - 15.
1809 Cornelia Connelly, Phila, founder (Society of the Holy Child Jesus) was born on January - 15.
1809 On January - 15 birth of pierre Joseph Proudhon, France, politician (libertarian socialist)
1812 On January - 15 birth of peter C Asbjornsen, Norwegian fairy tale writer
1813 James Marion Sims, SC, surgeon/gynecologist (vesicovaginal operation) was born on January - 15.
1815 On this day in history birth of henry Morris Naglee, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1886
1816 Marie LaFarge, French murderer (d. 1852) was born on January - 15.
1817 On this day in history birth of lewis Golding Arnold, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1871
1821 Lafayette McLaws, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1897 was born on January - 15.
1824 On January - 15 birth of marie Duplessis, French courtesan (d. 1847)
1826 On January - 15 birth of mikhail Saltykov, Spas-Ugol Russia, satirist (Family of Noblemen)
1841 On January - 15 birth of lord Frederick Stanley, presenter of hockey's Stanley Cup
1842 Blessed Mary McKillop, Australian candidate for sainthood (d. 1909) was born on this day in history.
1842 Josef Breuer, Austrian psychologist (d. 1925) was born on this day in history.