Famous Birthdays In May - 15

1565  Henrick de Keyser, architect/master builder of Amsterdam was born on this day in history.   

1567  On May - 15 birth of claudio Giovanni Antonio Monteverdi, Cremona Italy, composer (L'Orfeo)   

1608  René Goupil, French Catholic missionary (Canadian Martyrs) (d. 1642) was born on this day in history.   

1720  On this day in history birth of maximilian Hell, Slovakian astronomer (d. 1792)   

1749  On May - 15 birth of levi Lincoln, Sr., American revolutionary, statesman, politician, and acting Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1820)   

1754  Pierre Dutillieu, composer was born on this day in history.   

1759  Maria Theresia von Paradis, composer was born on this day in history.   

1764  On this day in history birth of johann Nepomuk Kalcher, composer   

1773  Clemens L Metternich, Austrian prince was born on this day in history.   

1786  On May - 15 birth of general Dimitris Plapoutas, a Revolutionary in the Greek War of Independence (d. 1864)   

1791  Baron Floris A van Hall, Dutch minister of Justice/Finance was born on this day in history.   

1795  Adolf B Marx, German music theorist was born on this day in history.   

1802  On May - 15 birth of isaac Ridgeway Trimble, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1888   

1807  On this day in history birth of luigi Ferdinando Casamorata, composer   

1808  Gottfried Herrmann, composer was born on May - 15.   

1808  On this day in history birth of michael William Balfe, composer   

1810  On May - 15 birth of jacob Thompson, (Confederacy), died in 1885   

1813  On this day in history birth of stephen Heller, composer   

1817  Debendranath Tagore, Indian religious reformer (d. 1905) was born on this day in history.   

1819  Thomas Leonidas Crittenden, Major General (Union volunteers) was born on this day in history.   

1830  Laurence Simmons Baker, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1907 was born on May - 15.   

1830  Martinus W van der Aa, author/Dutch head-editor (The Time) was born on May - 15.   

1841  Giovanni Bolzoni, composer was born on May - 15.   

1845  On May - 15 birth of ilja [Elias] Metsjnikov, USSR, zoologist/bacteriologist (Nobel 1908)   

1848  Viktor Vasnetsov, Russian painter (d. 1926) was born on this day in history.   

1855  On this day in history birth of eduard earl of Keyserling, German writer (Dritte Stiege)   

1855  On this day in history birth of graf Keyserling, writer   

1856  On this day in history birth of lyman Frank Baum, NY, children's book author (Wizard of Oz)   

1857  Williamina Fleming, Scottish-born astronomer (d. 1911) was born on May - 15.   

1859  Pierre Curie, France, physicist (Nobel 1903) was born on May - 15.   

1860  Ellen Louise Axson Wilson, 1st wife of Woodrow Wilson was born on May - 15.   

1862  On May - 15 birth of arthur Schnitzler, Austria, playwright/novelist (La Ronde)   

1865  Albert Verwey, Dutch poet/literature historian (Motion) was born on this day in history.   

1873  Nikolay N Tcherepnin, St Petersburg, composer of ballets, songs [NS] was born on May - 15.   

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0392  On this day in history death of valentinianus II, emperor of Rome (375-392), murdered at 21   

0884  On this day in history marinus I, [Martinus II], Pope (882-84), dies   

0913  Death of Hatto I, Archbishop of Mainz on this day in history.   

1036  On this day in history death of emperor Go-Ichijō of Japan (b. 1008)   

1157  On May - 15 death of yury Dolgoruky, Russian prince   

1174  Nur ad-Din Mahmud, King of Syria, dies on this day in history.   

1381  On May - 15 death of eppelein von Gailingen, German robber baron   

1470  Death of Charles VIII of Sweden (b. 1409) on this day in history.