Famous Birthdays In August - 01

1313  Emperor Kogon of Japan (d. 1364) was born on August - 01.  

1322  On August - 01 birth of peter van Herenthals, South Netherlands theologist/church historian  

1377  Emperor Go-Komatsu of Japan (d. 1433) was born on this day in history.  

1495  Jan Scorel, Dutch painter/architect was born on this day in history.  

1520  Sigismund II Augustus, King of Poland (1548-72) was born on this day in history.  

1545  Andrew Melville, Scottish theologian and religious reformer (d. 1622) was born on this day in history.  

1555  Edward Kelley, English spirit medium (d. 1597) was born on August - 01.  

1579  Luís Vélez de Guevara, Spanish writer (d. 1644) was born on this day in history.  

1626  Sabbatai Zevi, Montenegrin rabbi, kabbalist, and founder of the Jewish Sabbatean movement (d. 1676) was born on August - 01.  

1630  Thomas Clifford, 1st Baron Clifford of Chudleigh, English statesman (d. 1673) was born on August - 01.  

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1642  On August - 01 birth of ahmed II, 21st sultan of Turkey (1691-95) [or Feb 25, 1643]  

1659  On this day in history birth of antoine Mouque, composer  

1685  On August - 01 birth of pietro Giuseppe Sandoni, composer  

1686  On this day in history birth of benedetto Marcello, Italian author/composer (Lettera Famigliare)  

1713  Charles I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (d. 1780) was born on August - 01.  

1714  Richard Wilson, Welsh landscape painter was born on this day in history.  

1738  Jacques François Dugommier, French general (d. 1794) was born on August - 01.  

1744  Jean-Baptiste-Pierre-Antoine Monnet de Lamarck, French zoologist was born on this day in history.  

1753  Charles, 3rd earl Stanhope, England, radical politician/scientist was born on this day in history.  

1755  Giuseppe Antonio Capuzzi, composer was born on this day in history.  

1766  On August - 01 birth of ignaz Anton Franz Xavier Ladurner, pianist/composer  

1766  On August - 01 birth of jeffrey Wyatville, architect  

1770  On August - 01 birth of william Clark, Charlottsville VA, 2nd lt of Lewis & Clark Expedition  

1779  Francis Scott Key, composer (Star-Spangled Banner) was born on this day in history.  

1779  On August - 01 birth of lorenz Oken, German naturalist (d. 1851)  

1786  Louis C Luzac, judge/Dutch Internal minister was born on this day in history.  

1814  Maxcy Gregg, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1862 was born on August - 01.  

1815  Richard Henry Dana, novelist/lawyer spent 2 years before mast was born on August - 01.  

1818  Maria Mitchell, 1st US woman astronomer on Nantucket Island was born on August - 01.  

1819  Herman Melville, US, author (Moby Dick, Billy Budd) was born on August - 01.  

1824  Edward Francis Fitzwilliam, composer was born on this day in history.  

1837  On August - 01 birth of mother Jones, American labor organizer (d. 1930)  

1840  On this day in history birth of aldine Sillman Kieffer, composer  

1843  Robert Todd Lincoln, Capt (Union volunteers), died in 1926 was born on this day in history.  

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0371  Death of St Eusebius of Vercelli, Italian bishop (b. c. 283) on August - 01.  

0527  Justinus I, Byzantine emperor (518-27), dies on this day in history.  

1137  On August - 01 louis VI, King of France, dies (1108-37)  

1190  Floris III, Count of Holland, dies on August - 01.  

1227  On this day in history death of shimazu Tadahisa, Japanese warlord (b. 1179)  

1402  On this day in history death of edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, son of Edward III of England (b. 1341)  

1457  On this day in history laurentius Valla, Italian philosopher (Voluptate), dies at about 50  

1464  Death of Cosimo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (b. 1386) on August - 01.