Famous Birthdays In August - 05
Thursday, 11 August 2022
1301 On this day in history birth of edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent, English politician (d. 1330)
1397 Guillaume Dufay, Franco-Flemish composer and theorist (d. 1474) was born on this day in history.
1461 On this day in history birth of alexander Jagiellon, Grand Duke of Lithuania (d. 1506)
1540 On August - 05 birth of joseph Justice Scaliger, proposed Julian dating
1604 John Eliot, "Apostle to Indians," Bible translator, baptized was born on August - 05.
1607 Philipp Friedrich Boddecker, composer was born on August - 05.
1623 Antonio Cesti, composer was born on this day in history.
1624 William, Jamestown Va, 1st black child born in English America was born on this day in history.
1641 John Hathorne, American magistrate (d. 1717) was born on this day in history.
1662 On this day in history birth of james Anderson, Scottish historian (d. 1728)
1694 Leonardo Ortensio Salvatore de Leo, composer was born on August - 05.
1711 On August - 05 birth of johan Lulofs, Dutch physicist/philosopher/astronomer
1749 On this day in history birth of thomas Lynch, signer (Declaration of Independence)
1797 Friedrich August Kummer, composer was born on August - 05.
1802 On this day in history birth of niels H Abel, Norwegian mathematician (Abel's Comparisons)
1811 On August - 05 birth of ambroise Thomas, French opera composer (d. 1896)
1813 Carnot Posey, Confederate brig-general was born on August - 05.
1813 On this day in history birth of ivar A Aasen, Norwegian linguistic/poet
1815 On August - 05 birth of edward J Eyre, British explorer/governor (Jamaica)
1822 On this day in history birth of johann Georg Herzog, composer
1827 On August - 05 birth of deodoro da Fonseca, first President of Brazil (d.1892)
1828 Giovanni Rossi, composer was born on this day in history.
1828 On this day in history birth of wFAA Louisa/Lovisa, queen of Sweden/Norway/princess of Netherlands
1829 Heinrich Franz Daniel Stiehl, composer was born on this day in history.
1829 On this day in history birth of milo Smith Hascall, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1904
1830 On August - 05 birth of james A Healy, 1st black bishop in America
1833 Carola of Vasa, Queen consort of Saxony (d. 1907) was born on August - 05.
1843 On August - 05 birth of james Scott Skinner, composer
1850 On August - 05 birth of anton Simon, composer
1850 Guy de Maupassant, France, author (Boule de Suif) was born on August - 05.
1860 On this day in history birth of joseph Carey Merrick, "Elephant Man"
1862 On this day in history birth of joseph Merrick, the "Elephant Man" (d. 1890)
1864 On this day in history birth of resurreccion Maria de Azkue, composer
1866 On August - 05 birth of alfred Holy, composer