Famous Birthdays In August - 05
Tuesday, 28 March 2023
1301 On August - 05 birth of edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent, English politician (d. 1330)
1397 On this day in history birth of guillaume Dufay, Franco-Flemish composer and theorist (d. 1474)
1461 Alexander Jagiellon, Grand Duke of Lithuania (d. 1506) was born on this day in history.
1540 Joseph Justice Scaliger, proposed Julian dating was born on this day in history.
1604 On August - 05 birth of john Eliot, "Apostle to Indians," Bible translator, baptized
1607 On August - 05 birth of philipp Friedrich Boddecker, composer
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 August - 05.
1641 On this day in history birth of john Hathorne, American magistrate (d. 1717)
1662 James Anderson, Scottish historian (d. 1728) was born on August - 05.
1694 On this day in history birth of leonardo Ortensio Salvatore de Leo, composer
1711 Johan Lulofs, Dutch physicist/philosopher/astronomer was born on this day in history.
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 Niels H Abel, Norwegian mathematician (Abel's Comparisons) was born on this day in history.
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 August - 05 birth of johann Georg Herzog, composer
1827 Deodoro da Fonseca, first President of Brazil (d.1892) was born on August - 05.
1828 Giovanni Rossi, composer was born on August - 05.
1828 WFAA Louisa/Lovisa, queen of Sweden/Norway/princess of Netherlands was born on August - 05.
1829 On this day in history birth of heinrich Franz Daniel Stiehl, composer
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 On this day in history birth of carola of Vasa, Queen consort of Saxony (d. 1907)
1843 On August - 05 birth of james Scott Skinner, composer
1850 Anton Simon, composer was born on this day in history.
1850 Guy de Maupassant, France, author (Boule de Suif) was born on August - 05.
1860 Joseph Carey Merrick, "Elephant Man" was born on August - 05.
1862 On this day in history birth of joseph Merrick, the "Elephant Man" (d. 1890)
1864 Resurreccion Maria de Azkue, composer was born on August - 05.
1866 On August - 05 birth of alfred Holy, composer