Famous Birthdays In August - 05

1301  Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent, English politician (d. 1330) was born on this day in history.  

1397  On August - 05 birth of guillaume Dufay, Franco-Flemish composer and theorist (d. 1474)  

1461  On August - 05 birth of alexander Jagiellon, Grand Duke of Lithuania (d. 1506)  

1540  Joseph Justice Scaliger, proposed Julian dating was born on August - 05.  

1604  On this day in history birth of john Eliot, "Apostle to Indians," Bible translator, baptized  

1607  Philipp Friedrich Boddecker, composer was born on August - 05.  

1623  On this day in history birth of antonio Cesti, composer  

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 August - 05.  

1662  James Anderson, Scottish historian (d. 1728) was born on August - 05.  

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1694  On this day in history birth of leonardo Ortensio Salvatore de Leo, composer  

1711  Johan Lulofs, Dutch physicist/philosopher/astronomer was born on August - 05.  

1749  Thomas Lynch, signer (Declaration of Independence) was born on August - 05.  

1797  On this day in history birth of friedrich August Kummer, composer  

1802  Niels H Abel, Norwegian mathematician (Abel's Comparisons) was born on this day in history.  

1811  Ambroise Thomas, French opera composer (d. 1896) was born on August - 05.  

1813  Carnot Posey, Confederate brig-general was born on this day in history.  

1813  Ivar A Aasen, Norwegian linguistic/poet was born on this day in history.  

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  Deodoro da Fonseca, first President of Brazil (d.1892) was born on this day in history.  

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  Heinrich Franz Daniel Stiehl, composer was born on this day in history.  

1829  On August - 05 birth of milo Smith Hascall, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1904  

1830  On this day in history 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 this day in history birth of james Scott Skinner, composer  

1850  Anton Simon, composer was born on August - 05.  

1850  Guy de Maupassant, France, author (Boule de Suif) was born on August - 05.  

1860  Joseph Carey Merrick, "Elephant Man" was born on this day in history.  

1862  Joseph Merrick, the "Elephant Man" (d. 1890) was born on August - 05.  

1864  On August - 05 birth of resurreccion Maria de Azkue, composer  

1866  On this day in history birth of alfred Holy, composer  

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0882  On this day in history death of king Louis III of France (b. 863)  

1063  On this day in history death of gruffydd ap Llywelyn, King of Gwynedd  

1157  Dirk VI, Count of Holland, dies on August - 05.  

1364  Death of Emperor Kogon of Japan (b. 1313) on August - 05.  

1572  Death of Isaac Luria, Palestinian-born Kabbalist (b. 1534) on August - 05.  

1579  On August - 05 death of stanislaus Hosius, Polish Catholic cardinal (b. 1504)  

1610  Death of Alonso García de Ramón, Spanish soldier and twice Royal Governor of Chile on this day in history.  

1644  J Henry Alting, theologist (Statenvertaling), dies at 61 on August - 05.