Famous Personalities Born In August - 05

1301  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of joseph Justice Scaliger, proposed Julian dating   

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 this day in history.   

1662  On this day in history birth of james Anderson, Scottish historian (d. 1728)   

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

1797  On August - 05 birth of friedrich August Kummer, composer   

1802  On August - 05 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  Johann Georg Herzog, composer was born on August - 05.   

1827  Deodoro da Fonseca, first President of Brazil (d.1892) was born on August - 05.   

1828  Giovanni Rossi, composer was born on this day in history.   

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 August - 05.   

1829  On this day in history 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  On August - 05 birth of carola of Vasa, Queen consort of Saxony (d. 1907)   

1843  On this day in history birth of james Scott Skinner, composer   

1850  On this day in history birth of anton Simon, composer   

1850  Guy de Maupassant, France, author (Boule de Suif) was born on this day in history.   

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  Resurreccion Maria de Azkue, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

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0882  Death of King Louis III of France (b. 863) on August - 05.   

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

1157  Dirk VI, Count of Holland, dies on this day in history.   

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

1572  On August - 05 death of isaac Luria, Palestinian-born Kabbalist (b. 1534)   

1579  Death of Stanislaus Hosius, Polish Catholic cardinal (b. 1504) on August - 05.   

1610  On August - 05 death of alonso García de Ramón, Spanish soldier and twice Royal Governor of Chile   

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