Famous Birthdays In August - 05

1301  Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent, English politician (d. 1330) was born on August - 05.  

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  Joseph Justice Scaliger, proposed Julian dating was born on this day in history.  

1604  John Eliot, "Apostle to Indians," Bible translator, baptized was born on August - 05.  

1607  Philipp Friedrich Boddecker, composer was born on this day in history.  

1623  Antonio Cesti, composer was born on August - 05.  

1624  On this day in history birth of william, Jamestown Va, 1st black child born in English America  

1641  On August - 05 birth of john Hathorne, American magistrate (d. 1717)  

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

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1694  Leonardo Ortensio Salvatore de Leo, composer was born on August - 05.  

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

1802  On August - 05 birth of niels H Abel, Norwegian mathematician (Abel's Comparisons)  

1811  Ambroise Thomas, French opera composer (d. 1896) was born on this day in history.  

1813  On August - 05 birth of carnot Posey, Confederate brig-general  

1813  Ivar A Aasen, Norwegian linguistic/poet was born on August - 05.  

1815  On August - 05 birth of edward J Eyre, British explorer/governor (Jamaica)  

1822  Johann Georg Herzog, composer was born on this day in history.  

1827  On August - 05 birth of deodoro da Fonseca, first President of Brazil (d.1892)  

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 August - 05 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  James A Healy, 1st black bishop in America was born on August - 05.  

1833  Carola of Vasa, Queen consort of Saxony (d. 1907) was born on this day in history.  

1843  On August - 05 birth of james Scott Skinner, composer  

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

1850  On this day in history birth of guy de Maupassant, France, author (Boule de Suif)  

1860  On August - 05 birth of joseph Carey Merrick, "Elephant Man"  

1862  Joseph Merrick, the "Elephant Man" (d. 1890) was born on this day in history.  

1864  Resurreccion Maria de Azkue, composer was born on August - 05.  

1866  Alfred Holy, composer was born on August - 05.  

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

1063  On August - 05 death of gruffydd ap Llywelyn, King of Gwynedd  

1157  On August - 05 dirk VI, Count of Holland, dies  

1364  Death of Emperor Kogon of Japan (b. 1313) on this day in history.  

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

1579  On this day in history death of stanislaus Hosius, Polish Catholic cardinal (b. 1504)  

1610  On this day in history death of alonso García de Ramón, Spanish soldier and twice Royal Governor of Chile  

1644  On this day in history j Henry Alting, theologist (Statenvertaling), dies at 61