Famous Birthdays In August - 05

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

1397  On this day in history 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  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  On August - 05 birth of philipp Friedrich Boddecker, composer  

1623  On August - 05 birth of antonio Cesti, composer  

1624  William, Jamestown Va, 1st black child born in English America was born on this day in history.  

1641  On this day in history birth of john Hathorne, American magistrate (d. 1717)  

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

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1694  Leonardo Ortensio Salvatore de Leo, composer was born on this day in history.  

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 August - 05 birth of friedrich August Kummer, composer  

1802  Niels H Abel, Norwegian mathematician (Abel's Comparisons) was born on August - 05.  

1811  On this day in history birth of ambroise Thomas, French opera composer (d. 1896)  

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

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

1815  Edward J Eyre, British explorer/governor (Jamaica) was born on this day in history.  

1822  On August - 05 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  WFAA Louisa/Lovisa, queen of Sweden/Norway/princess of Netherlands was born on this day in history.  

1829  Heinrich Franz Daniel Stiehl, composer was born on August - 05.  

1829  Milo Smith Hascall, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1904 was born on August - 05.  

1830  James A Healy, 1st black bishop in America was born on August - 05.  

1833  On August - 05 birth of carola of Vasa, Queen consort of Saxony (d. 1907)  

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

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

1864  On this day in history birth of resurreccion Maria de Azkue, composer  

1866  On August - 05 birth of alfred Holy, composer  

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0882  Death of King Louis III of France (b. 863) on this day in history.  

1063  Death of Gruffydd ap Llywelyn, King of Gwynedd on August - 05.  

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

1364  On August - 05 death of emperor Kogon of Japan (b. 1313)  

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

1579  Death of Stanislaus Hosius, Polish Catholic cardinal (b. 1504) on this day in history.  

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

1644  J Henry Alting, theologist (Statenvertaling), dies at 61 on this day in history.