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 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 August - 05.  

1540  On August - 05 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  On this day in history birth of philipp Friedrich Boddecker, composer  

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

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

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 August - 05.  

1711  Johan Lulofs, Dutch physicist/philosopher/astronomer was born on this day in history.  

1749  On August - 05 birth of thomas Lynch, signer (Declaration of Independence)  

1797  Friedrich August Kummer, composer was born on August - 05.  

1802  On this day in history birth of niels H Abel, Norwegian mathematician (Abel's Comparisons)  

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  On August - 05 birth of ivar A Aasen, Norwegian linguistic/poet  

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

1828  On August - 05 birth of giovanni Rossi, composer  

1828  On August - 05 birth of wFAA Louisa/Lovisa, queen of Sweden/Norway/princess of Netherlands  

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

1829  On August - 05 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 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 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 August - 05 birth of resurreccion Maria de Azkue, composer  

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

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0882  On August - 05 death of king Louis III of France (b. 863)  

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

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

1364  On this day in history death of emperor Kogon of Japan (b. 1313)  

1572  On this day in history death of isaac Luria, Palestinian-born Kabbalist (b. 1534)  

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

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 this day in history.