Famous Personalities Born In August - 05

1301  On August - 05 birth of edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent, English politician (d. 1330)   

1397  Guillaume Dufay, Franco-Flemish composer and theorist (d. 1474) was born on August - 05.   

1461  Alexander Jagiellon, Grand Duke of Lithuania (d. 1506) was born on this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1624  William, Jamestown Va, 1st black child born in English America was born on August - 05.   

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

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

1694  On August - 05 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  Friedrich August Kummer, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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  On this day in history birth of wFAA Louisa/Lovisa, queen of Sweden/Norway/princess of Netherlands   

1829  On this day in history birth of heinrich Franz Daniel Stiehl, composer   

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 this day in history birth of carola of Vasa, Queen consort of Saxony (d. 1907)   

1843  On August - 05 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 August - 05.   

1862  On this day in history birth of joseph Merrick, the "Elephant Man" (d. 1890)   

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

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

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

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

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

1579  On August - 05 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