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  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  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  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)  

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

1711  On August - 05 birth of johan Lulofs, Dutch physicist/philosopher/astronomer  

1749  On this day in history birth of thomas Lynch, signer (Declaration of Independence)  

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

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

1811  Ambroise Thomas, French opera composer (d. 1896) was born on August - 05.  

1813  Carnot Posey, Confederate brig-general was born on August - 05.  

1813  On August - 05 birth of ivar A Aasen, Norwegian linguistic/poet  

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

1822  Johann Georg Herzog, composer was born on August - 05.  

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 this day in history.  

1829  On August - 05 birth of heinrich Franz Daniel Stiehl, composer  

1829  On August - 05 birth of milo Smith Hascall, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1904  

1830  James A Healy, 1st black bishop in America was born on this day in history.  

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

1843  James Scott Skinner, composer was born on August - 05.  

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

1850  On August - 05 birth of guy de Maupassant, France, author (Boule de Suif)  

1860  Joseph Carey Merrick, "Elephant Man" was born on August - 05.  

1862  On August - 05 birth of joseph Merrick, the "Elephant Man" (d. 1890)  

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

1866  Alfred Holy, composer was born on this day in history.  

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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  Death of Isaac Luria, Palestinian-born Kabbalist (b. 1534) on this day in history.  

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