Famous Birthdays In August - 05
Friday, 22 September 2023
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 August - 05.
1461 On August - 05 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 this day in history.
1607 On this day in history birth of philipp Friedrich Boddecker, composer
1623 Antonio Cesti, composer was born on this day in history.
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 August - 05.
1662 James Anderson, Scottish historian (d. 1728) was born on this day in history.
1694 On this day in history birth of leonardo Ortensio Salvatore de Leo, composer
1711 On August - 05 birth of johan Lulofs, Dutch physicist/philosopher/astronomer
1749 Thomas Lynch, signer (Declaration of Independence) was born on this day in history.
1797 On August - 05 birth of friedrich August Kummer, composer
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 On this day in history birth of carnot Posey, Confederate brig-general
1813 Ivar A Aasen, Norwegian linguistic/poet was born on August - 05.
1815 Edward J Eyre, British explorer/governor (Jamaica) was born on this day in history.
1822 On this day in history birth of johann Georg Herzog, composer
1827 Deodoro da Fonseca, first President of Brazil (d.1892) was born on August - 05.
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 this day in history birth of heinrich Franz Daniel Stiehl, composer
1829 Milo Smith Hascall, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1904 was born on this day in history.
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 James Scott Skinner, composer was born on August - 05.
1850 On August - 05 birth of anton Simon, composer
1850 Guy de Maupassant, France, author (Boule de Suif) was born on August - 05.
1860 On August - 05 birth of joseph Carey Merrick, "Elephant Man"
1862 Joseph Merrick, the "Elephant Man" (d. 1890) was born on August - 05.
1864 On August - 05 birth of resurreccion Maria de Azkue, composer
1866 Alfred Holy, composer was born on August - 05.