Famous Birthdays In August - 05

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

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 this day in history.  

1540  Joseph Justice Scaliger, proposed Julian dating was born on this day in history.  

1604  On August - 05 birth of john Eliot, "Apostle to Indians," Bible translator, baptized  

1607  On August - 05 birth of philipp Friedrich Boddecker, composer  

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

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

1694  On this day in history birth of leonardo Ortensio Salvatore de Leo, composer  

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

1802  Niels H Abel, Norwegian mathematician (Abel's Comparisons) was born on this day in history.  

1811  On August - 05 birth of ambroise Thomas, French opera composer (d. 1896)  

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

1813  On this day in history birth of ivar A Aasen, Norwegian linguistic/poet  

1815  On August - 05 birth of edward J Eyre, British explorer/governor (Jamaica)  

1822  On August - 05 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  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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

1866  On August - 05 birth of alfred Holy, composer  

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0882  On this day in history 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 August - 05 death of emperor Kogon of Japan (b. 1313)  

1572  Death of Isaac Luria, Palestinian-born Kabbalist (b. 1534) on August - 05.  

1579  On August - 05 death of stanislaus Hosius, Polish Catholic cardinal (b. 1504)  

1610  Death of Alonso García de Ramón, Spanish soldier and twice Royal Governor of Chile on August - 05.  

1644  On this day in history j Henry Alting, theologist (Statenvertaling), dies at 61