Famous Birthdays In August - 05

1301  On this day in history 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 August - 05.  

1540  On this day in history birth of joseph Justice Scaliger, proposed Julian dating  

1604  John Eliot, "Apostle to Indians," Bible translator, baptized was born on this day in history.  

1607  Philipp Friedrich Boddecker, composer was born on August - 05.  

1623  Antonio Cesti, composer was born on August - 05.  

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

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.  

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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 this day in history.  

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 August - 05.  

1813  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1827  On this day in history birth of deodoro da Fonseca, first President of Brazil (d.1892)  

1828  On August - 05 birth of giovanni Rossi, composer  

1828  WFAA Louisa/Lovisa, queen of Sweden/Norway/princess of Netherlands was born on this day in history.  

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  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 this day in history.  

1862  Joseph Merrick, the "Elephant Man" (d. 1890) was born on this day in history.  

1864  Resurreccion Maria de Azkue, composer was born on this day in history.  

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 this day in history death of gruffydd ap Llywelyn, King of Gwynedd  

1157  On this day in history dirk VI, Count of Holland, dies  

1364  Death of Emperor Kogon of Japan (b. 1313) on this day in history.  

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

1579  Death of Stanislaus Hosius, Polish Catholic cardinal (b. 1504) on August - 05.  

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