Famous Personalities Born 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  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  Philipp Friedrich Boddecker, composer was born on this day in history.   

1623  On this day in history birth of antonio Cesti, composer   

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 August - 05.   

1694  On August - 05 birth of leonardo Ortensio Salvatore de Leo, composer   

1711  Johan Lulofs, Dutch physicist/philosopher/astronomer was born on August - 05.   

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

1797  Friedrich August Kummer, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

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  On this day in history birth of edward J Eyre, British explorer/governor (Jamaica)   

1822  On this day in history birth of johann Georg Herzog, composer   

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 August - 05 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  James A Healy, 1st black bishop in America was born on August - 05.   

1833  Carola of Vasa, Queen consort of Saxony (d. 1907) was born on August - 05.   

1843  James Scott Skinner, composer was born on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history birth of joseph Carey Merrick, "Elephant Man"   

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

1864  On this day in history birth of resurreccion Maria de Azkue, composer   

1866  On this day in history birth of alfred Holy, composer   

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0882  Death of King Louis III of France (b. 863) on August - 05.   

1063  Death of Gruffydd ap Llywelyn, King of Gwynedd on this day in history.   

1157  On August - 05 dirk VI, Count of Holland, dies   

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 August - 05.   

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 this day in history.