Famous Birthdays In August - 05
Wednesday, 14 April 2021
1301 Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent, English politician (d. 1330) was born on this day in history.
1397 Guillaume Dufay, Franco-Flemish composer and theorist (d. 1474) was born on August - 05.
1461 On this day in history birth of alexander Jagiellon, Grand Duke of Lithuania (d. 1506)
1540 On this day in history birth of joseph Justice Scaliger, proposed Julian dating
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 August - 05.
1624 On August - 05 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 Leonardo Ortensio Salvatore de Leo, composer was born on August - 05.
1711 Johan Lulofs, Dutch physicist/philosopher/astronomer was born on August - 05.
1749 Thomas Lynch, signer (Declaration of Independence) was born on this day in history.
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 this day in history birth of ambroise Thomas, French opera composer (d. 1896)
1813 Carnot Posey, Confederate brig-general was born on this day in history.
1813 On August - 05 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 this day in history.
1828 WFAA Louisa/Lovisa, queen of Sweden/Norway/princess of Netherlands was born on this day in history.
1829 Heinrich Franz Daniel Stiehl, composer was born on August - 05.
1829 On August - 05 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 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 August - 05.
1862 Joseph Merrick, the "Elephant Man" (d. 1890) was born on this day in history.
1864 On August - 05 birth of resurreccion Maria de Azkue, composer
1866 On this day in history birth of alfred Holy, composer