Famous Personalities Born In August - 05
Friday, 04 July 2025
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 this day in history birth of alexander Jagiellon, Grand Duke of Lithuania (d. 1506)
1540 On August - 05 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 this day in history.
1623 On August - 05 birth of antonio Cesti, composer
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 this day in history.
1662 James Anderson, Scottish historian (d. 1728) was born on this day in history.
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 On August - 05 birth of thomas Lynch, signer (Declaration of Independence)
1797 Friedrich August Kummer, composer was born on this day in history.
1802 On this day in history 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 On August - 05 birth of ivar A Aasen, Norwegian linguistic/poet
1815 On this day in history birth of edward J Eyre, British explorer/governor (Jamaica)
1822 On August - 05 birth of johann Georg Herzog, composer
1827 On this day in history birth of deodoro da Fonseca, first President of Brazil (d.1892)
1828 Giovanni Rossi, composer was born on August - 05.
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 this day in history.
1829 On this day in history birth of milo Smith Hascall, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1904
1830 On this day in history birth of james A Healy, 1st black bishop in America
1833 Carola of Vasa, Queen consort of Saxony (d. 1907) was born on August - 05.
1843 On this day in history birth of james Scott Skinner, composer
1850 Anton Simon, composer was born on this day in history.
1850 On August - 05 birth of guy de Maupassant, France, author (Boule de Suif)
1860 Joseph Carey Merrick, "Elephant Man" was born on August - 05.
1862 Joseph Merrick, the "Elephant Man" (d. 1890) was born on August - 05.
1864 Resurreccion Maria de Azkue, composer was born on August - 05.
1866 Alfred Holy, composer was born on August - 05.