Famous Birthdays In August - 05

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

1397  Guillaume Dufay, Franco-Flemish composer and theorist (d. 1474) was born on August - 05.  

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

1607  Philipp Friedrich Boddecker, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

1662  On August - 05 birth of james Anderson, Scottish historian (d. 1728)  

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

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  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  On August - 05 birth of carnot Posey, Confederate brig-general  

1813  On this day in history 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  Deodoro da Fonseca, first President of Brazil (d.1892) was born on this day in history.  

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 August - 05 birth of heinrich Franz Daniel Stiehl, composer  

1829  Milo Smith Hascall, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1904 was born on August - 05.  

1830  James A Healy, 1st black bishop in America was born on this day in history.  

1833  On August - 05 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 this day in history.  

1860  Joseph Carey Merrick, "Elephant Man" was born on this day in history.  

1862  On this day in history birth of joseph Merrick, the "Elephant Man" (d. 1890)  

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

1866  Alfred Holy, composer was born on August - 05.  

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0882  On August - 05 death of king Louis III of France (b. 863)  

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  Death of Alonso García de Ramón, Spanish soldier and twice Royal Governor of Chile on this day in history.  

1644  J Henry Alting, theologist (Statenvertaling), dies at 61 on August - 05.