Famous Birthdays In August - 05

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 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  On this day in history birth of philipp Friedrich Boddecker, composer  

1623  Antonio Cesti, composer was born on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1711  On August - 05 birth of johan Lulofs, Dutch physicist/philosopher/astronomer  

1749  Thomas Lynch, signer (Declaration of Independence) was born on this day in history.  

1797  On August - 05 birth of friedrich August Kummer, composer  

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  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  Edward J Eyre, British explorer/governor (Jamaica) was born on this day in history.  

1822  On this day in history 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 August - 05.  

1828  WFAA Louisa/Lovisa, queen of Sweden/Norway/princess of Netherlands was born on August - 05.  

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  On August - 05 birth of anton Simon, composer  

1850  Guy de Maupassant, France, author (Boule de Suif) was born on August - 05.  

1860  On August - 05 birth of joseph Carey Merrick, "Elephant Man"  

1862  Joseph Merrick, the "Elephant Man" (d. 1890) was born on August - 05.  

1864  On August - 05 birth of resurreccion Maria de Azkue, composer  

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

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0882  On this day in history death of king Louis III of France (b. 863)  

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

1157  Dirk VI, Count of Holland, dies on this day in history.  

1364  Death of Emperor Kogon of Japan (b. 1313) on August - 05.  

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 this day in history.  

1610  On August - 05 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