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  Alexander Jagiellon, Grand Duke of Lithuania (d. 1506) was born on this day in history.  

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 August - 05.  

1607  Philipp Friedrich Boddecker, composer was born on August - 05.  

1623  Antonio Cesti, composer was born on August - 05.  

1624  William, Jamestown Va, 1st black child born in English America was born on this day in history.  

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)  

Advertisements

1694  Leonardo Ortensio Salvatore de Leo, composer was born on this day in history.  

1711  On this day in history birth of johan Lulofs, Dutch physicist/philosopher/astronomer  

1749  Thomas Lynch, signer (Declaration of Independence) was born on August - 05.  

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 this day in history.  

1815  Edward J Eyre, British explorer/governor (Jamaica) was born on August - 05.  

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  On August - 05 birth of giovanni Rossi, composer  

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

1829  Heinrich Franz Daniel Stiehl, composer was born on this day in history.  

1829  On August - 05 birth of milo Smith Hascall, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1904  

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  James Scott Skinner, composer was born on August - 05.  

1850  Anton Simon, composer was born on August - 05.  

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 August - 05.  

1864  Resurreccion Maria de Azkue, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Next Page »

1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30	31

0882  Death of King Louis III of France (b. 863) on this day in history.  

1063  Death of Gruffydd ap Llywelyn, King of Gwynedd on August - 05.  

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

1364  On August - 05 death of emperor Kogon of Japan (b. 1313)  

1572  On August - 05 death of isaac Luria, Palestinian-born Kabbalist (b. 1534)  

1579  Death of Stanislaus Hosius, Polish Catholic cardinal (b. 1504) on August - 05.  

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 this day in history.