Famous Personalities Born In August - 05

1301  Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent, English politician (d. 1330) was born on this day in history.   

1397  On this day in history birth of guillaume Dufay, Franco-Flemish composer and theorist (d. 1474)   

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 this day in history birth of john Eliot, "Apostle to Indians," Bible translator, baptized   

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  On August - 05 birth of john Hathorne, American magistrate (d. 1717)   

1662  James Anderson, Scottish historian (d. 1728) was born on this day in history.   

1694  On August - 05 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  Friedrich August Kummer, composer was born on August - 05.   

1802  On this day in history birth of niels H Abel, Norwegian mathematician (Abel's Comparisons)   

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  On August - 05 birth of deodoro da Fonseca, first President of Brazil (d.1892)   

1828  On this day in history birth of giovanni Rossi, composer   

1828  On August - 05 birth of wFAA Louisa/Lovisa, queen of Sweden/Norway/princess of Netherlands   

1829  On August - 05 birth of heinrich Franz Daniel Stiehl, composer   

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 August - 05.   

1833  On this day in history birth of carola of Vasa, Queen consort of Saxony (d. 1907)   

1843  On this day in history birth of james Scott Skinner, composer   

1850  On August - 05 birth of anton Simon, composer   

1850  Guy de Maupassant, France, author (Boule de Suif) was born on this day in history.   

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

1862  Joseph Merrick, the "Elephant Man" (d. 1890) was born on this day in history.   

1864  Resurreccion Maria de Azkue, composer was born on August - 05.   

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  On this day in history death of gruffydd ap Llywelyn, King of Gwynedd   

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  On this day in history death of stanislaus Hosius, Polish Catholic cardinal (b. 1504)   

1610  On this day in history death of alonso García de Ramón, Spanish soldier and twice Royal Governor of Chile   

1644  On August - 05 j Henry Alting, theologist (Statenvertaling), dies at 61