Famous Personalities Born In August - 05

1301  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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 August - 05.   

1604  On this day in history birth of john Eliot, "Apostle to Indians," Bible translator, baptized   

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

1623  On August - 05 birth of antonio Cesti, composer   

1624  William, Jamestown Va, 1st black child born in English America was born on August - 05.   

1641  John Hathorne, American magistrate (d. 1717) was born on August - 05.   

1662  James Anderson, Scottish historian (d. 1728) was born on August - 05.   

1694  On August - 05 birth of leonardo Ortensio Salvatore de Leo, composer   

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  Niels H Abel, Norwegian mathematician (Abel's Comparisons) was born on this day in history.   

1811  On this day in history birth of ambroise Thomas, French opera composer (d. 1896)   

1813  On August - 05 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 this day in history.   

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 August - 05 birth of giovanni Rossi, composer   

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 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  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 August - 05 birth of joseph Merrick, the "Elephant Man" (d. 1890)   

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

1866  Alfred Holy, composer was born on this day in history.   

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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 August - 05.   

1364  Death of Emperor Kogon of Japan (b. 1313) on this day in history.   

1572  On this day in history death of isaac Luria, Palestinian-born Kabbalist (b. 1534)   

1579  On August - 05 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 August - 05.   

1644  J Henry Alting, theologist (Statenvertaling), dies at 61 on this day in history.