Famous Birthdays 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  On this day in history birth of alexander Jagiellon, Grand Duke of Lithuania (d. 1506)  

1540  On August - 05 birth of joseph Justice Scaliger, proposed Julian dating  

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 this day in history.  

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

1641  John Hathorne, American magistrate (d. 1717) was born on this day in history.  

1662  On this day in history birth of james Anderson, Scottish historian (d. 1728)  

1694  Leonardo Ortensio Salvatore de Leo, composer was born on August - 05.  

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

1749  On this day in history birth of thomas Lynch, signer (Declaration of Independence)  

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  Carnot Posey, Confederate brig-general was born on August - 05.  

1813  On this day in history birth of ivar A Aasen, Norwegian linguistic/poet  

1815  On August - 05 birth of edward J Eyre, British explorer/governor (Jamaica)  

1822  On this day in history birth of johann Georg Herzog, composer  

1827  On August - 05 birth of deodoro da Fonseca, first President of Brazil (d.1892)  

1828  Giovanni Rossi, composer was born on this day in history.  

1828  On this day in history birth of wFAA Louisa/Lovisa, queen of Sweden/Norway/princess of Netherlands  

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

1829  On this day in history birth of milo Smith Hascall, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1904  

1830  On August - 05 birth of james A Healy, 1st black bishop in America  

1833  Carola of Vasa, Queen consort of Saxony (d. 1907) was born on August - 05.  

1843  On August - 05 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 August - 05.  

1860  On this day in history birth of joseph Carey Merrick, "Elephant Man"  

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  On August - 05 birth of alfred Holy, composer  

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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 August - 05.  

1157  On August - 05 dirk VI, Count of Holland, dies  

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

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 August - 05.  

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