Famous Personalities Born In August - 05

1301  On August - 05 birth of edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent, English politician (d. 1330)   

1397  On August - 05 birth of guillaume Dufay, Franco-Flemish composer and theorist (d. 1474)   

1461  On this day in history birth of alexander Jagiellon, Grand Duke of Lithuania (d. 1506)   

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

1662  On August - 05 birth of james Anderson, Scottish historian (d. 1728)   

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

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 this day in history birth of friedrich August Kummer, composer   

1802  On this day in history 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  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  Edward J Eyre, British explorer/governor (Jamaica) was born on August - 05.   

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

1827  On this day in history birth of deodoro da Fonseca, first President of Brazil (d.1892)   

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 August - 05 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  James A Healy, 1st black bishop in America was born on this day in history.   

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

1843  James Scott Skinner, composer was born on this day in history.   

1850  Anton Simon, composer was born on this day in history.   

1850  On August - 05 birth of guy de Maupassant, France, author (Boule de Suif)   

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

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 August - 05.   

1572  Death of Isaac Luria, Palestinian-born Kabbalist (b. 1534) on August - 05.   

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