Famous Personalities Born In August - 07
Thursday, 22 May 2025
1282 Princess Elizabeth of Rhuddlan (d. 1316) was born on this day in history.
1533 Alonso de Ercilla y Zúñiga, Basque soldier and poet (d. 1595) was born on August - 07.
1560 Elizabeth Báthory, Hungarian countess and serial killer (d. 1614) was born on August - 07.
1574 Robert Dudley, styled Earl of Warwick, English writer (d. 1649) was born on this day in history.
1598 On this day in history birth of georg Stiernhielm, "father of Swedish poetry" (Hercules)
1726 James Bowdoin, American Revolutionary leader and politician (d. 1790) was born on this day in history.
1742 On this day in history birth of nathanael Greene, American Revoluntionary War General
1746 On this day in history birth of daniel W Wyttenbach, Dutch classical/historian
1751 Wilhelmina FS, princess of Prussia/Orange/wife of Willem V was born on August - 07.
1779 Carl Ritter, cofounder of modern science of geography was born on August - 07.
1779 Louis de Freycinet, French explorer (d. 1842) was born on this day in history.
1783 John Heathcoat, inventor (lace-making machinery) was born on this day in history.
1783 Princess Amelia of the United Kingdom (d. 1810) was born on August - 07.
1818 On this day in history birth of henry Charles Litolff, French composer/pianist
1823 Faustina Hasse Hodges, composer was born on August - 07.
1826 Carl AE Ahlqvist, [A Oksanen], Finnish poet (Suomalainen Runousoppi) was born on August - 07.
1829 On August - 07 birth of thomas Ewing Jr, Major General, Bvt (Union volunteers), died in 1896
1833 Powell Clayton, Brig General (Union volunteers)/(Gov-R-Ark) was born on this day in history.
1836 Evander McIvor Law, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1920 was born on this day in history.
1844 On August - 07 birth of auguste Michel-Lévy, French geologist (d. 1911)
1860 Alan Leo, British astrologer (d. 1917) was born on this day in history.
1862 On this day in history birth of victoria of Baden, Queen of Sweden (d. 1931)
1867 Emil Nolde, [Hansen], German painter/graphic artist was born on August - 07.
1868 On August - 07 birth of granville Bantock, English composer/conductor (Hebridean Symphony)
1868 Ladislaus Bortkiewicz, Russian mathematician (d. 1931) was born on August - 07.
1870 On this day in history birth of 19 kittens, born to Tarawood Antigone (4 still born)
1870 Jozef Brems, Flemish apostole (vicar of Denmark) was born on this day in history.
1872 Andries C D de Graeff, governor-general of Neth Indies (1926-31) was born on this day in history.
1876 Mata Hari, [Margaretha G Zelle], dancer/courtesan/spy (WW I) was born on this day in history.
1877 Ulrich Salchow, Swedish figure skater (d. 1949) was born on this day in history.
1879 J J Kotze, South African cricket fast bowler (1902-07) was born on this day in history.
1880 Ernst Laqueur, chemist/pharmacology/psychology (sexual hormones) was born on August - 07.
1883 On August - 07 birth of j Ringelnatz, writer
1885 Billie Burke, Washington DC, actress (Glinda-Wizard of Oz) was born on August - 07.