Famous Personalities Born In August - 07
Sunday, 15 June 2025
1282 On August - 07 birth of princess Elizabeth of Rhuddlan (d. 1316)
1533 Alonso de Ercilla y Zúñiga, Basque soldier and poet (d. 1595) was born on this day in history.
1560 On this day in history birth of elizabeth Báthory, Hungarian countess and serial killer (d. 1614)
1574 On this day in history birth of robert Dudley, styled Earl of Warwick, English writer (d. 1649)
1598 Georg Stiernhielm, "father of Swedish poetry" (Hercules) was born on August - 07.
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 Daniel W Wyttenbach, Dutch classical/historian was born on August - 07.
1751 On this day in history birth of wilhelmina FS, princess of Prussia/Orange/wife of Willem V
1779 Carl Ritter, cofounder of modern science of geography was born on this day in history.
1779 On this day in history birth of louis de Freycinet, French explorer (d. 1842)
1783 On August - 07 birth of john Heathcoat, inventor (lace-making machinery)
1783 On this day in history birth of princess Amelia of the United Kingdom (d. 1810)
1818 On August - 07 birth of henry Charles Litolff, French composer/pianist
1823 On August - 07 birth of faustina Hasse Hodges, composer
1826 Carl AE Ahlqvist, [A Oksanen], Finnish poet (Suomalainen Runousoppi) was born on this day in history.
1829 Thomas Ewing Jr, Major General, Bvt (Union volunteers), died in 1896 was born on August - 07.
1833 On this day in history birth of powell Clayton, Brig General (Union volunteers)/(Gov-R-Ark)
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 On August - 07 birth of alan Leo, British astrologer (d. 1917)
1862 Victoria of Baden, Queen of Sweden (d. 1931) was born on August - 07.
1867 On August - 07 birth of emil Nolde, [Hansen], German painter/graphic artist
1868 Granville Bantock, English composer/conductor (Hebridean Symphony) was born on August - 07.
1868 On this day in history birth of ladislaus Bortkiewicz, Russian mathematician (d. 1931)
1870 On August - 07 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 August - 07.
1876 Mata Hari, [Margaretha G Zelle], dancer/courtesan/spy (WW I) was born on this day in history.
1877 On August - 07 birth of ulrich Salchow, Swedish figure skater (d. 1949)
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 this day in history.
1883 On this day in history birth of j Ringelnatz, writer
1885 Billie Burke, Washington DC, actress (Glinda-Wizard of Oz) was born on August - 07.