Famous Birthdays In August - 07

1282  On this day in history birth of princess Elizabeth of Rhuddlan (d. 1316)  

1533  Alonso de Ercilla y Zúñiga, Basque soldier and poet (d. 1595) was born on August - 07.  

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  On August - 07 birth of james Bowdoin, American Revolutionary leader and politician (d. 1790)  

1742  On this day in history birth of nathanael Greene, American Revoluntionary War General  

1746  On August - 07 birth of daniel W Wyttenbach, Dutch classical/historian  

1751  On August - 07 birth of wilhelmina FS, princess of Prussia/Orange/wife of Willem V  

1779  On this day in history birth of carl Ritter, cofounder of modern science of geography  

1779  On this day in history birth of louis de Freycinet, French explorer (d. 1842)  

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 this day in history.  

1818  On this day in history birth of henry Charles Litolff, French composer/pianist  

1823  Faustina Hasse Hodges, composer was born on this day in history.  

1826  Carl AE Ahlqvist, [A Oksanen], Finnish poet (Suomalainen Runousoppi) was born on August - 07.  

1829  On this day in history 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 August - 07.  

1836  Evander McIvor Law, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1920 was born on August - 07.  

1844  Auguste Michel-Lévy, French geologist (d. 1911) was born on this day in history.  

1860  Alan Leo, British astrologer (d. 1917) was born on this day in history.  

1862  Victoria of Baden, Queen of Sweden (d. 1931) was born on this day in history.  

1867  Emil Nolde, [Hansen], German painter/graphic artist was born on August - 07.  

1868  Granville Bantock, English composer/conductor (Hebridean Symphony) was born on this day in history.  

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  On this day in history birth of andries C D de Graeff, governor-general of Neth Indies (1926-31)  

1876  On August - 07 birth of mata Hari, [Margaretha G Zelle], dancer/courtesan/spy (WW I)  

1877  Ulrich Salchow, Swedish figure skater (d. 1949) was born on August - 07.  

1879  On August - 07 birth of j J Kotze, South African cricket fast bowler (1902-07)  

1880  On this day in history birth of ernst Laqueur, chemist/pharmacology/psychology (sexual hormones)  

1883  On August - 07 birth of j Ringelnatz, writer  

1885  Billie Burke, Washington DC, actress (Glinda-Wizard of Oz) was born on August - 07.  

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0461  Death of Majorian, Roman Emperor (assassinated) (b. 420) on August - 07.  

0479  On August - 07 death of emperor Yūryaku of Japan  

1033  Death of Frederick II, duke of Upper Lorraine on this day in history.  

1106  Henry IV, Roman German king/emperor (1056/84-1105), dies at 54 on August - 07.  

1485  Death of Alexander Stewart, 1st Duke of Albany, Scottish prince on August - 07.  

1547  Cajetanus van Thiene, Italian saint, dies on August - 07.  

1609  On this day in history eustache du Caurroy, composer, dies at 60  

1613  Death of Thomas Fleming, English judge (b. 1544) on this day in history.