Famous Personalities Born In August - 07
Friday, 31 October 2025
							1282  Princess Elizabeth of Rhuddlan (d. 1316) was born on this day in history.  
 
 
 
						
							1533  On August - 07 birth of alonso de Ercilla y Zúñiga, Basque soldier and poet (d. 1595)  
 
 
 
						
							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 August - 07 birth of georg Stiernhielm, "father of Swedish poetry" (Hercules)  
 
 
 
						
							1726  On this day in history birth of james Bowdoin, American Revolutionary leader and politician (d. 1790)  
 
 
 
						
							1742  On August - 07 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  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  On this day in history birth of john Heathcoat, inventor (lace-making machinery)  
 
 
 
						
							1783  Princess Amelia of the United Kingdom (d. 1810) was born on August - 07.  
 
 
 
						
							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 August - 07.  
 
 
 
						
							1829  On this day in history birth of thomas Ewing Jr, Major General, Bvt (Union volunteers), died in 1896  
 
 
 
						
							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 August - 07.  
 
 
 
						
							1844  On this day in history birth of auguste Michel-Lévy, French geologist (d. 1911)  
 
 
 
						
							1860  On August - 07 birth of alan Leo, British astrologer (d. 1917)  
 
 
 
						
							1862  On August - 07 birth of victoria of Baden, Queen of Sweden (d. 1931)  
 
 
 
						
							1867  On this day in history birth of emil Nolde, [Hansen], German painter/graphic artist  
 
 
 
						
							1868  Granville Bantock, English composer/conductor (Hebridean Symphony) was born on this day in history.  
 
 
 
						
							1868  On August - 07 birth of ladislaus Bortkiewicz, Russian mathematician (d. 1931)  
 
 
 
						
							1870  19 kittens, born to Tarawood Antigone (4 still born) was born on August - 07.  
 
 
 
						
							1870  On this day in history birth of jozef Brems, Flemish apostole (vicar of Denmark)  
 
 
 
						
							1872  Andries C D de Graeff, governor-general of Neth Indies (1926-31) was born on August - 07.  
 
 
 
						
							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  J J Kotze, South African cricket fast bowler (1902-07) was born on August - 07.  
 
 
 
						
							1880  Ernst Laqueur, chemist/pharmacology/psychology (sexual hormones) was born on August - 07.  
 
 
 
						
							1883  J Ringelnatz, writer was born on August - 07.  
 
 
 
						
							1885  Billie Burke, Washington DC, actress (Glinda-Wizard of Oz) was born on August - 07.  
 
 
 
						
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