Famous Personalities Born In January - 15
Wednesday, 30 April 2025
1432 Afonso V "the African", king of Portugal (1438-1481) was born on January - 15.
1481 On January - 15 birth of ashikaga Yoshizumi, Japanese shogun (b. 1511)
1507 On this day in history birth of johann Oporinus [Herbster], Swiss book publisher (Koran)
1538 On January - 15 birth of maeda Toshiie, Japanese general (d. 1599)
1567 Black Box, [Catherine Quinol], Guadeloupe, vocalist (Love Sensation) was born on January - 15.
1622 Molière, French playwright (d. 1673) was born on this day in history.
1671 Abraham de la Pryme, English antiquarian (d. 1704) was born on January - 15.
1674 On this day in history birth of prosper Jolyot de Crébillon, French writer (d. 1762)
1715 Georg C Wagenzeil, Austria (court)composer/pianist was born on January - 15.
1716 Philip Livingston, merchant (signed Declaration of Independence) was born on January - 15.
1730 On January - 15 birth of john Malchair, composer
1733 On January - 15 birth of joseph Lederer, composer
1742 Eugene Godecharle, composer was born on January - 15.
1747 On January - 15 birth of john Aikin, English doctor and writer (d. 1822)
1754 Richard Martin, Irish animal rights activist (d. 1834) was born on January - 15.
1779 On this day in history birth of jean Coralli, Paris, ballet producer/choreographer
1791 Franz Gillparzer, Austrian tragic dramatist (Golden Fleece) was born on this day in history.
1795 On January - 15 birth of willem de Clerq, Dutch merchant/man of letters
1795 On this day in history birth of alexandr Griboyedov, Russian playwright (d. 1829)
1798 On January - 15 birth of thomas Crofton Croker, Irish story teller (Fairy legends)
1803 Marjory Fleming, Scottish writer and poet (d. 1811) was born on January - 15.
1809 Cornelia Connelly, Phila, founder (Society of the Holy Child Jesus) was born on this day in history.
1809 Pierre Joseph Proudhon, France, politician (libertarian socialist) was born on this day in history.
1812 On this day in history birth of peter C Asbjornsen, Norwegian fairy tale writer
1813 On this day in history birth of james Marion Sims, SC, surgeon/gynecologist (vesicovaginal operation)
1815 Henry Morris Naglee, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1886 was born on this day in history.
1816 Marie LaFarge, French murderer (d. 1852) was born on this day in history.
1817 Lewis Golding Arnold, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1871 was born on this day in history.
1821 Lafayette McLaws, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1897 was born on January - 15.
1824 Marie Duplessis, French courtesan (d. 1847) was born on this day in history.
1826 Mikhail Saltykov, Spas-Ugol Russia, satirist (Family of Noblemen) was born on this day in history.
1841 Lord Frederick Stanley, presenter of hockey's Stanley Cup was born on January - 15.
1842 On January - 15 birth of blessed Mary McKillop, Australian candidate for sainthood (d. 1909)
1842 On January - 15 birth of josef Breuer, Austrian psychologist (d. 1925)