Famous Personalities Born In January - 15
Monday, 15 December 2025
1432 On this day in history birth of afonso V "the African", king of Portugal (1438-1481) 

1481 On January - 15 birth of ashikaga Yoshizumi, Japanese shogun (b. 1511) 

1507 Johann Oporinus [Herbster], Swiss book publisher (Koran) was born on this day in history. 

1538 On this day in history birth of maeda Toshiie, Japanese general (d. 1599) 

1567 On this day in history birth of black Box, [Catherine Quinol], Guadeloupe, vocalist (Love Sensation) 

1622 Molière, French playwright (d. 1673) was born on this day in history. 

1671 On January - 15 birth of abraham de la Pryme, English antiquarian (d. 1704) 

1674 On this day in history birth of prosper Jolyot de Crébillon, French writer (d. 1762) 

1715 On this day in history birth of georg C Wagenzeil, Austria (court)composer/pianist 

1716 Philip Livingston, merchant (signed Declaration of Independence) was born on this day in history. 

1730 On this day in history birth of john Malchair, composer 

1733 On this day in history birth of joseph Lederer, composer 

1742 On January - 15 birth of eugene Godecharle, composer 

1747 On this day in history birth of john Aikin, English doctor and writer (d. 1822) 

1754 Richard Martin, Irish animal rights activist (d. 1834) was born on this day in history. 

1779 Jean Coralli, Paris, ballet producer/choreographer was born on January - 15. 

1791 On this day in history birth of franz Gillparzer, Austrian tragic dramatist (Golden Fleece) 

1795 Willem de Clerq, Dutch merchant/man of letters was born on this day in history. 

1795 On January - 15 birth of alexandr Griboyedov, Russian playwright (d. 1829) 

1798 On this day in history birth of thomas Crofton Croker, Irish story teller (Fairy legends) 

1803 On January - 15 birth of marjory Fleming, Scottish writer and poet (d. 1811) 

1809 On this day in history birth of cornelia Connelly, Phila, founder (Society of the Holy Child Jesus) 

1809 On this day in history birth of pierre Joseph Proudhon, France, politician (libertarian socialist) 

1812 On this day in history birth of peter C Asbjornsen, Norwegian fairy tale writer 

1813 On January - 15 birth of james Marion Sims, SC, surgeon/gynecologist (vesicovaginal operation) 

1815 On January - 15 birth of henry Morris Naglee, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1886 

1816 Marie LaFarge, French murderer (d. 1852) was born on this day in history. 

1817 On this day in history birth of lewis Golding Arnold, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1871 

1821 On January - 15 birth of lafayette McLaws, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1897 

1824 Marie Duplessis, French courtesan (d. 1847) was born on January - 15. 

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 this day in history. 

1842 Blessed Mary McKillop, Australian candidate for sainthood (d. 1909) was born on this day in history. 

1842 On January - 15 birth of josef Breuer, Austrian psychologist (d. 1925) 

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