Famous Personalities Born In January - 15
Wednesday, 04 March 2026
1432 Afonso v "the african": King of portugal (1438-1481) 

1481 Ashikaga yoshizumi: Japanese shogun (b. 1511) 

1507 Johann oporinus [herbster]: Swiss book publisher (koran) 

1538 Maeda toshiie: Japanese general 

1567 Black box: [catherine quinol], guadeloupe, vocalist (love sensation) 

1622 Molière: French playwright 

1671 Abraham de la pryme: English antiquarian 

1674 Prosper jolyot de crébillon: French writer 

1715 Georg c wagenzeil: Austria (court)composer/pianist 

1716 Philip livingston: Merchant (signed declaration of independence) 

1730 John malchair: Composer 

1733 Joseph lederer: Composer 

1742 Eugene godecharle: Composer 

1747 John aikin: English doctor and writer 

1754 Richard martin: Irish animal rights activist 

1779 Jean coralli: Paris, ballet producer/choreographer 

1791 Franz gillparzer: Austrian tragic dramatist (golden fleece) 

1795 Willem de clerq: Dutch merchant/man of letters 

1795 Alexandr griboyedov: Russian playwright 

1798 Thomas crofton croker: Irish story teller (fairy legends) 

1803 Marjory fleming: Scottish writer and poet 

1809 Cornelia connelly: Phila, founder (society of the holy child jesus) 

1809 Pierre joseph proudhon: France, politician (libertarian socialist) 

1812 Peter c asbjornsen: Norwegian fairy tale writer 

1813 James marion sims: Sc, surgeon/gynecologist (vesicovaginal operation) 

1815 Henry morris naglee: Brig general (union volunteers), died in 1886 

1816 Marie lafarge: French murderer 

1817 Lewis golding arnold: Brig general (union volunteers), died in 1871 

1821 Lafayette mclaws: Major general (confederate army), died in 1897 

1824 Marie duplessis: French courtesan 

1826 Mikhail saltykov: Spas-ugol russia, satirist (family of noblemen) 

1841 Lord frederick stanley: Presenter of hockey's stanley cup 

1842 Blessed mary mckillop: Australian candidate for sainthood 

1842 Josef breuer: Austrian psychologist 

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