Famous Personalities Born In January - 15
Wednesday, 09 July 2025
1432 Afonso V "the African", king of Portugal (1438-1481) was born on this day in history.
1481 On this day in history birth of ashikaga Yoshizumi, Japanese shogun (b. 1511)
1507 On January - 15 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 On January - 15 birth of molière, French playwright (d. 1673)
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 On January - 15 birth of philip Livingston, merchant (signed Declaration of Independence)
1730 On this day in history birth of john Malchair, composer
1733 Joseph Lederer, composer was born on this day in history.
1742 On January - 15 birth of eugene Godecharle, composer
1747 John Aikin, English doctor and writer (d. 1822) was born on January - 15.
1754 Richard Martin, Irish animal rights activist (d. 1834) was born on this day in history.
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 Willem de Clerq, Dutch merchant/man of letters was born on January - 15.
1795 Alexandr Griboyedov, Russian playwright (d. 1829) was born on January - 15.
1798 Thomas Crofton Croker, Irish story teller (Fairy legends) was born on January - 15.
1803 On this day in history birth of marjory Fleming, Scottish writer and poet (d. 1811)
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 Peter C Asbjornsen, Norwegian fairy tale writer was born on January - 15.
1813 James Marion Sims, SC, surgeon/gynecologist (vesicovaginal operation) was born on January - 15.
1815 On this day in history birth of henry Morris Naglee, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1886
1816 On January - 15 birth of marie LaFarge, French murderer (d. 1852)
1817 On January - 15 birth of lewis Golding Arnold, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1871
1821 Lafayette McLaws, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1897 was born on this day in history.
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 January - 15.
1841 On this day in history birth of lord Frederick Stanley, presenter of hockey's Stanley Cup
1842 Blessed Mary McKillop, Australian candidate for sainthood (d. 1909) was born on January - 15.
1842 Josef Breuer, Austrian psychologist (d. 1925) was born on this day in history.