Famous Personalities Born In May - 15

1565  On May - 15 birth of henrick de Keyser, architect/master builder of Amsterdam   

1567  Claudio Giovanni Antonio Monteverdi, Cremona Italy, composer (L'Orfeo) was born on May - 15.   

1608  On May - 15 birth of rené Goupil, French Catholic missionary (Canadian Martyrs) (d. 1642)   

1720  On this day in history birth of maximilian Hell, Slovakian astronomer (d. 1792)   

1749  On this day in history birth of levi Lincoln, Sr., American revolutionary, statesman, politician, and acting Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1820)   

1754  Pierre Dutillieu, composer was born on May - 15.   

1759  On May - 15 birth of maria Theresia von Paradis, composer   

1764  On May - 15 birth of johann Nepomuk Kalcher, composer   

1773  On this day in history birth of clemens L Metternich, Austrian prince   

1786  On May - 15 birth of general Dimitris Plapoutas, a Revolutionary in the Greek War of Independence (d. 1864)   

1791  On May - 15 birth of baron Floris A van Hall, Dutch minister of Justice/Finance   

1795  On this day in history birth of adolf B Marx, German music theorist   

1802  On this day in history birth of isaac Ridgeway Trimble, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1888   

1807  On May - 15 birth of luigi Ferdinando Casamorata, composer   

1808  Gottfried Herrmann, composer was born on May - 15.   

1808  Michael William Balfe, composer was born on May - 15.   

1810  On this day in history birth of jacob Thompson, (Confederacy), died in 1885   

1813  On May - 15 birth of stephen Heller, composer   

1817  On May - 15 birth of debendranath Tagore, Indian religious reformer (d. 1905)   

1819  Thomas Leonidas Crittenden, Major General (Union volunteers) was born on May - 15.   

1830  On May - 15 birth of laurence Simmons Baker, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1907   

1830  Martinus W van der Aa, author/Dutch head-editor (The Time) was born on this day in history.   

1841  Giovanni Bolzoni, composer was born on this day in history.   

1845  Ilja [Elias] Metsjnikov, USSR, zoologist/bacteriologist (Nobel 1908) was born on May - 15.   

1848  Viktor Vasnetsov, Russian painter (d. 1926) was born on May - 15.   

1855  On May - 15 birth of eduard earl of Keyserling, German writer (Dritte Stiege)   

1855  Graf Keyserling, writer was born on May - 15.   

1856  Lyman Frank Baum, NY, children's book author (Wizard of Oz) was born on this day in history.   

1857  On May - 15 birth of williamina Fleming, Scottish-born astronomer (d. 1911)   

1859  Pierre Curie, France, physicist (Nobel 1903) was born on this day in history.   

1860  On this day in history birth of ellen Louise Axson Wilson, 1st wife of Woodrow Wilson   

1862  Arthur Schnitzler, Austria, playwright/novelist (La Ronde) was born on May - 15.   

1865  On this day in history birth of albert Verwey, Dutch poet/literature historian (Motion)   

1873  Nikolay N Tcherepnin, St Petersburg, composer of ballets, songs [NS] was born on May - 15.   

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0392  Death of Valentinianus II, emperor of Rome (375-392), murdered at 21 on this day in history.   

0884  Marinus I, [Martinus II], Pope (882-84), dies on May - 15.   

0913  On this day in history death of hatto I, Archbishop of Mainz   

1036  Death of Emperor Go-Ichijō of Japan (b. 1008) on May - 15.   

1157  On this day in history death of yury Dolgoruky, Russian prince   

1174  On May - 15 nur ad-Din Mahmud, King of Syria, dies   

1381  On May - 15 death of eppelein von Gailingen, German robber baron   

1470  Death of Charles VIII of Sweden (b. 1409) on this day in history.