Famous Personalities Born In May - 15

1565  Henrick de Keyser, architect/master builder of Amsterdam was born on May - 15.   

1567  On May - 15 birth of claudio Giovanni Antonio Monteverdi, Cremona Italy, composer (L'Orfeo)   

1608  René Goupil, French Catholic missionary (Canadian Martyrs) (d. 1642) was born on this day in history.   

1720  Maximilian Hell, Slovakian astronomer (d. 1792) was born on this day in history.   

1749  Levi Lincoln, Sr., American revolutionary, statesman, politician, and acting Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1820) was born on this day in history.   

1754  On this day in history birth of pierre Dutillieu, composer   

1759  Maria Theresia von Paradis, composer was born on this day in history.   

1764  On this day in history birth of johann Nepomuk Kalcher, composer   

1773  Clemens L Metternich, Austrian prince was born on May - 15.   

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

1791  Baron Floris A van Hall, Dutch minister of Justice/Finance was born on this day in history.   

1795  Adolf B Marx, German music theorist was born on this day in history.   

1802  On May - 15 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 this day in history.   

1810  Jacob Thompson, (Confederacy), died in 1885 was born on May - 15.   

1813  Stephen Heller, composer was born on this day in history.   

1817  Debendranath Tagore, Indian religious reformer (d. 1905) was born on this day in history.   

1819  Thomas Leonidas Crittenden, Major General (Union volunteers) was born on this day in history.   

1830  On this day in history birth of laurence Simmons Baker, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1907   

1830  On May - 15 birth of martinus W van der Aa, author/Dutch head-editor (The Time)   

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

1845  On May - 15 birth of ilja [Elias] Metsjnikov, USSR, zoologist/bacteriologist (Nobel 1908)   

1848  Viktor Vasnetsov, Russian painter (d. 1926) was born on this day in history.   

1855  Eduard earl of Keyserling, German writer (Dritte Stiege) was born on this day in history.   

1855  On May - 15 birth of graf Keyserling, writer   

1856  On this day in history birth of lyman Frank Baum, NY, children's book author (Wizard of Oz)   

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

1859  On May - 15 birth of pierre Curie, France, physicist (Nobel 1903)   

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 this day in history.   

1865  Albert Verwey, Dutch poet/literature historian (Motion) was born on this day in history.   

1873  On May - 15 birth of nikolay N Tcherepnin, St Petersburg, composer of ballets, songs [NS]   

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0392  On this day in history death of valentinianus II, emperor of Rome (375-392), murdered at 21   

0884  On May - 15 marinus I, [Martinus II], Pope (882-84), dies   

0913  On May - 15 death of hatto I, Archbishop of Mainz   

1036  On this day in history death of emperor Go-Ichijō of Japan (b. 1008)   

1157  On May - 15 death of yury Dolgoruky, Russian prince   

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

1381  Death of Eppelein von Gailingen, German robber baron on this day in history.   

1470  On May - 15 death of charles VIII of Sweden (b. 1409)