Famous Birthdays In May - 15

1565  On this day in history birth of henrick de Keyser, architect/master builder of Amsterdam  

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

1608  On this day in history birth of rené Goupil, French Catholic missionary (Canadian Martyrs) (d. 1642)  

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

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

1754  On May - 15 birth of pierre Dutillieu, composer  

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

1764  Johann Nepomuk Kalcher, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

1786  On this day in history birth of general Dimitris Plapoutas, a Revolutionary in the Greek War of Independence (d. 1864)  

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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  Luigi Ferdinando Casamorata, composer was born on May - 15.  

1808  Gottfried Herrmann, composer was born on this day in history.  

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 May - 15.  

1817  On this day in history birth of debendranath Tagore, Indian religious reformer (d. 1905)  

1819  On this day in history birth of thomas Leonidas Crittenden, Major General (Union volunteers)  

1830  Laurence Simmons Baker, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1907 was born on this day in history.  

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

1841  Giovanni Bolzoni, composer was born on May - 15.  

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  On this day in history birth of graf Keyserling, writer  

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 May - 15.  

1860  Ellen Louise Axson Wilson, 1st wife of Woodrow Wilson was born on May - 15.  

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 May - 15.  

1873  On this day in history birth of nikolay N Tcherepnin, St Petersburg, composer of ballets, songs [NS]  

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0392  Death of Valentinianus II, emperor of Rome (375-392), murdered at 21 on May - 15.  

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

0913  On May - 15 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  Nur ad-Din Mahmud, King of Syria, dies on May - 15.  

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

1470  Death of Charles VIII of Sweden (b. 1409) on May - 15.