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

1764  Johann Nepomuk Kalcher, composer was born on May - 15.   

1773  Clemens L Metternich, Austrian prince was born on this day in history.   

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

1791  On this day in history 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  Isaac Ridgeway Trimble, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1888 was born on this day in history.   

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

1808  On May - 15 birth of gottfried Herrmann, composer   

1808  On this day in history birth of michael William Balfe, composer   

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

1813  Stephen Heller, composer was born on May - 15.   

1817  Debendranath Tagore, Indian religious reformer (d. 1905) was born on May - 15.   

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

1830  Laurence Simmons Baker, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1907 was born on May - 15.   

1830  Martinus W van der Aa, author/Dutch head-editor (The Time) was born on May - 15.   

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

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  Lyman Frank Baum, NY, children's book author (Wizard of Oz) was born on May - 15.   

1857  On this day in history birth of williamina Fleming, Scottish-born astronomer (d. 1911)   

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

1860  Ellen Louise Axson Wilson, 1st wife of Woodrow Wilson was born on this day in history.   

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

1865  On May - 15 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 May - 15.   

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

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

1036  Death of Emperor Go-Ichijō of Japan (b. 1008) on this day in history.   

1157  Death of Yury Dolgoruky, Russian prince on this day in history.   

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

1381  Death of Eppelein von Gailingen, German robber baron on May - 15.   

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