Famous Birthdays In May - 15

1565  On May - 15 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  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 May - 15.   

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

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

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

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

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 May - 15 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  On May - 15 birth of michael William Balfe, composer   

1810  Jacob Thompson, (Confederacy), died in 1885 was born on this day in history.   

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

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 May - 15.   

1845  Ilja [Elias] Metsjnikov, USSR, zoologist/bacteriologist (Nobel 1908) was born on this day in history.   

1848  On this day in history birth of viktor Vasnetsov, Russian painter (d. 1926)   

1855  Eduard earl of Keyserling, German writer (Dritte Stiege) was born on May - 15.   

1855  Graf Keyserling, writer was born on this day in history.   

1856  On May - 15 birth of lyman Frank Baum, NY, children's book author (Wizard of Oz)   

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 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 May - 15 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 this day in history marinus I, [Martinus II], Pope (882-84), dies   

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

1036  On May - 15 death of emperor Go-Ichijō of Japan (b. 1008)   

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  On this day in history death of eppelein von Gailingen, German robber baron   

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