Famous Birthdays In May - 15

1565  Henrick de Keyser, architect/master builder of Amsterdam was born on this day in history.  

1567  Claudio Giovanni Antonio Monteverdi, Cremona Italy, composer (L'Orfeo) was born on this day in history.  

1608  On this day in history 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 this day in history birth of maria Theresia von Paradis, composer  

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

1773  On May - 15 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)  

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

1795  On May - 15 birth of adolf B Marx, German music theorist  

1802  Isaac Ridgeway Trimble, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1888 was born on May - 15.  

1807  Luigi Ferdinando Casamorata, composer was born on May - 15.  

1808  On May - 15 birth of gottfried Herrmann, composer  

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

1810  On May - 15 birth of jacob Thompson, (Confederacy), died in 1885  

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

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  On May - 15 birth of giovanni Bolzoni, composer  

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

1848  On May - 15 birth of viktor Vasnetsov, Russian painter (d. 1926)  

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

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

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 this day in history.  

1865  On May - 15 birth of albert Verwey, Dutch poet/literature historian (Motion)  

1873  On this day in history 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 this day in history marinus I, [Martinus II], Pope (882-84), dies  

0913  Death of Hatto I, Archbishop of Mainz on May - 15.  

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

1157  Death of Yury Dolgoruky, Russian prince on May - 15.  

1174  Nur ad-Din Mahmud, King of Syria, dies on May - 15.  

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

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