Famous Birthdays In May - 15

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

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

1608  René Goupil, French Catholic missionary (Canadian Martyrs) (d. 1642) was born on May - 15.  

1720  Maximilian Hell, Slovakian astronomer (d. 1792) was born on May - 15.  

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

1754  Pierre Dutillieu, composer was born on this day in history.  

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 May - 15.  

1786  General Dimitris Plapoutas, a Revolutionary in the Greek War of Independence (d. 1864) was born on May - 15.  

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1791  Baron Floris A van Hall, Dutch minister of Justice/Finance was born on May - 15.  

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  On May - 15 birth of michael William Balfe, composer  

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

1813  On this day in history birth of stephen Heller, composer  

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

1819  On May - 15 birth of thomas Leonidas Crittenden, Major General (Union volunteers)  

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

1859  Pierre Curie, France, physicist (Nobel 1903) was born on May - 15.  

1860  On May - 15 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  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 this day in history.  

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

0884  Marinus I, [Martinus II], Pope (882-84), dies on May - 15.  

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

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

1157  On this day in history death of yury Dolgoruky, Russian prince  

1174  Nur ad-Din Mahmud, King of Syria, dies on this day in history.  

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

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