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 May - 15.  

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

1720  On this day in history birth of maximilian Hell, Slovakian astronomer (d. 1792)  

1749  Levi Lincoln, Sr., American revolutionary, statesman, politician, and acting Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1820) was born on May - 15.  

1754  On May - 15 birth of pierre Dutillieu, composer  

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

1764  On May - 15 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)  

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

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

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

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  On this day in history birth of ilja [Elias] Metsjnikov, USSR, zoologist/bacteriologist (Nobel 1908)  

1848  Viktor Vasnetsov, Russian painter (d. 1926) was born on May - 15.  

1855  On this day in history birth of eduard earl of Keyserling, German writer (Dritte Stiege)  

1855  Graf Keyserling, writer was born on May - 15.  

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

1857  Williamina Fleming, Scottish-born astronomer (d. 1911) was born on May - 15.  

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

1860  On this day in history birth of ellen Louise Axson Wilson, 1st wife of Woodrow Wilson  

1862  On May - 15 birth of arthur Schnitzler, Austria, playwright/novelist (La Ronde)  

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  Death of Emperor Go-Ichijō of Japan (b. 1008) on May - 15.  

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.