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  On this day in history birth of rené Goupil, French Catholic missionary (Canadian Martyrs) (d. 1642)  

1720  On May - 15 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  Maria Theresia von Paradis, composer was born on May - 15.  

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

1773  Clemens L Metternich, Austrian prince was born on May - 15.  

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

1791  On May - 15 birth of baron Floris A van Hall, Dutch minister of Justice/Finance  

1795  Adolf B Marx, German music theorist was born on this day in history.  

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  Gottfried Herrmann, composer was born on this day in history.  

1808  Michael William Balfe, composer was born on May - 15.  

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

1813  On May - 15 birth of stephen Heller, composer  

1817  On May - 15 birth of debendranath Tagore, Indian religious reformer (d. 1905)  

1819  On this day in history 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 May - 15 birth of ilja [Elias] Metsjnikov, USSR, zoologist/bacteriologist (Nobel 1908)  

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 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 May - 15.  

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  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  On May - 15 death of valentinianus II, emperor of Rome (375-392), murdered at 21  

0884  Marinus I, [Martinus II], Pope (882-84), dies on this day in history.  

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

1381  Death of Eppelein von Gailingen, German robber baron on this day in history.  

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