Famous Birthdays In May - 15

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

1567  On this day in history birth of claudio Giovanni Antonio Monteverdi, Cremona Italy, composer (L'Orfeo)  

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 this day in history.  

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 May - 15 birth of johann Nepomuk Kalcher, composer  

1773  On this day in history birth of clemens L Metternich, Austrian prince  

1786  General Dimitris Plapoutas, a Revolutionary in the Greek War of Independence (d. 1864) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

1802  On May - 15 birth of isaac Ridgeway Trimble, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1888  

1807  On this day in history birth of luigi Ferdinando Casamorata, composer  

1808  On May - 15 birth of gottfried Herrmann, composer  

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

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

1813  Stephen Heller, composer was born on May - 15.  

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

1819  Thomas Leonidas Crittenden, Major General (Union volunteers) was born on this day in history.  

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  Giovanni Bolzoni, composer was born on May - 15.  

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  Graf Keyserling, writer was born on May - 15.  

1856  On this day in history birth of lyman Frank Baum, NY, children's book author (Wizard of Oz)  

1857  On May - 15 birth of williamina Fleming, Scottish-born astronomer (d. 1911)  

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

1860  Ellen Louise Axson Wilson, 1st wife of Woodrow Wilson was born on May - 15.  

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

1865  On this day in history 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  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  Death of Hatto I, Archbishop of Mainz on this day in history.  

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  On May - 15 death of eppelein von Gailingen, German robber baron  

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