Famous Personalities Born In May - 15

1565  On May - 15 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 this day in history.   

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 May - 15.   

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 May - 15.   

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

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

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

1808  On May - 15 birth of gottfried Herrmann, composer   

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

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

1813  Stephen Heller, composer was born on this day in history.   

1817  Debendranath Tagore, Indian religious reformer (d. 1905) was born on May - 15.   

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

1830  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

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

1855  Eduard earl of Keyserling, German writer (Dritte Stiege) was born on May - 15.   

1855  Graf Keyserling, writer was born on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history birth of pierre Curie, France, physicist (Nobel 1903)   

1860  On this day in history 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  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 May - 15 marinus I, [Martinus II], Pope (882-84), dies   

0913  Death of Hatto I, Archbishop of Mainz on this day in history.   

1036  On May - 15 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  On May - 15 death of eppelein von Gailingen, German robber baron   

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