Famous Birthdays In May - 15
Saturday, 10 April 2021
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 On May - 15 birth of rené Goupil, French Catholic missionary (Canadian Martyrs) (d. 1642)
1720 Maximilian Hell, Slovakian astronomer (d. 1792) was born on this day in history.
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 Maria Theresia von Paradis, composer was born on this day in history.
1764 Johann Nepomuk Kalcher, composer was born on this day in history.
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 On this day in history 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 May - 15.
1807 Luigi Ferdinando Casamorata, composer was born on this day in history.
1808 On this day in history birth of gottfried Herrmann, composer
1808 On May - 15 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 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 Martinus W van der Aa, author/Dutch head-editor (The Time) was born on May - 15.
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 this day in history birth of viktor Vasnetsov, Russian painter (d. 1926)
1855 Eduard earl of Keyserling, German writer (Dritte Stiege) was born on this day in history.
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 this day in history birth of williamina Fleming, Scottish-born astronomer (d. 1911)
1859 Pierre Curie, France, physicist (Nobel 1903) was born on this day in history.
1860 Ellen Louise Axson Wilson, 1st wife of Woodrow Wilson was born on May - 15.
1862 Arthur Schnitzler, Austria, playwright/novelist (La Ronde) was born on May - 15.
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 May - 15.