Famous Personalities Born 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  On May - 15 birth of rené Goupil, French Catholic missionary (Canadian Martyrs) (d. 1642)   

1720  Maximilian Hell, Slovakian astronomer (d. 1792) was born on May - 15.   

1749  On May - 15 birth of levi Lincoln, Sr., American revolutionary, statesman, politician, and acting Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1820)   

1754  On May - 15 birth of pierre Dutillieu, composer   

1759  On this day in history birth of maria Theresia von Paradis, composer   

1764  On this day in history 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 May - 15.   

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

1795  On this day in history birth of adolf B Marx, German music theorist   

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

1810  On May - 15 birth of jacob Thompson, (Confederacy), died in 1885   

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  Laurence Simmons Baker, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1907 was born on this day in history.   

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 May - 15 birth of viktor Vasnetsov, Russian painter (d. 1926)   

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

1855  On this day in history birth of graf Keyserling, writer   

1856  Lyman Frank Baum, NY, children's book author (Wizard of Oz) was born on this day in history.   

1857  On this day in history birth of williamina Fleming, Scottish-born astronomer (d. 1911)   

1859  On May - 15 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  On May - 15 birth of arthur Schnitzler, Austria, playwright/novelist (La Ronde)   

1865  Albert Verwey, Dutch poet/literature historian (Motion) was born on this day in history.   

1873  On May - 15 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  Marinus I, [Martinus II], Pope (882-84), dies on May - 15.   

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  Death of Yury Dolgoruky, Russian prince on this day in history.   

1174  Nur ad-Din Mahmud, King of Syria, dies on this day in history.   

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

1470  Death of Charles VIII of Sweden (b. 1409) on this day in history.