Famous Personalities Born In September - 15
Wednesday, 20 August 2025
0973 Al-Biruni, mathematician (d. 1048) was born on this day in history.
1254 Marco Polo, Italian explorer (d. 1324) was born on this day in history.
1505 On September - 15 birth of maria, queen of Hungary/wife of Louis II/governess of Neth (1531-55)
1533 Catherine of Austria, queen consort of Poland and Lithuania (d. 1572) was born on September - 15.
1572 Erasmus Widmann, composer was born on this day in history.
1580 On this day in history birth of charles Annibal Fabrot, French lawyer (d. 1659)
1586 Cristobal de Isla Diego, composer was born on September - 15.
1613 On this day in history birth of françois de La Rochefoucauld, French writer (d. 1680)
1649 On September - 15 birth of titus Oates, English minister and plotter (d. 1705)
1666 Princess Sophia Dorothea of Celle (d. 1726) was born on September - 15.
1685 Gottfried Kirkhoff, composer was born on September - 15.
1690 Ignazio Prota, composer was born on September - 15.
1736 On this day in history birth of jean-Sylvain, French historian (History of France)
1744 On September - 15 birth of georg Ritschel, composer
1760 On September - 15 birth of bogislav Friedrich Emanuel von Tauentzien, Prussian general of the Napoleonic Wars (d. 1824)
1764 Friedrich Heine, composer was born on September - 15.
1764 On September - 15 birth of paolo Francesco Parenti, composer
1789 James Fenimore Cooper, 1st major US novelist (Last of Mohicans) was born on this day in history.
1808 Louis Clapisson, composer was born on this day in history.
1811 Jan Nepomuk Skroup, composer was born on September - 15.
1811 On this day in history birth of willem J van Zeggelen, Dutch author
1816 Edward Wolff, composer was born on this day in history.
1828 Aleksandr Mikhailovich Butlerov, Russian chemist (d. 1886) was born on this day in history.
1830 On this day in history birth of jose de la Cruz Porfirio Diaz, president of Mexico (1877-1911)
1834 Heinrich von Treitschke, German historian/parliament member was born on this day in history.
1837 Leo van Gheluwe, composer was born on this day in history.
1843 Willem F Mauritius HK, prince of Orange/son of king Willem III was born on September - 15.
1851 Emilia Pardo Bazan, Spanish countess/writer (Sirena Negra) was born on September - 15.
1851 Josif Marinkovic, composer was born on September - 15.
1852 On September - 15 birth of jan E Matzeliger, Surinamese inventor (shoe lacing machine)
1852 On this day in history birth of edward Bouchet, American physicist (d. 1918)
1857 William Howard Taft, Cin, (R) 27th pres (1909-13), chief justice was born on September - 15.
1858 Charles E Vicomte de Foucauld, French explorer/hermit was born on September - 15.
1858 Jeno Hubay, composer was born on September - 15.