Famous Birthdays In August - 01

1313  Emperor Kogon of Japan (d. 1364) was born on August - 01.   

1322  Peter van Herenthals, South Netherlands theologist/church historian was born on August - 01.   

1377  Emperor Go-Komatsu of Japan (d. 1433) was born on August - 01.   

1495  On this day in history birth of jan Scorel, Dutch painter/architect   

1520  On August - 01 birth of sigismund II Augustus, King of Poland (1548-72)   

1545  Andrew Melville, Scottish theologian and religious reformer (d. 1622) was born on this day in history.   

1555  On this day in history birth of edward Kelley, English spirit medium (d. 1597)   

1579  Luís Vélez de Guevara, Spanish writer (d. 1644) was born on this day in history.   

1626  Sabbatai Zevi, Montenegrin rabbi, kabbalist, and founder of the Jewish Sabbatean movement (d. 1676) was born on this day in history.   

1630  On August - 01 birth of thomas Clifford, 1st Baron Clifford of Chudleigh, English statesman (d. 1673)   

1642  On this day in history birth of ahmed II, 21st sultan of Turkey (1691-95) [or Feb 25, 1643]   

1659  On August - 01 birth of antoine Mouque, composer   

1685  Pietro Giuseppe Sandoni, composer was born on August - 01.   

1686  On August - 01 birth of benedetto Marcello, Italian author/composer (Lettera Famigliare)   

1713  Charles I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (d. 1780) was born on August - 01.   

1714  On August - 01 birth of richard Wilson, Welsh landscape painter   

1738  On this day in history birth of jacques François Dugommier, French general (d. 1794)   

1744  Jean-Baptiste-Pierre-Antoine Monnet de Lamarck, French zoologist was born on August - 01.   

1753  On August - 01 birth of charles, 3rd earl Stanhope, England, radical politician/scientist   

1755  Giuseppe Antonio Capuzzi, composer was born on August - 01.   

1766  On August - 01 birth of ignaz Anton Franz Xavier Ladurner, pianist/composer   

1766  On August - 01 birth of jeffrey Wyatville, architect   

1770  On August - 01 birth of william Clark, Charlottsville VA, 2nd lt of Lewis & Clark Expedition   

1779  Francis Scott Key, composer (Star-Spangled Banner) was born on August - 01.   

1779  Lorenz Oken, German naturalist (d. 1851) was born on August - 01.   

1786  Louis C Luzac, judge/Dutch Internal minister was born on this day in history.   

1814  Maxcy Gregg, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1862 was born on this day in history.   

1815  On August - 01 birth of richard Henry Dana, novelist/lawyer spent 2 years before mast   

1818  On this day in history birth of maria Mitchell, 1st US woman astronomer on Nantucket Island   

1819  Herman Melville, US, author (Moby Dick, Billy Budd) was born on this day in history.   

1824  On August - 01 birth of edward Francis Fitzwilliam, composer   

1837  On this day in history birth of mother Jones, American labor organizer (d. 1930)   

1840  On this day in history birth of aldine Sillman Kieffer, composer   

1843  Robert Todd Lincoln, Capt (Union volunteers), died in 1926 was born on this day in history.   

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0371  Death of St Eusebius of Vercelli, Italian bishop (b. c. 283) on August - 01.   

0527  On August - 01 justinus I, Byzantine emperor (518-27), dies   

1137  Louis VI, King of France, dies (1108-37) on this day in history.   

1190  Floris III, Count of Holland, dies on August - 01.   

1227  Death of Shimazu Tadahisa, Japanese warlord (b. 1179) on this day in history.   

1402  On this day in history death of edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, son of Edward III of England (b. 1341)   

1457  On this day in history laurentius Valla, Italian philosopher (Voluptate), dies at about 50   

1464  On this day in history death of cosimo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (b. 1386)