Famous Birthdays In August - 01

1313  On this day in history birth of emperor Kogon of Japan (d. 1364)   

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  Sigismund II Augustus, King of Poland (1548-72) was born on August - 01.   

1545  On this day in history birth of andrew Melville, Scottish theologian and religious reformer (d. 1622)   

1555  Edward Kelley, English spirit medium (d. 1597) was born on this day in history.   

1579  Luís Vélez de Guevara, Spanish writer (d. 1644) was born on August - 01.   

1626  On this day in history birth of sabbatai Zevi, Montenegrin rabbi, kabbalist, and founder of the Jewish Sabbatean movement (d. 1676)   

1630  Thomas Clifford, 1st Baron Clifford of Chudleigh, English statesman (d. 1673) was born on this day in history.   

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

1659  On this day in history birth of antoine Mouque, composer   

1685  Pietro Giuseppe Sandoni, composer was born on this day in history.   

1686  Benedetto Marcello, Italian author/composer (Lettera Famigliare) was born on August - 01.   

1713  Charles I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (d. 1780) was born on this day in history.   

1714  Richard Wilson, Welsh landscape painter was born on August - 01.   

1738  Jacques François Dugommier, French general (d. 1794) was born on August - 01.   

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

1753  Charles, 3rd earl Stanhope, England, radical politician/scientist was born on this day in history.   

1755  On this day in history birth of giuseppe Antonio Capuzzi, composer   

1766  Ignaz Anton Franz Xavier Ladurner, pianist/composer was born on August - 01.   

1766  On this day in history birth of jeffrey Wyatville, architect   

1770  William Clark, Charlottsville VA, 2nd lt of Lewis & Clark Expedition was born on this day in history.   

1779  Francis Scott Key, composer (Star-Spangled Banner) was born on this day in history.   

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

1786  Louis C Luzac, judge/Dutch Internal minister was born on August - 01.   

1814  On this day in history birth of maxcy Gregg, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1862   

1815  On this day in history 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 August - 01.   

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  On August - 01 birth of robert Todd Lincoln, Capt (Union volunteers), died in 1926   

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0371  Death of St Eusebius of Vercelli, Italian bishop (b. c. 283) on this day in history.   

0527  On this day in history justinus I, Byzantine emperor (518-27), dies   

1137  On this day in history louis VI, King of France, dies (1108-37)   

1190  On August - 01 floris III, Count of Holland, dies   

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

1402  On August - 01 death of edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, son of Edward III of England (b. 1341)   

1457  Laurentius Valla, Italian philosopher (Voluptate), dies at about 50 on this day in history.   

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