Famous Birthdays In August - 05

1301  Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent, English politician (d. 1330) was born on this day in history.   

1397  On this day in history birth of guillaume Dufay, Franco-Flemish composer and theorist (d. 1474)   

1461  On this day in history birth of alexander Jagiellon, Grand Duke of Lithuania (d. 1506)   

1540  On August - 05 birth of joseph Justice Scaliger, proposed Julian dating   

1604  John Eliot, "Apostle to Indians," Bible translator, baptized was born on August - 05.   

1607  On August - 05 birth of philipp Friedrich Boddecker, composer   

1623  On this day in history birth of antonio Cesti, composer   

1624  On August - 05 birth of william, Jamestown Va, 1st black child born in English America   

1641  John Hathorne, American magistrate (d. 1717) was born on this day in history.   

1662  On August - 05 birth of james Anderson, Scottish historian (d. 1728)   

1694  On August - 05 birth of leonardo Ortensio Salvatore de Leo, composer   

1711  On this day in history birth of johan Lulofs, Dutch physicist/philosopher/astronomer   

1749  On this day in history birth of thomas Lynch, signer (Declaration of Independence)   

1797  Friedrich August Kummer, composer was born on this day in history.   

1802  On this day in history birth of niels H Abel, Norwegian mathematician (Abel's Comparisons)   

1811  On this day in history birth of ambroise Thomas, French opera composer (d. 1896)   

1813  Carnot Posey, Confederate brig-general was born on August - 05.   

1813  On this day in history birth of ivar A Aasen, Norwegian linguistic/poet   

1815  On this day in history birth of edward J Eyre, British explorer/governor (Jamaica)   

1822  On this day in history birth of johann Georg Herzog, composer   

1827  On August - 05 birth of deodoro da Fonseca, first President of Brazil (d.1892)   

1828  Giovanni Rossi, composer was born on August - 05.   

1828  On this day in history birth of wFAA Louisa/Lovisa, queen of Sweden/Norway/princess of Netherlands   

1829  Heinrich Franz Daniel Stiehl, composer was born on August - 05.   

1829  Milo Smith Hascall, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1904 was born on this day in history.   

1830  James A Healy, 1st black bishop in America was born on August - 05.   

1833  Carola of Vasa, Queen consort of Saxony (d. 1907) was born on this day in history.   

1843  On August - 05 birth of james Scott Skinner, composer   

1850  On this day in history birth of anton Simon, composer   

1850  On this day in history birth of guy de Maupassant, France, author (Boule de Suif)   

1860  On this day in history birth of joseph Carey Merrick, "Elephant Man"   

1862  Joseph Merrick, the "Elephant Man" (d. 1890) was born on August - 05.   

1864  Resurreccion Maria de Azkue, composer was born on August - 05.   

1866  On this day in history birth of alfred Holy, composer   

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0882  On August - 05 death of king Louis III of France (b. 863)   

1063  Death of Gruffydd ap Llywelyn, King of Gwynedd on August - 05.   

1157  Dirk VI, Count of Holland, dies on August - 05.   

1364  Death of Emperor Kogon of Japan (b. 1313) on August - 05.   

1572  Death of Isaac Luria, Palestinian-born Kabbalist (b. 1534) on August - 05.   

1579  On August - 05 death of stanislaus Hosius, Polish Catholic cardinal (b. 1504)   

1610  Death of Alonso García de Ramón, Spanish soldier and twice Royal Governor of Chile on this day in history.   

1644  On this day in history j Henry Alting, theologist (Statenvertaling), dies at 61