Famous Birthdays In August - 05

1301  On this day in history birth of edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent, English politician (d. 1330)   

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

1461  On August - 05 birth of alexander Jagiellon, Grand Duke of Lithuania (d. 1506)   

1540  On this day in history birth of joseph Justice Scaliger, proposed Julian dating   

1604  On this day in history birth of john Eliot, "Apostle to Indians," Bible translator, baptized   

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

1623  Antonio Cesti, composer was born on this day in history.   

1624  William, Jamestown Va, 1st black child born in English America was born on this day in history.   

1641  John Hathorne, American magistrate (d. 1717) was born on August - 05.   

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 August - 05 birth of johan Lulofs, Dutch physicist/philosopher/astronomer   

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

1797  On August - 05 birth of friedrich August Kummer, composer   

1802  Niels H Abel, Norwegian mathematician (Abel's Comparisons) was born on this day in history.   

1811  Ambroise Thomas, French opera composer (d. 1896) was born on this day in history.   

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 August - 05 birth of edward J Eyre, British explorer/governor (Jamaica)   

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

1827  On this day in history 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  On August - 05 birth of milo Smith Hascall, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1904   

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  James Scott Skinner, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1850  Guy de Maupassant, France, author (Boule de Suif) was born on August - 05.   

1860  Joseph Carey Merrick, "Elephant Man" was born on August - 05.   

1862  On this day in history birth of joseph Merrick, the "Elephant Man" (d. 1890)   

1864  On this day in history birth of resurreccion Maria de Azkue, composer   

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

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0882  Death of King Louis III of France (b. 863) on this day in history.   

1063  On this day in history death of gruffydd ap Llywelyn, King of Gwynedd   

1157  On August - 05 dirk VI, Count of Holland, dies   

1364  Death of Emperor Kogon of Japan (b. 1313) on this day in history.   

1572  On August - 05 death of isaac Luria, Palestinian-born Kabbalist (b. 1534)   

1579  On this day in history 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  J Henry Alting, theologist (Statenvertaling), dies at 61 on August - 05.