Famous Birthdays In August - 05
Saturday, 07 September 2024
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