Famous Birthdays In August - 07

1282  On August - 07 birth of princess Elizabeth of Rhuddlan (d. 1316)   

1533  On this day in history birth of alonso de Ercilla y Zúñiga, Basque soldier and poet (d. 1595)   

1560  On August - 07 birth of elizabeth Báthory, Hungarian countess and serial killer (d. 1614)   

1574  On August - 07 birth of robert Dudley, styled Earl of Warwick, English writer (d. 1649)   

1598  On August - 07 birth of georg Stiernhielm, "father of Swedish poetry" (Hercules)   

1726  James Bowdoin, American Revolutionary leader and politician (d. 1790) was born on August - 07.   

1742  On August - 07 birth of nathanael Greene, American Revoluntionary War General   

1746  Daniel W Wyttenbach, Dutch classical/historian was born on August - 07.   

1751  Wilhelmina FS, princess of Prussia/Orange/wife of Willem V was born on this day in history.   

1779  On this day in history birth of carl Ritter, cofounder of modern science of geography   

1779  Louis de Freycinet, French explorer (d. 1842) was born on August - 07.   

1783  John Heathcoat, inventor (lace-making machinery) was born on this day in history.   

1783  Princess Amelia of the United Kingdom (d. 1810) was born on this day in history.   

1818  Henry Charles Litolff, French composer/pianist was born on August - 07.   

1823  On this day in history birth of faustina Hasse Hodges, composer   

1826  On August - 07 birth of carl AE Ahlqvist, [A Oksanen], Finnish poet (Suomalainen Runousoppi)   

1829  Thomas Ewing Jr, Major General, Bvt (Union volunteers), died in 1896 was born on this day in history.   

1833  On this day in history birth of powell Clayton, Brig General (Union volunteers)/(Gov-R-Ark)   

1836  Evander McIvor Law, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1920 was born on August - 07.   

1844  Auguste Michel-Lévy, French geologist (d. 1911) was born on August - 07.   

1860  Alan Leo, British astrologer (d. 1917) was born on August - 07.   

1862  On this day in history birth of victoria of Baden, Queen of Sweden (d. 1931)   

1867  Emil Nolde, [Hansen], German painter/graphic artist was born on this day in history.   

1868  Granville Bantock, English composer/conductor (Hebridean Symphony) was born on this day in history.   

1868  On this day in history birth of ladislaus Bortkiewicz, Russian mathematician (d. 1931)   

1870  19 kittens, born to Tarawood Antigone (4 still born) was born on August - 07.   

1870  Jozef Brems, Flemish apostole (vicar of Denmark) was born on this day in history.   

1872  On this day in history birth of andries C D de Graeff, governor-general of Neth Indies (1926-31)   

1876  Mata Hari, [Margaretha G Zelle], dancer/courtesan/spy (WW I) was born on this day in history.   

1877  Ulrich Salchow, Swedish figure skater (d. 1949) was born on August - 07.   

1879  J J Kotze, South African cricket fast bowler (1902-07) was born on August - 07.   

1880  On this day in history birth of ernst Laqueur, chemist/pharmacology/psychology (sexual hormones)   

1883  J Ringelnatz, writer was born on August - 07.   

1885  On this day in history birth of billie Burke, Washington DC, actress (Glinda-Wizard of Oz)   

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0461  On August - 07 death of majorian, Roman Emperor (assassinated) (b. 420)   

0479  Death of Emperor YÅ«ryaku of Japan on August - 07.   

1033  Death of Frederick II, duke of Upper Lorraine on August - 07.   

1106  On this day in history henry IV, Roman German king/emperor (1056/84-1105), dies at 54   

1485  On this day in history death of alexander Stewart, 1st Duke of Albany, Scottish prince   

1547  Cajetanus van Thiene, Italian saint, dies on this day in history.   

1609  On August - 07 eustache du Caurroy, composer, dies at 60   

1613  On this day in history death of thomas Fleming, English judge (b. 1544)