Famous Birthdays In August - 07

1282  On this day in history birth of princess Elizabeth of Rhuddlan (d. 1316)   

1533  On August - 07 birth of alonso de Ercilla y Zúñiga, Basque soldier and poet (d. 1595)   

1560  Elizabeth Báthory, Hungarian countess and serial killer (d. 1614) was born on this day in history.   

1574  On this day in history birth of robert Dudley, styled Earl of Warwick, English writer (d. 1649)   

1598  On this day in history birth of georg Stiernhielm, "father of Swedish poetry" (Hercules)   

1726  James Bowdoin, American Revolutionary leader and politician (d. 1790) was born on this day in history.   

1742  Nathanael Greene, American Revoluntionary War General was born on August - 07.   

1746  On August - 07 birth of daniel W Wyttenbach, Dutch classical/historian   

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

1779  Carl Ritter, cofounder of modern science of geography was born on this day in history.   

1779  On this day in history birth of louis de Freycinet, French explorer (d. 1842)   

1783  On August - 07 birth of john Heathcoat, inventor (lace-making machinery)   

1783  On August - 07 birth of princess Amelia of the United Kingdom (d. 1810)   

1818  On this day in history birth of henry Charles Litolff, French composer/pianist   

1823  Faustina Hasse Hodges, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1829  On August - 07 birth of thomas Ewing Jr, Major General, Bvt (Union volunteers), died in 1896   

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 this day in history.   

1844  On this day in history birth of auguste Michel-Lévy, French geologist (d. 1911)   

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

1862  Victoria of Baden, Queen of Sweden (d. 1931) was born on this day in history.   

1867  Emil Nolde, [Hansen], German painter/graphic artist was born on August - 07.   

1868  On August - 07 birth of granville Bantock, English composer/conductor (Hebridean Symphony)   

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

1870  On this day in history birth of 19 kittens, born to Tarawood Antigone (4 still born)   

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  On this day in history birth of ulrich Salchow, Swedish figure skater (d. 1949)   

1879  J J Kotze, South African cricket fast bowler (1902-07) was born on this day in history.   

1880  Ernst Laqueur, chemist/pharmacology/psychology (sexual hormones) was born on this day in history.   

1883  On August - 07 birth of j Ringelnatz, writer   

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

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0461  Death of Majorian, Roman Emperor (assassinated) (b. 420) on August - 07.   

0479  On August - 07 death of emperor YÅ«ryaku of Japan   

1033  Death of Frederick II, duke of Upper Lorraine on this day in history.   

1106  Henry IV, Roman German king/emperor (1056/84-1105), dies at 54 on August - 07.   

1485  On August - 07 death of alexander Stewart, 1st Duke of Albany, Scottish prince   

1547  On this day in history cajetanus van Thiene, Italian saint, dies   

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

1613  Death of Thomas Fleming, English judge (b. 1544) on this day in history.