Famous Birthdays In May - 15
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1565 On May - 15 birth of henrick de Keyser, architect/master builder of Amsterdam
1567 Claudio Giovanni Antonio Monteverdi, Cremona Italy, composer (L'Orfeo) was born on this day in history.
1608 On this day in history birth of rené Goupil, French Catholic missionary (Canadian Martyrs) (d. 1642)
1720 On May - 15 birth of maximilian Hell, Slovakian astronomer (d. 1792)
1749 Levi Lincoln, Sr., American revolutionary, statesman, politician, and acting Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1820) was born on May - 15.
1754 Pierre Dutillieu, composer was born on this day in history.
1759 On May - 15 birth of maria Theresia von Paradis, composer
1764 Johann Nepomuk Kalcher, composer was born on this day in history.
1773 Clemens L Metternich, Austrian prince was born on this day in history.
1786 On this day in history birth of general Dimitris Plapoutas, a Revolutionary in the Greek War of Independence (d. 1864)
1791 Baron Floris A van Hall, Dutch minister of Justice/Finance was born on May - 15.
1795 Adolf B Marx, German music theorist was born on May - 15.
1802 Isaac Ridgeway Trimble, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1888 was born on this day in history.
1807 On May - 15 birth of luigi Ferdinando Casamorata, composer
1808 Gottfried Herrmann, composer was born on this day in history.
1808 Michael William Balfe, composer was born on this day in history.
1810 Jacob Thompson, (Confederacy), died in 1885 was born on this day in history.
1813 On May - 15 birth of stephen Heller, composer
1817 On this day in history birth of debendranath Tagore, Indian religious reformer (d. 1905)
1819 Thomas Leonidas Crittenden, Major General (Union volunteers) was born on this day in history.
1830 On May - 15 birth of laurence Simmons Baker, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1907
1830 On May - 15 birth of martinus W van der Aa, author/Dutch head-editor (The Time)
1841 On this day in history birth of giovanni Bolzoni, composer
1845 Ilja [Elias] Metsjnikov, USSR, zoologist/bacteriologist (Nobel 1908) was born on this day in history.
1848 Viktor Vasnetsov, Russian painter (d. 1926) was born on May - 15.
1855 Eduard earl of Keyserling, German writer (Dritte Stiege) was born on this day in history.
1855 On May - 15 birth of graf Keyserling, writer
1856 Lyman Frank Baum, NY, children's book author (Wizard of Oz) was born on this day in history.
1857 Williamina Fleming, Scottish-born astronomer (d. 1911) was born on May - 15.
1859 On May - 15 birth of pierre Curie, France, physicist (Nobel 1903)
1860 On this day in history birth of ellen Louise Axson Wilson, 1st wife of Woodrow Wilson
1862 Arthur Schnitzler, Austria, playwright/novelist (La Ronde) was born on May - 15.
1865 Albert Verwey, Dutch poet/literature historian (Motion) was born on this day in history.
1873 On May - 15 birth of nikolay N Tcherepnin, St Petersburg, composer of ballets, songs [NS]