Famous Birthdays In May - 15

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]   

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0392  On this day in history death of valentinianus II, emperor of Rome (375-392), murdered at 21   

0884  Marinus I, [Martinus II], Pope (882-84), dies on May - 15.   

0913  Death of Hatto I, Archbishop of Mainz on May - 15.   

1036  Death of Emperor Go-Ichijō of Japan (b. 1008) on May - 15.   

1157  Death of Yury Dolgoruky, Russian prince on this day in history.   

1174  On May - 15 nur ad-Din Mahmud, King of Syria, dies   

1381  Death of Eppelein von Gailingen, German robber baron on May - 15.   

1470  On May - 15 death of charles VIII of Sweden (b. 1409)