Famous Personalities Born In August - 01
Friday, 21 February 2025
1313 Emperor Kogon of Japan (d. 1364) was born on August - 01.
1322 On August - 01 birth of peter van Herenthals, South Netherlands theologist/church historian
1377 Emperor Go-Komatsu of Japan (d. 1433) was born on August - 01.
1495 Jan Scorel, Dutch painter/architect was born on August - 01.
1520 On this day in history birth of sigismund II Augustus, King of Poland (1548-72)
1545 Andrew Melville, Scottish theologian and religious reformer (d. 1622) was born on August - 01.
1555 Edward Kelley, English spirit medium (d. 1597) was born on August - 01.
1579 LuÃs Vélez de Guevara, Spanish writer (d. 1644) was born on August - 01.
1626 Sabbatai Zevi, Montenegrin rabbi, kabbalist, and founder of the Jewish Sabbatean movement (d. 1676) was born on this day in history.
1630 On August - 01 birth of thomas Clifford, 1st Baron Clifford of Chudleigh, English statesman (d. 1673)
1642 Ahmed II, 21st sultan of Turkey (1691-95) [or Feb 25, 1643] was born on August - 01.
1659 On this day in history birth of antoine Mouque, composer
1685 Pietro Giuseppe Sandoni, composer was born on this day in history.
1686 On this day in history birth of benedetto Marcello, Italian author/composer (Lettera Famigliare)
1713 Charles I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (d. 1780) was born on this day in history.
1714 Richard Wilson, Welsh landscape painter was born on this day in history.
1738 Jacques François Dugommier, French general (d. 1794) was born on August - 01.
1744 Jean-Baptiste-Pierre-Antoine Monnet de Lamarck, French zoologist was born on August - 01.
1753 On this day in history birth of charles, 3rd earl Stanhope, England, radical politician/scientist
1755 Giuseppe Antonio Capuzzi, composer was born on August - 01.
1766 Ignaz Anton Franz Xavier Ladurner, pianist/composer was born on August - 01.
1766 On August - 01 birth of jeffrey Wyatville, architect
1770 On this day in history birth of william Clark, Charlottsville VA, 2nd lt of Lewis & Clark Expedition
1779 Francis Scott Key, composer (Star-Spangled Banner) was born on this day in history.
1779 On this day in history birth of lorenz Oken, German naturalist (d. 1851)
1786 Louis C Luzac, judge/Dutch Internal minister was born on this day in history.
1814 On August - 01 birth of maxcy Gregg, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1862
1815 On this day in history birth of richard Henry Dana, novelist/lawyer spent 2 years before mast
1818 On August - 01 birth of maria Mitchell, 1st US woman astronomer on Nantucket Island
1819 Herman Melville, US, author (Moby Dick, Billy Budd) was born on this day in history.
1824 On this day in history birth of edward Francis Fitzwilliam, composer
1837 On this day in history birth of mother Jones, American labor organizer (d. 1930)
1840 Aldine Sillman Kieffer, composer was born on August - 01.
1843 Robert Todd Lincoln, Capt (Union volunteers), died in 1926 was born on this day in history.