Famous Personalities Born In August - 05

1301  Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent, English politician (d. 1330) was born on August - 05.   

1397  Guillaume Dufay, Franco-Flemish composer and theorist (d. 1474) was born on this day in history.   

1461  On this day in history birth of alexander Jagiellon, Grand Duke of Lithuania (d. 1506)   

1540  On this day in history birth of joseph Justice Scaliger, proposed Julian dating   

1604  On this day in history birth of john Eliot, "Apostle to Indians," Bible translator, baptized   

1607  Philipp Friedrich Boddecker, composer was born on August - 05.   

1623  Antonio Cesti, composer was born on this day in history.   

1624  William, Jamestown Va, 1st black child born in English America was born on August - 05.   

1641  On August - 05 birth of john Hathorne, American magistrate (d. 1717)   

1662  On August - 05 birth of james Anderson, Scottish historian (d. 1728)   

1694  On August - 05 birth of leonardo Ortensio Salvatore de Leo, composer   

1711  Johan Lulofs, Dutch physicist/philosopher/astronomer was born on this day in history.   

1749  Thomas Lynch, signer (Declaration of Independence) was born on August - 05.   

1797  On this day in history birth of friedrich August Kummer, composer   

1802  On this day in history birth of niels H Abel, Norwegian mathematician (Abel's Comparisons)   

1811  Ambroise Thomas, French opera composer (d. 1896) was born on August - 05.   

1813  Carnot Posey, Confederate brig-general was born on August - 05.   

1813  On this day in history birth of ivar A Aasen, Norwegian linguistic/poet   

1815  Edward J Eyre, British explorer/governor (Jamaica) was born on this day in history.   

1822  Johann Georg Herzog, composer was born on August - 05.   

1827  On August - 05 birth of deodoro da Fonseca, first President of Brazil (d.1892)   

1828  On this day in history birth of giovanni Rossi, composer   

1828  WFAA Louisa/Lovisa, queen of Sweden/Norway/princess of Netherlands was born on this day in history.   

1829  On August - 05 birth of heinrich Franz Daniel Stiehl, composer   

1829  Milo Smith Hascall, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1904 was born on this day in history.   

1830  On this day in history birth of james A Healy, 1st black bishop in America   

1833  On August - 05 birth of carola of Vasa, Queen consort of Saxony (d. 1907)   

1843  On this day in history birth of james Scott Skinner, composer   

1850  On August - 05 birth of anton Simon, composer   

1850  On August - 05 birth of guy de Maupassant, France, author (Boule de Suif)   

1860  On August - 05 birth of joseph Carey Merrick, "Elephant Man"   

1862  On August - 05 birth of joseph Merrick, the "Elephant Man" (d. 1890)   

1864  On August - 05 birth of resurreccion Maria de Azkue, composer   

1866  Alfred Holy, composer was born on August - 05.   

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0882  On this day in history death of king Louis III of France (b. 863)   

1063  On this day in history death of gruffydd ap Llywelyn, King of Gwynedd   

1157  Dirk VI, Count of Holland, dies on this day in history.   

1364  On August - 05 death of emperor Kogon of Japan (b. 1313)   

1572  Death of Isaac Luria, Palestinian-born Kabbalist (b. 1534) on August - 05.   

1579  Death of Stanislaus Hosius, Polish Catholic cardinal (b. 1504) on this day in history.   

1610  On August - 05 death of alonso García de Ramón, Spanish soldier and twice Royal Governor of Chile   

1644  On August - 05 j Henry Alting, theologist (Statenvertaling), dies at 61