Famous Personalities Born In August - 05
Sunday, 09 February 2025
1301 On this day in history birth of edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent, English politician (d. 1330)
1397 On August - 05 birth of guillaume Dufay, Franco-Flemish composer and theorist (d. 1474)
1461 Alexander Jagiellon, Grand Duke of Lithuania (d. 1506) was born on August - 05.
1540 On this day in history birth of joseph Justice Scaliger, proposed Julian dating
1604 John Eliot, "Apostle to Indians," Bible translator, baptized was born on this day in history.
1607 On August - 05 birth of philipp Friedrich Boddecker, composer
1623 On August - 05 birth of antonio Cesti, composer
1624 William, Jamestown Va, 1st black child born in English America was born on August - 05.
1641 John Hathorne, American magistrate (d. 1717) was born on August - 05.
1662 On this day in history birth of james Anderson, Scottish historian (d. 1728)
1694 On this day in history birth of leonardo Ortensio Salvatore de Leo, composer
1711 Johan Lulofs, Dutch physicist/philosopher/astronomer was born on August - 05.
1749 On this day in history birth of thomas Lynch, signer (Declaration of Independence)
1797 On this day in history birth of friedrich August Kummer, composer
1802 Niels H Abel, Norwegian mathematician (Abel's Comparisons) was born on August - 05.
1811 Ambroise Thomas, French opera composer (d. 1896) was born on this day in history.
1813 On August - 05 birth of carnot Posey, Confederate brig-general
1813 Ivar A Aasen, Norwegian linguistic/poet was born on August - 05.
1815 Edward J Eyre, British explorer/governor (Jamaica) was born on August - 05.
1822 Johann Georg Herzog, composer was born on August - 05.
1827 Deodoro da Fonseca, first President of Brazil (d.1892) was born on August - 05.
1828 On August - 05 birth of giovanni Rossi, composer
1828 On this day in history birth of wFAA Louisa/Lovisa, queen of Sweden/Norway/princess of Netherlands
1829 On this day in history birth of heinrich Franz Daniel Stiehl, composer
1829 Milo Smith Hascall, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1904 was born on August - 05.
1830 James A Healy, 1st black bishop in America was born on August - 05.
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 Anton Simon, composer was born on this day in history.
1850 Guy de Maupassant, France, author (Boule de Suif) was born on August - 05.
1860 Joseph Carey Merrick, "Elephant Man" was born on this day in history.
1862 On this day in history 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 this day in history.