Famous Personalities Born In August - 05

1301  Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent, English politician (d. 1330) was born on this day in history.   

1397  On this day in history birth of guillaume Dufay, Franco-Flemish composer and theorist (d. 1474)   

1461  Alexander Jagiellon, Grand Duke of Lithuania (d. 1506) was born on this day in history.   

1540  Joseph Justice Scaliger, proposed Julian dating was born on August - 05.   

1604  John Eliot, "Apostle to Indians," Bible translator, baptized was born on August - 05.   

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

1623  Antonio Cesti, composer was born on August - 05.   

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 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  On this day in history birth of johan Lulofs, Dutch physicist/philosopher/astronomer   

1749  On August - 05 birth of thomas Lynch, signer (Declaration of Independence)   

1797  On August - 05 birth of friedrich August Kummer, composer   

1802  Niels H Abel, Norwegian mathematician (Abel's Comparisons) was born on this day in history.   

1811  On this day in history birth of ambroise Thomas, French opera composer (d. 1896)   

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

1813  On August - 05 birth of ivar A Aasen, Norwegian linguistic/poet   

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

1822  On August - 05 birth of johann Georg Herzog, composer   

1827  Deodoro da Fonseca, first President of Brazil (d.1892) was born on this day in history.   

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 August - 05.   

1829  Heinrich Franz Daniel Stiehl, composer was born on this day in history.   

1829  On August - 05 birth of milo Smith Hascall, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1904   

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  James Scott Skinner, composer was born on this day in history.   

1850  On this day in history birth of anton Simon, composer   

1850  On this day in history birth of guy de Maupassant, France, author (Boule de Suif)   

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

1862  Joseph Merrick, the "Elephant Man" (d. 1890) was born on this day in history.   

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

1866  Alfred Holy, composer was born on this day in history.   

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0882  On August - 05 death of king Louis III of France (b. 863)   

1063  On August - 05 death of gruffydd ap Llywelyn, King of Gwynedd   

1157  On this day in history dirk VI, Count of Holland, dies   

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

1572  On August - 05 death of isaac Luria, Palestinian-born Kabbalist (b. 1534)   

1579  On August - 05 death of stanislaus Hosius, Polish Catholic cardinal (b. 1504)   

1610  On this day in history death of alonso García de Ramón, Spanish soldier and twice Royal Governor of Chile   

1644  J Henry Alting, theologist (Statenvertaling), dies at 61 on August - 05.