Famous Personalities Born In August - 07
Wednesday, 02 April 2025
1282 On this day in history birth of princess Elizabeth of Rhuddlan (d. 1316)
1533 On August - 07 birth of alonso de Ercilla y Zúñiga, Basque soldier and poet (d. 1595)
1560 Elizabeth Báthory, Hungarian countess and serial killer (d. 1614) was born on this day in history.
1574 Robert Dudley, styled Earl of Warwick, English writer (d. 1649) was born on this day in history.
1598 Georg Stiernhielm, "father of Swedish poetry" (Hercules) was born on this day in history.
1726 On August - 07 birth of james Bowdoin, American Revolutionary leader and politician (d. 1790)
1742 Nathanael Greene, American Revoluntionary War General was born on this day in history.
1746 Daniel W Wyttenbach, Dutch classical/historian was born on August - 07.
1751 Wilhelmina FS, princess of Prussia/Orange/wife of Willem V was born on this day in history.
1779 On August - 07 birth of carl Ritter, cofounder of modern science of geography
1779 Louis de Freycinet, French explorer (d. 1842) was born on August - 07.
1783 John Heathcoat, inventor (lace-making machinery) was born on this day in history.
1783 On this day in history birth of princess Amelia of the United Kingdom (d. 1810)
1818 Henry Charles Litolff, French composer/pianist was born on August - 07.
1823 On this day in history birth of faustina Hasse Hodges, composer
1826 Carl AE Ahlqvist, [A Oksanen], Finnish poet (Suomalainen Runousoppi) was born on August - 07.
1829 On this day in history birth of thomas Ewing Jr, Major General, Bvt (Union volunteers), died in 1896
1833 On this day in history birth of powell Clayton, Brig General (Union volunteers)/(Gov-R-Ark)
1836 On August - 07 birth of evander McIvor Law, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1920
1844 On this day in history birth of auguste Michel-Lévy, French geologist (d. 1911)
1860 Alan Leo, British astrologer (d. 1917) was born on August - 07.
1862 Victoria of Baden, Queen of Sweden (d. 1931) was born on August - 07.
1867 Emil Nolde, [Hansen], German painter/graphic artist was born on August - 07.
1868 On August - 07 birth of granville Bantock, English composer/conductor (Hebridean Symphony)
1868 Ladislaus Bortkiewicz, Russian mathematician (d. 1931) was born on August - 07.
1870 19 kittens, born to Tarawood Antigone (4 still born) was born on this day in history.
1870 On August - 07 birth of jozef Brems, Flemish apostole (vicar of Denmark)
1872 Andries C D de Graeff, governor-general of Neth Indies (1926-31) was born on this day in history.
1876 Mata Hari, [Margaretha G Zelle], dancer/courtesan/spy (WW I) was born on this day in history.
1877 Ulrich Salchow, Swedish figure skater (d. 1949) was born on August - 07.
1879 J J Kotze, South African cricket fast bowler (1902-07) was born on this day in history.
1880 On August - 07 birth of ernst Laqueur, chemist/pharmacology/psychology (sexual hormones)
1883 J Ringelnatz, writer was born on this day in history.
1885 On this day in history birth of billie Burke, Washington DC, actress (Glinda-Wizard of Oz)