Famous Personalities Born In May - 15

1565  On this day in history birth of henrick de Keyser, architect/master builder of Amsterdam   

1567  Claudio Giovanni Antonio Monteverdi, Cremona Italy, composer (L'Orfeo) was born on this day in history.   

1608  René Goupil, French Catholic missionary (Canadian Martyrs) (d. 1642) was born on May - 15.   

1720  On May - 15 birth of maximilian Hell, Slovakian astronomer (d. 1792)   

1749  Levi Lincoln, Sr., American revolutionary, statesman, politician, and acting Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1820) was born on May - 15.   

1754  On May - 15 birth of pierre Dutillieu, composer   

1759  Maria Theresia von Paradis, composer was born on May - 15.   

1764  On May - 15 birth of johann Nepomuk Kalcher, composer   

1773  On May - 15 birth of clemens L Metternich, Austrian prince   

1786  On this day in history birth of general Dimitris Plapoutas, a Revolutionary in the Greek War of Independence (d. 1864)   

1791  On May - 15 birth of baron Floris A van Hall, Dutch minister of Justice/Finance   

1795  Adolf B Marx, German music theorist was born on May - 15.   

1802  Isaac Ridgeway Trimble, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1888 was born on May - 15.   

1807  Luigi Ferdinando Casamorata, composer was born on May - 15.   

1808  On this day in history birth of gottfried Herrmann, composer   

1808  On May - 15 birth of michael William Balfe, composer   

1810  Jacob Thompson, (Confederacy), died in 1885 was born on this day in history.   

1813  Stephen Heller, composer was born on May - 15.   

1817  Debendranath Tagore, Indian religious reformer (d. 1905) was born on May - 15.   

1819  On this day in history birth of thomas Leonidas Crittenden, Major General (Union volunteers)   

1830  Laurence Simmons Baker, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1907 was born on this day in history.   

1830  On this day in history birth of martinus W van der Aa, author/Dutch head-editor (The Time)   

1841  Giovanni Bolzoni, composer was born on this day in history.   

1845  On May - 15 birth of ilja [Elias] Metsjnikov, USSR, zoologist/bacteriologist (Nobel 1908)   

1848  Viktor Vasnetsov, Russian painter (d. 1926) was born on May - 15.   

1855  Eduard earl of Keyserling, German writer (Dritte Stiege) was born on this day in history.   

1855  Graf Keyserling, writer was born on May - 15.   

1856  On May - 15 birth of lyman Frank Baum, NY, children's book author (Wizard of Oz)   

1857  Williamina Fleming, Scottish-born astronomer (d. 1911) was born on May - 15.   

1859  On May - 15 birth of pierre Curie, France, physicist (Nobel 1903)   

1860  Ellen Louise Axson Wilson, 1st wife of Woodrow Wilson was born on May - 15.   

1862  Arthur Schnitzler, Austria, playwright/novelist (La Ronde) was born on this day in history.   

1865  Albert Verwey, Dutch poet/literature historian (Motion) was born on May - 15.   

1873  On this day in history birth of nikolay N Tcherepnin, St Petersburg, composer of ballets, songs [NS]   

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0392  On this day in history death of valentinianus II, emperor of Rome (375-392), murdered at 21   

0884  On May - 15 marinus I, [Martinus II], Pope (882-84), dies   

0913  Death of Hatto I, Archbishop of Mainz on May - 15.   

1036  On this day in history death of emperor Go-Ichijō of Japan (b. 1008)   

1157  Death of Yury Dolgoruky, Russian prince on this day in history.   

1174  Nur ad-Din Mahmud, King of Syria, dies on this day in history.   

1381  Death of Eppelein von Gailingen, German robber baron on this day in history.   

1470  Death of Charles VIII of Sweden (b. 1409) on May - 15.