Famous Personalities Born In May - 15
Wednesday, 19 March 2025
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 May - 15.
1608 On this day in history birth of rené Goupil, French Catholic missionary (Canadian Martyrs) (d. 1642)
1720 On this day in history 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 Pierre Dutillieu, composer was born on May - 15.
1759 Maria Theresia von Paradis, composer was born on this day in history.
1764 Johann Nepomuk Kalcher, composer was born on this day in history.
1773 Clemens L Metternich, Austrian prince was born on May - 15.
1786 General Dimitris Plapoutas, a Revolutionary in the Greek War of Independence (d. 1864) was born on this day in history.
1791 On May - 15 birth of baron Floris A van Hall, Dutch minister of Justice/Finance
1795 On this day in history birth of adolf B Marx, German music theorist
1802 On this day in history birth of isaac Ridgeway Trimble, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1888
1807 Luigi Ferdinando Casamorata, composer was born on this day in history.
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 May - 15.
1813 On this day in history birth of stephen Heller, composer
1817 Debendranath Tagore, Indian religious reformer (d. 1905) was born on this day in history.
1819 Thomas Leonidas Crittenden, Major General (Union volunteers) was born on this day in history.
1830 On this day in history birth of laurence Simmons Baker, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1907
1830 Martinus W van der Aa, author/Dutch head-editor (The Time) was born on this day in history.
1841 Giovanni Bolzoni, composer was born on this day in history.
1845 On this day in history 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 this day in history.
1856 Lyman Frank Baum, NY, children's book author (Wizard of Oz) was born on May - 15.
1857 On May - 15 birth of williamina Fleming, Scottish-born astronomer (d. 1911)
1859 Pierre Curie, France, physicist (Nobel 1903) was born on this day in history.
1860 On May - 15 birth of ellen Louise Axson Wilson, 1st wife of Woodrow Wilson
1862 On this day in history birth of arthur Schnitzler, Austria, playwright/novelist (La Ronde)
1865 Albert Verwey, Dutch poet/literature historian (Motion) was born on May - 15.
1873 Nikolay N Tcherepnin, St Petersburg, composer of ballets, songs [NS] was born on May - 15.