Famous Personalities Born In May - 15

1565  Henrick de Keyser, architect/master builder of Amsterdam was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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 May - 15.   

1791  Baron Floris A van Hall, Dutch minister of Justice/Finance was born on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history birth of luigi Ferdinando Casamorata, composer   

1808  On May - 15 birth of gottfried Herrmann, composer   

1808  Michael William Balfe, composer was born on May - 15.   

1810  Jacob Thompson, (Confederacy), died in 1885 was born on May - 15.   

1813  Stephen Heller, composer was born on this day in history.   

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 May - 15.   

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

1830  On May - 15 birth of martinus W van der Aa, author/Dutch head-editor (The Time)   

1841  On this day in history birth of giovanni Bolzoni, composer   

1845  Ilja [Elias] Metsjnikov, USSR, zoologist/bacteriologist (Nobel 1908) was born on May - 15.   

1848  On this day in history birth of viktor Vasnetsov, Russian painter (d. 1926)   

1855  Eduard earl of Keyserling, German writer (Dritte Stiege) was born on May - 15.   

1855  On this day in history birth of graf Keyserling, writer   

1856  Lyman Frank Baum, NY, children's book author (Wizard of Oz) was born on this day in history.   

1857  On May - 15 birth of williamina Fleming, Scottish-born astronomer (d. 1911)   

1859  On this day in history birth of pierre Curie, France, physicist (Nobel 1903)   

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  On May - 15 birth of albert Verwey, Dutch poet/literature historian (Motion)   

1873  Nikolay N Tcherepnin, St Petersburg, composer of ballets, songs [NS] was born on this day in history.   

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

0884  Marinus I, [Martinus II], Pope (882-84), dies on May - 15.   

0913  On May - 15 death of hatto I, Archbishop of Mainz   

1036  Death of Emperor Go-Ichijō of Japan (b. 1008) on this day in history.   

1157  On this day in history death of yury Dolgoruky, Russian prince   

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  On this day in history death of charles VIII of Sweden (b. 1409)