Famous Birthdays In August - 01

1313  Emperor Kogon of Japan (d. 1364) was born on this day in history.   

1322  Peter van Herenthals, South Netherlands theologist/church historian was born on this day in history.   

1377  On August - 01 birth of emperor Go-Komatsu of Japan (d. 1433)   

1495  On August - 01 birth of jan Scorel, Dutch painter/architect   

1520  Sigismund II Augustus, King of Poland (1548-72) was born on August - 01.   

1545  Andrew Melville, Scottish theologian and religious reformer (d. 1622) was born on this day in history.   

1555  Edward Kelley, English spirit medium (d. 1597) was born on this day in history.   

1579  On August - 01 birth of luís Vélez de Guevara, Spanish writer (d. 1644)   

1626  Sabbatai Zevi, Montenegrin rabbi, kabbalist, and founder of the Jewish Sabbatean movement (d. 1676) was born on this day in history.   

1630  Thomas Clifford, 1st Baron Clifford of Chudleigh, English statesman (d. 1673) was born on August - 01.   

1642  On August - 01 birth of ahmed II, 21st sultan of Turkey (1691-95) [or Feb 25, 1643]   

1659  On August - 01 birth of antoine Mouque, composer   

1685  Pietro Giuseppe Sandoni, composer was born on August - 01.   

1686  On August - 01 birth of benedetto Marcello, Italian author/composer (Lettera Famigliare)   

1713  Charles I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (d. 1780) was born on August - 01.   

1714  Richard Wilson, Welsh landscape painter was born on August - 01.   

1738  On August - 01 birth of jacques François Dugommier, French general (d. 1794)   

1744  Jean-Baptiste-Pierre-Antoine Monnet de Lamarck, French zoologist was born on this day in history.   

1753  Charles, 3rd earl Stanhope, England, radical politician/scientist was born on this day in history.   

1755  Giuseppe Antonio Capuzzi, composer was born on August - 01.   

1766  On this day in history birth of ignaz Anton Franz Xavier Ladurner, pianist/composer   

1766  Jeffrey Wyatville, architect was born on this day in history.   

1770  William Clark, Charlottsville VA, 2nd lt of Lewis & Clark Expedition was born on August - 01.   

1779  On this day in history birth of francis Scott Key, composer (Star-Spangled Banner)   

1779  Lorenz Oken, German naturalist (d. 1851) was born on August - 01.   

1786  On this day in history birth of louis C Luzac, judge/Dutch Internal minister   

1814  On this day in history birth of maxcy Gregg, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1862   

1815  On this day in history birth of richard Henry Dana, novelist/lawyer spent 2 years before mast   

1818  On August - 01 birth of maria Mitchell, 1st US woman astronomer on Nantucket Island   

1819  Herman Melville, US, author (Moby Dick, Billy Budd) was born on August - 01.   

1824  Edward Francis Fitzwilliam, composer was born on August - 01.   

1837  Mother Jones, American labor organizer (d. 1930) was born on this day in history.   

1840  On this day in history birth of aldine Sillman Kieffer, composer   

1843  Robert Todd Lincoln, Capt (Union volunteers), died in 1926 was born on August - 01.   

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0371  On August - 01 death of st Eusebius of Vercelli, Italian bishop (b. c. 283)   

0527  On August - 01 justinus I, Byzantine emperor (518-27), dies   

1137  Louis VI, King of France, dies (1108-37) on this day in history.   

1190  Floris III, Count of Holland, dies on August - 01.   

1227  On this day in history death of shimazu Tadahisa, Japanese warlord (b. 1179)   

1402  On this day in history death of edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, son of Edward III of England (b. 1341)   

1457  On August - 01 laurentius Valla, Italian philosopher (Voluptate), dies at about 50   

1464  Death of Cosimo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (b. 1386) on August - 01.