Famous Personalities Born In August - 05

1301  On August - 05 birth of edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent, English politician (d. 1330)   

1397  Guillaume Dufay, Franco-Flemish composer and theorist (d. 1474) was born on August - 05.   

1461  Alexander Jagiellon, Grand Duke of Lithuania (d. 1506) was born on this day in history.   

1540  Joseph Justice Scaliger, proposed Julian dating was born on this day in history.   

1604  John Eliot, "Apostle to Indians," Bible translator, baptized was born on this day in history.   

1607  On August - 05 birth of philipp Friedrich Boddecker, composer   

1623  On August - 05 birth of antonio Cesti, composer   

1624  William, Jamestown Va, 1st black child born in English America was born on August - 05.   

1641  On August - 05 birth of john Hathorne, American magistrate (d. 1717)   

1662  On August - 05 birth of james Anderson, Scottish historian (d. 1728)   

1694  Leonardo Ortensio Salvatore de Leo, composer was born on this day in history.   

1711  On August - 05 birth of johan Lulofs, Dutch physicist/philosopher/astronomer   

1749  Thomas Lynch, signer (Declaration of Independence) was born on August - 05.   

1797  Friedrich August Kummer, composer was born on this day in history.   

1802  On this day in history birth of niels H Abel, Norwegian mathematician (Abel's Comparisons)   

1811  On August - 05 birth of ambroise Thomas, French opera composer (d. 1896)   

1813  On August - 05 birth of carnot Posey, Confederate brig-general   

1813  Ivar A Aasen, Norwegian linguistic/poet was born on this day in history.   

1815  On August - 05 birth of edward J Eyre, British explorer/governor (Jamaica)   

1822  Johann Georg Herzog, composer was born on this day in history.   

1827  Deodoro da Fonseca, first President of Brazil (d.1892) was born on this day in history.   

1828  On this day in history birth of giovanni Rossi, composer   

1828  WFAA Louisa/Lovisa, queen of Sweden/Norway/princess of Netherlands was born on August - 05.   

1829  On August - 05 birth of heinrich Franz Daniel Stiehl, composer   

1829  Milo Smith Hascall, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1904 was born on this day in history.   

1830  On this day in history birth of james A Healy, 1st black bishop in America   

1833  Carola of Vasa, Queen consort of Saxony (d. 1907) was born on this day in history.   

1843  On this day in history birth of james Scott Skinner, composer   

1850  On August - 05 birth of anton Simon, composer   

1850  On August - 05 birth of guy de Maupassant, France, author (Boule de Suif)   

1860  Joseph Carey Merrick, "Elephant Man" was born on this day in history.   

1862  On this day in history birth of joseph Merrick, the "Elephant Man" (d. 1890)   

1864  Resurreccion Maria de Azkue, composer was born on August - 05.   

1866  Alfred Holy, composer was born on this day in history.   

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0882  On August - 05 death of king Louis III of France (b. 863)   

1063  Death of Gruffydd ap Llywelyn, King of Gwynedd on August - 05.   

1157  On this day in history dirk VI, Count of Holland, dies   

1364  On August - 05 death of emperor Kogon of Japan (b. 1313)   

1572  On this day in history death of isaac Luria, Palestinian-born Kabbalist (b. 1534)   

1579  On this day in history death of stanislaus Hosius, Polish Catholic cardinal (b. 1504)   

1610  Death of Alonso García de Ramón, Spanish soldier and twice Royal Governor of Chile on August - 05.   

1644  J Henry Alting, theologist (Statenvertaling), dies at 61 on August - 05.