Famous Personalities Born In August - 05

1301  Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent, English politician (d. 1330) was born on this day in history.   

1397  On August - 05 birth of guillaume Dufay, Franco-Flemish composer and theorist (d. 1474)   

1461  Alexander Jagiellon, Grand Duke of Lithuania (d. 1506) was born on August - 05.   

1540  On this day in history birth of joseph Justice Scaliger, proposed Julian dating   

1604  John Eliot, "Apostle to Indians," Bible translator, baptized was born on August - 05.   

1607  Philipp Friedrich Boddecker, composer was born on this day in history.   

1623  Antonio Cesti, composer was born on August - 05.   

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

1641  On this day in history birth of john Hathorne, American magistrate (d. 1717)   

1662  James Anderson, Scottish historian (d. 1728) was born on this day in history.   

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

1711  Johan Lulofs, Dutch physicist/philosopher/astronomer was born on August - 05.   

1749  On this day in history birth of thomas Lynch, signer (Declaration of Independence)   

1797  On August - 05 birth of friedrich August Kummer, composer   

1802  Niels H Abel, Norwegian mathematician (Abel's Comparisons) was born on August - 05.   

1811  Ambroise Thomas, French opera composer (d. 1896) was born on August - 05.   

1813  Carnot Posey, Confederate brig-general was born on August - 05.   

1813  On August - 05 birth of ivar A Aasen, Norwegian linguistic/poet   

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  On this day in history birth of deodoro da Fonseca, first President of Brazil (d.1892)   

1828  Giovanni Rossi, composer was born on August - 05.   

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

1829  Heinrich Franz Daniel Stiehl, composer was born on August - 05.   

1829  Milo Smith Hascall, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1904 was born on August - 05.   

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

1833  On August - 05 birth of carola of Vasa, Queen consort of Saxony (d. 1907)   

1843  James Scott Skinner, composer was born on this day in history.   

1850  Anton Simon, composer was born on this day in history.   

1850  Guy de Maupassant, France, author (Boule de Suif) was born on this day in history.   

1860  On this day in history birth of joseph Carey Merrick, "Elephant Man"   

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

1864  On August - 05 birth of resurreccion Maria de Azkue, composer   

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

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0882  On this day in history death of king Louis III of France (b. 863)   

1063  On this day in history death of gruffydd ap Llywelyn, King of Gwynedd   

1157  On August - 05 dirk VI, Count of Holland, dies   

1364  Death of Emperor Kogon of Japan (b. 1313) on this day in history.   

1572  Death of Isaac Luria, Palestinian-born Kabbalist (b. 1534) on August - 05.   

1579  Death of Stanislaus Hosius, Polish Catholic cardinal (b. 1504) on this day in history.   

1610  On this day in history death of alonso García de Ramón, Spanish soldier and twice Royal Governor of Chile   

1644  J Henry Alting, theologist (Statenvertaling), dies at 61 on this day in history.