Famous Birthdays In August - 05

1301  Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent, English politician (d. 1330) was born on August - 05.   

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 this day in history.   

1540  Joseph Justice Scaliger, proposed Julian dating was born on August - 05.   

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

1607  Philipp Friedrich Boddecker, composer was born on August - 05.   

1623  Antonio Cesti, composer was born on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history birth of leonardo Ortensio Salvatore de Leo, composer   

1711  Johan Lulofs, Dutch physicist/philosopher/astronomer was born on this day in history.   

1749  On August - 05 birth of thomas Lynch, signer (Declaration of Independence)   

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

1802  Niels H Abel, Norwegian mathematician (Abel's Comparisons) was born on this day in history.   

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

1815  On this day in history 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  On August - 05 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  James A Healy, 1st black bishop in America was born on August - 05.   

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

1850  On this day in history 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 August - 05 birth of joseph Merrick, the "Elephant Man" (d. 1890)   

1864  On this day in history 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  Death of Gruffydd ap Llywelyn, King of Gwynedd on August - 05.   

1157  Dirk VI, Count of Holland, dies on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1579  On August - 05 death of stanislaus Hosius, Polish Catholic cardinal (b. 1504)   

1610  On August - 05 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.