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  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 August - 05.   

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 this day in history birth of philipp Friedrich Boddecker, composer   

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

1694  On August - 05 birth of leonardo Ortensio Salvatore de Leo, composer   

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

1749  Thomas Lynch, signer (Declaration of Independence) was born on this day in history.   

1797  Friedrich August Kummer, composer was born on August - 05.   

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

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

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

1813  Ivar A Aasen, Norwegian linguistic/poet was born on August - 05.   

1815  On this day in history birth of edward J Eyre, British explorer/governor (Jamaica)   

1822  On this day in history birth of johann Georg Herzog, composer   

1827  On August - 05 birth of deodoro da Fonseca, first President of Brazil (d.1892)   

1828  Giovanni Rossi, composer was born on this day in history.   

1828  On August - 05 birth of wFAA Louisa/Lovisa, queen of Sweden/Norway/princess of Netherlands   

1829  Heinrich Franz Daniel Stiehl, composer was born on this day in history.   

1829  On this day in history birth of milo Smith Hascall, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1904   

1830  James A Healy, 1st black bishop in America was born on August - 05.   

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  Joseph Merrick, the "Elephant Man" (d. 1890) was born on August - 05.   

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

1866  On August - 05 birth of alfred Holy, composer   

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0882  Death of King Louis III of France (b. 863) on August - 05.   

1063  On August - 05 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 August - 05.   

1572  On August - 05 death of isaac Luria, Palestinian-born Kabbalist (b. 1534)   

1579  On August - 05 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.