Famous Personalities Born In January - 15
Friday, 21 February 2025
1432 Afonso V "the African", king of Portugal (1438-1481) was born on January - 15.
1481 Ashikaga Yoshizumi, Japanese shogun (b. 1511) was born on January - 15.
1507 Johann Oporinus [Herbster], Swiss book publisher (Koran) was born on this day in history.
1538 Maeda Toshiie, Japanese general (d. 1599) was born on this day in history.
1567 Black Box, [Catherine Quinol], Guadeloupe, vocalist (Love Sensation) was born on this day in history.
1622 On this day in history birth of molière, French playwright (d. 1673)
1671 On this day in history birth of abraham de la Pryme, English antiquarian (d. 1704)
1674 Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon, French writer (d. 1762) was born on January - 15.
1715 On January - 15 birth of georg C Wagenzeil, Austria (court)composer/pianist
1716 Philip Livingston, merchant (signed Declaration of Independence) was born on this day in history.
1730 John Malchair, composer was born on this day in history.
1733 On January - 15 birth of joseph Lederer, composer
1742 Eugene Godecharle, composer was born on this day in history.
1747 John Aikin, English doctor and writer (d. 1822) was born on January - 15.
1754 Richard Martin, Irish animal rights activist (d. 1834) was born on January - 15.
1779 On January - 15 birth of jean Coralli, Paris, ballet producer/choreographer
1791 Franz Gillparzer, Austrian tragic dramatist (Golden Fleece) was born on this day in history.
1795 On January - 15 birth of willem de Clerq, Dutch merchant/man of letters
1795 Alexandr Griboyedov, Russian playwright (d. 1829) was born on January - 15.
1798 Thomas Crofton Croker, Irish story teller (Fairy legends) was born on this day in history.
1803 On this day in history birth of marjory Fleming, Scottish writer and poet (d. 1811)
1809 On January - 15 birth of cornelia Connelly, Phila, founder (Society of the Holy Child Jesus)
1809 Pierre Joseph Proudhon, France, politician (libertarian socialist) was born on this day in history.
1812 Peter C Asbjornsen, Norwegian fairy tale writer was born on this day in history.
1813 On January - 15 birth of james Marion Sims, SC, surgeon/gynecologist (vesicovaginal operation)
1815 Henry Morris Naglee, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1886 was born on this day in history.
1816 Marie LaFarge, French murderer (d. 1852) was born on January - 15.
1817 Lewis Golding Arnold, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1871 was born on January - 15.
1821 Lafayette McLaws, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1897 was born on January - 15.
1824 Marie Duplessis, French courtesan (d. 1847) was born on this day in history.
1826 Mikhail Saltykov, Spas-Ugol Russia, satirist (Family of Noblemen) was born on this day in history.
1841 Lord Frederick Stanley, presenter of hockey's Stanley Cup was born on January - 15.
1842 On January - 15 birth of blessed Mary McKillop, Australian candidate for sainthood (d. 1909)
1842 On this day in history birth of josef Breuer, Austrian psychologist (d. 1925)