Famous Personalities Born In January - 15
Friday, 09 January 2026
1432 On January - 15 birth of afonso V "the African", king of Portugal (1438-1481) 

1481 Ashikaga Yoshizumi, Japanese shogun (b. 1511) was born on January - 15. 

1507 On this day in history birth of johann Oporinus [Herbster], Swiss book publisher (Koran) 

1538 On this day in history birth of maeda Toshiie, Japanese general (d. 1599) 

1567 On January - 15 birth of black Box, [Catherine Quinol], Guadeloupe, vocalist (Love Sensation) 

1622 Molière, French playwright (d. 1673) was born on this day in history. 

1671 Abraham de la Pryme, English antiquarian (d. 1704) was born on January - 15. 

1674 On January - 15 birth of prosper Jolyot de Crébillon, French writer (d. 1762) 

1715 Georg C Wagenzeil, Austria (court)composer/pianist was born on this day in history. 

1716 On January - 15 birth of philip Livingston, merchant (signed Declaration of Independence) 

1730 John Malchair, composer was born on this day in history. 

1733 Joseph Lederer, composer was born on this day in history. 

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 On this day in history birth of richard Martin, Irish animal rights activist (d. 1834) 

1779 Jean Coralli, Paris, ballet producer/choreographer was born on this day in history. 

1791 On January - 15 birth of franz Gillparzer, Austrian tragic dramatist (Golden Fleece) 

1795 On January - 15 birth of willem de Clerq, Dutch merchant/man of letters 

1795 Alexandr Griboyedov, Russian playwright (d. 1829) was born on this day in history. 

1798 On January - 15 birth of thomas Crofton Croker, Irish story teller (Fairy legends) 

1803 Marjory Fleming, Scottish writer and poet (d. 1811) was born on this day in history. 

1809 Cornelia Connelly, Phila, founder (Society of the Holy Child Jesus) was born on January - 15. 

1809 Pierre Joseph Proudhon, France, politician (libertarian socialist) was born on this day in history. 

1812 On this day in history birth of peter C Asbjornsen, Norwegian fairy tale writer 

1813 James Marion Sims, SC, surgeon/gynecologist (vesicovaginal operation) was born on January - 15. 

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 On January - 15 birth of lewis Golding Arnold, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1871 

1821 Lafayette McLaws, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1897 was born on this day in history. 

1824 On this day in history birth of marie Duplessis, French courtesan (d. 1847) 

1826 Mikhail Saltykov, Spas-Ugol Russia, satirist (Family of Noblemen) was born on January - 15. 

1841 On this day in history birth of lord Frederick Stanley, presenter of hockey's Stanley Cup 

1842 On this day in history 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) 

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