Famous Personalities Born In January - 15
Saturday, 08 November 2025
1432 Afonso V "the African", king of Portugal (1438-1481) was born on this day in history. 

1481 On January - 15 birth of ashikaga Yoshizumi, Japanese shogun (b. 1511) 

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 Black Box, [Catherine Quinol], Guadeloupe, vocalist (Love Sensation) was born on this day in history. 

1622 Molière, French playwright (d. 1673) was born on January - 15. 

1671 Abraham de la Pryme, English antiquarian (d. 1704) was born on this day in history. 

1674 Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon, French writer (d. 1762) was born on January - 15. 

1715 On this day in history birth of georg C Wagenzeil, Austria (court)composer/pianist 

1716 Philip Livingston, merchant (signed Declaration of Independence) was born on January - 15. 

1730 On January - 15 birth of john Malchair, composer 

1733 On this day in history birth of joseph Lederer, composer 

1742 On this day in history birth of eugene Godecharle, composer 

1747 On January - 15 birth of john Aikin, English doctor and writer (d. 1822) 

1754 Richard Martin, Irish animal rights activist (d. 1834) was born on January - 15. 

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

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 On January - 15 birth of alexandr Griboyedov, Russian playwright (d. 1829) 

1798 Thomas Crofton Croker, Irish story teller (Fairy legends) was born on this day in history. 

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 January - 15 birth of peter C Asbjornsen, Norwegian fairy tale writer 

1813 James Marion Sims, SC, surgeon/gynecologist (vesicovaginal operation) was born on this day in history. 

1815 On this day in history birth of henry Morris Naglee, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1886 

1816 On this day in history birth of marie LaFarge, French murderer (d. 1852) 

1817 On this day in history birth of lewis Golding Arnold, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1871 

1821 On this day in history birth of lafayette McLaws, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1897 

1824 On January - 15 birth of marie Duplessis, French courtesan (d. 1847) 

1826 On January - 15 birth of mikhail Saltykov, Spas-Ugol Russia, satirist (Family of Noblemen) 

1841 Lord Frederick Stanley, presenter of hockey's Stanley Cup was born on this day in history. 

1842 On January - 15 birth of blessed Mary McKillop, Australian candidate for sainthood (d. 1909) 

1842 Josef Breuer, Austrian psychologist (d. 1925) was born on January - 15. 

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