Famous Personalities Born In January - 15
Saturday, 05 July 2025
1432 On this day in history birth of afonso V "the African", king of Portugal (1438-1481)
1481 On this day in history birth of ashikaga Yoshizumi, Japanese shogun (b. 1511)
1507 On January - 15 birth of johann Oporinus [Herbster], Swiss book publisher (Koran)
1538 Maeda Toshiie, Japanese general (d. 1599) was born on this day in history.
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 this day in history.
1674 Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon, French writer (d. 1762) was born on this day in history.
1715 Georg C Wagenzeil, Austria (court)composer/pianist was born on this day in history.
1716 On this day in history birth of philip Livingston, merchant (signed Declaration of Independence)
1730 John Malchair, composer was born on January - 15.
1733 On this day in history 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 this day in history.
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 On this day in history birth of franz Gillparzer, Austrian tragic dramatist (Golden Fleece)
1795 On this day in history birth of willem de Clerq, Dutch merchant/man of letters
1795 On this day in history 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 On this day in history birth of marjory Fleming, Scottish writer and poet (d. 1811)
1809 Cornelia Connelly, Phila, founder (Society of the Holy Child Jesus) was born on January - 15.
1809 On this day in history birth of pierre Joseph Proudhon, France, politician (libertarian socialist)
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 Lewis Golding Arnold, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1871 was born on January - 15.
1821 On January - 15 birth of lafayette McLaws, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1897
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 this day in history.
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)