Famous Personalities Born In May - 15

1565  On this day in history birth of henrick de Keyser, architect/master builder of Amsterdam   

1567  On this day in history birth of claudio Giovanni Antonio Monteverdi, Cremona Italy, composer (L'Orfeo)   

1608  On this day in history birth of rené Goupil, French Catholic missionary (Canadian Martyrs) (d. 1642)   

1720  Maximilian Hell, Slovakian astronomer (d. 1792) was born on May - 15.   

1749  On May - 15 birth of levi Lincoln, Sr., American revolutionary, statesman, politician, and acting Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1820)   

1754  On this day in history birth of pierre Dutillieu, composer   

1759  Maria Theresia von Paradis, composer was born on this day in history.   

1764  On May - 15 birth of johann Nepomuk Kalcher, composer   

1773  On this day in history birth of clemens L Metternich, Austrian prince   

1786  On this day in history birth of general Dimitris Plapoutas, a Revolutionary in the Greek War of Independence (d. 1864)   

1791  On May - 15 birth of baron Floris A van Hall, Dutch minister of Justice/Finance   

1795  Adolf B Marx, German music theorist was born on May - 15.   

1802  On May - 15 birth of isaac Ridgeway Trimble, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1888   

1807  Luigi Ferdinando Casamorata, composer was born on May - 15.   

1808  On May - 15 birth of gottfried Herrmann, composer   

1808  On May - 15 birth of michael William Balfe, composer   

1810  On this day in history birth of jacob Thompson, (Confederacy), died in 1885   

1813  Stephen Heller, composer was born on May - 15.   

1817  On this day in history birth of debendranath Tagore, Indian religious reformer (d. 1905)   

1819  On May - 15 birth of thomas Leonidas Crittenden, Major General (Union volunteers)   

1830  On this day in history birth of laurence Simmons Baker, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1907   

1830  Martinus W van der Aa, author/Dutch head-editor (The Time) was born on this day in history.   

1841  On this day in history birth of giovanni Bolzoni, composer   

1845  On this day in history birth of ilja [Elias] Metsjnikov, USSR, zoologist/bacteriologist (Nobel 1908)   

1848  Viktor Vasnetsov, Russian painter (d. 1926) was born on May - 15.   

1855  Eduard earl of Keyserling, German writer (Dritte Stiege) was born on May - 15.   

1855  Graf Keyserling, writer was born on this day in history.   

1856  On this day in history birth of lyman Frank Baum, NY, children's book author (Wizard of Oz)   

1857  Williamina Fleming, Scottish-born astronomer (d. 1911) was born on May - 15.   

1859  Pierre Curie, France, physicist (Nobel 1903) was born on May - 15.   

1860  On May - 15 birth of ellen Louise Axson Wilson, 1st wife of Woodrow Wilson   

1862  Arthur Schnitzler, Austria, playwright/novelist (La Ronde) was born on this day in history.   

1865  Albert Verwey, Dutch poet/literature historian (Motion) was born on this day in history.   

1873  Nikolay N Tcherepnin, St Petersburg, composer of ballets, songs [NS] was born on this day in history.   

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0392  Death of Valentinianus II, emperor of Rome (375-392), murdered at 21 on this day in history.   

0884  On this day in history marinus I, [Martinus II], Pope (882-84), dies   

0913  On this day in history death of hatto I, Archbishop of Mainz   

1036  Death of Emperor Go-Ichijō of Japan (b. 1008) on this day in history.   

1157  Death of Yury Dolgoruky, Russian prince on this day in history.   

1174  Nur ad-Din Mahmud, King of Syria, dies on this day in history.   

1381  On this day in history death of eppelein von Gailingen, German robber baron   

1470  Death of Charles VIII of Sweden (b. 1409) on this day in history.