Famous Personalities Born In May - 15

1565  On May - 15 birth of henrick de Keyser, architect/master builder of Amsterdam   

1567  On May - 15 birth of claudio Giovanni Antonio Monteverdi, Cremona Italy, composer (L'Orfeo)   

1608  René Goupil, French Catholic missionary (Canadian Martyrs) (d. 1642) was born on this day in history.   

1720  On this day in history birth of maximilian Hell, Slovakian astronomer (d. 1792)   

1749  Levi Lincoln, Sr., American revolutionary, statesman, politician, and acting Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1820) was born on this day in history.   

1754  On May - 15 birth of pierre Dutillieu, composer   

1759  On May - 15 birth of maria Theresia von Paradis, composer   

1764  On this day in history birth of johann Nepomuk Kalcher, composer   

1773  Clemens L Metternich, Austrian prince was born on this day in history.   

1786  General Dimitris Plapoutas, a Revolutionary in the Greek War of Independence (d. 1864) was born on this day in history.   

1791  Baron Floris A van Hall, Dutch minister of Justice/Finance was born on May - 15.   

1795  On this day in history birth of adolf B Marx, German music theorist   

1802  On this day in history birth of isaac Ridgeway Trimble, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1888   

1807  Luigi Ferdinando Casamorata, composer was born on this day in history.   

1808  Gottfried Herrmann, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1810  Jacob Thompson, (Confederacy), died in 1885 was born on this day in history.   

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

1817  On May - 15 birth of debendranath Tagore, Indian religious reformer (d. 1905)   

1819  Thomas Leonidas Crittenden, Major General (Union volunteers) was born on May - 15.   

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 May - 15 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 this day in history.   

1855  On May - 15 birth of eduard earl of Keyserling, German writer (Dritte Stiege)   

1855  Graf Keyserling, writer was born on May - 15.   

1856  Lyman Frank Baum, NY, children's book author (Wizard of Oz) was born on May - 15.   

1857  On May - 15 birth of williamina Fleming, Scottish-born astronomer (d. 1911)   

1859  On May - 15 birth of pierre Curie, France, physicist (Nobel 1903)   

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

1862  On May - 15 birth of arthur Schnitzler, Austria, playwright/novelist (La Ronde)   

1865  Albert Verwey, Dutch poet/literature historian (Motion) was born on May - 15.   

1873  Nikolay N Tcherepnin, St Petersburg, composer of ballets, songs [NS] was born on May - 15.   

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0392  On this day in history death of valentinianus II, emperor of Rome (375-392), murdered at 21   

0884  Marinus I, [Martinus II], Pope (882-84), dies on this day in history.   

0913  Death of Hatto I, Archbishop of Mainz on this day in history.   

1036  Death of Emperor Go-Ichijō of Japan (b. 1008) on May - 15.   

1157  Death of Yury Dolgoruky, Russian prince on May - 15.   

1174  On May - 15 nur ad-Din Mahmud, King of Syria, dies   

1381  On May - 15 death of eppelein von Gailingen, German robber baron   

1470  On this day in history death of charles VIII of Sweden (b. 1409)