Famous Personalities Born In May - 15
Tuesday, 08 April 2025
1565 On this day in history birth of henrick de Keyser, architect/master builder of Amsterdam
1567 Claudio Giovanni Antonio Monteverdi, Cremona Italy, composer (L'Orfeo) was born on this day in history.
1608 René Goupil, French Catholic missionary (Canadian Martyrs) (d. 1642) was born on May - 15.
1720 On May - 15 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 May - 15.
1754 On this day in history birth of pierre Dutillieu, composer
1759 On May - 15 birth of maria Theresia von Paradis, composer
1764 Johann Nepomuk Kalcher, composer was born on this day in history.
1773 On May - 15 birth of clemens L Metternich, Austrian prince
1786 On May - 15 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 this day in history.
1802 On May - 15 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 On this day in history birth of gottfried Herrmann, composer
1808 Michael William Balfe, composer was born on this day in history.
1810 Jacob Thompson, (Confederacy), died in 1885 was born on May - 15.
1813 Stephen Heller, composer was born on this day in history.
1817 Debendranath Tagore, Indian religious reformer (d. 1905) was born on this day in history.
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 On this day in history birth of martinus W van der Aa, author/Dutch head-editor (The Time)
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 May - 15.
1855 On this day in history birth of eduard earl of Keyserling, German writer (Dritte Stiege)
1855 On May - 15 birth of graf Keyserling, writer
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 Pierre Curie, France, physicist (Nobel 1903) was born on this day in history.
1860 On this day in history 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 May - 15.
1873 Nikolay N Tcherepnin, St Petersburg, composer of ballets, songs [NS] was born on May - 15.