Famous Personalities Born In May - 15

1565  Henrick de Keyser, architect/master builder of Amsterdam was born on this day in history.   

1567  On May - 15 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 this day in history.   

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

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

1773  On May - 15 birth of clemens L Metternich, Austrian prince   

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

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

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

1802  Isaac Ridgeway Trimble, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1888 was born on this day in history.   

1807  On this day in history birth of luigi Ferdinando Casamorata, composer   

1808  On May - 15 birth of gottfried Herrmann, composer   

1808  Michael William Balfe, composer was born on May - 15.   

1810  On May - 15 birth of jacob Thompson, (Confederacy), died in 1885   

1813  On this day in history birth of stephen Heller, composer   

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  Laurence Simmons Baker, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1907 was born on this day in history.   

1830  Martinus W van der Aa, author/Dutch head-editor (The Time) was born on May - 15.   

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

1845  Ilja [Elias] Metsjnikov, USSR, zoologist/bacteriologist (Nobel 1908) was born on May - 15.   

1848  Viktor Vasnetsov, Russian painter (d. 1926) was born on this day in history.   

1855  On this day in history birth of eduard earl of Keyserling, German writer (Dritte Stiege)   

1855  On this day in history birth of graf Keyserling, writer   

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

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

1859  On this day in history birth of pierre Curie, France, physicist (Nobel 1903)   

1860  Ellen Louise Axson Wilson, 1st wife of Woodrow Wilson was born on this day in history.   

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

1865  On May - 15 birth of albert Verwey, Dutch poet/literature historian (Motion)   

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  Marinus I, [Martinus II], Pope (882-84), dies on May - 15.   

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

1036  On this day in history death of emperor Go-Ichijō of Japan (b. 1008)   

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

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 May - 15.