Famous Personalities Born In May - 15

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.   

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0392  Death of Valentinianus II, emperor of Rome (375-392), murdered at 21 on May - 15.   

0884  On May - 15 marinus I, [Martinus II], Pope (882-84), dies   

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 this day in history.   

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

1381  Death of Eppelein von Gailingen, German robber baron on this day in history.   

1470  On May - 15 death of charles VIII of Sweden (b. 1409)