Famous Personalities Born In May - 15
Saturday, 26 April 2025
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 May - 15.
1720 Maximilian Hell, Slovakian astronomer (d. 1792) was born on this day in history.
1749 On this day in history birth of levi Lincoln, Sr., American revolutionary, statesman, politician, and acting Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1820)
1754 Pierre Dutillieu, composer was born on this day in history.
1759 Maria Theresia von Paradis, composer was born on May - 15.
1764 Johann Nepomuk Kalcher, composer was born on May - 15.
1773 Clemens L Metternich, Austrian prince was born on May - 15.
1786 General Dimitris Plapoutas, a Revolutionary in the Greek War of Independence (d. 1864) was born on May - 15.
1791 On May - 15 birth of baron Floris A van Hall, Dutch minister of Justice/Finance
1795 On May - 15 birth of adolf B Marx, German music theorist
1802 Isaac Ridgeway Trimble, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1888 was born on May - 15.
1807 On May - 15 birth of luigi Ferdinando Casamorata, composer
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 May - 15.
1813 On this day in history birth of stephen Heller, composer
1817 Debendranath Tagore, Indian religious reformer (d. 1905) was born on this day in history.
1819 Thomas Leonidas Crittenden, Major General (Union volunteers) was born on May - 15.
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 May - 15 birth of giovanni Bolzoni, composer
1845 Ilja [Elias] Metsjnikov, USSR, zoologist/bacteriologist (Nobel 1908) was born on May - 15.
1848 On May - 15 birth of viktor Vasnetsov, Russian painter (d. 1926)
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 this day in history.
1857 Williamina Fleming, Scottish-born astronomer (d. 1911) was born on this day in history.
1859 On May - 15 birth of pierre Curie, France, physicist (Nobel 1903)
1860 Ellen Louise Axson Wilson, 1st wife of Woodrow Wilson was born on May - 15.
1862 Arthur Schnitzler, Austria, playwright/novelist (La Ronde) was born on this day in history.
1865 On this day in history birth of albert Verwey, Dutch poet/literature historian (Motion)
1873 Nikolay N Tcherepnin, St Petersburg, composer of ballets, songs [NS] was born on May - 15.