Famous Personalities Born In May - 15

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

1567  Claudio Giovanni Antonio Monteverdi, Cremona Italy, composer (L'Orfeo) was born on May - 15.   

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

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  Pierre Dutillieu, composer was born on May - 15.   

1759  Maria Theresia von Paradis, composer was born on May - 15.   

1764  Johann Nepomuk Kalcher, composer was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history 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 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 May - 15.   

1808  Michael William Balfe, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1813  Stephen Heller, composer was born on this day in history.   

1817  Debendranath Tagore, Indian religious reformer (d. 1905) was born on May - 15.   

1819  On this day in history 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  Giovanni Bolzoni, composer was born on this day in history.   

1845  On this day in history birth of ilja [Elias] Metsjnikov, USSR, zoologist/bacteriologist (Nobel 1908)   

1848  On May - 15 birth of viktor Vasnetsov, Russian painter (d. 1926)   

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

1855  Graf Keyserling, writer was born on this day in history.   

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

1857  Williamina Fleming, Scottish-born astronomer (d. 1911) was born on May - 15.   

1859  Pierre Curie, France, physicist (Nobel 1903) was born on May - 15.   

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

1873  On this day in history birth of nikolay N Tcherepnin, St Petersburg, composer of ballets, songs [NS]   

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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 May - 15.   

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  On May - 15 death of yury Dolgoruky, Russian prince   

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

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

1470  Death of Charles VIII of Sweden (b. 1409) on May - 15.