Famous Personalities Born In May - 15
Wednesday, 02 April 2025
1565 Henrick de Keyser, architect/master builder of Amsterdam was born on this day in history.
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 May - 15 birth of pierre Dutillieu, composer
1759 Maria Theresia von Paradis, composer was born on this day in history.
1764 On May - 15 birth of johann Nepomuk Kalcher, composer
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 Baron Floris A van Hall, Dutch minister of Justice/Finance was born on this day in history.
1795 Adolf B Marx, German music theorist was born on May - 15.
1802 Isaac Ridgeway Trimble, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1888 was born on May - 15.
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 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 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 On May - 15 birth of martinus W van der Aa, author/Dutch head-editor (The Time)
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 On this day in history birth of viktor Vasnetsov, Russian painter (d. 1926)
1855 Eduard earl of Keyserling, German writer (Dritte Stiege) was born on May - 15.
1855 On this day in history 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 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 On May - 15 birth of ellen Louise Axson Wilson, 1st wife of Woodrow Wilson
1862 On this day in history birth of arthur Schnitzler, Austria, playwright/novelist (La Ronde)
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.