Famous Personalities Born In May - 15

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  On May - 15 birth of rené Goupil, French Catholic missionary (Canadian Martyrs) (d. 1642)   

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  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1791  Baron Floris A van Hall, Dutch minister of Justice/Finance was born on this day in history.   

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  Luigi Ferdinando Casamorata, composer was born on this day in history.   

1808  On this day in history birth of gottfried Herrmann, composer   

1808  On May - 15 birth of michael William Balfe, composer   

1810  Jacob Thompson, (Confederacy), died in 1885 was born on this day in history.   

1813  Stephen Heller, composer was born on May - 15.   

1817  On this day in history birth of debendranath Tagore, Indian religious reformer (d. 1905)   

1819  On this day in history birth of thomas Leonidas Crittenden, Major General (Union volunteers)   

1830  On May - 15 birth of laurence Simmons Baker, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1907   

1830  On May - 15 birth of martinus W van der Aa, author/Dutch head-editor (The Time)   

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 this day in history birth of viktor Vasnetsov, Russian painter (d. 1926)   

1855  Eduard earl of Keyserling, German writer (Dritte Stiege) was born on this day in history.   

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

1856  On May - 15 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  Pierre Curie, France, physicist (Nobel 1903) was born on this day in history.   

1860  On May - 15 birth of ellen Louise Axson Wilson, 1st wife of Woodrow Wilson   

1862  On May - 15 birth of arthur Schnitzler, Austria, playwright/novelist (La Ronde)   

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  On this day in history marinus I, [Martinus II], Pope (882-84), dies   

0913  Death of Hatto I, Archbishop of Mainz on May - 15.   

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

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