Famous Personalities Born In May - 15

1565  Henrick de Keyser, architect/master builder of Amsterdam was born on May - 15.   

1567  On May - 15 birth of claudio Giovanni Antonio Monteverdi, Cremona Italy, composer (L'Orfeo)   

1608  On May - 15 birth of rené Goupil, French Catholic missionary (Canadian Martyrs) (d. 1642)   

1720  Maximilian Hell, Slovakian astronomer (d. 1792) was born on May - 15.   

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 May - 15.   

1759  Maria Theresia von Paradis, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1773  Clemens L Metternich, Austrian prince was born on May - 15.   

1786  On May - 15 birth of general Dimitris Plapoutas, a Revolutionary in the Greek War of Independence (d. 1864)   

1791  Baron Floris A van Hall, Dutch minister of Justice/Finance was born on May - 15.   

1795  On May - 15 birth of adolf B Marx, German music theorist   

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 this day in history.   

1813  On this day in history birth of stephen Heller, composer   

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  Laurence Simmons Baker, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1907 was born on May - 15.   

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

1841  On May - 15 birth of giovanni Bolzoni, composer   

1845  Ilja [Elias] Metsjnikov, USSR, zoologist/bacteriologist (Nobel 1908) was born on May - 15.   

1848  Viktor Vasnetsov, Russian painter (d. 1926) was born on this day in history.   

1855  On this day in history birth of eduard earl of Keyserling, German writer (Dritte Stiege)   

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

0913  On May - 15 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 May - 15.   

1174  Nur ad-Din Mahmud, King of Syria, dies on May - 15.   

1381  On this day in history death of eppelein von Gailingen, German robber baron   

1470  Death of Charles VIII of Sweden (b. 1409) on this day in history.