Famous Personalities Born In May - 15

1565  Henrick de Keyser, architect/master builder of Amsterdam was born on this day in history.   

1567  On this day in history birth of claudio Giovanni Antonio Monteverdi, Cremona Italy, composer (L'Orfeo)   

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

1720  On this day in history birth of maximilian Hell, Slovakian astronomer (d. 1792)   

1749  On May - 15 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  On May - 15 birth of johann Nepomuk Kalcher, composer   

1773  On this day in history birth of clemens L Metternich, Austrian prince   

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

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  On this day in history birth of isaac Ridgeway Trimble, Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1888   

1807  On May - 15 birth of luigi Ferdinando Casamorata, composer   

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

1808  On this day in history 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  Debendranath Tagore, Indian religious reformer (d. 1905) was born on May - 15.   

1819  On May - 15 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  Martinus W van der Aa, author/Dutch head-editor (The Time) was born on this day in history.   

1841  On May - 15 birth of giovanni Bolzoni, composer   

1845  Ilja [Elias] Metsjnikov, USSR, zoologist/bacteriologist (Nobel 1908) was born on this day in history.   

1848  Viktor Vasnetsov, Russian painter (d. 1926) was born on May - 15.   

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

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 May - 15.   

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  Ellen Louise Axson Wilson, 1st wife of Woodrow Wilson was born on May - 15.   

1862  On this day in history birth of arthur Schnitzler, Austria, playwright/novelist (La Ronde)   

1865  Albert Verwey, Dutch poet/literature historian (Motion) was born on this day in history.   

1873  Nikolay N Tcherepnin, St Petersburg, composer of ballets, songs [NS] was born on this day in history.   

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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 this day in history.   

0913  Death of Hatto I, Archbishop of Mainz on this day in history.   

1036  On this day in history death of emperor Go-Ichijō of Japan (b. 1008)   

1157  Death of Yury Dolgoruky, Russian prince on this day in history.   

1174  On May - 15 nur ad-Din Mahmud, King of Syria, dies   

1381  Death of Eppelein von Gailingen, German robber baron on May - 15.   

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