Who Was Born Today – January 15 Birthdays
Important and famous people from throughout history born on this day
Born on January 15 | ||
1622 | Moliere [Jean Baptiste Poquelin], French comic dramatist best remembered for his play La Tartuffe. | |
1716 | Philip Livingston, signatory to the Declaration of Independence. | |
1823 | Mathew Brady, Civil War photographer. | |
1906 | Aristotle Onassis, Greek tycoon. | |
1908 | Edward Teller, Hungarian-born U.S. physicist known as the “Father of the H-bomb.” | |
1929 | Martin Luther King, Jr., civil rights leader and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. | |
1945 | Princess Michael of Kent (Baroness Marie Christine Anna Agnes Hedwig Ida von Reibnitz), married to Prince Michael of Kent, grandson of Britain’s King George V. | |
1948 | Ronnie Van Zant, singer, songwriter; founding member of Lynyrd Skynyrd band. | |
1982 | Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia. |