Matthias Claudius

Matthias Claudius was a German poet and journalist, otherwise known by the pen name of “Asmus”.

15 August 1740

Born on the same birth day (15 August): Albert Ballin • Bill Whitty • Darrell K. Sweet • Eddie Leadbeater • Gabriel Báthory • Germán Caffa • John Chisum • Jordan Rapana • Julia Child • Konstantinos Stephanopoulos • Lasse Vigen Christensen • Marion Bauer • Martin Biron • Sri Aurobindo • Thomas De Quincey • Vijay Bharadwaj • Wolfgang Hohlbein

Born in the same month (August 1740): Jean Baptiste Camille Canclaux • Montgolfier brothers • Samuel Arnold (composer)