Famous Deaths In August - 15

0069  Death of Servius Sulpicius Galba, 6th emperor of Rome (68-69), murdered on this day in history.   

0423  On August - 15 flavius Honorius, emperor East Roman Republic (395-423), dies   

0778  Death of Roland, Frankish commander on this day in history.   

1038  Stefanus I, [Arpad], 1st king of Hungary, dies on August - 15.   

1040  On this day in history death of king Duncan I of Scotland   

1057  On August - 15 death of macbeth, King of Scotland, slain by son of King Duncan   

1118  On this day in history alexius I Comnenus, Emperor of Byzantium (1081-1118), dies   

1196  Death of Conrad II, Duke of Swabia (b. 1173) on this day in history.   

1274  Death of Robert de Sorbon, French theologian and founder of the Sorbonne (b. 1201) on this day in history.   

1369  Death of Philippa of Hainault, Queen consort of Edward III of England on August - 15.   

1464  On this day in history pius II, [Aenea S Piccolomini], Italian Pope (1458-64), dies at 58   

1528  Death of Odet de Foix, Vicomte de Lautrec, French military leader (b. 1485) on this day in history.   

1552  Death of Hermann of Wied, German Catholic archbishop (b. 1477) on this day in history.   

1576  Baliny Valentin Bakfark, composer, dies on this day in history.   

1600  On August - 15 johann Baptista Serranus, composer, dies at 60   

1615  Cornelis C Vrancx, Flemish poet/writer (Comfort of Soles), dies on this day in history.   

1619  Miriam Bella, head of Jewish community of Cracow, dies on August - 15.   

1621  Death of John Barclay, Scottish writer (b. 1582) on August - 15.   

1666  Johann A Schall von Bell, German missionary/astronomer, dies on this day in history.   

1714  Death of Constantin Brâncoveanu, Prince of Wallachia (b. 1654) on August - 15.   

1725  Gerard Noodt, lawyer, dies at 77 on August - 15.   

1728  On August - 15 marin Marias, composer, dies at 72   

1729  Benjamin Neukirch, German poet (Herrn von Hofmannswaldau), dies at 64 on August - 15.   

1758  Pierre Bouguer, French mathematician (fotometrie), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1798  On August - 15 felice Alessandri, composer, dies at 50   

1799  Death of Giuseppe Parini, Italian poet (b. 1729) on August - 15.   

1807  Johann N Tetens, German/Danish philosopher/mathematician, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1848  On this day in history timothy Olmstead, composer, dies at 88   

1852  On this day in history johan Gadolin, Finnish chemist (discovered yttrium), dies at 92   

1853  Giovanni Battista Polledro, composer, dies at 72 on August - 15.   

1864  Daniel Phineas Woodbury, US engineer/Union general-major, dies on August - 15.   

1880  Death of Adelaide Neilson, English Actress (b. 1848) on August - 15.   

1901  Karl Weinhold, Germany, sociologist, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1907  On this day in history joseph Joachim, German violinist/composer, dies at 76   

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1171  On this day in history birth of king Alfonso IX of Leon (d. 1230)   

1195  On August - 15 birth of anthony of Padua, Portuguese saint (d. 1231)   

1432  Luigi Pulci, Italy, poet (Morgante) was born on August - 15.   

1575  On this day in history birth of bartol KaÅ¡ić, Croatian writer and linguist (d. 1650)   

1613  Gilles Ménage, French scholar (d. 1692) was born on August - 15.   

1619  Hubertus Quellinus, [Quellien], Flemish cartoonist/copper plate was born on August - 15.   

1688  On this day in history birth of frederick-William I, king of Prussia (1713-1740)   

1702  Francesco Zuccarelli, Italian rococo painter/etcher was born on this day in history.