Historical Events In August - 15

1907  Paul Vincze, medallist on this day in history.   

1907  Joseph Joachim, German violinist/composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1909  Raymond O'Malley, teacher on this day in history.   

1910  Hugo Winterhalter, composer on August - 15.   

1911  On this day in history procter & Gamble unveils its Crisco shortening   

1912  On this day in history yankee Guy Zinn sets record by stealing home twice in a game   

1912  On August - 15 julia Child, Pasadena Calif, chef (French Chef)   

1914  Panama Canal opens (under cost) on August - 15.   

1914  On August - 15 13th Davis Cup: Australasia beats USA in New York (3-2)   

1914  Peter Nicholson Gunn, writer on August - 15.   

1914  Anatol K Liadov, Russian composer (Baba yaga), dies at 59 [NS=Aug 28] on August - 15.   

1915  On this day in history journalist Albert Siegfried Bettelheim, convicted of murder in Georgia   

1915  Alma Gardeslan, Surinamese/Dutch folklorist on August - 15.   

1915  Albert Siegfried Bettelheim, Jew convicted of murder, lynched on this day in history.   

1916  Aleks Çaçi, Albanian writer on this day in history.   

1917  On August - 15 prv. Michael James O'Rourke (7th Cdn. infantry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Hill 70 France   

1918  On August - 15 first full length cartoon (The Sinking of the Lusitania)   

1918  US and Russia sever diplomatic ties on August - 15.   

1918  On August - 15 1st full length cartoon (Sinking of Lusitania)   

1918  On August - 15 florian Zabach, Chicago, American musician and TV personality (Hot Canary, Club Embassy)   

1918  Peter Gast, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1919  On this day in history huntz Hall, NYC, actor (Cyclone, Gas Pump Girls, The Rating Game)   

1922  Lukas Foss, [Fuchs], Berlin Germany, composer (Prairie) on this day in history.   

1923  Eamon de Valera arrested in Irish Free State on August - 15.   

1923  Rose Marie, NYC, actress (Sally Rogers-Dick Van Dyke Show) on August - 15.   

1925  Norway annexes Spitsbergen on this day in history.   

1931  On this day in history ernest Lassy completes longest canoe journey without port (6,102 mi)   

1935  On this day in history gerard Brucken Fock, composer, dies at 75   

1936  On August - 15 grazia Deledda, Sardina/Italian author (Nobel 1926), dies at 64   

1939  "Wizard of Oz" premiers at Grauman's Chinese Theater, Hollywood on this day in history.   

1939  On this day in history "Wizard of Oz" premieres at Grauman's Chinese Theater, Hollywood   

1940  1st edition of Jewish Weekly newspaper in Amsterdam (under Nazi) on this day in history.   

1941  On this day in history kovono Lithuanian Jews are herded into Slobodka ghetto   

1942  5 hostages executed by Nazis in St-Michielsgestel on August - 15.   

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1171  King Alfonso IX of Leon (d. 1230) was born on this day in history.   

1195  Anthony of Padua, Portuguese saint (d. 1231) was born on this day in history.   

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

1575  Bartol KaÅ¡ić, Croatian writer and linguist (d. 1650) was born on August - 15.   

1613  On this day in history birth of gilles Ménage, French scholar (d. 1692)   

1619  Hubertus Quellinus, [Quellien], Flemish cartoonist/copper plate was born on this day in history.   

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.   

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  On August - 15 death of roland, Frankish commander   

1038  Stefanus I, [Arpad], 1st king of Hungary, dies on this day in history.   

1040  On August - 15 death of king Duncan I of Scotland   

1057  On this day in history death of macbeth, King of Scotland, slain by son of King Duncan   

1118  On August - 15 alexius I Comnenus, Emperor of Byzantium (1081-1118), dies   

1196  On this day in history death of conrad II, Duke of Swabia (b. 1173)