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Saturday, 15 August 2026
1855 Theodore Moses Tobani, composer. 
1857 Frederic Cliffe, composer.
1857 LC Alfred the Musset, French poet (Lesson caprices Marianne), dies.
1859 Eugene D'Harcourt, composer
1860 D'Arcy Thompson, zoologist/classicist (On Growth and Form).
1862 Marie F M Emmanuel, French composer/musicologist (Salamine).
1863 Stonewall Jackson attacks Chancellorsville VA, wounded by his own men; South defeats North
1863 South defeats North in Battle of Chancellorsville, Va
1864 Giacomo Meyerbeer, composer, dies at 72.
1865 President Johnson offers $100000 reward for capture of Jefferson Davis
1865 Pres Johnson offers $100000 reward for capture of Jefferson Davis.
1866 Peruvian defenders fight off Spanish fleet at the Battle of Callao.
1869 Tyrone Power Sr, London England, actor (Alexanders Ragtime Band)
1872 G G van der Hoeven, Dutch editor-in-chief (NRC)
1876 Ross Barnes hit inaugural homerun in the National League
1876 Ross Barnes hit 1st home run in National League
1878 US formally ends minting 20 cent coin.
1881 In this year, Portage La Prairie Manitoba, Canadian Pacific Railway starts building its prairie section of track; inaugural sod turned for the CPR as a company line; inaugural rail also laid at Fort William
1884 Francois de Vries, Dutch economist.
1885 "Good Housekeeping" magazine is inaugural published.
1885 Congo Free State established by King Leopold II of Belgium
1885 "Good Housekeeping" magazine is 1st published
1886 Gottfried Benn, writer
1887 G Rossini's corpse transfered to Santa Croce, Florence
1887 Hannibal W Goodwin patents celluloid photographic film.
1887 Edward Collins, NY, Hall of Fame baseball infielder (White Sox, A's)
1889 Abyssinian emperor Menelik II/Italy signs Treaty of Wichale.
1890 Territory of Oklahoma created.
1890 E[dward] E[lmer] "Doc" Smith, US, sci-fi author (Triplanetary).
1892 Manfred Freiherr von Richthofen, [Red Baron], German WW I ace
1892 Wilhelm Rust, composer, dies at 69
1893 Beppie Nooij Jr, Dutch actress (Rooie Sien) [or May 13, 1912]
1895 Alfred Kurella, writer.
1897 William Cleaver Francis Robinson, composer, dies at 63.
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