Famous Birthdays In August - 15

1171  On August - 15 birth of king Alfonso IX of Leon (d. 1230)  

1195  Anthony of Padua, Portuguese saint (d. 1231) was born on August - 15.  

1432  Luigi Pulci, Italy, poet (Morgante) was born on this day in history.  

1575  Bartol KaÅ¡ić, Croatian writer and linguist (d. 1650) was born on this day in history.  

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

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.  

1717  Blind Jack, English roadbuilder (d. 1810) was born on August - 15.  

1725  Ferdinando Bertoni, composer was born on this day in history.  

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1727  Johann Georg Holzbogen, composer was born on this day in history.  

1736  Johann Christoph Kellner, composer was born on this day in history.  

1740  On this day in history birth of m Claudius, writer  

1740  Matthias Claudius, German poet (d. 1815) was born on this day in history.  

1741  On this day in history birth of thomas Norris, composer  

1769  On August - 15 birth of napoleon Bonaparte, resident of Elba (emperor 1804-13, 1814-15)  

1771  On August - 15 birth of walter Scott, Scotland, novelist/poet (Lady of Lake)  

1776  Gottlieb Schick, German painter (Apollo under the Hirten) was born on this day in history.  

1776  Ignaz Xaver von Seyfried, composer was born on August - 15.  

1782  On this day in history birth of henri MG earl the Merode, Belgian revolutionary (Souvenirs)  

1785  Thomas De Quincey, Eng, writer (Confessions of English Opium Eater) was born on this day in history.  

1787  On this day in history birth of alexander Aliabiev, composer  

1788  Carel SW van Hogendorp, Dutch colonial director was born on August - 15.  

1794  On August - 15 birth of elias M Fries, Swedish botanist (System mycologicum)  

1803  James Douglas, father of British Columbia was born on this day in history.  

1813  Jules Grévy, 2nd President of the French Third Republic (d. 1891) was born on this day in history.  

1822  Wilhelm Rust, composer was born on this day in history.  

1823  Orris Sanford Ferry, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) was born on this day in history.  

1829  Eduard de Hartog, composer was born on August - 15.  

1839  Hugh Archibald Clarke, composer was born on this day in history.  

1845  On August - 15 birth of walter Crane, England, painter/illustrator (Beauty & Beast)  

1851  On this day in history birth of [Georgette A] Helena Amelung, Dutch actress (Scapegoat)  

1856  On August - 15 birth of j Keir Hardie, 1st Labour representative in British Parliament  

1857  On August - 15 birth of albert Ballin, German shipping tycoon (d. 1918)  

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

0423  Flavius Honorius, emperor East Roman Republic (395-423), dies on this day in history.  

0778  Death of Roland, Frankish commander on August - 15.  

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

1040  Death of King Duncan I of Scotland on August - 15.  

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  Death of Conrad II, Duke of Swabia (b. 1173) on August - 15.