Famous Personalities Born In August - 15

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 August - 15.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1619  On August - 15 birth of hubertus Quellinus, [Quellien], Flemish cartoonist/copper plate   

1688  Frederick-William I, king of Prussia (1713-1740) was born on this day in history.   

1702  Francesco Zuccarelli, Italian rococo painter/etcher was born on August - 15.   

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

1725  On August - 15 birth of ferdinando Bertoni, composer   

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

1736  Johann Christoph Kellner, composer was born on August - 15.   

1740  M Claudius, writer was born on August - 15.   

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

1741  Thomas Norris, composer was born on August - 15.   

1769  Napoleon Bonaparte, resident of Elba (emperor 1804-13, 1814-15) was born on August - 15.   

1771  On this day in history birth of walter Scott, Scotland, novelist/poet (Lady of Lake)   

1776  Gottlieb Schick, German painter (Apollo under the Hirten) was born on August - 15.   

1776  On August - 15 birth of ignaz Xaver von Seyfried, composer   

1782  Henri MG earl the Merode, Belgian revolutionary (Souvenirs) was born on this day in history.   

1785  Thomas De Quincey, Eng, writer (Confessions of English Opium Eater) was born on August - 15.   

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 this day in history birth of elias M Fries, Swedish botanist (System mycologicum)   

1803  James Douglas, father of British Columbia was born on August - 15.   

1813  On August - 15 birth of jules Grévy, 2nd President of the French Third Republic (d. 1891)   

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

1823  Orris Sanford Ferry, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers) was born on August - 15.   

1829  On this day in history birth of eduard de Hartog, composer   

1839  On August - 15 birth of hugh Archibald Clarke, composer   

1845  On this day in history birth of walter Crane, England, painter/illustrator (Beauty & Beast)   

1851  [Georgette A] Helena Amelung, Dutch actress (Scapegoat) was born on this day in history.   

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

1857  On this day in history birth of albert Ballin, German shipping tycoon (d. 1918)   

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0069  On August - 15 death of servius Sulpicius Galba, 6th emperor of Rome (68-69), murdered   

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 August - 15.   

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

1057  Death of Macbeth, King of Scotland, slain by son of King Duncan on this day in history.   

1118  Alexius I Comnenus, Emperor of Byzantium (1081-1118), dies on August - 15.   

1196  Death of Conrad II, Duke of Swabia (b. 1173) on August - 15.