Famous Birthdays In August - 15

1171  King Alfonso IX of Leon (d. 1230) was born on August - 15.  

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

1432  On this day in history birth of luigi Pulci, Italy, poet (Morgante)  

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 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 August - 15.  

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

1717  On this day in history birth of blind Jack, English roadbuilder (d. 1810)  

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  On August - 15 birth of johann Christoph Kellner, composer  

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

1740  Matthias Claudius, German poet (d. 1815) was born on August - 15.  

1741  On August - 15 birth of thomas Norris, composer  

1769  On this day in history 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  On August - 15 birth of gottlieb Schick, German painter (Apollo under the Hirten)  

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

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 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 this day in history.  

1794  Elias M Fries, Swedish botanist (System mycologicum) was born on this day in history.  

1803  On August - 15 birth of james Douglas, father of British Columbia  

1813  Jules Grévy, 2nd President of the French Third Republic (d. 1891) was born on August - 15.  

1822  On this day in history birth of wilhelm Rust, composer  

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  On this day in history birth of hugh Archibald Clarke, composer  

1845  Walter Crane, England, painter/illustrator (Beauty & Beast) was born on this day in history.  

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

1856  J Keir Hardie, 1st Labour representative in British Parliament was born on this day in history.  

1857  Albert Ballin, German shipping tycoon (d. 1918) was born on this day in history.  

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0069  On this day in history death of servius Sulpicius Galba, 6th emperor of Rome (68-69), murdered  

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

0778  On this day in history death of roland, Frankish commander  

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

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

1057  Death of Macbeth, King of Scotland, slain by son of King Duncan on August - 15.  

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

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