Famous Birthdays In August - 15
Saturday, 28 January 2023
1171 On this day in history 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 August - 15.
1575 On August - 15 birth of bartol Kašić, Croatian writer and linguist (d. 1650)
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 Frederick-William I, king of Prussia (1713-1740) was born on this day in history.
1702 On this day in history birth of francesco Zuccarelli, Italian rococo painter/etcher
1717 Blind Jack, English roadbuilder (d. 1810) was born on August - 15.
1725 Ferdinando Bertoni, composer was born on this day in history.
1727 Johann Georg Holzbogen, composer was born on August - 15.
1736 On this day in history birth of johann Christoph Kellner, composer
1740 On August - 15 birth of m Claudius, writer
1740 On August - 15 birth of matthias Claudius, German poet (d. 1815)
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 Walter Scott, Scotland, novelist/poet (Lady of Lake) was born on August - 15.
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 On August - 15 birth of henri MG earl the Merode, Belgian revolutionary (Souvenirs)
1785 On this day in history birth of thomas De Quincey, Eng, writer (Confessions of English Opium Eater)
1787 Alexander Aliabiev, composer was born on this day in history.
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 James Douglas, father of British Columbia was born on August - 15.
1813 Jules Grévy, 2nd President of the French Third Republic (d. 1891) was born on this day in history.
1822 On this day in history birth of wilhelm Rust, composer
1823 On this day in history birth of orris Sanford Ferry, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)
1829 On August - 15 birth of eduard de Hartog, composer
1839 On this day in history birth of hugh Archibald Clarke, composer
1845 Walter Crane, England, painter/illustrator (Beauty & Beast) was born on August - 15.
1851 [Georgette A] Helena Amelung, Dutch actress (Scapegoat) was born on this day in history.
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 August - 15.