Famous Birthdays In August - 15

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

1195  On this day in history birth of anthony of Padua, Portuguese saint (d. 1231)  

1432  On August - 15 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  On August - 15 birth of gilles Ménage, French scholar (d. 1692)  

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

1688  On August - 15 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  On this day in history birth of blind Jack, English roadbuilder (d. 1810)  

1725  Ferdinando Bertoni, composer was born on August - 15.  

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1727  Johann Georg Holzbogen, composer was born on August - 15.  

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 August - 15.  

1741  Thomas Norris, composer was born on this day in history.  

1769  Napoleon Bonaparte, resident of Elba (emperor 1804-13, 1814-15) was born on this day in history.  

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  On August - 15 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  On August - 15 birth of carel SW van Hogendorp, Dutch colonial director  

1794  Elias M Fries, Swedish botanist (System mycologicum) was born on August - 15.  

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 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 August - 15.  

1829  Eduard de Hartog, composer was born on this day in history.  

1839  Hugh Archibald Clarke, composer was born on August - 15.  

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 August - 15.  

1856  J Keir Hardie, 1st Labour representative in British Parliament was born on August - 15.  

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 this day in history.  

1038  Stefanus I, [Arpad], 1st king of Hungary, dies on this day in history.  

1040  Death of King Duncan I of Scotland on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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