Famous Birthdays In August - 15

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 this day in history.  

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

1575  Bartol Kašić, Croatian writer and linguist (d. 1650) was born on August - 15.  

1613  Gilles Ménage, French scholar (d. 1692) was born on this day in history.  

1619  Hubertus Quellinus, [Quellien], Flemish cartoonist/copper plate was born on this day in history.  

1688  On August - 15 birth of frederick-William I, king of Prussia (1713-1740)  

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  On August - 15 birth of ferdinando Bertoni, composer  

1727  On this day in history birth of johann Georg Holzbogen, composer  

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

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

1740  On August - 15 birth of matthias Claudius, German poet (d. 1815)  

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

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 this day in history.  

1776  On this day in history birth of gottlieb Schick, German painter (Apollo under the Hirten)  

1776  Ignaz Xaver von Seyfried, composer was born on this day in history.  

1782  Henri MG earl the Merode, Belgian revolutionary (Souvenirs) was born on August - 15.  

1785  On August - 15 birth of thomas De Quincey, Eng, writer (Confessions of English Opium Eater)  

1787  Alexander Aliabiev, composer was born on this day in history.  

1788  On this day in history birth of carel SW van Hogendorp, Dutch colonial director  

1794  On this day in history birth of elias M Fries, Swedish botanist (System mycologicum)  

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

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

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

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  On this day in history 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 August - 15.  

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  On this day in history stefanus I, [Arpad], 1st king of Hungary, dies  

1040  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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