Hisdates•ComFamous Birthdays In August - 15
Monday, 29 May 2023
1171 On August - 15 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 On August - 15 birth of bartol Kašić, Croatian writer and linguist (d. 1650)
1613 On this day in history birth of gilles Ménage, French scholar (d. 1692)
1619 Hubertus Quellinus, [Quellien], Flemish cartoonist/copper plate was born on August - 15.
1688 On this day in history 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 August - 15 birth of blind Jack, English roadbuilder (d. 1810)
1725 Ferdinando Bertoni, composer was born on this day in history.
1727 Johann Georg Holzbogen, composer was born on this day in history.
1736 On August - 15 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 Napoleon Bonaparte, resident of Elba (emperor 1804-13, 1814-15) was born on this day in history.
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 this day in history.
1782 Henri MG earl the Merode, Belgian revolutionary (Souvenirs) was born on August - 15.
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 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 this day in history.
1813 On this day in history 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 this day in history.
1829 Eduard de Hartog, composer was born on this day in history.
1839 Hugh Archibald Clarke, composer was born on August - 15.
1845 On August - 15 birth of walter Crane, England, painter/illustrator (Beauty & Beast)
1851 On August - 15 birth of [Georgette A] Helena Amelung, Dutch actress (Scapegoat)
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)