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  Luigi Pulci, Italy, poet (Morgante) was born on August - 15.  

1575  On this day in history birth of bartol KaÅ¡ić, 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  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  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 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  Napoleon Bonaparte, resident of Elba (emperor 1804-13, 1814-15) was born on August - 15.  

1771  Walter Scott, Scotland, novelist/poet (Lady of Lake) was born on August - 15.  

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

1776  On August - 15 birth of ignaz Xaver von Seyfried, composer  

1782  On this day in history birth of henri MG earl the Merode, Belgian revolutionary (Souvenirs)  

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  Carel SW van Hogendorp, Dutch colonial director was born on August - 15.  

1794  On August - 15 birth of elias M Fries, Swedish botanist (System mycologicum)  

1803  James Douglas, father of British Columbia was born on August - 15.  

1813  On August - 15 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  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 August - 15.  

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.  

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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  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  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 August - 15.  

1118  On August - 15 alexius I Comnenus, Emperor of Byzantium (1081-1118), dies  

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