Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In August - 15

1860  On this day in history birth of florence Kling DeWolfe Harding, 1st lady (1921-23)   

1860  On this day in history birth of roosje Vos, Dutch union organizer   

1860  On August - 15 birth of henrietta Vinton Davis, American elocutionist (d. 1941)   

1863  Alexei Krylov, Russian engineer and mathematician (d. 1945) was born on this day in history.   

1865  Johan[nes] B Schepers, Frisian writer (Braga) was born on August - 15.   

1865  On August - 15 birth of usui Mikao, Japanese founder of Reiki (d. 1926)   

1872  Harold Fraser-Simson, composer was born on this day in history.   

1872  Rubin Goldmark, composer was born on August - 15.   

1874  On August - 15 birth of joseph Klausner, Polish/Israeli new testament expert   

1875  On this day in history birth of samuel Coleridge-Taylor, London, composer (Hiawatha's Wedding Feast)   

1876  Aleksandar Belic, Serb linguist was born on August - 15.   

1878  On this day in history birth of pjotr N Wrangel, Russian baron/general (White Armies, WW II)   

1879  On August - 15 birth of ethel Barrymore, Phila, actress (Constant Wife, Corn is Green)   

1881  On this day in history birth of alfred Wagenknecht, German-born American activist (d. 1956)   

1883  Ivan MeÅ¡trović, Croatian sculptor (d. 1962) was born on this day in history.   

1885  On this day in history birth of andrey Filippovich Pashchenko, composer   

1885  Edna Ferber, author, playwright was born on this day in history.   

1885  On August - 15 birth of mary Nash, Troy NY, actress (Phila Story, Till the Clouds Roll By)   

1886  On this day in history birth of bill Whitty, cricketer (Australian left-arm bowler 1909-12)   

1887  Edna Ferber, US, author (American Beauty, Cimarron) was born on this day in history.   

1888  Albert Spalding, composer was born on August - 15.   

1888  T E Lawrence Tremadoc, [Lawrence of Arabia], Wales, soldier/writer was born on this day in history.   

1890  On this day in history birth of jacques Ibert, Paris France, composer (Escales)   

1890  Elizabeth Bolden, American Supercentenarian (d. 2006) was born on August - 15.   

1892  Knud Christian Jeppesen, composer was born on this day in history.   

1892  On this day in history birth of louis-Victor prince of Broglie, France, physicist (Nobel 1929)   

1893  Alexander Vasil'yevich Gauk, composer was born on August - 15.   

1893  Harlow H Curtice, pres of General Motors (1953-8) was born on August - 15.   

1893  Leslie Comrie, New Zealand astronomer and computing pioneer (d. 1950) was born on August - 15.   

1896  On August - 15 birth of leon Theremin, electronic musical instruments inventor   

1896  Catherine Doherty, Russian-born Canadian activist (d. 1985) was born on August - 15.   

1897  Marion Eugene Bauer, composer was born on this day in history.   

1898  On this day in history birth of lillian Carter, Pres Carter's (1977-1981) mom   

1898  On August - 15 birth of jan Brzechwa, Polish poet (d. 1966)   

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0069  On August - 15 death of servius Sulpicius Galba, 6th emperor of Rome (68-69), murdered   

0423  Flavius Honorius, emperor East Roman Republic (395-423), dies on August - 15.   

0778  On August - 15 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 August - 15.   

1057  On August - 15 death of macbeth, King of Scotland, slain by son of King Duncan   

1118  On this day in history alexius I Comnenus, Emperor of Byzantium (1081-1118), dies   

1196  On August - 15 death of conrad II, Duke of Swabia (b. 1173)