Famous Birthdays In August - 15

1860  Florence Kling DeWolfe Harding, 1st lady (1921-23) was born on this day in history.   

1860  On August - 15 birth of roosje Vos, Dutch union organizer   

1860  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of johan[nes] B Schepers, Frisian writer (Braga)   

1865  On this day in history birth of usui Mikao, Japanese founder of Reiki (d. 1926)   

1872  On this day in history birth of harold Fraser-Simson, composer   

1872  On this day in history birth of rubin Goldmark, composer   

1874  On this day in history 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 this day in history birth of ethel Barrymore, Phila, actress (Constant Wife, Corn is Green)   

1881  Alfred Wagenknecht, German-born American activist (d. 1956) was born on August - 15.   

1883  On August - 15 birth of ivan MeÅ¡trović, Croatian sculptor (d. 1962)   

1885  Andrey Filippovich Pashchenko, composer was born on this day in history.   

1885  On August - 15 birth of edna Ferber, author, playwright   

1885  Mary Nash, Troy NY, actress (Phila Story, Till the Clouds Roll By) was born on August - 15.   

1886  Bill Whitty, cricketer (Australian left-arm bowler 1909-12) was born on this day in history.   

1887  Edna Ferber, US, author (American Beauty, Cimarron) was born on August - 15.   

1888  On August - 15 birth of albert Spalding, composer   

1888  On August - 15 birth of t E Lawrence Tremadoc, [Lawrence of Arabia], Wales, soldier/writer   

1890  Jacques Ibert, Paris France, composer (Escales) was born on this day in history.   

1890  Elizabeth Bolden, American Supercentenarian (d. 2006) was born on this day in history.   

1892  On this day in history birth of knud Christian Jeppesen, composer   

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

1893  On August - 15 birth of alexander Vasil'yevich Gauk, composer   

1893  On this day in history birth of harlow H Curtice, pres of General Motors (1953-8)   

1893  Leslie Comrie, New Zealand astronomer and computing pioneer (d. 1950) was born on this day in history.   

1896  Leon Theremin, electronic musical instruments inventor was born on August - 15.   

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

1897  On this day in history birth of marion Eugene Bauer, composer   

1898  On August - 15 birth of lillian Carter, Pres Carter's (1977-1981) mom   

1898  On this day in history birth of jan Brzechwa, Polish poet (d. 1966)   

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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 August - 15.   

0778  Death of Roland, Frankish commander on August - 15.   

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  Alexius I Comnenus, Emperor of Byzantium (1081-1118), dies on August - 15.   

1196  Death of Conrad II, Duke of Swabia (b. 1173) on this day in history.