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  Roosje Vos, Dutch union organizer was born on this day in history.   

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

1863  On this day in history birth of alexei Krylov, Russian engineer and mathematician (d. 1945)   

1865  Johan[nes] B Schepers, Frisian writer (Braga) was born on this day in history.   

1865  Usui Mikao, Japanese founder of Reiki (d. 1926) was born on this day in history.   

1872  Harold Fraser-Simson, composer was born on August - 15.   

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

1874  On this day in history birth of joseph Klausner, Polish/Israeli new testament expert   

1875  Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, London, composer (Hiawatha's Wedding Feast) was born on this day in history.   

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

1878  Pjotr N Wrangel, Russian baron/general (White Armies, WW II) was born on August - 15.   

1879  On this day in history birth of ethel Barrymore, Phila, actress (Constant Wife, Corn is Green)   

1881  On August - 15 birth of alfred Wagenknecht, German-born American activist (d. 1956)   

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

1885  On August - 15 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 August - 15.   

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

1888  T E Lawrence Tremadoc, [Lawrence of Arabia], Wales, soldier/writer was born on August - 15.   

1890  On August - 15 birth of jacques Ibert, Paris France, composer (Escales)   

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

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

1892  On August - 15 birth of louis-Victor prince of Broglie, France, physicist (Nobel 1929)   

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

1893  On August - 15 birth of harlow H Curtice, pres of General Motors (1953-8)   

1893  On this day in history birth of leslie Comrie, New Zealand astronomer and computing pioneer (d. 1950)   

1896  Leon Theremin, electronic musical instruments inventor was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history 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  On this day in history death of servius Sulpicius Galba, 6th emperor of Rome (68-69), murdered   

0423  On this day in history flavius Honorius, emperor East Roman Republic (395-423), dies   

0778  Death of Roland, Frankish commander on this day in history.   

1038  Stefanus I, [Arpad], 1st king of Hungary, dies on August - 15.   

1040  On August - 15 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  On August - 15 alexius I Comnenus, Emperor of Byzantium (1081-1118), dies   

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