Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In August - 15

1860  Florence Kling DeWolfe Harding, 1st lady (1921-23) was born on August - 15.   

1860  Roosje Vos, Dutch union organizer was born on August - 15.   

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

1863  On August - 15 birth of alexei Krylov, Russian engineer and mathematician (d. 1945)   

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 this day in history.   

1874  Joseph Klausner, Polish/Israeli new testament expert was born on this day in history.   

1875  Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, London, composer (Hiawatha's Wedding Feast) was born on August - 15.   

1876  On this day in history birth of aleksandar Belic, Serb linguist   

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

1879  Ethel Barrymore, Phila, actress (Constant Wife, Corn is Green) was born on this day in history.   

1881  Alfred Wagenknecht, German-born American activist (d. 1956) was born on this day in history.   

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

1885  Andrey Filippovich Pashchenko, composer was born on August - 15.   

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 August - 15.   

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

1888  On August - 15 birth of albert Spalding, composer   

1888  On this day in history birth of t E Lawrence Tremadoc, [Lawrence of Arabia], Wales, soldier/writer   

1890  Jacques Ibert, Paris France, composer (Escales) was born on August - 15.   

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

1892  Knud Christian Jeppesen, composer was born on August - 15.   

1892  Louis-Victor prince of Broglie, France, physicist (Nobel 1929) was born on this day in history.   

1893  Alexander Vasil'yevich Gauk, composer was born on this day in history.   

1893  Harlow H Curtice, pres of General Motors (1953-8) was born on this day in history.   

1893  On August - 15 birth of leslie Comrie, New Zealand astronomer and computing pioneer (d. 1950)   

1896  On this day in history birth of leon Theremin, electronic musical instruments inventor   

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

1897  On August - 15 birth of marion Eugene Bauer, composer   

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  Death of Servius Sulpicius Galba, 6th emperor of Rome (68-69), murdered on August - 15.   

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

0778  On August - 15 death of roland, Frankish commander   

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

1040  On August - 15 death of king Duncan I of Scotland   

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

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

1196  On this day in history death of conrad II, Duke of Swabia (b. 1173)