Page 2: Famous Personalities Born 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  Henrietta Vinton Davis, American elocutionist (d. 1941) was born on this day in history.   

1863  Alexei Krylov, Russian engineer and mathematician (d. 1945) was born on August - 15.   

1865  On August - 15 birth of johan[nes] B Schepers, Frisian writer (Braga)   

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

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

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  On August - 15 birth of samuel Coleridge-Taylor, London, composer (Hiawatha's Wedding Feast)   

1876  On August - 15 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 August - 15.   

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 August - 15.   

1885  On August - 15 birth of andrey Filippovich Pashchenko, composer   

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  On August - 15 birth of bill Whitty, cricketer (Australian left-arm bowler 1909-12)   

1887  On this day in history birth of edna Ferber, US, author (American Beauty, Cimarron)   

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

1890  On August - 15 birth of elizabeth Bolden, American Supercentenarian (d. 2006)   

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

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 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 August - 15.   

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

1896  On August - 15 birth of catherine Doherty, Russian-born Canadian activist (d. 1985)   

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

1898  Lillian Carter, Pres Carter's (1977-1981) mom was born on this day in history.   

1898  On August - 15 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  On this day in history death of roland, Frankish commander   

1038  On August - 15 stefanus I, [Arpad], 1st king of Hungary, dies   

1040  Death of King Duncan I of Scotland on August - 15.   

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