Famous Birthdays 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  Henrietta Vinton Davis, American elocutionist (d. 1941) was born on August - 15.  

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

1865  On this day in history birth of johan[nes] B Schepers, Frisian writer (Braga)  

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 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 August - 15.  

1876  On August - 15 birth of aleksandar Belic, Serb linguist  

1878  On August - 15 birth of pjotr N Wrangel, Russian baron/general (White Armies, WW II)  

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 August - 15.  

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

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

1885  On this day in history birth of edna Ferber, author, playwright  

1885  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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 August - 15.  

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  Louis-Victor prince of Broglie, France, physicist (Nobel 1929) was born on August - 15.  

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 August - 15.  

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 this day in history.  

1896  Catherine Doherty, Russian-born Canadian activist (d. 1985) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

1898  Jan Brzechwa, Polish poet (d. 1966) was born on August - 15.  

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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 this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1057  Death of Macbeth, King of Scotland, slain by son of King Duncan on this day in history.  

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)