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

1860  Henrietta Vinton Davis, American elocutionist (d. 1941) was born on August - 15.   

1863  On August - 15 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  Usui Mikao, Japanese founder of Reiki (d. 1926) was born on August - 15.   

1872  Harold Fraser-Simson, composer was born on this day in history.   

1872  Rubin Goldmark, composer was born on this day in history.   

1874  On August - 15 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  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  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  Ivan MeÅ¡trović, Croatian sculptor (d. 1962) was born on August - 15.   

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

1885  Edna Ferber, author, playwright was born on this day in history.   

1885  Mary Nash, Troy NY, actress (Phila Story, Till the Clouds Roll By) was born on this day in history.   

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 August - 15.   

1888  On this day in history birth of albert Spalding, composer   

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

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

1892  Louis-Victor prince of Broglie, France, physicist (Nobel 1929) was born on August - 15.   

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

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

1893  Leslie Comrie, New Zealand astronomer and computing pioneer (d. 1950) was born on August - 15.   

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

1898  Lillian Carter, Pres Carter's (1977-1981) mom was born on August - 15.   

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 August - 15 flavius Honorius, emperor East Roman Republic (395-423), dies   

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 this day in history.   

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

1118  Alexius I Comnenus, Emperor of Byzantium (1081-1118), dies on this day in history.   

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