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  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  Alexei Krylov, Russian engineer and mathematician (d. 1945) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1872  On August - 15 birth of rubin Goldmark, composer   

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

1875  On August - 15 birth of samuel Coleridge-Taylor, London, composer (Hiawatha's Wedding Feast)   

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

1878  On this day in history birth of pjotr N Wrangel, Russian baron/general (White Armies, WW II)   

1879  On August - 15 birth of ethel Barrymore, Phila, actress (Constant Wife, Corn is Green)   

1881  Alfred Wagenknecht, German-born American activist (d. 1956) was born on August - 15.   

1883  Ivan MeÅ¡trović, Croatian sculptor (d. 1962) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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 this day in history.   

1888  On August - 15 birth of albert Spalding, composer   

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 August - 15.   

1892  On August - 15 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 this day in history.   

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  Leon Theremin, electronic musical instruments inventor was born on August - 15.   

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

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 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 August - 15.   

1038  On this day in history stefanus I, [Arpad], 1st king of Hungary, dies   

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

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