Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In August - 15

1860  On August - 15 birth of florence Kling DeWolfe Harding, 1st lady (1921-23)   

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

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 this day in history birth of usui Mikao, Japanese founder of Reiki (d. 1926)   

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

1872  On August - 15 birth of rubin Goldmark, composer   

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  Aleksandar Belic, Serb linguist was born on August - 15.   

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

1879  On this day in history birth of ethel Barrymore, Phila, actress (Constant Wife, Corn is Green)   

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 this day in history.   

1885  Edna Ferber, author, playwright was born on August - 15.   

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  On August - 15 birth of edna Ferber, US, author (American Beauty, Cimarron)   

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

1888  T E Lawrence Tremadoc, [Lawrence of Arabia], Wales, soldier/writer was born on August - 15.   

1890  Jacques Ibert, Paris France, composer (Escales) was born on this day in history.   

1890  Elizabeth Bolden, American Supercentenarian (d. 2006) was born on August - 15.   

1892  On August - 15 birth of knud Christian Jeppesen, composer   

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

1893  On this day in history birth of alexander Vasil'yevich Gauk, composer   

1893  On this day in history birth of harlow H Curtice, pres of General Motors (1953-8)   

1893  On this day in history birth of leslie Comrie, New Zealand astronomer and computing pioneer (d. 1950)   

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 August - 15.   

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

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

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  Flavius Honorius, emperor East Roman Republic (395-423), dies on August - 15.   

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 August - 15.   

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 August - 15.   

1196  Death of Conrad II, Duke of Swabia (b. 1173) on August - 15.