Famous Birthdays 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 this day in history.   

1860  On this day in history birth of henrietta Vinton Davis, American elocutionist (d. 1941)   

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 August - 15.   

1872  On August - 15 birth of harold Fraser-Simson, composer   

1872  Rubin Goldmark, composer was born on August - 15.   

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

1875  Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, London, composer (Hiawatha's Wedding Feast) was born on this day in history.   

1876  Aleksandar Belic, Serb linguist was born on this day in history.   

1878  On this day in history 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 August - 15.   

1881  Alfred Wagenknecht, German-born American activist (d. 1956) was born on this day in history.   

1883  On this day in history birth of ivan MeÅ¡trović, Croatian sculptor (d. 1962)   

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

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

1885  On August - 15 birth of mary Nash, Troy NY, actress (Phila Story, Till the Clouds Roll By)   

1886  On August - 15 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 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 this day in history.   

1892  On this day in history birth of knud Christian Jeppesen, composer   

1892  On this day in history birth of louis-Victor prince of Broglie, France, physicist (Nobel 1929)   

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

1893  On August - 15 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 August - 15.   

1896  On this day in history birth of catherine Doherty, Russian-born Canadian activist (d. 1985)   

1897  On this day in history birth of marion Eugene Bauer, composer   

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

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  On August - 15 death of king Duncan I of Scotland   

1057  On this day in history death of macbeth, King of Scotland, slain by son of King Duncan   

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

1196  On August - 15 death of conrad II, Duke of Swabia (b. 1173)