Famous Deaths In August - 15

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  Stefanus I, [Arpad], 1st king of Hungary, dies on August - 15.  

1040  Death of King Duncan I of Scotland on August - 15.  

1057  On this day in history 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.  

1274  Death of Robert de Sorbon, French theologian and founder of the Sorbonne (b. 1201) on August - 15.  

1369  On August - 15 death of philippa of Hainault, Queen consort of Edward III of England  

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1464  Pius II, [Aenea S Piccolomini], Italian Pope (1458-64), dies at 58 on this day in history.  

1528  Death of Odet de Foix, Vicomte de Lautrec, French military leader (b. 1485) on this day in history.  

1552  On August - 15 death of hermann of Wied, German Catholic archbishop (b. 1477)  

1576  Baliny Valentin Bakfark, composer, dies on this day in history.  

1600  On this day in history johann Baptista Serranus, composer, dies at 60  

1615  Cornelis C Vrancx, Flemish poet/writer (Comfort of Soles), dies on this day in history.  

1619  On this day in history miriam Bella, head of Jewish community of Cracow, dies  

1621  Death of John Barclay, Scottish writer (b. 1582) on this day in history.  

1666  On August - 15 johann A Schall von Bell, German missionary/astronomer, dies  

1714  On this day in history death of constantin Brâncoveanu, Prince of Wallachia (b. 1654)  

1725  Gerard Noodt, lawyer, dies at 77 on August - 15.  

1728  Marin Marias, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

1729  Benjamin Neukirch, German poet (Herrn von Hofmannswaldau), dies at 64 on this day in history.  

1758  Pierre Bouguer, French mathematician (fotometrie), dies at 60 on August - 15.  

1798  Felice Alessandri, composer, dies at 50 on this day in history.  

1799  Death of Giuseppe Parini, Italian poet (b. 1729) on this day in history.  

1807  Johann N Tetens, German/Danish philosopher/mathematician, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

1848  Timothy Olmstead, composer, dies at 88 on August - 15.  

1852  Johan Gadolin, Finnish chemist (discovered yttrium), dies at 92 on August - 15.  

1853  Giovanni Battista Polledro, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

1864  Daniel Phineas Woodbury, US engineer/Union general-major, dies on this day in history.  

1880  Death of Adelaide Neilson, English Actress (b. 1848) on August - 15.  

1901  On August - 15 karl Weinhold, Germany, sociologist, dies at 77  

1907  On August - 15 joseph Joachim, German violinist/composer, dies at 76  

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1171  King Alfonso IX of Leon (d. 1230) was born on this day in history.  

1195  Anthony of Padua, Portuguese saint (d. 1231) was born on this day in history.  

1432  On August - 15 birth of luigi Pulci, Italy, poet (Morgante)  

1575  Bartol Kašić, Croatian writer and linguist (d. 1650) was born on this day in history.  

1613  On this day in history birth of gilles Ménage, French scholar (d. 1692)  

1619  On August - 15 birth of hubertus Quellinus, [Quellien], Flemish cartoonist/copper plate  

1688  Frederick-William I, king of Prussia (1713-1740) was born on August - 15.  

1702  Francesco Zuccarelli, Italian rococo painter/etcher was born on this day in history.