Famous Deaths In August - 15

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 this day in history.  

1038  Stefanus I, [Arpad], 1st king of Hungary, dies on this day in history.  

1040  On this day in history death of king Duncan I of Scotland  

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

1118  On August - 15 alexius I Comnenus, Emperor of Byzantium (1081-1118), dies  

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

1274  On August - 15 death of robert de Sorbon, French theologian and founder of the Sorbonne (b. 1201)  

1369  Death of Philippa of Hainault, Queen consort of Edward III of England on August - 15.  

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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 August - 15.  

1552  On this day in history death of hermann of Wied, German Catholic archbishop (b. 1477)  

1576  Baliny Valentin Bakfark, composer, dies on August - 15.  

1600  Johann Baptista Serranus, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

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  On August - 15 death of john Barclay, Scottish writer (b. 1582)  

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

1714  Death of Constantin Brâncoveanu, Prince of Wallachia (b. 1654) on August - 15.  

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

1728  On this day in history marin Marias, composer, dies at 72  

1729  On this day in history benjamin Neukirch, German poet (Herrn von Hofmannswaldau), dies at 64  

1758  On this day in history pierre Bouguer, French mathematician (fotometrie), dies at 60  

1798  Felice Alessandri, composer, dies at 50 on August - 15.  

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 August - 15.  

1848  On this day in history timothy Olmstead, composer, dies at 88  

1852  On August - 15 johan Gadolin, Finnish chemist (discovered yttrium), dies at 92  

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  On August - 15 death of adelaide Neilson, English Actress (b. 1848)  

1901  Karl Weinhold, Germany, sociologist, dies at 77 on this day in history.  

1907  Joseph Joachim, German violinist/composer, dies at 76 on August - 15.  

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1171  King Alfonso IX of Leon (d. 1230) was born on August - 15.  

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

1432  Luigi Pulci, Italy, poet (Morgante) was born on August - 15.  

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  Hubertus Quellinus, [Quellien], Flemish cartoonist/copper plate was born on this day in history.  

1688  Frederick-William I, king of Prussia (1713-1740) was born on this day in history.  

1702  On August - 15 birth of francesco Zuccarelli, Italian rococo painter/etcher