Famous Deaths Happened In August - 15

0069  On this day in history death of servius Sulpicius Galba, 6th emperor of Rome (68-69), murdered   

0423  On August - 15 flavius Honorius, emperor East Roman Republic (395-423), dies   

0778  On this day in history death of roland, Frankish commander   

1038  On August - 15 stefanus I, [Arpad], 1st king of Hungary, dies   

1040  On this day in history 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  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  On this day in history death of philippa of Hainault, Queen consort of Edward III of England   

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

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

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

1615  On August - 15 cornelis C Vrancx, Flemish poet/writer (Comfort of Soles), dies   

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 this day in history johann A Schall von Bell, German missionary/astronomer, dies   

1714  Death of Constantin Brâncoveanu, Prince of Wallachia (b. 1654) on this day in history.   

1725  Gerard Noodt, lawyer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

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 August - 15.   

1807  On August - 15 johann N Tetens, German/Danish philosopher/mathematician, dies at 70   

1848  On August - 15 timothy Olmstead, composer, dies at 88   

1852  Johan Gadolin, Finnish chemist (discovered yttrium), dies at 92 on this day in history.   

1853  Giovanni Battista Polledro, composer, dies at 72 on August - 15.   

1864  On August - 15 daniel Phineas Woodbury, US engineer/Union general-major, dies   

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

1901  Karl Weinhold, Germany, sociologist, dies at 77 on August - 15.   

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 August - 15.   

1432  On this day in history birth of luigi Pulci, Italy, poet (Morgante)   

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

1613  On August - 15 birth of gilles Ménage, French scholar (d. 1692)   

1619  On this day in history birth of hubertus Quellinus, [Quellien], Flemish cartoonist/copper plate   

1688  On August - 15 birth of frederick-William I, king of Prussia (1713-1740)   

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