Famous Deaths In August - 15

0069  On August - 15 death of servius Sulpicius Galba, 6th emperor of Rome (68-69), murdered  

0423  Flavius Honorius, emperor East Roman Republic (395-423), dies on this day in history.  

0778  Death of Roland, Frankish commander on August - 15.  

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

1040  Death of King Duncan I of Scotland on this day in history.  

1057  Death of Macbeth, King of Scotland, slain by son of King Duncan on August - 15.  

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

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1464  On August - 15 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 August - 15 johann Baptista Serranus, composer, dies at 60  

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

1619  Miriam Bella, head of Jewish community of Cracow, dies on August - 15.  

1621  Death of John Barclay, Scottish writer (b. 1582) on August - 15.  

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  On August - 15 gerard Noodt, lawyer, dies at 77  

1728  Marin Marias, composer, dies at 72 on August - 15.  

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

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

1798  On August - 15 felice Alessandri, composer, dies at 50  

1799  On this day in history death of giuseppe Parini, Italian poet (b. 1729)  

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

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

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

1907  On this day in history 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  Luigi Pulci, Italy, poet (Morgante) was born on August - 15.  

1575  Bartol Kašić, Croatian writer and linguist (d. 1650) was born on August - 15.  

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 this day in history birth of frederick-William I, king of Prussia (1713-1740)  

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