Famous Deaths In August - 15

0069  Death of Servius Sulpicius Galba, 6th emperor of Rome (68-69), murdered on August - 15.  

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

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

1196  Death of Conrad II, Duke of Swabia (b. 1173) on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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1464  Pius II, [Aenea S Piccolomini], Italian Pope (1458-64), dies at 58 on August - 15.  

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  Miriam Bella, head of Jewish community of Cracow, dies on this day in history.  

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 August - 15.  

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

1728  On August - 15 marin Marias, composer, dies at 72  

1729  Benjamin Neukirch, German poet (Herrn von Hofmannswaldau), dies at 64 on August - 15.  

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

1798  On this day in history felice Alessandri, composer, dies at 50  

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

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

1848  Timothy Olmstead, composer, dies at 88 on this day in history.  

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

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 this day in history.  

1901  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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

1702  Francesco Zuccarelli, Italian rococo painter/etcher was born on August - 15.